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![CH3330N – Small and Cheap USB-Serial Converter IC Needs No Crystal CH3330N – Small and Cheap USB-Serial Converter IC Needs No Crystal](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screenshot-from-2018-10-18-01-32-16.png)
CH3330N – Small and Cheap USB-Serial Converter IC Needs No Crystal
Recently the hobbyist market has seen the appearance of the Air602 low-cost ARM WiFi module. This module might be a potential competitor of ESP8266, another low-cost powerful WiFi module, that took the electronics hobbyists by storm long ago and is still extremely popular. But what's...
Continue Reading![Nano-sandwiches in Electronics Significantly Reduce Risk of Overheating Nano-sandwiches in Electronics Significantly Reduce Risk of Overheating](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/nanosandwich.jpg)
Nano-sandwiches in Electronics Significantly Reduce Risk of Overheating
A new study about "Reduction of overheating of 2D materials" published in the Journal of Advanced Materials. The work put behind the study is credited to the researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering. By joining together two-dimensional materials used...
Continue Reading![Variscite Releases Headless Version of Its Linux-friendly DART-6UL CoM Variscite Releases Headless Version of Its Linux-friendly DART-6UL CoM](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/variscite_dartimx6ulz.jpg)
Variscite Releases Headless Version of Its Linux-friendly DART-6UL CoM
Variscite is releasing another pin-compatible version of their 50 x 25mm DART-6UL computer-on-module. This time it will be loaded with NXP’s headless new i.MX6 ULZ variant of the single Cortex-A7 core i.MX6 UL. This yet unnamed module lacks display or LAN support. It is described...
Continue Reading![Imec Invented Unique Cost-effective Cooling For High-Performance Chips Imec Invented Unique Cost-effective Cooling For High-Performance Chips](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/41703151084_9c33c8d996_k-1024x576.jpg)
Imec Invented Unique Cost-effective Cooling For High-Performance Chips
Imec, the distinguished Belgian research center has invented a new and cost-effective method of cooling chips. This achievement can be an important innovation to tackle the ever-increasing cooling demands of high-performance 3D chips and systems. Present powerful electronic systems have...
Continue Reading![RAK8213 – The New Mini-PCIe Card For NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1 RAK8213 – The New Mini-PCIe Card For NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pcieCover.jpeg)
RAK8213 – The New Mini-PCIe Card For NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1
A China-based manufacturer called RAK Wireless has released the RAK833 LoRaWAN gateway module a couple months back. This has already been used hugely to create a gateway for ‘The Things Network’. Now they’re back with the new RAK8213, an NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1 module in the...
Continue Reading![Single Atom Transistor With Ultra-low Power Consumption Single Atom Transistor With Ultra-low Power Consumption](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/single_atom_transistor.jpg)
Single Atom Transistor With Ultra-low Power Consumption
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) researchers in Germany have developed a single-atom transistor that can reduce the power consumption of electronic systems significantly. The device is being developed by Professor Thomas Schimmel and his team at the Institute of Applied...
Continue Reading![MCC 118 – 100kS/s Stackable DAQ HAT For Raspberry Pi MCC 118 – 100kS/s Stackable DAQ HAT For Raspberry Pi](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mcc_mcc118.jpg)
MCC 118 – 100kS/s Stackable DAQ HAT For Raspberry Pi
Measurement Computing Corporation (MCC) has released a $99 measurement DAQ (Data acquisition system) HAT for the Raspberry Pi. It is highly optimized for single point and waveform voltage. MCC claims their board allows greater accuracy with high resolution. It has much faster sample...
Continue Reading![NanoPi M4 – RK3399 Based RPi Clone SBC Costs $65 NanoPi M4 – RK3399 Based RPi Clone SBC Costs $65](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/nanohs.jpg)
NanoPi M4 – RK3399 Based RPi Clone SBC Costs $65
FriendlyElec has launched the NanoPi M4. It is one of the smallest, most affordable Rockchip RK3399 based SBC yet. The NanoPi M4 has essentially the same layout as the latest Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and has all of its stand out features. Aside from the different processor, this is a...
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