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IMEC SHOWS OFF HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERA BASED ON SOC SENSOR AT PHOTONICS WEST SHOW

By Loring Wirbel January 25, 2012

IMEC shows off a hyperspectral camera at the SPIE conference, based on a single-chip sensor and layered spectral filters.

TOUCHSTONE DEBUTS LOW-DRIFT VOLTAGE REFERENCE IN SOT-23 PACKAGE

By Loring Wirbel January 23, 2012

Touchstone debuts a precision voltage reference with a drift of 7 ppm per degree C.

TI OFFERS AUTO INFOTAINMENT SUBSYSTEMS BASED ON JACINTO C6000 and OMAP PROCESSORS

By Loring Wirbel January 19, 2012

TexasInstruments went to two consumer trade shows with full automotive infotainment systems using the Jacinto C6000 and OMAP families of processors.

OSRAM claims breakthrough on gallium-nitride-on-silicon LED’s

By Loring Wirbel January 13, 2012

OSRAM has replaced a sapphire substrate for bright LEDs with a gallium-nitride-on-silicon carrier, allowing cost-effectice LED production on six-inch wafers.

Via Debuts Mini-ITX Board for Kiosks and POS Terminals Converter for LED’s

By Loring Wirbel January 10, 2012

VIA is offering a Mini-ITX module for use in kiosks, that pairs the dual-core Nano X2 with the VX900 media system processor.

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Blog Posts

Review: USBee RX Scope & Logic Analyzer

By Jon Titus January 27, 2012

The people at CWAV loaned me one of the USBee RX pods that combines an 18-input logic analyzer, 8-output logic pattern/signal generator, and 2-channel scope in a small package that communicates with a PC via a USB 2.0 connection. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to test this pod with several microcontroller modules, including an ARM mbed and Arduino Uno module.

The Spirit of Jim Williams Lives On

By Jon Titus January 20, 2012

Many years ago, Linear Technology started to include gray-paper inserts in electronics magazines. Each 2-page insert provided a short application note that covered some aspect of analog circuitry.

Kids Need YOU as a Mentor

By Jon Titus January 12, 2012

Kids in public schools want to learn about electronics and computers, but without technology mentors, we'll fail to better nurture those interests and kids will miss interesting and educational opportunities.

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TI OFFERS AUTO INFOTAINMENT SUBSYSTEMS BASED ON JACINTO C6000 and OMAP PROCESSORS

By Loring Wirbel January 19, 2012

TexasInstruments went to two consumer trade shows with full automotive infotainment systems using the Jacinto C6000 and OMAP families of processors.

OSRAM claims breakthrough on gallium-nitride-on-silicon LED’s

By Loring Wirbel January 13, 2012

OSRAM has replaced a sapphire substrate for bright LEDs with a gallium-nitride-on-silicon carrier, allowing cost-effectice LED production on six-inch wafers.

Via Debuts Mini-ITX Board for Kiosks and POS Terminals Converter for LED’s

By Loring Wirbel January 10, 2012

VIA is offering a Mini-ITX module for use in kiosks, that pairs the dual-core Nano X2 with the VX900 media system processor.

Freescale brings a new breed of I.MX processors to Consumer Electronics Show, for low-cost readers

By Loring Wirbel January 9, 2012

Freescale is bringing two new ARM-based i.MX processors to the CES show, intended for low-cost but high-performance use in e-readers and entry-level tablets.

ZMDI debuts boost converter for LED’s

By Loring Wirbel December 26, 2011

ZMDI offers a new boost converter for multiple LED light sources.

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