Surrounded by water above and below-ground, International Paper’s paper mill in Savannah, Georgia (U.S.A.), specified PENETRON ADMIX to protect the new foundation structures.
LED business news: Seoul Semiconductor, Philips Lighting, Tridonic, and more
Seoul Semiconductor has sued distributor Mouser Electronics, Philips Lighting has sued Deco Lighting, and Tridonic targets smartphone sales in Germany.
WaterWorld Weekly Newscast, April 17, 2017
A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for April 17, 2017.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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