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Can Kevlar prevent lithium-ion battery fire risks?
Can Kevlar prevent lithium-ion battery fire risks?
Technology News |
University of Michigan researchers have used nanofibers extracted from Kevlar to develop a barrier between the electrodes in a lithium-ion…
Fuel cells in trucks: silent power instead of idling motors
Fuel cells in trucks: silent power instead of idling motors
Technology News |
Researchers of the Jülich research centre are developing a new type of fuel cells. Running on diesel fuel, it will…
Through-silicon-vias to split more chips: re-integration is the focus
Through-silicon-vias to split more chips: re-integration is the focus
Feature articles |
At the European 3D TSV summit which took place in Grenoble's Minatec centre in January 2015, all of the speakers…
Bluetooth/WLAN automotive networking all in one module, from ALPS
Bluetooth/WLAN automotive networking all in one module, from ALPS
New Products |
ALPS has developed the “UGZZF Series” Bluetooth/Wireless LAN All In One Module for Automotive Use, for wireless connection between automotive…

25 Gbit/sec optical on-board-transceiver carries up to 300 Gbit/sec data
25 Gbit/sec optical on-board-transceiver carries up to 300 Gbit/sec data
Feature articles |
FCI’s Leap On-Board-Transceiver (OBT) system is a one inch square, (2.5 x 2.5 cm) board mounted optical module that features 12-transmit and 12-receive channels, each working at 25 Gb/sec over…
Transphorm’s GaN power devices move to full production at Fujitsu
Transphorm’s GaN power devices move to full production at Fujitsu
Feature articles |
Transphorm and Fujitsu Semiconductor have announced that Fujitsu’s CMOS-compatible, 150mm wafer fab in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan, has started mass production of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices for switching applications.
European Commission exempts cadmium-based quantum dots from prohibition
European Commission exempts cadmium-based quantum dots from prohibition
Technology News |
The European Commission has granted an exemption for cadmium-based quantum dots to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 2) Directive for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).
Valtavalo introduces 7-year warranty on LED tubes
Valtavalo introduces 7-year warranty on LED tubes
Business news |
The Finnish LED tube manufacturer Valtavalo Ltd promises the longest lifetime – and the longest warranty – on the market for its G3+ LED tubes. Under normal conditions, the average…
Universal Display and LG Display enter OLED patent agreement
Universal Display and LG Display enter OLED patent agreement
Business news |
Universal Display Corporation have signed an OLED technology license agreement and supplemental material purchase agreement with LG Display Co., Ltd.
Overcoming patient leakage current issues
Overcoming patient leakage current issues
Technology News |
Dante De Guzman of XP Power explains the meaning of patient leakage current for medical power supplies and describes several ways of reducing this leakage current for the most stringent…
Connected Car to experience dramatic growth
Connected Car to experience dramatic growth
Market news |
Already in a few years, the number of connected cars out on the roads will reach a quarter billion. Market research and IT consultant firm Gartner predicts a dramatic growth…
45W/channel audio PA for in-car systems with ‘light’ hybrid electrics
45W/channel audio PA for in-car systems with ‘light’ hybrid electrics
New Products |
The 4-channel power amp IC, TCB001HQ, has been designed to offer enhanced noise tolerance and to limit the effect of interference generated by in-car mobile phone use.
Thermopile infrared array sensor tracks multiple objects
Thermopile infrared array sensor tracks multiple objects
Technology News |
Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems has launched the first–ever surface mount thermopile array sensor. Grid-EYE features 64 thermopile elements in an 8x8 grid format that detect absolute temperatures by infrared…
Graphene enables electrical control of light emitter energy flows
Graphene enables electrical control of light emitter energy flows
Technology News |
Scientists from Europe's Graphene Flagship have demonstrated active, in-situ electrical control of energy flow from erbium ions into photons and surface plasmons.
Bluetooth, WiFi for in-car use combined in one module
Bluetooth, WiFi for in-car use combined in one module
New Products |
Addressing the rising demand for systems that integrate smartphones into the infotainment system in vehicles, Alps has developed a module that combines Bluetooth and WiFi functionality in one product, the…
Graphene enables electrical control light emitter energy flows
Graphene enables electrical control light emitter energy flows
Technology News |
Scientists from Europe's Graphene Flagship have demonstrated active, in-situ electrical control of energy flow from erbium ions into photons and surface plasmons.
Algorithm indicates the electricity consumption of individual appliances
Algorithm indicates the electricity consumption of individual appliances
Technology News |
Researchers at Austria's Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt have developed an algorithm that claims to reveal the electricity consumption of individual appliances.
Maxim exits consumer MEMS, touch sensors
Maxim exits consumer MEMS, touch sensors
Business news |
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has decided to get out of consumer MEMS and consumer touch sensor markets and focus its sensor business on the automotive sensor. Meanwhile Maxim is making…
Free app offers Bluetooth control of RGB LED bulb
Free app offers Bluetooth control of RGB LED bulb
New Products |
ADATA Technology has launched the company's AURA RGB interior lighting bulb which displays more than 16 million different colors and enables up to 64 bulbs to be configured via Bluetooth…
Analog, embedded drive TI upwards in 2014
Analog, embedded drive TI upwards in 2014
Business news |
Texas Instruments Inc. has reported a net income of $825 million on fourth quarter 2014 revenue of $3.27 billion.
TSVs to split more chips: re-integration is the focus
TSVs to split more chips: re-integration is the focus
Technology News |
During the third European 3D TSV summit organized by Semi in Grenoble's Minatec center last week, all of the speakers seemed to agree on one thing: in many fields including…
Audio PA for in-car systems with ‘light’ hybrid electrics
Audio PA for in-car systems with ‘light’ hybrid electrics
New Products |
The 4-channel power amp IC, TCB001HQ, has been designed to offer enhanced noise tolerance and to limit the effect of interference generated by in-car mobile phone use.
Sealed piezo switch with tactile symbols
Sealed piezo switch with tactile symbols
New Products |
PSE HI (high impact) switches can be delivered with raised symbols, letters and numbers in addition to various colours, or legend inscriptions. The switch surface is made of anodised aluminium,…
Keysight applies 12-bit high-speed PCIe card to Optical Coherence Tomography
Keysight applies 12-bit high-speed PCIe card to Optical Coherence Tomography
New Products |
Keysight Technologies’s U5303A high-speed data acquisition 12-bit PCIe card, resulting from a collaboration with YellowSys, a provider of IP processing firmware and software, is now available with an option dedicated…
Development board hosts Renesas ARM Cortex-A9 core MCU
Development board hosts Renesas ARM Cortex-A9 core MCU
New Products |
Distributor Rutronik has Vekatech’s VK-RZ/A1H development board which carries the RZ/A1H embedded microprocessor from Renesas, an ARM Cortex-A9-based MCU.
Optical on-board-transceiver carries up to 300 Gbit/s data
Optical on-board-transceiver carries up to 300 Gbit/s data
New Products |
FCI’s Leap On-Board-Transceiver (OBT) system is a one inch square, (2.5 x 2.5 cm) board mounted optical module that features 12-transmit and 12-receive channels, each working at 25 Gb/s over…
The automation obituaries
The automation obituaries
Technology News |
What will humans soon have in common with horses? Obsoletion in the work place, if a video on YouTube by CGP Grey is anything to believe.
SMT thermopile array sensor tracks multiple objects
SMT thermopile array sensor tracks multiple objects
New Products |
Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems has launched the first–ever surface mount thermopile array sensor. Grid-EYE features 64 thermopile elements in an 8x8 grid format that detect absolute temperatures by infrared…


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