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August 29, 2008
[Technology In The News] Content Protection Scheme Okayed For WirelessHD
The Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) has approved and published a new supplement to the Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) Specification for the use of WirelessHD. The supplement represents the first approved, standard content protection method for the distribution of HD content. In addition, the approval offers more flexibility for manufacturers and consumers because DTCP permits both streaming and copying of high-definition content device-to-device.
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ED News Staff
April 23, 2008
[Technology In The News] IR Founder Eric Lidow Retiring
After more than 60 years at the helm of the company he founded in 1947, Eric Lidow will retire as chairman and member of the board of directors of International Rectifier Corp. effective May 1. Lidow transformed the start-up company, which developed selenium photoelectric cells and selenium rectifiers, into a leader in power management technology.
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ED News Staff
April 22, 2008
[Lab Bench Online] Robobusiness 2008
Technology Editor Bill Wong paid a visit to the robotics gala Robobusiness, held in Pittsburgh, PA, from April 8-9. Read up on his impressions and some of his favorites from the exhibition.
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William Wong
April 22, 2008
[Mark David's Blog] Saving The Earth And Inspiring Young Engineers
In past columns, I’ve talked about how “green solutions” and a sense of urgency about climate change can be the calling that will motivate more young students to become engineers. Engineering TV recently visited CSU’s Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory where I was blown away by both the exciting research projects and the fantastic opportunities for young engineers.
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Mark David
April 3, 2008
[Technology In The News] Contest Highlights The Problem With Wall Warts
A novel photo essay sweepstakes wants contestants to check out what’s underneath their desks and take a picture of the mess—warts and all. That’s wall warts, of course. Green Plug, which manufactures green power components, will announce the winners on Earth Day, Apr. 22.
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ED News Staff
March 27, 2008
[Technology In The News] Amphenol Launches Backplane Design Portal
The newly launched DesignLink Web portal from Amphenol TCS delivers a custom suite of proprietary engineering design tools and technical information specific to high-speed backplane design. The secure Internet portal features a set of unique, interactive tools that allows designers to perform tradeoff analyses at any phase of a backplane design cycle.
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ED News Staff
March 21, 2008
[Technology In The News] High-Mileage Auto Competition Announces $10 Million Prize
The X Prize Foundation and Progressive Insurance have announced the company’s title sponsorship of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition and its funding of the $10 million prize purse. The announcement was made at the New York International Auto Show, where four teams and their vehicles are participating.
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ED News Staff
March 19, 2008
[Designed In] Ford Edge Using Light-Diffusing Compounds From RTP
When Visteon, a global automotive supplier, needed a LED lighting solution for the interior of the Ford Edge crossover SUV, it chose the latest technology from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors that uses RTP Company’s light-diffusing plastic compounds. RTP and OSRAM worked closely together to develop the climate-control lighting in the Edge’s cockpit. The light-diffusing compounds provided an ideal contrast to the vehicle’s metallic finish.
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ED News Staff
March 12, 2008
[Technology In The News] Use Of Touch Screens Is On The Rise
Global shipments for the leading touch-screen technologies will rise to $4.4 billion by 2012, up from $2.4 billion in 2006, according to iSuppli Corp. Although resistive is the dominant touch-screen technology for mobile phones, technological variations being commercialized on mobile phones in 2008 and 2009 include sensor-in-pixel or in-cell touch, bending wave from Elo/Tyco Electronics, and polymer waveguide from RPO Inc.
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ED News Staff
March 6, 2008
[Technology In The News] Newark Debuts New Products Portal
To keep engineers and maintenance professionals informed of the latest technologies available to them, Newark, a multi-channel distributor within the Premier Farnell Group, has launched a dedicated new products portal on its Web site.
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ED News Staff
March 4, 2008
[Technology In The News] Wide-Bandgap Semis Set For Strong Growth
The market for electronic devices based on wide-bandgap semiconductors is poised to grow by 30% or more per year, according to a technology and market report from Strategies Unlimited. The two most important semiconductors will be galium nitride (GaN), mainly for microwave applications, and silicon carbide (SiC), mainly for power supplies and motor controls.
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ED News Staff
March 3, 2008
[Technology In The News] Tidal Power-Generator Project Awarded More Funding
ORPC Maine, LLC has received an additional $200,000 award from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to continue commercial development of the company’s technology to generate electric power from tidal currents. This is the second award to ORPC Maine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean Renewable Power Co., LLC.
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ED News Staff
January 22, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Know Your Options Before Choosing A Touchscreen
Though increasingly widespread and user-friendly, touchscreen technology is still very much a specialty and therefore outsourced by equipment manufacturers. But outsourcing any electronic subassembly can be a slippery slope for OEMs, since the end product ultimately will have their brand name on it.
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Manny Cardinale
January 16, 2008
[Mark David's Blog] The Media Is The Message At CES
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” has never been less true than during CES. Talk about a no-holds-barred media extravaganza! Much of CES 2008 seemed déjà vu-ish to those of us who have been at past shows, but one differentiator was the turbo charge in media coverage—a boost that sounds implausible given the level of media saturation at previous Consumer Electronics Shows.
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Mark David
January 9, 2008
[Electronic Design UPDATE] Electronic Design Update: January 9, 2008
Microsoft Corp. might not be the unbeatable giant it once seemed to be, but Chairman Bill Gates made the case Sunday night that its technologies are becoming even more flexible and powerful as they seep into automobiles, Internet-based TV networks, and living rooms.
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John Arkontaky
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October 19, 2007[Technology Report] Education And R&D Can Save The Future
The only thing that’s more important to engineers than the project on their table is the next project to come down the line—at least, it should be. The electronic industry is constantly being reinvented as new technologies keep Moore’s Law perpetually valid and thriving. After all, today’s high-end transistors, semiconductors, and other components are tomorrow’s landfill. Two key elements in keeping the...
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John Arkontaky
October 15, 2007
[Web Exclusive] EDA Acquisitions: Who Pays The Price?
Acquisitions by EDA companies are a fact of life. Even in the worst of times, not a year goes by without a raft of them. In fact, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics, and Cadence are the result of countless mergers over the years. While the large companies do occasionally turn out innovative internally produced products, their new technology typically comes from startups they’ve acquired.
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John Willoughby
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