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NVLink takes on PCI Express
NVLink takes on PCI Express
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Nvidia’s new NVLInk interconnect is directly challenging PCI Express 3.0 and 4.0 in the data center.
Take a look at the MS-DOS source code
Take a look at the MS-DOS source code
Technology News |
You can now download the source code to MS-DOS v1.0 and 2.0 under a research license.
Solvay acquires Plextronics to accelerate OLED developments
Solvay acquires Plextronics to accelerate OLED developments
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International chemical group Solvay has acquired U.S.-based Plextronics Inc. to strengthen the company's Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) electronic display…
Broadband capacitors provide DC blocking over 16 kHz to 40 GHz
Broadband capacitors provide DC blocking over 16 kHz to 40 GHz
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GX0S series ultra-broadband capacitors are available with X5R characteristics; they exhibit extremely low insertion loss and excellent return loss…

LED driver reduces dimmable MR16 LED lamp footprint
LED driver reduces dimmable MR16 LED lamp footprint
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Diodes Incorporated has introduced DC-DC converter with boost, buck and voltage-inverting modes that fits in a compact DFN6040-12 dual exposed-pad package which enables a reduction in form factor of MR16…
EU agrees on charging plug for electric cars
EU agrees on charging plug for electric cars
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According to media reports, the European Parliament, the EU Commission and the member states agreed to adopt the so-called Type 2 charging plug as the standard for electric vehicles. The…
Continental takes aim at Bosch with upswing in radar sensor production
Continental takes aim at Bosch with upswing in radar sensor production
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Automotive supplier Continental has announced a ramp-up of its production of short-range radar sensors in the USA. These sensors are a crucial element in advanced driver assistance systems. With this…
Data acquisition software updated with CAN diagnostics
Data acquisition software updated with CAN diagnostics
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IPEmotion 2014 R1 includes several new features for CAN traffic analysis, A2L import, map database management and audio playback.
1W and 0.6W, high-efficacy white lighting LEDs
1W and 0.6W, high-efficacy white lighting LEDs
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Toshiba Electronics has added two series of white LEDs, the 3.5 x 3.5mm lens package 1W type TL1L2 series, and the 3.0 x 3.0mm flat package 0.6W type TL3GB series.
Accelerated regression testing of mixed-signal SoCs in Synopsys’ verification plans
Accelerated regression testing of mixed-signal SoCs in Synopsys’ verification plans
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An advanced mixed-signal verification initiative aims to extend proven verification methodology and technologies for mixed-signal applications. Objectives include rapid deployment of constrained-random testbenches in a regression environment.
LTE-Advanced Uplink, 4×4 MIMO signal generation
LTE-Advanced Uplink, 4×4 MIMO signal generation
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Test solutions for the developing LTE-A mobile radio standard continue to come into place with Agilent Technologies’ assertion that it has an industry first with its LTE-A uplink 4x4 MIMO…
76V, 1A step-down converter has 12 µA Iq, suits automotive applications
76V, 1A step-down converter has 12 µA Iq, suits automotive applications
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LTC3637 is a 76V input-capable high efficiency buck converter that delivers up to 1A of continuous output current. It operates from an input voltage range of 4V to 76V, making…
Capacitive sense buttons match mechanical switches on cost
Capacitive sense buttons match mechanical switches on cost
Feature articles |
Cypress Semiconductor recently announced additional devices in its CapSense Controller series; low-cost devices that require no coding, allowing you to implement elegant, reliable user interfaces, with good noise immunity, proximity…
40-V to 100-V MOSFETs for high-current motor control and power designs
40-V to 100-V MOSFETs for high-current motor control and power designs
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Texas Instruments’ latest NexFET mid-voltage power MOSFETs include lowest on-resistance 80-V and 100-V devices in TO-220 packages.
S3 prepares D/A silicon product with a twist
S3 prepares D/A silicon product with a twist
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S3 Group (Dublin, Ireland), best known as a supplier of design services and intellectual property to the semiconductor, TV and telehealth sectors, is preparing to sell complete ICs – but…
Induction Motors: Don’t write them off just yet!
Induction Motors: Don’t write them off just yet!
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I’ve been doing some light reading recently on the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy website, specifically their recommendations for electric motors and controls from their recent “Ecodesign Seminars.”…
Designing IoT—Part II—the Thing
Designing IoT—Part II—the Thing
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In the first article in this series, I presented the communication technologies used in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) nodes. WSN nodes are not the only types of IoT device, but…
The blurring line between oscilloscopes and On-Die instrumentation
The blurring line between oscilloscopes and On-Die instrumentation
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Limitations from the fundamental physics of interconnect losses can't be eliminated. The only practical way around this limitation in the interconnects is to implement significant signal processing on-die…
Best practices for designing high-throughput, real-time SoC systems
Best practices for designing high-throughput, real-time SoC systems
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Modern SoC software often consists of multiple applications ranging from hard real-time, such as automotive motor control, to high-throughput, such as HD video streaming. Hybrid system design is becoming challenging…
A practical take on FFTs
A practical take on FFTs
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Virtually all scopes today provide the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) as a standard feature, but in my experience, few users know how, when, or why to use it. And if…
Measure small impedances with Rogowski current probes
Measure small impedances with Rogowski current probes
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You're probably familiar with clamp on current probes, but chances are you don’t know much about the Rogowski current probe.
Embedded tool automates clock signal testing
Embedded tool automates clock signal testing
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Currently the most advanced strategies for validating, testing, debugging and programming of complex boards and systems are summed up as Embedded System Access (ESA) technologies. They enable users to improve…
Flexible LED light sheet targets European applications
Flexible LED light sheet targets European applications
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Cooledge Lighting, Inc., plans to launch European operations and debut the company's flexible light sheet technology at next week's Light+Building 2014 event in Frankfurt, Germany.
1-W and 0.6-W white LEDs target lighting demands
1-W and 0.6-W white LEDs target lighting demands
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched two series of white LEDs, the 3.5 x 3.5 mm lens package 1 W type TL1L2 series, and the 3.0 x 3.0 mm flat…
High power LED achieves lumen efficacy up to 167-lm/W
High power LED achieves lumen efficacy up to 167-lm/W
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LG Innotek has released a high power LED which the company claims offers a 30% lumen efficacy improvement compared with its previous products.
Flip-chip packaged LEDs offer backlighting cost savings
Flip-chip packaged LEDs offer backlighting cost savings
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Honglitronic has adopted advanced flip-chip packaging technologies to develop high power versions of 1 W and 3 W LEDs that claims to offer savings of almost 20% of backlight source…
GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier covers DC to 20 GHz
GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier covers DC to 20 GHz
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Custom MMIC is adding a driver amplifier, the CMD192C5, to its growing product library. The CMD192C5 is the packaged version of the highly popular CMD192 amplifier that until now had…
Microwave filters deliver high Q in small size
Microwave filters deliver high Q in small size
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As system designers are driven to miniaturise, many high performance designs are limited by the high Q requirements of filtering.


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