Figure 1: PENTEK Model 4288, Multi-processor I/O board packs up to seven Analog Devices SHARC processors onto a single card by employing mezzanine packs. The 4288 card cam support ten 40 Mbytes/sec communication ports and three Pentek mezzanine I/O boards.
Prototype fuel cell for handsets eyes fivefold run-time boost As part of a research collaboration on miniaturized energy sources, the French Atomic Energy Agency (CEA) and STMicroelectronics NV (Geneva) have prototyped a hydrogen fuel cell for mobile phones that aims to reduce dependency on the use of electrical power supplies to recharge batteries. EE Times' Anne-Francoise Pele Takes a closer look.Click here to learn more.
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Phyworks demos 10G copper interconnects Communications chip specialist Phyworks (Bristol, England) has demonstrated 10Gbits/s rack-to-rack copper interconnects of up to 30 metres using technology it originally developed for the optical module market. EE Times Europe's John Walko gets the story. Click here for details.
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