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Two-Phase Synchronous Boost Controllers Enable Robust Step-Up DC/DC Converter Design
Integrated synchronous boost controllers deliver high power from a smaller footprint.
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Compact PCB-Mount Contactor Switches Up to 1200 VDC
Gigavac positions its P125 MiniTACTOR as a small, lightweight, and cost-effective solution for DC power switching.
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Precision Optical Encoder Features Compact Size, High Immunity to Contamination
Optical encoder measures long- and short-excursion linear motion as well as rotary motion.
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RF Switch Offers Controlled Impedance for Improved Switching Performance, Reliability
IDT's F2923 SPDT absorptive RF switch provides constant impedance on all ports during switching transitions — without compromising isolation, linearity or insertion loss.
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Indoor Pedestrian-tracking Solution Works Where GPS Doesn't Reach
PNI Sensor's tiny co-processor for wearables solves the missing-signal problem for pedestrian tracking.
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Maxim Integrated Debuts Pulse Oximeter and Heart Rate Integrated Sensor Module
Integrated sensor module offers a tiny form factor and ease of design to meet demanding time-to-market requirements for wearable devices and health and fitness applications.
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Researchers “bend current” to create energy efficient magnetic memory devices
By “bending current,” researchers have discovered that magnetic memory is possible, and so is using a computer without turning it on.
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Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor Speeds Auto-focus
Heptagon's OLIVIA 3DRanger delivers distance measurements up to two meters, for high-speed auto-focus, robotics, and other ranging applications.
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Smartphones Can Steal 3D-Printed Models by Copying Sounds of Printer Nozzles
The researchers refer to this 3D printing hack act as a “new kind of cyberattack, presenting significant security risks.”
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Cree Introduces New Warm Color LED Residential Streetlights
The streetlights can deliver energy savings as well as temperatures desired by many residential applications.
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Q&A: An Inside Look at the Company Turning the Healthcare Industry into a Virtual Reality
Electronics360 goes in-depth with EchoPixel’s CEO to find out more about the company’s virtual reality medical technology.
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Precocious 4 Yr. Old: New Raspberry Pi Adds Power, Wireless Connectivity
To celebrate the fourth anniversary of the popular (8 million sold to date) Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi Foundation introduced a new, more powerful version designated Raspberry Pi 3. The new Pi comes with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for Internet of Things applications.
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LED Driver ICs Support Widest Range of TRIAC Dimmers
High-efficiency solid-state lighting driver suits both non-isolated lamp designs and isolated ballast topologies. It has programmable dimming profiles and continuously manages power factor.
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Groups Worried About Autonomous Vehicle Accident in California
After a self-driving Google car sideswiped a bus in California, The California DMV released an accident report which indicates that the autonomous vehicle was at fault.
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Intel Expands Security Initiative
The goal is to beef up response times when advanced targeted attacks occur.
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Could 1,000 LED Pixels Improve Nighttime Driving Visibility?
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin have teamed up with industry partners to create an adaptive headlight that could help improve driver visibility at night.
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DARPA Challenges Developers to Create Device to Access and Digitize Brain Signals
DARPA is funding a quest for a small device that will enable a computer to read thoughts.
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New Electronics Stretch Up to Four Times Original Length
The newly developed technology could be used to propel the areas of artificial skin, connected clothes and skin-like sensors.
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Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher Is 94% Efficient
Linear Technology’s LT8641 step-down switching regulator delivers up to 3.5 A of current and operates with up to 94% efficiency.
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Hua Hong Semiconductor to Develop Smart Hardware IP for Internet of Things
The two companies will also work on complete IP solutions for analog and MCUs.
