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Harvesting energy from electromagnetic waves
Harvesting energy from electromagnetic waves
Technology News |
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada have reported a novel design for electromagnetic energy harvesting based on the…
Graphene converts light-to-electricity in under 50 femtoseconds
Graphene converts light-to-electricity in under 50 femtoseconds
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Graphene is an excellent material for ultrafast conversion of light to electrical signals, but so far it was not known…
200W, 98%, buck-boost regulators in 10x14mm module format
200W, 98%, buck-boost regulators in 10x14mm module format
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Vicor has added to its Picor Cool-Power ZVS Point of Load (PoL) Regulator portfolio with its high efficiency PI3749, PI3751,…
Magneti Marelli revs up F1, motorcycle racing
Magneti Marelli revs up F1, motorcycle racing
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In the 2015 season, Magneti Marelli supplies its technology to a range of motor racing categories including Formula 1, MotoGP…

Electronic product code RFID through NFC
Electronic product code RFID through NFC
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EM Microelectronic's EM4423 is what the company claims to be the world’s first RFID circuit featuring a UHF EPC Gen2V2 RF and an NFC Type 2 interface.
Bluetooth Smart beacon integrate tri-axial accelerometer
Bluetooth Smart beacon integrate tri-axial accelerometer
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A few months after releasing the EMBC01, a multi-protocol proximity beacon, EM Microelectronic has released the EMBC02, a Bluetooth Smart beacon that integrates a 3-axis accelerometer in a sleek, weatherproof…
Anglia partners with Everspin on MRAM
Anglia partners with Everspin on MRAM
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Anglia Components is to take the industry's fastest non-volatile memory technology to design engineers in the UK and Ireland, following its appointment as distributor for Everspin Technologies.
Industrial interfaces take both touch and pressure inputs
Industrial interfaces take both touch and pressure inputs
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At Hannover Messe 2015, Peratech is to demonstrate its touch screen industrial controller relying on the company's standard keyboard sensor featuring Opaque QTC (Quantum Tunnelling Composite) force-sensing technology.
2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 RF transceiver pairs with 32-bit MCUs
2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 RF transceiver pairs with 32-bit MCUs
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Freescale Semiconductor is extending wireless capabilities to many of its popular Kinetis MCUs with a new 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver for home automation and industrial control applications.
Distance sensors stand out with high accuracy
Distance sensors stand out with high accuracy
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Measurement of extremely small components in the micron range often pushes optical sensors to their limits. With the introduction of a new product range, Wenglor sensoric GmbH presents eight new…
Redesign service offered for mixed-signal, digital ASICs
Redesign service offered for mixed-signal, digital ASICs
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Engineering services company MAZeT GmbH is offering to redesign mixed-signal and digital ICs as a means of protecting embedded systems developers against discontinued parts.
Is head-up display future ADAS screen?
Is head-up display future ADAS screen?
Technology News |
As advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) penetrate the automotive market, debate has focused on the best means to aggregate, present and display a variety of sensory data — for security…
Apple buys array camera firm LinX
Apple buys array camera firm LinX
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Apple has acquired Israeli startup LinX Computational Imaging Ltd., the developer of an array camera for mobile equipment, for a purchase price estimated at about $20 million.
I/O module enhances testability of assemblies
I/O module enhances testability of assemblies
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GOEPEL electronics has added the SFX-5296LX module to its JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware platform SCANFLEX, a mixed signal I/O unit that turns even non-scannable partitions testable through boundary scan.
NFC tags check food freshness
NFC tags check food freshness
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In December last year, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had designed simple gas sensors relying on nanotubes-based chemiresistors (electrical circuits whose resistance changes when exposed to a…
Sensor libraries enable IoT solutions at chip level
Sensor libraries enable IoT solutions at chip level
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In the Internet of Things, measurement and sensing increasingly takes place at the chip level. Austrian chipmaker ams intends to satisfy the resulting demand by providing a comprehensive portfolio of…
60V LED driver has 4A switch & PWM generator
60V LED driver has 4A switch & PWM generator
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LT3952 is a current mode step-up DC/DC converter with an internal 60V, 4A DMOS power switch. It is designed to drive high power LEDs in multiple configurations, and combines input…
Seminar; Addressing SoC power challenges; UK, May 13th 2015
Seminar; Addressing SoC power challenges; UK, May 13th 2015
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Synopsys has created a seminar designed to introduce new ways for the SoC architect and the software developer to address their SoC power challenges early in the development cycle with…
Quad IO-Link Master reference design evaluates industrial sensors
Quad IO-Link Master reference design evaluates industrial sensors
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Maxim Integrated’s MAXREFDES79# IO-Link master features four ports and a complete software stack in a development platform;it gives designers a single platform to rapidly develop their own IO-Link master and…
IP processor core for IoT sensing nodes
IP processor core for IoT sensing nodes
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EnSilica has introduced its eSi-3260 processor core which has SIMD DSP extensions, and which combines advanced DSP features with eSi-RISC’s low power and small silicon footprint…
Benchtop scanners enable real-time near-field testing of PCBs and antennas
Benchtop scanners enable real-time near-field testing of PCBs and antennas
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Designers of antennas and high speed printed circuit boards can cut testing times drastically by using scanners introduced by MDL Technologies. The benchtop scanners from EMSCAN provide real-time images of…
Fitness, sports monitor market stretches higher
Fitness, sports monitor market stretches higher
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The market for fitness and sports wearable equipment for monitoring was worth $1.25 billion in 2014, up 13 percent from 2013, according to market research and analysis company Silverblip Ltd.
UMC rises as ranking shows foundry market grew in 2014
UMC rises as ranking shows foundry market grew in 2014
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The worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 16.1 percent in 2014 to achieve $46.9 billion in revenue, according Gartner.
Lowest-power Bluetooth Smart sensor beacon integrates accelerometers
Lowest-power Bluetooth Smart sensor beacon integrates accelerometers
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Inexpensive Bluetooth beacons with integrated tri-axial accelerometer enable "motion" and "context aware" beacon applications. EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group, has introduced its EMBC02, a combination of…
Charging discovery opens new class of organic electronic devices
Charging discovery opens new class of organic electronic devices
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Reseachers from the University of Cologne, Jilin University (China) and the University of Nottingham have developed a method that prolongs the lives of charges by upto 10,000 times longer in…
IP processor core targets IoT sensing nodes and always-on apps
IP processor core targets IoT sensing nodes and always-on apps
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EnSilica has introduced its eSi-3260 processor core which has SIMD DSP extensions, and which combines advanced DSP features with eSi-RISC’s low power and small silicon footprint…
60V LED driver has 4A switch and PWM generator
60V LED driver has 4A switch and PWM generator
New Products |
LT3952 is a current mode step-up DC/DC converter with an internal 60V, 4A DMOS power switch. It is designed to drive high power LEDs in multiple configurations, and combines input…
Wind River/Mathworks link sims for model-based design
Wind River/Mathworks link sims for model-based design
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Wind River and MathWorks have announced that they are collaborating to integrate Wind River Simics with Simulink for improved model-based design workflows. This collaboration creates smarter system verification by enabling…


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