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Digital controllers for high-current PoL converters
Digital controllers for high-current PoL converters
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ZMDI (Dresden, Germany) has introduced its ZSPM1505/ZSPM1506 digital controller for powering high-current devices in sectors such as enterprise networking and…
Supercapbatteries, thermoelectrics to power future cars
Supercapbatteries, thermoelectrics to power future cars
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A new type of electric power storage unit that combines the best of supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries, combined with…
Toyota tests SiC technology in near-series designs
Toyota tests SiC technology in near-series designs
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Significant efficiency improvements in hybrids and other vehicles with electric power trains is what Toyota is expecting from the deployment…
Element14 releases Raspberry Pi 2 Model B with more processing power, memory
Element14 releases Raspberry Pi 2 Model B with more processing power, memory
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Priced at €31.15, the successor to the four million unit selling Raspberry Pi is six times faster than its predecessor…

40x31mm USB 3.0 board-level camera delivers 1288×964 resolution at 30 FPS
40x31mm USB 3.0 board-level camera delivers 1288×964 resolution at 30 FPS
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Point Grey's Chameleon 3 is a new family of USB3 Vision board-level cameras that combines the ease-of-use of USB 3.0, the small size and flexibility of board-level, and the most…
CMOS image sensor market on 10.6% CAGR
CMOS image sensor market on 10.6% CAGR
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The rapid uptake of CMOS image sensors in automotive applications has raised the predicted growth rate for a market already transitioning with the rise of the smartphone, according to Yole…
Op amps: don’t get caught speeding
Op amps: don’t get caught speeding
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Gustavo Castro, applications engineer in the Instrumentation and Precision Group of Analog Devices Inc., Wilmington, Mass., starts his answer to a question about op amp performance with a traffic analogy.
RecPen board records sounds directly to a USB drive
RecPen board records sounds directly to a USB drive
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Brazilian chip manufacturer Liatec has created the RecPen board around its LT-1955 IC, the main component responsible for capture and reproduction of audio signals after storage on a pen drive.
Intel triples tablet application processor shipments
Intel triples tablet application processor shipments
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Intel's shipments of application processors for tablet computers more than tripled in 3Q14, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics.
Dutch government pushes for PUFs in smartphones
Dutch government pushes for PUFs in smartphones
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With its Bring Your Own Security (BYOS) Project, Intrinsic-ID ranked first out of 73 other proposals, when the Dutch company responded to a procurement for the national government of the…
TTI Inc to represent Knowles brand Syfer Technology
TTI Inc to represent Knowles brand Syfer Technology
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Already supported by TTI Inc. in Europe and Asia this move sees the brand available worldwide from this leading authorized distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components.
Nano power modules redefine space-constrained power supply designs
Nano power modules redefine space-constrained power supply designs
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Texas Instruments has introduced four space saving SIMPLE SWITCHER nano power modules that aim to redefine power supply design for space-constrained industrial, communication and enterprise systems applications.
High-temperature N-channel power MOSFETs feature integrated drivers
High-temperature N-channel power MOSFETs feature integrated drivers
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X-REL Semiconductor has unveiled two product families targeting power conversion applications in aerospace, industrial, hybrid and electric vehicles, transportation, geothermal and oil and gas.
NAND Flash series targets automotive applications
NAND Flash series targets automotive applications
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SanDisk is addressing the next generation of Connected Car and automotive infotainment applications with a series of NAND Flash data storage solutions. Their fast response times and high storage capacities…
USA cashes in on spectrum auction
USA cashes in on spectrum auction
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Due to the scarcity of spectrum, the latest US auction for spectrum covered 65 MHz and drew the highest revenue of any FCC spectrum auction to date.
A billion Android smartphones shipped worldwide in 2014
A billion Android smartphones shipped worldwide in 2014
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Market research firm Strategy Analytics has found that global smartphone shipments grew 30 percent annually to reach a record 1.3 billion units in 2014. Android accounted for 81 percent of…
Acquisition of Spirit IT strengthens ABB’s measurement activities
Acquisition of Spirit IT strengthens ABB’s measurement activities
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Swiss power and automation group, ABB, complements its portfolio of measurement products through the integration of Spirit IT, an Eindhoven (The Netherlands) based technology provider that develops and sells flow…
Satellite project measures gravity, predicts deluges
Satellite project measures gravity, predicts deluges
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The advance warning time for deluges will be extended significantly if a research project from a group of institutes led by the university of Bern (Switzerland) succeeds. The scientists plan…
Spread-spectrum frequency modulation reduces automotive LED driver EMI
Spread-spectrum frequency modulation reduces automotive LED driver EMI
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All of the electronic systems in an automobile must have reasonably low electromagnetic interference (EMI) in order to avoid disturbing radio reception, GPS navigation tools and other forms of communication…
IP builds NVM memory at mid-density; provides flash alternative in mixed-signal
IP builds NVM memory at mid-density; provides flash alternative in mixed-signal
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Synopsys’ DesignWare medium density NVM IP family reduces die cost by up to 25%: an alternative to embedded flash memory, NVM IP eliminates need for extra masks or processing steps…
Power Integrations’ off-line switcher ICs meet 2016 European and US efficiency rules
Power Integrations’ off-line switcher ICs meet 2016 European and US efficiency rules
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The LinkSwitch-4 Switcher ICs from Power Integrations meet the latest efficiency directives, employing adaptive base and emitter switched drive technology that enables safe use of low-cost bipolar junction transistor switches.
Monolithic EDLC (“supercapacitor”) cell balancing IC
Monolithic EDLC (“supercapacitor”) cell balancing IC
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From Rohm Semiconductor, a cell balancing IC contributes to increased miniaturisation, greater stability, and longer life for EDLCs (electric double layer capacitors), which are driving the adoption of energy regeneration…
Backplane connector system proves 56 Gb/sec electrical transmission
Backplane connector system proves 56 Gb/sec electrical transmission
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Using duobinary encoding of the signals, FCI has announced that it has demonstrated successful error-free transmission at a data rate of 56 Gb/sec over a channel including its ExaMAX High…
Spread spectrum frequency modulation reduces automotive LED driver EMI
Spread spectrum frequency modulation reduces automotive LED driver EMI
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The large number of electronics in an automobile must have reasonably low electromagnetic interference (EMI) in order to avoid disturbing the radio reception, GPS navigation tools and other forms of…
Future Lab workshop cuts LED product development times
Future Lab workshop cuts LED product development times
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Swiss contract design and manufacturing services group, ESCATEC has adopted a novel workshop concept to reduce the time taken to go from concept to prototype for LED-based products.
Backplane connector system delivers 56 Gb/s
Backplane connector system delivers 56 Gb/s
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Using duobinary encoding of the signals, FCI has announced that it has demonstrated successful error-free transmission at a data rate of 56 Gb/s over a channel including its ExaMAX high…
Spread Spectrum Frequency Modulation Reduces Automotive LED Driver EMI
Spread Spectrum Frequency Modulation Reduces Automotive LED Driver EMI
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The large number of electronics in an automobile must have reasonably low electromagnetic interference (EMI) in order to avoid disturbing the radio reception, GPS navigation tools and other forms of…
Wafer-scale perovskite solar cells on the horizon
Wafer-scale perovskite solar cells on the horizon
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Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have revealed a solution-based hot-casting technique that allows growth of highly efficient and reproducible solar cells from large-area perovskite crystals.


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