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High reliability 8-Mb SRAMs achieve zero soft-error-rate
High reliability 8-Mb SRAMs achieve zero soft-error-rate
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Renesas has grown its Advanced Low-Power SRAM series, with the RMLV0816B and RMLV0808B devices, which have a density of 8…
Fastest laser measures electron’s band-gap jump
Fastest laser measures electron’s band-gap jump
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By probing a silicon crystal with attosecond laser pulses, University of California Berkeley scientists have been able to measure the…
IoT will give ’embedded’ a shot in the arm
IoT will give ’embedded’ a shot in the arm
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On the assumption that missing Internet of Things (IoT) standards are developed over the next several years IC Insights forecasts…
3D printer-ready CAD files: a marketing plus
3D printer-ready CAD files: a marketing plus
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Both in Europe and in the US, there has been a clampdown on the illegal download of MP3 music files…

“High definition” Cirrus Logic audio card for Raspberry Pi
“High definition” Cirrus Logic audio card for Raspberry Pi
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Distributor element14 has the Cirrus Logic Audio Card, which it says opens up, “an unprecedented level of functionality and performance to avid audiophiles who wish to use the Raspberry Pi…
Organic-transistor-based MPU runs at 2 kHz; ROM-coded by ink-jet
Organic-transistor-based MPU runs at 2 kHz; ROM-coded by ink-jet
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Researchers at imec have produced an 8-bit microprocessor that runs at 2.1 kHz. That is not a typing error for GHz; 2.1 kHz is a breakthrough speed in this instance…
STMicroelectronics provides electronic content of Ebola virus detection analyser
STMicroelectronics provides electronic content of Ebola virus detection analyser
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STMicroelectronics, Italian biotechnology company Clonit, and Italy’s Institute Spallanzani have developed accurate point-of-care analyser for early Ebola virus detection; the collaboration of scientific and biotech research centres has produced a…
Prototyping for Software Defined Radio, in LabVIEW Comms Design Suite
Prototyping for Software Defined Radio, in LabVIEW Comms Design Suite
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National Instruments’ LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite combines software defined radio (SDR) hardware with a comprehensive software design flow to help engineers prototype 5G systems.
How smart will your Xmas tree be this year?
How smart will your Xmas tree be this year?
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This Xmas you can have your festive tree radiate in around 16 million different colours which are all controlled by a smartphone app.
National Instruments CEO Dr. James Truchard recognised for outstanding achievement
National Instruments CEO Dr. James Truchard recognised for outstanding achievement
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National Instruments (NI) has announced that Dr. James Truchard, President, CEO and Cofounder of NI, has been named an IEEE Fellow for outstanding leadership and achievement in technology.
Devicescape finds Wi-Fi consumption drives appetite for cellular data
Devicescape finds Wi-Fi consumption drives appetite for cellular data
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Figures from commercial deployments of Devicescape’s ABC (Always Best Connected) system have revealed a 17% increase in billable monthly cellular data use from 64% of end users.
Pressure sensors withstand harsh environment
Pressure sensors withstand harsh environment
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Measuring oil or hydaulics pressure in environments like a transmission or an internal combustion engine demands high thermal resilience and robustness. For exactly this kind of applications chipmaker Melexis has…
Infineon offers high-power module IP royalty-free, to spread adoption
Infineon offers high-power module IP royalty-free, to spread adoption
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Infineon has announced two power module platforms designed to improve the performance of high-voltage IGBTs in voltage classes from 1200V up to 6.5 kV. To make the benefits of the…
3-D printed LED is embedded in contact lens
3-D printed LED is embedded in contact lens
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In a project demonstrating the potential of 3-D printing techniques, Princeton researchers have embedded tiny light-emitting diodes into a standard contact lens, allowing the device to project beams of colored…
Zhaga Consortium prepares new COB LED array specification
Zhaga Consortium prepares new COB LED array specification
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The Zhaga Consortium, which develops specifications for interchangeable LED light sources, is preparing a new Book that will include Chip-on-Board (COB) LED arrays. The new Book will specify a family…
FCC/CE/IC certified Bluetooth® SMART beacons
FCC/CE/IC certified Bluetooth® SMART beacons
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The EMBC01 Bluetooth beacon from EM Microelectronic has achieved FCC certification for operation within the US, CE certification for the European Union, and IC certification for Canada.
We could be lifting
We could be lifting
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Wearable robotics has been around for a little while now. They can be seen in the medical, defence and aerospace sectors where they aid human movement and augment our potential.
Barely-visible discrete transistors reduce PCB space
Barely-visible discrete transistors reduce PCB space
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Claimed as the first DFN0606-packaged NPN and PNP transistors, and occupying a board space of 0.36 mm², the transistors are 40% smaller than directly competing DFN1006 (SOT883) parts and deliver…
50A digitally-controlled point-of-load DC/DC
50A digitally-controlled point-of-load DC/DC
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Murata’s OKDx-T/50 series of 50A digitally controlled point-of-load (PoL) DC-DC converters join the company’s Okami range of non-isolated converters; they are capable of delivering 50A or 165W from a high…
Direct-conversion receiver development platform for radar systems
Direct-conversion receiver development platform for radar systems
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Analog Devices has an integrated direct conversion receiver development platform for radar systems where reduced size, weight and power (SWaP) implementation is critical. The AD-FMCOMMS6-EBZ platform is a 400-MHz to…
Infineon offers high-power module IP royalty-free
Infineon offers high-power module IP royalty-free
New Products |
Infineon has announced two power module platforms designed to improve the performance of high-voltage IGBTs in voltage classes from 1200V up to 6.5 kV. To make the benefits of the…
NTi improves intelligibility measurements
NTi improves intelligibility measurements
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Intelligibility of speech announcements in public spaces can be a critical factor, for example in emergencies. The XL2 acoustic analyser from NTi Audio AG allows users to measure the intelligibility;…
Time is ripe for structural electronics, says IDTechEx
Time is ripe for structural electronics, says IDTechEx
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With 3D printing hot in the news, and conformable, flexible or even printed electronics fitting any shape, it is only a matter of time before electronic circuits can be laid-out…
Pressure sensors withstand harshest environmental conditions
Pressure sensors withstand harshest environmental conditions
New Products |
Measuring oil or hydaulics pressure in environments like a transmission or an internal combustion engine demands high thermal resilience and robustness. For exactly this kind of applications chipmaker Melexis has…
Electronic horizon takes centre stage at Continental’s CES exhibit
Electronic horizon takes centre stage at Continental’s CES exhibit
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At the forthcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, automotive supplier Continental will highlight what it calls the next step of evolution of its eHorizon platform. At the show,…
Software-Defined Car, IoT and Virtual Car Keys: The top ten stories in 2014
Software-Defined Car, IoT and Virtual Car Keys: The top ten stories in 2014
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No doubt, 2014 once again was a very exciting year for developers in the widening field of automotive electronics. Widening because software and applications development are increasingly taking place in…
A wireless perfect storm: Wi-Fi predictions for 2015
A wireless perfect storm: Wi-Fi predictions for 2015
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We live in a data-centric, wireless world, and no technology is better suited to address this reality than Wi-Fi. It is a technology that users look for in any business…
Cloud-hosted IoT system securely connects ‘edge’ nodes
Cloud-hosted IoT system securely connects ‘edge’ nodes
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Wind River has extended its product range in a new direction with the introduction of an edge management system – a cloud-based IoT platform that enables devices to connect securely…


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