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Optical module with LEDs integrated IC analog frontend and Cortex M0 processor

Optical module with LEDs, integrated IC, analog frontend and Cortex-M0 processor

The AS7000 solution contains the AS7000 module including the LEDs, photo-sensor, analog front end (AFE) and controller as well as application software required to implement an accurate optical HRM/HRV fitness band product. The module also enables skin temperature and skin resistivity measurements by providing interfaces to external sensors. The AS7000’s low-power design is particularly well […]

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Maxim bets its shirt on integration

Maxim bets its shirt on integration

Description The MAX31865 is an easy-to-use resistance-to-digital converter optimized for platinum resistance temperature detectors (RTDs). An external resistor sets the sensitivity for the RTD being used and a precision delta-sigma ADC converts the ratio of the RTD resistance to the reference resistance into digital form. The MAX31865’s inputs are protected against overvoltage faults as large

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Graphene coated fibers make a good fit for wearable electronics

Graphene-coated fibers make a good fit for wearable electronics

Researchers have successfully transferred monolayer graphene to fibers commonly used in the textile industry. The transparent, flexible material could one day be used to create embedded wearable electronics, such as phones, fitness trackers or MP3 players. Not only is graphene strong and flexible, but it’s also the thinnest substance capable of conducting electricity, giving it

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Solar Cells Made Obsolete

Solar Cells Made Obsolete

PORTLAND, Ore.–Now before you get all excited by the headline, which is not click-bait according to the researchers, a new kind of nanoscale rectenna (half antenna and half rectifier) can convert solar and infrared into electricity, plus be tuned to nearly any other frequency as a detector. The invention was made at Georgia Tech (Atlanta)

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Laser Data Transmission

Laser Data Transmission

Lasers have been one of the essential technologies used in industries. It is realized that light outperforms radio in terms of speed and density. It has been used for communications whether in scanning barcodes, reading CD’s and DVD’s. This design is a simple data transmitter that uses a DIP switch to support the transmission of

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TPS61093 Q1 Low Input Boost Converter With Integrated Power Diode and Input Output Isolation

TPS61093-Q1 Low Input Boost Converter With Integrated Power Diode and Input/Output Isolation

Description The TPS61093-Q1 is a 1.2-MHz, fixed-frequency boost converter designed for high integration and high reliability. The IC integrates a 20-V power switch, input/output isolation switch, and power diode. When the output current exceeds the overload limit, the isolation switch of the IC opens up to disconnect the output from the input. This disconnection protects

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