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FPGA motor-control design kit
Microsemi is selling its SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA dual-axis motor control kit with a modular motor control IP suite and reference design for $599 for a limited period. The kit, which simplifies motor...
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XMOS shipping hi-res audio
XMOS is shipping its xCORE-AUDIO processor family and sampling its Gigabit Ethernet enabled xCORE-200 multicore microcontroller family. “There’s a big trend for much better audio content,” XMOS CEO...
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FTDI Chip adds EVE Screen Designer
Bringing more comprehensive support to its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) product offering, FTDI Chip introduces EVE Screen Designer – which is available to download for free. Suitable for use with...
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Lumileds gets 400 lm from 4.8mm circle for MR16, GU10 bulbs
Lumileds is competing against multiple miniature LED packages with an device that emits 400lm from a 4.8mm diameter circle for spotlights. “We are providing a high flux, high efficacy LED that...
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48-layer V-NAND from Toshiba
Toshiba is sampling 3D NAND or V-NAND with 48 layers and a 2bit-per-cell architecture delivering a 128Gbit chip. Toshiba will start volume production of the chip at Fab2 at Yokkaichi which is...
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What is the Graphene light bulb?
The graphene lightbulb has been the subject of a huge amount of speculation over the past few days. What is it? The truth is, nobody outside University of Manchester spin-out Graphene Lighting knows,...
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UK firm uses LED array to print electronics
A Coventry-based company which develops digital printing systems used in high resolution photographic printing believes the system has the resolution to print electronic circuits. LumeJet, a spin-out...
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EnSilica adds DSP to RISC cores
EnSilica has added a 64-bit precision, fully-pipelined MAC unit to its RISC core to deliver the eSi-3260 for audio, sensor hub, motion control and touch screen applications. In addition to 32-bit...
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Imagination opens MIPS to worldwide universities
Imagination is offering universities worldwide free and open access to its MIPS architecture as part of the Imagination University Programme (IUP) called MIPSfpga. Through MIPSfpga, Imagination is...
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Imagination lets MIPS take academic plunge
Imagination Technologies’ decision to reveal the inner-most secrets of the MIPS microprocessor architecture to academics could dramatically improve the teaching of electronics in universities. The...
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Solder-free pick-and-place package for LED lighting
Aiming at lighting manufacturers that don’t want to buy a soldering line, Sheffield-based Litecool has developed a self-adhesive self-connecting LED package that can be pick-and-placed direct onto...
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ARM’s sub-volt Cordio radio IP launched
ARM’s acquisition of Wicentric and Sunrise Micro Devices has produced the Cordio family of standards-based, sub-volt, radio IP supporting Bluetooth Low Energy. Each Cordio product includes a...
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Altera’s Spectra-Q accelerates design
Altera’s Spectra-Q software aims to accelerate design time for its Quartus II software for programmable devices. Spectra-Q has faster algorithms and allows for incremental design changes without...
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4-GHz op amps achieve ultralow input bias current
Features Gain Bandwidth Product: 4GHz Low Input Bias Current: ±3fA Typ. Room Temperature 4pA Max at 125°C Current Noise (100kHz): 7fA/√Hz Voltage Noise (1MHz): 4.0nV/√Hz Extremely Low CIN 0.45pF...
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3D magnetic sensor from Infineon
Infineon will have engineering samples of a 3D magnetic sensor in July. Called TLV493D-A1B6 performs magnetic field detection in x, y, and z direction allowing the sensor to measure 3D linear and...
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LT8616 – Dual 42V Synchronous Monolithic Step-Down Regulator with 6.5μA...
Features Wide Input Voltage Range: 3.4V to 42V 2.5A and 1.5A Buck Regulators with Separate Inputs Fast Minimum Switch On-Time: 35ns Ultralow Quiescent Current Burst Mode® Operation: 6.5μA IQ...
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ADI launches FET input analogue front end
Analog Devices has introduced a FET input AFE (analog front-end) with an integrated ADC driver designed to interface directly with current mode sensors such as photo diodes and highoutput...
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Superthin Supercapacitors
Sydney, Australia – May 18, 2015 – CAP-XX (LSE:CPX), developer of flat supercapacitors for burst and back-up power in space-constrained electronic devices, today launched its Thinline series of...
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Happy Gecko ARM M0-based USB MCUs from Si Labs
Silicon Labs is producing ARM M0-based USB-enabled MCUs called Happy Gecko which aim to lower USB power drain and simplify USB connectivity. Adding USB interfaces to portable, battery-powered...
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Core Independent Peripherals – Simplify Your Design While Reducing Processor...
Core Independent Peripherals The following Core Independent Peripherals take 8-bit MCU performance to a new level, while requiring no processor overhead. Configurable Logic Cell (CLC) The CLC provides...
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