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Is your process up to the obsolescence challenge?

24 May 2013 | Bob Chesla, Nora Gibbs, Lisa Cairns

It is important to have the right processes in place for dealing with obsolete end-of-life components.

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This webinar will focus on the Parylene's unique properties, how the coating is applied, examples of applications that benefit from Parylene's properties, and advances that have been made in adhesion technologies. As materials and applications continue to advance, Parylene coatings are increasingly being used to enhance the reliability of today's, and tomorrow's, innovative technologies.

• High Voltage Wafer Level Test - Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls
In this seminar, we will identify, discuss, and propose solutions for a number of challenges related to high voltage...

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The Tektronix SFP+ PHY Testing Webinar will explore Tektronix Ethernet Solutions, SFP + PHY product testing challenges, as well as relevant Tektronix debugging solutions...

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Is your process up to the obsolescence challenge? 24/05/2013
It is important to have the right processes in place for dealing with obsolete end-of-life components.

Overcome the embedded CPU performance hurdle 12/04/2013
Learn about the silicon limitations and how they affect CPU performance, and discover how engineers are overcoming this situation with multi-core design.

Algorithm for lossy image compression using FPGA 05/04/2013
Here's a look at a novel algorithm for lossy compression and its comparison with existing techniques such as the standard LMS, normalized LMS, MVSS and others.

Examining the underlying technologies for NVM 21/01/2013
The industry is actively exploring other non-volatile memory options that may address industry objectives for greater scalability, performance and efficiency.

Windows 8 upgrade: Booting issues on EFI systems 10/01/2013
There are known issues which may arise when you decide to manage EFI boot options or migrate to an EFI-based computer from another one. In most of these cases, your OS will simply not boot.

Opportunities flourish in cloud clutter 17/12/2012
Learn about the three aspects of the cloud, and the various opportunities for innovation.

Understanding Stuxnet and embedded security 13/12/2012
Find out why we shouldn't fixate on Stuxnet, what questions we should be asking, and where we should go from here.

Prying Eyes: Dismantling the latest iMac 05/12/2012
Repair manual website iFixit tore down the newest iMac 21.5 inch model.

Add vision capabilities to embedded systems 04/12/2012
With the emergence of increasingly capable processors, it's becoming practical to implement computer vision capabilities into a wide range of embedded systems, enabling them to analyse their environment via video inputs.

The lowdown on halogen-free cables 28/11/2012
Read about a project to investigate halogen-free materials to gain a more thorough understanding of their properties and unique processing conditions.

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Fabricating a high-resolution sensor-to-USB interface 03/01/2012
The design is based on a $8 microcontroller that features an 8051 architecture as well as a PGA (programmable-gain amplifier) and a 24bit sigma-delta ADC.

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Samsung unveils latest SSD, display technology 22/05/2013
Samsung announced that it is now producing high-performance solid state drives (SSD) and new ranges of LCD and AMOLED displays.

Latest PC benchmarking tool enters final dev't stage 22/05/2013
PCMark 8 has been developed in partnership with development program members including Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Samsung.

800-1600Mbit/s data rate supported by memory module sockets 22/05/2013
Molex's DDR3 DIMM sockets supports data rates of 800 to 1600Mbit/s with clock frequencies of 400 to 800MHz, double than that of the DDR2 interface.

Gumstix adds WiFi, Bluetooth to COM series 21/05/2013
Gumstix's linux based DuoVero Zephyr computer-on-modules feature doubled available memory as well as WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities.

Raspberry Pi gets a camera board 20/05/2013
Element14's Raspberry Pi camera board features 5 megapixel native resolution sensor and supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p60/90 video.

ARM works with LogMeIn to accelerate IoT 16/05/2013
LogMeIn's Xively Jumpstart Kit is a rapid prototyping-to-production bundle that significantly reduces the cost and complexity of bringing IoT products and solutions to market.

EFM32 Wonder Gecko boasts ARM Cortex-M4 16/05/2013
The EFM32 Wonder Gecko from Energy Micro uses ARM Cortex-M4 processor that provides a full DSP instruction set and a dedicated floating point unit.

Micro Digital unleashes SMX RTOS for Sitara AM335x dev't 15/05/2013
The new SMX RTOS support allows developers to get their projects off to a quick start with middleware and drivers which are needed for various on-chip peripherals.

Interface IC from TI improves tablet design 14/05/2013
The TCA8424 claims to provide a seamless way to interface keyboards with Windows 8-based systems, while the SN65DSI85 makes it easier for designers to connect graphics processors to LCD panels.

MOSFET package boosts power circuit efficiency 14/05/2013
ST's STW57N65M5-4 in TO247-4 package provides a direct source connection used for switching control, whereas conventional packages provide one connection for both switching and power.

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Mobile wins big in MPU ranking 22/05/2013
Cell phone IC maker Qualcomm and Samsung gain market share while PC and notebook MPU makers struggle to keep up.

NASA, Google share a quantum computer 20/05/2013
The 512-qubit D-Wave Two quantum computer will be installed at NASA's Ames Research Centre to solve some of the most challenging computer science problems.

Energy Micro MCUs get early access to TSMC's eLL process 20/05/2013
Energy Micro has teamed up with TSMC to gain early access to the eLL process which will bolster the fabrication of the next generation of Cortex-M microcontrollers.

Study reinforces quantum Internet possibility 07/05/2013
Researchers from UNSW said the new approach they discovered opens up the possibility of using light to couple the atoms, or qubits, together to form a quantum computer.

Qualcomm seeks mobile domination 07/05/2013
As wireless communications move more and more into the computing market, Qualcomm needs to make sure that OEMs adopt its technology.

Recycling wasted heat to power devices 24/04/2013
The researchers said the capture of heat energy can serve to supplement the power provided by traditional CMOS circuits in devices from smartphones to computer servers and large electrical equipment.

Asia/Pacific PC market posts double-digit drop 23/04/2013
"The lack of a strong value proposition to buy a PC continues to divert consumer spending towards tablets and smartphones," said Handoko Andi, research manager at IDC Asia/Pacific.

IBM believes that Africa is the new China 22/04/2013
Ariella Brown writes about how IBM believes that Africa is a nascent region that holds a huge potential for expansion.

Qubits to enhance quantum computer performance 19/04/2013
The accuracy of the UNSW team's nuclear spin qubit rivals what many consider to be today's best quantum bit—a single atom in an electromagnetic trap inside a vacuum chamber.

Layered 2-D nanocrystal tech may replace CMOS 17/04/2013
The new type of semiconductor technology is made of a material called molybdenum disulphide.

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