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• Want to include digital writing in your apps and UIs? June 21, 2017
  Users prefer to interact with their devices in the most natural method possible to obtain the best, most productive experience.
• Saving power with relays and solenoids June 19, 2017
  Simply turning relays or solenoids on is so old school. New approaches allow for reduced power.
• Multi-core processor targets compute-intensive functional safety applications June 16, 2017
  Imagination Technologies has rolled out a high-performance, multi-threaded MIPS CPU IP, driving MIPS cores further into automotive and industrial applications that require functional safety. The new CPU core is at the heart of Mobileye's EyeQ5 SoC.
• 32-bit MCU packs 2D GPU June 16, 2017
  Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32MZ DA microcontroller not only packs a 2-D graphics processing unit, but also up to 32 Mbytes of DDR2 memory.
• Addressing immunity requirements for CAN transceivers June 16, 2017
  Within a vehicle, multiple electronic subsystems must coexist within close proximity and perform flawlessly under harsh conditions. This imposes limits on the amount of noise a component can generate (emissions) as well as the amount of noise it must withstand (immunity).
• Most IoT devices initially fail EMI testing June 16, 2017
  Don't assume that because you're designing wireless connectivity with a pre-certified RF module that your IoT device will pass EMI and RF compliance testing.
• The hidden power of rubber bands June 16, 2017
  Until you see this video, you may think that a rubber-band-powered refrigerator is a bit of a stretch. I am constantly amazed by the shear ingenuity of pe
• A summer immersion program in the Bay area for girls who want to code June 16, 2017
  Girls Who Code kicked off its 2017 Summer Immersion Program in the Bay area in partnership with Adobe and the Adobe Foundation, Amazon, Autodesk, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Ford Motor Company, GE Digital, GoDaddy, IBM, Intuit, Lifelock, Microsoft, Moody’s, Pivotal, Pixar, Sephora, Twitter, and Workday.
• Keeping tabs on atmospheric electrical phenomenon June 16, 2017
  Lightning affects Greenhouse gases concentrations as well as its capability of damaging electrical/electronic systems, especially those in elevated structures like wind turbines or aircraft. Scientists at SAINT want to fully understand this atmospheric electrical phenomenon.
• EU restrictions impacts medical devices June 16, 2017
  New RoHS 2 restrictions will trigger next month, and many products, including many medical devices, monitoring and control instruments, and all pipe organs, could be banned from the EU market in less than two years.