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Lithium-ion Battery Monitoring LSI for LEV Application

The device supports 13 cells in series for battery packs in the rapidly growing light electric vehicle market.

Qualcomm Supplies One Million Chips per Day for the IoT

Reference design platforms are available for products including voice-enabled home assistants, connected cameras, drones, VR headsets, lighting, appliances, and smart hubs/gateways.

3-D Curved Cover Glass for Cars Begins Mass Production

AGC made the announcement at Display Week 2017

Automotive-grade Embedded Storage Device for ADAS and Infotainment in Connected Cars

Western Digital has introduced a EFD to work in extreme conditions in and around vehicles

Small Gate Driver and Power MOSFET Series Introduced for Motor Control Applications

TI’s new gate drivers eliminate up to 24 components used to set up gate drive current

Evaluation Kit Simplifies Solar-powered IoT Device Design

The kit provides an easy-to-use platform for designing battery-free systems with energy harvesting power management.

MOSFETs for Automotive Electronic Control Units

STMicroelectronics has introduced new 40V devices targeted at increasing the density in automotive electronic control units (ECUs).

Nanoco and Kyulux Partner for Next Generation Quantum Dot Displays

The new displays will be a hybrid QLED/OLED technology.

Printable Electronics Coming Soon to a Store Near You

Additive manufacturing and 3-D printing have eliminated the complex parts of creating memory devices. They have allowed for a more streamlined process.

2 Ways Arduino is Boosting STEAM Projects in Classrooms

At Maker Faire Bay Area, two new innovations are making it easier for teachers to bring engineering, science and more to students

New Self-Charging Power Unit Made Out of Cut Paper

Researchers Zhong Lin Wang and Chenguo Hu wanted to come up with a new, wireless way for portable electronic devices to charge. Currently, the only way to get a full charge on a hearing aid, heart monitor, etc. is to plug them into the wall. But Wang and Hu thought, what if they could take the energy that a person expels every day and put that energy back into the device.

Video: Touchable Tablet Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate

The lightweight, reconfigurable touchscreen tablet generates graphical information that can be ‘read’ with the user’s fingers.

Video: Digital Air Traffic Control Comes to the UK

A digital air traffic control tower is to be installed at London City Airport, the first of its kind in the UK.

Turning Commercial Microprocessors into Space-Grade Powerhouses

Teledyne e2v has re-engineered commercial microprocessors for use on the Meteosat meteorological satellite.

Video: The Smart Home Goes to the Dogs

Connect the family dog to the smart home using AI-based sound recognition software.

Single Fuse Device Avoids the Need for Parallel Multiple Fuses

Littlefuse has introduced a new series with a current rating from 60A to 100A.

Ultra-Slim Smart Antenna GNSS Receivers for Internet of Things Applications

Telit has introduced a new series of integrated modules to reduce size, cost and time constraints.

Arduino-Based Educational Toolbox Launched for Classroom STEAM Experiments

RS Components is offering a 700 component and parts package for upper secondary education.

Makeup not Needed: Disney’s New System Projects Makeup on Actors

The team at Disney Research has created a new projection system that may change live performance makeup completely. The new system projects makeup on to actors using facial recognition, rather than facial markers, to follow the actor’s movements and changing expressions.