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DFT and Test
Hardware survives real-world failures when it is designed to recover from faults, built from parts rated for the actual environment and lifetime, stress-tested beyond functional checks, and instrumented so that field failures can be diagnosed. Consumer and automotive electronics apply these same four principles at very different strengths: a phone can lean on a reboot or a software patch, while a car's electronic control unit (ECU) must de…
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Murugavel Ganesan
May 06, 2025
Top10
Image: Bing Image Creator An Intel AI PC is a laptop or desktop built on Intel Core Ultra processors, which add a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) alongside the CPU and integrated GPU. The first Core Ultra chips, code-named Meteor Lake, launched on 14 December 2023. The point of the NPU is to run AI tasks such as background blur, noise removal and local AI models efficiently on the device instead of in the cloud, saving battery and keep…
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Murugavel Ganesan
December 16, 2023
Power Electronics
Image courtesy: Bing LED bulbs give the same light as incandescent bulbs for roughly a sixth of the power and last many times longer, so they cost more to buy but far less to own. CFLs sit in between: about a quarter of the power of an incandescent bulb, a shorter life than LEDs, and a small amount of mercury inside. For almost every home and office use today, LED is the right choice; incandescent bulbs still win only on perfect colour render…
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Murugavel Ganesan
September 16, 2023
News
In August 2023 India moved laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, ultra small form factor computers and servers (tariff heading HSN 8471) into the "restricted" import category, so that each import needed a government authorisation. The stated aim was to grow domestic manufacturing, cut the electronics trade deficit and reduce dependence on a few source countries, chiefly China. This post was written in September 2023, while the rules were…
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Murugavel Ganesan
September 01, 2023
Technology
With PC sales falling through 2022, laptop makers at CES 2023 in January leaned on software and services rather than raw hardware power to make new models stand out. HP pushed remote management, IT and support services, while AMD and Intel promised built-in AI engines in their next laptop chips. The idea was that features such as camera tracking, AI effects and concierge support would give buyers a reason to upgrade. This post was first written …
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Murugavel Ganesan
February 07, 2023
News
On 28 May 2020 the Raspberry Pi Foundation launched an 8GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 at $75, doubling the largest memory option, which had been 4GB. The Raspberry Pi 4 was then sold with 2GB ($35), 4GB ($55) or 8GB ($75) of RAM, making it the most powerful Raspberry Pi at the time. To use all 8GB in a single program, the Foundation also released an early beta of a 64-bit version of its operating system. This post was first written on 29 May …
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Murugavel Ganesan
May 29, 2020
News
In May 2020 Looking Glass Factory began shipping its 8K holographic display, a glasses-free light field monitor that uses 33.2 million pixels and a 45-element light field to give a 3D effect, as TechCrunch reported. It was aimed at enterprise users in fields such as medical imaging, mapping, automotive, architecture and engineering, with pricing available only on request. This post records that launch and explains, in simple terms, how such a di…
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Murugavel Ganesan
May 28, 2020
Texas Instruments
In May 2020 Texas Instruments removed the ability to run assembly (ASM) and C programs on its TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator and on its French counterpart, the TI-83 Premium CE. The change came with operating system updates (OS 5.6 for the TI-84 Plus CE and OS 5.5 for the TI-83 Premium CE), and calculators that installed them could not be rolled back to an older OS. TI said the move was meant to prioritise learning and reduce security risks, …
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Murugavel Ganesan
May 25, 2020
Video
The phone starts at $179 in the US without a contract. Contract-free prices for leading phones in the US typically exceed $600. The starting price is for a phone with 8 gigabytes of storage. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Advertise on this Space/Blog! For more information contact us at ads@digitalelectronics.co.in +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Murugavel Ganesan
November 14, 2013
News
Google has announced that the newest Android update, KitKat is being rolled out to Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 devices starting today. This update can be done using OTA. From the official Google+ page though, the roll out is happening first only to the Wi-Fi devices. Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 versions with mobile data will be getting the update soon, but no dates are defined. Top 10 features of this update: 1. Just say “Ok Google” You don’t need t…
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Murugavel Ganesan
November 13, 2013
Video
Check Out Brian Madden in this IT Consumerization video 'Tablets vs. PCs' brought to you by Intel. To learn more, please visit the IT Consumerization Corner at Tech Target, brought to you by Intel: http://searchconsumerization.techtarget.com/IntelITConsumerizationCorner +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Advertise on this Space/Blog and see your business grow! For more information contact us at ads@digitalelectronics.co.in ++++++++++…
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Murugavel Ganesan
November 09, 2013
News
In its annual pre-holiday unveiling event, Apple Inc has announced the iPad Air its fifth-generation iPad, iPad Mini and MacBook Pro. The iPad Air is Thinner and lighter with a powerful processor. The 9.7-inch Retina Display with other added features brings some design and performance enhancements to the best-selling tablet. The Touch ID finger print sensor is missing which would have been a great addition. A new A7 chip inside makes it 8 t…
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Murugavel Ganesan
October 23, 2013
Processors
This is a news post from October 2013, describing the LG G2 as it was at launch. Prices, rankings and software versions have long since changed. In October 2013 the LG G2 was one of the fastest Android smartphones on the market, built around Qualcomm's then-new Snapdragon 800 chip with a 2.26 GHz quad-core CPU and Adreno 330 graphics. It paired that with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, 2 GB of RAM and a large 3,000 mAh battery, which gave it a s…
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Murugavel Ganesan
October 21, 2013
Mobile and Telecom
A cell phone that is fed with beer at your favorite watering hole is likely not much useful. The following infographic provides an insight into the type, cause and cost of damages .
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Murugavel Ganesan
October 09, 2013
News
LG’s New Nexus Phone Gets Detailed In Leaked Service Manual. The new Nexus from LG will likely feature the inclusion of a 4.95-inch display, 1080p IPS screen, a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 with 2GB of RAM, 16/32GB variants, LTE radio and an 8-mp camera with optical image stabilization. Wireless charging and NFC are the likely new additions with no juice boost in the battery.
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Murugavel Ganesan
October 07, 2013
Nokia
Any Nokia spy who has been sniffing around to get a foretaste of Nokia Lumia 900 would’ve had their plate full with all kinds of rumors. And now with the phone launched,and the rumor mills halted, we finally get to sink our teeth into the scrumptious device. A little heads-up: The first bite is lip smacking! Largest Ever With a 4.3-inch display Lumia 900 is the largest smart phone ever conjured up by Nokia, often touted as Windows Phone’s…
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Murugavel Ganesan
June 06, 2012
News
You defined how products should be made and brought to the masses. You re-iterated that successful technologies are which deliver and refine user experience.
Processors
Intel is one of few companies that was given access to the Google Android Honeycomb source code–which Google has to this date not made public yet because the company is still optimizing Honeycomb for future phone releases–and it took Intel a few weeks to re-compile the code to make it compatible for its x86 architecture–the code was originally written for ARM chipsets. "It is HOT" [ More here ]
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Murugavel Ganesan
September 20, 2011
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Defects on plastic substrates such as pinholes, cracks and grain boundaries cause a 'pore effect', where oxygen and water molecules are able to seep through and penetrate through the plastic barrier and into the active material. For applications such as flexible OLED displays, organic solar cells, or even electrophoretic displays, sensitivity to oxygen and moisture compromises device lifetime significantly. This means that in order to ac…
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Murugavel Ganesan
March 23, 2011
