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Researchers boost thermoelectric material efficiency by 25 percent
Researchers boost thermoelectric material efficiency by 25 percent
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So-called thermoelectric materials that convert heat into electricity have been known since the early 1800s. One well-established…
National Semiconductor offers industry’s first analog design tool in Russian language
National Semiconductor offers industry’s first analog design tool in Russian language
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National is the first to offer power, lighting, and sensing application design tools in the Russian language.  “The WEBENCH Designer…
Toshiba redefines the flip-flop for lower power
Toshiba redefines the flip-flop for lower power
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A typical SoC uses 100,000 to 10 million flip-flops, and each typical flip-flop incorporates a clock buffer to produce a…
High voltage battery stack monitor enhances HEV/EV battery management systems
High voltage battery stack monitor enhances HEV/EV battery management systems
New Products |
Each LTC6803 can measure up to 12 individual battery cells in series. The device’s proprietary design enables multiple LTC6803s to…

Conduction cooled 250-W power supplies deliver full useable power at high temperatures
Conduction cooled 250-W power supplies deliver full useable power at high temperatures
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Ideal for demanding sealed box and outdoor applications, the new LCC250 embedded power supply series includes conduction-cooled models providing full useable power at elevated temperatures, offering a very cost-effective alternative…
Low-cost 10-W and 20-W encapsulated AC/DC converters target medical applications
Low-cost 10-W and 20-W encapsulated AC/DC converters target medical applications
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The AMEL10-MAZ (10 W) and AMEL20-MAZ (20 W) feature an input/output isolation of 4000 VAC within an operating temperature range of -40 to +80 °C and excellent technical parameters.
EPIA declares 2010 was a record year for solar photovoltaics, Europe fuels rapid capacity growth
EPIA declares 2010 was a record year for solar photovoltaics, Europe fuels rapid capacity growth
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At the end of 2010, the cumulative installed capacity of PV in the EU amounted to more than 28,000 MW, with an energy output that equals the electricity consumption of…
High-current buck regulators deliver efficiency of 97 percent for high-performance FPGAs, and ASICs
High-current buck regulators deliver efficiency of 97 percent for high-performance FPGAs, and ASICs
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Members of National’s PowerWise energy-efficient product family, the LM21212-1 and LM21215 high-current buck regulators feature integrated high-side and low-side FETs, which simplify design and reduce solution size. The LM21212-1 features…
Low-power RF transceiver targets short-range wireless systems in industrial, science and medical applications
Low-power RF transceiver targets short-range wireless systems in industrial, science and medical applications
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The highly integrated ADF7241 RF transceiver enables support of the standard IEEE 802.15.4 PHY protocol at 250 kbps on a single chip.  The transceiver’s low-power consumption of 19mA in receive…
D/A converter synthesises entire cable spectrum into a single RF port
D/A converter synthesises entire cable spectrum into a single RF port
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The AD9739A 14-bit, 2.5-GSPS D/A converter’s wide bandwidth and dynamic range enables cable operators to increase the QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) channel densities by 20 times over the densities found…
Cellular front end modules target 3G/4G switch and signal conditioning applications
Cellular front end modules target 3G/4G switch and signal conditioning applications
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RF Micro Devices has announced the addition of four products to RFMD's expanding portfolio of front end modules for 3G/4G switch and signal conditioning applications.
D/A converter synthesises entire cable spectrum into a single RF port
D/A converter synthesises entire cable spectrum into a single RF port
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Analog Devices has introduced a 14-bit D/A converter that enables cable television and broadband operators to synthesise the entire cable spectrum up to 1 GHz into a single RF port,…
Low-power RF transceiver targets short-range wireless systems in industrial, science and medical applications
Low-power RF transceiver targets short-range wireless systems in industrial, science and medical applications
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Analog Devices has unveiled a highly integrated, low-power RF transceiver for operation in the global 2.4 GHz ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) frequency band. The ADF7241 RF transceiver is designed with…
High-current buck regulators deliver efficiency of 97 percent for high-performance FPGAs, and ASICs
High-current buck regulators deliver efficiency of 97 percent for high-performance FPGAs, and ASICs
New Products |
National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced a pair of high-current, synchronous buck regulators which the company claims delivers the industry's highest efficiency at 97 percent. The LM21212-1 and LM21215 are well-suited for…
EPIA declares 2010 was a record year for solar photovoltaics, Europe fuels rapid capacity growth
EPIA declares 2010 was a record year for solar photovoltaics, Europe fuels rapid capacity growth
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The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), which is the world’s largest photovoltaic industry association, has published a report that shows in 2010 solar photovoltaic power (PV) was the leading renewable…
USB port power supply controllers offer precise, adjustable, over-current protection
USB port power supply controllers offer precise, adjustable, over-current protection
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Intersil Corporation has introduced a new 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…
Low-cost 10-W and 20-W encapsulated AC/DC converters target medical applications
Low-cost 10-W and 20-W encapsulated AC/DC converters target medical applications
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MSC Vertriebs GmbH is expanding its line of affordable power supplies with the release of Aimtec's 10 and 20 W series of encapsulated AC/DC converters.
Vector Fabrics eases heterogeneous multicore development
Vector Fabrics eases heterogeneous multicore development
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Cloud-based tool allows embedded engineers to partition and map their software onto complex multicore platforms. vfEmbedded supports specific multicore architectures that have different cores and can assign partitions to specific…
Conduction cooled 250-W power supplies deliver full useable power at high temperatures
Conduction cooled 250-W power supplies deliver full useable power at high temperatures
New Products |
Emerson Network Power has released a fully-enclosed 250 W fanless ac-dc power supply series featuring a 12 Vdc output and a wide operating temperature range of minus 40 to 85…
High voltage battery stack monitor enhances HEV/EV battery management systems
High voltage battery stack monitor enhances HEV/EV battery management systems
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Linear Technology has introduced a second generation high voltage battery monitor for hybrid/electric vehicle (HEVs), electric vehicles (EVs) and other high voltage, high performance battery systems. The LTC6803 is a…
Accellera approves universal Verification Methodology (UVM) standard
Accellera approves universal Verification Methodology (UVM) standard
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Accellera, the electronics industry organization focused on the creation and adoption of electronic design automation (EDA) standards and intellectual property standards, approved version 1.0 of its Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)…
Toshiba redefines the flip-flop for lower power
Toshiba redefines the flip-flop for lower power
Technology News |
Toshiba has developed a new flip-flop circuit using 40nm CMOS process that it claims will reduce power consumption in mobile equipment. Measured data verifies that the power dissipation of the…
National Semiconductor offers industry’s first analog design tool in Russian language
National Semiconductor offers industry’s first analog design tool in Russian language
Business news |
National Semiconductor Corp. is releasing the company’s WEBENCH Designer tools in the Russian language. National's WEBENCH environment features WEBENCH Visualiser, which claims to be the only tool to provide visual…
Researchers boost thermoelectric material efficiency by 25 percent
Researchers boost thermoelectric material efficiency by 25 percent
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A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have achieved a 25 percent improvement in the ability of a key material to convert heat into electrical…
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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Developer of motion-sensing and motion-control technologies Movea has sold the assets of its Gyration business unit to SMK-Link whereby SMK-Link becomes a customer of Movea and will license Movea’s SmartMotion,…
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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The Thermobility WPG-1 wireless power generator from Nextreme Thermal Solutions converts heat into electricity for low-power wireless applications. Thermobility uses innovative solid-state thin-film thermoelectric technology to convert heat into electricity…
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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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled its LPC1200 Industrial Control Series featuring the ARM Cortex-M0 processor which extends NXP’s 32-bit ARM microcontroller continuum and targets a wide range of industrial applications…
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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Magillem, a provider of platform solutions, announced the signing of a multi-year collaboration agreement with CEA, the French alternative energies and atomic energy commission. The project will focus on development…


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