APEC: 36V 1A dc-dc converter is 3x4mm, plus a bit for capacitors

Texas Instruments has introduced two 4-36V buck power modules that measure 3.0 x 3.8mm (1.6mm high), requiring two external capacitors to complete the dc-dc converter in each case: 0.5A LMZM23600 and 1A LMZM23601. Final footprint of non-adjustable versions is around 27mm2 Packaged the firm’s 10pin MicroSiP, they are up to 92% efficient, and 85% efficient ...

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Embedded World 2018: Motherboard for high end embedded PCs

Exhibitors at Embedded World 2018 will show embedded PCs designed for new and established applications. At the high-throughput end of embedded processing are the embedded PCs and this year at Embedded World Congatec has introduced a Mini-ITX motherboard for the high-end of high‑throughput embedded processing (pictured). Called conga-IT6, it includes a COM Express Type 6 ...

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AI diagnoses eye diseases following Big Data analysis

Macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema can be diagnosed by artificial intelligence viewing non-invasive light-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. The AI can also make referral and treatment recommendations. “Macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema are the two most common causes of irreversible blindness but are both very treatable if they are caught early,” dais ...

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IBM breaks optical receiver records in Zurich

IBM Zurich has demonstrated a novel optical receiver that can achieve an aggregate bandwidth of 160Gbit/s through four optical fibres. “This is not only the fastest data transmission speed to date, but the optical receiver also features power-on/off functionality and can wake-up and achieve phase-lock in 8ns, the shortest switch time in record,” said the ...

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Stretchy sensor suits human movement from heartbeat to running knees

An ultra-stretchy sticky-backed sensor has come out of research at the University of British Columbia. Made from a rubber infused with graphene nano-flakes, it has been tested with elongation up to 350% and over 10,000 cycles of stretching and relaxing while maintaining electrical stability. “We tested this sensor vigorously,” said Professor Homayoun Najjaran. “Not only ...

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CEVA’s PentaG for 5G baseband processing

CEVA has introduced PentaG a  5G IP platform for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB). Compliant to the 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 and software upgradable for Release-16, PentaG is targeted at smartphones, fixed wireless access and the many other embedded devices that can take advantage of multi-gigabit data rates to enable services and use cases ...

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PoLTE and Sequans to put GPS on LTE ICs

PoLTE and  Sequans are integrating PoLTE positioning technology into Sequans’ Monarch LTE Platform, enabling indoor and outdoor positioning capability for LTE for IoT devices. Sequans sees value in PoLTE’s Lite-Touch virtual location architecture. While other competitors will have to increase their costs, size and energy consumption by embedding GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other radios just ...

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Toshiba introduces RF SOI process for LNAs

Toshiba has  developed  TaRF10, a new version of its TarfSOI (Toshiba advanced RF silicon-on-insulator CMOS process optimized for low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) in smartphone applications. In recent years, the increasing speed of mobile data communication has expanded the use of RF switches and filters in the analog front end of mobile devices. The resulting increase in ...

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Embedded World 2018: IoT adds pressure to teach machines to ‘see’

Michaël Uyttersprot discusses embedded vision and what is required to bring a system to market for real-world applications. Visual input is arguably the richest source of sensor information. Scientists and engineers have been trying to understand and exploit imaging technologies for many decades now, developing algorithms for vision applications that enable computing machines to ‘see’. ...

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