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Measure PDN on a budget
Measure PDN on a budget
Technology News |
Steve Sandler takes a look at how to measure a  power distribution network design on a limited budget.
IoT to drive growth for German sensor industry
IoT to drive growth for German sensor industry
Business news |
A positive overall industry outlook for the sensor and measuring industry has been published by Berlin-based Association for Sensors and…
Handheld analyzer adds TETRA capabilities
Handheld analyzer adds TETRA capabilities
New Products |
For professional private data and voice radio connectivity in closed user groups such as police, firefighters or armed forces, the…
Teledyne Dalsa offers optical MEMS actuator driver
Teledyne Dalsa offers optical MEMS actuator driver
New Products |
Teledyne Dalsa Semiconductor Inc. (Bromont, Quebec) has developed an electrostatic actuator for use with MEMS in optical applications such as…

The Filter Wizard: on being analog AND open
The Filter Wizard: on being analog AND open
Feature articles |
Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, uses the example of a sensor interface to illustrate how using digital circuitry can be a good thing but…
Semi-transparent organic solar cells claim efficiency record
Semi-transparent organic solar cells claim efficiency record
Technology News |
Heliatek GmbH is claiming a new record in the efficiency of transparent solar cells. The latest development allows transparency levels up to 40% with an efficiency of more than 7%.
NXP’s GreenChip platform supports smaller portable adapters
NXP’s GreenChip platform supports smaller portable adapters
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors’ GreenChip TEA1836 and TEA1892 devices are designed to enable ultra-small 45W adapters and power supplies for notebooks, ultra-light notebooks, set top boxes and other devices. With tight integration…
700-W L-band transistor claims highest output power
700-W L-band transistor claims highest output power
New Products |
Infineon’s 700W L-Band RF power transistor offers the highest-in-industry L-Band output power available for radar systems operating in the 1200 – 1400 MHz frequency range. By lowering part counts, the…
Fast start controllers target smartphone chargers
Fast start controllers target smartphone chargers
Technology News |
CamSemi has released two 'fast start' Primary Side Sensing (PSS) controllers to target low cost MoU-compliant, USB smartphone charger and other universal input applications typically rated at 8 W and…
2-D semiconductor discovery promises solar cell application benefits
2-D semiconductor discovery promises solar cell application benefits
Technology News |
Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry have discovered a two-dimensional semiconductor, rhenium disulfide, which could be useful in various applications ranging from solar cells to super-lubricants.  The compound also looks…
Slideshow: Focusing on power trends at APEC 2014
Slideshow: Focusing on power trends at APEC 2014
Technology News |
Last week's APEC 2014 conference and exhibition is a key event in the power management calendar where the major global players reveal their future plans and major product offerings. Here…
How toxic is Paris? European project tackles the issue
How toxic is Paris? European project tackles the issue
Technology News |
Greyish photos of Paris under a thick blanket of contaminated air, the Eiffel tower barely visible in the skyline, gave us a spectacular demonstration of bad environmental practices contrasting very…
28nm – The last node of Moore’s law
28nm – The last node of Moore’s law
Feature articles |
We have been hearing about the imminent demise of Moore's Law quite a lot recently. Most of these predictions have been targeting the 7nm node and 2020 as the end-point.
German sensor industry provides positive outlook
German sensor industry provides positive outlook
Business news |
A positive overall industry outlook for the sensor and measuring industry has been published by Berlin-based Association for Sensors and Measurements (AMA). Across the industry, R&D investment is expected to…
Ultrasound beamforming source driver
Ultrasound beamforming source driver
New Products |
Supertex‘ MD2133 is a programmable high-speed source-driver for pulsed current applications.
ARM Cortex A9 MCU development board runs on Linux
ARM Cortex A9 MCU development board runs on Linux
New Products |
Silica has launched a new ArchiTech development board that offers a low cost streamlined platform for Linux based designs.
Solar spending gains momentum to reach USD3.8bn in 2014
Solar spending gains momentum to reach USD3.8bn in 2014
Market news |
A new round of solar cell capital spending is set commence that will reach $3.8 billion by year-end following a capital expenditure bounce back for the photovoltaic (PV) industry in…
RS Components connects mobile resistive touchscreens to Raspberry Pi
RS Components connects mobile resistive touchscreens to Raspberry Pi
New Products |
RS Components has added two touchscreen display starter kits for the Raspberry Pi, providing a quick and easy wiring interface and suitable to create portable and low power Raspberry Pi…
Power platform targets smaller portable adapters
Power platform targets smaller portable adapters
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors’ GreenChip TEA1836 and TEA1892 devices are designed to enable ultra-small 45W adapters and power supplies for notebooks, ultra-light notebooks, set top boxes and other devices. With tight integration…
Power modules extend to 70V
Power modules extend to 70V
New Products |
Micrel’s MIC28304/MIC45205/MIC45208/MIC45212 family of power modules operates from 4.5V to 26.5V (70V for MIC28304) input and are capable of delivering currents of 3A, 6A, 10A and 14A, respectively.
Fighting headwinds in the lab
Fighting headwinds in the lab
Feature articles |
In May last year, bicycle manufacturer Specialized publicly announced an industry’s first for the cycling industry, an in-house wind-tunnel specifically designed and equipped to test bike aerodynamics and measure wind…
Microwave networking platform simplifies mobile operator networks
Microwave networking platform simplifies mobile operator networks
New Products |
The CTR 8000 microwave networking platform from Aviat Networks is designed to simplify mobile operator networks. The first product in the CTR family, the CTR 8540 microwave router includes a…
Europe sees slower speeds for IC Compiler II designs
Europe sees slower speeds for IC Compiler II designs
Technology News |
Chip designs in Europe are seeing less speed up from the new version of IC Compiler as more IP blocks are used.
Mentor buys Berkeley DA after Cadence lawsuit
Mentor buys Berkeley DA after Cadence lawsuit
Business news |
EDA company Mentor Graphics Corp. has acquired Berkeley Design Automation Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), a vendor of software for analog, mixed-signal and RF circuit verification, for an undisclosed sum.
A marathon of data collection for wearables
A marathon of data collection for wearables
Market news |
Market analysts give all semiconductor companies high hopes as long as they can fit their silicon into wearable applications, promised to sell in the tens of millions of units across…
Anritsu TETRA-enables S412E Handheld Analyzer
Anritsu TETRA-enables S412E Handheld Analyzer
New Products |
For professional private data and voice radio connectivity in closed user groups such as police, firefighters or armed forces, the TETRA standard is the predominant RF platform. For service engineers…
40% transparent organic solar cells claim efficiency record
40% transparent organic solar cells claim efficiency record
Technology News |
Heliatek GmbH is claiming a new record in the efficiency of transparent solar cells.  The latest development allows transparency levels up to 40% with an efficiency of more than 7%.
Fast energy-saving microchip for 5G radio networks
Fast energy-saving microchip for 5G radio networks
New Products |
At the upcoming DATE Conference , the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) will introduce the second iteration of its power-optimized Tomahawk microchip. The little axe is described as "very…


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