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All-carbon solar cell could shave off expensive materials from today’s photovoltaics
All-carbon solar cell could shave off expensive materials from today’s photovoltaics
Technology News |
Scientists from Stanford University have built the first solar cell made entirely of graphene sheets and carbon nanotubes, a promising…
French startup takes on FPGAs with multicore DSP chip
French startup takes on FPGAs with multicore DSP chip
Interviews |
A French chip startup has just sampled the first silicon of a massively parallel digital signal processing (DSP) chip to…
Is there a lead-free universal alloy?
Is there a lead-free universal alloy?
Feature articles |
Since the introduction of the ROHS, the European industry has concentrated its choice on two types of lead-free alloys: tin-silver-copper…
Dual hot swap controller with flexible current limit manages load surges without system interruption
Dual hot swap controller with flexible current limit manages load surges without system interruption
New Products |
Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a dual Hot Swap controller, enabling safe board insertion into live 4.5 V to 44…

Multi-angle LED light tubes offer slim profile and low power consumption
Multi-angle LED light tubes offer slim profile and low power consumption
New Products |
Optoelectronics company OMC announced a new version of their rugged, robust and high-brightness multi-angle LED light tube range which can be used to replace traditional light sources in many applications,…
How hybrid electric vehicles can pay off
How hybrid electric vehicles can pay off
Technology News |
Dr. Edward Lovelace of XL Hybrids examines the energy conumption pay off of hybrid electric vehicles.
More smartphones connect to Wi-Fi hotspots than laptops
More smartphones connect to Wi-Fi hotspots than laptops
Market news |
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a report on the Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by global research company Informa Telecoms & Media, revealing that smartphone-based hotspot connections now outnumber…
Interface chip drives down the cost of adding high data-rate NFC capability to microcontrollers
Interface chip drives down the cost of adding high data-rate NFC capability to microcontrollers
New Products |
Implementing instant, high-speed Near Field Communication (NFC) between two independent devices has been made easier and cheaper with the introduction of the AS3953 interface chip developed by ams.
New interface chip drives down the cost of adding high data-rate NFC capability to microcontroller designs
New interface chip drives down the cost of adding high data-rate NFC capability to microcontroller designs
New Products |
Implementing instant, high-speed Near Field Communication (NFC) between two independent devices has been made easier and cheaper with the introduction of the AS3953 interface chip developed by ams.
New integrated DC-DC converter targets graphic and core processor applications in portable electronics
New integrated DC-DC converter targets graphic and core processor applications in portable electronics
New Products |
ON Semiconductor has addressed the growing demand for higher power densities in portable consumer electronics designs with the introduction of the NCP6338, a configurable, 6 A step down DC-DC converter…
TI’s new ZigBee wireless network processor supports three ZigBee standards
TI’s new ZigBee wireless network processor supports three ZigBee standards
Technology News |
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has unveiled what the company claims is the industry’s first ZigBee wireless network processor to offer the three most popular ZigBee standards for one end-device (ZigBee…
Highly integrated 18-bit DAC aims to save design and debug times
Highly integrated 18-bit DAC aims to save design and debug times
New Products |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., has introduced a highly integrated data converter that integrates all the external circuitry to make a high-precision voltage source for industrial test and measurement, factory automation,…
New AC current sensor offers dynamic range of 0.10-1000+ Amps
New AC current sensor offers dynamic range of 0.10-1000+ Amps
New Products |
Pulse Electronics Corporation has added the PA3209NL current sensor to the company’s Sidewinder product line-up in response to customer requests to extend the sensor technology to a wider range of…
Imagination Technologies and ARM carve up MIPS
Imagination Technologies and ARM carve up MIPS
Business news |
After several years on the market, MIPS Technologies has been split up, with UK IP vendor Imagination Technologies taking the processor business and a consortium of companies led by ARM…
Automated PCI Express 3.0 transmitter and receiver test suite
Automated PCI Express 3.0 transmitter and receiver test suite
New Products |
Tektronix has released what it claims to be the industry's most flexible and complete automated transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) compliance and debug testing solution for the PCI Express 3.0…
Microsoft Surface RT more profitable than iPad, according to IHS iSuppli’s teardown
Microsoft Surface RT more profitable than iPad, according to IHS iSuppli’s teardown
Business news |
The Surface RT model with the minimum 32 gigabytes of NAND flash memory and an optional black Touch Cover carries a bill of materials (BOM) of USD 271.00, according to…
X-FAB and Anvo-Systems Dresden to deliver fast energy-efficient nvSRAM
X-FAB and Anvo-Systems Dresden to deliver fast energy-efficient nvSRAM
Technology News |
X-FAB Silicon Foundries and non-volatile memory specialist Anvo-Systems Dresden have disclosed their cooperation to deliver high-speed non-volatile memory solutions that combine SRAM, DRAM and SONOS FLASH technologies.
Imec delivers a customized lenslet array for KLA-Tencor’s advanced e-beam tool
Imec delivers a customized lenslet array for KLA-Tencor’s advanced e-beam tool
Technology News |
Imec delivers a customized lenslet array for KLA-Tencor's advanced e-beam tool Imec has designed and fabricated an electrostatic micro-lens (lenslet) array for KLA-Tencor’s anticipated Reflective Electron Beam Lithography (REBL) tool.
NFC solution fits into SIM cards for secure contactless payment
NFC solution fits into SIM cards for secure contactless payment
New Products |
Inside Secure's PicoPulse NFC “booster” chip enables manufacturers to fit all the components of an NFC card emulation and peer-to-peer mode solution into a standard SIM form factor.
Snap-in power aluminum capacitors with 500-V rated voltage and ripple current to 2.52-A focus on solar applications
Snap-in power aluminum capacitors with 500-V rated voltage and ripple current to 2.52-A focus on solar applications
New Products |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., has unveiled a new series of snap-in power aluminum capacitors with a rated voltage of 500 V at 50°C and a category voltage of 450 V at…
Smart paper ticketing IC offers three independent 24-bit one-way counters
Smart paper ticketing IC offers three independent 24-bit one-way counters
New Products |
The MIFARE Ultralight EV1 from NXP Semiconductors is the company's next generation of contactless paper ticketing ICs, a non-cryptographic product which addresses the demand for low-value or disposable tickets.
Lockable power cord compatible with new Swiss safety mains plug
Lockable power cord compatible with new Swiss safety mains plug
New Products |
The Swiss version of Schaffner's IL13 series power cord comes with the patented IEC Lock, which clicks into the IEC inlet thanks to a user-friendly locking knob and can be…
More smartphones connect to Wi-Fi hotspots than laptops, says the Wireless Broadband Alliance
More smartphones connect to Wi-Fi hotspots than laptops, says the Wireless Broadband Alliance
Market news |
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a report on the Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by global research company Informa Telecoms & Media, revealing that smartphone-based hotspot connections now outnumber…
Linear rail system takes a maximum horizontal load of 1,000N
Linear rail system takes a maximum horizontal load of 1,000N
New Products |
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions' BGS08 ball guide screw linear rail is designed to position heavy loads and maintain tight accuracy and repeatability even in applications requiring significant cantilevered loading.
Industry’s first FPGA support for OpenCL eases adoption in heterogeneous systems
Industry’s first FPGA support for OpenCL eases adoption in heterogeneous systems
Technology News |
Altera has announced the FPGA industry’s first Software Development Kit (SDK) for OpenCL (Open Computing Language) which combines the massively parallel architecture of an FPGA with the OpenCL parallel programming…
DC-DC converter targets graphic and core processor applications in portable electronics
DC-DC converter targets graphic and core processor applications in portable electronics
New Products |
ON Semiconductor has addressed the growing demand for higher power densities in portable consumer electronics designs with the introduction of the NCP6338, a configurable, 6 A step down DC-DC converter…
Human hotspots — wireless for your body
Human hotspots — wireless for your body
Technology News |
Wireless connectivity is already fairly ubiquitous, but with ever more devices getting hooked up to the net, will the final frontier become the human body?…
What Internet of Things needs to become a reality
What Internet of Things needs to become a reality
Technology News |
Kaivan Karimi of Freescale and Gary Atkinson of ARM consider what technologies are required to make the Internet of Things become a reality.


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