eeDesignIt

Complex ICs’ analogue performance boosted by advanced design kit

Editorial Team Jul 20, 2016

A new version of ams industry benchmark Process Design Kit (PDK) has been introduced, which features ams' 180nm CMOS technology, that is newly to be manufactured in ams' 200mm fabrication facility in Australia. The new PDK provides product…

Featured

World’s fastest production drone comes with on-board supercomputer

Editorial Team Jul 20, 2016

Meet the Teal drone. The world's fastest production drone that can reach speeds up to 70 mph, withstand 40 mph winds, and can run as many apps as you'd like. The new drone comes equipped with an on-board supercomputer that gives it…

Energy

How switching to solar-LED lighting could create 2 million jobs worldwide

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

As many people who live in impoverished regions around the world start shifting away from fuel-based lighting, like candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns, to solar-LED systems, this trend comes with more than just environmental benefits.…

Production

5.7kVRMS isolated dual-channel gate driver is fastest in industry

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

The industry's fastest 5.7kVRMS isolated dual-channel gate driver has been introduced by Texas Instruments, the first of a new gate-driver family in TI’s isolation portfolio. The UCC21520’s flexible, universal compatibility enables its use…

Medical

Thin film chip resistors deliver high power ratings

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

A series of high-power, surface-mount, precision non-magnetic thin film chip resistors has been introduced by Vishay Intertechnology. The PCNM series offers power ratings of 2 and 6W in compact 1206 and 2512 case sizes, respectively. These…

Medical

ER & ICU patients have wireless EEG headset designed

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

The development of a wireless ElectroEncephaloGram (EEG) monitoring device for clinical applications, has seen the collaboration of imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO), and Nihon Kohden, a Japanese manufacturer, developer and…

Integrated Circuits

Car audio quality improved by power amplifier IC

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a 49W-per-channel power amplifier IC, designed for automotive audio applications. The four-channel TCB501HQ provides high output power and low distortion and detects output offset voltage.…

Nanotechnology

Smart phone apertures shrink from sensors by up to 50%

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

New proximity sensing and proximity/ambient light sensing modules which enable android smartphone manufacturers to reduce the sensor aperture in the display’s cover glass to its smallest diameter have been introduced by ams. Use of the…

A&D

These light-trapping 3D solar cells are heading to the ISS

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

This week when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, heading for the International Space Station, it brought with it a novel three-dimensional solar cell design that will begin its test phase in space. The experimental module contains 18…

Consumer

Video of the Day: What an illuminated 20,000-Watt light bulb looks like

Editorial Team Jul 19, 2016

A YouTuber and electrical engineer by the name Photonicinduction has given tech enthusiasts a treat in his latest video. Photonicinduction manages to light up a 20,000-Watt light bulb — a bulb that could cost nearly $3,000. The hobbyist…