A new reflective optical sensor capable of detecting objects at operating distances of up to 40 mm has been released by Vishay Intertechnology. The TCND5000 includes an IR emitter and PIN photodiode in ...
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Building on nearly 15 years of CPLD leadership and innovation, Altera released its MAX II family last year. The MAX II devices are based on a new look-up table (LUT)-based architecture that it claims ...
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Based on the AMD Alchemy Au1500 processor, the XXS1500 device is a complete Linux computer. The XXS1500 is well suited for development of own Alchemy solutions running Linux as well as deployment as an ...
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Texas Instruments released the world's first 1 GHz digital signal processor (DSP). The TMS320C6414T, '5T, and '6T DSPs at 1 GHz provide eight GigaMACs on 8-bit data for video and imaging applications, ...
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ON Semiconductor announced that China's Electronic Design and Application World (EDAW) magazine presented it with a 'Best Product Design' award in power management for its NCP5331 two-phase pulse width ...
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The MC9S12NE-Family is a low cost connectivity single-chip applications MCU family from Freescale. It is comprised of standard on-chip peripherals including a 16-bit CPU, 64 KB of Flash, 8 KB RAM. New ...
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The MC86HC908QF4 is a member of Freescale Semiconductor's high-performance M68HC08 family of 8-bit microcontroller units (MCU), optimised for low-power operation with an on-chip UHF RF transmitter. This ...
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Developers of low cost battery-powered products, including those made for use in a spate of wireless applications, are passionate about the need for longer battery life, yet they cannot sacrifice processor ...
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Freescale has introduced new members to its family of acceleration sensors. The MMA6200Q series features low g, XY axis sensing and is designed to meet measurement requirements of small forces resulting ...
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Ford Australia's new generation 'Focus Concept' car that was exhibited in Auto China Motor Show 2004 uses innovative exterior lighting lamps based on the latest LED products from Osram Opto Semiconductors...
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Atmel has introduced a new module, which is a complete biometric system, including a processing facility and authentication software, that is aimed at facilitating the addition of a biometric feature ...
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Altera has begun shipping the first member of its MAX II device family, the EPM1270 device. Based on Altera's innovative look-up table (LUT)-based CPLD architecture, the company says the MAX II family ...
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