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Optimizing package development during design maximises PMIC performance
Optimizing package development during design maximises PMIC performance
Technology News |
Jess Brown of Wolfson Microelectronics focuses on the challenges faced when seeking to optimize package development during design to maximize…
Tackling GaN measurement challenges
Tackling GaN measurement challenges
Technology News |
Randy White of Tektronix provides an overview of Gallium Nitride and then focus on the test and measurment challenges the…
Power Tip 46: Time your synchronous-buck FETs properly
Power Tip 46: Time your synchronous-buck FETs properly
Technology News |
In this Power Tip Robert Kollman of Texas Instruments investigates the importance of timing between the high-side and low-side FET…
Dual 60-V IN , 1-A monolithic 2.5-MHz step-down DC/DC converter withstands 80-V transients
Dual 60-V IN , 1-A monolithic 2.5-MHz step-down DC/DC converter withstands 80-V transients
New Products |
Linear Technology Corporation has released a 60V IN step-down switching regulator that can deliver dual 1A outputs. The LT3988 operates…

All-in-one satellite positioning receiver module eases vehicle tracking
All-in-one satellite positioning receiver module eases vehicle tracking
New Products |
New from Alpha Micro Components is the u-blox LEA-6N all-in-one satellite positioning receiver module.
Low-power, high-accuracy temperature sensor for solid state disk drives
Low-power, high-accuracy temperature sensor for solid state disk drives
New Products |
Integrated Device Technology has introduced a new family of precision temperature sensors targeted at ultra-low-power solid state drive applications.
Simple Solutions and Huawei Technologies sign European distribution agreement
Simple Solutions and Huawei Technologies sign European distribution agreement
Business news |
Simple Solutions and Huawei Technologies have signed a European distribution agreement allowing Simple Solutions to sell and support Huawei embedded cellular modules 2G, 3G and 4G into the M2M market…
BBC R&D links professional cameras directly to IP networks
BBC R&D links professional cameras directly to IP networks
Technology News |
BBC R&D in the UK has developed a prototype camera-back device to transport of professional quality video over global internet protocol (IP)-based networks.
Alpha Micro Components adds GLONASS/GPS/QZSS positioning module to its portfolio
Alpha Micro Components adds GLONASS/GPS/QZSS positioning module to its portfolio
New Products |
New from Alpha Micro Components is the u-blox LEA-6N all-in-one satellite positioning receiver module.
Microchip buys wireless module maker
Microchip buys wireless module maker
Business news |
Microcontroller vendor Microchip Technology Inc., has acquired Roving Networks Inc., (Los Gatos, CA), a supplier of WiFi and Bluetooth wireless modules for an undisclosed sum of money.
Arrow Electronics and Gaggione sign EMEA distribution agreement
Arrow Electronics and Gaggione sign EMEA distribution agreement
Business news |
Arrow Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with the French optics manufacturer Gaggione.
Intel grabs 15% of cellular baseband market
Intel grabs 15% of cellular baseband market
Business news |
Qualcomm and Intel were the two market leaders in the 2011 cellular baseband market according to market researcher Strategy Analytics.
Small 1080P signage player support DirectX 11
Small 1080P signage player support DirectX 11
New Products |
In the rapidly expanding digital signage market, the graphics performance of the Signage Player offered by Nexcom is very important for the users, especially those looking to display vibrant, HD…
Harting breaks ground and invests 8 million euros in Quality and Technology Center
Harting breaks ground and invests 8 million euros in Quality and Technology Center
Business news |
The new Harting Quality and Technology Center (HQT Center) will be constructed on a site of historical importance to the family company where Wilhelm Harting, the company's founder, once built…
Stepper motor drive system outputs up to 2.6A rms per phase for full step, half step, or microsteps
Stepper motor drive system outputs up to 2.6A rms per phase for full step, half step, or microsteps
New Products |
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has released the DCM4826X stepper motor drive module, a bipolar 2 phase chopper drive package rated for a 12-48VDC input voltage and a continuous output current…
EU photonic wireless project develops state-of-the-art high speed photodiodes
EU photonic wireless project develops state-of-the-art high speed photodiodes
Technology News |
Photonics have been demonstrated to be a key enabling technology for generation and processing of high frequency wireless signals.
Increasing torque in BLDC motors through improved magnetic sensing
Increasing torque in BLDC motors through improved magnetic sensing
Feature articles |
Across a range of automotive and industrial applications, brushless DC (BLDC) motors (also known as electronically commutated motors) offer many advantages over other types of DC motor, and are now…
Monolithic 2.5-MHz step-down DC/DC converter withstands 80-V transients
Monolithic 2.5-MHz step-down DC/DC converter withstands 80-V transients
New Products |
Linear Technology Corporation has released a 60 V IN step-down switching regulator that can deliver dual 1 A outputs. The LT3988 operates within a V IN range of 4 V…
Telefonica O2 4G LTE Trial in London — backhaul behind the scenes
Telefonica O2 4G LTE Trial in London — backhaul behind the scenes
Technology News |
Telefonica O2 is now 24 weeks into its 4G LTE trial in London. Up to 1,000 users are making use of the network’s average speeds of 20 to 50 Mbps,…
An introduction to Capacitive Sensing – Part I
An introduction to Capacitive Sensing – Part I
Technology News |
Pushek Madaan and Priyadeep Kaur, Cypress Semiconductor examines various methodologies, guidelines and know-how related to all development phases, from design to production of capacitive sensing-based keypads.
Single chip DSP-based AM/FM car radio tuner
Single chip DSP-based AM/FM car radio tuner
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors has made a new addition to its highly successful family of RFCMOS-based one-chip car radio solutions. The TEF664x integrates a low-IF AM/FM tuner and DSP processing all in…
New stepper motor drive system targets multi-axis stepper motor applications
New stepper motor drive system targets multi-axis stepper motor applications
New Products |
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has released the DCM4826X stepper motor drive module which is a bipolar 2 phase chopper drive package rated for a 12-48-VDC input voltage and a continuous…
TRW sees increasing market penetration for Electric Park Brake systems
TRW sees increasing market penetration for Electric Park Brake systems
Technology News |
TRW Automotive Holdings announced that it has been awarded new business for its next-generation Electric Park Brake (EPB) technology with two major North American based vehicle manufacturers. The EPB system…
Cambridge Silicon Radio opens automotive design centre in Ingolstadt, Germany
Cambridge Silicon Radio opens automotive design centre in Ingolstadt, Germany
Business news |
Wireless chip designer Cambridge Silicon Radio has opened a new Automotive Systems Development and Applications Centre in Ingolstadt, Southern Germany.
Dual positive/negative ±20-V IN ±150-mA LDO with 20-uV RMS noise supports wider temperature range
Dual positive/negative ±20-V IN ±150-mA LDO with 20-uV RMS noise supports wider temperature range
New Products |
Linear Technology Corporation has released a new high reliability MP grade, wider temperature range version of the LT3032, a dual, low noise, positive/negative low dropout voltage linear regulator.
KNX evaluation board supports design of twisted pair building automation networks
KNX evaluation board supports design of twisted pair building automation networks
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ON Semiconductor and NXP jointly introduced an evaluation board and complete reference design for power efficient twisted pair (TP) networks. The evaluation board, which will be available in May, is…
Evaluation board supports design of twisted pair building automation networks
Evaluation board supports design of twisted pair building automation networks
New Products |
ON Semiconductor and NXP jointly introduced an evaluation board and complete reference design for power efficient twisted pair (TP) networks. The evaluation board, which will be available in May, is…
Philips highlights LED innovations at Light + Building 2012
Philips highlights LED innovations at Light + Building 2012
New Products |
Philips presented a range of lighting innovations for professionals and consumers at the world's leading lighting and architecture fair, Light + Building 2012. The company also pointed out that LED…


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