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USB-TO-SPI Bridge chip joins ‘smart interface’ range
USB-TO-SPI Bridge chip joins ‘smart interface’ range
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Silicon Labs has introduced a high-performance bridge controller that offers a turnkey solution for bridging a universal serial bus (USB)…
Microchip creates foundry libraries with Agilent’s Model Extraction and Qualification software
Microchip creates foundry libraries with Agilent’s Model Extraction and Qualification software
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Chipmaker Microchip Technology Inc, has adopted Agilent EEsof EDA's Model Builder Program and Model Quality Assurance software. The provider of…
PA covers 700 MHz to 2700 MHz in a single output device
PA covers 700 MHz to 2700 MHz in a single output device
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Freescale's small-footprint AFT27S006N and AFT27S010N RF transistors are claimed to be the industry’s first to cover all major cellular bands…
LDMOS transistors span 700 to 2,700MHz band
LDMOS transistors span 700 to 2,700MHz band
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has introduced two LDMOS RF transistors that cover all major cellular bands from 700 to 2,700MHz while…

Koch pays $7.2 billion for connector firm
Koch pays $7.2 billion for connector firm
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Koch Industries Inc. (Wichita, Kansas) – one of the largest privately held companies in North America with annual sales of $115 billion – has completed the acquisition of connector company…
High ESD switches offer guaranteed latch-up protection for high-voltage industrial applications
High ESD switches offer guaranteed latch-up protection for high-voltage industrial applications
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Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced four 8-kV ESD (electrostatic discharge) switches that guarantee latch-up prevention in high-voltage industrial applications operating up to ±22 Vds or +40 Vss.
Step-down buck DC/DC converter drives 1-A load with no external transistor
Step-down buck DC/DC converter drives 1-A load with no external transistor
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Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA) has introduced the APE1723-HF-3, a 200 kHz 1 A PWM buck DC/DC convertor with an adjustable output voltage range from 0.745 V to 24 V.
EnOcean joins the OSGi Alliance to define universal open interface for energy harvesting wireless
EnOcean joins the OSGi Alliance to define universal open interface for energy harvesting wireless
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Energy harvesting wireless solutions specialist, EnOcean, has joined the OSGi Alliance and will now actively contribute to the OSGi Residential Expert Group in defining a universal open interface between energy…
Koch Industries acquires Molex for USD7.2 billion
Koch Industries acquires Molex for USD7.2 billion
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Global electronic components company Molex Incorporated has been acquired by Koch Industries, Inc. for $7.2 billion.
Extendible processors go head to head backed by EDA giants
Extendible processors go head to head backed by EDA giants
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Cadence Design System’s Tensilica and Synopsys ARC are going head to head in the market for embedded processors in system on chip designs. These devices can have as many as…
700 MHz to 2700 MHz PA, now with a single output device
700 MHz to 2700 MHz PA, now with a single output device
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Freescale's small-footprint AFT27S006N and AFT27S010N RF transistors are claimed to be the industry’s first to cover all major cellular bands while delivering 20 dB to 24 dB of gain…
Bluetooth low energy toolbox eases development on Android
Bluetooth low energy toolbox eases development on Android
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Nordic Semiconductor has released an end-to-end solution from actual radio hardware to app (software program) source code for smartphones and tablets running either iOS or Android 4.3 and newer.
Actuator sensor interface modules streamlines installation and maintenance
Actuator sensor interface modules streamlines installation and maintenance
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Molex‘ Brad SST Actuator Sensor interface (AS-i) modules are designed to connect Rockwell Logix control systems, including CompactLogix, MicroLogix 1500 and ControlLogix, to an AS-interface network.
23-inch display integrates 10-point capacitive touch, webcam, speakers and microphone
23-inch display integrates 10-point capacitive touch, webcam, speakers and microphone
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Brand license partner for Philips Monitors, MMD has released the new 23-inch Philips 231C5 SmoothTouch display, which unites touch-gesture flexibility with desktop-grade performance.
Big moves in chip vendor top 20 ranking
Big moves in chip vendor top 20 ranking
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IHS has produced a ranking of the top 20 chip vendors by projected sales in 2013 that shows memory chip vendor Micron Technologies Inc. rising six places to fourth and…
Automotive industry sees innovation in products, not business models
Automotive industry sees innovation in products, not business models
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Innovation strategies in the automotive industry are aiming to technology and better customer orientation, states management consulting company PwC. Business models as well as process and value chain management however…
ST redesigns MEMS accelerometers
ST redesigns MEMS accelerometers
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STMicroelectronics NV has introduced a redesigned accelerometer with improved mechanical and thermal stability.
Digital test generator simulates satellite, aircraft RF link
Digital test generator simulates satellite, aircraft RF link
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IZT GmbH, a startup company dedicated to products for capturing, modifying and generating radio signals, has developed a wideband digital channel simulator for satellite or unmanned armed vehicle (UAV) data…
Step aside MEMS. Here comes NEMS
Step aside MEMS. Here comes NEMS
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I think it is safe to say that MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) has become a mature process/manufacturing technology. In the analog world, MEMS sensors (including microphones) have become mainstream, high-volume products…
Xilinx’ 20nm All Programmable UltraScale portfolio shipping now: plans for 4.4M logic cell device
Xilinx’ 20nm All Programmable UltraScale portfolio shipping now: plans for 4.4M logic cell device
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Xilinx has announced the availability of its 20nm All Programmable UltraScale portfolio with product documentation and Vivado Design Suite support. The new product portfolio extends Xilinx’s Kintex and Virtex FPGA…
ESCATEC becomes a founding member of the Swiss Photonics Group
ESCATEC becomes a founding member of the Swiss Photonics Group
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EMS company ESCATEC Switzerland AG, has become a founding member of the professional group 'Photonics' at SWISSMEM which is the organization that unites the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industry…
Chipmaking equipment spend to rise in 2014
Chipmaking equipment spend to rise in 2014
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Industry association SEMI, has forecast that the market for new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will contract 13.3 percent to $32.0 billion in 2013 and rebound in 2014 with a global 23.2…
Smart buildings drive market for advanced sensors
Smart buildings drive market for advanced sensors
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The global market for advanced sensors is on a steep ascension, market researcher Navigant has elicited. The rise of that market is driven by a complex cause-effect chain: Climbing energy…
Capturing images of moving atoms under bursts of light
Capturing images of moving atoms under bursts of light
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Tyndall National Institute (Ireland) and its collaborators are unravelling how atoms vibrate and change when stimulated by intense bursts of light.
60W compact PSUs carry medical approvals
60W compact PSUs carry medical approvals
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From US-based SL Power Electronics, high efficiency medical-grade MB60S power supplies feature small footprint ideal for surgical, imaging, patient monitoring and other medical devices…
Bluegiga Technologies adds quick-start wireless solutions for Digi-Key
Bluegiga Technologies adds quick-start wireless solutions for Digi-Key
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Distributor Digi-Key has announced a global distribution agreement with wireless product maker Bluegiga Technologies. The company manufactures highly integrated wireless modules employing the latest wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and…
Reading between the lines of resistor datasheets
Reading between the lines of resistor datasheets
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Yuval Hernik-Bar warns don't believe everything you read. That rule applies not only to your daily news sources but also to component datasheets. In a perfect world, all datasheets would…
Fourth-generation digital power controller negates need for loop compensation
Fourth-generation digital power controller negates need for loop compensation
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Anand Ramamurthy of Intersil describes how a fourth-generation digital power controller negates need for loop compensation.


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