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Europe leads PV uptake charts as global growth continues
Europe leads PV uptake charts as global growth continues
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Preliminary market numbers show that the PV market grew again in the 2014 according to a report published by the…
Scanner surveys RF fields near ICs, detects hot spots
Scanner surveys RF fields near ICs, detects hot spots
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New 8051 IP core is 29X faster than original
New 8051 IP core is 29X faster than original
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IP Core provider Digital Core Design (DCD) has introduced its fastest 8051 MCU IP core to date, the DQ8051, boasting…
Zipper fins improve heat-sink performance
Zipper fins improve heat-sink performance
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Lightweight zipper-fin heat sinks from Advanced Thermal Solutions offer fin profiles with high aspect ratios, enabling taller, thinner, and more…

Solid-state switches build multiplexers, with fault detection/protection
Solid-state switches build multiplexers, with fault detection/protection
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Analog Devices has posted details of a solid-state switch that should prove useful for a wide variety of signal-routing applications, including relay replacement, in areas such as analogue I/O, process…
Never lose track of things
Never lose track of things
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This month, DecaWave is offering EETimes Europe's readers the chance to win two TREK1000 kits to evaluate its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) indoor location and communication DW1000 chip in different real-time location…
Verification tool automatically generates test cases
Verification tool automatically generates test cases
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The DANA software framework helps developers of infotainment and driver assistance systems to get faster to reliable results in that it automatically generates test cases for the interfaces used in…
Sensor data predict failure of large machines
Sensor data predict failure of large machines
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Long before they actually fail, large machines exhibit signs of wear and tear. A team of researchers from the Saarland University (Saarbrücken, Germany) is now devising new ways to precisely…
Multi-standard, scalable silicon offering for car radio designs
Multi-standard, scalable silicon offering for car radio designs
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Silicon Labs has expanded its portfolio of ICs for car radios to include AM/FM radio receivers with integrated audio processing paired with digital radio coprocessors and data receivers.
Automotive, ARM-based MCUs take high-end graphics to mid-range cars
Automotive, ARM-based MCUs take high-end graphics to mid-range cars
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Cypress Semiconductor has grown its Traveo microcontroller family with a series that provides automotive manufacturers with a cost-effective platform to deliver 2-D and 3-D graphics and advanced functionality for dashboards,…
EDA tool automates exploration & design of application-specific instruction sets
EDA tool automates exploration & design of application-specific instruction sets
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Synopsys’ ASIP Designer tool speeds development of application specific instruction set processors by a claimed factor of five. Automatic generation of a software development kit in parallel with the hardware…
Could customizing LED lightbulbs save lives in developing countries?
Could customizing LED lightbulbs save lives in developing countries?
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A new study led by a University of Southern California (USC) environmental science professor has discovered that what matters most regarding increasing the risk of catching vector-borne diseases is not…
Vampire power and the need to save energy little and often
Vampire power and the need to save energy little and often
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Jim Bird of Texas Instruments points out that "standby" may be a convenience in home electronics but it is also an energy drain. More needs to be done in saving…
ZigBee Alliance nominates test house TRaC Global for ZigBee Test Tool
ZigBee Alliance nominates test house TRaC Global for ZigBee Test Tool
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Testing and certification group, TRaC Global, has been selected to develop and provide the official ZigBee 3.0 test tool to the ZigBee Alliance. The essential, easy to use tool will…
MIT pinpoints promising pathways for solar photovoltaic power
MIT pinpoints promising pathways for solar photovoltaic power
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In an assessment of the prospects of solar photovoltaic technology, MIT researchers are claiming solar photovoltaic technology is “one of the few renewable, low-carbon resources with both the scalability and…
Auto chip market: upheaval ahead
Auto chip market: upheaval ahead
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The market watchers from IHS have published their rankings of the automotive semiconductor suppliers. The figures draw the picture of a well-balanced, stable landscape, but probably the last time because…
Fraunhofer launches test centre for high-voltage batteries
Fraunhofer launches test centre for high-voltage batteries
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To foster electromobility, research institute Fraunhofer LBF (Darmstadt, Germany) has opened the centre for system reliability in electromobility, abbreviated ZSZ-e. The centre is dedicated to developing testing procedures and guidelines…
CE marking misconceptions
CE marking misconceptions
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Products that fall under a CE marking Directive cannot be imported into the EU unless they show the CE marking, which is simply a manufacturer's self-declaration that the product complies…
TTI now supports Molex’ Imperium connector system
TTI now supports Molex’ Imperium connector system
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Distributor TTI is now stocking the new Molex Imperium High Voltage/High Current Connector System in Europe.
PMC module hosts high-density user-programmable FPGA
PMC module hosts high-density user-programmable FPGA
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TEWS Technologies (Halstenbek, Germany) has the TPMC634, a standard single-width 33 MHz 32-bit PMC module providing a user programmable FPGA with front-I/O and P14 rear-I/O. The TPMC634 is designed for…
ARM-based MCUs take high-end graphics to mid-range cars
ARM-based MCUs take high-end graphics to mid-range cars
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Cypress Semiconductor has grown its Traveo microcontroller family with a series that provides automotive manufacturers with a cost-effective platform to deliver 2-D and 3-D graphics and advanced functionality for dashboards,…
100V micropower voltage monitors provide 1.4% accuracy for HV designs
100V micropower voltage monitors provide 1.4% accuracy for HV designs
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LTC2965 and LTC2966 are 3.5V to 100V, single and dual channel voltage monitors that draw 6 µA of quiescent current.
Smart power switch replaces discretes in powertrain and automotive body electronics
Smart power switch replaces discretes in powertrain and automotive body electronics
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Texas Instruments’ smart, high-side power switch has programmable current limit, provides the highest level of current sense, and accurate diagnostics, without calibration.
EDA tool automates exploration and design of application-specific instruction sets
EDA tool automates exploration and design of application-specific instruction sets
New Products |
Synopsys’ ASIP Designer tool speeds development of application specific instruction set processors by a claimed factor of five. Automatic generation of a software development kit in parallel with the hardware…
Big data sets drones to fly
Big data sets drones to fly
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For the last seven years, visiting professor at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies Dr. Tom Snitch has been working on probabilistic spatio-temporal models using as many…
All-programmable video platform allows ‘any to any’ video connectivity
All-programmable video platform allows ‘any to any’ video connectivity
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Xilinx has an offering for the professional video sector that it says enables any media, over any network; this generation of solutions for 4K/Ultra-HD and 8K/Super Hi Vision includes ‘any…
Renesas certifies G3-powerline modem platform for all worldwide bands
Renesas certifies G3-powerline modem platform for all worldwide bands
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Renesas Electronics Europe has announced the certification of the second generation of its OFDM powerline (PLC) modem for the FCC frequency band making the company, it says, the first supplier…
FTDI Chip adds graphic toolchain to its packaged-HMI offering
FTDI Chip adds graphic toolchain to its packaged-HMI offering
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A widget-based development tool assists user-interface designer professionals to create their own on-scrren interfaces without any need for detailed knowledge of the display list in FTDI Chip’s Embedded Video Engine…


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