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Wolfson to move integrated MEMS microphones to 8in wafers May 20, 2013
Wolfson Microelectronics is integrating digital signal processing on the same die as its MEMS microphones and moving production to 8in (200mm) wafers in the first to make the move.
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Virtex 7-based FPGA module for multi-FPGA SOC prototyping
May 20, 2013
Pro Design is to introduce the "proFPGA V7 Mini FPGA Module", a cost-efficient FPGA module offering highest interface performance, to its family of FPGA based prototyping solutions.
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Ultra-low-power SoC supports world's smallest Bluetooth location stickers
May 16, 2013
Nordic Semiconductor ASA's nRF51822 SoC has been specified into the world's smallest Bluetooth low energy coin-sized location stickers.
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Redux Labs spins out from HiWave to develop new haptics and embedded audio
May 15, 2013
Led by HiWave's former CEO and CTO, James Lewis and Chris Travis, start-up Redux Labs has been spun out to advance its Surface Sensation technology for third generation haptic and embedded audio technology.
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New generation of thermal sensor arrays overcome the limitations in single-element sensors
May 15, 2013
ETSI has published the first Technical Specification (TS 102 939-1) on DECT ULE (Ultra Low Energy), a low power consumption radio technology intended for home automation and other Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications.
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MEMS-based micro mirror laser projector can be integrated into cell phones
May 14, 2013
For years, Fraunhofer IPMS has been working on scanning mirrors for light deflection in one and two dimensions. Alongside resonant scanners with constant sinusoidal movement, a quasi-static variation has also been available for a while, which serves to make linear movement or static orientation in a ...
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Advanced microcontroller combines floating point and low leakage technology
May 13, 2013
Energy Micro has begun shipping the company’s most advanced microcontroller yet, the EFM32 Wonder Gecko, with devices and development kits available immediately.
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‘Sentrollers’ taking over from ‘People’ as the majority population on the Internet, says GreenPeak Technologies
May 13, 2013
GreenPeak Technologies has released a white paper called “Sentrollers and the Internet of Things” where it defines Sentrollers as a new, all-encompassing term for sensors, actuators and controllers – the various devices that make up the new Internet of Things.
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Piezoelectric taxels made up of zinc oxide nanowires convert motion to electronic signals
May 13, 2013
Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers of the Georgia Institute of Technology have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.
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