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Testing 4k consumer electronics equipment with HDMI 2.0 interface
Testing 4k consumer electronics equipment with HDMI 2.0 interface
Feature articles |
HDMI Licensing, LLC, the organisation that controls the HDMI interface standards, has released a new version of its interface standard:…
Smart meters for distribution automation to hit 143 million worldwide by 2020
Smart meters for distribution automation to hit 143 million worldwide by 2020
Market news |
The global installed base of smart meters for distribution automation applications will grow from fewer than 10 million in 2013…
0.8 W power amplifier offers wide frequency band operation
0.8 W power amplifier offers wide frequency band operation
New Products |
Richardson RFPD has announced immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a 0.8 W power amplifier (PA) from Wavelex.
LTE software developer mimoOn closes series B investment round
LTE software developer mimoOn closes series B investment round
Business news |
A leading developer of LTE software for small cells and terminals, mimoOn GmbH, has closed a Series B investment round.

Event Connection, Fairwaves and Lime Micro use open source RF network for million-person event
Event Connection, Fairwaves and Lime Micro use open source RF network for million-person event
Business news |
Lime Microsystems has announced the largest open source RF base station technology has been successfully deployed by Event Connection and Fairwaves to ramp up the communication networks during one of…
Tandem diodes offer economical alternative to silicon carbide
Tandem diodes offer economical alternative to silicon carbide
New Products |
STMicroelectronics' second generation of tandem diodes enable designers to cost-effectively enhance the energy efficiency of equipment such as power supplies, solar inverters, and e-transportation charging points.
Resistors act as high-rel heating elements in space application
Resistors act as high-rel heating elements in space application
New Products |
Arcol Resistors, specialist-resistor-technology vendor, reports solving a unique challenge when asked to provide resistors for a space programme.
Power Triple Lock wire-applied connector system improves reliability for power applications
Power Triple Lock wire-applied connector system improves reliability for power applications
New Products |
TE Connectivity has introduced the Power Triple Lock wire-applied connector system which is designed to improve reliability among a broad range of power and signal applications.
500 W high power amplifier in a 3U chassis
500 W high power amplifier in a 3U chassis
New Products |
Empower RF Systems continues to leverage next generation hardware and software architecture with the next series of the ‘’size matters” portfolio, a 500 W amplifier family in a 3U chassis.
Smart electricity meters to reach 100 million milestone in 2014
Smart electricity meters to reach 100 million milestone in 2014
Market news |
Worldwide shipments of communication-enabled meters will grow to more than 100 million units annually in 2014, according to market analyst, IHS Inc.
Webinar: maximise the performance of your RF signal analyser
Webinar: maximise the performance of your RF signal analyser
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The RF signal analyzer is to the frequency domain what the oscilloscope is to the time domain – a general-purpose test instrument that can measure and display electrical signals.
Global solar PV module installations to show stable growth until 2020
Global solar PV module installations to show stable growth until 2020
Market news |
Research and consulting firm GlobalData reports that the growth of the solar PV module installation market in 2012 was much lower when compared to the previous year, with only 30.25…
Smart meter installed base for distribution automation to reach 143m worldwide by 2020
Smart meter installed base for distribution automation to reach 143m worldwide by 2020
Market news |
The global installed base of smart meters for distribution automation applications will grow from fewer than 10 million in 2013 to 143.2 million by 2020 according to a new report…
CECC-compliant 15 to 1500µF wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors
CECC-compliant 15 to 1500µF wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors
New Products |
AVX has released the TWA-E Series of axial-leaded wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors, featuring a welded tantalum can and header assembly that provides a hermetic seal capable of withstanding harsh shock…
Avnet Abacus expands its sensors portfolio with Measurement Specialties
Avnet Abacus expands its sensors portfolio with Measurement Specialties
Business news |
Avnet Abacus has signed a pan-European distribution deal with Measurement Specialties that largely extends the existing collaboration between the two companies, previously serving the market for sensors in Denmark.
Timing design and analysis tool comes with new LIN bus and FlexRay capabilities
Timing design and analysis tool comes with new LIN bus and FlexRay capabilities
New Products |
The SymTA/S 3.4 tool release from Symtavision offers new timing design and analysis capability for LIN (Local Interconnect Network), the low-cost, distributed networking protocol used primarily in automotive and industrial…
Physically unclonable functions – ready to serve smart card security?
Physically unclonable functions – ready to serve smart card security?
Feature articles |
It is the nature of things. Put a product into the limelight with exceptional security promises and you draw the attention of both potential customers, and attackers.
Medical-grade display market to rise nearly 30% from 2012 and 2017
Medical-grade display market to rise nearly 30% from 2012 and 2017
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Driven by positive factors including improving economic conditions, the unleashing of postponed demand and rising sales in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the global market for medical-grade…
Self-calibrating touch and proximity switches deliver low power consumption under 10-uA
Self-calibrating touch and proximity switches deliver low power consumption under 10-uA
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced a complete family of self-calibrating capacitive touch and proximity switches designed for harsh environments.
1, 3 and 5W SIP AC-DC power supplies measure as little as 35x11x24mm
1, 3 and 5W SIP AC-DC power supplies measure as little as 35x11x24mm
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CUI’s PBK ultra-compact SIP series of AC-DC power supplies come in 1, 3 and 5W families, the modules measure as little as 35x11x24 mm.
LED driver IC ensures up to 91% efficiency
LED driver IC ensures up to 91% efficiency
New Products |
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSC) has developed a highly efficient driver chips for white LEDs. For the time being, the TS19x product family comprises three buck/boost models. In Europe, the devices are…
Extreme-temperature probing for oscilloscopes
Extreme-temperature probing for oscilloscopes
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Agilent Technologies has introduced a comprehensive extreme-temperature probing solution for oscilloscopes.
German developer raises €10m for next generation of LTE small cells
German developer raises €10m for next generation of LTE small cells
Business news |
MimoOn, a German developer of LTE software for small cells and terminals, has raised around €10m in a second round of funding to address LTE release 10.
Nohau in-circuit emulators return to the UK
Nohau in-circuit emulators return to the UK
Business news |
Phaedrus Systems has taken on the Nohau line of in-circuit emulators (ICE) and tools exclusively in the UK.
Ultra-low power image processor IC relies on Deeply Depleted Channel transistors
Ultra-low power image processor IC relies on Deeply Depleted Channel transistors
Technology News |
SuVolta and Fujitsu Semiconductor have announced what they claim to be the first Deeply Depleted Channel (DDC) transistor-based chip, the MB86S22AA Milbeaut image processor IC.
Sand 9 MEMS cracks cell phone market
Sand 9 MEMS cracks cell phone market
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Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chip maker Sand 9 Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.) claims to have finally cracked the multibillion unit mobile phone and Internet of Things market with a piezo-electric design that…
Analog doubles speed of fastest 18-bit SAR A/D converter
Analog doubles speed of fastest 18-bit SAR A/D converter
Analog Devices' AD7960 18-bit PulSAR A/D converter has 5-Msamples/sec throughput, a figure that ADI says is twice the speed of any available SAR (successive-approximation register) converter.
Ultra-low power radios: key enablers in wireless sensor systems
Ultra-low power radios: key enablers in wireless sensor systems
Technology News |
Harmke de Groot and Kathleen Philips, imec, Leuven (Belgium) and Holst Centre, Eindhoven (the Netherlands) report the development of a multi-standard transceiver for wireless sensor networks, that, by careful selection…


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