power consumption
A*STAR IME develops ultra low power analog-to-digital converter for medical devices and wireless sensor nodes.
The novel converter design decreases the total power consumption of an implantable 100-channel neural recording microsystem by more than 20%, reducing the…
Smart wireless power outlets
Soon there will be no need for special timers to switch lighting on and off or operate household appliances when the homeowner is absent. In future, all this…
Sensor+Test 2012: The quick and easy way to measure power consumption
But the sustainable management of energy resources and the associated energy-saving measures can only be implemented if users have a reliable means of…
Next-Generation Nanoelectronics: A Decade of Progress, Coming Advances
However, while silicon-based circuits continue to shrink in size in the relentless pursuit of Moore’s Law — the prediction that the number of transistors that…
Free apps drain smartphone energy on 'advertising modules'
“It turns out the free apps aren't really free because they contain the hidden cost of reduced battery life,” said Y. Charlie Hu, a Purdue University professor…
European project to improve the functionality and reduce the energy consumption of embedded devices
The vIrtical (Sw/Hw Extensions for Virtualized Heterogeneous) started on July 2011, funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Program. Eight partners…