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1.2mm profile slide switch with recoil self-return operation
1.2mm profile slide switch with recoil self-return operation
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With the SSAL series, Alps Electric Europe offers surface-mountable horizontal single-side (right or left) recoil type slide switches that measure…
SMT coin cell holder saves installation time
SMT coin cell holder saves installation time
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Harwin has expanded its range of EZ BoardWare products with the introduction of a single piece surface mountable coin cell…
Solar panels also encourage plant growth
Solar panels also encourage plant growth
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Solyndra, manufacturer of cylindrical shaped photovoltaic (PV) systems, has announced a new solar application for agricultural greenhouse and shade structures…
Inertial sensor market to grow 20.3% annually to reach USD2.56B in 2015
Inertial sensor market to grow 20.3% annually to reach USD2.56B in 2015
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The inertial sensor market for consumer electronics is growing very quickly due to the fast adoption of accelerometers, gyroscopes and…

High-quality, low-power colour image sensor pipeline for under $20
High-quality, low-power colour image sensor pipeline for under $20
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ChipWrights released a new colour pipeline solution for cameras using non-System-on-Chip (SoC) sensors based on ChipWrights’ CW5631 SoC. The solution requires a CW5631 SoC and a DDR2 DRAM; it can…
IAR first to support NXP LPC1227 microcontroller
IAR first to support NXP LPC1227 microcontroller
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IAR Systems has announced that the IAR KickStart Kit for LPC1227 is now available. The kit includes a development board with an ARM Cortex-M0 based LPC1227 microcontroller, peripherals and connectors,…
USB controllers provide over-current protection
USB controllers provide over-current protection
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Intersil has introduced a family of power controller devices designed to meet the power supply requirements of industry-standard USB devices. The ISL6185/6 provide port power for products based on the…
Microsoft opens Kinect to hackers with Windows SDK planned for spring 2011
Microsoft opens Kinect to hackers with Windows SDK planned for spring 2011
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At Microsoft’s TechForum, Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer and Don Mattrick, president, Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB), announced plans to release a non-commercial Kinect for Windows Software Development…
Front-end module support for WiLink platform
Front-end module support for WiLink platform
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Manufacturers designing around the WiLink 6.0 and WiLink 7.0 platforms from Texas Instruments can integrate RFMD's RF3482 to gain reliable, flexible WiFi connectivity. Volume shipments of the RF3482 have begun,…
Liquid metal key to simpler creation of electrodes for microfluidic devices
Liquid metal key to simpler creation of electrodes for microfluidic devices
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a faster, easier way to create microelectrodes, for use in microfluidic devices, by using liquid metal. Microfluidic devices manipulate small amounts of…
Development kits generate clean positive and negative voltage rails for powering data converters
Development kits generate clean positive and negative voltage rails for powering data converters
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced two power management development kits, which help designers generate the cleanest possible positive and negative voltage rails to power today's analog circuits. The new TPS54060…
USB hub and card reader applications in the automobile
USB hub and card reader applications in the automobile
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USB and flash memory cards have become ubiquitous in the consumer and industrial worlds. USB implements a high speed serial bus that runs at up to 480Mbps. Many operating systems…
Body network spars with Bluetooth
Body network spars with Bluetooth
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An emerging body area network (BAN) technology is gearing up to compete with Bluetooth Low Energy across a broad range of medical and consumer applications. The competition comes as medical…
Millimeter-scale all-in-one computers debut
Millimeter-scale all-in-one computers debut
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What was billed as world's first all-in-one millimeter-sized processor, including everything from solar cells for power to a wireless radio for communications, debuted Tuesday (February 22) at the International Solid-State…
Android to reach 140 million units in 2011
Android to reach 140 million units in 2011
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There will be an installed base of 140 million Android portable devices, including smartphones and tablets, by the end of 2011, according to a forecast from IMS Research.
Algorithm paves path to better video
Algorithm paves path to better video
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A Texas Instruments researcher described a parallel approach to handling current and future compression standards.
Deep source code analysis tool for complex C/C++ systems
Deep source code analysis tool for complex C/C++ systems
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GrammaTech and Lattix announced the availability of an integration between their respective tools, GrammaTech CodeSonar and Lattix LDM. The new CodeSonar integration with Lattix provides precise and accurate architecture analysis…
Delphi offers sound generator for e-cars
Delphi offers sound generator for e-cars
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According to Delphi, the generator is available in two different versions. Due to their programmability they can meet future legal requirements even though the related discussion has not been completed…
Circuits and algorithms to keep your silicon cool
Circuits and algorithms to keep your silicon cool
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Read the full article on page 18 of our February digital edition.
Industrial 2GB and 4GB DDR3 SODIMMs with heat spreader
Industrial 2GB and 4GB DDR3 SODIMMs with heat spreader
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The dual sided heat spreader is attached with a thermally conductive tape and increases the heat dissipating area, thus reducing the critical high case temperatures which otherwise might lead…
SMT board stacking connector with 0.8mm floating mechanism
SMT board stacking connector with 0.8mm floating mechanism
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A special ‘S’-shaped section in each contact strip provides the necessary flexibility, and with a reaction force of less than 0.098N per contact in both lateral and longitudinal…
Low loss RF combiner for high speed PXI measurements
Low loss RF combiner for high speed PXI measurements
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In addition to providing summed signal outputs, the two-input combiner module supports various combinations of input and output switched path configurations, to enable testing of single- and multi-port RF…
Panel debates keeping up with ‘Gene’s Law’
Panel debates keeping up with ‘Gene’s Law’
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Jan Rabaey, a professor at the University of California-Berkeley, served as moderator of the six-member panel, the first plenary panel discussion in the 54-year history of ISSCC. Rabaey framed the…
‘Size 8’ slotless brushless DC motors are autoclavable for medical use
‘Size 8’ slotless brushless DC motors are autoclavable for medical use
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Their patented “Parallex” winding geometry uniquely enables the motors to develop more power using less energy. The compact motors are offered in two standard lengths, 53mm and…
Magillem Design Services and CEA join forces on unified hw/sw design platform
Magillem Design Services and CEA join forces on unified hw/sw design platform
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To shorten time-to-market, designers integrate more and more software to add functionality and flexibility. Current development methods for embedded systems decouple the design of application software from the…
NXP expands industrial control series to support energy-efficient controls and appliances
NXP expands industrial control series to support energy-efficient controls and appliances
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The new device also expands NXP’s Cortex-M0 microcontroller offering with a wide range of Flash memory sizes. LPC1200 customers can now choose the exact Flash memory size they need, ranging…
Compact thermoelectric power generator outputs 3.3, 4.1 or 5.0Vdc
Compact thermoelectric power generator outputs 3.3, 4.1 or 5.0Vdc
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When paired with wireless transmitters, the Thermobility solution can provide electric power for decades of maintenance-free operation, thus expanding the possibilities for new wireless sensor applications in…
Movea sells its Gyration business unit assets to SMK-Link to meet demand
Movea sells its Gyration business unit assets to SMK-Link to meet demand
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In recent months, Movea has announced design wins with a SmartMotion remote control for French IPTV provider Free and a motion-enabled, RF4CE remote control reference design from Texas…


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