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Sapphire trimmer cap is non-magnetic for MRI use
Sapphire trimmer cap is non-magnetic for MRI use
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Voltronics has added to its range of non-magnetic trimmer (variable) capacitors; the company claims to have the widest range of…
Analogue front end for digital radios
Analogue front end for digital radios
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The CMX983 from CML Microcircuits is an analogue front end (AFE) IC that bridges the gap between a digital radio’s…
Integrated IoT wireless controller features low power
Integrated IoT wireless controller features low power
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A fully integrated wireless controller suitable for remote, battery powered sensor systems, which can offer current consumption as low as…
Apple patents super photo resolution technology, eliminates LED flash
Apple patents super photo resolution technology, eliminates LED flash
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Apple has patented a super resolution photo technology that is capable of boosting resolution without the need of adding more…

LTE baseband market to jump 47% in 2014
LTE baseband market to jump 47% in 2014
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The LTE baseband market is set grow by 47 percent in 2014 to 388 million units, up from 219 million in 2013, according to market estimates from Forward Concepts. That…
Wearable tech? – it’s for the birds, cautions analyst (and the cows, and sheep…)
Wearable tech? – it’s for the birds, cautions analyst (and the cows, and sheep…)
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Market analyst IDTechEx has issued a number of reports on the wearable electronics phenomenon, and is now working on a similar exercise covering the veterinary and other “non-human” wearables that…
1A synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter delivers 40V output
1A synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter delivers 40V output
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LTC3114-1 is a synchronous, current-mode buck-boost converter that delivers up to 1A of continuous output current from a wide range of power sources, including single-cell Li-Ion, 24V/28V industrial rails and…
PCIe DAQ cards offer high resolution
PCIe DAQ cards offer high resolution
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Swiss company Elsys Instruments, maker of custom and standard fast, high-precision data acquisition systems, has expanded its family of LAN controlled transient recorders with a cost-effective series of high resolution…
Apple’s takes aim at Beats Electronics for streaming and wearables
Apple’s takes aim at Beats Electronics for streaming and wearables
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The story in the press that Apple is close to acquiring the headphone and online music business Beats Electronics for USD3.2 billion has generated a lot of negative and positive…
Non-magnetic sapphire trimmer cap targets for MRI
Non-magnetic sapphire trimmer cap targets for MRI
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Voltronics has added to its range of non-magnetic trimmer (variable) capacitors; the company claims to have the widest range of such products for Magnetic Resonance Imaging available. V9000 series is…
Broadband conical monopole antenna
Broadband conical monopole antenna
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The BCM40 antenna from Heuermann HF-Technik (HHF) is a very low loss conical monopole antenna, manufactured precisely enough to operate at frequencies up to 40 GHz, offering good matching and…
Power supply vendors shift rankings in turbulent market
Power supply vendors shift rankings in turbulent market
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Although the global market for AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies only rose by a 2.4 percent in 2013, much of the growth was limited to specific markets, which has led…
Gold-plated bondable resistors optimize heat dissipation
Gold-plated bondable resistors optimize heat dissipation
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Isabellenhütte has introduced the PMH-D and PLU precision performance foil resistors which are produced by using the Isa-Plan process which creates a temperature-resistant bonded combination of substrate and resistant foil…
In-line test system improves productivity
In-line test system improves productivity
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At the upcoming SMT/Hybrid/Packaging trade fair in Nuremberg, manufacturing test system vendor Göpel electronic will showcase an enhanced version of its Rapido inline test system. New features such as support…
The Filter Wizard and the Captain’s Log
The Filter Wizard and the Captain’s Log
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Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, rediscovers the logarithmic amp and how it can enhance a-to-d conversion.
Fabless chip companies ranked by 2013 sales
Fabless chip companies ranked by 2013 sales
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Chinese and Taiwanese companies were five of the eight fastest growing fabless chip companies in a top 25 ranking compiled by IC Insights.
Laboratory test: Apps displace buttons, GPIB lives on
Laboratory test: Apps displace buttons, GPIB lives on
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Technological change does not spare laboratory measurement equipment. The most striking and visible trend in this market is the transformation of the user interfaces: Increasingly, touch screens replace conventional buttons;…
Tech trends in the lab: Apps displace buttons, GPIB lives on
Tech trends in the lab: Apps displace buttons, GPIB lives on
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Technological change does not spare laboratory measurement equipment. The most striking and visible trend in this market is the transformation of the user interfaces: Increasingly, touch screens replace conventional buttons;…
High-current photorelay for test and control applications
High-current photorelay for test and control applications
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Toshiba Electronics Europe has a small package size, high-current (3.3A max.) photorelay – the TLP3107. Housed in a 6.3 x 7.0 mm 2.54SOP6 package, the low on-state resistance and high…
High-performance industrial DACs yield more accuracy in less space
High-performance industrial DACs yield more accuracy in less space
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Intended for use in industrial automation, process control and building automation, Texas Instruments’ latest digital-to-analogue converters increase the accuracy and performance of programmable logic controller (PLC) I/O modules, field sensors…
Touch display, audio & MCU resource in Arduino-compatible development platform
Touch display, audio & MCU resource in Arduino-compatible development platform
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Building on its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) technology FTDI Chip is introducing a series of Arduino-compatible development platforms. The VM800P series (where P signifies PLUS) gives engineers everything necessary to…
NFC conformance test system has LLCP and SNEP approvals
NFC conformance test system has LLCP and SNEP approvals
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Agilent Technologies’ T3111S NFC Conformance Test System has been validated for testing of NFC Forum Logical Link Protocol (LLCP) and Simple NDEF Exchange (SNEP) Protocol. The T3111S is the only…
Hazardous area rated LED fixture integrates wireless controls
Hazardous area rated LED fixture integrates wireless controls
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Dialight has introduced the world's first Class I Div 2 certified LED lighting system featuring advanced integrated wireless controls.
Soraa snaps up second Red Dot Award in a row
Soraa snaps up second Red Dot Award in a row
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Soraa's SNAP System has won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 award voted for by a 40-person jury featured specialists tasked with selecting products that excel in design innovation,…
DAC to the future: Industrial accuracy in less space
DAC to the future: Industrial accuracy in less space
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Intended for use in industrial automation, process control and building automation, Texas Instruments’ latest digital-to-analogue converters increase the accuracy and performance of programmable logic controller (PLC) I/O modules, field sensors…
Trim power with uprated comparators
Trim power with uprated comparators
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Enhanced versions of the widely-used LMV331 and LMV393 single- and dual-channel comparators, for use in battery-powered portable devices, run at a lower voltage, draw less current and offer smaller package…
Wi-Fi hotspots to grow in bid to offload traffic
Wi-Fi hotspots to grow in bid to offload traffic
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Worldwide Wi-Fi deployments reached a total of 4.2 million hotspots in 2013, and will continue to grow at a CAGR of 15.0% between 2013 and 2018, to exceed 10.5 million.
Newswatch – Is induction lighting a gamble worth taking?
Newswatch – Is induction lighting a gamble worth taking?
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Induction technology has re-appeared on the lighting scene again. This time the technology is trying to steal the limelight from LED technology as a lower cost replacement for incandescent lighting.


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