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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT
200W mains chip stands by on 100mW
Mains PSU chip firm Power Integrations has introduced a low-stand-by family for TVs, set-top boxes and printers.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:39:00 GMT
Cost of 32-bit microcontrollers is tumbling
To reduce the price, changes have been made in design, production processing and test, for example, the on-chip variable oscillator is no longer calibrated, and the tolerances have been widened on some analogue blocks
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT
Fast flash and floating point boost MCUs
Microcontroller suppliers are looking to increase the performance of devices through fast flash memory technology and the integration of floating point units
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:13:00 GMT
How sensory feedback will improve touch
Guest columnist Eric Itakura from IDT outlines the importance of providing user feedback in the area of touch control design
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:39:00 GMT
TierLogic Launches 3D FPGAs
Today, TierLogic breaks out of its seven years in Stealth Mode to launch its 3D FPGAs. The company is open for business now, and is offering free NREs to early adopters. TierLogic's approach is to make a monolithic chip which can act both as an FPGA and an ASIC.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57:00 GMT
IMEC and Synopsys collaborate on 3D stacked IC development
Belgian lab IMEC is to use Synopsys' finite-element method tools for characterising through-silicon vias in 3D stacked IC technologies.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
Modest semi recovery in prospect - iSuppli
This year is likely to deliver only a modest recovery when viewed from a longer-term perspective even though conditions in the global semiconductor industry are set to improve dramatically this year compared to a dismal 2009, according to market research company iSuppli.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:33:00 GMT
IC Insights 'Conservative' Forecast Is 27% Growth For ICs This Year
The worldwide IC market is expected to jump a conservatively estimated 27% in 2010 to $253bn and another 15% in 2011 to $290bn, according to US analysts...
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:56:00 GMT
What social networking can offer design engineers
I am interested in social networking. More specifically, I am interested in how engineers are networking through online forums and blogs to gain and share technical data. In the spirit of the topic and to learn more I started a discussion with Deirdre Walsh, who is online community manager with National Instruments.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:54:00 GMT
Test firm works with university on fast pulse algorithms
Thurlby Thandar Instruments (TTi) collaborated with a local university in the development of a new function generator which operates between 1µHz and 50MHz
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:42:00 GMT
Publishers launch major electronics event in UK
Embedded Live, which will take place on October 20-21, 2010 at the Earls Court in London, is targeted at engineering executives, design engineers, system architects and suppliers
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT
RFMD ups business outlook for mobile chips
“Current customer demand significantly outpacing original expectations in both the cellular products group and multi-market products group,” said the company
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT
MathWorks expands tools for multicore and embedded Linux
For MATLAB there are signal processing blockset and video and image processing blockset, as well as new system objects for stream processing. Simulink will offer code generation support for Eclipse, Embedded Linux, and ARM processors
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:46:00 GMT
Atomic gate opens door to quantum computers
US physicists in Wisconsin have built a quantum gate from neutral atoms, rather than ions, claiming it to be a first.
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:40:00 GMT
Avnet Embedded extends Kontron line to the UK
The distributor acquired the line in France and the Nordic region when just over a year ago it bought UK-based distributor Abacus and its Axess Technology and Trident businesses last year
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:36:00 GMT
ARM gives details of AMBA bus for embedding in FPGAs
This latest version of the AMBA bus is the result of a joint development with FPGA supplier Xilinx. With Xilinx looking to embed ARM processors in its FPGAs supported by the new bus
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMT
Tools accurately simulate noise in mixed-signal ASICs
In applications requiring high precision, getting noise estimates right means understanding both the application and the tools.
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT
MEMS built in metalisation over CMOS
Accelerometers, compasses, gyros and RF switches can be made cheaply in the metal layers over CMOS , claims Barcelona-based Baolab Microsystems.
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:57:00 GMT
Astute helps Linear target UK defence firms
“On the back of receiving the SC21 Bronze Award this demonstrates our commitment to supporting the UK’s defence market,” said Catherine Read, marketing manager at Astute Electronics
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:31:00 GMT
Electronics 'Jobs Evolution' service launches
Features of the new "Jobs Evolution" release include quicker search options, being able to search international jobs by country or selection of countries, similar-job-matching features ("More jobs like this...") and peer behaviour recommendations ("People who applied for this job, also applied for...").
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:18:00 GMT
ARM conference will present Cortex-M technology
The conference entitled “ARM and the Future of Microcontrollers” will be held on the 19th of May at the Motorcycle Museum next to the NEC in Birmingham
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:18:00 GMT
Altium offers free trial of ARM Cortex-M0 design tool
Altium has released its Tasking VX-toolset for ARM Cortex-M series microcontrollers that adds support for the Cortex-M0 alongside existing support for Cortex-M1 and Cortex-M3 processors
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:57:00 GMT
LCD shortages may follow earthquake in Taiwan
Availability of large sized LCD panels could be constrained after an earthquake in Taiwan forced the suspension of production at a major business park, the Tainan Science Park.
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:34:00 GMT
Marvell benefits from smartphone boom with strong Q4
Marvell, which is the developer of the Armada processor designed for next generation ARM instruction set smartphones, embedded devices and displays, said Q4 was also 5% up on Q3
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:59:00 GMT
Has Actel solved Cortex-M3 in FPGA conundrum?
Actel believes it has overcome the problem of getting a hardware processor core to operate efficiently in tandem with FPGA gates
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