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Nvidia Unveils New GPU Based on Its Pascal Architecture

Previously used for deep learning, the technology is now being ported for gaming.

PEI-Genesis Signs Distribution Partnership

The agreement with Esterline Connection Technologies will broaden PEI-Genesis’s line of harsh environment connectors.

Volvo Just Launched a Two-Hour In-Car Delivery Service for Your Online Shopping Items

Order something online and have it delivered to your car within two hours. Seem simple enough? Thanks to Volvo Cars, it’s a reality.

InvenSense and Arm Accelerator Bet on IoT in China

An agreement between the companies will integrate MEMS and ARM processors for prototyping and Internet of Things applications

Waveguide Twists Operate from 18 to 110 GHz

Pasternack’s family of precision waveguide twists?come in sizes from WR-42 to WR-10, spanning frequencies from 18 to 110 GHz across seven frequency bands.

Gate Driver ICs Produce Up to 8 A

Power Integrations’s SCALE-iDriver™ ICs, rated to produce 2.5 to 8 A, enable the design of inverters with fewer components.

Software Development Kit Accelerates Deployment of Smart Home Gateways

New ZigBee 3.0 SDK eases compatibility with multiple communication protocols in today’s Smart Home.

Module Takes Headache Out of GaN Power-Conversion Stage

GaN-based power stage includes all peripheral components and minimizes input/output interface issues and compatibility challenges.

AVX Corporation Recognized by NASA

AVX Corporation is reportedly the first to achieve NASA’s S-311-P-838 specification for space-level BME X7R MLCC technology.

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.

Cynora Makes “Significant Progress” in Blue Material OLED Displays

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

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%.

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.