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Differential gain and phase: Why measure it, if we can’t see it?
Differential gain and phase: Why measure it, if we can’t see it?
Technology News |
Bill Laumeister, Principal Member Technical Staff, Maxim Integrated Products takes a look at video differential gain and phase and explains…
CSR announces merger with Zoran
CSR announces merger with Zoran
Business news |
CSR PLC and Zoran Corporation have entered into a merger agreement under which Zoran will merge with CSR for an…
Developing cost-effective USB-based battery chargers for automotive applications
Developing cost-effective USB-based battery chargers for automotive applications
Technology News |
Abdullah Raouf, Sr., of Pericom examines how to develop cost-effective USB-based battery chargers for automotive applications.
Power Tip 32: Beware of circulating currents in a SEPIC coupled-inductor – Part 1
Power Tip 32: Beware of circulating currents in a SEPIC coupled-inductor – Part 1
Technology News |
Robert Kollman of Texas Instruments explains how to establish the leakage inductance requirements for the coupled-inductor in a SEPIC topology.

HSPA+ power amplifiers offer up to 51percent peak efficiency
HSPA+ power amplifiers offer up to 51percent peak efficiency
New Products |
RF Micro Devices has introduced the company's RF724x family of HSPA+ power amplifiers which feature ultra-high efficiency, single-mode 3G/4G components that claim to reset the bar for performance in smartphones,…
DSM Computer GmbH and ABLE Design merge their operations
DSM Computer GmbH and ABLE Design merge their operations
Business news |
With the integration of ABLE Design, DSM Computer strengthens its core competency in the "industrial public display systems" area and can offer complete solutions for the industrial process visualization and…
Data acquisition and control software suite for Windows 7 64- and 32-bit, Vista and XP
Data acquisition and control software suite for Windows 7 64- and 32-bit, Vista and XP
New Products |
Windmill Software launched a new data acquisition and control software suite for Windows 7 64- and 32-bit, Vista and XP. Windmill 7 software lets users read and control up to…
Synchronous rectification controller is compatible to flyback and forward topologies
Synchronous rectification controller is compatible to flyback and forward topologies
New Products |
Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FAN6204 synchronous rectification controller to meet increased power efficiency demands and regulatory standards for desktop PCs, All-in-One (AIO) PCs and notebook adaptors. Designers need secondary-side…
Custom panel PC provider Hoffmann + Krippner expands UK operations
Custom panel PC provider Hoffmann + Krippner expands UK operations
Business news |
Input device specialist Hoffmann + Krippner has announced a further expansion of its global operations with the formation of a new UK subsidiary and the appointment of UK managing director,…
UDE 3.0 optimizes the extended test and debug capabilities of the Cortex-M4 core
UDE 3.0 optimizes the extended test and debug capabilities of the Cortex-M4 core
New Products |
PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme presents an optimized test and debug tool specifically for Freescale’s ARM Cortex-M4 based 32-bit Kinetis microcontroller family. The latest version of the Universal Debug Engine…
Energy friendly microcontrollers are offered in space-saving QFP48 package
Energy friendly microcontrollers are offered in space-saving QFP48 package
New Products |
Energy Micro is making the company’s EFM32 Gecko and Tiny Gecko product lines available in the space-saving QFP48 package. The smaller 48-pin ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontroller options will enable manufacturers…
Industrial and military grade ruggedized GTR II SLC solid state drive
Industrial and military grade ruggedized GTR II SLC solid state drive
New Products |
Memoright unveiled its 2.5” GTR II series SLC solid state drive ruggedized for industrial and military applications. GTR II supports SATA II interface and is available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB…
Intel packs eight cores into Itanium CPU
Intel packs eight cores into Itanium CPU
Technology News |
Intel will make the first technical disclosures about Poulson, its next-generation Itanium processor, at the International Solid State Circuits Conference here Monday. Intel said the 3.1 billion transistor CPU is…
MIT, TI tip 28-nm applications processor
MIT, TI tip 28-nm applications processor
Technology News |
At the 2011 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Texas Instruments and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will outline what could be a major breakthrough in the gap between performance…
Android-operated mobile phone recharges via its own photovoltaic cells
Android-operated mobile phone recharges via its own photovoltaic cells
Technology News |
At Mobile World Congress, Umeox launched the Apollo, a solar-powered Android phone. The Chinese manufacturer showcased two different models: one for the US (MTK6573) with support for 850/1900Mhz bands and…
Laptop security microchip enables remote tracking of portable devices
Laptop security microchip enables remote tracking of portable devices
New Products |
Xelltec released a new security microchip which the company says will enable users to remotely track and protect their laptops and handheld devices. The microchip is unique in that provides…
Cornell Dubilier has sold its KVX mica product line to Custom Electronics
Cornell Dubilier has sold its KVX mica product line to Custom Electronics
Business news |
Cornell Dubilier Marketing announced it has sold its KVX mica product line to Custom Electronics who will support all Cornell Dubilier customers for this capacitor line moving forward. The business…
High-gain linear amplifier module enables WiMAX to coexist with other radios in portable devices
High-gain linear amplifier module enables WiMAX to coexist with other radios in portable devices
New Products |
Avago Technologies has announced a linear power amplifier module for mobile and fixed wireless data WiMAX applications that include WiFi and other cellular radios.
CSR announces merger with imaging and video solutions provider Zoran
CSR announces merger with imaging and video solutions provider Zoran
Business news |
CSR plc and Zoran Corporation have entered into a merger agreement under which Zoran will merge with CSR for an equity value equivalent to approximately US$679 million. The merged company…
Designing a USB streaming video control system over WiFi
Designing a USB streaming video control system over WiFi
Feature articles |
Daniel is an engineer. He is also a proud father, who wants to keep an eye and ear on his small child. Unfortunately, his smart new house has three flours…
HSPA+ power amplifiers offer up to 51 percent peak efficiency
HSPA+ power amplifiers offer up to 51 percent peak efficiency
New Products |
RF Micro Devices has introduced the company's RF724x family of HSPA+ power amplifiers which feature ultra-high efficiency, single-mode 3G/4G components that claim to reset the bar for performance in smartphones,…
6U 600-W cPCI power supply reduces costs and inventory
6U 600-W cPCI power supply reduces costs and inventory
New Products |
Gresham Power Electronics is claiming the company’s 6U 600 W cPCI power supply can cost effectively replace all other 6U products of equivalent and lower output power to help design…
Continental, NXP to integrate NFC into cars
Continental, NXP to integrate NFC into cars
Technology News |
The NFC technology is already on the verge to broad acceptance for cellphone-based payment system applications. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, NXP and Continental showed how the technology…
Wireless Ethernet bridges for point to point 60GHz communications
Wireless Ethernet bridges for point to point 60GHz communications
New Products |
The company has made available three product variants offering speeds from 100Mbps to 320Mbps full fuplex at distances of between 600m and 1.6km. The SL60-401 Gigabit Ethernet bridge,…
ARM Cortex-M3 micros combine 1MByte Flash with many connectivity options
ARM Cortex-M3 micros combine 1MByte Flash with many connectivity options
New Products |
All of the new devices feature 1Mbyte of Flash memory, 64Kbytes of on-chip RAM and a static memory controller (SMC) with a 16-bit external data bus that supports the…
BMW brings new HMI concept to Geneva Motor Show
BMW brings new HMI concept to Geneva Motor Show
Technology News |
With the concept car, BMW intends to introduce something like the next level of mobile connectivity. The company has already an optional feature in place called ConnectedDrive – at the…
Step-down converter with linear bypass supports multimode PAs in mobile handsets
Step-down converter with linear bypass supports multimode PAs in mobile handsets
New Products |
The device is ideal for converged (multimode) PAs which is a solution utilized in Infineon’s proven SMARTi UE2 RF engine platform, which delivers unparalleled flexibility and efficiency to multistandard cellular…
WQVGA reference design kit around a single chip solution
WQVGA reference design kit around a single chip solution
New Products |
The core of the reference design kit is a RX62N 32-bit microcontroller with up to 165 DMIPS of computing power, 512KB of flash memory, 96KB of RAM…


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