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Electric building blocks are ‘LEGO on steroids’
Electric building blocks are ‘LEGO on steroids’
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Doing quantum physics research at the Tel Aviv University, Boaz Almog is probably best known for his papers about quantum…
ARM, InvenSense partner on IoT in China
ARM, InvenSense partner on IoT in China
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MEMS vendor InvenSense Inc. (San Jose, CA) and the ARM Accelerator, a Chinese incubator founded by ARM plc and Thundersoft…
High-Q capacitors suit ADAS, V2X apps
High-Q capacitors suit ADAS, V2X apps
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Murata’s GCQ series of high Q monolithic ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is aimed at automotive V2X (vehicle-to-anything communications) applications. Available in…
AC-powered RFID tags are 25% smaller
AC-powered RFID tags are 25% smaller
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North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) researchers have developed a suite of techniques to create passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags…

ZigBee 3.0 SDK targets smart home gateways
ZigBee 3.0 SDK targets smart home gateways
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Qorvo's (Greensboro, NC) ZigBee 3.0 software development kit (SDK) is aimed at smart home gateways that incorporate the GP712 radio communication controller chip from GreenPeak Technologies (now the Low Power…
IoT piggybacks on Lego: simple physics
IoT piggybacks on Lego: simple physics
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Doing quantum physics research at the Tel Aviv University, Boaz Almog is probably best known for his papers about quantum levitation when together with Barak Deutscher from the superconductivity group…
ZigBee 3.0 SDK to accelerate deployment of smart home gateways
ZigBee 3.0 SDK to accelerate deployment of smart home gateways
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Qorvo's ZigBee 3.0 software development kit (SDK) is aimed at smart home gateways that incorporate the GP712 radio communication controller chip from GreenPeak Technologies (now the Low Power Wireless business…
Semi-autonomous data collection for the IoT
Semi-autonomous data collection for the IoT
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Latest technology advances bring wireless and battery-free sensors based on RFID technology to act as a data source for the Internet of Things.
RFID-based sensors as a data source for the IoT
RFID-based sensors as a data source for the IoT
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Latest technology advances bring wireless and battery-free sensors based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to act as a data source for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Does IoT make sense for manufacturers?
Does IoT make sense for manufacturers?
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next phase of computing, and the market is poised for explosive growth. Some would argue it’s the equivalent of a modern day gold…
Wearable tech turns arm into a touchpad
Wearable tech turns arm into a touchpad
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Wearable technology developed at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) suggests turning the entire lower arm into a touchpad could be a solution to the tiny interface presented by smartwatches.
Wi-Fi location installations in retail show rapid growth
Wi-Fi location installations in retail show rapid growth
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Wi-Fi location analytics has experienced greater growth within the retail market in 2015 than initially anticipated according to market research firm ABI Research. Calculations show that total Wi-Fi location technology…
ARM, InvenSense partner to support Chinese IoT
ARM, InvenSense partner to support Chinese IoT
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MEMS vensor InvenSense Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) and the ARM Accelerator, a Chinese incubator founded by ARM plc and Thundersoft Software Technology Co. Ltd., have partnered to accelerate development of…
Does the Internet of Things make sense for manufacturers?
Does the Internet of Things make sense for manufacturers?
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The Internet of Things is the next phase of computing, and the market is poised for explosive growth. Some would argue it’s the equivalent of a modern day gold rush,…
Wi-Fi indoor analytics installations up 400 percent
Wi-Fi indoor analytics installations up 400 percent
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Wi-Fi location analytics has experienced greater growth within the retail market in 2015 than initially anticipated according to market research firm ABI Research. Calculations show that total Wi-Fi location technology…
xG Technology gets MIMO patent for maintaining resilient links
xG Technology gets MIMO patent for maintaining resilient links
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xG Technology, Inc., has been awarded a patent covering an advanced employment of Multiple Input—Multiple Output (MIMO) antennas that significantly improves wireless communications. The patent, "MIMO Antenna Design Used in…
Cryptographic IP makes Car2x communications faster
Cryptographic IP makes Car2x communications faster
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Semiconductor IP provider EnSilica has launched a cryptographic IP that could help meet the high security communication and latency requirements of automotive Car2Car and Car2Infrastructure (Car2x) applications. These applications form…
Channeliser IP core for FPGA gains wideband capability
Channeliser IP core for FPGA gains wideband capability
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RFEL (Newport, Isle of Wight, UK) has added wideband input capability to its channeliser IP core, ChannelCore Flex. This meets the increasing need for ever wider bandwidth monitoring for a…
Fixed frequency synthesizer features integrated reference
Fixed frequency synthesizer features integrated reference
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RoHS compliant, the fixed frequency phase locked loop model RFS5900A-LF from Z-Communications is a fully integrated synthesizer operating at 5900 MHz, which is phase locked to a 10 MHz reference…
Slideshow: Is anybody out there?
Slideshow: Is anybody out there?
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Steve Taranovich provides 10 examples of NASA searching for alien life.
Wi-Fi controlled ceiling light is direct replacement
Wi-Fi controlled ceiling light is direct replacement
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The MookLight developed by Architecta Technology ltd is a Wi-Fi controlled ceiling light fitting designed as a direct replacement for conventional fittings.
Japan’s chip market grows as global decline abates
Japan’s chip market grows as global decline abates
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A global chip market decline continued though to the end of the first quarter of 2016, according to figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association. While the market fell on an…
Spiral modulation startup aims at communications revolution
Spiral modulation startup aims at communications revolution
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Astrapi Corp. (Dallas, Texas), a six-year-old startup founded to apply non-periodic signal modulation to communications engineering, has formed a research partnership with TSR Research Lab at the University of the…
Individual electronic devices can be ID’d via EM emissions, say researchers
Individual electronic devices can be ID’d via EM emissions, say researchers
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Radio frequency emission are considered incidental system noise in virtually all laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices, but scientists at Disney Research (Glendale, CA) have found a way to use…
Sensor doubles accuracy of dead-reckoning navigation
Sensor doubles accuracy of dead-reckoning navigation
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STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland) has produced an eCompass IC that it claims reduces heading error to 4 degrees from a more typical 10 degrees.
Bluetooth LE 4.2+NFC module/eval board, in distribution
Bluetooth LE 4.2+NFC module/eval board, in distribution
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Distributor Alpha Micro has u-blox’s NINA-B111 and B112 modules and their evaluation kit, EVK-NINA-B1; these are Bluetooth low energy 4.2 compliant devices, aimed at IoT developments…
Bluetooth module with NFC pairing targets IoT
Bluetooth module with NFC pairing targets IoT
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Alpha Micro has added the Bluetooth low energy wireless standard to its portfolio of IoT (Internet of Things) enabling technologies with the NINA-B111 and B112 modules from u-blox. The modules…
Vaunix to debut a digital attenuator and signal generator at IMS 2016
Vaunix to debut a digital attenuator and signal generator at IMS 2016
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Vaunix Technology Corporation will be debuting two test application products at the 2016 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in San Francisco, the LDA-203 and the LMS-802DX.


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