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Use distributed computing to warm the world
Use distributed computing to warm the world
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Blaine Batemen considers whether distributed computing could provide free heating to households…
Color-tunable LED integrates ZigBee connectivity for smart lighting
Color-tunable LED integrates ZigBee connectivity for smart lighting
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LED Engin, Inc., has extended the company's LuxiTune LED product family by integrating ZigBee connectivity to create the first CCT…
PCB-free LED package reduces costs for luminaire manufacturers
PCB-free LED package reduces costs for luminaire manufacturers
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Litecool has filed a patent on a PCB-free LED package which enables the assembly of LED arrays with no circuit…
Chip capacitors are automotive qualified
Chip capacitors are automotive qualified
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To meet increasing demands from the automotive market, Knowles capacitor brand Syfer Technology has expanded its offering of AEC-Q200 qualified…

Green Hills’ Compiler 2015; performance and safety for IoT
Green Hills’ Compiler 2015; performance and safety for IoT
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Green Hills Software’s C and C++ compilers for 32-bit and 64-bit embedded processor architectures, including ARM and Power Architecture, now have added optimisations in Compiler 2015, that improve performance by…
Recording scopes file direct to MATLAB
Recording scopes file direct to MATLAB
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Yokogawa has released firmware Version 3.20 for the DL850 ScopeCorder series of instruments, which combine the features of a high-speed oscilloscope and those of a traditional data acquisition recorder in…
Fastest 8051 CPU in IP form runs 75x original
Fastest 8051 CPU in IP form runs 75x original
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DQ80251 from Polish IP vendor Digital Core Design now runs more than 75 times faster than the original 8051 chip, claimed as the highest performance MCS51 instruction set compatible IP…
Intelligent motor controller targets mobile robot applications
Intelligent motor controller targets mobile robot applications
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Roboteq, Inc has introduced what is claimed as the world's first dual-channel brushless motor controller specifically aimed at mobile robot applications.
Video looks at “The Internet of Things that Really Matter”
Video looks at “The Internet of Things that Really Matter”
A short video by wireless communications and positioning component provider u-blox offers the company's perspective on "The Internet of Things that Really Matter."…
GaN Systems raises $20m to fund growth plans
GaN Systems raises $20m to fund growth plans
GaN Systems Inc., a developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has raised $20 million in additional venture capital financing to fund development plans.
Microsemi wins DoD contract to provide receivers for GPS-guided munitions
Microsemi wins DoD contract to provide receivers for GPS-guided munitions
Microsemi Corporation has been awarded a $6.1 million contract from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customer to manufacture highly secure receivers for GPS-guided munitions.
Solar energy study highlights technical, policy challenges
Solar energy study highlights technical, policy challenges
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has issued a report highlighting the technological and political challenges that it says must be met if solar energy is to achieve its enormous potential.
Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs get optimised Conexant voice/speech processing
Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs get optimised Conexant voice/speech processing
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Claiming that it can “dramatically” improve VoIP communication quality and automatic speech recognition system performance, Cadence Design Systems and Conexant Systems have announced that Conexant’s AudioSmart software has been optimised…
Altium adds productivity & high-speed functions to Designer
Altium adds productivity & high-speed functions to Designer
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Altium Designer 15.1 is a release of the PCB tool that includes additions for improved design productivity, enhanced design documentation, and high-speed PCB design automation.
Framework protects embedded devices and systems from cyber-attack
Framework protects embedded devices and systems from cyber-attack
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Two specific capabilities are claimed to make the Icon Labs Floodgate Security Framework stand out from other cyber defence solutions – Secure Boot and Intrusion Detection. Icon Labs says that…
Beat bottlenecks in WLANs and retain legacy copper infrastructure
Beat bottlenecks in WLANs and retain legacy copper infrastructure
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Wireless connectivity is transforming enterprise network topology everywhere except in one critical area: the infrastructure carrying wireless traffic from access points to network switches.
Pattern recognition reduces LED testing times by 90 percent
Pattern recognition reduces LED testing times by 90 percent
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ESCATEC has ovecome a challenge when trying to devise a means of automatically testing LCD and LED displays and has adopted a testing tecnique that has reduced testing times per…
Microsemi wins contract to provide receivers for GPS-guided munitions
Microsemi wins contract to provide receivers for GPS-guided munitions
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Microsemi Corporation has been awarded a $6.1 million contract from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) customer to manufacture highly secure receivers for GPS-guided munitions.
U-blox joins M2M alliance, targets IoT
U-blox joins M2M alliance, targets IoT
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Swiss company u-blox has become an official member of the M2M Alliance, the world’s largest not-for-profit M2M association of professionals and organizer of the annual M2M Summit.
Ultrasounds and plastic in place of complex electronics build smartphone accessories
Ultrasounds and plastic in place of complex electronics build smartphone accessories
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In a joint project from Carnegie Mellon University HCI Institute and Disney Research, researchers have demonstrated the use of cheap 3D printed plastic parts in place of complex analogue electronic…
Inkjet printing simplifies production of solar cells
Inkjet printing simplifies production of solar cells
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Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have developed an inkjet printing technology to produce kesterite thin film absorbers (CZTSSe) which have helped to achieve solar cells with total area conversion efficiency…
Optical sensor targets fitness tracking
Optical sensor targets fitness tracking
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Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed an integrated optical sensor specially designed for heart rate monitoring. The component is used in fitness trackers, smart watches and other wearables.
Surround-view camera integrated into driver assistance
Surround-view camera integrated into driver assistance
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Automotive supplier Continental has demonstrated a potential new application for surround view cameras: Their signals can be utilised to implement advanced driver assistance systems such as automatic braking when reversing,…
Surround view camera assumes task of driver assistance system
Surround view camera assumes task of driver assistance system
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Automotive supplier Continental has demonstrated a potential new application for surround view cameras: Their signals can be utilised to implement advanced driver assistance systems such as automatic braking when reversing,…
GaN Systems raises extra USD20m to fund growth plans
GaN Systems raises extra USD20m to fund growth plans
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GaN Systems Inc., a developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has raised $20 million in additional venture capital financing to fund development plans.
Low resistance GaN power switch delivers fastest power-switching performance
Low resistance GaN power switch delivers fastest power-switching performance
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Israel-based developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, VisIC Technologies, Ltd., has introduced the company's first normally-OFF gallium nitride (GaN) power switch.
Inkjet printing advance simplifies production of kesterite solar cells
Inkjet printing advance simplifies production of kesterite solar cells
Technology News |
Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have developed an inkjet printing technology to produce kesterite thin film absorbers (CZTSSe) which have helped to achieve solar cells with total area conversion efficiency…
K-Line: flexible solutions for a classic protocol
K-Line: flexible solutions for a classic protocol
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In the past, the K-Line diagnostic protocol was the standard for diagnostic tasks in various vehicles, and it is still used widely used today.


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