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Stretchable sensors aim at improving airbag control
Stretchable sensors aim at improving airbag control
Technology News |
There are situations when an airbag does not protect but instead hurts car passengers: For instance, if it ignites in…
Race for e-mobility value chain is on in China
Race for e-mobility value chain is on in China
Business news |
The race for e-car technology and e-mobility will be decided in China. This finding of a study from management consulting…
Magnet wire termination contacts
Magnet wire termination contacts
New Products |
TE Connectivity offers its Mag-Mate poke-in terminal to power tool manufacturers that wish to speed up magnet wire termination as…
Hall effect sensors series with fixed 4 to 20mA output
Hall effect sensors series with fixed 4 to 20mA output
New Products |
Premo has introduced a new family of Hall effect sensors with a fixed output current in the range of 4…

The future belongs to DisplayPort
The future belongs to DisplayPort
Feature articles |
The Video Graphics Interface (VGA) has firmly established itself since IBM launched the first graphics cards in 1987 in order to display graphics on a CRT monitor. Over time, VGA…
Ferroelectric RAM chips ready up to 256kbit
Ferroelectric RAM chips ready up to 256kbit
New Products |
OKI Semiconductor (part of the ROHM Group) is developing a new memory technology called ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) that extend the company's memory line-up already consisting of EEPROM, DRAM and P2ROM.
Avnet Abacus and FCI partner to address special connector needs
Avnet Abacus and FCI partner to address special connector needs
Business news |
Distributor Avnet Abacus and connector maker FCI are launching a joint Europe-wide initiative aimed at helping designers choose the right connector for demanding applications in the industrial market. Renewable energy,…
Ambient light sensors target display power management solutions
Ambient light sensors target display power management solutions
New Products |
Everlight Electronics launched an Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) product family that meets the requirements for power management solutions for the display backlighting of mobile appliances such as mobile phones, notebooks…
Halogen-free 6W LED driver for indoor lighting applications
Halogen-free 6W LED driver for indoor lighting applications
New Products |
Phihong has released a new 6W LED driver for indoor lighting applications. The 58x35x20.5mm driver is suitable for powering one or two LEDs located in a dry environment. Designated the…
Wabco equips Hyundai trucks with advanced braking and distance control systems
Wabco equips Hyundai trucks with advanced braking and distance control systems
Business news |
Automotive tier one supplier Wabco Holdings has signed an agreement with Hyundai Motor Company to develop and supply its OnGuardPLUS advanced emergency braking system. In addition, Wabco will provide Adaptive…
New power modules support all major solar converter topologies
New power modules support all major solar converter topologies
New Products |
Microsemi Corporation has introduced three families of power modules spanning all major solar converter topologies. The new products include boost-only modules for solar converters with and without transformers, and a…
FCC TETRA ruling creates new opportunities in the US for TETRA suppliers
FCC TETRA ruling creates new opportunities in the US for TETRA suppliers
Business news |
IMS Research reports that on the 26th April 2011 the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of TETRA products in the US market for industrial, business and transport…
TI unveils industry’s highest accuracy lithium-ion battery monitor for electric mobility
TI unveils industry’s highest accuracy lithium-ion battery monitor for electric mobility
Market news |
Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced a battery management integrated circuit that increases the life of rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs and maximizes available energy for hybrid and electric vehicles, power tools…
New Hall Effect sensor family offers 4-20-mA output solution
New Hall Effect sensor family offers 4-20-mA output solution
New Products |
Premo has introduced a new family of Hall Effect sensor which is equivalent to LEM DHR-C420 family. The main characteristic of the series is the output current, which is fixed…
Microsemi expands standard power module family to feature SiC technology
Microsemi expands standard power module family to feature SiC technology
New Products |
Microsemi Corporation has expanded its line of standard power modules to include a product that uses silicon carbide (SiC) devices for all diode and normally-off junction field effect transistor (JFET)…
TI unveils industry’s highest accuracy lithium-ion battery monitor for electric mobility, power tools and UPS
TI unveils industry’s highest accuracy lithium-ion battery monitor for electric mobility, power tools and UPS
Market news |
Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced a battery management integrated circuit that increases the life of rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs and maximizes available energy for hybrid and electric vehicles, power tools…
Introducing the LT3070 Point-of-Load Regulator for FPGA & Server Backplanes
Introducing the LT3070 Point-of-Load Regulator for FPGA & Server Backplanes
New Products |
Modern FPGAs and servers operating at low voltages are sensitive to subtle supply drops. The drop may result from a combination of excess regulator noise, insufficient bandwidth in the supply…
NXP demos car-to-x communications platform
NXP demos car-to-x communications platform
Technology News |
As part of the Automotive Week 2011 which took place this week in Eindhoven (The Netherlands), chipmaker NXP demoed a car-to-x communications platform based on the company's software-defined multi-standard digital…
Intel Core i7/i5 processor-equipped 15’’ rugged touch panel computer
Intel Core i7/i5 processor-equipped 15’’ rugged touch panel computer
New Products |
The AGP-3155 from AAEON is a 15’’ rugged touch panel computer featuring an Intel Core i7/i5 processor with an integrated LCD/CRT controller in the Intel QM57 chipset.
Toshiba to acquire energy management solutions provider Landis+Gyr for USD 2.3 billion
Toshiba to acquire energy management solutions provider Landis+Gyr for USD 2.3 billion
Business news |
Toshiba Corporation has entered into a definitive sale agreement with the shareholders of Landis+Gyr, under which Toshiba, one of the world's leaders in electronics and power systems, will acquire Landis+Gyr,…
Taiwan ramps capacitive display output
Taiwan ramps capacitive display output
Business news |
Taiwan is doubling its capacity to crank out capacitive touch panels, according to a new report from Displaybank. The move should lower costs for the components as small and medium…
India launches first smart grid project
India launches first smart grid project
Business news |
India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency is partnering with IBM to create the country’s first smart grid project.
Gold remains strong in electronics with record demand in 2010
Gold remains strong in electronics with record demand in 2010
Market news |
According to the World Gold Council's figures, 2010 sets a new high for global gold demand in electronics at 326.8 tonnes, with increased use of gold in Chinese electronics manufacturing…
5-megapixel image sensor only 5mm high for slim tablets and smart phones
5-megapixel image sensor only 5mm high for slim tablets and smart phones
New Products |
OmniVision Technologies' OV5690 is a 5-megapixel image sensor that uses OmniVision’s proprietary OmniBSI-2 pixel architecture. The 1.4-micron backside illumination pixel allows for a full five megapixels in a ¼-inch optical…
Wireless-based, solar-powered sensor module offers continuous monitoring of carbon monoxide levels
Wireless-based, solar-powered sensor module offers continuous monitoring of carbon monoxide levels
New Products |
Unitronic is planning to present a wireless-based, solar-powered sensor module for continuous monitoring of the carbon monoxide (CO)concentration in various buildings and in industrial applications at SENSOR+TEST 2011 in Nuremberg…
3D hierarchical extractor for post-layout verification boasts unlimited capacity
3D hierarchical extractor for post-layout verification boasts unlimited capacity
New Products |
Silicon Frontline Technology launched what it claims to be the industry's first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor, H3D, for post-layout verification. H3D offers hierarchical parasitic extraction, hierarchical netlisting, unlimited capacity, and…
SFT releases industry’s first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor for post-layout verification
SFT releases industry’s first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor for post-layout verification
Technology News |
Silicon Frontline Technology, Inc., (SFT) is introducing what the EDA company claims is the industry’s first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor, H3D, for post-layout verification. H3D offers hierarchical parasitic extraction, hierarchical…
IBM and ETH Zurich open the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center
IBM and ETH Zurich open the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center
Technology News |
Celebrating its 100th anniversary of existence as well as commemorating the 30th anniversary of the scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) invented by Nobel laureates Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer at the…


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