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Offline LED lighting simplified: LED driver needs no opto-isolators and is TRIAC dimmer compatible
Offline LED lighting simplified: LED driver needs no opto-isolators and is TRIAC dimmer compatible
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As environmental concerns over traditional lighting increase and the price of LEDs decreases, high power LEDs are fast becoming a…
SMD isotropic antenna designed for NFC applications
SMD isotropic antenna designed for NFC applications
New Products |
Premo has launched a 3D-coil isotropic magnetic antenna for Near Field Communications (NFC) applications (13.56 MHz). New tablets, smart phones,…
Freescale, Macronix’s combine serial Flash with Qorivva microcontroller in dashboard application
Freescale, Macronix’s combine serial Flash with Qorivva microcontroller in dashboard application
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NOR Flash memory vendor Macronix International has announced a collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor: The latter plans to provide a cost-effective…
What auto electronics engineers found most interesting: Top ten articles in 2011
What auto electronics engineers found most interesting: Top ten articles in 2011
Technology News |
The year 2011 comes to an end - time to look back to what was interesting and important this year.

IMS Research forecasts further consolidation of the UPS market
IMS Research forecasts further consolidation of the UPS market
Market news |
Market analyst, IMS Research, is predicting that ABB’s acquisition of Newave points to more consolidation in a market where the top 10 suppliers control 72% of industry revenues. IMS Research…
New Bluetooth low energy blood pressure monitor works with any Bluetooth version 4.0 ‘Smart Ready’ smartphone or computer
New Bluetooth low energy blood pressure monitor works with any Bluetooth version 4.0 ‘Smart Ready’ smartphone or computer
Technology News |
IDT International Limited is claiming to have developed the world's first Bluetooth low energy (or Bluetooth Smart) blood pressure monitor, which is expected to be ready to go into volume…
MOSFET controller boosts PSU efficiency for Energy Star rating
MOSFET controller boosts PSU efficiency for Energy Star rating
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Diodes Incorporated has unveiled a 25 V rated synchronous MOSFET controller for notebook and laptop power supply designs of 90 W and above. By enabling the replacement of inefficient Schottky…
High-voltage, low noise, autozero op amp improves sensor performance
High-voltage, low noise, autozero op amp improves sensor performance
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Maxim Integrated Products has introduced a 20 V, ultra-precise, low-noise dual op amp that extends system uptime, decreases system maintenance and maximizes sensor performance. Proprietary autozero technology enables continuous self-calibration…
Tektronix releases compact RF, microwave power sensors/meters
Tektronix releases compact RF, microwave power sensors/meters
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Tektronix, Inc., has introduced a family of compact RF and microwave power sensors/meters that feature the industry’s fastest measurement speed, cover a wide frequency range, and provide extensive power measurements…
Wind River and Infineon expand support for TriCore microcontrollers in automotive
Wind River and Infineon expand support for TriCore microcontrollers in automotive
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Wind River and Infineon are optimizing the long established Diab Compiler for the TriCore microcontroller architectures used in complex automotive applications.
3D CAD models provide design simplicity for digital panel meters
3D CAD models provide design simplicity for digital panel meters
New Products |
Murata Power Solutions now makes the 3D CAD models of its complete panel meter range as free downloads. Available in SolidWorks 2011, Standard for the Exchange of Product Model data…
Compact RF microwave power sensors/meters eliminate the need for zero and calibration
Compact RF microwave power sensors/meters eliminate the need for zero and calibration
New Products |
Tektronix has launched a family of compact RF and microwave power sensors/meters that feature what the company claims to be the industry's fastest measurement speed (at 2000 readings per second),…
High-voltage autozero op amp improves sensor performance
High-voltage autozero op amp improves sensor performance
New Products |
Maxim Integrated Products has introduced a 20 V, ultra-precise, low-noise dual op amp that extends system uptime, decreases system maintenance and maximizes sensor performance. Proprietary autozero technology enables continuous self-calibration…
MOSFET controller boosts PSU efficiency
MOSFET controller boosts PSU efficiency
New Products |
Diodes Incorporated has unveiled a 25 V rated synchronous MOSFET controller for notebook and laptop power supply designs of 90 W and above. By enabling the replacement of inefficient Schottky…
Richardson RFPD and Recom Power team-up for global distribution
Richardson RFPD and Recom Power team-up for global distribution
Business news |
Richardson RFPD has entered into a global distribution agreement with Recom Power, provider of DC/DC and AC/DC converter modules, switching regulators, and constant current LED drivers.
Software defined radio platform for digital TV
Software defined radio platform for digital TV
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Digital signal processing IP designer Ceva has developed a reference platform for handling all the digital TV formats in a single programmable core for smart TVs, mobile phones and tablets.
GUI-based design tool for digital controllers configures more than 60 power supply parameters
GUI-based design tool for digital controllers configures more than 60 power supply parameters
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Powervation has released PowerSMART, a setup, monitor and reporting tool for the design of digital power converters. The GUI-based tool allows users to communicate with and configure the Powervation digital…
Bluetooth blood pressure monitor uses any Bluetooth version 4.0 ‘Smart Ready’ smartphone or computer
Bluetooth blood pressure monitor uses any Bluetooth version 4.0 ‘Smart Ready’ smartphone or computer
Technology News |
IDT International Limited is claiming to have developed the world's first Bluetooth low energy (or Bluetooth Smart) blood pressure monitor, which is expected to be ready to go into volume…
SMD isotropic antenna for NFC applications at 13.56MHz
SMD isotropic antenna for NFC applications at 13.56MHz
New Products |
Premo has announced a 3D-coil isotropic magnetic antenna for NFC applications at the 13.56MHz frequency. The antenna has a high surface resistance NiZn ferrite core material (>10Mohm/mm) and low initial…
Imec, Polyera and Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar
Imec, Polyera and Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar
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Imec, Polyera and international chemical group Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency of 8.3% for polymer-based single junction organic solar cells in an inverted device stack. These excellent performance…
Cypress makes PSoC Creator 2.0 Design Environment available to all users
Cypress makes PSoC Creator 2.0 Design Environment available to all users
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp’s Version 2.0 of the company’s PSoC Creator Design Environment for the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families is now available for free download for all…
IMS Research forecasts more consolidation in the UPS market
IMS Research forecasts more consolidation in the UPS market
Market news |
Market analyst, IMS Research, is predicting that ABB’s acquisition of Newave points to more consolidation in a market where the top 10 suppliers control 72% of industry revenues. IMS Research…
IEEE 802.15.4 IC market to exceed $1.1 billion in 2016
IEEE 802.15.4 IC market to exceed $1.1 billion in 2016
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The IEEE 802.15.4 IC market will grow to over $1.1 billion in 2016 — up from just $90 million in 2010. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is still a key adoption…
Freescale, Macronix’s combine serial Flash with Qorivva microcontroller for automotive dashboard displays
Freescale, Macronix’s combine serial Flash with Qorivva microcontroller for automotive dashboard displays
New Products |
NOR Flash memory vendor Macronix International has announced a collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor — the latter plans to provide a cost-effective platform for high-resolution color graphics and analog functions for…
Redpine completes low power Gbit/s Wi-Fi design
Redpine completes low power Gbit/s Wi-Fi design
Business news |
Redpine Signals has completed the design of a low power Wi-Fi block based on the 802.11ac standard that supports up to a Gbit/second of throughput over 5 GHz spectrum. The…
Market research finds LED backlight increasingly displacing CCFL
Market research finds LED backlight increasingly displacing CCFL
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According to Wits View, a research division of TrendForce, LED backlight design focus in early 2011 centered on reducing the number of LED lightbars required in order to close the…
EU research project looks into testing of distributed functions over the Internet
EU research project looks into testing of distributed functions over the Internet
Technology News |
Embedded systems are increasingly networked with the internet. An example is the steady development of car-to-x services in the automotive industry. In order to roll out this type of applications…
Flexible substrates harness carbon nanotube ink for smart devices
Flexible substrates harness carbon nanotube ink for smart devices
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Switching to a new formulation of cabon nanotube ink can enable the fabrication of smart devices that are flexible, fast, cheap and extremely durable, according to new results at the…


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