Tag: smartphones

Sustainable Tech Revolution: New Rules Boost Durability, Efficiency, and Repairability of Phones and Tablets

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The Commission is proposing new rules to help consumers make informed and sustainable choices when purchasing mobile and cordless phones, and tablets, under the existing EU Energy Labelling Regulation. This new proposal comes on the same day as the approval of measures to make these devices more energy efficient, durable and easier to repair by the European Parliament and Read more about Sustainable Tech Revolution: New Rules Boost Durability, Efficiency, and Repairability of Phones and Tablets[…]

Optimal wireless charging in moving devices

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Wireless power transfer has proven to be quite useful in electronic devices such as medical implants and smartphones. In most cases, this is done by aligning or “coupling” two separate coils of wire (transmitter Tx and receiver Rx). The electrical current circulating in the Tx coil then creates a magnetic field that transfers energy to Read more about Optimal wireless charging in moving devices[…]

Low costs roads maintenance cost by motorists’ smartphones

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Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending ‘crowdsourced’ data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are needed, according to a new study. Road roughness is an important measure of condition and ride quality, but many agencies around the world with large road networks lack Read more about Low costs roads maintenance cost by motorists’ smartphones[…]

Optimized RF features deliver high-performance solutions for mmWave beam forming applications in 5G smartphones and base stations

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced the availability of its 45nm RF SOI (45RFSOI) technology offering, making GF the first foundry to announce an advanced, 300mm RF silicon solution to support next generation millimeter-wave (mmWave) beam forming applications in future 5G base stations and smartphones. GF’s 45RFSOI offering is the company’s most advanced RF SOI technology. The technology is optimized Read more about Optimized RF features deliver high-performance solutions for mmWave beam forming applications in 5G smartphones and base stations[…]