Magnetic sensor detects north and south
Diodes has designed a programmable omnipolar Hall effect switch is able to detect both north and south magnetic fields. The AH1898 features a band-select pin, which allows device sensitivity to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LED lighting module delivers halogen-style dimming
LED Engin has introduced a single emitter LED lighting module that delivers directional light with halogen-style dimming, tracking the black body curve from 3000K down to1800K. The LuxiTune light...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Serbian ARM core developer signs sales deal
HDL Design House has appointment Airics to act as representative for its digital and analogue IP chip design and verification businerss in the Nordic region. Sweden-based Airics will be in charge of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK-designed LTE-A board is key for cognitive radio in Europe
Lime Microsystems has said its field programmable RF transceiver, LMS6002D, has been adopted by Eurecom for its ExpressMIMO2 baseband platform. The LTE-A compliant (TDD/FDD) board combines four Lime...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big data opportuntiy for embedded systems firms
Why it is that we are only now starting to appreciate the value of big data and where all this data comes from, asks Matthew Caffrey, general manager at Chesterfield-based embedded systems supplier,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Accurate voltage supervisor has wide temperature range
Micrel has introduced a +/-0.5% accuracy voltage supervisor, with manual reset input, watchdog timer and dual outputs in 1.6mm x 1.6mm thin DFN package. The MIC826 offers eight reset threshold options...
View ArticleClik here to view.
European chip design is vital for car industry, says EDA executive
Semiconductor design for automotive systems is an important and growing technology capability for European companies, according to Jean-Marie Saint-Paul, European director at Mentor Graphics....
View ArticleClik here to view.
No substitute for a designer's experience, says Altium
We must give engineers to draw on their experience when starting new designs, writes Robert Huxel When an electronic design engineer creates a working environment, they don’t first make a bench, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Microchip adds op amps to PIC microcontrollers
Microchip has integrated a dual op amp into its 8-bit PIC microcontrollers. The PIC16F527 and PIC16F570 microcontrollers are designed with on-chip dual op amp module, 8-bit ADC and two comparators....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chip design is crucial to Europe, says Cadence v-p
Alexander Duesener, v-p of worldwide field operations in EMEA for Cadence Design Systems believes chip designers have a crucial role in maintaining Europe’s strengths in wireless and automotive...
View Article
