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Intersil claims industry’s highest performance integrated buck-boost regulator
Intersil claims industry’s highest performance integrated buck-boost regulator
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Intersil Corporation has developed a compact, high-efficiency 1.2 A buck-boost regulator that uses a proprietary H-Bridge Buck-Boost control architecture. The…
Visteon expands activities in China
Visteon expands activities in China
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In order to strengthen its presence in China as the world's largest automotive market, Visteon Corp., plans to invest in…
Automotive grade non-synchronous boost controller has wide input range
Automotive grade non-synchronous boost controller has wide input range
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ON Semiconductor has introduced a new adjustable output non-synchronous boost controller for automotive systems. The NCV8871 is a wide input…
Latest DACs lower power, raise precision
Latest DACs lower power, raise precision
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A family of dual 16-, 14- and 12-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs) from TI are said to provide the industry’s highest…

ADCs target 4G
ADCs target 4G
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Analog Devices has released single- and dual-channel 14bit high speed A/D converters that are said to meet the performance and size requirements of 3G and 4G multi-standard cellular infrastructure equipment,…
Linux platform integrates graphics stack
Linux platform integrates graphics stack
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The latest release of Wind River’s commercial Linux runtime and development environment is claimed to be the first to offer a fully integrated graphics software stack which spans the entire…
Bits from Hot Chips: Robots, Cisco, Oracle
Bits from Hot Chips: Robots, Cisco, Oracle
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Researchers demonstrated personal robots, Oracle debuted its latest server processor and Cisco described an Ethernet chip on the last day of Hot Chips.
IBM plants transactional memory in CPU
IBM plants transactional memory in CPU
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IBM has become the first company to ship a commercial microprocessor using transactional memory, a new feature for multicore chips researchers have studied for years.
Tensilica DSP core does 100 GMACs at 1 W
Tensilica DSP core does 100 GMACs at 1 W
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Tensilica described a new integer DSP core for next-generation cellular applications that when made in a 28nm process can compute 100 GMACs/second at less than a Watt. The BBE64 core…
GUI builder targets easier user-interface creation
GUI builder targets easier user-interface creation
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Segger Microcontroller has created a tool that allows user interfaces to be created visually instead of through hand written code. Described as having a simple, straight forward drag and drop…
Arduino shields feature PIC32
Arduino shields feature PIC32
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Microchip and Digilent are expanding the capabilities of the 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller-based chipKIT Development Platform for the Arduino community. The companies have unveiled two shields for the chipKIT platform, along…
EMC screening options for plastic enclosures
EMC screening options for plastic enclosures
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Vero Technologies manufacture a comprehensive range of standard plastic enclosures available in different styles and sizes. To provide electromagnetic radiations screening, Vero Technologies now offers three alternative internal coatings that…
Power analysis oscilloscope suits field-based applications
Power analysis oscilloscope suits field-based applications
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The Tektronix TPS2000 series of power analysis oscilloscopes, available from TTid, has been updated to improve the viewability of the screen in field-based applications. The new TPS2000B series incorporates a…
LCD polarizers to double as organic photovoltaics in mobiles
LCD polarizers to double as organic photovoltaics in mobiles
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Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have created a novel concept for harvesting and recycling energy for electronic devices, one that involves equipping these…
Sales of media tablets to cut paper use in magazines by 20% in 2015 in USA
Sales of media tablets to cut paper use in magazines by 20% in 2015 in USA
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Media tablets are on pace to become a ubiquitous, mass-market, consumer product faster than any-other previously released, technological device. The powerful implications of this rapid adoption on publication paper markets…
Brushless flat motor delivers 130mNm nominal torque from a 45mm diameter
Brushless flat motor delivers 130mNm nominal torque from a 45mm diameter
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The EC 45 series of brushless flat motors now includes a 70 Watts version with a very flat speed/torque gradient. The unit delivers 38% more torque than its 50W predecessor…
Industrial computer in a short 19-inch housing
Industrial computer in a short 19-inch housing
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DSM Computer's 19-inch Infinity 96M1595 industrial computer is based on a powerful industrial ATX mainboard with Intel Q57 chipset. To provide high performance, it is equipped with an Intel Core…
USB industrial camera featuring angled lens flange as board-level solution
USB industrial camera featuring angled lens flange as board-level solution
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IDS Imaging Development Systems now offers its uEye ME series as a board-level solution for OEMs – with optional lens mount. The ME features a 90° angled lens flange and…
USB/Ethernet current data logger for the 0 to 200A range
USB/Ethernet current data logger for the 0 to 200A range
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The PicoLog CM3 USB/Ethernet current data logger is a compact, easy-to-use instrument for measuring the power consumption of buildings and machinery. With three channels, it can monitor current in single-phase…
Power analysis oscilloscope focuses on field-based applications
Power analysis oscilloscope focuses on field-based applications
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The Tektronix TPS2000 series of power analysis oscilloscopes, available from TTid, has been updated to improve the visibility of the screen in field-based applications.
dSpace adds flexibility to its MicroAutoBox II prototyping system
dSpace adds flexibility to its MicroAutoBox II prototyping system
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The model-based programmability of its integrated Spartan-6 FPGAs plus new I/O expansion modules make the dSpace MicroAutoBox II prototyping system even more versatile. The system now can also be used…
Submersible headers ensure superior sealing, high electrical performance
Submersible headers ensure superior sealing, high electrical performance
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Molex Incorporated unveiled high performance MX150 single- and dual-row headers for use in high-temperature automotive and commercial vehicle applications. Complementing widely used and industry-recognised MX150 receptacle connectors (series 33471 and…
Single-chip current monitoring
Single-chip current monitoring
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ON Semiconductor has introduced the CAT2300 current mirror with switch controller, that when combined with the company’s NTMFS4833NS or NTMFS4854NS SENSEFET Power MOSFET devices is said to provide a compact,…
NIST questions carbon nanotube reliability
NIST questions carbon nanotube reliability
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National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers have found in recent reliability tests that carbon nanotubes device reliability is a major issue.
ARM wrestles with silicon, battery hurdles
ARM wrestles with silicon, battery hurdles
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Big hurdles in silicon scaling and battery technology stand in the way of huge opportunities in mobile systems, said an ARM executive in a keynote here.
Cree seeks to increase its momentum through the takeover of Ruud Lighting
Cree seeks to increase its momentum through the takeover of Ruud Lighting
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LED technology company Cree, Inc. announced the acquisition of Ruud Lighting, Inc. The privately held company is said to be an expert in LED outdoor lighting. According to the Cree…
IBM demos cognitive computer chips
IBM demos cognitive computer chips
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By replicating the functions of neurons, synapses, dendrites and axons in the brain using special-purpose silicon circuitry, IBM claims to have developed the first custom cognitive computing cores that bring…
IMS Research forecasts Chinese low voltage AC motor revenues to triple by 2016
IMS Research forecasts Chinese low voltage AC motor revenues to triple by 2016
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IMS Research forecasts that the Chinese market for low-voltage integral horsepower AC motors will nearly triple in revenues to USD7.9 billion in 2016 from 2010. Unit shipments are expected to…


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