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Circuit Cellar presents first book: Assembly Language Essentials

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
‘Assembly Language Essentials’ is Circuit Cellar magazine’s first book publication and immediately sets a high standard. Circuit Cellar is Elektor’s sister publication in the USA. This is a matter-of-fact guide to Assembly that will introduce you to the most fundamental programming langua

Complete battery recharging within minutes

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Of all the criticisms of electric vehicles, probably the most commonly-heard is that their batteries take too long to recharge -- after all, limited range wouldn't be such a big deal if the cars could be juiced up while out and about, in just a few minutes. Well, while no one is promising ...

Fundamental discovery could lead to better memory chips

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to improve the performance of ferroelectric materials, which have the potential to make memory devices with more storage capacity than magnetic hard drives and faster write speed and longer lifetimes than flash memory. In ...

Electrical wave blaster could provide new way to extinguish fires

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Fighting out of control fires could become faster and more eco-friendly with an unusual technique that snuffs out flames using blasts of electrical waves. The discovery could underpin a new genre of fire-fighting devices, including sprinkler systems that suppress fires not with water, but with zaps

It’s here! Elektor’s Components Database 6 CD-ROM

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
The completely updated release of the ECD now contains data on over 70,000 components. The program package consists of eight databanks covering ICs, transistors, diodes and optocouplers. A further eleven applications cover the calculation of, for example, zener diode series resistors, voltage ...

Wristwatch computer with 3.5 inch TFT screen

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Eurotech, a specialist in embedded technologies, products, and systems, has launched the Zypad WL1500 series of wearable computers. Following in the footsteps of the popular Zypad WL1000 and WL1100, the new Zypad WL1500 delivers long battery life, even better performance, mobile communication ...

New IP core accelerates dataplane and DSP applications

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Tensilica has extended its Xtensa family of IP cores for compute-intensive dataplane and DSP functions such as imaging, video, networking and baseband communication. The new Xtensa LX4 dataplane processor (DPU) for SoCs supports local data memory bandwidth up to 1024 bits per cycle, VLIW (very long

Mobile phones and laptops charge from the sun

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
A team of researchers at French WYSIPS (what you seem is photovoltaic surface) claim to have developed a film that’s accurate to within a pixel. The technology they say can provide a high-definition solution applicable to all types of screens. Just like touch screen technology, Wysips is designed

Linear Audio: Volume 1 is hot off the press

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Linear Audio Publishers of Hoensbroek, The Netherlands, have announced the publication of the second edition of their bi-annual tech audio 'bookzine' Linear Audio. The printed publication's goal is to provide high quality, in-depth technical audio design and construction projects to ...

TI to acquire National Semiconductor

December 10, 2013 | by Elektor Team
Texas Instruments Incorporated and National Semiconductor today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which TI will acquire National for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion.  The acquisition combines two industry leaders in analog semiconductors, each ..