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Understanding the distortion mechanism of high-K MLCCs
Understanding the distortion mechanism of high-K MLCCs
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The underlying mechanism causing distortion when using High-K ceramic capacitors in a system’s signal path is the voltage coefficient of…
Active integration panel reduces cost of base station connections to distributed antenna systems
Active integration panel reduces cost of base station connections to distributed antenna systems
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TE Connectivity’s FlexWave Active Integration Panel (AIP) has been designed to provide multi-carrier, multi-protocol connectivity between mobile operator base stations…
Sheffield-based environmental IT cooling start-up secures USD10m in international investment
Sheffield-based environmental IT cooling start-up secures USD10m in international investment
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Sheffield-based environmental IT cooling specialist, Iceotope, has completed the start-up's Series A fundraising, securing in excess of $10 million.
Toughened, water resistant, data displays with integral USB 2.0 interface
Toughened, water resistant, data displays with integral USB 2.0 interface
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Equipment located in public spaces needs to be hardened against rough use, abuse and vandalism. To survive, control panels and…

5 megapixel 360° surround view fisheye network camera comes with pixel counter
5 megapixel 360° surround view fisheye network camera comes with pixel counter
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Vivotek has released two 360° surround view pixel counter fisheye network cameras, the FE8174 and FE8174V, featuring 5-megapixel sensors and 1.1 mm fisheye lenses for 180° panoramic view and 360°…
Infographics: Top gadgets and technologies of 2013
Infographics: Top gadgets and technologies of 2013
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2013 was the year when consumer technology really became part of our daily lives. Thanks to a confluence of hardware, software and infrastructure the devices we own can now help…
Cree LED technology provides Munich airport with energy-efficient lighting solutions
Cree LED technology provides Munich airport with energy-efficient lighting solutions
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Cree is providing LED technology to power the apron and exterior lighting systems of Munich Airport (FMG), the seventh largest international hub in Europe, serving 38 million passengers per year.
Dual FPGA board drives manycore 3D system on chip research programme
Dual FPGA board drives manycore 3D system on chip research programme
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Sundance Multiprocessor Technology has developed a dual-FPGA board as the prototyping platform for the European Union’s FP7 FlexTiles 3D SoC project, placing it at the heart of leading research into…
Magnetic ‘lens’ aids wireless power transfer
Magnetic ‘lens’ aids wireless power transfer
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Researchers from Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) have demonstrated a "magnetic lens" that supports the transfer of wireless power over distances much larger than the…
TSMC preps Apple’s next finger-print sensor, says report
TSMC preps Apple’s next finger-print sensor, says report
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Foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) is preparing to make fingerprint sensors for a next-generation Apple iPhone, according to a Digitimes report that references unnamed industry sources.
Dual MOSFET increases the efficiency of smartphone and tablet battery charging
Dual MOSFET increases the efficiency of smartphone and tablet battery charging
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched a new low-resistance dual N-channel MOSFET for power management applications in mobile devices. The SSM6N58NU MOSFET meets the needs of high current as well…
Low passive inter-modulation distributed antenna system for indoor applications
Low passive inter-modulation distributed antenna system for indoor applications
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Pulse Electronics has released three new low passive inter-modulation (PIM) distributed antenna system (DAS) in-building, ceiling mount omni-antennas.
Digitally controlled attenuators to 40GHz
Digitally controlled attenuators to 40GHz
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AtlanTecRF has released its first ever comprehensive range of digitally controlled PIN attenuators, the ADA series, covering frequencies from 500MHz to 40GHz across 17 models.
4-wire resistive touch panel controller ICs include 8- or 32-bit CPU
4-wire resistive touch panel controller ICs include 8- or 32-bit CPU
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Rohm Semiconductor has started the mass production of its BU210xx series of 4-wire resistive touch panel controller ICs, delivered in a huge variety of package options, including a 8-bit or…
Continental, HERE jointly drive towards the electronic horizon
Continental, HERE jointly drive towards the electronic horizon
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Automotive supplier Continental and map services provider HERE will collaborate to make the connected car a reality. The developments will focus on the 'electronic horizon', future functionality for automated driving…
Solenoid controller improves efficiency of direct fuel injection engines
Solenoid controller improves efficiency of direct fuel injection engines
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Worldwide, legislation requires automakers to improve fuel efficiency and meet tougher emissions standards in the next future. To help automakers and suppliers comply with these requirements, Freescale Semiconductor offers the…
Op amp DC error characteristics and their effect on high-precision applications
Op amp DC error characteristics and their effect on high-precision applications
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This article discusses the DC limitations of operational amplifiers and their effects, including input bias currents, input offset voltage, CMRR, PSRR, and input impedance. The article will provide a reader…
10 tips for maximising battery life
10 tips for maximising battery life
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Selecting a low-power microcontroller is an obvious first step, but you can follow a number of software and hardware tips to ensure that every milliampere-hour of battery charge is utilised.
Charging batteries without wires in a compact, efficient manner
Charging batteries without wires in a compact, efficient manner
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Batteries provide power to many different applications across a wide range of industries. In many of these applications, a charging connector is difficult or impossible to use. Wireless charging adds…
Dual-FPGA development platform; powers EU’s FP7 FlexTiles 3D SoC project
Dual-FPGA development platform; powers EU’s FP7 FlexTiles 3D SoC project
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Sundance Multiprocessor Technology, maker of scalable and modular computing modules for embedded solutions, has launched the SMT166 dual-FPGA platform for R&D into the use of large FPGAs for high-performance reconfigurable…
16-channel, 14-bit ADC fits medical imaging applications
16-channel, 14-bit ADC fits medical imaging applications
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AD9249 is a 16-channel, 14-bit, 65 MSPS analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) with an on-chip sample-and-hold circuit that is designed for low cost, low power, small size, and ease of use. The…
TI HapTouch BoosterPack for haptics HMI developments, in distribution
TI HapTouch BoosterPack for haptics HMI developments, in distribution
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Farnell element14 and Texas Instruments have created the HapTouch BoosterPack that allows developers to rapidly integrate haptics technology into their designs. The HapTouch BoosterPack combines MSP430TCH5E haptics MCUs and TI’s…
How much power can you get from a brick?
How much power can you get from a brick?
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Patrick Le Fèvre of Ericsson, examines how much power is it possible to extract from a power brick.
Low-power ADC targets wireless sensor nodes
Low-power ADC targets wireless sensor nodes
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Researchers at the Public University of Navarra have developed an 8-bit charge redistribution successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a power consumption of 2-microwatts.
250 MHz to 12.4 GHz fractional/integer-N PLL
250 MHz to 12.4 GHz fractional/integer-N PLL
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MAX2880 is a high-performance phase-locked loop (PLL) capable of operating in both integer-N and fractional-N modes. Combined with an external reference oscillator, loop filter, and VCO, the device forms an…
Second UK MVNO launches 4G coverage checker powered by SpatialBuzz
Second UK MVNO launches 4G coverage checker powered by SpatialBuzz
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SpatialBuzz has announced that a second UK Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) has launched its online coverage checker, a component of SpatialBuzz’s cloud-based customer experience management (CEM) software solution.
Will mixed-signal ICs integrate like digital cameras have?
Will mixed-signal ICs integrate like digital cameras have?
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It's not news that film/chemical-based photography is dead for almost all practical purposes, done in by the many virtues of digital cameras (no need to repeat them here, you know…
Fuel cell vehicles unlikely to become competitive soon, expert says
Fuel cell vehicles unlikely to become competitive soon, expert says
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Though several carmakers such as Toyota and Daimler continue to highlight their commitment to hydrogen fuel cells as a seminal technology for emission-free mobility, it will take a long time…


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