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Reference designs for iBeacons
Reference designs for iBeacons
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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…
Six stream 802.11ac MIMO platform doubles WiFi speed
Six stream 802.11ac MIMO platform doubles WiFi speed
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Broadcom Corporation has introduced the industry's first six stream 802.11ac MIMO platform for home networks — 5G WiFi XStream, which…
Consumer wearable health devices to drive big data healthcare
Consumer wearable health devices to drive big data healthcare
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​This year close to 42 million wearable wireless sports, fitness and wellness devices will ship worldwide. As consumers continue to…
Broadband lens may lead to antenna dishes that are flat or conform to any surface
Broadband lens may lead to antenna dishes that are flat or conform to any surface
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By depositing an array of tiny, metallic, U-shaped structures onto a dielectric material, a team of researchers in China has…

Next-generation wireless prototyping platform from National Instruments
Next-generation wireless prototyping platform from National Instruments
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National Instruments has announced an integrated software defined radio solution for rapidly prototyping high-performance, multichannel wireless communication systems.
Micron workers approve Italian jobs deal
Micron workers approve Italian jobs deal
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Workers at multiple sites across Italy working for memory chip company Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) have approved a deal that should preserve employment for most of 419 engineers whose…
Sensors, actuators market on 11% CAGR to 2018
Sensors, actuators market on 11% CAGR to 2018
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Acceleration, yaw and magnetic sensors are forecast to reach record sales in 2014 after slumping in 2012 and 2013, according to market research firm IC Insights.
RFMW Ltd to distribute Aviacomm’s transceivers
RFMW Ltd to distribute Aviacomm’s transceivers
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RFMW Ltd and Aviacomm announced a distribution agreement that covers customers in North America, Europe and South East Asia. RFMW will distribute Aviacomm's portfolio of smart transceivers including the ARF1020,…
USB data acquisition at 750kHz/channel across 6 analog inputs
USB data acquisition at 750kHz/channel across 6 analog inputs
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With the DT9816 series Data Translation offers a range of low-cost USB data acquisition modules for simultaneous sampling of up to six analog signals.
Smallest conduction cooled power supply focuses on LED lighting
Smallest conduction cooled power supply focuses on LED lighting
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SL Power Electronics has introduced a single output, conduction cooled, wide temperature range LED power supply that provides 130 watts of energy efficient power at 90 percent efficiency in an…
Piezo switch certified for use in hazardous environment
Piezo switch certified for use in hazardous environment
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The PSE EX 16 family of piezo switches from Schurter has been extended to include the PSE EX 19 and PSE EX 22 mounting diameter, both approved for use in…
Texas Instruments bets on iBeacons with reference designs
Texas Instruments bets on 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…
Anglia signs with DEM Manufacturing
Anglia signs with DEM Manufacturing
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Anglia Components has been appointed a UK and Ireland distributor for Roxburgh, Deltron Enclosures and Deltron Connectors, three brands manufactured by DEM Manufacturing, one of the UK’s best known manufacturers…
Porsche connects infotainment to cloud with HTML5
Porsche connects infotainment to cloud with HTML5
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For some time, HTML5 is regarded as a kind of Swiss Army knife for automotive infotainment developers. Car manufacturer Porsche utilises HTML5 in its super sports vehicle 918 Spyder as…
Google locks future wearable IP with smart lens patents
Google locks future wearable IP with smart lens patents
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Yesterday, 15th of April, US-based Google fans were granted the privilege to exchange $1500 for a “pair” of Google Glass. But the search engine giant would not want to miss…
CAN-WiFi-gateway leverages smartphones for data visualization
CAN-WiFi-gateway leverages smartphones for data visualization
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With IPEhub2 and the IPEmotion App, Ipetronik enables users to visualized CAN data on a smartphone or tablet using a WiFi connection. IPEhub2 acts as CAN-WiFi-Gateway and transfers CAN bus…
BMW has most advanced connectivity, study says
BMW has most advanced connectivity, study says
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In automotive technology, the 'connected car' is the buzzword of the decade. If it goes to the ideas of the technology avant-garde, vehicles today should be always online and more…
Better performance with new compiler
Better performance 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: According to Green Hills, the EEMBC Automotive Benchmark shows that…
Return of an old favourite; Rochester re-introduces Intel’s 8XC196 family
Return of an old favourite; Rochester re-introduces Intel’s 8XC196 family
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Specialist in obsolete component sourcing, Rochester Electronics, is a continuing source for the Intel 8XC196 family of microcontrollers. Introduced in 1982 as the Intel MCS-96 Family, these MCUs are most…
4-kb serial presence detect EEPROM for DDR4 SDRAM modules
4-kb serial presence detect EEPROM for DDR4 SDRAM modules
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From Microchip, this SPD EEPROM device is designed to meet new DDR4 standard for PCs and laptops; compatible with previous DDR2/3 platforms and SMBus, it features reversible software write-protect on…
Intersil moves up the power food-chain with first integrated DC/DC module
Intersil moves up the power food-chain with first integrated DC/DC module
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Intersil’s ISL8216M is designed to supply 12V, 24V, 36V and 48V input rail applications for infrastructure and industrial equipment in a simple, flexible and thermally optimised solution.
FPGA DDR4 interface demonstrated to run at 2400 Mbit/sec
FPGA DDR4 interface demonstrated to run at 2400 Mbit/sec
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Xilinx and Agilent have jointly announced that Xilinx’s DDR4 memory solution for its UltraScale devices has completed the Agilent N6462A compliance test running at 2400 Mbit/sec.
Design win for XMOS multicore MCUs in high-end Blu-Ray player
Design win for XMOS multicore MCUs in high-end Blu-Ray player
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OPPO Digital is using the XMOS multicore, determinsitic microcontroller to deliver USB audio, in its “audiophile”-market audio-visual products…
High-integration, single-phase metering SoC
High-integration, single-phase metering SoC
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Maxim Integrated’s ZON M3 single-phase energy meter SoC enables ±0.1% accuracy over a 5000:1 dynamic range.
Dual-protocol module has concurrent support of ANT and Bluetooth
Dual-protocol module has concurrent support of ANT and Bluetooth
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Dynastream Innovation’s N548 module is aimed at Internet-of-things applications. Based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51422 SoC, this 2.4 GHz solution is small, future proof and features concurrent support for both ANT…
Single-slot, 1 Gsample/sec, eight-channel, 8-bit PCIe Gen2 digitiser
Single-slot, 1 Gsample/sec, eight-channel, 8-bit PCIe Gen2 digitiser
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Agilent Technologies’ eight-channel version of its U5309A 8-bit single-slot PCIe Gen2 digitiser, that can operate directly in a PC card slot, has on-board processing, and provides new levels of channel…
Telemetry conference complements Sensor + Test trade fair
Telemetry conference complements Sensor + Test trade fair
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As an add-on to the Sensor + Test trade fair later this year in Nuremberg (Germany), the organizer plans to launch the European Telemetry and Test Conference (etc). The intention…
CoB LED arrays for PARs claim highest efficacy
CoB LED arrays for PARs claim highest efficacy
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Philips Lumileds is claiming to have delivered the most affordable chip-on-board (CoB) arrays for PAR38 equivalent lamps, which achieve 10% or greater efficacy than competing solutions.


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