Toshiba’s latest low drop-out voltage regulators (LDOs) have a 200mA driving capability. Designated the TCR2EN series, the regulators have a typical drop-out voltage rating of 160mV, at an output voltage and current of 2.5V and ...
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is a balanced high-speed communication standard that is widely used around the world. Until recently, the majority of its applications were in non-hostile environments. New applications in industrial control and smart ...
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ARM’s close collaboration with the foundries on next generation processes is paying off. Globalfoundries says that an ARM chip made on its 14nm finfet policy delivers twice the power efficiency of its ‘super low power’ ...
Tags: ARM, ARM chip, dual Cortex ARM A9 cores
The pint-sized European-built Kia Picanto is no longer on the agenda for an Australia launch until at least 2015. Interest in the Picanto, which had been rumoured to join Kia’s local line-up for much of the past two years, seems to ...
Ford America has announced that a modified Ford Fiesta ST will compete in the 2013 season of the Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) and Global X Games events following the racecar’s unveiling at this weekend’s Chicago auto ...
Kia Australia is hopeful of a late 2013 launch for the Kia pro_cee’d GT after formally requesting the car for import from Europe. The 1.6-litre turbocharged three-door hot hatch will go into production at the Korean company’s ...
Tags: Kia, Pro_Cee'd GT, Australian Launch
The Hyundai Azera large sedan and long-wheelbase Hyundai Santa Fe SUV have been spotted undergoing testing in Australia. The undisguised Azera and camouflaged Santa Fe LWB were snapped by a CarAdvice reader on Epping Rd in Sydney, not far ...
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Kemet and NEC Tokin have completed the first step in their alliance with a payment of $50m (approximately Yen 4.4bn) by Kemet into NEC Tokin. The alliance with NEC Tokin, which was agreed last March, will potentially double ...
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Microsemi's latest optical system linecard device is designed to address channel density issue with the uptake of 100G links. "Growth of 100G is exceeding our most optimistic predictions and, in turn, significantly bolstering the optical ...
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Digi-Key has signed two new supplier franchises military chip specialist Holt Integrated Circuits and cognitive memory supplier, CogniMem. CogniMem has developed a neural network architecture to resemble the synapses of the human ...
The first-ever Mercedes-Benz V8 Supercars have been revealed, as Erebus Motorsport gets ready for its first assault on the Australian racing series. Based on the newly updated Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG – and built in just 109 days ...
Volkswagen Australia boss Anke Koeckler says the Volkswagen Beetle R will be near the top of the brand’s wish list if the high-performance concept is confirmed for production. Koeckler said the local division would ...
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New Citroen importer Sime Darby has targeted a 35 per cent sales increase in Australian sales in 2013. The forecast comes as Sime Darby – also the official importer of Peugeot – officially takes management of Citroen from ...
Tags: Citroen, Australian Sales, 2015
Nissan Motorsport has released a video of the team’s path to this year’s V8 Supercars Championship. Following the Nissan team’s unveiling of its four-car, four-driver line-up, with Todd Kelly, Rick Kelly, Michael Caruso ...
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According to figures drawn up by the Gesamtverband Deutscher Holzhandel (GD Holz – General German Timber Trading Association) turnover generated by the German timber trade in 2012 showed year-on-year growth of 1.5% to a good ...
Tags: Gesamtverband Deutscher Holzhandel, Timber Trading, timber