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TI launches WiLink™ 8.0 product family

Published:2012/2/21 21:58:00 Author:Phyllis

Texas Instruments’ WiLink™ 8.0 product family was a collection of 45-nanometer single-chip solutions that integrate up to five different radios for next-generation mobile Wi-Fi®, GNSS, NFC, Bluetooth® and FM transmit/receive applications. Each chip variant comes in a compact WSP package that can be mounted directly on a PCB an...   (View)

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Samsung might Win Customers from TSMC

Published:2012/2/21 20:50:00 Author:Phyllis

On Feb. 21st, Samsung touted its new 32 nm high-k metal gate process, which showing features it hopes might win customers over from a supply constrained TSMC. While presenting its upcoming 32-nm quad-core mobile processor ostensibly, Samsung spent much of the time presenting its new process, which uses dynamic thermal man...   (View)

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Wafer Fab Equipment Spending in 2012 is Projected to be Above $30 Billion

Published:2012/2/20 21:50:00 Author:Phyllis

According to Applied Materials, despite overcapacity in key markets, wafer fab equipment spending in 2012 is projected to be above $30 billion. In 2011, the FEOL capital spending exceeded its previous forecast, reaching approximately $35 billion at the end of the year. As memory makers implemented device shrinks by upgrading lines with 193 ArF immersion systems, spending on lithography equipment were said to reach ...   (View)

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The Distortion Correction Circuit is Simplified in CMOS RF Power Amps

Published:2012/2/20 21:29:00 Author:Li xiao na

As we know, the various wireless communication standards deployed nowadays use different ranges, but in all of them the output radio frequency signals are amplified by power amplifiers designed for these standards. The ideal solution must be compact, easy to fabricate CMOS RF power amplifiers, which is very difficult to achieve. Battery-powered mobile phones and smartphones must sip power. The RF power ampl...   (View)

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Details on Intel’s Ivy Bridge

Published:2012/2/20 20:53:00 Author:Phyllis

Intel’s Ivy Bridge was the first processors to use the company’s 22 nm tri-gate technology. At least four major variants of the chip are planned. Ivy Bridge packs 20 channels of PCI Express Gen 3 interconnect and a Displayport controller, Intel’s first chip to integrate PCIe. The move marks one small step into the long term quest of w...   (View)

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MediaTek’s Chipset will Drive the Shipment of Smartphones

Published:2012/2/20 1:42:00 Author:Li xiao na

MediaTek Inc was founded on May 28, 1997. It is headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Its sales and research subsidiaries are located in China, Singapore, India, Japan, South Korea, USA, Denmark, and England. It is a fables semiconductor company, which is specialized in designing and selling components. The components are used for wireless communication, optical storage, GPS, high-defini...   (View)

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Synopsys Announced DesignWare Embedded Memory and Logic Library IP for TSMC’s 28nm SoCs

Published:2012/2/20 1:20:00 Author:Phyllis

Synopsys has announced immediate availability of DesignWare Embedded Memory and Logic Library IP for TSMC’s 28nm high performance and high performance for mobile process technologies. Designed to deliver high performance with low leakage and active power, the libraries give engineers the ability to optimize their entire system-on-chip (SoC) design for speed and energy efficiency. Combined with the embedded ...   (View)

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Alhpa Micro Introduces Energy—harvesting Evaluation Kit

Published:2012/2/17 3:05:00 Author:Li xiao na

The energy—harvesting evaluation kit has been introduced by Alhpa Micro. The target applications of this kit include wireless sensors, biometric security systems, remote controls, memory and real-time clock back up. This kit is developed by Infinite Power Solutions. It has the Thinergy MEC201 solid-state, rechargeable thin-film battery cell a...   (View)

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WinSystems Introduced Low-Cost 25W and 50W Embedded Power Supplies

Published:2012/2/17 1:39:00 Author:Amy

WinSystems has introduced two small, convection cooled, AC/DC power supplies for embedded systems. One is the PS-RS25-5, which is a 25W unit capable of supplying +5Vdc at 5A while the 50W, PS-RS50-5, supplies +5Vdc at up to 10A. The short circuit and overvoltage protection will recover and return to normal automatically after the fault is removed. Both power supplies support 88 to 264VAC input from 47~63 Hz so that...   (View)

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Honeywell Announced PX2 Series Heavy Duty Pressure Transducer

Published:2012/2/16 21:49:00 Author:Phyllis

Honeywell has expanded its Heavy Duty Pressure transducer portfolio by announcing the PX2 series of stainless steel pressure measurement products. The PX2 Series is designed to monitor performance and efficiency in a wide range of industrial applications. The PX2 Series Heavy Duty Pressure Transducer is a line of highly configurable ...   (View)

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Electronica & Productronica China 2012

Published:2012/2/16 21:34:00 Author:Celina

Exhibition profile Electronica China is the leading trade platform for electronic components and systems in China as well as the Asian-Pacific region. Growth of a decade has established electronica China a name for its high-end applications ...   (View)

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ADI Introduced the ADMP504

Published:2012/2/16 20:46:00 Author:Phyllis

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced industry’s lowest-noise MEMS microphone: the ADMP504. The ADMP504 is an omnidirectional MEMS microphone with high performance, very low noise, low power, analog output and bottom-ported. It consists of a MEMS microphone element, an impedance converter and an output amplifier. The ADMP5...   (View)

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New Advanced De-Embedding Software from Constant Wave Introduced for Vector Network Analyzers

Published:2012/2/16 2:54:00 Author:Amy

Recently, Constant Wave has released the latest version of its software for operation with Vector Network Analyzers: Spectro VNA Pro version 2.3. This new device includes a number of industry-first capabilities on the basis of Constant Wave’s innovative de-embedding methodology: Time Domain Substitution (patent pending). This device features S-parameter resampling of acquired data and the ability to create an equiv...   (View)

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Booster Modules from ALD Help to Enhace DC or AC voltage

Published:2012/2/16 2:29:00 Author:Amy

Advanced Linear Devices has released the next product in the new family of MicroPower Step-up Low-Voltage Booster Modules. As a self-powered, self-starting module, the EH4205 is a new addition to the next series of ALD’s low-voltage booster modules, which can convert very low power or voltage to higher DC or AC voltage. Because of an ex...   (View)

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Allegro’ s Single-output LED Driver IC used for Backlighting Applications

Published:2012/2/16 2:26:00 Author:Li xiao na

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. is in the leading place to develop, manufacture and market high-performance power and Hall-effect sensor integrated circuits. Its innovative solutions are mainly towards automotive, communications, computer/office automation, consumer and industrial markets. It is headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. Its design and application centers are located in North and South America, Asia and...   (View)

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Semiconductor Manufacturers Have Closed 49 Fabs in the last Three Years

Published:2012/2/15 22:02:00 Author:Phyllis

According to data from market research firm IC Insights Inc, semiconductor manufacturers have closed 49 fabs between 2009 and 2011 in a paring of older capacity capable of processing 200-mm or smaller wafers. The decline in 200-mm and below capacity picked up speed in 2009 and continued through 2011 as suppliers closed or upgraded ...   (View)

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NXP Announced LPC1100LV for battery-powered end applications

Published:2012/2/15 20:48:00 Author:Phyllis

NXP Semiconductor’s recent announced LPC1100LV series is the world’s first ARM® Cortex™-M0 microcontroller that designed specifically for battery-powered end applications. With dual supply voltage of 1.65V to 1.95V VDD and 1.65V to 3.6V VIO, the LPC1100LV series offers 50 MIPS performance in a tiny 2-mm x 2-mm footprint with...   (View)

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Haydon Kerk Released a Microslide for Precision Optics and Pipetting Applications

Published:2012/2/15 6:02:00 Author:Amy

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has introduced a microslide linear actuator which has a resolution of 15 microns / step (0.0006-in/step) and a maximum load of 13N (3 lb-f). The product is very suited for applications as precision motion is required in a small footprint. In addition, it is also optimized for applications such as microfluidics and optical positioning. The microslide is approximately 22mm (0.87-in) wide ...   (View)

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Terasic Launched its New TR4 High-density Altera Stratix IV FPGA Platform

Published:2012/2/15 0:04:00 Author:Phyllis

Terasic Technologies launched its new TR4 high-density Altera Stratix IV FPGA platform, which is tailored for flexibility with its high number of available I/O pins, high speed, and low-power. It features a stacking mechanism that allows the ability to easily choose the number of logic elements required for the end design. Th...   (View)

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The Cooperation between Tensilica and MimoOn

Published:2012/2/14 23:50:00 Author:Li xiao na

In order to show an LTE user system and eNodeB PHY with real-time downlink and uplink traffic, Tensilica has cooperated with German mobile software firm mimoOn. The software programmable radio demo is built on Tensilica’s Atlas LTE reference platform implementing the ConnX BBE16 digital signal processor and Tensilica Dataplane Processors(View)

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