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Li-Ion battery switching charger speeds charge times and boost USB OTG power
Li-Ion battery switching charger speeds charge times and boost USB OTG power
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Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FAN5401x family of USB-compliant, Li-Ion switching chargers with full USB On-The-Go (USB-OTG) support. Building on…
Global chip sales show September growth
Global chip sales show September growth
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The Japanese recovery and continued demand for mobile personal electronics helped the three-month average of worldwide sales of semiconductors in…
New HD audio PC solution offers 5x better audio quality
New HD audio PC solution offers 5x better audio quality
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Wolfson Microelectronics plc has unveiled WM8861 and WM8862, two new high definition audio devices targeting PCs and laptops. The new…
Austriamicrosystems unveils the high performance NFC Reader IC for payment and automotive applications
Austriamicrosystems unveils the high performance NFC Reader IC for payment and automotive applications
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Austriamicrosystems has unveiled the AS3911 NFC (near field communications) and HF (high frequency) reader IC which enables a number of…

Making sounds with analogue electronics – Part 2: Subtractive synthesis
Making sounds with analogue electronics – Part 2: Subtractive synthesis
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Martin Russ is the author of the book 'Sound Synthesis and Sampling' and in this extract he focuses on making sounds with analogue electronics - Part 2: Subtractive synthesis.
Simple ways to manage different clock frequencies of audio codecs
Simple ways to manage different clock frequencies of audio codecs
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Carlos Azeredo-Leme a member of the Analog Design Senior Staff at Synopsys Inc. outlines some simple ways to manage different clock frequencies of audio codecs.
Back EMF method detects stepper motor stall: Pt. 1—The basics
Back EMF method detects stepper motor stall: Pt. 1—The basics
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David Swanson and Radek Stejskal of STMicroelectronics explain how the back electro-motive force (BEMF) method can be used to detect stepper motor stall.
JAN-qualified n-channel power MOSFETS target military, space, and avionics applications
JAN-qualified n-channel power MOSFETS target military, space, and avionics applications
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc, has introduced the first of the new Vishay Siliconix military-grade n-channel power MOSFETs: the JAN-qualified 60 V 2N6660JANTX/JANTXV and 90 V 2N6661JANTX/JANTXV. For military, space, and avionics…
Delphi introduces robust automotive inverter with high power density
Delphi introduces robust automotive inverter with high power density
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Delphi Automotive has launched a new high-performance power inverter that helps increase fuel economy, reduce emissions and cut costs. Designed to power electric motors in hybrid and electric vehicles, the…
Load switch delivers HDMI port protection
Load switch delivers HDMI port protection
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Fully compliant with the HDMI standard, the AP2331 single channel current-limited load switch from Diodes Incorporated has been optimized for HDMI and monitor port protection duties, 3 V-5 V hot…
IHS: MStar still leads DTV SoC market
IHS: MStar still leads DTV SoC market
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Taiwanese fabless chip vendors MStar Semiconductor Inc., and MediaTek Inc., continued to dominate the digital TV SoC market in the first half of 2011, holding market shares of 39 percent…
UN stresses ICT’s role in energy sustainability
UN stresses ICT’s role in energy sustainability
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The United Nations' Global Compact Lead Ole Lund Hansen has stressed the importance of sustainability, while calling on information and communications technology (ICT) companies to align strategies in order to…
Lattice partners Valens Semiconductor to create reference design for the surveillance camera market
Lattice partners Valens Semiconductor to create reference design for the surveillance camera market
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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and Valens Semiconductor have developed a new and comprehensive HDBaseT camera reference design solution. The HDBaseT reference design is targeted at the surveillance market. …
Samplify Systems releases second generation ultrasound beamforming development system
Samplify Systems releases second generation ultrasound beamforming development system
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Samplify Systems, Inc., a technology company focused on delivering innovative semiconductors, modules, and subsystem solutions to the ultrasound industry, has released its second generation beamforming development system–the SMK9130-A2.
Smart Grid research collaboration aims to develop a Renewable Ireland
Smart Grid research collaboration aims to develop a Renewable Ireland
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Leading European energy and ICT companies, R&D centers and universities, including ESB, Intune Networks and the Telecommunications Software & Systems Group (TSSG) are teaming up as part of a €5million…
Saft to supply Li-ion battery for Arizona energy storage solutions project
Saft to supply Li-ion battery for Arizona energy storage solutions project
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SOLON Corporation, a leading provider of utility-scale and commercial photovoltaic (PV) system solutions to the North American market , has selected Saft to provide a Li-ion battery for its Energy…
LED-based poster box design: overcoming the optical and cost challenges
LED-based poster box design: overcoming the optical and cost challenges
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Light boxes are a very popular means for advertising displays. The light source inside the box, based on cheap fluorescent tubes, used to be a trivial issue, but there was…
To reduce vehicle power consumption and increase efficiency, start at the charging system
To reduce vehicle power consumption and increase efficiency, start at the charging system
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One of today's major challenges for carmakers is improving the fuel efficiency to reduce the vehicle's fuel consumption and its carbon footprint. The efforts to achieve greater efficiency need to…
Battery Charge Control: Dedicated ICs vs Microcontrollers
Battery Charge Control: Dedicated ICs vs Microcontrollers
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David Gunderson of Micro Power Electronics, Inc examines the tradeoffs a designer needs to consider when making a choice between microcontrollers and dedicated charge control ICs for battery charge control.
World’s first low-pin-count 32-bit ARM MCUs in high-volume TSSOP and SO packages target 8/16-bit applications
World’s first low-pin-count 32-bit ARM MCUs in high-volume TSSOP and SO packages target 8/16-bit applications
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NXP Semiconductors N.V., has introduced a series of new low-pin-count package options for the company’s market-leading ARM Cortex-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers which aims to open the door for a…
New chip technology bestows Osram Oslon LEDs 20 % more light
New chip technology bestows Osram Oslon LEDs 20 % more light
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The latest Oslon SSL LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provide up to 20 percent more output than their predecessors and offer improved thermal stability, particularly in Hyperred (660 nm). Energy-efficient…
AEC-Q200 qualified CAN bus varistor delivers lowest specified leakage current on the market
AEC-Q200 qualified CAN bus varistor delivers lowest specified leakage current on the market
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Passive components manufacturer AVX Corporation has expanded its automotive CAN bus varistor product offering to include a miniature 0402 device that provides sub-1nS response to ESD strikes. The AEC-Q200 qualified…
Low-pin-count 32-bit ARM MCUs in high-volume TSSOP and SO packages target 8/16-bit applications
Low-pin-count 32-bit ARM MCUs in high-volume TSSOP and SO packages target 8/16-bit applications
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NXP Semiconductors N.V., has introduced a series of new low-pin-count package options for the company’s market-leading ARM Cortex-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers which aims to open the door for a…
Arrow Electronics extends its portfolio of heat sinks, connectors and cable assemblies
Arrow Electronics extends its portfolio of heat sinks, connectors and cable assemblies
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Arrow Electronics has extended its contract with Assmann WSW from Central Europe to the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The two companies have been working together since 1999.
Crystal-free oscillators promise low power too
Crystal-free oscillators promise low power too
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IDT has announced the release of what it claims to be the industry’s first CMOS oscillators to feature a breakthrough ±50 ppm frequency accuracy and ultra-low power consumption,adding that they…
Sony to buy Ericsson’s stake in handset JV
Sony to buy Ericsson’s stake in handset JV
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Sony said it has signed a deal to acquire Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's 50 percent stake in the mobile handset joint venture between the two companies, Sony Ericsson, for 1.05 billion…
Toyota, Ford lead vehicle app integration with smartphones
Toyota, Ford lead vehicle app integration with smartphones
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Toyota and Ford have the most successful integration of car infotainment systems with mobile devices like smartphones, according to an IHS iSuppli Automotive Research report.
Flexible e-paper in place of office printer paper
Flexible e-paper in place of office printer paper
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Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed a highly flexible electronic paper that's both re-writable and re-usable, and doesn't require electricity to retain the screen image. Licensing talks are…


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