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VoLTE-capable iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones slash 3G minutes
VoLTE-capable iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones slash 3G minutes
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TrueCall data shows further drop in 3G voice minutes across VoLTE-enabled iOS devices with iPhone 6 users making a quarter…
Battery analytics solution trims battery-related return costs
Battery analytics solution trims battery-related return costs
Technology News |
Mobile fast charging solutions provider, Qnovo has unveiled a solution that aims to reduce mobile device battery-related returns by continuously…
Conductive films enable solar cells to use more sunlight
Conductive films enable solar cells to use more sunlight
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Scientists of the University of Luxembourg and of the Japanese electronics company TDK claim to have improved a component that…
Kontron grows COM Espress and mini-ITX board ranges with Intel CPUs
Kontron grows COM Espress and mini-ITX board ranges with Intel CPUs
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Kontron has added the COMe-cBL6 COM Express Computer-on-Module and the mITX-BDU-U mini Motherboard, both using 5th-generation Intel Core SoC processors…

Processor IP gains IP stack and RTOS support
Processor IP gains IP stack and RTOS support
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IP provider Cortus – source of small-footprint and efficient 32-bit processor cores – has added three software partners enabling the APS architecture to be used in a broader range of…
ARM-core microcontroller for secure, connected, high efficiency motor control
ARM-core microcontroller for secure, connected, high efficiency motor control
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In its presentations of microcontrollers for connected-device applications, Freescale is emphasising its capabilities in providing secure connectivity at all levels. Its Kinetis KV5x MCU family, Freescale asserts, uses the full…
Nanoscale defect detection focuses on lowering solar panel costs
Nanoscale defect detection focuses on lowering solar panel costs
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Researchers at the University of Huddersfield are seeking efficiency gains and cost savings in the manufacture of flexible solar panels with the NanoMend research programme which is developing technologies for…
Bluetooth® IC integrates DSP for automotive audio streaming
Bluetooth® IC integrates DSP for automotive audio streaming
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The TC35668IXBG from Toshiba Electronics Europe combines full Bluetooth® operation with audio processing capabilities and supporting circuitry. Highly integrated, the IC targets automotive hands-free and audio streaming subsystems. It is…
Geo selects S3 DAC IP for video processor
Geo selects S3 DAC IP for video processor
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Geo Semiconductor Inc. has selected a video DAC from mixed-signal IP provider S3 Group Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland) for use in a next-generation video processing IC.
Printed NFC tags detect opened goods
Printed NFC tags detect opened goods
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Thin Film Electronics ASA, a long-time pioneer of organic electronics, has announced a near-field communications (NFC) passive sensor tag that can detect and wirelessly report a product's "sealed" and "open"…
Multi-channel load sink driver consumes 12x less power
Multi-channel load sink driver consumes 12x less power
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Diodes Incorporated has introduced a 7-channel relay and inductive load sink driver that claims to consume 12 times less power while offering a direct replacement to the industry-standard device.
Combined Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC modules ease wireless implementation in vehicles
Combined Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC modules ease wireless implementation in vehicles
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Swiss based u-blox has announced the EMMY-W1 series of multiradio modules for easy, reliable implementation of in-car hotspots, rear seat entertainment, hands-free telephony, rear view camera communications, graphical user interface…
Who will partner LG to stimulate OLED TV sector?
Who will partner LG to stimulate OLED TV sector?
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South Korean-based LG Electronics Inc has revealed that the TV manufacturer is planning to partner with Chinese and Japanese companies with the aim of making organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display…
Infineon: CAN FD success goes at the expense of FlexRay
Infineon: CAN FD success goes at the expense of FlexRay
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The faster version of the venerable CAN bus, CAN FD is currently taking off at several carmakers. Infineon's Thomas Böhm, Head of Body / Automotive, believes this could well go…
Gold-plated capacitor termination meet specialist needs
Gold-plated capacitor termination meet specialist needs
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Capacitor maker Knowles, for its MLC (multi-layer ceramic) brand Novacap, has expanded its termination offerings to now include gold plated terminations. Conventional termination is normally tin/lead, but lead has been…
Bluetooth SoCs at “ultra-low” power in Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko identity
Bluetooth SoCs at “ultra-low” power in Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko identity
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Silicon Labs has introduced a Bluetooth Smart product portfolio designed to help developers minimise the energy consumption, cost and complexity of wireless IoT designs. It comprises Blue Gecko Modules, SoCs,…
Xilinx reveals FPGA & programmable SoC product plans for 16-nm silicon technology
Xilinx reveals FPGA & programmable SoC product plans for 16-nm silicon technology
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The programmable-logic maker has announced new product ranges and updates in a number of areas; forthcoming high-end product in 16-nm finFET processes; new processor options in its system-on-chip (Zynq) offering;…
Source-measure units target battery-driven product power optimisation
Source-measure units target battery-driven product power optimisation
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Keysight Technologies has added two source/measure units (SMUs), that feature dynamic current measurement, to its N6700 Series modular power systems – the N6785A two-quadrant SMU for battery drain analysis and…
Simple analog ASIC solves difficult thermal analysis problems
Simple analog ASIC solves difficult thermal analysis problems
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Bob Frostholm of JVD Inc., explains how a simple analog ASIC can be used to solve a difficult thermal analysis problems.
North American mobile operators spend twice as much as others
North American mobile operators spend twice as much as others
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In the past North American mobile operators have typically invested twice as much in capital expenditure (CAPEX) per subscription as their global counterparts. This year market research firm ABI Research…
Breakthrough in TX-to-RX isolation in reconfigurable, multiband FEMs for mobile phones
Breakthrough in TX-to-RX isolation in reconfigurable, multiband FEMs for mobile phones
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Imec, Murata and Huawei will present a stand-alone multiband electrical-balance duplexer in 0.18µm SOI CMOS at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that is a promising alternative to the fixed‑frequency surface-acoustic…
Guerrilla RF completes funding for mass production, new products
Guerrilla RF completes funding for mass production, new products
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Guerrilla RF Inc., has announced the closing of a $500,000 funding round led by Charlotte Angel Fund to enable the company to start mass production in support of recent design…
Axell Wireless joins Aeroflex to form Cobham Wireless
Axell Wireless joins Aeroflex to form Cobham Wireless
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A leader in indoor wireless cellular and public safety solutions, Axell Wireless has announced that its integration into Cobham will be fully completed by July 2015 — following the acquisition…
ARM and IBM bring the Internet of Things to the cloud
ARM and IBM bring the Internet of Things to the cloud
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Bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to the cloud with all its associated resources, the ARM® mbed™ IoT Starter Kit - Ethernet Edition channels data from Internet-connected devices directly into…
Bluetooth SIG promises mesh networking in 2016 to drive home automation and IoT
Bluetooth SIG promises mesh networking in 2016 to drive home automation and IoT
Technology News |
In a bid to address the explosion of sensors in the home and the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has officially announced the formation…
Bluetooth SoCs target ultra-low power Blue Gecko applications
Bluetooth SoCs target ultra-low power Blue Gecko applications
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Silicon Labs has introduced a Bluetooth Smart product portfolio designed to help developers minimise the energy consumption, cost and complexity of wireless IoT designs. It comprises Blue Gecko Modules, SoCs,…
LDO regulator has ultra-low noise, high PSRR, for sensitive RF applications
LDO regulator has ultra-low noise, high PSRR, for sensitive RF applications
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LT3042 is an ultralow noise, ultrahigh power supply ripple rejection (PSRR) low dropout voltage linear regulator. Its design features ultralow spot noise of only 2 nV/√Hz at 10 kHz and…
World’s first polychrome organic solar module is revealed
World’s first polychrome organic solar module is revealed
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French SME, DisaSolar, which specializes in custom made solar modules, has demonstrated the world’s first polychrome photovoltaic module.


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