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Code coverage tools assess source and object at early, model-based design stages
Code coverage tools assess source and object at early, model-based design stages
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LDRA now offers a new level of verification of design models through an integration with MATLAB and Simulink. The LDRA…
16nm FinFET technology at TSMC builds an ARM A57 core
16nm FinFET technology at TSMC builds an ARM A57 core
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ARM and TSMC have announced the first tape-out of an ARM Cortex-A57 processor on FinFET process technology. The Cortex-A57 processor…
Market researchers see tough times ahead for LCD makers
Market researchers see tough times ahead for LCD makers
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In the cause of promoting the forthcoming event “OLEDs LIVE!, Raghu Das, CEO, of IDTechEx, has been looking into his…
Single-inductor, 60V input DC/DC controller
Single-inductor, 60V input DC/DC controller
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Linear Technology's LTC3863 is a high voltage inverting DC/DC controller that simplifies design by using a single inductor to produce…

Smallest plastic packaged load switch; 1mm square
Smallest plastic packaged load switch; 1mm square
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Silego Technology’s 40 mohm SLG59M1440V load switch measures 1x1 mm in a standard QFN package and competes favourably in size with the WL-CSP load switches on the market, without the…
Add tactile feedback to consumer and industrial products with haptic driver
Add tactile feedback to consumer and industrial products with haptic driver
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Texas Instruments has introduced a device it claims as the industry’s only ERM/LRA haptic driver, pre-loaded with a library of 123 distinct haptic effects designed and licensed by Immersion, developer…
Reclaiming lost yield through methodical power integrity optimization
Reclaiming lost yield through methodical power integrity optimization
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Christian Petersen of Teklatech A/S explains how to reclaim lost yield by applying a methodical approach to power integrity optimization.
60-V input inverting DC/DC controller uses a single inductor to simplify design
60-V input inverting DC/DC controller uses a single inductor to simplify design
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Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a high voltage inverting DC/DC controller that uses a single inductor to produce a negative voltage from a positive input voltage.
Solar PV demand in emerging Asian countries set to grow by 28 percent per year through 2017
Solar PV demand in emerging Asian countries set to grow by 28 percent per year through 2017
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Solar photovoltaic demand from the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3 GW by 2017 according to findings in a new report released by…
World’s smallest plastic packaged load switch offers reliability benefits
World’s smallest plastic packaged load switch offers reliability benefits
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Silego Technology’s extensive line of load switches is now claiming the world’s smallest standard packaged load switch.
Fraunhofer claims breakthrough towards cost-efficient e-car batteries
Fraunhofer claims breakthrough towards cost-efficient e-car batteries
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Lithium-sulphur batteries have all it takes to replace lithium-ion batteries as the technology of choice for energy storage in electric vehicles. They are much more powerful and cost-effective than all…
Smallest plastic packaged load switch offers reliability benefits
Smallest plastic packaged load switch offers reliability benefits
New Products |
Silego Technology’s extensive line of load switches is now claiming the world’s smallest standard packaged load switch.
LED array driver offers all-around protection
LED array driver offers all-around protection
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Aiming at automotive interior and exterior lighting applications, Allegro MicroSystems designed the A6263 - a linear, programmable current regulator providing up to 100 mA from each of 4 outputs to…
RGBW LED emitters targets narrow-beam stage lighting
RGBW LED emitters targets narrow-beam stage lighting
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LED Engin, Inc. announces the LZ4 flat lens family of compact, 4-die RGBW emitters for wash lamps and follow spots used in stage lighting applications. Two variants are available: LZ4…
Extended range, ratings for mil-spec capacitors
Extended range, ratings for mil-spec capacitors
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AVX has introduced 25V rating and extended capacitance range to its MIL-PRF-49470 SMPS capacitor family; the SMPS series MLC capacitors are suited to high-current, high-power and high-temperature applications.
High-speed, high-power, infrared emitters offer varied package styles
High-speed, high-power, infrared emitters offer varied package styles
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Vishay Intertechnology has introduced 850 nm, 890 nm, and 940 nm in gullwing, reverse gullwing, and side-view SMD Packages, with wide-view dome lenses, and ± 25° or ± 28° angles…
I2C bus interface soft core fully compatible with Philips v. 3.0 specification
I2C bus interface soft core fully compatible with Philips v. 3.0 specification
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Digital Core Design's newest I2C Bus Interface soft core is fully compatible with Philips v. 3.0 specification, which means, it can operate at Standard, Fast, Fast Plus and High Speed…
First ARM Cortex-A57 processor tapes out on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET technology
First ARM Cortex-A57 processor tapes out on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET technology
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ARM and TSMC have announced the first tape-out of an ARM Cortex-A57 processor on FinFET process technology. The Cortex-A57 processor is ARM's highest performing processor, designed to further extend the…
OLEDs and the beginning of the end for LCDs
OLEDs and the beginning of the end for LCDs
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LCD panel makers in Taiwan, Japan and Korea have been suffering. Despite the growing demand for LCDs the high number of panel makers and new competition from China has resulted…
Assessing code coverage of both source and object code during the model phase of development
Assessing code coverage of both source and object code during the model phase of development
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LDRA now offers unprecedented verification of design models through a sophisticated integration with MATLAB and Simulink. The LDRA tool suite can now use real-world data from MATLAB that's connected to…
Programmable 30A brushless DC motor controller targets robotics
Programmable 30A brushless DC motor controller targets robotics
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Roboteq's SBL1360 controller is capable of directly driving a hall-sensor equipped brushless DC motor up to 30A at up to 60V. The 70x70mm board accepts commands from either analogue pedal/joystick,…
Self-powered microfluidic chip enables early cancer detection in as little as 20 minutes
Self-powered microfluidic chip enables early cancer detection in as little as 20 minutes
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Kazuo Hosokawa and colleagues at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute have developed a self-powered microfluidic chip that can perform an analysis for cancer-specific microRNAs in a drop of patient blood…
Online design tool provides CCM, non-isolated PFC buck and buck LED driver designs in less than a minute
Online design tool provides CCM, non-isolated PFC buck and buck LED driver designs in less than a minute
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Fairchild Semiconductor has enhanced the company's Power Supply WebDesigner - an online design and simulation tool that provides complete designs in under a minute - to include complete continuous conduction…
Patient-managed care and telehealth technologies drive medical design trends
Patient-managed care and telehealth technologies drive medical design trends
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One of the most significant growth segments in the medical industry is devices used for patient managed care. These include a number of handheld medical devices that patients use to…
Analog and digital MEMS microphone design considerations
Analog and digital MEMS microphone design considerations
Technology News |
Jerad Lewis examines the design considerations that need to be addressed when integrating analog and digital MEMS microphones into a system design.
Dynamic partitioning speeds memory characterization
Dynamic partitioning speeds memory characterization
Technology News |
Federico Politi and Ahmed Elzeftawi of Cadence Design Systems consider several existing approaches to memory characterization and discusses their benefits and challenges. The article also proposes a new dynamic partitioning…
High-power infrared emitters are offered in gullwing, reverse gullwing, and side-view SMD packages
High-power infrared emitters are offered in gullwing, reverse gullwing, and side-view SMD packages
New Products |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has broadened the company's optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of high-power, high-speed 850 nm, 890 nm, and 940 nm infrared emitters in gullwing, reverse gullwing, and side-view…
60-V input, low IQ inverting DC/DC controller uses a single inductor to simplify design
60-V input, low IQ inverting DC/DC controller uses a single inductor to simplify design
New Products |
Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a high voltage inverting DC/DC controller that uses a single inductor to produce a negative voltage from a positive input voltage.


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