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IEDM Spotlights Electron Devices Research Progress for 2016
Researchers will report on progress in many areas of electronic devices at the International Electron Devices Meeting in Washington, DC next week.
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Planar Sold to Chinese LED Vendor
Digital signage vendor Planar Systems Inc. has completed its merger into Leyard American Corp., a subsidiary of Chinese display company Leyard Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. Under the all-stock $157 million deal, Planar will be absorbed into Leyard and the stock will be suspended on the Nasdaq Stock
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Samsung Begins Mass Producing 128GB TSV DDR4 Memory Modules
The modules will be used for the growing need for ultra-high capacity memory in data center and enterprise segments
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Renesas to Transfer 5-inch Wafer Fab to TDK
After originally planning on closing its Tsuruoka Higashi factory this year, Renesas Electronics Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. will transfer the fab to TDK Corp. Under the terms of the basic agreement, Renesas and TDK are currently negotiating
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Fairhair Unifies Building Automation Networks Around IoT
It may be time to pick sides as alliances form to promote interoperability among devices enabling the IoT for home automation, field area networks and building automation.
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Ordinary Inkjet Printers Can Now Produce Holograph Images
A team of scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg has developed a new printing method that is expected to reduce the cost and time needed to create the so-called rainbow holograms that are sometimes used for security purposes.
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It’s Not Long Until Your Building is More Intelligent Than You
Smart buildings have been talked about for several years and some advances have helped considerably to improve energy efficiency, safety and convenience.
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Researchers Create FlatCam - A Tiny Camera Without a Lens
Rice University researchers have developed patented prototypes of their technological breakthrough—a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.
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Stratasys 3-D Printing Tech Helps Save Mother with Near-Fatal Brain Aneurysm
Stratasys and a series of medical teams helped designed a new approach to repair a complex brain aneurysm for Teresa Flint, mother of three, using 3-D printing technology.
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Self-Driving Evolves Through Advanced Driver Assistance
Worldwide systems for ADAS.
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Intel Powers Xiaomi’s New Mi Pad 2
The tablet will be offered with either the Microsoft 10 or Android operating system.
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Altera Adds Functional Lockstep IP Cores for Automotive Safety Applications
Embedded in Altera’s Nios II processors the solution provides diagnostic coverage greater than 99%.
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ON Buys Fairchild: Don’t Expect Too Much Ripple Effect
In the latest of what has been a nearly unprecedented series of mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor industry this year, ON Semiconductor Corp. is buying Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 billion.
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Image Sensor Eyes Iris Recognition in Mobile Devices
Higher sensitivity in near-infrared region enables advanced authentication for mobile devices.
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New Huawei Batteries Can Be Charged 10 Times Faster Than Normal Ones
Huawei Technology Corp., a provider of electronics for mobile phones, mobile broadband devices and home devices, has recently announced that its Watt Lab developed a next-generation quick charging technology.
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USB Port Power Controller Designed to Maximize Reliability and Uptime
Microchip’s USB port power controller enables faster charging at higher currents.
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Intelligent Power Modules Enable Greener Appliances
To further enhance the efficiency of home appliance motor drives, STMicroelectronics has announced second series of SLIMM family of small low-loss intelligent molded modules in dual-in-line packages.
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Harmonic and NASA Launch North America’s First 4K UHD Television Channel
NASA TV UHD leverages an end-to-end UHD delivery system from Harmonic, a worldwide provider of video delivery infrastructure for emerging TV and video services.
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High-Voltage Automotive Battery-Stack Monitor Designed to Address Monitoring Problems in Difficult Situations
The LTC6811 from Linear Technology Corp. incorporates functionality and features, which address the many difficult problems encountered when monitoring a stack of battery cells in electrically challenging situations.
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Rad Hard CAN Transceivers Eye Satellite Communications
Intersil Corp. has unveiled three radiation tolerant 3.3 V controller area network (CAN) transceivers for satellite communications.
