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DC/DC switching regulator fuels bus-powered applications
DC/DC switching regulator fuels bus-powered applications
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Texas Instruments has expanded the company's Thunderbolt portfolio with the TPS65980 DC/DC switching regulator, the first fully integrated power solution…
The Filter Wizard: ‘three-legs’ and the 4-20 mA current loop
The Filter Wizard: ‘three-legs’ and the 4-20 mA current loop
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Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, looks at some tricks for implementing a 4 to…
Sony investing in stacked image sensor manufacturing capacity
Sony investing in stacked image sensor manufacturing capacity
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Sony Corp. has said it plans to invest 35 billion yen (about $340 million) to increase its production of stacked…
High-current inductors for DC/DC converters in mobile designs
High-current inductors for DC/DC converters in mobile designs
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Bourns has added two low-profile, small footprint SMD power inductors designed for DC/DC converters in mobile electronics applications.

Flyback transformer for 30-W POE Plus applications
Flyback transformer for 30-W POE Plus applications
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Coilcraft’s POE300F Series flyback transformers are designed to meet IEEE 802.3at-2009 standards for PoE Plus applications up to 30W. Common PoE applications include VoIP telephones, IP cameras with pan tilt…
Lithium-ion battery protection controller eliminates sense resistors
Lithium-ion battery protection controller eliminates sense resistors
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ON Semiconductor’s LC05111CMT helps reduce charging time of portable electronics with high-precision control of charge/discharge current.
40V step-down voltage controller achieves 0.008%/V line regulation
40V step-down voltage controller achieves 0.008%/V line regulation
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Exar’s XR75100 is a 40V-capable switching controller added to its line of DC-DC power conversion products, and intended to simplify point-of-load supply designs in industrial applications.
MOST reference designs simplify automotive infotainment projects
MOST reference designs simplify automotive infotainment projects
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MOST ToGo is a concept from Microchip; a collection of reference designs comprising hardware, firmware and documentation for MOST50 electrical and MOST150 coax physical-layer systems, that enable designers to focus…
Photographic technology visualises magnetic fields
Photographic technology visualises magnetic fields
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A new technique enables users to display magnetic fields as a 2D colour photography. Users can acquire, visualise and quantify the distribution of magnetic field strengths. The technique can be…
Plastic/flexible OLED displays market continues growth path
Plastic/flexible OLED displays market continues growth path
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The market for plastic and flexible OLED displays will rise to $16bn by 2020 foewcasts market intelligence analyst IDTechEx in the company's latest report entitled 'OLED Display Forecasts 2014-2024: The…
LED drivers accept high-wattage AC or DC inputs
LED drivers accept high-wattage AC or DC inputs
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Thomas Research Products has introduced high wattage LED drivers designed to accept DC or AC input.
Dimmer switch eliminates LED lighting wiring
Dimmer switch eliminates LED lighting wiring
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The Gecko Wireless Dimmer introduced by Solid Apollo is a wireless dimmer design that does away with the need for switchboxes, wiring or extensive installation times to control LED lighting…
Peregrine Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices make up and settle all litigation
Peregrine Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices make up and settle all litigation
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation and RF Micro Devices, Inc., have announced that they have settled all outstanding claims between the companies.
Tiny mobile barcode scanner for Android and iOS
Tiny mobile barcode scanner for Android and iOS
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Socket Mobile has announced its latest model 8Qi 2D cordless hand scanner (CHS), which can scan both 1D "liner" barcodes and 2D QR codes making it an ideal choice in…
Analyst update in AWR Design Environment V11.01 slashes simulation times
Analyst update in AWR Design Environment V11.01 slashes simulation times
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NI (formerly AWR Corporation) has released V11.01 of the NI AWR Design Environment™ with enhancements to Analyst™ 3D finite element method (FEM) EM simulation engine that cuts simulation times by…
‘Air waveguide’ creates ‘optical cables’ out of thin air
‘Air waveguide’ creates ‘optical cables’ out of thin air
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The 'air waveguide' makes air behave like an optical cable and it could provide the ability to run an optical cable or fiber to any point on earth, or even…
Modular vector signal tester speeds power amplifier design
Modular vector signal tester speeds power amplifier design
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Fabless chipmaker Smarter Micro decided to bring its development activities to speed. To accelerate the design of its reconfigurable multimode, multiband power amplifier, the company selected Agilent's PXIe modular vector…
Flyback transformer supports 30-W POE Plus applications
Flyback transformer supports 30-W POE Plus applications
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Coilcraft has introduced the company's POE300F Series flyback transformers are designed to meet IEEE 802.3at-2009 standards for PoE Plus applications up to 30 Watts.
Li-ion battery protection controller reduces smartphone charging times
Li-ion battery protection controller reduces smartphone charging times
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ON Semiconductor has introduced a lithium-ion battery protection controller for smartphones and tablets.
Study reveals graphene’s atomic level electrical properties
Study reveals graphene’s atomic level electrical properties
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have used a cutting-edge microscope for the first time to study the relationship between the atomic geometry of a ribbon of graphene and its…
Vibration harvester power supply claims highest-ever efficiency
Vibration harvester power supply claims highest-ever efficiency
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An enabling technology for “fix-and-forget” sensor nodes, Omron and researchers Holst Centre/imec have jointly unveiled a prototype of an extremely compact vibrational energy harvesting DC power supply with worlds’ highest…
Evaluation kits facilitate MOST infotainment designs
Evaluation kits facilitate MOST infotainment designs
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With its MOST ToGo Reference Designs, Microchip intends to foster new designs utilizing the MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) infotainment data bus. The kits will make it easy for designers…
Backplane connector system designed for 40 Gbps data rates
Backplane connector system designed for 40 Gbps data rates
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Available for use with Molex's Backplane Pin Map Configurator, the Impel backplane connector system is a future-proof connector solution.
RFID tags track honey bees
RFID tags track honey bees
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Honey bees are important to the ecosystem and provide a vital source of food. Recently, it has been well documented that honey bee populations have declined significantly, and scientists are…
Atomic clock based on a chip-scale frequency comb
Atomic clock based on a chip-scale frequency comb
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The microcomb clock is the first demonstration of all-optical control of the chip-scale frequency comb, or a microcomb, and its accurate conversion of optical frequencies to lower microwave frequencies. The…
Peregrine Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices settle all litigation
Peregrine Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices settle all litigation
Business news |
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation and RF Micro Devices, Inc., have announced that they have settled all outstanding claims between the companies.
High-gain, 45-W, S-band GaN transistors
High-gain, 45-W, S-band GaN transistors
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RFMW has announced design and sales support for two 45-W GaN on SiC transistors from TriQuint.
Failed merger talks won’t stop Dialog
Failed merger talks won’t stop Dialog
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AMS, formerly known as Austriamicrosystems, and Dialog Semiconductor couldn't agree the terms of a merger, which feels like a missed opportunity for the two companies and for Europe.


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