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The new controller integrates a port power switch and port data multiplexer.

The new controller integrates a port power switch and port data multiplexer.

With the influx of Arduino boards out there, it's difficult to separate the winners from the flops. Here are five of our favorites

With the influx of Arduino boards out there, it's difficult to separate the winners from the flops. Here are five of our favorites

Qualcomm's new technology allows devices with metal exteriors to charge, even away from the charging mat. The new method…

Qualcomm's new technology allows devices with metal exteriors to charge, even away from the charging mat. The new method of wireless charging also allows for multiple devices to charge at the same time.

Renesas announces its new li-ion battery fuel gauge IC, the RAJ240500. The design combines advanced algorithmic fuel…

Renesas announces its new li-ion battery fuel gauge IC, the RAJ240500. The design combines advanced algorithmic fuel gauge IC functionality with charger IC functionality in a single device.

Silicon Labs releases a new version of their Simplicity Studio development platform that allows designers to pinpoint…

Silicon Labs releases a new version of their Simplicity Studio development platform that allows designers to pinpoint exactly where energy is being used.

The new 8-bit families have Core-Independent Peripherals, which allow the MCUs to be used in a much larger variety of…

The new 8-bit families have Core-Independent Peripherals, which allow the MCUs to be used in a much larger variety of interconnected CIPs that don't require a core to perform. The CIPs increase system performance with simple design and a 1.8 to 5.5V operating range.

New tunable capacitors from STMicroelectronics are meant to optimize signal-power transfer between a smartphone's antenna…

New tunable capacitors from STMicroelectronics are meant to optimize signal-power transfer between a smartphone's antenna and power amplifier. Other improvements include lower parasitic resistance and inductance, which boost efficiency and reduce heat dissipation, and a higher ESD rating for greater robustness.

The world's first solar wireless mobile charging station finds its genesis in the inventor's hive: Kickstarter. Named ESL…

The world's first solar wireless mobile charging station finds its genesis in the inventor's hive: Kickstarter. Named ESL (or "easel," because the station itself looks like an artist's easel), the station is the only battery charging device meant to be used entirely without wires.

GlobalFoundries launches industry's first 22nm FD-SOIL technology platform at a 20 percent smaller die size and 10…

GlobalFoundries launches industry's first 22nm FD-SOIL technology platform at a 20 percent smaller die size and 10 percent fewer masks than 28nm, as well as nearly 50 percent fewer immersion lithography layers than foundry FinFET.

The world's smallest Bluetooth headset is fully funded and about to become a reality.

The world's smallest Bluetooth headset is fully funded and about to become a reality.

Smooth buck-to-boost transitions plus efficiency up to 98% makes the new ISL9120 an industry leader.

Smooth buck-to-boost transitions plus efficiency up to 98% makes the new ISL9120 an industry leader.

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.

Researchers can now see the way ions react inside supercapacitators...and that means changing the way things charge.

Researchers can now see the way ions react inside supercapacitators...and that means changing the way things charge.

HV-ModAL plans on vast improvements to the drive train of electric vehicles.

HV-ModAL plans on vast improvements to the drive train of electric vehicles.

AVS Corp's X7R base metal electrode has been given the ok from the European Space Component Coordination, making it…

AVS Corp's X7R base metal electrode has been given the ok from the European Space Component Coordination, making it officially space grade and officially fantastic.

Altierre's new Iris System-on-Chip allows for massive Internet of Things.

Altierre's new Iris System-on-Chip allows for massive Internet of Things.

mCube's new accelerometer offers impressive power conservation.

mCube's new accelerometer offers impressive power conservation.

The world's first high-side current/power sensor to feature both a configurable analog output and a 2-wire digital bus.

The world's first high-side current/power sensor to feature both a configurable analog output and a 2-wire digital bus.

The new 2.4 GHz radio transceiver module is designed to facilitate the simple embedding of wireless capabilities in…

The new 2.4 GHz radio transceiver module is designed to facilitate the simple embedding of wireless capabilities in industrial remote control equipment.