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Keeping Electronics Cool: Many Options, But Many Constraints As Well
Keeping electronics cool is a common design challenge; there are available techniques, each with unique capabilities and attributes.
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ST Joins Internet of Things Alliance LoRa
The chipmaker will roll out microcontrollers with on-chip LoRa technology.
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Low Jitter Oscillators Optimize Signal Integrity
The LMK61xx family of oscillators from Texas Instruments is designed to exhibit the industry’s lowest jitter to optimize signal integrity in performance-critical applications.
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Fairchild Chooses ON Semiconductor as Suitor
Fairchild will not pursue the other offer from a Chinese group
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Thin Film Resistor Networks are Designed to Enable Higher-Precision Voltage Dividers
A series of surface-mount, high-precision dual-in-line thin film resistor networks feature improved performance and a smaller size than previous-generation SOIC resistor networks.
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Reflecting on Automotive Interfaces
The Hudway Glass takes a smartphone and turns it into an automotive head-up display, promising owners of even basic model cars a safer, more comfortable driving experience.
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Isolated Power Switch Controls Home-automation, Connected-building, IoT Applications
Semtech Corporation announced a galvanically-isolated intelligent power switch optimized to control low-voltage loads in home automation, building-control, security, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications including smart thermostats.
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Micromodule Regulator Allows Current Sharing Up to 144 A
Remotely control and monitor regulator’s power condition via digital interface.
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New Offer Challenges ON’s Acquisition of Fairchild
The new bid comes from a Chinese venture capitalist consortium and is slightly higher than ON’s bid.
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Ampleon: A New RF Power Semi Company is Born Following NXP-Freescale Merger
Ampleon has begun operations as the RF Power spinoff company resulting from the merger between global semiconductor suppliers NXP and Freescale.
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Why TSMC Wants to Build a 12-inch Wafer Fab in China
The $3 billion facility will come online in the second half of 2018.
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8-Switch Dimmer Simplifies Complex LED Matrix Designs
The LT3965 LED bypass switching device enables independent dimming and diagnostics of eight individual LEDs or LED segments.
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Linear Voltage Regulator Suits Automotive Apps
Allegro’s A4481 linear voltage regulator supplies up to 50 mA of load current to power sensors, low power microcontrollers and transceivers in interior and underhood automotive control units.
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New Storage IC Test Equipment Released by Advantest
The tester uses the same platform and software as other testers by the Japanese company.
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NXP and Freescale Complete Merger
The new entity will have a combined revenue of more than $10 billion.
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4K Image Sensor Ups the Resolution Ante in Security / Surveillance
OmniVision Technologies has announced a color CMOS ultra-high resolution 4K video image sensor.
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Infineon Expands 200 V Driver IC Portfolio
Infineon Technologies AG has expanded its 200 V driver IC portfolio for high voltage, high speed IGBTs and power MOSFETs.
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TSMC Takes GaN FETs to Volume Production
In response to surging demand for gallium nitride (GaN) transistors, GaN Systems has announced that its foundry has ramped up production.
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Scientists Use Laser-Induced Graphene to Simplify Energy Storage and Boost Efficiency
A team of Rice University researchers are using their discovery to create flexible, solid-state microsupercapacitors.
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Researchers Store Electricity in a Sheet of Paper
Researchers have developed “power paper” – a new material that consists of nanocellulose and conductive polymer, capable of storing energy.
