A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for April 17, 2017.
Active OR controller powers up to 400V
Diode’s ZXGD3112N7 active ORing mosfet controller supports redundancy power systems with rail voltages up to 400V.
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Apple developing optical sensors for blood sugar monitoring
Apple’s incursions into silicon engineering extend to bio-medical device development, reports CNBC, with a five year-old project about to begin feasibility trials of a non-invasive blood sugar monitor for treating diabetes. Apple is reported to have hired a team of biomedical engineers from other companies who are working on the project in Palo Alto. The …
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Toshiba launches 0.8×1.2×0.33mm CMOS LDO regulator
Toshiba introduces a 1.3A output current CMOS LDO regulator for mobile device power supplies with a typical dropout voltage of just 92mV
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UltraSoC and Moortec team On PVT sensor systems
UltraSoC and Moortec are cooperating on SoC monitoring and analytics IP to enable Process, Voltage and Temperature (PVT) sensor sub-systems.
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Google bids for patent peace with PAX Android
A new patent licensing effort from Google – the Android Networked Cross-License – is dubbed “PAX”.
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Fable: The Rubber Band Processor
32 years ago a new company hove to on the computer scene. It sold a package for £399 which included screen, keyboard, disc drive, printer, CP/M and BASIC. It sold 750,000 units in two years. A year later, 31 years ago, the company launched a PC-compatible computer, also priced at £399 which, within 18 months, …
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NI donates $1m to New York University for 5G radio work
NI is working with the wireless research centre within New York University Tandon School of Engineering to fund the development of mmWave communications, channel measurement and channel emulation research for 5G communications. NI has donated almost $1m (£806,000) to the NYU’s wireless group. This will include equipping labs with software defined radio hardware and software. …
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ARM and Intel part of IoT MCU benchmarking group
An energy efficiency benckmark for microcontrollers and Bluetooth radios used in IoT designs has been created by the US-based EEMBC. Called the IoTMark-BLE, it is the first of a suite of benchmarks that the EEMBC is proposing to create through its IoT working group, which includes Ambiq Micro, Analog Devices, ARM, Intel, Microchip, Nordic Semiconductor, …
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Are you a phone addict?
Excessive smartphone use leads to problems, and females are especially susceptible to addiction, according to a small (182 subject) research project from Binghamton University, New York. “Our smartphones have turned into a tool that provides short, quick, immediate satisfaction, which is very triggering,” said Isaac Vaghefi (pictured), assistant professor of management information systems at Binghamton …
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