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PC-controlled VNAs deliver coverage up to 40 GHz
PC-controlled VNAs deliver coverage up to 40 GHz
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Anritsu Company has expanded its ShockLine™ family of Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) with the introduction of the MS46122A series.
Wide bandwidth microwave vector signal analyser and fast CW signal generator
Wide bandwidth microwave vector signal analyser and fast CW signal generator
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National Instruments (NI) claims to offer the industry’s widest bandwidth high-performance 26.5 GHz microwave vector signal analyser (VSA) and a…
Wireless charging transmitter coil offers high efficiency
Wireless charging transmitter coil offers high efficiency
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Vishay Intertechnology has announced a powdered-iron-based, WPC-compliant (Wireless Power Consortium) wireless charging transmitter coil for Qi wireless charging pads.
Single control, SOI SP2T switch for WLAN applications
Single control, SOI SP2T switch for WLAN applications
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The SKY13453-385LF is a single-pole, double-throw (SP2T) switch intended for mode switching in pre-power amplifier (PA) cellular or WLAN applications.

Sensor uses radio waves to detect pressure changes
Sensor uses radio waves to detect pressure changes
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Stanford engineers have invented a wireless pressure sensor that has already been used to measure brain pressure in lab mice with brain injuries.
French startup develops electronic nose
French startup develops electronic nose
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At the cross-point between biochemistry and electronics, Aryballe Technologies' conception of what an electronic nose should do goes well beyond existing gas sensors and other industrial electronic sniffers.
High-temp, 150C, capacitors for automotive applications
High-temp, 150C, capacitors for automotive applications
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Kemet has added through-hole ceramic capacitors for high temperature and automotive applications up to 150C: the Aximax product line uses an X8L dielectric for ultra-stable characteristics.
StanTronic becomes LXinstruments division
StanTronic becomes LXinstruments division
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The sudden decease of StanTronic Instruments GmbH founder and CEO Gerd von Garrel called for quick decisions regarding the future of the company with the goal to smoothly continue the…
Apple inspires startup’s PC TV
Apple inspires startup’s PC TV
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Francois-Xavier Gardes would love an Apple iTV, but he suspects the iPhone giant will never ship one so he designed his own. It's a PC, but a high-quality one.
Freescale’s comms processors match PHYs for faster Ethernet over legacy cable
Freescale’s comms processors match PHYs for faster Ethernet over legacy cable
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Freescale says it is the first to demonstrate 2.5G and 5G performance interoperability between SoC and Aquantia AQrate Copper PHY technology (see below) for embedded networking applications…
1.5-V clock ICs support PCIe timing functions with SoC designs
1.5-V clock ICs support PCIe timing functions with SoC designs
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Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has expanded its system-on-chip (SoC)-friendly PCI Express (PCIe) timing family with 1.5 V clock generators and clock multiplexers. The chips offer up to a 90% reduction…
Cheap fusion beats fossil fuels
Cheap fusion beats fossil fuels
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Researchers at the University of Washington (Seattle) claim to have invented a simpler fusion reactor that is more economical than a coal-fired power plant, yet produces zero green house gases.
Semiconductor IP market is booming
Semiconductor IP market is booming
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Global sales of EDA tools and services climbed in the second quarter of 2014 by a booming market for semiconductor IP, according to the EDA Consortium (EDAC).
Low-cost real-time clock IC offers precise timing
Low-cost real-time clock IC offers precise timing
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For applications that require a highly accurate timer and time stamp function, PETERMANN-TECHNIK offers the real-time clock IC, designated RTC1010, with integrated quartz and digitally temperature-compensated oscillator (DTCXO).
Chips-for-wearables market on 30 percent CAGR
Chips-for-wearables market on 30 percent CAGR
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The semiconductor content within wearable devices will generate a market worth $9 billion in 2019, according to market analysis company, The Information Network (New Tripoli, Pennsylvania).
SoC architecture is optimised for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
SoC architecture is optimised for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
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The challenge in camera-based Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) is to standardise the various output signals and turn them into a distortion-free image. Semiconductor design company Dream Chip has developed…
Chinese analog chip firm comes to Europe
Chinese analog chip firm comes to Europe
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SG Micro Corp. (Beijing, China) is beginning to sell its analog ICs in Europe and is likely to have a pricing impact on better-known international suppliers of such chips as…
French startup to consumerize the sense of smell
French startup to consumerize the sense of smell
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At the cross-point between biochemistry and electronics, Aryballe Technologies' conception of what an electronic nose should do goes well beyond existing gas sensors and other industrial electronic sniffers.
Ultra-fast charging batteries are capable of lasting 20 years
Ultra-fast charging batteries are capable of lasting 20 years
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Scientists at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) have developed ultra-fast charging batteries that can be recharged up to 70 per cent in two minutes. The batteries also have a long lifespan…
SiC power modules halve power losses in inverters
SiC power modules halve power losses in inverters
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Cree, Inc. has expanded the company's silicon carbide (SiC) 1.2 kV six-pack power module family with a 20 A all-SiC module ideally suited for 5-15 kW three-phase applications.
Contact image sensor beats speed record
Contact image sensor beats speed record
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Tichawa Vision has developed what it claims to be the world's fastest contact image sensor (CIS). The speed of up to 21 metres per second at a resolution of 300…
PC-controlled VNAs offer coverage up to 40 GHz
PC-controlled VNAs offer coverage up to 40 GHz
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Anritsu has added to its ShockLine family of Vector Network Analysers (VNAs) with the MS46122A series, that incorporate Anritsu’s shock line VNA-on-a-chip technology. MS46122A low-cost full-reversing 2-port VNAs are packaged…
Fraunhofer ENAS shrinks 2D compasses
Fraunhofer ENAS shrinks 2D compasses
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Offering an order of magnitude better sensitivity than Hall-based magnetic field sensors while about a hundred times smaller, the monolithically integrated 2D Spin-valve sensor developed at Fraunhofer ENAS by Dr.
Ultra-high-brightness color OLED microdisplay attracts research funding
Ultra-high-brightness color OLED microdisplay attracts research funding
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eMagin Corporation has been awarded three new R&D contracts totaling $6.8 million. One of the contracts is worth more $1m over 15 months to further enhance the full color brightness…
Has Apple’s desire for sapphire begun to shatter?
Has Apple’s desire for sapphire begun to shatter?
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Apple sapphire supplier, GT Advanced Technologies Inc., has filed for bankruptcy in the USA and is offering little explanation as to what prompted its surprise bankruptcy.
Fraunhofer ENAS designs CMOS-compatible 2D monolithic compass
Fraunhofer ENAS designs CMOS-compatible 2D monolithic compass
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Offering an order of magnitude better sensitivity than Hall-based magnetic field sensors while about a hundred times smaller, the monolithically integrated 2D Spin-valve sensor developed at Fraunhofer ENAS by Dr.
Wireless charging transmitter coil for Qi wireless charging pads
Wireless charging transmitter coil for Qi wireless charging pads
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released a new powdered-iron-based, WPC-compliant (Wireless Power Consortium) wireless charging transmitter coil for Qi wireless charging pads.
‘Dark’ energy harvesting pushes up solar efficiency limits
‘Dark’ energy harvesting pushes up solar efficiency limits
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Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for harvesting the energy carried by particles known as ‘dark’ spin-triplet excitons with close to 100% efficiency. …


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