Rubber-band electronics

Researchers have recently developed a design that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200% their original size, four times greater than is possible with today’s technology. The key is a combination of a porous polymer and liquid metal.

AMS AS3421/AS3422 speaker driver IC range

AMS has introduced the AS3421 and AS3422, with integrated speaker driver ICs which make it easier for manufacturers of Bluetooth headsets, headphones and earpieces to implement active noise cancellation.

On-track Technology electronics manufacturing services

Based in Mascot, Sydney, On-track Technology provides electronic manufacturing services.

Aldec Active-HDL design creation and simulation range

Active-HDL is a Windows-based integrated FPGA design creation and simulation solution that includes a full HDL graphical design tool suite and RTL/gate-level mixed-language simulator.

element14 Features robotics range

The newest edition of ‘element14 Features’, with solutions and over 15,000 products for industrial manufacturing and robotics, has been announced.

MathWorks Simulink support

Simulink models can now run directly on Arduino, BeagleBoard and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT platforms.

Summit Microelectronics SMB206A/SMB210A DC-DC integrated circuit range

Summit Microelectronics has expanded its family of programmable DC-DC integrated circuits with the SMB206A and SMB210A. These new products bring digital power control to high-volume digital consumer systems as well as general purpose applications.

Kontron COM Express Starterkit type 6

The COM Express Starterkit type 6 from Kontron assists users to develop and evaluate new systems based on COM Express pin-out type 6 computer-on-modules.

Software development - a lot more than programming: Part 3

As microprocessors get increasingly more powerful, so does the appetite for additional software functionalities. Size of embedded systems software increases every year, bringing new types of problems. This is the final part of a three-part series.

Software development - a lot more than programming: Part 2

As microprocessors get increasingly more powerful, so does the appetite for additional software functionalities. Size of embedded systems software increases every year, bringing new types of problems.

This is the second part of a three-part series.

Software development - a lot more than programming: Part 1

As microprocessors get increasingly more powerful, so does the appetite for additional software functionalities. Size of embedded systems software increases every year, bringing new types of problems.

Ferroelectrics may lead to new memory

The properties of ferroelectric materials are moving scientists closer to realising a new way of electronic memory storage.

Emerging trends of HMI solutions

What are the latest trends in human machine interface (HMI)? And what should you look for, or be aware of, when you browse the market in search of new HMI solutions? The purpose of this article is to outline and describe some of the most recent key trends in software-driven industrial HMI solutions.

Digi-Key launches iPhone App

Design engineers and purchasers in China, India, Japan and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region can now conduct business with Digi-Key wirelessly with the availability of an application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users. The iPhone application is currently available in English and allows customers to make purchases in local, company-supported currencies.

Kontron microETXexpress Starterkit VxWorks kit

A second tool to help jump start design - the Kontron microETXexpress Starterkit VxWorks validated by Wind River is now available.