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NXP agrees RF power business sell-off
NXP agrees RF power business sell-off
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has struck a deal that will facilitate the sale of the company's RF power business to Jianguang…
Medical disposables can be gamma-sterilised, memory survives
Medical disposables can be gamma-sterilised, memory survives
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Gamma radiation-resistant memory provides calibration and protects from unsanitary reuse in medical disposables; this memory uses only one contact to…
Comms processor from Russia based on Imagination Warrior core
Comms processor from Russia based on Imagination Warrior core
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Imagination Technologies has disclosed an IP design-in with its MIPS Warrior P-class CPU in the Baikal-T1 communications processor from Baikal…
Compact LED offers alternative to low-lumen CoB LEDs
Compact LED offers alternative to low-lumen CoB LEDs
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Osram Opto Semiconductors has added to the company's the Chip Array SMD family (CAS) with a compact individual LED that…

NXP to sell of RF power business
NXP to sell of RF power business
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has struck a deal that will facilitate the sale of the company's RF power business to Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd (JAC Capital) which will pay $1.8…
Avago-Broadcom aims to create chip giant focused networking, IoT
Avago-Broadcom aims to create chip giant focused networking, IoT
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In the biggest chip industry deal ever, Avago Technologies (San Jose, CA) has agreed to buy Broadcom Corp. (Irvine, CA) for $37 billion. The deal will create a networking chip…
Mentor refines power prediction in complex SoC designs
Mentor refines power prediction in complex SoC designs
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Users of Mentor Graphics’ Veloce emulation systems now have a more detailed and more accurate method of predicting power consumption of a large-scale IC. The Veloce Power Application uses actual…
GaN power transistors widen performance range
GaN power transistors widen performance range
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Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) has introduced two eGaN FETs to raise the bar for power conversion performance in a variety of applications including DC-DC converters, synchronous rectification in DC/DC…
IR emitter targets oximeter detector applications
IR emitter targets oximeter detector applications
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Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. has introduced an infrared emitting diode in a miniature SMD package, IRR60-48C/TR8, and a high speed, high sensitive PIN photodiode, PD60-48C/TR8, both sized 6x4.8x1.1 mm for…
Smartening up power monitoring
Smartening up power monitoring
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A recent survey from Gartner Research reports that in 2014 Microchip Technology was ranked as the top 8-bit and 16-bit MCU vendor in sales of its PIC devices. One possible…
Exploring new dimensions for HMI technology
Exploring new dimensions for HMI technology
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Touch-enabled human machine interfaces (HMIs) offer a more intuitive and natural means by which to operate electronics hardware than traditional electromechanical switches and pushbuttons, thereby delivering more enjoyable user experiences.
Merck invests 7m euros to open OLED Application Center
Merck invests 7m euros to open OLED Application Center
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Healthcare and life science multinational Merck has invested more 7 million euros to open an OLED Application Center (OAC) in Poseung, Korea (Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province).
NXP agrees RF power business sell off
NXP agrees RF power business sell off
Business news |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has struck a deal that will facilitate the sale of the company's RF power business to Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd (JAC Capital) which will pay $1.8…
Double data rate (DDR) memory termination regulators
Double data rate (DDR) memory termination regulators
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These integrated devices deliver effective sourcing/sink current limiting and remote sensing functions for smartphone, consumer, computing and automotive applications.
Ultra-low power SRAM IP available for FDSOI 28nm foundry processes
Ultra-low power SRAM IP available for FDSOI 28nm foundry processes
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sureCore, designer of very-low power SRAM IP (intellectual property) now has commercial availability of its first, ultra-low power, embedded SRAM IP. The silicon proven, 28nm FDSOI production design targets applications…
Russian communications processor IC based on Imagination Warrior core
Russian communications processor IC based on Imagination Warrior core
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Imagination Technologies has disclosed an IP design-in with its MIPS Warrior P-class CPU in the Baikal-T1 communications processor from Baikal Electronics. The processor targets telecommunications, industrial automation and embedded systems.
Altium/SolidWorks collaboration tool for PCB design
Altium/SolidWorks collaboration tool for PCB design
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Altium has released a PCB design tool to provide seamless collaboration features for ECAD and MCAD design teams. PCBWorks integrates directly with SolidWorks and existing mechanical workflows.
5V MCUs host ARM Cortex-M0+ core, and touch controller
5V MCUs host ARM Cortex-M0+ core, and touch controller
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Aimed at smart appliances and industrial markets, Atmel’s | SMART SAM C family provides full 5V performance with integrated PTC.
When did analog steal digital’s mojo?
When did analog steal digital’s mojo?
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Name two semiconductor companies whose names begin with the letter T that used to mainly make digital ICs but now think analog electronics is more exciting and remunerative!…
Gaelectric introduces Tesla battery storage solution to Irish market
Gaelectric introduces Tesla battery storage solution to Irish market
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Irish energy storage company Gaelectric is collaborating with Tesla to develop a 1-MW demonstration project in Ireland to facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources.  The collaboration marks Tesla Energy's…
AI expert: Say “No” to autonomous killer robots
AI expert: Say “No” to autonomous killer robots
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In a commentary in the journal Nature, artificial intelligence (AI) expert and professor at the University of California, Stuart Russell calls on colleagues to "take a stand" on lethal autonomous…
Researchers make ICs on wood
Researchers make ICs on wood
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A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working with the Madison-based U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratory has fabricated both digital and microwave frequency integrated circuits on a…
Why this is now the time to invest in security
Why this is now the time to invest in security
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Researchers from Kaspersky Labs, at their annual Security Analyst Summit (SAS), presented detailed findings of pervasive malware and embedded surveillance tools that have largely gone undetected for over a decade.
Implanted biosensor chip can monitor blood chemistry, drugs
Implanted biosensor chip can monitor blood chemistry, drugs
An implantable biosensor developed at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) can report measurements wirelessly, powered by a battery patch worn on the skin.
Energy recycling circuit keeps smartphones charged 30% longer
Energy recycling circuit keeps smartphones charged 30% longer
Engineering researchers at Ohio State University have developed a technology that they claim makes smartphone batteries last up to 30% on a single charge by reclaiming RF energy emanating from…
Distributor adds direct-light-processing 3D printers to desktop range
Distributor adds direct-light-processing 3D printers to desktop range
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RS Components recently extended its portfolio of desktop DLP 3D printers with professional-grade desktop system from market-leading brand EnvisionTEC; the maker’s Perfactory Micro XL printer claims a combination of high…
Wideband 3 GHz to 8 GHz mixer improves upconversion specifications
Wideband 3 GHz to 8 GHz mixer improves upconversion specifications
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LTC5576 is an active double balanced upconversion mixer with very wide RF frequency range, extending from 3GHz to 8GHz: for microwave transmitter and upconversion functions it offers linearity of 25…
Detect magnetic proximity and tampering with omnipolar 3D sensor
Detect magnetic proximity and tampering with omnipolar 3D sensor
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A1266 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 3-dimensional sensor IC incorporating a combination of vertical and traditional planar Hall-effect sensor ICs that can detect a magnetic field of either polarity…


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