Supply Chain
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NEC Unveils Cloud Radio Access Network Solution for 5G Networks
The solution is powered by Intel processors in order to keep capital investments to a minimum for 5G networks.
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How Smart Clothing Will Get an Illumination Upgrade
A recent breakthrough in the e-textile industry—a lightweight, ultra-flexible fabric that emits light—paves the way for truly smart clothing.
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Step-down Regulator Can Be Placed Near Load
The LTM4631 µModule® (power module) step-down regulator can be placed on a PC board very close to its load, such as an FPGA.
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Solid Batteries Come with Fewer Dangers
Researchers have developed a battery that consists entirely of solid chemical compounds and is non-flammable, unlike today’s batteries.
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2.9 GHz Thin Film Filter Comes in 0805 Case
AVX’s 2.9 GHz low pass integrated thin film (ITF) SMD filter exhibits low insertion loss and extremely sharp roll-off in high-frequency wireless applications.
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Super-junction MOSFET Handles Very High Breakdown Voltage
World’s first 1500 V super-junction MOSFET comes in arcing-resistant TO-220FP wide creepage package.
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Making See-through Circuitry Affordable
Researchers find ways to make transparent transistors and other essential components of electronic circuitry using inexpensive and readily available materials.
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Cuttable Display Sheet Developed
Going beyond the limits of LCD and OEL displays with new display sheets that can be cut into various shapes and can function while detached from a power source.
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Actions Semiconductor Introduces All-in-One Chipset for Personal Cinema Headsets
The chipset delivers a big-screen viewing experience in an entry-level wearable device.
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Buck/Boost Controller Has Integrated Buck MOSFET
Allegro’s A4450 buck/boost controller can implement either a buck or buck/boost regulator to efficiently convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated voltage.
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How to Turn Music Into Colors With a Wi-Fi Bridge
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film, written and directed by Steven Spielberg. As part of the movie’s theme scientists enable a computer, using light and sound patterns together, to have a musical conversation with alien guests from a UFO visiting out planet.
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Mouser Electronics Appoints Sam Katsuta to Run Japan Operation
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has appointed Sam Katsuta, a longtime TDK executive, as Vice President of Mouser Electronics–Japan.
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Step-Down Supply Dissipates Low Power, Needs No Inductors
The LTC3256 step-down power supply from Linear Technology Corporation takes a single positive input and generates 5 V and 3.3 V step-down supplies with high efficiency and no inductors.
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Report Reveals Reliability of eGaN FETs Under Rigorous Stress
EPC’s reliability report documents over 8 million eGaN device hours with zero failures.
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This Company Lets You Turn Yourself into a Hologram
Are you in the mood for an immersive experience including huge holographic images floating around the room without a projector?
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New Ion-Trapping Chips Designed for Future Quantum Computers
The MIT team built an ion-trapping chip with on-board optical components that could channel laser light toward individual ions.
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Intel Steps Up Deep-Learning and Artificial Intelligence Portfolio with Nervana Acquisition
The $350 million deal will combine Intel’s Xeon and Xeon Phi processors with Nervana’s deep- learning framework.
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Power Connector Suits Electric Vehicles
The ePower-Lite power connector is housed in a plastic shell that withstands temperatures up to 125 °C.
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Blue-Light Molecules Could Make OLEDs Cheaper, More Efficient
Harvard University researchers used a combination of chemistry and machine learning to come up with algorithms for molecular behavior.
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D/A Converter Offers More Accuracy in a Smaller Footprint
The AD9164 D/A converter offers high-resolution radar images for designers of military and commercial radar while reducing solution component count.
