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20dB gain block covers 20MHz to 2GHz
20dB gain block covers 20MHz to 2GHz
New Products |
The LTC6431-20, a 20 MHz to 2 GHz single-ended input and output fixed gain amplifier from Linear Technology offers 46.2…
Low-energy light detection breakthrough aims high
Low-energy light detection breakthrough aims high
Technology News |
Researchers at Georgia State University and the University of Leeds have discovered a way to use standard semiconductors to detect…
Nanowire tuning improves LED lighting and PV performance
Nanowire tuning improves LED lighting and PV performance
Technology News |
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered that by making changes at the atomic level…
NXP backs Senseg’s electrostatic touch
NXP backs Senseg’s electrostatic touch
Business news |
Senseg Oy (Espoo, Finland), a developer of electrostatically-generated touch feedback for smartphones, has raised $6 million in a Series B…

Handheld 3D scanner startup raises $1m for medical imaging
Handheld 3D scanner startup raises $1m for medical imaging
Technology News |
Oxford University spinout Fuel 3D Technologies has raised $1.1m (£685,000) to develop a handheld 3D medical imaging system.
French team up to develop geo-location without GPS
French team up to develop geo-location without GPS
Technology News |
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 instates in Grenoble…
Reference design for resolver-to-digital conversion cuts costs
Reference design for resolver-to-digital conversion cuts costs
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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…
Amazon’s smartphone: a tracking tool in disguise
Amazon’s smartphone: a tracking tool in disguise
Business news |
The Wall Street Journal report last week that ecommerce giant Amazon is planning to enter the smartphone market with its own handset expected for June is stirring a lot of…
Heartbleed challenges the Internet of Thing
Heartbleed challenges the Internet of Thing
Interviews |
The Heartbleed security bug is a key example of the fundamental security challenge for the Internet of Things says Green Hills Software as it launches a new security group.
DC-DC converter boasts internal compensation
DC-DC converter boasts 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.
DC/DC converters cover a broad range of topologies
DC/DC converters cover a broad range of topologies
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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 analogue front end and controller monitors battery cells
Precision analogue front end and controller monitors battery cells
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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…
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…
Samsung makes graphene at the wafer-scale
Samsung makes graphene at the wafer-scale
Technology News |
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), in partnership with Sungkyunkwan University, has announced a method of synthesizing single-crystal monolayers of graphene on silicon wafers.
DALI dimmable LED power supplies can be customised
DALI dimmable LED power supplies can be customised
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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…
20 dB gain block cover 20 MHz to 2 GHz
20 dB gain block cover 20 MHz to 2 GHz
New Products |
The LTC6431-20, a 20 MHz to 2 GHz single-ended input and output fixed gain amplifier from Linear Technology offers 46.2 dBm OIP3 (Output Third Order Intercept) and 2.6 dB noise…
Inductance Pulse Testing of Three-Phase Inductors
Inductance Pulse Testing of Three-Phase Inductors
Technology News |
Three phase line inductors (also called reactors or chokes) help limit and control the load current as well as suppress current spikes and are widely used to protect variable-frequency drives…
Researchers report porous silicon that generates hydrogen from sunlight
Researchers report porous silicon that generates hydrogen from sunlight
Feature articles |
A team of mechanical engineers at Penn State University have discovered a new method of manufacturing porous silicon which can use solar energy to generate hydrogen from water and could…
SERDES-centric FPGAs put 85k LUTs in economy package for companion-chip roles
SERDES-centric FPGAs put 85k LUTs in economy package for companion-chip roles
Feature articles |
A device family from Lattice combines 40% lower-cost, 30% lower power and 2X functional density in the smallest package to meet the unique needs of fast growing high-volume markets such…
Power module with ultra-wide voltage input for telecom and PoE
Power module with ultra-wide voltage input for telecom and PoE
Feature articles |
A 50W ultra-wide-input power module in sixteenth-brick footprint simplifies Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) applications; ultra-wide input voltage from 18V to 75V accommodates 24V and 48V systems, reduces inventories and is also suitable…
Green Hills extends Integrity to multicore ARM Cortex-A9 processors
Green Hills extends Integrity to multicore ARM Cortex-A9 processors
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Green Hills Software now offers its INTEGRITY-178 tuMP real-time operating system (RTOS) for ARM-based processors. Green Hills Software partner Richland Technologies has announced an Open Standard Reconfigurable and Certifiable Computing…
Unified connector system for thin, LED-backlit LCD display panels
Unified connector system for thin, LED-backlit LCD display panels
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Molex’ IllumiMate 1.00 and 1.25 mm pitch wire-to-board connector system provides design flexibility with multiple mating and voltage configurations.
Compact LED-based solar simulator cuts PV testing costs
Compact LED-based solar simulator cuts PV testing costs
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Innovations in Optics, Inc. has introduced a high power, multi-wavelength LED illuminator for testing photovoltaic devices that meets Class AAA solar simulator requirements of IEC 60904-9 for spectral match, uniformity…
Porous silicon generates hydrogen using sunlight
Porous silicon generates hydrogen using sunlight
Technology News |
A team mechanical engineers at Penn State University have developed a method of manufacturing porous silicon which can use solar energy to generate hydrogen from water and could be used…
Mushrooms recover gold from mobile scrap
Mushrooms recover gold from mobile scrap
Technology News |
Gold, silver, copper and many other valuable metals, including rare earth metals, are commonly used in the manufacture of consumer electronics only to end-up into huge piles of electronic waste.
BMW Laserlights to hit streets in autumn 2014
BMW Laserlights to hit streets in autumn 2014
Technology News |
BMW has confirmed that BMW Laserlights will receive a world premiere in autumn 2014 and the efficient light source will be hitting our roads in a production car for the…
Battery sensor integrates MCU, CAN and analog front-end
Battery sensor integrates MCU, CAN and analog front-end
New Products |
Freescale has an AEC-Q100 (automotive) qualified intelligent battery sensor that combines three measurement channels, a 16/32-bit MCU, and a CAN protocol module in a single package.
Land Rover makes front part of vehicle invisible
Land Rover makes front part of vehicle invisible
Technology News |
In a combination of augmented reality and driver assistance system, carmaker Land Rover makes the front part of the vehicle transparent. What on first glance appears a bit weird is…


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