All items tagged with product design (408)
Sappi’s Symbio - Injection Moldable Cellulose Fiber Composite
October 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sappi’s Symbio - Injection Moldable Cellulose Fiber Composite

Injection molded plastics dominate audio consumer electronics products but are perceived as “cheap” and have mediocre acoustic characteristics compared to wood. New cellulose reinforced composites developed by Sappi’s Symbio division combine the best of both wood and plastics with higher stiffness, lower weight and can be used for injection molding and extrusion processes in any color and finishing.
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The All-FET Line Amp
October 7, 2015 by Erno Borbely

The All-FET Line Amp

Erno Borbely shares with us his all-FET audio amplifier design. Following the original introductory "JFETs The New Frontier" Part 1 and 2 articles published in Audio Electronics - which we also include in this online post - the follow-up article focuses on DC-coupled amps. This article was published in audioXpress, May 2002.
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Tektronix Keithley 2281S Is First to Emulate Battery Performance from Full Charge to Total Discharge
October 6, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Tektronix Keithley 2281S Is First to Emulate Battery Performance from Full Charge to Total Discharge

Tektronix unveiled its innovative Keithley 2281S Battery Simulator/precision DC Power supply to shorten design and test cycles for mobile devices. The new battery simulator from Tektronix uses a battery model that includes state of charge, amp-hour capacity, equivalent series resistance, and open circuit voltage.
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Boston 2015 COMSOL Conference on Multiphysics Simulation to Feature Focus Session on Acoustics Simulation
September 22, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Boston 2015 COMSOL Conference on Multiphysics Simulation to Feature Focus Session on Acoustics Simulation

The COMSOL Conference 2015 on multiphysics simulation and application design will be held October 7-9, at the Boston Marriott Newton, Newton, MA. COMSOL’s annual event includes a multitude of hands-on sessions, networking opportunities, keynote talks from industry leaders, and hundreds of user presentations.
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Headphone Engineering: A 10-Point Cheat Sheet
September 2, 2015 by Mike Klasco

Headphone Engineering: A 10-Point Cheat Sheet

These days everyone is getting into the headphone business. This 10-point “cheat sheet” provides a place to start product definition development efforts. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2013.
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MIPI M-PHY v4.0 Specification Achieves a Peak Transmission Rate of Nearly 12 Gbps
August 24, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

MIPI M-PHY v4.0 Specification Achieves a Peak Transmission Rate of Nearly 12 Gbps

The MIPI Alliance announced an updated version of its MIPI M-PHY specification, a physical layer interface that supports chip-to-chip and multimedia protocols and applications. The new specification doubles throughput and allows data transport on longer channels to enable connectivity on more types of devices and mobile-influenced platforms, such as automotive systems.
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Beta Layout Receives UL Certification for PCBs with Embedded RFID
July 28, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Beta Layout Receives UL Certification for PCBs with Embedded RFID

Magic-PCB is an identification solution for the electronic industry from Beta Layout. This unique system for identifying PCBs and electronic devices is fast, copy-proof, reliable and virtually indestructible. This embedded RFID technology is now certified according to the US safety standards for Electronic products.
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Fairchild Launches Complete USB Type-C Portfolio Focusing on Smallest Footprint and Lowest Power
July 22, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Fairchild Launches Complete USB Type-C Portfolio Focusing on Smallest Footprint and Lowest Power

Fairchild announced a comprehensive line of USB Type-C solutions that meet a wide range of requirements so manufacturers can accelerate time-to-market of new-generation USB-C products. The six new devices all have smaller size and lower power requirements than existing alternatives.
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Audio Precision Appoints Jayant Datta as New Chief Technology Officer
May 26, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Precision Appoints Jayant Datta as New Chief Technology Officer

Audio Precision announced the appointment of Jayant Datta as Chief Technology Officer, with responsibilities that will focus on the organization’s technology strategy, product platform evolution, and innovation efforts. In his role as CTO, Datta will collaborate closely with Tom Kite, Ph.D., VP of Engineering, and Bruce Hofer, Co-Founder and Chief Analog Engineer.
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Headphones in the Spotlight
May 21, 2015 by Joao Martins

Headphones in the Spotlight

Worldwide shipments of headphones keep on growing year after year and are already one of the top consumer electronics categories. The problem is, with all the excitement, it seems that many companies are not actually doing proper marketing research. Both in mass-market oriented designs and those models targeting high-end users the market is also being flooded with “me too” products.
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