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Industrial sensors and control – The basics – Part I
Industrial sensors and control – The basics – Part I
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Sabrie Soloman focuses on the basics behind the development of industrial sensors and control technologies.
Piezoelectric fans and their application In electronics cooling
Piezoelectric fans and their application In electronics cooling
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The engineering staff of Advanced Thermal Solutions focuses on piezoelectric fans and their application In electronics cooling.
Microsemi expands S-band RF power transistor family to embrace high-performance GaN-on-SiC devices
Microsemi expands S-band RF power transistor family to embrace high-performance GaN-on-SiC devices
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Microsemi Corporation has expanded the company's family of S-band RF power transistors to include devices that use advanced gallium nitride…
High-brightness LED driver focuses on simplifying area-lighting design
High-brightness LED driver focuses on simplifying area-lighting design
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National Semiconductor has introduced a highly integrated linear LED driver that simplifies the design of high power, wide area lighting…

Magma unveils reference flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 28-nm low-power technology
Magma unveils reference flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 28-nm low-power technology
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Magma Design Automation has announced the availability of a netlist-to-GDSII reference flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 28-nm super low-power (SLP) high-k metal-gate (HKMG) technology. The sign-off-ready reference flow integrates with GLOBALFOUNDRIES' sign-off…
NXP provides live demo of next-generation GaN technology
NXP provides live demo of next-generation GaN technology
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. is showcasing at IMS2011 a live demo of its next-generation products based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. The GaN demo includes a 50-W wideband amplifier, the CLF1G0530-50,…
Hall sensors for extended position measurement
Hall sensors for extended position measurement
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Automotive and industrial IC supplier Micronas AG presents a new generation of Hall sensors for linear position measurement with their HAL 38xy family. The device is particularly suited for applications…
New mobile audio initiative deploys high performance mixed signal technology to boost audio performance while minimizing battery life
New mobile audio initiative deploys high performance mixed signal technology to boost audio performance while minimizing battery life
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Fairchild Semiconductor is stepping up its efforts to address what the company claims is one of the most significant challenges facing audio applications in the mobile industry today – the…
Molex HSAutoLink interconnect system blends connectivity with integration flexibility
Molex HSAutoLink interconnect system blends connectivity with integration flexibility
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Ruggedised high-speed in-vehicle data bus assemblies optimise consumer interactivity and design flexibility for the automotive and transportation sectors…
Absolute linear position sensor IC is first product in fully-featured 3D Hall platform
Absolute linear position sensor IC is first product in fully-featured 3D Hall platform
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austriamicrosystems has introduced the AS5410 linear position sensor, which the company claims is the first product of the world’s first fully-featured 3D Hall platform. The 3D Hall sensor solution senses…
Bulk power DC/DC supply targets distributed power systems
Bulk power DC/DC supply targets distributed power systems
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Murata Power Solutions has introduced a front-end 2,100 Watt DC/DC power supply. The D1U4CS is a highly efficient unit, typically 93% efficient at half load power, and is designed to…
Win four IAR KickStart development kits
Win four IAR KickStart development kits
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Earlier this year, IAR Systems launched a complete development kit for Freescale Kinetis K60 family of MCUs and modular Tower System. In this month's reader offer, the company is giving…
Data acquisition systems with up to 128-channels of USB multifunction analog I/O
Data acquisition systems with up to 128-channels of USB multifunction analog I/O
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ACCES I/O Products added the DAQ-PACK Series of multifunction data acquisition and control system to its portfolio. The system can add portable, easy-to-install high-speed analog and digital I/O capabilities to…
Provider of printed electronics Thinfilm opens Japanese office
Provider of printed electronics Thinfilm opens Japanese office
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Thin Film Electronics ASA announced the opening of its Japan office. Japanese companies have made groundbreaking advances in Printed Electronics over the last years, and today are among the leaders…
Junction box brings module-embedded safety and monitoring functions to PV panels
Junction box brings module-embedded safety and monitoring functions to PV panels
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Molex's SolarSpec smart junction box makes it easy for manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to provide their products with module-embedded safety and monitoring functions, as well as convenient, safe…
TDK starts mass production of see-through organic electroluminescent display
TDK starts mass production of see-through organic electroluminescent display
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TDK Corporation has started mass production of a newly developed see-through passive matrix type QVGA organic EL display (product name: UEL476). Organic EL displays are formed through thin-film techniques, using…
High-current connector for simple assembly in rail applications
High-current connector for simple assembly in rail applications
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The Han(R) 24 HPR EasyCon from Harting is a high-current connector designed as an optimum solution to the demanding requirements of motor drive applications in the railway industry.
French EDA company Docea Power opens Silicon Valley office
French EDA company Docea Power opens Silicon Valley office
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Docea Power SAS, provider of software solutions for power and thermal analysis at the architectural level, announced the opening of its U.S. office in San Jose, CA and the incorporation…
NXP unveils new plastic packages for RF power transistors
NXP unveils new plastic packages for RF power transistors
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched a complete line of overmolded plastic (OMP) RF power devices with peak powers ranging from 2.5 to 200 W. This range of OMP devices has…
STMicroelectronics boosts accessibility and value of space-grade power electronics
STMicroelectronics boosts accessibility and value of space-grade power electronics
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Amid growing world demand for satellite-based communications, television, weather forecasting and geographical data, STMicroelectronics has introduced the first member of a family of power transistors that are fully qualified for…
Japan ‘actual’ chip sales collapsed in April
Japan ‘actual’ chip sales collapsed in April
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Actual chip sales for the Japan region in April were the lowest for 23 months, according to figures from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization. It is likely to…
Report: Wireless charging growth to surge in 2011
Report: Wireless charging growth to surge in 2011
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The expected revenue from shipments of wireless charging devices in 2011 is expected to surge by an astonishing 616 percent, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
Qualcomm will give Web apps a boost
Qualcomm will give Web apps a boost
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Qualcomm will release over the next nine months what amounts to a set of applications programming interfaces geared to give Web-based applications deeper links into hardware. The plan is part…
Bilateral energy program addresses ‘smart’ grids
Bilateral energy program addresses ‘smart’ grids
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be in Moscow next week to chair the U.S.-Russia Presidential Bilateral Commission's Energy Working Group, partly to implement a smart grid partnership program.
Synopsys collaborates with TSMC to develop custom design solution for 28 nm Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
Synopsys collaborates with TSMC to develop custom design solution for 28 nm Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
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Synopsys, Inc., has collaborated with TSMC to deliver Synopsys' custom design solution for TSMC's 28-nm Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 2.0. Part of TSMC's comprehensive 28nm design infrastructure, the flow delivers…
Energy harvesting tipping point for wireless sensor applications
Energy harvesting tipping point for wireless sensor applications
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Ross Bannatyne of Silicon Laboratories' Embedded Mixed-Signal division discusses the energy harvesting tipping point associated with wireless sensor applications.
Synopsys collaborates with TSMC to develop custom design solution for 28nm Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
Synopsys collaborates with TSMC to develop custom design solution for 28nm Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
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Synopsys, Inc., has collaborated with TSMC to deliver Synopsys' custom design solution for TSMC's 28-nm Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 2.0. Part of TSMC's comprehensive 28nm design infrastructure, the flow delivers…
Envelope tracking technology enables power efficiency in handsets
Envelope tracking technology enables power efficiency in handsets
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Major handset manufacturers have taken delivery of a wideband Envelope Tracking (ET) Flexible Development System (FDS) for characterising energy-efficient power amplifiers for global cellular frequency bands. Developed and supplied by…


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