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MEMS accelerometer enables impact sensor to identify concussed athletes
MEMS accelerometer enables impact sensor to identify concussed athletes
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A new lightweight helmet-mounted impact-monitoring device, Brain Sentry Impact Sensor, is using STMicroelectronics' MEMS accelerometer to monitor head impacts that…
Data concentrator evaluation module can manage more than 2,000 e-meters
Data concentrator evaluation module can manage more than 2,000 e-meters
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Enabling robust automated meter reading (AMR), advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and sensor network automation applications, the Smart Data Concentrator evaluation…
BlackBerry to be privatised by Canadian insurance firm, won’t stop it from crashing says analyst
BlackBerry to be privatised by Canadian insurance firm, won’t stop it from crashing says analyst
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BlackBerry Ltd has reached a preliminary deal with one of its biggest shareholders, a Canadian insurance firm, to take the…
Clock generator IC operates in the -55 to +225°C temperature range
Clock generator IC operates in the -55 to +225°C temperature range
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Cissoid’s CHT-CG50LP is a versatile clock generator suitable for building clock modules and frequency-based transducers for the industrial market as…

Driver chip controls stepper motors at full current
Driver chip controls stepper motors at full current
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The A4990 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a new dual full-bridge driver IC designed to operate one bipolar stepper or two brush DC motors in automotive and harsh environment industrial…
Freescale and Oracle to push common IoT gateway platform as a standard
Freescale and Oracle to push common IoT gateway platform as a standard
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One of the biggest barriers to the widespread implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) is the lack of a secure, standardized and open infrastructure model for the delivery of…
High-current power inductors address Hi-Bri LED drivers and more
High-current power inductors address Hi-Bri LED drivers and more
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Coilcraft’s new SER80xx Series High Current Shielded Power Inductors are offered in two versions — one providing exceptionally low DC resistance and the other offering saturation current ratings up to…
Time for a change: Quartz oscillators make way for MEMS
Time for a change: Quartz oscillators make way for MEMS
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Todd Borkowski of Sand 9 discusses the evolution of MEMS technology in industry as it relates to timing devices.
Characterising wide bandwidth high performance wireless transmitters
Characterising wide bandwidth high performance wireless transmitters
Feature articles |
A white paper available as a download from Anritsu highlights the top three issues, and provides essential knowledge for engineers working with wide bandwidth and high efficiency RF amplifier modules.
ITU continues debate on future of “leap second”
ITU continues debate on future of “leap second”
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An ITU meeting in the last few days has returned to the subject of the feasibility of a continuous time scale, otherwise known as the debate on “To abolish or…
Yokogawa upgrades power-system services at its European Standards Laboratory
Yokogawa upgrades power-system services at its European Standards Laboratory
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Yokogawa has recently upgraded its calibration laboratory which includes wideband and high-accuracy power-meter calibration systems as well as systems for calibrating oscilloscopes, recorders and optical products, and is therefore capable…
PXIe module aids sound and vibration testing
PXIe module aids sound and vibration testing
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A PXI Express dynamic signal-acquisition module, the PXIe-9529 from Adlink Technology, furnishes up to eight 24-bit analogue-input channels simultaneously sampling at 192 ksamples/sec and a 108-dB dynamic range for high-density,…
Configurable automated test set for software radio
Configurable automated test set for software radio
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Aeroflex' 7215 Configurable Automated Test Set is a complete radio test system designed for production and depot-level testing of military and software-defined radios (SDR).
Tektronix expands 100G electrical test
Tektronix expands 100G electrical test
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Tektronix has introduced the first multi-function 32 Gbps linear equalisers, and enhancements to multi-channel BERTs for receiver test. The company will also release an automated compliance test suite for CEI-28G-VSR…
PXI joined by VXI and AXIe at Autotestcon USA
PXI joined by VXI and AXIe at Autotestcon USA
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Autotestcon is an annual conference focused on testing of mil/aero systems. This year it was held outside of Chicago in Schaumburg, Illinois. Autotestcon has always had a large modular instrument…
Low-power always-on motion processing from STM and Movea
Low-power always-on motion processing from STM and Movea
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STMicroelectronics has reached agreement with Movea to integrate Movea’s SmartMotion technology into the STM32F401 microcontroller operating as a low-power sensor-hub controller.
Wireless sensor devices do not require batteries.
Wireless sensor devices do not require batteries.
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Farsens has developed wireless sensor devices that can be used without batteries. Based on UHF RFID technology, these sensor tags are able to continuously monitor and transmit data, together with…
Chinese smart payment and banking cards market drive growth
Chinese smart payment and banking cards market drive growth
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According to a new report from IHS Electronics & Media, the annual volumes of smart payment and banking cards shipped in China are forecast to increase to around 1.5 billion…
IoT application prototyping now faster with M2M development kit
IoT application prototyping now faster with M2M development kit
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By launching the Cinterion Concept Board for developers, Gemalto aims to simplify Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications and expects to connect more objects under the Internet of Things (IoT) concept.
Over-the-air updates reduce automobiles’ recall rates, consultant says
Over-the-air updates reduce automobiles’ recall rates, consultant says
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Up to 70 % of the recalls in major automotive markets are due to software glitches. While recall will not only leave a dent on OEMs’ reputation, but also lead…
Communication among vehicles can reduce traffic accidents, trial shows
Communication among vehicles can reduce traffic accidents, trial shows
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Pedestrians, cyclists and car drivers can benefit from methods to acquire and utilize environment data in cooperative ways amongst cars. This is the result of the Ko-FAS research project, which…
Robust control algorithm enables microcontroller to simplify digital power management control
Robust control algorithm enables microcontroller to simplify digital power management control
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Renesas Electronics has added two new functions to the company's 41 products with pin counts of 100 pins to 144pins in the RX63T Group of microcontrollers (MCUs), which derives from…
Microcontroller evaluation tool incoporates integrated power measurement function
Microcontroller evaluation tool incoporates integrated power measurement function
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Renesas Electronics Europe has introduce the RX111 Promotion Board (RPB), a cost-effective evaluation platform to facilitate the evaluation of Renesas’ RX111 microcontrollers (MCUs) in a wide variety of applications.
High efficiency metal composite power inductors save PCB space for DC/DC power converters
High efficiency metal composite power inductors save PCB space for DC/DC power converters
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TTI is now offering a new compact CIGT series of power inductors from Samsung Electro-Mechanics.
Smart grid communications node shipments set to surpass 133m by 2018
Smart grid communications node shipments set to surpass 133m by 2018
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The number of communications node shipments associated with the smart grid will rise to 133.3 million worldwide by 2018, up from 91.8 million in 2013 forecasts market analyst Navigant Research.
STM and Movea integrate technologies for power-efficient, always-on motion processing
STM and Movea integrate technologies for power-efficient, always-on motion processing
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STMicroelectronics has reached agreement with Movea to integrate Movea’s SmartMotion technology into the STM32F401 microcontroller operating  as a low-power sensor-hub controller.
New 4-pair Profinet cables support data rates up to 10 Gbit/s
New 4-pair Profinet cables support data rates up to 10 Gbit/s
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Harting has introduced a range of 4-pair Profinet cables that allow data rates to be boosted from 100Mbit/s up to 10 Gbit/s to take into account future developments in network…
Wireless battery free sensor systems continuously monitors and transmits data
Wireless battery free sensor systems continuously monitors and transmits data
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Farsens has developed wireless sensor devices that can be used without batteries. Based on UHF RFID technology, these sensor tags are able to continuously monitor and transmit data, together with…


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