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Power controllers for USB Type-C cables are now USB-IF Certified
Power controllers for USB Type-C cables are now USB-IF Certified
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Cypress Semiconductor’s first and second generation USB Power Delivery controllers have passed the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification test procedure…
Disposable battery life extender enables batteries last 8x longer
Disposable battery life extender enables batteries last 8x longer
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A reusable sleeve that slips over new or most 'used' batteries and can help them last up to 8x longer…
Rugged drone: no more an oxymoron
Rugged drone: no more an oxymoron
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Phoenix-based startup Ascent Aerosystems has come up with a new form factor for prosumer drones with its rugged cylindrical-shaped Sprite…
IAR boosts code analysis for Atmel 8-bit AVR developers
IAR boosts code analysis for Atmel 8-bit AVR developers
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Version 6.60 of IAR Embedded Workbench for AVR introduces static code analysis and stack usage analysis…

High-temperature-operation 60A /1200V power module uses SiC devices
High-temperature-operation 60A /1200V power module uses SiC devices
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High temperature semiconductor specialist Cissoid (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium) has introduced a high temperature power module, CHT-PLUTO, that can operate reliably between -55°C and +225°C, delivering up to 60A.
No American chip boom after all, says WSTS
No American chip boom after all, says WSTS
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Only two months after saying the chip market in the Americas region would grow to $79.7 billion in 2015, up 15 percent over its 2014 value, the World Semiconductor Trade…
Vesper launches piezoelectric MEMS microphone
Vesper launches piezoelectric MEMS microphone
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Vesper Technologies Inc. (Boston, Mass.) has launched its first branded product, an analog output MEMS microphone with a 68dB typical signal-to-noise ratio.
Scalable, asymmetric multicore processor targets wireless connectivity
Scalable, asymmetric multicore processor targets wireless connectivity
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EnSilica has added the eSI-32X0MP scalable, asymmetric multicore processor to its family of eSi-RISC processor cores.
PCB card guides allow tool-free assembly
PCB card guides allow tool-free assembly
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Keystone Electronics is producing a new assortment of durable Nylon card guides for vertical mount circuit boards. Engineered to stack and secure printed circuit boards (PCBs), these vertical guides install…
Building a LoRa-based M2M and IoT infrastructure
Building a LoRa-based M2M and IoT infrastructure
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CALAO Systems has launched the Archipel family of infrastructure products based on the LoRa technology for long range bi-directional and robust connections.
IoT needs new MEMS approaches
IoT needs new MEMS approaches
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New kinds of MEMS are needed to drive growth in sensors and the Internet of Things, according a panel of speakers due to convene at the Semicon West event due…
European chip market shows 18% annual growth in April
European chip market shows 18% annual growth in April
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The 'schizophrenic' European chip market is booming when measured in euro and collapsing when measured in US dollars, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA). ESIA reports and interprets…
3-D printed aircraft parts will save weight, fuel says study
3-D printed aircraft parts will save weight, fuel says study
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A case study completed by researchers at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) finds that using 3-D printing to manufacture the metal parts of aircraft could offer significant savings in fuel, materials…
MEMS-based sensor targets low-power and IoT markets
MEMS-based sensor targets low-power and IoT markets
Panorama Synergy Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia) has developed a miniature low-power chemical sensor, based on the interaction of silicon photonic structures with a microscopic cantilever beam, that can measure more…
Toshiba, Microsoft partner to deliver sensor-driven IoT systems
Toshiba, Microsoft partner to deliver sensor-driven IoT systems
Toshiba Corporation and Microsoft Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop systems for the Internet of Things (IoT) that use Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and Toshiba's sensors and…
Automotive camera with IR and visible capabilities advances driver safety
Automotive camera with IR and visible capabilities advances driver safety
Lighting devices maker Osram Opto Semiconductors and camera technology vendor Advanced Vision Systems have partnered to develop a camera that provides high-quality images at night or in poor lighting conditions.
Safety-BSP simplifies MCU deployment in safety-critical applications
Safety-BSP simplifies MCU deployment in safety-critical applications
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Embedded Office, along with other partners, is taking part in the fourth civil aviation research programme (LUFO IV.4) funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).
Cortus FPGA board supports development with independent 32-bit processor IP
Cortus FPGA board supports development with independent 32-bit processor IP
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Cortus is offering a development platform for its APS processor cores in the shape of a Xilinx Spartan-6X75-based board, shipping together with the Cortus Eclipse IDE and Cortus GCC toolchain.
MEMS sensor development platform, in distribution
MEMS sensor development platform, in distribution
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Distributor Anglia Components has created an evaluation platform for MEMS and environmental sensors, by linking the Cinterion Concept Board by Gemalto to an STMicroelectronics NUCLEO expansion board.
Smart Hub broadens application space of USB3.0 Hubs
Smart Hub broadens application space of USB3.0 Hubs
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Microchip Technology’s USB3.0 Smart Hub family reduces system BOM and design complexity; the USB-IF logo-certified hubs offer best-available signal integrity for more robust PCB designs. Direct bridging enables upstream host…
Atmel updates touch devices in touch, moisture and hover performance
Atmel updates touch devices in touch, moisture and hover performance
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Supporting touchscreens from 1.2 in. to 10.1 in. for wearables, super phones and tablets, Atmel’s maXTouch U series of touchscreen controllers gains variants that the company says enable virtually any…
PMIC steps up power density, efficiency for mobile CPU supplies
PMIC steps up power density, efficiency for mobile CPU supplies
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Dialog Semiconductor’s 20A DA9312 power management integrated circuit (PMIC) claims to shrink comparable notebook power design by 50% while delivering a 98% efficiency…
Qseven compute module hosts Quad-core Intel Pentium with 4K graphics
Qseven compute module hosts Quad-core Intel Pentium with 4K graphics
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The conga-QA4 module from congatec offers lower power dissipation, provides more processing power and comes with the new integrated Intel Gen 8 graphics…
Europeans help NASA make ultra-precise measurements of Earth’s magnetosphere
Europeans help NASA make ultra-precise measurements of Earth’s magnetosphere
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NASA’s 'Magnetospheric Multiscale' satellite-based mission launched in March 2015 is using a European-developed digital flux-gate magnetometer (DFG) to carry out ultra-precise measurements of the Earth’s magnetosphere.  The device is able…
‘Electronic tattoos’ – Are QLEDs the ultimate wearable devices?
‘Electronic tattoos’ – Are QLEDs the ultimate wearable devices?
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Researchers from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Seoul National University have developed an ultra-thin wearable quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs) which can be applied to human skin…
Full-color OLEDs with photoresist technology enables submicron patterning
Full-color OLEDs with photoresist technology enables submicron patterning
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Fujifilm Corporation and Belgium-based nano-electronics research institute, imec, have demonstrated full-color OLED using their jointly-developed photoresist technology for organic semiconductors, a technology that enables submicron patterning.
Blu Wireless to demonstrate V-band phased array modem
Blu Wireless to demonstrate V-band phased array modem
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Blu Wireless Technology will demonstrate its Lightning V Band phased array prototype modem at the Small Cells Conference at the ExCel London, next week.
30 GHz and 35 GHz microstrip isolators
30 GHz and 35 GHz microstrip isolators
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TRAK Microwave has announced two microstrip isolators covering popular mm-wave frequency bands.


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