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Careful DFT Makes Boundary-Scan Stronger

Sometimes, when a technology has existed for a long time, people regard it like an old shoe—useful and reliable but no longer something that merits particular attention.

Mini Eyeglass Camera Helps Legally Blind Read

Researchers equipped a pair of eyeglasses with a miniature camera that used optical character-recognition technology to assist those who are considered legally blind in reading e-mails, newspapers, articles, menus and pages in a book.

Tesla’s Powerwall Home-Battery Systems Now Available in the U.S.

Green Mountain Power is the first utility company to begin selling the energy-storage products.

Cynora Makes “Significant Progress” in Blue Material OLED Displays

The blue materials could reduce power consumption by a factor of two.

ChargePoint Raises $50 Million in Funding to Expand Electric Car Charging Stations

The funding will be used to meet the needs of future EV drivers and those looking to install EV charging in parking lots.

IXYS Corp Expands Surface Mount Device Power Schottky Diode Portfolio in DPak

IXYS has added six new parts in its SMD power Schottky diode line.

Non-isolated DC-DC Converter Series Now in 20 A Models

New 20 A versions of the TDK-Lambda i6A family non-isolated DC-DC converters can replace isolated converters driving 12 V POL devices.

Mouser Electronics’s Bench Talk Blog Exceeds Two Million Reads?

Mouser Electronics’s Bench Top blog now has over two million reads.

Semtech Launches Integrated PLC and LoRa Modem Targeted at the Smart Grid

The system-on-chip helps reduce network operational costs of advance metering infrastructures by up to 50%.

TomTom Launches Three New Automotive PNDs

In addition to advanced address search, routing and guidance, the navigation devices provide average speed limit information for safer driving.

Video: Functional Drone Has Only One Moving Part

Watch the simplest controllable flying machine in existence, which has only one moving part – the rotating propeller

First-Ever Cloud-Seeding Operations Carried out by Drones

For the first time in history, cloud seeding was conducted by an unmanned aircraft.

Researchers Create Disposable Lasers with an Inkjet Printer

Researchers develop an inexpensive inkjet-printing method for laser parts so they can be used and tossed like replaceable blades on a razor.

Load Switch Offers Favorable Size-to-On-resistance Ratio

Ultra-small form factor load switches achieve up to 50% lower RON(34 mOhms) than competitive devices.

GaN Power Amp Operates Over 2 to 6 GHz

Pasternack’s PE15A5025? gallium nitride (GaN) coaxial power amplifier operates over a 2 to 6 GHz range, suiting it for military, medical imaging and wireless communications.

Future Electronics to Distribute EPCOS Passives

Future Electronics is now distributing EPCOS passive components from TDK for lighting applications.

Video: Watch Intel Fly 100 Drones at Night

The microprocessor giant matches the feat it achieved in Germany last year that set a Guinness World Record.

Current Sensor IC Responds in 210 ns

Designed to respond in 210 ns, the ACS730 provides an economical and precise solution for AC or DC current sensing for industrial, commercial and communications systems.