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Applied MCU technology for consumers...of beer!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:59:00 +0000

Over at Energy Micro in Nydalen, Norway, they like a cold beer. So much so, that they're using one of their Gecko MCU development kits to tell them what temperature their beers are.

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First GaN-on-Silicon LEDs commercially available

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:03:00 +0000

In a world-first, Plessey is sampling GaN-on-silicon LEDs built on 6” wafers from its MAGIC (Manufactured on GaN I/C) line in Plymouth, UK.

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Top 5 interesting things I saw at Embedded World

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000

Here’s a quick roundup of five of the most interesting things I saw or heard about at Embedded World last week in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Distributor figures: UK components market will be ‘flat to improving’ in 2013

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:18:00 +0000

AFDEC's analysis suggests 2012 was worse than they anticipated, while 2013 will be 'flat to improving'. Meanwhile, the UK distribution sector is still wrangling with how to measure the effects of UK demand creation work on offshore sales.

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Tamper-proofing the smart grid

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:56:00 +0000

Introducing smart meters is making the electricity grid increasingly electronic, which saves time and money for utilities since they don’t have to send a person to read the meter. But this increasing ‘digitalisation’ also adds a lot more opportunities for tampering with the meters in some way, resulting in security vulnerabilities.

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New safety standard to be mandatory for all power supplies manufactured in China

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:17:21 +0000

Chinese Safety Standard GB 4943.1-2011, which according to industry sources is similar to UL 60950-2007, mandates strict rules for creepage and clearance.

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Renesas restructure moves focus firmly out of Japan

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:16:44 +0000

As part of a major restructuring process, Renesas will streamline its production facilities in Japan as well as moving product focus away from the consumer electronics sector which defines the Japanese marketplace, according to Rob Green, CEO of Renesas Electronics Europe.

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You are now entering... the 28nm twilight zone!

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:54:10 +0000

At 130nm, analogue designers could memorise all the rules they needed to know, but at 28nm this is no longer possible. What will happen when processes shrink even further? What’s beyond the twilight zone?

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What’s next for programmable logic?

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:52:04 +0000

Is the future of programmable logic convergence with other devices? And if it is, how will they be programmed?

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Unlicensed spectrum will drive innovation

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:53:18 +0000

Making unused spectrum in the TV bands unlicensed will foster innovation in a variety of different applications.

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