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RFID chip IC authenticates goods via NFC
RFID chip IC authenticates goods via NFC
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The EM4237 IC from EM Microelectronic is claimed to be the first high-secure ISO/IEC15693 compliant device to guarantee anti-counterfeiting and…
Design review boredom: Is there an alternative?
Design review boredom: Is there an alternative?
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Brandt Braswell, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Freescale Semiconductor, proposes a way to improve the design review…
Graphene nanoflakes deliver threefold solar panel efficiency increase
Graphene nanoflakes deliver threefold solar panel efficiency increase
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered a way of using graphene nanoflakes to make solar-powered panels in lights,…
CMOS battery fuel gauges reduce power consumption
CMOS battery fuel gauges reduce power consumption
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ON Semiconductor has introduced a family of CMOS battery fuel gauge ICs that provide accurate measurements of the remaining power…

PMIC for RF agile-radio applications and FPGAs
PMIC for RF agile-radio applications and FPGAs
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Analog Devices has configured a power management IC for the complex integrated power solutions required by advanced software-defined radio and FPGA applications.
Ultra-low-power STM32 (ARM) MCUs add memory up to 512 kB
Ultra-low-power STM32 (ARM) MCUs add memory up to 512 kB
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STMicroelectronics has extended its STM32 L1 series of ultra-low-power ARM Cortex-M3 32-bit microcontrollers with new 512 kB flash devices. The L1 series now includes more than 70 part numbers in…
Graphene nanoflakes triple solar panel efficiency
Graphene nanoflakes triple solar panel efficiency
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered a way of using graphene nanoflakes to make solar-powered panels in lights, calculators and roofs lighter, less expensive, more flexible and more…
WiFi USB stick connects machines to smartphone user interfaces
WiFi USB stick connects machines to smartphone user interfaces
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A major problem with many machines is that the Human Machine Interface (HMI) is often a small basic control box with a small display and a few buttons that is…
ISO/IEC15693 compliant RFID chip authenticates goods through NFC
ISO/IEC15693 compliant RFID chip authenticates goods through NFC
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The EM4237 IC from EM Microelectronic is claimed to be the first high-secure ISO/IEC15693 compliant device to guarantee anti-counterfeiting and brand protection.
IP 30 case offers EMI protection to non-standardized PCBs
IP 30 case offers EMI protection to non-standardized PCBs
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The Schroff Interscale M range of cases includes units for small and non-standardized PCBs, at a very competitive price point.
1.6×1.2mm GT-cut quartz crystals cover the 8 to 20 MHz range
1.6×1.2mm GT-cut quartz crystals cover the 8 to 20 MHz range
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River Eletec has unveiled GT-cut quartz crystal covering the 8 to 20MHz frequency range in a package measuring only 1.6×1.2×0.33mm.
Modular multi-standard readers tackle RFID migration process
Modular multi-standard readers tackle RFID migration process
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Access regulation is one of the security precautions that every company takes most seriously. Large organisations that have to secure sprawling premises and large buildings are currently working with access…
World’s most efficient OLED lighting panel delivers 131-lm/W
World’s most efficient OLED lighting panel delivers 131-lm/W
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Konica Minolta in Japan has claimed to have developed the world's most efficient OLED lighting panel which achieves an efficiency of 131 lm/W. The panel's emitting area is 15 square…
Low-power STM32 (ARM) MCUs add memory up to 512 kB
Low-power STM32 (ARM) MCUs add memory up to 512 kB
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STMicroelectronics has extended its STM32 L1 series of ultra-low-power ARM Cortex-M3 32-bit microcontrollers with new 512 kB flash devices. The L1 series now includes more than 70 part numbers in…
Are quantum dot solar cells commercially viable?
Are quantum dot solar cells commercially viable?
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A Korean research team has developed a technology which produces highly-efficient inverted colloidal quantum dot solar cells and could pave the way to a new generation of cheaper solar cells.
Fairchild faces $315 million charge for patent infringement
Fairchild faces $315 million charge for patent infringement
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Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, Calif.) must pay $105 million in damages, a possibly three times that, having been found guilty of infringing two patents on power supply ICs held by…
Liquid crystal waveguides split optical fibre signal at MHz speed
Liquid crystal waveguides split optical fibre signal at MHz speed
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Operating at speeds three orders of magnitude higher than conventional optical sensors, the optical switch / variable optical power splitter device (OS/VOPS) developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS…
Improved code visibility cuts Linux debug time for Mentor Graphics
Improved code visibility cuts Linux debug time for Mentor Graphics
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Watching software defined networking take hold
Watching software defined networking take hold
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Software defined networking (SDN) is being touted as a disruptive technology that will, once implemented, allow corporations to lower IT costs and be more responsive and flexible. SDN will transform…
Freescale simplifies Software-Defined Networking with embedded software
Freescale simplifies Software-Defined Networking with embedded software
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Intended to advance implementations of software-defined networking, Freescale has introduced OpenFlow-Compatible software integrated on QorIQ multicore processors. VortiQa SDN solutions running on Freescale QorIQ communications processors streamline the creation of…
UK’s IET issues Code of Practice for the Application of LED Lighting Systems
UK’s IET issues Code of Practice for the Application of LED Lighting Systems
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A new Code of Practice for the Application of LED Lighting Systems is published today, 4 March 2014, by the UK’s Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Waveform generators cut jitter and distortion
Waveform generators cut jitter and distortion
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Agilent’s 33600A Series waveform generators use the company’s “Trueform” signal-generation technology that claims to output the lowest jitter, lowest harmonic and non-harmonic distortion in this class of instruments.
Commscope leads in DAS market
Commscope leads in DAS market
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​CommScope reached the top spot in ABI Research’s latest refresh of its DAS Vendor Competitive Assessment and is closely followed by TE Connectivity, Axell, and Corning.
Internet cookies cross to the physical world
Internet cookies cross to the physical world
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Ten years ago, Rafi Haladjian now CEO of French company Sen.se was already gazing at the Internet-of-Things, putting forward a first connected product, the Nabaztag Rabbit.
Environmental sensors will thrive in consumer, wearable products
Environmental sensors will thrive in consumer, wearable products
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Steve Barraclough, senior director of product management at Bosch Sensortec, talks use cases for environmental sensors and how some day products will get a sensor network equivalent of human skin.
Global chip sales soar in January
Global chip sales soar in January
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The three-month average of worldwide chip sales was $26.28 billion in January, up 8.8 percent over the equivalent figure in January 2013, according to the United States Semiconductor Industry Association…
Qualcomm climbs ranking of chip R&D spenders
Qualcomm climbs ranking of chip R&D spenders
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Intel, the world's largest chip company, remained the biggest spender on R&D in 2013 but Qualcomm jumped over Samsung into second place, according to data compiled by market research company…
Why Japan leads in electromobility – and why this could change soon
Why Japan leads in electromobility – and why this could change soon
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Is electromobility a strategic issue for Europe's automotive industry or just a propaganda slogan? A study from management consulting service Roland Berger shows where the real technology leaders are.


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