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Microchip Technology Inc. announced its first Bluetooth® 4.1 Low Energy module.  The RN4020 carries both worldwide regulatory certifications and is Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) certified.  The module has integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) stack and onboard support for the common SIG low-energy profiles.  It is also pre-loaded with the Microchip Low-energy Data Profile (MLDP), which enables designers to easily

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International Rectifier introduced a Class D audio chipset comprising the IRS20965 digital audio driver IC with protected Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) switching and a full complement of audio MOSFETs optimized for high performance Class D audio amplifier applications. The IRS20965 features high-side and low-side independent floating PWM input to allow deadtime control from an external PWM controller. Shoot-through prevention logic

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The XRP7725 quad-output, synchronous step-down, programmable PMIC from Exar Corp. is compatible with Intel® Node Manager energy monitoring.  By sampling the current on each of the 4 outputs every millisecond and accumulating those readings the accuracy of the power monitoring is greatly improved over what can be accomplished through a limited I2C interface.  Able to accumulate up to 512 data points,

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A group of students have organized a crowdsourcing initiative to help renovate an Altbau – a turn-of-the-century apartment block in Berlin – for this year’s Solar Decathlon Competition. Their Rooftop House is a modular home that will replace the current roof truss and provide solar power to the building below. The owners of the Altbau will invest to refurbish the

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Nestled into the pastoral landscape of Treviso, Italy, BioCasa_82 is a beautiful home that boasts some seriously energy-efficient technologies. Italian architect Rosario Picciotto designed the project, whilst Welldom dealt with the construction process. The building was made using 99% recyclable materials, and it’s powered completely by renewable energy sources. Its tailor-made sustainable strategies were employed in a bid to secure

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Funding for the pilot project has been provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Unfortunately, while India has subsidy and grant programs for the development and implementation of solar power, project costs have been rising rapidly. Opportunistic land owners have been increasing the asking price of unused land earmarked for solar developments by around 20 to 30

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Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. has entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Kinston Solar LP, for the construction of 140 MW solar PV farm located in Ontario, Canada. This considered to be the largest EPC agreement ever signed by Canadian Solar. Kingston Solar LP 140 MW DC

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A partnership between a Chinese solar module manufacturer and a UK solar installer valued at about 400 million British pounds was recently announced. The Chinese manufacturer, ZNShine, will manage the capital that will be provided by state banks in China. The UK installer, Map Environmental, will submit clean energy projects to them for consideration. If approved for investment, Map Environmental

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 X-REL Semiconductor has introduced two mid-power P-channel and two small-signal P- and N-channel transistors as the latest members of its XTR2N family of high-temperature MOSFETs. According to the company, the devices are aimed at high-reliability, extreme temperature and extended lifetime applications. The mid-power P-channel transistors are divided into two families depending upon the maximum operating voltage. The XTR2N0325 and XTR2N0350

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Professor Chris Toumazou, Regius Professor of Engineering at Imperial College and founder of chip firms, has won Inventor of the Year (Research category) in the European Inventor Awards – the only UK inventor to receive an award this year. Run by the European Patent Office (EPO), the awards recognised Toumazou for developing a device called the SNP Doctor, which uses

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