Technical Features

November 2011

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Figure 1: Reflected waves allow the detection of partially visible objects (Source: onsemi)

The Evolution of Automotive Ultrasonic Sensors: From ADAS to Autonomous Driving and Beyond

Marek Hustava, Product Definer, Analog and Mixed Signal Group, onsemi

For vehicles to sense their surroundings, one of the longest established methods is ultrasonic sensing. Initially used for park assist to detect nearby objects while parking, these versatile sensors have evolved into many advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications such as blind spot detection, lane cha

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Date:

01/31/2025

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Figure 1: JenNet-IP Stack build-up

Low-Power Networked Solution

Colin Faulkner, Product Manager Low Power RF Solutions, NXP Semiconductors

All households and businesses are under pressure to fulfil the twin ideals of reduced energy consumption and reduced costs. There have been many advances in building technology such as double

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Date:

11/20/2011

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Figure 1: Auto-Control Adapts to Power Stage Variations

Communicated Adaptive Digital Control

David New, Powervation

Real-Time Auto-Compensation Technique Enables More Versatile and More Efficient Power Systems while Reducing Design Overhead Experienced power supply design engineers know that specific power requirement

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Date:

11/20/2011

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Figure 1: In a typical rack, the system host provides overall control for each board's power system via a Board Power Manager.

PMBus Communications

Patrick Le Févre, Marketing and Communications Director,Ericsson Power Modules

Digitally controlled power converters that embody power management subsystems and PMBus communications in telecoms applications makes it easy to assemble sophisticated hardware that suits a variety

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Date:

11/19/2011

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Figure 1: Typical PoE system

LTPoE++ Extends PoE

Heath Stewart, Senior Design Engineer, Linear Technology Corporation

Power over Ethernet, or PoE, is an increasingly popular way to deliver both power and data over existing Ethernet cable, thus freeing applications from the constraint of AC-power proximity. As

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Date:

11/19/2011

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UPS Sizing

Matt Henley, Technical Services Manager, Uninterruptible Power Supplies Limited a Kohler company

Choosing a UPS of the right capacity for a commercial or industrial application may appear as a simple task. In reality however, making the correct choice depends on knowledge and understanding

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Date:

11/19/2011

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Figure 1: An example of the simplification of an RF design using an integrated front-end module

Avoiding Coexistence Problems

Allen Chien, PhD Product Marketing Manager, Avago Technologies

Applications for portable wireless data communications have been booming in the last few years. For designers, these applications pose the challenge of designing multiple high-efficiency, low-noise

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Date:

11/19/2011

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Figure 1: The Total Energy Management approach to design

Managing the Power

Alan Elbanhawy, Akros Silicon Inc

Energy management techniques have emerged as competitive and differentiating features of electronic equipment. Traditional DC-DC Integrated Circuit (IC) point solutions have focused on optimizing

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Date:

11/18/2011

Datacenter Power Architecture

Maurizio Salato Applications Engineering V·I Chip Inc., a VICOR Company

Telecom Central Office Datacenters have seen rapid evolution in terms of the architecture of their power supply arrangements; a number of different approaches have been used in relatively quick succession and, indeed, more than one approach may be found within a single installation This article considers a number

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Date:

11/15/2011

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Figure 1: Typical Solar Panel Output Current & Power vs. Output Voltage Curve

Cost-Optimized Solar

?Willie Chan?Sr., Product Marketing Engineer?, μModule Power Products, Linear Technology

The influence of clouds, trees, dirt, on the solar cell panel and the rotation of the sun causes problematic fluctuations in the amount power generation. Consistent with the movement towards

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Date:

11/11/2011