6 Popular Precision and High-Speed Data Converter Design Topics

Texas Instruments (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. Our broad data converter portfolio features high-performance 12-bit to 18-bit SAR ADCs, 12-bit to 32-bit delta-sigma ADCs, 10-bit to 16-bit pipeline ADCs, and 8-bit to 20-bit DACs to meet any design need. From the factory of the future to the communications networks of tomorrow, TI provides the data converter precision, speed and tools needed to take your vision from concept to reality.

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Gas-Metering Alternatives Emerge for the Connected World

If it makes sense to switch electricity metering to a more accurate, more flexible smart meter, then the same can be done for gas metering. In fact, that thought process is triggering a new generation of gas-metering techniques.

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Reported Death of Moore’s Law Premature?

We have reached a unique moment in time—we're ramping two volume production nodes (20 and 16/14 nm), entering risk production (10 nm) on a third node, and starting development on a fourth (7 nm).

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ETSI's Mobile Edge Computing initiative explained

ETSI has published a white paper on Mobile Edge Computing, a key emerging technology which is considered to be an important component of future generation networks, Click here for more.

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Ericsson and Swisscom Achieve new world First in LTE-Advanced

Ericsson and Swiss operator Swisscom have achieved another LTE-Advanced world-first in a live demonstration in Swisscom's commercial mobile network. Click here for more.

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Despite Prevalence of Social Media, Many Adults Ages 20-35 Are Not Logging In

While Facebook is the most prevalent, still 11% say that they don't currently have an account, with another 16% saying that they have an account but use it less than once a week. Click here for more.

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Migam and Samsung Team Up to Help People With Hearing Impairments Use Samsung Services

Samsung Electronics Poland, in partnership with Migam, an online sign language interpretation service, has prepared an online customer service center for people with hearing impairments, Click here for more.

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Top 10 Human Powered Rollercoasters

Top 10 Human Powered Rollercoasters

Taking my little one to a theme park for the first time he was rush, rush, rush, wanting to go on everything right there and then. But I prefer the slower pace of life and when I suggested we go on one of these types of rides listed below it didn’t go down well…

Top 10 Human Powered Rollercoasters

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Human Powered Rollercoaster – Duisberg

10 – Duisberg

Not so much a rollercoaster, more a path/walkway shaped like one. But you might need to get some speed up for that loop.

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Rotorua

9 – Rotorua

True roller coaster enthusiasts will point out that this is a monorail because it hangs underneath the track, but it has more banked curves and crossovers than any monorail I’ve ever seen.

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Treviso

8 – Treviso

It might not look like a roller coaster, but that really is a track that you have to perform a pedal powered loop the loop on! Good luck with that, I’ll be waiting at the hotdog stand.

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Gunma Prefecture

7 – Gunma Prefecture

On our first of 2 trips to Gunma we come across the world’s only pedal powered runaway train! It’s well worth clicking on the image just to see the video.

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Gunma Prefecture

6 – Gunma Prefecture

We go back to Gunma again and this time for one of the weirdest looking pedal-powered rides you are ever going to see. It looks like something from a Dr. Seuss book!

Human Powered Rollercoaster – California

5 – California

Over in Lego Land, California you have to pedal yourself around this track, but at least you don’t have to make the car yourself.

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Utah

4 – Utah

Made by a bunch of students you need at least 2 people to haul on the rope to get the ride to the top.

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Rhine

3 – Rhine

Helicopters are not the first pedal powered vehicle you might think of. But on this track that’s the only thing that rides!

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Treviso

2 – Treviso

We go back to Treviso again but this time for a roller coaster with a hill climb that you actually have to push the car up the hill yourself!  No luxury chain lift for you!

Human Powered Rollercoaster – Okayama City

1 – Okayama City

Called the Sky Cycle it’s almost 50ft in the air and entirely powered by leg power. But it’s worth the effort because you get a spectacular view of the Shimotsui-Seto Bridge.

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Mobile apps and online reviews influence consumer behavior

According to a new Iowa State University study, there is a direct link between app use and purchase activity - the more engaging the app, the more customers will spend. Click here for more.

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Uninor becomes Telenor India

Telenor Group has announced that Uninor, its subsidiary in India, will change its name to Telenor India. Click here for more.

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Digital Processing Boosts Spectral Efficiency in Satellite Transponders

In a recent demonstration, Newtec partnered with Intelsat to underline the progress being made in improving spectral efficiency—transmitting 20 Mbits/s over 2 MHz in a single transponder.

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Arduino WiFi Shield 101 is now available in the US store!

We are excited to announce Arduino Wifi Shield 101 developed with Atmel is now available for purchase on the Arduino Store US (49.90$).

Arduino WiFi Shield 101 is a powerful IoT shield with crypto-authentication that connects your Arduino or Genuino board to the internet wirelessly. Connecting it to a WiFi network is simple, no further configuration in addition to the SSID and the password are required. The WiFI library allows you to write sketches which connect to the internet using the shield.

The shield is based on the Atmel SmartConnect-WINC1500 module, compliant with the IEEE 802.11 b/g/n standard. The WINC1500 module provided is a network controller capable of both TCP and UDP protocols.  The main feature is an hardware encryption/decryption security protocol provided by the ATECC508A CryptoAuthentication chip that is an ultra secure method to provide key agreement for encryption/decryption, specifically designed for the IoT market.

Last year, Massimo Banzi introduced the shield:

“In this increasingly connected world, the Arduino Wi-Fi Shield 101 will help drive more inventions in the IoT market. Expanding our portfolio of Arduino extensions, this new shield can flawlessly connect to any modern Arduino board giving our community more options for connectivity, along with added security elements to their creative projects.”

The WiFi Shield 101 is the first Arduino product fully supporting SSL and all the communication between your board and our secured server. With the power of the Arduino Zero and the WiFi Shield 101 it is possible to make secure IoT applications simply and just using the Arduino Language.

A working example and instructions on how to get started are available on Arduino Cloud, a work-in-progress project that gives you access to a pre-configured MQTT server for your IoT sketches using only your Arduino account. More examples and features will be available in the next months.

Feel like knowing more about the shield? Explore the  Getting Started guide.

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