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Internet of Things: How Will They Be Built?

Paul McLellan, Cadence March 8, 2016 Comments Off on Internet of Things: How Will They Be Built?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not really a market, it is a catchall term for devices that connect to the internet, sometimes via our smartphones. The whole IoT ecosystem... Read More

Don’t Get Caught Out By Changing Energy Efficiency Regulations

By Jeff Schnabel, VP of Marketing, CUI Inc. March 7, 2016 Comments Off on Don’t Get Caught Out By Changing Energy Efficiency Regulations

While the harmonization of energy efficiency standards is an obvious goal that benefits international trade, the existence of various regulatory bodies around the globe continues to make this a game... Read More

How to save Sweden’s annual power consumption in the kitchen

https://www.infineon.com/ March 6, 2016 Comments Off on How to save Sweden’s annual power consumption in the kitchen

Simply switch off the light from time to time? A host of useful ideas for saving energy are circulated for the World Energy Efficiency Day on March 5. Infineon Technologies... Read More

This One Misconception About Power Integrity is Going to Cost You Big Bucks

Steven M. Sandler Picotest March 6, 2016 Comments Off on This One Misconception About Power Integrity is Going to Cost You Big Bucks

Introduction David Morrison of How2Power magazine recently asked several smart power supply engineers about their interest in power integrity (PI) at APEC.  The surprising responses revealed a recurring misconception about... Read More

A Motion Tracking Module for Your Application

By: Marcel van Hak and Arun Vydhyanathan, Fairchild Semiconductor March 4, 2016 Comments Off on A Motion Tracking Module for Your Application

A motion tracker with advanced motion sensing technology is ubiquitous in applications from image stabilization in miniature cameras to control and navigation applications for UAVs. A MEMS-based IMU is the... Read More

Application Circuit for PGA-122-75+ Operation over CATV Uplink Bandwidth

Radha Setty and Brandon Kaplan, Mini-Circuits March 4, 2016 Comments Off on Application Circuit for PGA-122-75+ Operation over CATV Uplink Bandwidth

CATV systems typically require 75Ω components with an operating frequency range of 40 to 1250 MHz in the downstream path and 5 to 200 MHz in the upstream path.  Mini-Circuits’... Read More

Wi-Fi makes its way into low power applications

Josh Mickolio, Product Manager-RF, Digi-Key March 3, 2016 Comments Off on Wi-Fi makes its way into low power applications

Abstract A new generation of Wi-Fi chips and modules are emerging that can offer significantly lower power and simpler integration into a design. With Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi HaLow also... Read More

Establishing a Chain of Trust

By Pascal Herczog, Senior Director, Cellular Technology, u-blox March 3, 2016 Comments Off on Establishing a Chain of Trust

Everybody is talking about security these days. For the embedded developer, getting the system running as the marketing specification stipulated and on time, used to be a challenge in itself.... Read More

How ARM Servers Can Take Over the World

Paul McLellan | ARM March 3, 2016 Comments Off on How ARM Servers Can Take Over the World

One of the big themes of the Linley Data Center Conference last week was the possibility that ARM could finally start to get traction in the data center. In the... Read More

ETHERNET/IP LINKS PLANT PRODUCTIVITY TO BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

George Kairys, Director Business Development Molex March 3, 2016 Comments Off on ETHERNET/IP LINKS PLANT PRODUCTIVITY TO BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Industrial-grade Ethernet Switches are designed to provide reliable connectivity in harsh environments with extreme temperatures, moisture, and vibration. INDUSTRIAL Plants are replacing proprietary protocols with integrated communication protocols using Transmission... Read More