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Piezoelectric drop-on-demand printheads target advanced manufacturing
Piezoelectric drop-on-demand printheads target advanced manufacturing
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Inkjet technology developer Xaar has released a range of piezoelectric drop-on-demand printheads designed specifically for advanced manufacturing applications.
Nanomaterial-packed cathode extends range of EV lithium-sulfur batteries
Nanomaterial-packed cathode extends range of EV lithium-sulfur batteries
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Researchers at the USA's Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a metal organic framework that can be…
European organic PV project aims for material gains
European organic PV project aims for material gains
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Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is coordinating a new project that is aiming to make organic photovoltaics competitive to…
Mobile display revenues soar, leaving TV behind
Mobile display revenues soar, leaving TV behind
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Increasing demand for mobile displays, and greater demand for higher resolution and lower power consumption lead to a shift in…

Next-generation wireless prototyping platform
Next-generation wireless prototyping platform
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National Instruments has announced an integrated software defined radio solution for rapidly prototyping high-performance, multichannel wireless communication systems.
The Filter Wizard: Just add a transistor
The Filter Wizard: Just add a transistor
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Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, challenges engineers to add value around PSoCs with minimal additional analog components.
Free-board programme adds Atmel 8- and 32-bit MCU kits
Free-board programme adds Atmel 8- and 32-bit MCU kits
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Distributor Future Electronics has added three of the latest development boards for Atmel microcontrollers to its FTM Board Club website, making them available free to qualified members. One of the…
RF power-amplifier test reference setup
RF power-amplifier test reference setup
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Agilent Technologies has announced its Reference Solutions, a combination of hardware, software and measurement expertise that delivers the essential components of electronic test systems. The first system focuses on test…
Medical DC-DC converter takes 4:1 input range
Medical DC-DC converter takes 4:1 input range
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Murata Power Solutions’s NCM6 series of isolated 6-W single and dual output DC/DC converters accept an ultra-wide 4:1 input range, in three nominal input voltage ranges of either 5 VDC…
Development kit enables advanced driver assistance systems
Development kit enables advanced driver assistance systems
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Texas Instruments’ Vision Software Development Kit (SDK) gives developers a framework, comprehensive set of hardware device drivers and a useful set of development tools for more efficient implementations of advanced…
Remote power drivers improve LED lighting system flexibility
Remote power drivers improve LED lighting system flexibility
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LumaStream has expanded the company's Trinity range of remote power drivers for LED lighting, adding an analog model with as many control zones as power channels to give lighting designers…
Cloud RAN – emergence in heterogeneity
Cloud RAN – emergence in heterogeneity
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Wireless infrastructure network is going through a critical phase of technology evolution where a slew of different equipment form factors are being rolled out to meet perpetual growth in demand…
50-Ω 20dB gain block spans 20 MHz to 2 GHz
50-Ω 20dB gain block spans 20 MHz to 2 GHz
LTC6431-20 is a 20 MHz to 2 GHz single-ended input and output fixed gain amplifier offering 46.2 dBm OIP3 (Output Third Order Intercept) and 2.6 dB noise figure. Its OP1dB…
Debugging tool supports safety-oriented Linux edition
Debugging tool supports safety-oriented Linux edition
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The Trace32 debugging tool from Lauterbach GmbH is now available for ElinOS, an embedded Linux product from Sysgo. ElinOS runs under Sysgo's safety and security optimised operating System PikeOS as…
Analog Tip: Dynamic power control minimises power loss, maximises temperature range
Analog Tip: Dynamic power control minimises power loss, maximises temperature range
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DACs in industrial systems may be expected to drive a wide range of loads. DACs powered by a fixed supply can dissipate significant power on chip, particularly if the load…
Texas Instruments picks up iBeacons with reference designs
Texas Instruments picks up iBeacons with reference designs
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Texas Instruments has announced its support for iBeacon technology across its Bluetooth low energy portfolio including the company’s Bluetooth Smart SoCs, SimpleLink CC2541 and CC2543 wireless microcontrollers (MCUs), its Bluetooth…
Dual synchronous low-voltage buck regulator IC drops to 0.8V
Dual synchronous low-voltage buck regulator IC drops to 0.8V
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Allegro MicroSystems’ A8651 is a dual synchronous low-voltage buck regulator IC that combines flexibility, robustness and automotive (AEC-Q100) qualification for use in multiple output systems with a 2.5 V to…
Development tools updated for Renesas low-power RL78 MCUs
Development tools updated for Renesas low-power RL78 MCUs
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IAR Systems has an updated version of its IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas RL78 embedded development tools. The version includes several new features which further enhance and simplify development of…
50-Ω 20dB gain block spans 20 MHz to 2 GHz
50-Ω 20dB gain block spans 20 MHz to 2 GHz
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LTC6431-20 is a 20 MHz to 2 GHz single-ended input and output fixed gain amplifier offering 46.2 dBm OIP3 (Output Third Order Intercept) and 2.6 dB noise figure. Its OP1dB…
Broadband vector network analyser covers 70 kHz to 145 GHz
Broadband vector network analyser covers 70 kHz to 145 GHz
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Anritsu’s VectorStar ME7838D broadband system provides frequency coverage of 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a single sweep using a coaxial test port, with performance highlights in dynamic range, calibration…
X-ray detector demonstrator on plastic has medical imaging performance
X-ray detector demonstrator on plastic has medical imaging performance
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Researchers from Holst Centre (Netherlands) and imec (Belgium) have demonstrated the first X-ray detector produced on a plastic substrate that is capable of medical-grade performance. The proof-of-concept device delivers high-resolution,…
Tool base consolidates for 16 nm FinFET design at TSMC
Tool base consolidates for 16 nm FinFET design at TSMC
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In what is clearly a co-ordinated announcement orchestrated by foundry TSMC, each of Mentor Graphics, Cadence and Synopsys have stated that their tool chains for TSMC’s 16-nm FinFET process have…
Fixed-ratio DC/DC converters pass 2.5 kW/cubic inch power density
Fixed-ratio DC/DC converters pass 2.5 kW/cubic inch power density
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Vicor has further increased power density, and added digital communication capability, with products added to its ChiP Bus Converter Module (BCM) product family: these ChiP-based BCMs provide power density of…
See CAN data on a smartphone, via a WiFi-gateway
See CAN data on a smartphone, via a WiFi-gateway
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With IPEhub2 and the IPEmotion App, Ipetronik enables users to visualised CAN data on a smartphone or tablet using a WiFi connection. IPEhub2 acts as CAN-WiFi-Gateway and transfers CAN bus…
GHS promises improved results for automotive code with new compiler
GHS promises improved results for automotive code with new compiler
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The 2014 release of the Green Hills Compiler offers a number of improvements over earlier versions. The most significant one for automotive systems designers, according to Green Hills, is that…
Analog tip: dynamic power control minimises loss
Analog tip: dynamic power control minimises loss
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David Rice of Analog Devices explains that DACs in industrial systems may be expected to drive a wide range of loads. DACs powered by a fixed supply can dissipate significant…
Analog Tip: Dynamic power control minimises power loss, maximises temperature range
Analog Tip: Dynamic power control minimises power loss, maximises temperature range
Technology News |
David Rice of Analog Devices explains that DACs in industrial systems may be expected to drive a wide range of loads. DACs powered by a fixed supply can dissipate significant…
Revenues for mobile displays soar
Revenues for mobile displays soar
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Increasing demand for mobile displays, and greater demand for higher resolution and lower power consumption lead to a shift in the flat panel display market, according to the latest NPD…


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