Intersil has announced that 16 of its radiation-hardened ICs were onboard the Dec. 5, 2014 maiden voyage of NASA's Orion spacecraft, also known as the uncrewed Exploration Flight Test 1. The Orion spacecraft is designed to go where no m
Intersil | 09-02-2015
A highly-integrated LED controller solution for low-cost, and highly-reliable LED lighting solutions from 5W to 30W, the FL7734, a new phase-cut dimmable single-stage LED driver has been introduced by Fairchild The FL7734 enables designe
Fairchild | 06-02-2015
To exploit and control magnetism, technology often relies on electromagnets, which limit hardware configurations due to their size and energy consumption. As an alternative, scientists like those in the Nanomagnetism and Spintronics Group a
Aalto University | 04-02-2015
Telit Wireless Solutions has launched three new positioning modules with embedded smart antenna as part of its ongoing initiative to make adoption of IoT technology as simple as possible. The Jupiter SE868-A is the latest multi-constella
Tellit | 30-01-2015
Nordic Semiconductor has announced that Finnish smart lighting specialist, Casambi Technologies Oy, is employing Nordic nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoCs) to provide the Bluetooth Smart (formerly known as Bluetooth low energy) wireless connecti
Nordic | 29-01-2015
Howard Venning, of Aspen Electronics, explores the topic of connector coupling or mating torque. Anyone who has worked in an electronics measurement lab and used coaxial connectors will know the importance of mating torque and will typ
Aspen Electronics | 23-01-2015
BBC Research and Development is at the forefront of the global broadcast industry’s mission to improve the quality of both video and audio programmes. Their recent research into further improvements in the performance of the widely-used
Verotec | 15-01-2015
AMD has announced that its Embedded Radeon HD 7850 GPU is enabling cutting-edge application performance for the BK Ultrasound, powered by Analogic's, bk3000 ultrasound system. “The AMD Embedded Radeon HD 7850 GPU with OpenCL provides a
AMD | 12-01-2015
Capable of communication with multiple satellite systems and tracking up to 28 satellites concurrently, a new stand-alone multi-GNSS receiver module in a compact 7mm x 7mm form factor, the Venus828F has been introduced by positioning tec
Skytraq | 12-01-2015
Piaggio Group, the Italian leader of the European powered two-wheeler vehicle market, has adopted Zuken’s E³.series to support increasing cabling complexity and volume and to enhance electrical design efficiency and quality. The E³.seri
Zuken Ltd | 08-01-2015
AMD has announced that its Embedded G-Series system-on-chip (SoC) will be powering the new TVS-863+ and the TVS-x63 platform from QNAP, a leading provider of network attached storage (NAS) systems. The platform, designed for small to med
AMD | 06-01-2015
A material testing laboratory is now operating more efficiently and with greater productivity by replacing multiple error-prone dial indicators with Macro Sensors' SE 750 Series linear variable differential transformers (LVDT) linear pos
Macro Sensors | 05-01-2015
