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Between Ohmmeter and TDR, what are your cable-test options?
Between Ohmmeter and TDR, what are your cable-test options?
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Field-test instrumentation fills the gap between a basic tester and sophisticated engineering units, providing the results you need to verify…
Peak ultra-low-power MCU benchmark scores for ST’s ARM-base STM32
Peak ultra-low-power MCU benchmark scores for ST’s ARM-base STM32
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STMicroelectronics says it “shatters performance limitations” for ultra low-power applications with its STM32L4 microcontrollers; this series of the family, based…
Panasonic’s NFC +FeRAM technology & platform, now in distribution
Panasonic’s NFC +FeRAM technology & platform, now in distribution
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Available from distributor RS Components and positioned as an easy to use NFC platform, Panasonic’s product range comprises highly integrated…
Optimising silicon RF power amplifiers; new textbook published
Optimising silicon RF power amplifiers; new textbook published
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“Linearization and Efficiency Enhancement Techniques for Silicon Power Amplifiers: From RF to mmW” by Eric Kerhervé and Didier Belot addresses…

Digital baseband unit and radio frequency platform provide path to NFV and 5G
Digital baseband unit and radio frequency platform provide path to NFV and 5G
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Alcatel-Lucent is launching a portfolio of LTE radio access network technologies that will enable operators to make a smooth transition to next-generation network architectures, including the application of Network Functions…
Project enables self-driving cars in real-world traffic
Project enables self-driving cars in real-world traffic
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Volvo has provided details of its plan to carry out a project with 100 self-driving cars in Gothenburg's real-world traffic. The project reveals which problems autonomous driving will be confronted…
Graphene competitor molybdenum disulfide easier to make
Graphene competitor molybdenum disulfide easier to make
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A potential replacement for silicon, graphene is a single-atom-thick lattice of carbon atoms that features high conductivity and is essentially 2D. However, it is not the only 2D material that…
Industrial production of li-ion cells in Germany comes closer
Industrial production of li-ion cells in Germany comes closer
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The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) in Ulm (Germany) has made a large step towards the series production of automotive-grade lithium-ion cells: On a production line for…
Shrimp shells provide cheap sustainable solar cell material
Shrimp shells provide cheap sustainable solar cell material
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Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have for the first time created electricity-generating solar cells with chemicals found in the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans.
Self-driving cars in real-world traffic with real customers
Self-driving cars in real-world traffic with real customers
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Volvo has provided details of its plan to carry out a project with 100 self-driving cars in Gothenburg's real-world traffic. The project reveals which problems autonomous driving will be confronted…
Quantum transistor harnesses new effect
Quantum transistor harnesses new effect
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A new type of transistor harnesses a new effect--called the quantum spin Hall effect -- to create a topological field effect transistor (TFET) according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Surface mount rotary position sensors maximise precision at 1% linearity
Surface mount rotary position sensors maximise precision at 1% linearity
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Murata has announced what it claims to be the most precise surface-mount type rotary position sensors available, the compact and low-profile SVK3 series. With linearity of ±1%, the sensors achieve…
800 MHz universal quad clock for complex timing solutions
800 MHz universal quad clock for complex timing solutions
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XR81411 is a quad output, high frequency LVCMOS/LVDS/LVPECL configurable clock synthesiser that generates any frequency in the range of 10 MHz to 800 MHz with four independent PLLs, using a…
ARM Cortex-M0-based MCUs shaped around printer function set
ARM Cortex-M0-based MCUs shaped around printer function set
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A series of microcontrollers from Toshiba adds to its ARM Cortex-M0-based line is aimed primarily at printers, with increased communication and timer channels for optimised operation.
Pressure sensor IC maintains accuracy over temperature range
Pressure sensor IC maintains accuracy over temperature range
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Rohm’s BM1383GLV piezo-resistive pressure sensors which offer pressure accuracy and stable measurement at both low and high temperatures due to a built-in temperature correction function.
NFC +FeRAM technology and platform
NFC +FeRAM technology and platform
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Available from distributor RS Components and positioned as an easy to use NFC platform, Panasonic’s product range comprises highly integrated NFC chips and development tools for wireless-solution development…
Dual-band Wi-Fi and dual-mode Bluetooth in single module
Dual-band Wi-Fi and dual-mode Bluetooth in single module
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By u-blox, the ODIN-W262 module is suitable for both point-to-multipoint cable replacement and IoT applications that need advanced multiradio capabilities.
Diode power sensors range to 33 GHz, with USB and LAN connectivity
Diode power sensors range to 33 GHz, with USB and LAN connectivity
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Rohde & Schwarz has added to its RF power sensor range of three-path diode sensors. In addition to its USB sensors, sensors that support LAN are now available, for remotely…
Let’s aim above 100GHz
Let’s aim above 100GHz
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Bill Schweber observes that against some earlier expectations connectors are coping at frequencies above 1GHz and even 10GHz. So engineers should have the ambition to go higher.
An insider’s guide to designing near-eye displays
An insider’s guide to designing near-eye displays
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Carlos Lopez, Strategic Marketing Manager, DLP Pico Products & Dan Morgan, Systems Engineer, DLP Pico Products - Texas Instruments…
Achronix takes its Speedster22i FPGAs to production, focus on fast interfacing
Achronix takes its Speedster22i FPGAs to production, focus on fast interfacing
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Achronix Semiconductor has announced that its Speedster22i family of FPGAs has transitioned into production status. A key target market is wired networking designs for 100G speeds and above.
3.3V/5V 4 Mbps CAN transceiver with ±60V fault protection
3.3V/5V 4 Mbps CAN transceiver with ±60V fault protection
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LTC2875 is an “exceptionally” rugged, high voltage tolerant CAN (controller area network) transceiver designed to greatly reduce field failures without the need of costly external protection devices.
Freescale and Bell Labs explore wireline and wireless virtualization on the road to 5G
Freescale and Bell Labs explore wireline and wireless virtualization on the road to 5G
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Freescale Semiconductor and Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent have announced they are expanding a long-term partnership in both commercial and research endeavors, which includes a range of…
MIPI upgrades camera interface specification
MIPI upgrades camera interface specification
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MIPI Alliance Inc. (Piscataway, New Jersey), an open membership organization that develops interface specifications for mobile equipment, has introduced an update to its Camera Serial Interface specification.
Silicon carbide semiconductor switches enhance energy efficiency
Silicon carbide semiconductor switches enhance energy efficiency
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Researchers of Germany's Light Technology Institute (LTI) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are receiving EUR 800,000 from Germany's Federal Ministry of Research to fund the study of the use…
Silicon nanofiber boosts battery range performance of EVs
Silicon nanofiber boosts battery range performance of EVs
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have developed a novel paper-like material for lithium-ion batteries which can boost by several times the specific energy of…
Microsoft, Google beat humans at image recognition
Microsoft, Google beat humans at image recognition
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First computers beat the best of us at chess, then poker, and finally Jeopardy. The next hurdle is image recognition — surely a computer can't do that as well as…
OmniVision adds Almalence software to enhance imaging
OmniVision adds Almalence software to enhance imaging
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CMOS image sensor vendor OmniVision Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) is collaborating with Almalence Inc. (Austin, Texas) a developer of software for computational photography.


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