Microsemi, Brijot accelerate dev't of body scanners
The duo has stepped up on the joint development of Brijot's non-invasive whole body images that protect the traveller's health and privacy.
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- Lighting initiative aims for on-body healthcare apps
- Si nanocomposites better Li-ion battery performance
- Microchannels to cool down 3D IC architecture
- AuthenTec takes over SafeNet
- Mentor, ST partner on 32/20nm design solutions
- BM, NID partner on mobile tech
- Industry joins forces for network test automation
3D PLDs pack 5.5MB RAM, 920 parallel I/Os, 44 PLLs
Tabula Inc. has launched its ABAX family of 40nm 3D PLDs that enables high-performance, compute-intensive applications on a programmable platform at volume price points.
- STM32 family value line targets 16bit designs
- 3MHz, 2A DC/DC converter designed for portable apps
- 1000mA LED flash driver ups output by 25%
- Intel tailors affordable SSDs for netbooks, desktops
- PCIe module offers 3x 3D graphics performance
- Power conversion IC family allows 85mW No-Load
- Dual output DC/DC controller draws 60ľA
NIST researchers develop speedy cell phone test
NIST researchers demonstrate tests that can shorten the testing process of new cellular phones by replicating jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility.
- Nanofibres enable energy efficient lighting
- Photons achieve superluminal speeds
- Magnetism is key to high-temp superconductors
The challenges of multi-core technology
Multicore is here to stay, and the software community is being forced to do something about it. The challenges of concurrent programming are proposed to be addressed by functional programming languages/hybrids, and tools like CUDA, RapidMind, openMP that allow developers to refactor code.
- Implementing Goertzel algorithm on DSPs
- Facing in-car infotainment design challenges
- Combat the problem of source, compiled machine codes mismatch
Moving to a discrete Serdes solution for 4G
As network equipment manufacturers build up infrastructure for 4G, there will be an ever-increasing demand for high serial data rates between the radio equipment control and radio equipment in distributed base station architecture deployment.
- Setting the pace for next-gen cellular technology
- Multi-homing support for data comms over cellular nets
- Optimise software to up radio performance
Building nets performance analysis test system with Linux
The devices underpinning today's communications networks grow increasingly powerful in their speed, throughput, features and supported services. That's great for users—but it presents a significant challenge for manufacturers.
- Target small delay defects with ATPG
- Reusing vital verification knowledge with OVM
- Taking another look at ceramic chip capacitors
The need for multi-cast in PCIe-based systems
As PCIe technology is being used in telecoms and embedded systems, the need grew for communication with more than one end-point at the same time.
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- Enable energy-efficient data centres with new interconnects
- FPGA Mezzanine card enables I/O design flexibility
- RoHS: Its impact now and in the future
- Address power during manufacturing test
- Understand screen printing, component placement
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Module - 1 Lecture - 1 Semiconductor materials 
Watch this video about the semiconductor materials, which are the backbone of electronic devices and circuits. Dr. Chitralekha Mahanta from ECE Department, IITG conducted this lecture.
LCD monitor shipments up by 3.8% 
Despite the global recession and dwindling desktop PC sale, global LCD monitor shipments recorded a growth of 3.8%.in 2009.
- Touchcreen mobiles up by 96.8% from 2009
- 2010 predictions for Southeast Asia telecom market
- Production volumes to drop LED backlight costs
Learning the different types of clock jitter
Clock jitter is deviation of a clock edge from its ideal location. Here's a discussion of the different types of clock jitter.
- Monitor, sequence and adjust power supply systems
- Cutting data center energy consumption
- Exploring integrated solutions for power supplies
Performing high-level synthesis
It is vitally important to verify the design before performing high-level synthesis, not after. It is not effective to synthesise a design that does not work.
- The challenges of next-gen automated design tools
- Cut design time, cost with early verification
- Dealing with worst slew propagation
Providing superior Internet video QoE
Internet video continues to grow in unexpected ways. This article shows how Internet video quality monitoring can be optimised, embedded and cost-reduced.
- Enabling 3D data capture
- Ease cross-domain signal protection for mixed-signal SoCs
- How to improve system time synchronisation accuracy
Reconsider home net connections
Bear in mind the possibilities of emerging home networking standards. It is to your advantage to be part of the home networking community.
- Uses of IOV in network infrastructure, Part 3
- Uses of IOV in network infrastructure, Part 2
- Uses of IOV in network infrastructure, Part 1
Ease image sensor calibration in camera phones
The enormous growth in camera phones has created design problems for phone manufacturers, not the least of which is image sensor calibration. Here's an article aimed to help you overcome the hurdles.
- Understanding automotive instrument cluster apps
- How to increase street light solar panels' efficiency
- Adding ultra low-cost video cam to existing systems
Embedded apps demand data
logging
Data logging applications are becoming ubiquitous. They include black box-like tools, access control applications, secure memory support for pay per use business approach, wireless sensor networks, other industrial applications, consumer electronics, PC and peripherals, and GPS systems
- How to build user space library for dynamic memory analysis
- Guide to using ferroelectric RAM
- nvSRAMs for charging flash in data-loggers

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- Apple-HTC big fight leads to smart phone patent war
- Mobile data usage drives mobile, wireless market growth
- Hunt for e-book display alternatives heats up
- Analyst examines wireless tech for fitness apps
- MergeOptics assets complements FCI
- Wipro brings eco-friendly desktops
- SanDisk, Toshiba eyes the top spot for NAND process lead
- Qualcomm enables a high-tech health survey for Korea
- CompactPCI blade series packs onboard 2GB SDRAM

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