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Mouser to ship Panasonic’s latest ReRAM-based MCUs
Mouser to ship Panasonic’s latest ReRAM-based MCUs
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Mouser Electronics is now shipping the MN101L 8-bit Microcontrollers from Panasonic, the first microcontrollers with internal Resistive RAM (ReRAM).
Toyota develops SiC transistor, reduces fuel consumption
Toyota develops SiC transistor, reduces fuel consumption
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Toyota is not only the world's largest carmaker, it also develops and manufacturers semiconductor for its captive market. Now the…
RTL signoff is comprehensive signoff
RTL signoff is comprehensive signoff
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“RTL signoff” gained momentum as an established concept in 2013. However, it's unclear if a commonly-accepted definition of RTL signoff…
LED lighting in buildings to pass USD10.3B mark in 2014
LED lighting in buildings to pass USD10.3B mark in 2014
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Revenue from the global LED Lighting market for buildings hit $8.1 billion in 2013 and is forecast to rise to…

At your digital radios!
At your digital radios!
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In this month's reader offer, CML Microcircuits is giving away two complete evaluation kits for its newly launched CMX983 analogue front end, a chip that bridges the gap between a…
Mentor Graphics and Digi-Key bring low-cost EDA tool for PCB design
Mentor Graphics and Digi-Key bring low-cost EDA tool for PCB design
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Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation has joined forces with Mentor Graphics Corporation to create a unique concept-to-prototype design tool targeted for green-field projects before transition to production.
Toshiba and Sandisk to scrap 2D NAND fab for 300mm 3D NAND
Toshiba and Sandisk to scrap 2D NAND fab for 300mm 3D NAND
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Toshiba Corporation announced it will demolish its No. 2 semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab 2) at Yokkaichi Operations, a NAND Flash memory plant in Mie prefecture, Japan, to replace it with…
Renesas prepares Ethernet AVB infotainment platform
Renesas prepares Ethernet AVB infotainment platform
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With the infotainment domain emerging as the IT centre of modern cars, networking technologies are becoming a strategic issue. The challenger in this arena is Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB),…
Step-down switcher offers very high efficiency, handles cold-crank
Step-down switcher offers very high efficiency, handles cold-crank
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The LT8620 from Linear Technology is a 2A, 65V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 95% while Burst Mode operation keeps quiescent current…
NEul and BT set up citywide IoT network
NEul and BT set up citywide IoT network
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An open network for the Internet of Things is being built in Milton Keynes in the UK using the Weightless communications protocol.
Stage win for ams against Melexis in patent claim
Stage win for ams against Melexis in patent claim
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In a patent quarrel between Belgian chipmaker Melexis and its Austrian competitor ams, the latter has won a last-instance verdict: ams' patent on magnetic field position sensor technologies is valid,…
Single-die LED achieves efficacy of 200-lpw at 350-mA
Single-die LED achieves efficacy of 200-lpw at 350-mA
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Cree, Inc. has introduced what the company claims is the first commercially available single-die LED to achieve breakthrough efficacy of up to 200 lumens per watt at 350 mA.
AMD, Infineon shine in 1Q14 chip company ranking
AMD, Infineon shine in 1Q14 chip company ranking
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Companies that are consolidating, including MediaTek-MStar, Micron-Elpida and Avago-LSI performed well in a ranking of the top 20 semiconductor suppliers by sales in the first quarter of 2014 provided by…
Infineon shrinks power modules for HEVs, EVs
Infineon shrinks power modules for HEVs, EVs
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Having gathered experience with e-car projects such as BMW's i3, Infineon has developed a new HybridPack power module for automotive inverters. The HybridPack Drive complements the company's HybridPack and HybridPack…
Google files array camera patent application
Google files array camera patent application
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Google has filed a patent application on the use of an array of lenses above of an image sensor to produce a low-profile camera suitable for use in a thin…
Sync 2 listens to its master’s voice
Sync 2 listens to its master’s voice
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At the Auto Mobil International show in Leipzig, Ford shows the second generation of its Sync infotainment system. Sync 2 comes with voice control and touch screen - and, contrary…
Trends in the smart card payment industry — chip innovations drive new applications and services
Trends in the smart card payment industry — chip innovations drive new applications and services
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To an ever increasing extent, modern society is benefiting from the use of connected mobile devices and chip-based smart cards for cashless payment applications, an increasing proportion of which are…
Low noise chip scale atomic clock features low phase noise
Low noise chip scale atomic clock features low phase noise
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Microsemi says it has the only commercially available Low Noise Chip Scale Atomic Clock (LN CSAC), a portable atomic clocks with leading-edge performance and specifications such as low noise, which…
Bluetooth SIG pushes Bluetooth Smart with free downloadable starter kit
Bluetooth SIG pushes Bluetooth Smart with free downloadable starter kit
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With a view to assisting product developers in launching projects for what it terms the “Internet of Everything” Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has available its Bluetooth Smart Starter Kit,…
40-V MOSFETs see further reductions in on-resistance and output charge
40-V MOSFETs see further reductions in on-resistance and output charge
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Toshiba Electronics' latest family of low-voltage, ultra-efficiency Trench-MOSFETs is based on the company’s U-MOS IX-H process and further improves the on-resistance-to-output-charge-product figure of merit for this class of devices.
Jitter-attenuating clock translator cuts power in communications systems
Jitter-attenuating clock translator cuts power in communications systems
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A clocking IC from Analog Devices reduces costs in optical transport network mapping and Ethernet line cards in optical and networking communications applications. The AD9554 multi-service adaptive quad-channel clock translator…
Wide-band screened current probes boost accuracy in harsh electrical environments
Wide-band screened current probes boost accuracy in harsh electrical environments
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Wide-band screened CWT Mini Rogowski current probes from Power Electronic Measurements (PEM) use an electrostatic screening strategy that enhances performance and accuracy in the presence of large electrostatic interference signals.
IGBT driver optimises slew rate for minimum losses, in real time
IGBT driver optimises slew rate for minimum losses, in real time
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For power switching applications up to 1200V, Infineon's latest single channel gate driver in its EiceDRIVER product family has been developed for high-end systems in the industrial sector. The type…
Red Pitaya stocked by RS Components, Allied Electronics
Red Pitaya stocked by RS Components, Allied Electronics
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RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied), the trading brands of electronics distributor Electrocomponents plc, are now ready to take general orders for Red Pitaya, a single-board, open instrumentation and…
LED lighting in buildings to pass USD10.3n mark in 2014
LED lighting in buildings to pass USD10.3n mark in 2014
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Revenue from the global LED Lighting market for buildings hit $8.1 billion in 2013 and is forecast to rise to about $10.3 billion by the end of 2014 according to…
Finless heat sinks optimize LED reflector lamp performance
Finless heat sinks optimize LED reflector lamp performance
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Litetronics International has introduced LED R and BR reflector lamps, which feature finless heat sinks to optimize thermal maintenance, and are able to replace incandescent and CFL medium-base reflector lamps…
Using the cloud to make lighting smarter
Using the cloud to make lighting smarter
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Intelligent LED lighting systems company Digital Lumens has unveiled a suite of new products and cloud-based software designed to enable Intelligence Everywhere, a strategic framework for bringing Intelligent Lighting Systems…
Power Tip 71: Synchronous boost labors the high-to-low transition
Power Tip 71: Synchronous boost labors the high-to-low transition
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Robert Kollman, Senior Applications Manager, Texas Instruments explains why the synchronous boost labors to handle the high-to-low transition.


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