Murata has bought MIT dc-dc converter spin-off Arctic Sand Technologies, through Murata’s RF SoI chip subsidiary Peregrine Semiconductor. “Its technologies deliver industry-leading power conversion efficiency,” said Murata. “Combining them with Murata’s modular technologies will make it possible to provide solutions with high integration and excellent conversion efficiency in not just the telecommunications market, but also …

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With two weeks to go till April 1st Qualcomm is gearing up to give us a laugh. Some joker in San Diego has come up with the wheeze of calling its Snapdragon processors ‘platforms’. Snapdragons contain, of course, much more than a processor or indeed several processors, so to call it a processor is a …

Read full article: Qualcomm’s Dilemma

V-TAC has launched a range of mini led panels, aiming at replacing downlights, but with a wider beam. They range from 3w (210 lm) to 24w (2,000 lm), in slim square or round designs. Life up to 20,000hr is claimed, and they have a two year warranty. As an example, the round 3W VT-307 is 84mm in …

Read full article: Mini panel alternative to downlights

Using an Arduino to build a device to gauge the distance you need to drive a car into your garage. Warren Andrews, author of Arduino Playground, covers the breadboard, the enclosure, mounting options and wiring the pieces together.

Read full article: How to build an Arduino Garage Parking Assistant, Part II

LDOs can offer the low noise and PSRR performance to be used in wide voltage range applications such as in test and measurement systems, write Amit Patel and Steve Knoth Linear Regulators are integrated circuits that step a voltage down from a higher voltage to a lower voltage without the need of an inductor. The …

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Hong Kong scientists are claiming an efficacy of 129lm/W from an led ‘filament’ light bulb, claiming it to be the most energy-efficient led filament technology. Researchers came from State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), working with a 2015 grant of HK$100,000 (increased to $120,000 since 2016) from the …

Read full article: Most efficient led filament lamp yet claimed

The city withdraws after a pilot IoT deployment because it “had other priorities.” Meanwhile, GE’s San Diego trial advances to a commercial stage.

We are excited to announce availability of Amazon Elasticsearch Service in the Europe (London) and Canada (Central) regions. With the addition of these two regions, Amazon Elasticsearch Service is now available in 14 regions globally: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), Canada (Central), South America (Sao Paulo), EU (Ireland), EU (London), EU (Frankfurt), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), and Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Regions. 

AWS is pleased to release a major update to the Magento Quick Start reference deployment.

Today, we are introducing RI Coverage Reports in AWS Cost Explorer to help you identify instance hours that are not covered by RIs, highlighting opportunities for savings.