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Qualcomm integrates RF for world LTE phone

Fabless giant aims to ease the job of creating a phone that can roam LTE’s 40 global spectrum bands.

Pearl-white E Ink display to debut in next-gen Kindle DX

Freescale hits GaAs on RF basestation ICs

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PTC thermistors in SMD package can be wave-soldered at up to 280 degree C

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Bidirectional symmetrical single-line ESD protection diode

S-band VCO delivers low phase noise

Murata widens line-up of automotive grade NTC chip thermistors

S-band VCO features low phase noise

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Multilayer stacked capacitors offer high temperature reliability

KEMET has introduced new KEMET Power Solutions High Temperature (KPS HT) Multilayer stacked capacitors.

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Vishay enhances vibration capability in aerospace caps

Vishay’s T16 series of tantalum-cased wet tantalum capacitors with glass-to-tantalum hermetic seals is now available in the A, B, C, and D case codes.

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Stackpole expands current sense chip resistor line

Stackpole has added 0402 and 0603 sizes to its CSRF Series of foil on ceramic carrier current sense chip resistors.

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AVX adds 25V device to SMPS MLC capacitor series

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Power Metal Strip resistor features wide side terminal construction

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Economical chip resistors offer resistance values up to 10G Ohms

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Vishay integrates MEPIC resistor on a PCB substrate

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Flexible termination capacitors rated for use at 150°C

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Thin film chip resistors debut with ohmic values down to 1 Ω

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Metal film resistor tailored for high-voltage, high-humidity applications

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Input Overvoltage Protection

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Drive and fly

Anne-Francoise Pele

This is not fiction. Flying cars are moving closer to reality.

post comment 2 comments last comment James Miller
Agreed. The hope of getting a fuel efficient vehicle that can both fly and drive will likely be a ...

Finding the right part just got easier

Patrick Mannion

With the launch of Datasheets.com, EDN and UBM Electronics provide engineers access to over 185 million parts, with features such as comparison, parametric search, search save, and alerts.

post comment 22 comments last comment Dr DSP
It seems like the next phase of this effort needs to be driven by suggestions from users on the ...

Fun with electrolytic capacitors

Jim Ford

How we scared the, um, stuffing out of people in the dorm bathrooms

post comment 17 comments last comment HarveyB49
Brings to mind the "Little Jiffy Fuse Tester" we built and left in the shop. Just a simple little ...

The Year of the Passive Component

Joe Moxley

The year is young, but it doesn’t seem premature to go ahead and crown 2011 the year of the passive component.

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Social media and engineers: Live with it, OK?

Brian Fuller

Engineers have embraced social media. Really.

post comment 23 comments last comment juliandeverell
The openness of social media can help engineers in more ways than they can think of. It reminds me ...

Raising alarms in the design group

John Rettig

I wasn't the instigator but my reputation made me the prime suspect

post comment 7 comments last comment David Ashton
Guilty as charged...kind of.... I've fallen into this trap a couple of times.... assuming that the ...

What's inside the Dell Streak and Archos 7 tablets?

Brian Fuller

Patrick Mannion and I tear down the Dell Streak and Archos 7 tablet PCs live at ARM TechCon.

post comment 5 comments last comment eveperro
I have the same question and I agree with you. Can someone please answer? ...

When products go beyond the bottom line

Brian Fuller

It's when products have an impact that's felt beyond the top and bottom lines that engineers can go home with a really warm feeling in their hearts.

post comment 5 comments last comment lifewingmate
I agree, this story is amazing because at the end of the day life-saving technologies are priceless. ...

Optimizing your system through careful resistor choices

Patrick Mannion

Careful resistor evaluation in light of improving materials science and manufacturing processes can serve to optimize a system design in terms of cost, size and performance.

post comment 1 comment last comment Bhola_#1
Thanks for the article. I am not sure if it is related but would like to know your opinion. Is ...

Cheap mixed-signal ASIC as easy as FPGA

Jack Ganssle

How will you make that complex analog/digital circuit in volume?

post comment 1 comment last comment Frank Eory
This is an interesting product concept, "via configurable arrays." They seem to have a decent amount ...

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