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3 января, Вторник

Verizon ditches $2 fee after customer uproar 61
Verizon Wireless has reversed its decision to charge a $2 fee for telephone and online bill payments, bowing to a storm of criticism from consumers and the U.S. communications regulator.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Celebrities may temper Twitter comments after 2011 blunders 55
Celebrities may want to resist the urge to send a stream of consciousness on Twitter in the new year after so many of them tweeted their way into trouble on everything from boxer briefs to breast-feeding in 2011.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Hackers target emails of UK's Gordon Brown: report 90
British police have found evidence that private investigators working for newspapers hacked into the email account of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown while he was finance minister, The Independent newspaper reported on Monday.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Samsung seeks to re-enter Japan TV market: report 103
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is planning to re-enter the Japanese flat-panel television market next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, without citing sources.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Sprint gives LightSquared 30 more days to get FCC nod 84
Sprint Nextel Corp extended a December 31 deadline for LightSquared Inc, with which it may share infrastructure, to get a regulatory clearance for operating a planned telecommunications network.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Rupert Murdoch splashes opinions on Twitter 43
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has rung in the New Year with a new Twitter account that includes praise for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum and opinions on President Barack Obama's policies and the Steve Jobs biography.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Hackers steal Israeli credit card numbers 93
Computer hackers published details of thousands of active Israeli credit cards after breaking into Israeli websites, the chief executive of Israel's largest card company said Tuesday.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Intel ships Cedar Trail Atoms 21

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Out of Europe: Top auto electronics articles 2011 15
As with elsewhere in the world, there is interest in EV and hybrid electric technologies.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Generating spatial audio from portable products - Part 1: Spatial audio basics 15
Part one of a tutorial on spatial audio introduces spatial audio reproduction and defines head related transfer function, crosstalk cancellation and audio beamforming.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Making sounds with analogue electronics - Part 4: Voltage-controlled amplifiers 11
Part 4 of an excerpt from the book "Sound Synthesis and Sampling" looks at amplifiers as well as other modifiers, including LFOs, envelope followers, waveshapers, and modulation.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Microchip: Analog and Interface Products: MCP6H02 15

3 января, 22:00 • Источник

Microchip: Analog and Interface Products: MCP6H01 13

3 января, 21:00 • Источник

Velocomp Introduces iBike POWERHOUSE for iPhone-iPod touch 89
Velocomp (www.ibikesports.com) introduced today iBike POWERHOUSETM, the world’s first intelligent cycling computer that automatically adjusts to your exercise goals. Based on periodic assessments of your fitness improvements...

3 января, 21:00 • Источник

LCD TV Shipment Growth to Improve in 2012, Driven by 40” and Larger Sizes 13
Consumer demand for TVs has been softer than expected in 2011, but showing signs of improvement late in the year.

3 января, 21:00 • Источник

Enea divests its Nordic consulting business 91
Enea has entered into a binding agreement to divest the Swedish consulting companies in Stockholm, Lund and Link

3 января, 21:00 • Источник

Report: TVs mature, show small increases in 2012 19
The TV business is maturing as reflected in global TV unit shipments rising only 0.1 percent in 2011 and expected to rise only 2 percent to 254 million units in 2012, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch report. View the full article HERE.

3 января, 21:00 • Источник

TI, ST-Ericsson Mobilize for Mobile SoCs 14
Comparing the strategies of Texas Instruments and ST-Ericsson shows how complex the technical debates between rival mobile applications processors have become.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 21:00 • Источник

High-Voltage Metal Film Resistors Are Anti-Corrosive 83
Stackpole’s RNV Series metal film resistor is designed for high-voltage handling and robust environmental performance. The RNV14 is a

3 января, 20:00 • Источник

Cooperation to Ease Multicore Software Development 93
To enable applications to more quickly adapt to Tensilica’s multicore configuration, PSI’s Poly-Platform now supports Express Logic’s ThreadX RTOS on Tensilica’s Xtensa multicore devices.

3 января, 20:00 • Источник

New Years Revolutions 82
Happy New Year to all you Energy Savers out there!

3 января, 20:00 • Источник

New Device Promises Optical Information Processing 80
Purdue researchers have created a new type of optical device small enough to fit millions on a computer chip that could lead to faster, more powerful information processing and supercomputers.

3 января, 20:00 • Источник

VIA VB7009 Mini-ITX Embedded Board 19
VIA Technologies introduced the VB7009 embedded Mini-ITX board. The VIA VB7009 features up to 4GB of DDR3 system memory, VIA ChromotionHD 2.0 video processor, native support for SATA II storage devices, VIA VX900 media system processor, and a choice of a…

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Enpirion Announces Manufacturing Partnership Agreement for Silicon Magnetics 110
Enpirion, Inc. is announcing that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with JiangyinChangdian Advanced Packaging Co., Ltd. -- JCAP -- for the manufacturing of silicon-based magnetics utilizing Enpirion’s proprietary MEMS…

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Knitter-Switch opens facility in Hong Kong 80
Knitter-switch has moved its Hong Kong office to a larger facility which it says will offer increased sales services and extended quality management services for all products manufactured in Asia. A further function of the Hong Kong office is sales…

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

FM receivers bring background scanning and data services to car radios 80
NXP has introduced the TEF7006 and TEF7007, its next generation of FM car radio receivers for background scanning and data services. These receivers are able to decode data from Radio Data Systems (RDS), Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) and Traffic…

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Toumaz establishes fabless subsidiary for wireless 29
In order to strengthen the focus of both the healthcare and semiconductor divisions of Toumaz, the company’s board has decided to reorganise into two distinct businesses: Toumaz Health Technology, covering health technology and solutions; and Toumaz…

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Trento becomes EIT ICT Labs' sixth co-location 81
As of January 1, 2012 Trento is a fully committed Node to EIT ICT Labs, the Knowledge and...

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

More Than Just Femtocells, Small Cell Shipments’ Retail Value to Reach $14 Billion in 2015 15
Mobile data usage is increasing by a factor of 70%-100% annually.

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Smart meter deployment on the rise globally 14
Smart meter and smart grid deployments have increased significantly during 2011, particularly in North America, according to newly released report by market watcher Pike Research.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Accelrys buys privately held VelQuest for $35 M 70
Accelrys Inc., which makes software for managing scientific data, said Tuesday it bought VelQuest Corp., another software systems maker for $35 million in cash.Privately held VelQuest makes paperless lab execution systems for drug and biotech companies.…

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Microchip: 16-bit PICВ® Microcontrollers &dsPICВ® Digital Signal Controllers (All): dsPIC33FJ32GP304 16

3 января, 19:00 • Источник

Toumaz Ltd and Imagination Technologies Group Form New Low-power Wireless Technology Company 91
Toumaz Limited (AIM: TMZ, ‘Toumaz’, or ‘the Group’), a pioneer in low cost, ultra-low power wireless communications technology, has established a new fabless subsidiary, Toumaz Microsystems, which will be responsible for its growing wireless IC business.…

3 января, 18:00 • Источник

N.E. Chemcat Corporation Licenses Brookhaven Lab's Electrocatalyst Technology for Fuel Cells in Electric Vehicles 95
N.E. Chemcat Corporation, Japan’s leading catalyst and precious metal compound manufacturer has licensed electrocatalysts developed by scientists at BNL that can reduce the use of costly platinum and increase the effectiveness of fuel cells for use in…

3 января, 18:00 • Источник

ABS and ESC Market Growth Slowing Down 88
Electronic stability control (ESC) is industry recognised to prevent accidents and in turn, save lives. As a number of regions move to legislate this technology, the market value for anti-lock braking system (ABS) with ESC is expected to reach $12.5…

3 января, 17:00 • Источник

Lighting the 26th World University Games 93
The 26th World University Games, also known as Summer Universiade, came to a wonderful end in the summer of 2011. There are around 20 venues in this 26th Universiade. LEDGOGHTM provided the LED lights and intelligent control systems.

3 января, 17:00 • Источник

Maxim’s Optical Sensor Combines Ambient Light and Proximity Sensors to Deliver Optical Fusion 12
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX44000, a digital ambient-light and infrared proximity sensor that detects light like a human eye. Designed using the company’s proprietary BiCMOS technology, this IC integrates three optical sensors...

3 января, 17:00 • Источник

Remote Isolated Field I-O Card Targets Real-time Control Systems 54
The MESA 7I66 is a remote isolated field I/O card designed for fast real time PC based control systems. The 7I66 communicates with the host with a robust isolated RS-422 link. Standard CAT5 cables are used for wiring convenience. The 7I66 is supported by

3 января, 16:00 • Источник

NetUP Announces an Android-Based TV Set for IPTV 90
NetUP is now ready to offer an IPTV solution with no IP set-top boxes needed. This is possible with a TV set that contains Android-based IP STB integrated.

3 января, 16:00 • Источник

Fewer startups raised more funds in 2011 16
Fewer startups did more with less in 2011 in a sign of the ongoing tight market for venture capital, according to figures from one market watcher.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 16:00 • Источник

Popular Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog Posts 86
Here I include a list of some of the most popular posts from my blog in the last year. I hope you enjoy them. Only one post was written in 2011. Many of my older posts are consistently popular, while … Continue reading →

3 января, 16:00 • Источник

Portable Sine-wave Inverter Includes Built-in Battery and Charger 40
The Absopulse Electronics CSI 100-24V-24AH-AA-PEL is a compact, portable sine-wave inverter with built-in battery bank and charger, designed for operation in heavy-duty field-environments. This 100 VA inverter provides

3 января, 16:00 • Источник

Mini-ITX Embedded Board Targets POS and Kiosk Apps 15
VIA Technologies announced the VIA VB7009 embedded Mini-ITX board. Measuring only 17cm x 17cm, the flexible embedded board offers desirable functionality and performance for POS and kiosks. The VIA VB7009 offers a broad range of power efficient VIA CPU…

3 января, 15:00 • Источник

20-circuit connectors intended for 25 Gbps data and telecom equipment 71
The Molex Incorporated enhanced zSFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus) SMT (Surface Mount Technology) 20-circuit connectors deliver superior performance in high-speed telecom and data communications equipment.

3 января, 15:00 • Источник

Flat festoon cables serve extreme temperature applications 84
Cicoil’s Festoon Cables are designed for continuous flexing and extreme temperature applications (-65°C to +260°C). Ideal in overhead crane, gantry and material handling systems, these UV resistant cables are an excellent alternative to PVC and Neoprene…

3 января, 14:00 • Источник

Project tests functions distributed over the Internet 14
Embedded systems are increasingly networked with the internet. An example is the steady development of car-to-x services in the automotive industry. In order to roll out this type of applications on a broad scale, automatic testing will be an important…

3 января, 14:00 • Источник

DVI slumps as HDMI grows to ship 1bn units in 2014 19
HDMI has become the interface solution of choice throughout the consumer electronic (CE) device market, eclipsing the DVI technology, shipping over 1bn devices in the next two years, say market researchers NPD In-Stat.View the full article HERE.

3 января, 14:00 • Источник

Global chip sales continue to slip in November 16
The three-month average of worldwide sales of semiconductors was $25.13 billion for the month of November 2011, a decrease of 2.4 percent from the prior month when the equivalent sales figure was $25.74 billion, according to the SIA.View the full article…

3 января, 14:00 • Источник

Safe and Reliable 12V-24V Lithium Ion Batteries with Powerful Features 81
The 12 and 24 volt lithium ion battery packs from Clayton Power, with ranges from 100Ah to 400Ah, come with an integrated Battery Management System which makes them advanced enough to handle shorts without causing any danger or suffering damage.

3 января, 13:00 • Источник

The Tinker's Toolbox - Chad Hall of Ioxus on Ultracapacitors and Rugged Power Systems 79
In this podcast we talk to Chad Hall of Ioxus about ultracapacitors and their uses, particularly in rugged power systems.

3 января, 12:00 • Источник

Looking for the PandaBoard? Mouser Has It In Stock! 23
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from PandaBoard.org. Pandaboard.org is the home of the low-cost... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full…

3 января, 10:00 • Источник

Highly efficient and reliable power supply for LED street lighting 15
To achieve long operating life, you need a a lasting, robust power supply for street-lighting applicationsView the full article HERE.

3 января, 09:00 • Источник

Progress 4Q results beat Street but outlook sags(3) 87
Business software maker Progress Software Corp. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net income declined 45 percent as revenue fell. Its outlook for the current quarter was weaker than expected and its shares sank in extended trading.Net income in the…

3 января, 06:00 • Источник

Progress 4Q results beat Street but outlook sags(2) 73
Business software maker Progress Software Corp. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net income declined 45 percent as revenue fell. Its outlook for the current quarter was weaker than expected and its shares sank in extended trading.Net income in the…

3 января, 05:00 • Источник

System yields accurate thermal characterization 27
Combining a hardware test system and simulation software, the T3Ster and FloTHERM solution provides efficient thermal package analysis, with . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Plastic switches endure corrosive winter conditions 35
The 75920 Master Disconnect and the 95060 series Ignition switches feature a sealed engineered-plastic body that helps fleets endure . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

What’s It Worth: Signal tracers 21
Since the beginning of radio service shops in the late 1920s, signal tracers have been an integral part of . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

1/16th-brick converters suit low-profile apps 13
The PKU-C series of isolated dc/dc power converters are provided in an industry-standard sixteenth-brick form factor and deliver an . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Zigbee SoC enables RF4CE remote controls 92
The GP570 Zigbee single chip solution allows the development of low cost motion-enabled remote controls — addressing the growing . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Real-time scope ups bandwidth to 36 GHz and beyond with high channel count 94
Employing advanced 8HP silicon-germanium (SiGe) chipsets to provide channels with 36-GHz bandwidth and 80-Gsample/s sampling, the LabMaster 10 Zi . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Electric-potential sensor offers fundamentally new measurement approach 18
Based on technology licensed from the University of Sussex, U.K., the EPIC (electrical potential integrated circuit) PS25x01 series sensors . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

FUNDAMENTALS Of Lcds And Oleds 30
As any of you who've perused the inventory of a neighborhood garage sale or thrift store (or, perhaps, the . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

5 things to know: i’m watch 89
The i’m watch may well be the world’s first legit smartwatch, and the good news is that it’s just . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Two LED industry events set for China 25
January 3, 2012: On December 20, 2011, Reed Exhibitions held a joint press conference with the China Solid State . . .

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Radio Susceptibility—Cure with Antibiotic, Vaccine, or the Laws of Physics? 15
Engineers often wish that radio susceptibility (RS) or radio immunity could be cured with an antibiotic, a vaccine, or some form of cure-all. Unfortunately, solving the RS problem is not that easy. Indeed, the laws of physics apply. In this article we…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Selecting External Components for an Automotive Dual Remote Antenna Current-Sense LDO/Switch 18
This application note helps system designers choose the correct external components for use with the MAX16948 dual remote antenna LDO/switch, thus ensuring that automobile-regulated phantom antenna supply and output-current-monitoring circuitry meet…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

2012-01-03: Maxim 13
Sunnyvale, CA—January 3, 2012—Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX44000, a digital ambient-light and infrared proximity sensor that detects light like a human eye. Designed using the company

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

DS1216, DS1216B, DS1216C, DS1216D, DS1216E, DS1216F, DS1216H: SmartWatch RAM DS1216B/C/D/H SmartWatch ROM DS1216E/F 11
The DS1216 SmartWatch RAM and SmartWatch ROM sockets are 600-mil-wide DIP sockets with a built-in CMOS watch function, an NV RAM controller circuit, and an embedded lithium energy source. The sockets provide an NV RAM solution for memory sized from 2k x…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

DS1243, DS1243Y: 64K NV SRAM with Phantom Clock
The DS1243Y 64K NV SRAM with Phantom Clock is a fully static nonvolatile RAM (organized as 8192 words by 8 bits) with a built-in real time clock. The DS1243Y has a self-contained lithium energy source and control circuitry, which constantly monitors VCC…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

DS1248, DS1248P: 1024K NV SRAM with Phantom Clock
The DS1248 1024K NV SRAM with Phantom Clock is a fully static nonvolatile RAM (organized as 128K words by 8 bits) with a built-in real-time clock. The DS1248 has a self-contained lithium energy source and control circuitry, which constantly monitors VCC…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

DS1251, DS1251P: 4096K NV SRAM with Phantom Clock 11
The DS1251 4096K NV SRAM with Phantom Clock is a fully static nonvolatile RAM (organized as 512K words by 8 bits) with a built-in real-time clock. The DS1251Y has a self-contained lithium energy source and control circuitry which constantly monitors VCC…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

DS1315: Phantom Time Chip 10
The DS1315 Phantom Time Chip is a combination of a CMOS timekeeper and a nonvolatile memory controller. In the absence of power, an external battery maintains the timekeeping operation and provides power for a CMOS static RAM. The watch keeps track of…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

MAX16969: 500mA–3A Automotive Hi-Speed USB Protector with Apple iPod Fast-Charge Detection and USB Host-Charger Port Detection 20
The MAX16969 provides high-ESD and short-circuit protection for the low-voltage internal USB data and USB power line in automotive radio, navigation, connectivity, and USB hub applications. The device supports both Hi-Speed USB (480Mbps) and full-speed…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

MAX16919: 500mA–3A Automotive Hi-Speed USB Protector with USB Host-Charger Port Detection 18
The MAX16919 provides high-ESD and short-circuit protection for the low-voltage internal USB data and USB power line in automotive radio, navigation, connectivity, and USB hub applications. The device supports both Hi-Speed USB (480Mbps) and full-speed…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

MAX64180: TINI HD Camera SoC 30
TINI® products deliver unparalleled integration to consumer applications. The portfolio includes complete system-on-chip (SoC) solutions and codecs that integrate multiple functions to achieve advantages in board space. A flagship member of the TINI…

3 января, 04:00 • Источник

Android surges in holiday activations 21

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Intel ships Cedar Trail Atoms, drawing as little as 3.5 Watts 30

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