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Module uses dual protocol SoC to support ANT and Bluetooth concurrently
Module uses dual protocol SoC to support ANT and Bluetooth concurrently
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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…
Broadband network analyzer covers 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a single sweep
Broadband network analyzer covers 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a single sweep
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With its new VectorStar ME7838D broadband network analyzer, RF test expert Anritsu offers industry-best frequency coverage of 70 kHz to…
Photoswitching material harnesses solar power for heat storage
Photoswitching material harnesses solar power for heat storage
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A team of researchers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a material that is capable of absorbing the sun’s…
Quantum dot solar concentrator opens energy harvesting window
Quantum dot solar concentrator opens energy harvesting window
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Quantum dot researchers have demonstrated that a house window may be capable of doubling as a solar panel.

Materials interfaces pave way to solar cell gains
Materials interfaces pave way to solar cell gains
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Scientists have used Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron's bright research light sources to improve their understanding of the interface of two materials which may translate to higher performance solar cells, novel superconductors and…
On Semi launches industrial image sensor family
On Semi launches industrial image sensor family
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On Semi has introduced its Python family of CMOS image sensors, which provides global shuttering, 4.8-micron pixel size and is aimed at industrial applications.
Chinese smartphone maker undercuts western companies
Chinese smartphone maker undercuts western companies
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In less than three years, Xiaomi which was founded in 2010 has become a top-five smartphone manufacturer in China and is one of the fastest-growing smartphone vendors in the region,…
Single-phase electricity meter SoC integrates four 24-bit ADCs
Single-phase electricity meter SoC integrates four 24-bit ADCs
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The ZON M3 (MAX71315) single-phase electricity meter SoC announced by Maxim Integrated Products integrates four 24-bit ADCs for 4-channel data collection and ±0.1% measurement accuracy over 5000:1 dynamic range.
Global HB LED market set to shine by 2018
Global HB LED market set to shine by 2018
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A revenue growth of 12.9% from 2013 to 2018 for the total packaged LEDs market has been forecast by the market research analyst Strategies Unlimited which predicts the market will…
End of Windows XP boosted 1Q14 PC sales, says Gartner
End of Windows XP boosted 1Q14 PC sales, says Gartner
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The long-running decline of the desktop and notebook PC market, as consumers tend to buy and use lighter, more mobile, tablet computers and smartphones, continued in the first quarter of…
Eight-channel, 8-bit single slot PCIe Gen2 digitiser delivers 1 Gsample/s
Eight-channel, 8-bit single slot PCIe Gen2 digitiser delivers 1 Gsample/s
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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…
Module supports both ANT and Bluetooth
Module supports both 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…
From 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a single sweep
From 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a single sweep
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With its new VectorStar ME7838D broadband network analyzer, RF test expert Anritsu offers industry-best frequency coverage of 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a single sweep using a coaxial test…
Debugging tool supports safety-oriented Linux version
Debugging tool supports safety-oriented Linux version
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The Trace32 debugging tool from vendor Lauterbach GmbH is now available for ElinOS, an embedded Linux product from Sysgo. ElinOS runs under Sysgo's safety and security optimized operating System PikeOS…
Additional conference complements Sensor + Test trade fair
Additional 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…
DC/DC converter enables broad range of topologies
DC/DC converter enables broad range of topologies
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Linear Technology's LT8471 facilitate step-down, step-up, and inverting conversions by providing two internal 2A, 50V switches and an additional 500mA switch. This broad range of topologies and output configurations makes…
Implementing 802.11ac – revolution or evolution?
Implementing 802.11ac – revolution or evolution?
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The 802.11ac standard is due to be ratified in early 2014. This article explains what it offers and provides tips on planning implementation.
French consortium to advance pedestrian inertial navigation systems
French consortium to advance pedestrian inertial navigation systems
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Movea SA, developer of embedded software for sensor fusion and motion processing, is teaming up with MEMS foundry Tronics Microsystems SA and the Leti and List research institutes in Grenoble…
Reference design/kit cuts costs of resolver-to-digital conversion
Reference design/kit cuts costs of resolver-to-digital conversion
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Texas Instruments has introduced a programmable microcontroller (MCU) solution to handle resolver-to-digital decoding: the C2000 Microcontroller (MCU) Resolver Kit. This evaluation kit for resolver-to-digital conversion uses less expensive, programmable C2000…
Sophisticated tools accelerate software-defined radio exploration
Sophisticated tools accelerate software-defined radio exploration
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Software-defined radio (SDR) is an increasingly viable and important communications system. In principle, it allows a single hardware design to support communications across a variety of formats, protocols, and frequencies,…
4.5V-60V, 1.7A step-down DC-DC converter with internal compensation
4.5V-60V, 1.7A step-down DC-DC converter with internal compensation
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Maxim Integrated has posted information on a device that it believes to be the only available 60V, 1.7A, internal FET, synchronous buck converter in its class.
Multi-topology DC/DC converters with internal switches rated 50V, 2A
Multi-topology DC/DC converters with internal switches rated 50V, 2A
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LT8471 is a dual DC/DC converter that contains two internal 2A, 50V switches and an additional 500mA switch for step-down, step-up, and inverting conversions. Each 2A channel can be independently…
Precision battery monitor front-end and supervisory controller
Precision battery monitor front-end and supervisory controller
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Analog Devices has posted details of the AD8451, a precision analogue front end and controller for testing and monitoring battery cells. A precision fixed gain instrumentation amplifier (IA) measures the…
GPS modules for wearables cut size and power, boost location performance
GPS modules for wearables cut size and power, boost location performance
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CSR and OriginGPS aim to accelerate the adoption of wearable devices with small form factor and low power GNSS modules; the modules, which have integrated antennas, reduce typical size by…
DALI dimmable LED power supplies offer tailored solutions
DALI dimmable LED power supplies offer tailored solutions
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Power supply solutions provider Stadium Power is now offering a wide range of DALI LED power supplies, LED drivers and controllers to enable customers to tailor LED lighting systems to…
Breaking the 100A barrier in POL converters requires fresh thinking
Breaking the 100A barrier in POL converters requires fresh thinking
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Dr. Fariborz Musavi, Director of Engineering, Novum Advanced Power, CUI explains why POL converters that exceed the 100A level are starting to challenge conventional power-conversion architectures.  …
Senseg gets funding for electrostatic touch for smartphones
Senseg gets funding for electrostatic touch for smartphones
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Senseg Oy (Espoo, Finland), a developer of electrostatically-generated touch feedback for smartphones, has raised $6 million in a Series B round of funding led by NXP Semiconductors NV. The investment…
Low-power GPS modules target wearables
Low-power GPS modules target wearables
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CSR and OriginGPS aim to accelerate the adoption of wearable devices with small form factor and low power GNSS modules; the modules, which have integrated antennas, reduce typical size by…


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