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NTT, Alcatel-Lucent Japan and Fujitsu to study server architecture for future networks
NTT, Alcatel-Lucent Japan and Fujitsu to study server architecture for future networks
Technology News |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation has launched a collaborative study with Alcatel-Lucent Japan Ltd., and Fujitsu Limited to develop a…
Blu Wireless awarded £1m from the West of England Growth Fund
Blu Wireless awarded £1m from the West of England Growth Fund
Business news |
Blu Wireless Technology has been awarded £1 million from the West of England’s Growth Fund to accelerate development and marketing…
Military radar simulator suitable for receiver testing and operator training
Military radar simulator suitable for receiver testing and operator training
New Products |
Link Microtek is offering a portable radar signal generator that is specifically designed for military applications in field or maritime…
Integrated analog: what’s missing?
Integrated analog: what’s missing?
Technology News |
Didier Juges ponders the integration of analog with digital control or a full-bodied double conversion to the digital domain.

DC/DC supplies 0.25A, shuts down to 12 µA
DC/DC supplies 0.25A, shuts down to 12 µA
New Products |
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…
Dead reckoning for cars: IC computes vehicle movements without external reference
Dead reckoning for cars: IC computes vehicle movements without external reference
New Products |
Swiss company u-blox has introduced its next-generation semiconductor technology dedicated to advanced in-dash navigation, emergency call such as eCall and ERA-GLONASS, usage-based insurance (UBI), road-pricing, and stolen vehicle recovery systems.
Power Product Watch
Power Product Watch
New Products |
In the spotlight this week we find a tiny DC/DC power regulator and a high current development board featuring multiple half-bridges in parallel.
150 V, 100 mA step-down regulator requires only three external components
150 V, 100 mA step-down regulator requires only three external components
Technology News |
The LTC3639 step-down regulator integrates key high performance features into one compact IC. It is capable of up to 150 V input voltage and 100 mA output current, utilizing synchronous…
Aeroflex takes over virtual test solution partner
Aeroflex takes over virtual test solution partner
Business news |
Measurement equipment provider Aeroflex, Inc. announced that it plans to acquire its hitherto technology partner in the segment of virtual testing, Shennick Network Systems. With the move, Aeroflex intends to…
How to design an efficient MEMS-based pico-projector
How to design an efficient MEMS-based pico-projector
Feature articles |
Over the last few years, millions of products incorporating pico projection have shipped, and developers are innovating new applications for this rapidly growing display category.
£1m boost for Blu Wireless 60GHz
£1m boost for Blu Wireless 60GHz
Business news |
Gigabit wireless firm Blu Wireless Technology has won a £1m ($1.6m) grant from a local Growth Fund for its 60GHz IP development.
ARM broadens IP partnership with SMIC
ARM broadens IP partnership with SMIC
Technology News |
China's largest semiconductor foundry, SMIC is to offer the ARM Artisan physical IP platform for SMIC's 28 nm poly SiON (PS) process to provide high-performance, high-density and low-power technologies for…
Sound processor integrates RF noise removal function
Sound processor integrates RF noise removal function
New Products |
Rohm’s latest sound processors for volume and tone adjustment in audio devices, including car audio systems (BD37033FV, BD37034FV, BD37068FV) and AV receivers (BD34701KS2), feature a special RF noise removal function…
Bristol pumps £2m into silicon and high tech
Bristol pumps £2m into silicon and high tech
Business news |
The Bristol and Bath region of the UK is providing £2m to boost silicon and high tech startups.
Stacking an ATX power supply in PCI/104-Express
Stacking an ATX power supply in PCI/104-Express
New Products |
ADL Embedded Solutions is supporting the PCI/104-Express form factor with a long life stackable power supply board that can be ruggedized.
World’s first flexible, plastic, organic AMOLED display revealed
World’s first flexible, plastic, organic AMOLED display revealed
Technology News |
The world's first truly flexible, plastic, fully organic AMOLED display has been demonstrated by two European partners at the Flextech Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Micro-scale liquid flow sensors
Micro-scale liquid flow sensors
New Products |
Swiss sensor manufacturer Sensirion’s liquid flow series LPP10 and LPG10 are based on planar microfluidic substrates and the sensors are available with a glass (LPG10) or a plastic (LPP10) packaging.
M2M module offers cost-effective migration from 2G to 3G
M2M module offers cost-effective migration from 2G to 3G
New Products |
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.
150W ATX PSU features a stackable PCI/104-Express form factor
150W ATX PSU features a stackable PCI/104-Express form factor
New Products |
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…
Buck converter supplies 0.25A and boasts 12 µA shutdown
Buck converter supplies 0.25A and boasts 12 µA shutdown
New Products |
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…
Dual precision sense amp simplifies current monitoring in industrial applications
Dual precision sense amp simplifies current monitoring in industrial applications
New Products |
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…
LEDs in biophotonics /medical devices grow by 19.8 percent
LEDs in biophotonics /medical devices grow by 19.8 percent
Market news |
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…
ARM’s turn to non-volatile memory is right move
ARM’s turn to non-volatile memory is right move
Feature articles |
ARM has an initiative to look at non-volatile memory and how it will be used in the future. Deals on MRAM and Correlated electron RAM are the first evidence of…
IBM’s chip unit on chopping block?
IBM’s chip unit on chopping block?
Business news |
Here we go again. Discussions about putting IBM’s semiconductor business on the chopping block have returned with a vengeance.
Industrial chip market to grow 9% in 2014.
Industrial chip market to grow 9% in 2014.
Market news |
In 2013 the industrial chip market picked up speed during 3Q13 and the second-half turnaround has set the sector up for growth in 2014 of 9 percent taking the market…
3D ADR chip shows vehicle movement in 3 dimensions without GNSS signals
3D ADR chip shows vehicle movement in 3 dimensions without GNSS signals
New Products |
Swiss company, u-blox has introduced its next-generation semiconductor technology dedicated to advanced in-dash navigation, emergency call such as eCall and ERA-GLONASS, usage-based insurance (UBI), road-pricing, and stolen vehicle recovery systems.
MEMS-based displays enable always-on experience in wearables
MEMS-based displays enable always-on experience in wearables
Technology News |
Imagine if, when the first smartphones were being designed, there was no limiting factor around battery life. Think how differently each design decision could have been made. Would form factor…
How MEMS-based displays enable always-on wearables
How MEMS-based displays enable always-on wearables
Technology News |
Imagine if, when the first smartphones were being designed, there was no limiting factor around battery life. Think how differently each design decision could have been made. Would form factor…


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