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Accelerometer/gyro combo helps reliability and accuracy of automotive safety systems

Analog Devices has introduced the fully integrated ADXC150x series of inertial combo sensors that brings together best-in-class reliability and accuracy with industry leading shock and vibration immunity at a reduced footprint. The integrat

Analog Devices | 10-11-2016

Octal high-side switch / diver demagnetizes inductive load for Industry 4.0 applications

Designers of industrial controllers can safely drive and demagnetize any inductive load for Industry 4.0 applications with the new MAX14913 octal high-side switch and driver from Maxim Integrated Products. With a unique, innovative and sa

Maxim | 09-11-2016

New 4.3-inch Arduino shields with capacitive or resistive touch applicability

Effortless touch development is obtained with Newhaven Display's new Arduino Shields, customized for their 4.3-inch capacitive or resistive touch TFT display line, says the company. Available in six display variations, the shields are

Newhaven | 19-10-2016

Positioning and cellular technologies employed by new trackable pallet

Nikken Lease has tapped into cutting-edge positioning and cellular technologies from U-blox for its new trackable pallet, Transeeker. Transeeker is a pallet equipped with U-blox’s cellular and positioning technologies for accurate tracking

U-Blox | 11-10-2016

Wireless sensor network selected for M2.COM IoT sensor platform

Linear Technology has announced that Advantech has chosen Linear’s SmartMesh IP wireless mesh technology to enable reliable, low-power industrial IoT applications with Advantech’s new standardized M2.COM sensor platform. The M2.COM platform

Linear | 05-10-2016

Inrush current-limiting NTC thermistors target alternative energy applications

Designed to withstand high input energy from 500 J to 900 J and steady-state currents from 10A to 50A, a new series of inrush current-limiting NTC thermistors has been introduced by Ametherm. Offering a rugged design, the MS35 series devic

Ametherm | 30-09-2016

First custom solid-state relay based on CMOS isolation technology

Silicon Labs has introduced a ground-breaking CMOS-based isolated field-effect transistor (FET) driver family that enables developers to use their choice of application-specific, high-volume FETs to replace outmoded electromechanical relays

Silicon Laboratories Inc | 26-09-2016

SiBEAM technology enables 4K wireless video projector transmission

Lattice Semiconductor has announced that its SiBEAM 60GHz wireless technology has been designed into Epson's PowerLite Home Cinema 5040UBe 3LCD projector, the industry's first wireless projector with 4K support for the consumer and enter

Lattice | 23-09-2016

Dual-operating wireless mouse employs multiprotocol SoC

Nordic Semiconductor has announc0ed that multinational electronics giant LG Electronics has unveiled its MEB-300 dual-operating optical mouse, simultaneously supporting Bluetooth low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) and 2.4GHz p

Nordic | 22-09-2016

Data collection technology kick into action onboard Juno spacecraft

Microsemi has extended its congratulations to NASA for the Juno spacecraft’s successful mission to date, including its orbit insertion at Jupiter, as its mission turns towards the data collection phase. After an almost five-year journey

MicroSemi | 22-09-2016

Connected avatar for children with long-term illnesses

U-blox has announced that it has donated 500 4G modules to Norwegian company, No Isolation, as part of an ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. No Isolation is a connected healthcare start-up, pioneering an avatar for ch

U-Blox | 20-09-2016

Satellite location technology helps to protect India’s forests and wildlife

U-blox has announced that its advanced navigation and positioning chip is at the heart of a new high-tech initiative that protects forests, wildlife and endangered species, and promotes sustainable resource development. The Forest Minister

U-Blox | 19-09-2016

Solar panels gain 30% more power using cell-string optimizer

New cell-string optimizer technology from Maxim Integrated Products allows photovoltaic (PV) panels to harvest significantly more energy and simplifies design complexity for solar installation projects. Maxim’s cell-string optimizers are hi

Maxim | 14-09-2016

Novel solution for large-scale IOT applications

Wirepas and Telit have partnered to bring new, Wirepas-enabled, ultra low-power connectivity modules to the market. Together, the two companies are targeting large-scale IoT applications such as asset tracking, smart lighting and logisti

Wirepas | 09-09-2016

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