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DC/DC converters achieve 50 percent power increase within the same package
DC/DC converters achieve 50 percent power increase within the same package
New Products |
Murata Power Solutions has developed the MEE3 series of single output 3 W ultra compact DC/DC converters suitable for a…
Instrument cluster: a landscape in transition
Instrument cluster: a landscape in transition
Feature articles |
In the next car generation, not much will remain the way we are used to: yes, the engine will be…
High accuracy concept-study position sensor enables car2x applications
High accuracy concept-study position sensor enables car2x applications
Technology News |
By fusing driving dynamics sensor information with GPS data, automotive supplier Continental will make it possible to determine the precise…
Innovative circuit techniques lead to embedded SRAM that consumes 57 percent less power
Innovative circuit techniques lead to embedded SRAM that consumes 57 percent less power
Technology News |
Toshiba Corporation has developed circuit techniques for embedded SRAM that operate in a wide supply voltage range, from 0.5 V…

Driver assistant system identifies and marks obstacles
Driver assistant system identifies and marks obstacles
Technology News |
Researchers of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a night vision system that goes one step further than existing infrared-based vision system: It does not display potential obstacles.
FPGA-based prototyping tool improves speed and turnaround time
FPGA-based prototyping tool improves speed and turnaround time
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Synopsys has updated its Identify and Certify FPGA-based prototyping tools to speed up the simulation and add incremental compilation.
Mouser, Bergquist in partnership for global distribution
Mouser, Bergquist in partnership for global distribution
Business news |
Electronic component distributor Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with thermal management materials expert company Bergquist. The move makes Bergquist's product range of substrate for LEDs available through…
Market watcher: LED revolutionizes lighting industry
Market watcher: LED revolutionizes lighting industry
Market news |
Nothing less than a revolution in the lighting industry sees management consulting company Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH (Munich, Germany). The market watcher believes that LED and OLED technologies will dominate…
Philips LED lamp changes color when dimmed
Philips LED lamp changes color when dimmed
New Products |
With its new GU10 Master LED with DimTone, manufacturer Philips has achieved an effect known from conventional incandescent bulbs: When the light is dimmed down, the color changes towards the…
Multi-camera system design for automotive parking assistant systems
Multi-camera system design for automotive parking assistant systems
Technology News |
Camera-based driver assistance systems are a rapidly gaining popularity. In order to fulfil the highest prerequisites in terms of quality and video display capabilities a seamless cooperation of all system…
Wireless pacemaker in trials claims world first
Wireless pacemaker in trials claims world first
Technology News |
Cambridge Consultants has teamed up with UK startup EBR Systems to develop the world’s first truly leadless, wireless pacemaker system using its XAP4 embedded processor and energy harvesting. The Wireless…
TAOS claims industry’s first digital color sensors with on-chip IR filtering and proximity sensing
TAOS claims industry’s first digital color sensors with on-chip IR filtering and proximity sensing
Technology News |
TAOS has extended the company’s product portfolio with the industry’s first color sensors with an on-chip infrared (IR) blocking filter and proximity sensor.
New Melexis LIN Transceiver drives down cost
New Melexis LIN Transceiver drives down cost
New Products |
LIN (Local Interconnect Network) nodes continue exponential growth rate in Europe. To address this growing need for LIN transceivers, Belgian chip manufacturer Melexis introduces the next generation of its LIN…
Instrument clusters go digital
Instrument clusters go digital
Market news |
Instrument clusters with electronic displays are increasingly supplanting electromechanical pointer instruments. The trend is taking up speed, says market research company IMS.
Highly exact position sensor enables car2x applications
Highly exact position sensor enables car2x applications
Technology News |
By fusing driving dynamics sensor information with GPS data, automotive supplier Continental will make it possible to determine the precise position of a vehicle within its lane. This degree of…
Rohm LEDs, drivers aim at background lighting and automotive markets
Rohm LEDs, drivers aim at background lighting and automotive markets
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Rohm Semiconductor has introduced a product family of white high-power / high brightness chip LEDs with integrated reflector. The products of the SMLx family target display background lighting and automotive…
austriamicrosystems unveils industry’s first FlexRay transceiver designed for high temperature automotive applications
austriamicrosystems unveils industry’s first FlexRay transceiver designed for high temperature automotive applications
New Products |
austriamicrosystems has introduced the AS8222 FlexRay transceiver, which features an in-package maximum ambient temperature of 150°C and bare dice with a maximum temperature of 165 °C, and claims to be…
TAOS claims industry’s first digital color sensors with on-chip IR filtering and proximity sensing
TAOS claims industry’s first digital color sensors with on-chip IR filtering and proximity sensing
Technology News |
TAOS has extended the company’s product portfolio with the industry’s first color sensors with an on-chip infrared (IR) blocking filter and proximity sensor.
PFC control IC reduces noise sensitivity for cost sensitive electronic ballast and SMPS applications
PFC control IC reduces noise sensitivity for cost sensitive electronic ballast and SMPS applications
New Products |
International Rectifier has introduced the IRS2500 µPFC power factor correction (PFC) control IC for switch mode power supply (SMPS), LED drivers, fluorescent and HID electronic ballast applications.
Toshiba develops circuit techniques for embedded SRAM that consumes 57 percent less power
Toshiba develops circuit techniques for embedded SRAM that consumes 57 percent less power
Technology News |
Toshiba Corporation has developed circuit techniques for embedded SRAM that operate in a wide supply voltage range, from 0.5 V to 1.0 V, that effectively contribute to lower power consumption…
German in-roof solar panel system receives MCS Certification in Great Britain
German in-roof solar panel system receives MCS Certification in Great Britain
Business news |
SOLARWATT’s Easy-In in-roof system has been awarded MCS Certification (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) for the British market. The quality seal is an internationally recognized and independent certificate issued by the British…
Ultra-low-noise LDOs optimizes load performance in communications, medical and industrial systems
Ultra-low-noise LDOs optimizes load performance in communications, medical and industrial systems
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Analog Devices, Inc. , (ADI), has unveiled a pair of LDOs (low dropout regulators) with low noise, high power supply rejection, and excellent line and load transient response. The ADP7102…
Rohm LEDs, drivers target background lighting and automotive markets
Rohm LEDs, drivers target background lighting and automotive markets
New Products |
Rohm Semiconductor has introduced a product family of white high-power / high brightness chip LEDs with integrated reflector. The products of the SMLx family target display background lighting and automotive…
Ultra-low-noise LDOs optimize load performance
Ultra-low-noise LDOs optimize load performance
New Products |
Analog Devices (ADI) has unveiled a pair of LDOs (low dropout regulators) with low noise, high power supply rejection, and excellent line and load transient response. The ADP7102 and ADP7104…
Researchers tout chip that mimics brain activity
Researchers tout chip that mimics brain activity
Technology News |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have designed a chip that mimics how the brain's neurons adapt in response to new information.
Microsoft calls for ‘cloud’ flash, server SoCs
Microsoft calls for ‘cloud’ flash, server SoCs
Technology News |
Big data centers want lower power flash chips and integrated processors, said an executive who helps design Microsoft's warehouse-sized facilities. Containers are also on their way out in favor of…
World’s first truly wireless pacemaker in trials
World’s first truly wireless pacemaker in trials
Technology News |
Cambridge Consultants has teamed up with UK startup EBR Systems to develop the world’s first truly leadless, wireless pacemaker system using its XAP4 embedded processor and energy harvesting. The Wireless…
PFC control IC reduces noise sensitivity for electronic ballast and SMPS
PFC control IC reduces noise sensitivity for electronic ballast and SMPS
New Products |
International Rectifier has introduced the IRS2500 µPFC power factor correction (PFC) control IC for switch mode power supply (SMPS), LED drivers, fluorescent and HID electronic ballast applications.


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