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Autosar 4.0.3 focuses on maintenance, stability
Autosar 4.0.3 focuses on maintenance, stability
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Revision 4.0.3 of the automotive standard software architecture is now available to autosar member companies. In the first place, the…
GreenChip Power ICs offer low-load efficiency and no-load standby power benefits
GreenChip Power ICs offer low-load efficiency and no-load standby power benefits
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NXP Semiconductors has unveiled several cost-effective SPF (smart power flyback) ICs available in small packages, including the GreenChip SPF TEA1731.
Power MOSFETs in LFPAK enable slimmer AC/DC adapter designs
Power MOSFETs in LFPAK enable slimmer AC/DC adapter designs
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NXP Semiconductors is showcasing a wide range of highly efficient Power MOSFETs at APEC 2012 which can be used alongside…
Renesas Electronics opens office in Brazil with automotive business in mind
Renesas Electronics opens office in Brazil with automotive business in mind
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Renesas Electronics is to open Renesas Electronics Brasil-Servicos Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics America located in Sao…

High-density connectors for high-definition broadcasting
High-density connectors for high-definition broadcasting
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Acal BFi is now sampling a new range of Amphenol RF connectors for applications in high-definition broadcasting, broadband and networking. The new high-density HD-BNC connectors are based on Amphenol's patented…
White LED delivers up to 148 lm/W at 85°C at 350 mA
White LED delivers up to 148 lm/W at 85°C at 350 mA
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The Cree XLamp XT-E White LED delivers twice the lumens-per-dollar of other LEDs and features the highest performance and efficacy in the industry, according to the manufacturer. Based on a…
Book review: CHIPS 2020
Book review: CHIPS 2020
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The creation of the book CHIPS 2020 - A Guide to the Future of Nanoelectronics, edited by Bernd Hoefflinger with contributions by authors from across the semiconductor field, was, according…
Precise control and regulation of LED colors for lighting design
Precise control and regulation of LED colors for lighting design
Feature articles |
Whether it be in businesses or in public buildings, in shops, restaurants, hotels, or private homes, thanks to their environmental and economic advantages, LEDs are gradually taking over as illuminants…
Adaptive digital power IC for DDR memory
Adaptive digital power IC for DDR memory
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Powervation is sampling the PV3201, a dual phase digital DC/DC controller with SVID interface. The PV3201 complies with the Serial VID (SVID) communications protocol of Intel's VR12/VR12.5 specification for Intel-based…
Transform a DC/DC convereter into a high performance, full-featured battery charger
Transform a DC/DC convereter into a high performance, full-featured battery charger
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Portable electronic devices, powered by batteries, require battery chargers. In higher powered applications, efficiency and thermal management requirements lead to solutions using DC/DC converters.
Research project looks into the exhaust pipe
Research project looks into the exhaust pipe
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The reduction of CO2 emissions is the long-term goal of the research project SOI-HITS (Silicon on Insulator - High Temperature Systems). The project's contribution to this goal is developing CMOS-compatible…
Drop-in replacements for industry standard 555 timer ICs
Drop-in replacements for industry standard 555 timer ICs
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Continuing the expansion of its standard linear product portfolio, Diodes Incorporated has introduced of a series of low-cost 555 timer ICs. Diodes' first three timers, designed as drop-in replacements for…
Microsemi joins new SOI-HITS research project to reduce CO emissions and achieve energy savings
Microsemi joins new SOI-HITS research project to reduce CO emissions and achieve energy savings
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Microsemi Corporation is participating in a multi-disciplinary consortium tasked with developing innovative CMOS-compatible, high-temperature sensors that help reduce carbon emissions and drive energy consumption savings. The European Union's Seventh Framework…
Dual output, multiphase step-down DC/DC controller operates with power blocks and DrMOS devices
Dual output, multiphase step-down DC/DC controller operates with power blocks and DrMOS devices
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Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with multiphase operation, differential output voltage sensing and high frequency operation. The LTC3861 controller works in conjunction with…
Current-compensated chokes operate up to 80-A
Current-compensated chokes operate up to 80-A
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Schaffner EMV AG has added the RB series to the company’s product portfolio of current-compensated chokes which are available as one- and three-phase designs in horizontal and vertical construction for…
Energy Micro and Pengutronix demonstrate most energy friendly Linux for ARM Cortex-M3
Energy Micro and Pengutronix demonstrate most energy friendly Linux for ARM Cortex-M3
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Energy Micro and Pengutronix are planning to demonstrate µClinux for Cortex-M3, embedded Linux running on the energy friendly EFM32 Gecko range of microcontrollers at this year's Embedded World Show.
Calibrating amplifiers and ADCs in SoCs
Calibrating amplifiers and ADCs in SoCs
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M. Ganesh Raaja and Pushek Madaan of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. examine the most important errors that affect an ADC's output - offset and gain errors.
AWR awarded patent for automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design
AWR awarded patent for automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design
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AWR Corporation has been issued a US Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design.” Issued on December 27, 2011,…
Cadence collaborates with Samsung foundry to deliver DFM solution for 32-, 28- and 20-nm chip design
Cadence collaborates with Samsung foundry to deliver DFM solution for 32-, 28- and 20-nm chip design
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Samsung Electronics' Foundry business, Samsung Foundry, has collaborated with Cadence to develop a design-for-manufacturing (DFM) infrastructure to produce the most advanced chips. Working closely together, Cadence and Samsung Foundry have…
DDC unveils world’s lowest power MIL-STD-1553 transceiver
DDC unveils world’s lowest power MIL-STD-1553 transceiver
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Data Device Corporation (DDC) is claiming the world’s lowest power dual MIL-STD-1553 transceiver in a 7 x 7 mm package. The BU-67401L transceiver offers options for MIL-STD-1553A/B, MIL-STD-1760, and McAir…
Next-generation digital power controller provides highest flexibility and performance for AC/DC and isolated DC/DC power designs
Next-generation digital power controller provides highest flexibility and performance for AC/DC and isolated DC/DC power designs
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced what the company claims is industry's most integrated and configurable digital power management controller optimized for AC/DC and isolated DC/DC power supply applications. The…
New SoC offers measurement and diagnostics benefits for high-power monitoring in industrial applications and data centers
New SoC offers measurement and diagnostics benefits for high-power monitoring in industrial applications and data centers
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Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the 78M6631, a Teridian 3-phase power measurement system-on-chip (SoC) that embeds power monitoring into high-load applications. The fully self-contained and customizable energy measurement system offers…
Synchronous regulator reduces board space and enables highly efficient power management
Synchronous regulator reduces board space and enables highly efficient power management
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Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced the ADP2164, a 6.5-V, 4-A output DC-to-DC regulator featuring a high conversion efficiency of greater than 96 percent. The highly integrated ADP2164 regulator offers an…
60-V – 120-V family of ultra-efficient, high-speed, low voltage MOSFETs focus on synchronous rectification improvements
60-V – 120-V family of ultra-efficient, high-speed, low voltage MOSFETs focus on synchronous rectification improvements
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has unveiled a new family of ultra-high-efficiency, high-speed MOSFETs that deliver improvements in trade-off characteristics between low on resistance (RDS(ON) ) and low input capacitance (C…
MCU solar kits aim to jumpstart renewable energy applications
MCU solar kits aim to jumpstart renewable energy applications
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has released two new solar kits based on its C2000 32-bit Piccolo and Concerto microcontrollers (MCUs). The new solar kits bring advanced peripherals, application-targeted development hardware,…
New demo board showcases SiC JFETs in cascode half-bridge configuration
New demo board showcases SiC JFETs in cascode half-bridge configuration
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SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., has unveiled a demo board showing the operation of its SiC JFETs in a cascode half-bridge configuration. Enabling a quick evaluation of the SJDP120R085 JFET, the demo…
Plessey acquires CamGaN spin-out company to gain novel GaN on silicon technology
Plessey acquires CamGaN spin-out company to gain novel GaN on silicon technology
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Plessey has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spin-out formed to commercialize novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large - area silicon substrates.
SiC JFET provides cost-effective, high speed switching in micro inverters
SiC JFET provides cost-effective, high speed switching in micro inverters
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SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., has launched the SJDP120R340, a normally on SiC trench JFET that, when compared with silicon MOSFETs, enables higher switching speeds and substantially lower losses.


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