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VCO offers high linearity at 3650 MHz
VCO offers high linearity at 3650 MHz
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The CVCO55CC-3650-3650 voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) from Crystek operates at 3650 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5 V…
Ultra wideband digital attenuator
Ultra wideband digital attenuator
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RFMW has announced design and sales support for a 0.1 to 31 GHz digital attenuator from Qorvo.
Programmable multi-processor SoC targets vision, ADAS, IoT, and 5G
Programmable multi-processor SoC targets vision, ADAS, IoT, and 5G
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Xilinx claims to have taped out the first All Programmable Multi-Processor SoC (MPSoC) using the 16FF+ process from TSMC, targeting…
IP power-island “construction kit” optimises SoC low-power management
IP power-island “construction kit” optimises SoC low-power management
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A safe and flexible solution to build the most efficient power islands is essential but challenging for all SoC designs,…

Power grid pilot highlights Europe’s battery storage failings
Power grid pilot highlights Europe’s battery storage failings
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A pilot project run by Europe's largest power network operator to integrate power from rooftop solar panels into the grid has shown that battery storage of renewable energy is not…
Robot taxis – a green and cost effective alternative
Robot taxis – a green and cost effective alternative
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A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) finds that autonomous cars deployed as taxis would greatly reduce per-mile emissions of greenhouse gases.
Electric double-decker buses lead London’s zero emission drive
Electric double-decker buses lead London’s zero emission drive
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Global electric vehicle leader, the Chinese-based BYD Company Ltd. has been selected to build the next generation of London's iconic red, double-decker buses and will deliver a new, battery electric…
Solar powered flight smashes long distance records
Solar powered flight smashes long distance records
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Solar Impulse-2 (Si2), the solar-powered aeroplane has landed in Hawaii after making a record-breaking 8,000 km flight across the Pacific from Japan. The distance covered and the time spent in…
3D fingerprint scanner beats Apple’s
3D fingerprint scanner beats Apple’s
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Password security is already becoming a thing of the past with biometrics taking their place. For instance, fingerprint identification is being built-in to every new Apple mobile device, thus forcing…
TSMC overtakes Intel in chip capex ranking
TSMC overtakes Intel in chip capex ranking
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Intel, the world's largest chip company, is set slip to third place in a ranking of chip companies compiled by Semico Research, based on forecast capital expenditure in 2015.
Private equity makes moves on GaN startup
Private equity makes moves on GaN startup
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Private equity firm KKR & Co Ltd. – formerly known as Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts – has led a $70 million investment in Transphorm Inc., a 2007 startup using gallium…
Control hot-swap USB loads with 0.2A power switch
Control hot-swap USB loads with 0.2A power switch
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For USB and other hot-swap applications, the AP21410/AP21510 single-channel current limited power switches by Diodes Inc. are aimed at – among others – designers working on the new Type-C USB…
1-W DC/DC converters get even smaller
1-W DC/DC converters get even smaller
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Murata’s MTC1 series of 1-Watt regulated single output DC/DC converters are miniature isolated devices are available with nominal input voltages of 12 or 24 VDC and accommodate a 2:1 input…
Prototyping in silicon photonics boosted by European collaboration
Prototyping in silicon photonics boosted by European collaboration
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Belgian research institute Imec and its partners have marked the completion of a three-year program (running 2012 - 2015) to develop a variety of silicon photonics technologies by making them…
Projected-capacitive multi-touch and gesture controller is noise-resistant
Projected-capacitive multi-touch and gesture controller is noise-resistant
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Providing advanced multi-touch and gesture for touch screens up to 10 in., Microchip’s latest addition to its human interface portfolio is the MTCH6303 turnkey projected-capacitive touch controller for touch pads…
What she sees is what you get
What she sees is what you get
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360º video is an ongoing experiment, something that's technically feasible, yet whose consumer use-cases are not quite well defined. Several startups are promising to revolutionize selfies with spherical panoramic video…
Sensor interface connects multiple sensors to MCUs or FPGAs
Sensor interface connects multiple sensors to MCUs or FPGAs
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Exar's XR10910 highly integrated sensor interface analogue front end (AFE) offers an onboard 16:1 differential multiplexer, offset correction DAC, programmable gain instrumentation amplifier and voltage reference.
Secure automotive consolidation platform runs on i.MX6 architecture
Secure automotive consolidation platform runs on i.MX6 architecture
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Green Hills Software has extended its Integrity automotive consolidation platform to the Freescale i.MX 6 series Smart Application Blueprint for Rapid Engineering (SABRE) for automotive infotainment board. This gives carmakers…
4mm diameter micro-drive targets medical applications
4mm diameter micro-drive targets medical applications
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The EC 4 brushless DC motor is maxon motor's most compact solution, only four millimetres in diameter and available in two lengths, with power ratings of 0.5 and 1W.
Autonomous taxis would be green and cost effective says study
Autonomous taxis would be green and cost effective says study
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A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) finds that autonomous cars deployed as taxis would greatly reduce per-mile emissions of greenhouse gases.
A different kind of SUV: High agility, zero local emissions
A different kind of SUV: High agility, zero local emissions
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With a highly maneuverable and likewise highly connected electric subcompact, ZF Friedrichshafen makes his claim to join the premier league of the automotive suppliers. The Smart Urban Vehicle (SUV) concept…
Another kind of SUV: High agility at zero local emissions
Another kind of SUV: High agility at zero local emissions
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With a highly maneuverable and likewise highly connected electric subcompact, ZF Friedrichshafen makes his claim to join the premier league of the automotive suppliers. The Smart Urban Vehicle (SUV) concept…
All-programmable multiprocessing SoC targets ADAS, IoT and 5G
All-programmable multiprocessing SoC targets ADAS, IoT and 5G
Offered as the world’s first heterogeneous multi-processing SoC, the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC from Xilinx is claimed "to enable the development of flexible, standards-based platforms by providing 5X system level performance/watt…
Low-cost Snapdragon 400 series-based dev board from Arrow
Low-cost Snapdragon 400 series-based dev board from Arrow
The DragonBoard 410c single-board compute platform from distributor Arrow is for professional and 'maker' users alike. The $75 development board design is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, an…
Modular stimulus response measurement package, from Keysight
Modular stimulus response measurement package, from Keysight
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Keysight Technologies has introduced four M9290A CXA-m PXIe signal analyser tracking generator options, creating what the company terms the first modular stimulus response measurement solution; that provides the industry’s highest…
ARM-based Advantech ‘box’ computer for IoT, in distribution
ARM-based Advantech ‘box’ computer for IoT, in distribution
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Distributor Rutronik has the palm-sized UBC-220, an ARM-based compact box computer hosting a Freescale ARM Cortex-A9 i.MX6 Dual Lite high-performance processor. With compact size, high capability, and superior connectivity, UBC-220…
Electro Rent grows European operations with UK office opening
Electro Rent grows European operations with UK office opening
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Test equipment rental company Electro Rent – which is marking 10 years of operations in Europe – has recently opened a new facility to service the UK market. Reflecting on…
Integrated switch rated 4.5A and 16 mΩ, with reverse current blocking
Integrated switch rated 4.5A and 16 mΩ, with reverse current blocking
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Silego’s SLG59M1603V is a dual-channel, high-performance integrated power switch which adds reverse-current blocking to prior features of the range. It prevents power flow from load to source in low-voltage power-rail…


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