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LED driver matches flash LED input current in real time with safe output capability of battery
LED driver matches flash LED input current in real time with safe output capability of battery
New Products |
ams AG has introduced a new intelligent LED driver for mobile phone cameras that maximizes the brightness of the flash…
Manually adjustable SMD inductors facilitate tuning of microwave circuits
Manually adjustable SMD inductors facilitate tuning of microwave circuits
New Products |
Available from Link Microtek is a new range of manually adjustable surface-mount inductors that offer a simple and convenient means…
High-speed CMOS synchronous DRAM with low 16Mb density
High-speed CMOS synchronous DRAM with low 16Mb density
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Alliance Memory has released a high-speed CMOS synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) with a low density of 16 Mb in a 50-pin,…
Swarm radio platform for industrial safety applications
Swarm radio platform for industrial safety applications
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The swarm platform launched by location awareness specialist Nanotron Technologies consists of swarm radios controlled by a swarm application programming…

Broadcom joins small-cell basestation fray
Broadcom joins small-cell basestation fray
Technology News |
Broadcom has recently announced its first integrated chips for cellular base stations at the Mobile World Congress, targeting the market for small cells. Chip and systems vendors are scrambling for…
FPGA design heads into The Cloud
FPGA design heads into The Cloud
Technology News |
HarnHua Ng, Plunify explains what cloud computing has to offer for the FPGA design engineer.
Teardown: LED light shrinks size, cost with non-isolated driver
Teardown: LED light shrinks size, cost with non-isolated driver
Technology News |
LED bulb prices are dropping. A year ago you could expect to pay $50 for a Philips dimmable 60W-replacement LED bulb, while today you can go to Best Buy and…
SMD inductors facilitate tuning of microwave circuits
SMD inductors facilitate tuning of microwave circuits
New Products |
Available from Link Microtek is a new range of manually adjustable surface-mount inductors that offer a simple and convenient means of tuning microwave circuits operating at frequencies up to 6…
Clock oscillators operate up to 210°C in tiny package
Clock oscillators operate up to 210°C in tiny package
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Micro Crystal has added two, smaller package sizes to its “High Temperature Clock Oscillators” family, the MCSO2E measuring 5.0 x 3.2 x 1.6 mm and the MCSO6E measuring 3.5 x…
Phase invariant PIN diode attenuator
Phase invariant PIN diode attenuator
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Model A0P-73X-0KK from GT Microwave is a phase invariant PIN diode attenuator operating from 12.0 to 16.0 GHz. It is capable of a 45 dB dynamic range with monotonic 0.25…
Front-end modules support WiFi-enabled smartphones and tablets
Front-end modules support WiFi-enabled smartphones and tablets
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Skyworks Solutions has expanded its wireless portfolio with the introduction of highly integrated front-end modules enabling 802.11ac connectivity in smartphones and tablets. The company’s precision analog semiconductors are already being…
Coaxial-based VCO with an internal frequency doubler
Coaxial-based VCO with an internal frequency doubler
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Crystek’s latest CVCO55CXT-5270-5375 coaxial resonator oscillator (CRO) is a coaxial-based VCO with an internal proprietary frequency doubler. The oscillator family’s frequency doubling, 2x fundamental technology offers higher performance levels of…
Axial cemented wirewound resistor delivers safe and silent fusing operation in energy meters and power supplies
Axial cemented wirewound resistor delivers safe and silent fusing operation in energy meters and power supplies
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., has introduced an axial cemented wirewound safety resistor specially designed to ensure safe and silent fusing operation during overload conditions in electric appliances, energy meters, and power…
Chip market starts year brightly
Chip market starts year brightly
Market news |
The three-month average for global chip sales in January was $24.05 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent from January 2012 when sales were $23.16 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry…
Mellanox to open source Ethernet software
Mellanox to open source Ethernet software
Business news |
Mellanox Technologies pledged it will support open source software for its Ethernet switches over the next several months. The chip and system provider hopes to gain an edge over larger…
ROHM develops PMIC to support Intel’s ‘Bay Trail’Atom-based platform
ROHM develops PMIC to support Intel’s ‘Bay Trail’Atom-based platform
Technology News |
ROHM Co., Ltd. has developed a dedicated system power management IC (PMIC) to support Intel's latest Atom-based platform, code name 'Bay Trail'.
Image recognition processor detects pedestrians and traffic signs
Image recognition processor detects pedestrians and traffic signs
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) expands the line-up of its Visconti image recognition processors with the launch of the Visconti3 series. The first device in this new series, the TMPV7528XBG, is…
Remote controller handles hundreds of functions with just four buttons
Remote controller handles hundreds of functions with just four buttons
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Z-Wave.Me, a member of the Z-Wave Alliance, has developed the Key Fob (KFOB), a compact universal remote controller for use in smart homes and businesses that is able to control…
Motion sensor hub optimizes and operates multiple motion sensors
Motion sensor hub optimizes and operates multiple motion sensors
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PNI Sensor Corporation and EM Microelectronic have launched the Sentral sensor fusion hub, designed specifically to manage sensor outputs on a low-power integrated circuit, making 9-axis motion sensing outputs both…
Lighting is on the way to digitization
Lighting is on the way to digitization
Technology News |
Two major trends currently determine the technical development in the lighting markets: LEDification, the transition to LEDs from CFLs and incandescent bulbs, and Digitization - essentially providing luminaires with a…
Power switch can take 10A in a TO-257 package at up to 225°C
Power switch can take 10A in a TO-257 package at up to 225°C
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CISSOID's CHT-Neptune is a high-voltage power switch in TO-257 package, suitable for power converters and motor drives guaranteed for reliable operation up to +225°C.
Motion controller addresses four motor axes synchronously
Motion controller addresses four motor axes synchronously
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The C-884 motion controller from PI supports positioning systems with DC motors in four axes that are addressed synchronously, start simultaneously and reach the target position at the same time.
Varistors provide ESD protection for capacitance sensitive automotive circuits
Varistors provide ESD protection for capacitance sensitive automotive circuits
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Distributed Micro Technology Ltd (DMTL) has added the AVX AG ultra-low capacitance automotive varistor series to its portfolio.
Clock oscillators up to 210°C in a 3.5×2.2×1.2mm package
Clock oscillators up to 210°C in a 3.5×2.2×1.2mm package
New Products |
Micro Crystal has added two, smaller package size to its “High Temperature Clock Oscillators” family, the MCSO2E measuring 5.0x3.2x1.6mm and the MCSO6E measuring 3.5x2.2x1.2mm.
Developing 3D IC manufacture in Europe
Developing 3D IC manufacture in Europe
Feature articles |
The European 3D TSV Summit that took place at Grenoble's Minatec campus late February gathered 320 attendees from over 20 countries, a testimony of Grenoble’s high tech reputation and France’s…
High-speed measurements for electric and hybrid vehicles
High-speed measurements for electric and hybrid vehicles
Technology News |
In the development of electric and hybrid vehicles, in particular, the requirements for instrumentation used to measure internal ECU signals are very high. Nonetheless, measurement data rates of up to…
Power Tip 56: Estimate PWB interconnect inductance
Power Tip 56: Estimate PWB interconnect inductance
Technology News |
Robert Kollman of Texas Instruments examinessome simple formulas for interconnect inductance in free space and over a ground plane. We will find that the ground plane significantly reduces trace inductance…
Datang Telecom and Conemtech win major contract for time and frequency synchronization of next generation mobile network
Datang Telecom and Conemtech win major contract for time and frequency synchronization of next generation mobile network
Business news |
Datang Telecom Technology Co. Ltd., and Conemtech AB are the beneficiaries of one of the industry’s largest contract awards to date as the world largest mobile operator selects the Datang…


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