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Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough promises low cost hydrogen automobiles
Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough promises low cost hydrogen automobiles
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HyperSolar, Inc. is claiming that the company's artificial photosynthesis technology is now capable of producing 1.2 volt open circuit voltage…
Renault switches gears to ‘hyperconnected’
Renault switches gears to ‘hyperconnected’
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Connected car was yesterday. According to French carmaker Renault, future vehicles will be more than just connected. They will make…
Step-up converter generates up to 27 V at low power levels
Step-up converter generates up to 27 V at low power levels
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A current-mode step-up converter for small, low power applications, the input voltage of the Advanced Power Electronics APE1913-3 converter can…
High voltage capacitors suit automotive use
High voltage capacitors suit automotive use
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For high voltage automotive electronics in both standard and hybrid electric vehicles, AVX’ High Voltage Automotive MLCC Series is rated…

Digital ultraviolet index sensors will add a function to wellness monitoring
Digital ultraviolet index sensors will add a function to wellness monitoring
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Silicon Labs’ single-chip Si1132/4x optical sensors track UV exposure, ambient light and other biometrics to add health-monitoring functions to smartphones and wearable computing products. They also provide display-backlight compensation for…
A connector system for 400 Gbps data rates
A connector system for 400 Gbps data rates
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Molex designed its zCD interconnect to solve next-generation data transmission requirements; the compact form-factor zCD connector delivers data rates scalable up to 400 Gbps for use in telecommunications, networking and…
Microsemi aims to secure the Internet of Things
Microsemi aims to secure the Internet of Things
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Microsemi has moved its defense security technology onto its FPGA system on chip platform to provide a secure boot for any processors in the Internet of Things.
Off-grid LED agricultural lighting aims for growth
Off-grid LED agricultural lighting aims for growth
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Solaris Power Cells, Inc. the creators of the Solaris SMART-CELL Passive Electron Storage Array, has successfully completed the company's first trials of a self-contained off grid agriculture LED grow light…
One LED, various color tones for taillight
One LED, various color tones for taillight
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The latest addition to Osram's Oslon Black Flat LED family emits yellow light and various red tones and is exceptionally bright. Specially designed for light guide applications, these LEDs can…
Valeo takes LeddarTech sensing technology to ADAS
Valeo takes LeddarTech sensing technology to ADAS
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Automotive supplier Valeo will source a distance-measuring technology IP for obstacle detection and tracking functions from Canadian company LeddarTech. The move gives LeddarTech access to the automotive market.
Flexible OLED lighting demonstrators are unveiled
Flexible OLED lighting demonstrators are unveiled
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The UK's Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has unveiled a range of flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) demonstrators.
LED lighting controls deliver dimmer savings
LED lighting controls deliver dimmer savings
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Lutron Electronics has unveiled four LED lighting controls which have been designed to simplify the use of LEDs and ensure a high-quality dimming experience.
ARM tries again
ARM tries again
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The demand for big.LITTLE technology has driven a quick re-spin to produce the ARM Cortex A17.
Torque measurement uses acoustic surface waves
Torque measurement uses acoustic surface waves
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Under the brand name TorqueSense, measurement technology company Althen (Kelkheim, Germany) is launching a new torque sensor product family. The technology is based on IP from British company Sensor Technology.
Automation the key to testing very high volumes of advanced smartphones
Automation the key to testing very high volumes of advanced smartphones
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As wireless technology continues to evolve, the rise of the smartphone continues to gather pace along with the challenges of cost-effectively producing many millions of these devices. One critical component…
A displays milestone? – First flexible, plastic, organic AMOLED technology revealed
A displays milestone? – First flexible, plastic, organic AMOLED technology revealed
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For as long as researchers have been working with organic LEDs, one of the hope-for end-points has been the concept of high-volume, low-cost, light-emitting displays produced on continuous media -…
Module upgrades M2M connections to 3G
Module upgrades M2M connections to 3G
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From distributor MSC, the Quectel UC15 3G-Module provides cost-effective migration from 2G to 3G. The module is UMTS/HSDPA-capable and is pin-compatible to the same company’s M10- and M12-GPRS Class 12-Modules.
Stackable PCI/104-Express, 150W ATX PSU
Stackable PCI/104-Express, 150W ATX PSU
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ADL Embedded Solutions’ ADLPS104ISO-150 is a 150W power supply board with long-life ratings. It’s designed to meet the needs of high-powered Intel Core industrial and embedded motherboards by providing robust…
Distributor names winners in its “Smarter Life Challenge”
Distributor names winners in its “Smarter Life Challenge”
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In the autumn of 2013 distributor Farnell element 14 invited engineers to submit entries to a competition in which they would develop projects that, “had the potential to enhance the…
Industrial/automotive DC/DC supplies 0.25A, shuts down to 12 µA
Industrial/automotive DC/DC supplies 0.25A, shuts down to 12 µA
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LTC3638 is a 140V input-capable high efficiency buck converter that delivers up to 250mA of continuous output current. It operates from an input voltage range of 4V to 140V, for…
Lower Rx clock rate cuts EMI from LCD panel connections
Lower Rx clock rate cuts EMI from LCD panel connections
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Accepting a reduced pixel clock compared to existing devices, this LVDS receiver IC reduces EMI and power consumption in applications such as printers, copiers, appliances and digital cameras that use…
Simplify current monitoring in industrial applications with dual precision sense amp
Simplify current monitoring in industrial applications with dual precision sense amp
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Maxim has posted details of a 2-channel, high-voltage, current-sense amplifier; its combination of high accuracy and operation at 76V will assist you in implementing precision current monitoring in a wide…
Motion-tracking IC implements dead-reckoning navigation for cars, without GPS
Motion-tracking IC implements dead-reckoning navigation for cars, without GPS
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Swiss company u-blox has introduced an IC for advanced in-dash navigation, emergency call such as eCall and ERA-GLONASS, usage-based insurance (UBI), road-pricing, and stolen vehicle recovery systems.
Electronic load simulates PV panels
Electronic load simulates PV panels
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The EL9712B 300W electronic load is aimed at research and development, inspection, service and test requirements in industry, research laboratories, training centres and education. It has an input rating of…
LEDs in biophotonics/medical devices grow by 19.8 percent
LEDs in biophotonics/medical devices grow by 19.8 percent
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The worldwide consumption value of LEDs in biophotonic and medical devices reached $77.3 million in 2013 which is an increase of 19.8% compared 2012 according to market study released by…
Power line communication implementation for DC applications
Power line communication implementation for DC applications
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Ajinder Singh and Dave Hermann of Texas Instruments focus on the use of PLC over DC power lines and present a reference design that can help customers adopt PLC over…
Five key challenges to improving LTE network backhaul speed – and how to solve them
Five key challenges to improving LTE network backhaul speed – and how to solve them
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The move to LTE brings great improvements in connection speeds (30 Mbps typical) but it also brings a costly problem with it; the need to greatly uprate mobile network backhaul…
ARM and SMIC target mobile and consumer applications with 28nm process IP partnership
ARM and SMIC target mobile and consumer applications with 28nm process IP partnership
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ARM and, Chinese semiconductor foundry, SMIC have agreed to offer the ARM® Artisan® physical IP platform for SMIC's 28nm poly SiON (PS) process to provide high-performance, high-density and low-power technologies…


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