Demo vehicle makes extensive use of 48V components
The vehicle features a powertrain architecture with an electric motor as an “electric axle” on the rear axle, a configuration…
Processor tweaks possible culprit in Note 7 blowup
By process of elimination, Samsung now seems to have concluded that changing batteries doesn’t lower the heat.
CCIX spec addresses data centre connectivity
The consortium has chosen to use the PCI Express architecture as its first transport layer with additional higher speeds of…
Low-power gamma buffer IC targets ADAS displays
The ISL76534 provides one Vcom and 14 gamma channels with 10-bit resolution for fine-tuning the gamma curve.
Rule-based algorithm predicts UPS failure
PredictPulse Insight monitors the UPS's components, tracking discharge history and determining when 90% of the UPS's lifetime has been used…
Sizing up health risks of sleep-disturbing LEDs
The American Medical Association is cautioning cities to recommend LEDs with colour temperature no bluer than 3000K and to minimise…
MCUs integrate high-speed USB PHY circuitry
The STM32F732 and STM32F733 variants come with extra cryptographic features on-chip, such as an AES256 HW engine.
Windows 10: Love it or loathe it?
Microsoft, tired of people not performing updates and then complaining their machines don't work, has taken the decision to update…
Tech expands market for Ethernet switches, routers
Flexible Ethernet 2.0 will fill in details of management channels the shims will use to communicate with MAC and PHY…
Graphene layers build quantum LEDs
Graphene Flagship researchers have created an all-electrical quantum LED with single-photon emission.