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Two New Probe Adapters Support Third-Party Probe and Current Sensor Use with Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes

July 10, 2015

Chestnut Ridge, NY, July 9, 2015 –Teledyne LeCroy today introduces two new products that provide simple and easy interface of third-party probes and current measurement devices to Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscopes. The first — the TPA10 TekProbe® Probe Adapter — adapts a wide variety of Tektronix® voltage and current probes and the second — the CA10 Current Sensor Adapter — adapts a wide variety of third-party current measurement devices. Both adapters attach to the Teledyne LeCroy ProBus probe interface, a standard probe interface for 20+ years that is present on the vast majority of … Read More → "Two New Probe Adapters Support Third-Party Probe and Current Sensor Use with Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes"

Mouser Electronics Adds Home and Factory Automation to Its Industrial Applications Site

July 10, 2015

July 9, 2015 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. has announced a new update to its Industrial Applications Site by featuring new resources devoted to the popular topic of home and factory automation. This exciting addition to the applications site provides electronic design engineers with information, resources, and technologies related to the latest advances in home and factory automation, including the newest components available from Mouser for building leading-edge automation systems. The timely site update coincides with the recent launch of Mouser’s latest Empowering Innovation Together™ Series with Grant Imahara on Factory and Home Automation.

AutomationThe new updates to the Industrial … Read More → "Mouser Electronics Adds Home and Factory Automation to Its Industrial Applications Site"

Algo-Logic Systems Launches 40Gbps TCP Endpoint on ReFLEX XpressGX5-LP FPGA Board

July 10, 2015

Santa Clara and Paris, July 10, 2015 – Algo-Logic Systems, a recognized leader in providing hardware-accelerated, deterministic, ultra-low-latency products, systems and solutions for accelerated finance, datacenter acceleration, and embedded system industries, today announced availability of their new 5th Generation 40G TCP Endpoint running on ReFLEX’s XpressGX5-LP platform. The IP-Core enables FPGA-implemented logic to directly communicate over 40 Gigabit Ethernet networks with remote hardware or software devices and includes easy to use hardware application programming interface that supports multiple real-world accelerated datacenter use cases.

Their network-tested 40G TCP Endpoint delivers ultra-low-latency of 96.0 nanoseconds at full duplex rates of 80 Gbps. This 40 … Read More → "Algo-Logic Systems Launches 40Gbps TCP Endpoint on ReFLEX XpressGX5-LP FPGA Board"

Bidirectional Switches from Diodes Incorporated Protect 1-Cell and 2-Cell Lithium Batteries During Charging

July 9, 2015

Plano, Texas – July 9th, 2015 – The DMN2014LHAB and DMN2011UFX dual N-channel enhancement mode MOSFETs introduced by Diodes Incorporated provide a compact, bi-directional low-loss switch for battery-charging circuits. End-markets include chargers for portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, cameras and media players, which use 1-cell and 2-cell lithium batteries.

The DMN2014LHAB and DMN2011UFX are configured as dual common-drain MOSFETs and, when switched on, these devices allow bi-directional current flow for charging or operational use. When switched off they protect the … Read More → "Bidirectional Switches from Diodes Incorporated Protect 1-Cell and 2-Cell Lithium Batteries During Charging"

Molex Expands Line of Microminiature SlimStack™ Fine-Pitch Board-to-Board Connectors

July 9, 2015

LISLE, IL – July 7, 2015 – Molex Incorporated has launched two new versions of SlimStack™ Fine-Pitch SMT Board-to-Board Connectors. The SlimStack™ Hybrid Power SMT Board-to-Board Connector and the Read More → "Molex Expands Line of Microminiature SlimStack™ Fine-Pitch Board-to-Board Connectors"

Keysight Technologies Introduces World’s Smallest BGA Interposer Solution for Probing DDR4 x16 Designs with a Logic Analyzer Solution Designed to Help Engineers with Tight Space Restrictions

July 9, 2015

SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 7, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced a BGA (ball grid array) interposer solution for testing DDR4 x16 DRAM (dynamic random access memory) designs with a logic analyzer. Using the Keysight W4636A DDR4 x16 BGA interposer solution, engineers can quickly and accurately capture address and command signals, and a subset of data signals, for debugging designs and performing functional validation measurements for data rates up to 2,400 Mb/s.

The Keysight W4636A BGA interposer is the world’s smallest DDR4 … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces World’s Smallest BGA Interposer Solution for Probing DDR4 x16 Designs with a Logic Analyzer Solution Designed to Help Engineers with Tight Space Restrictions"

Pasternack Introduces New Portfolio of Millimeter Wave Directional Waveguide Couplers

July 9, 2015

Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, unveils a brand new family of instrumentation grade directional waveguide couplers boasting accurate performance up to 110 GHz. These ultra-high frequency waveguide couplers are commonly used for signal sampling and other general purpose applications in wireless transmit/receive systems, test benches, satellite communications, radar systems, point-to-point backhaul and telecom.

In this latest release of waveguide directional couplers from Pasternack are 28 unique models spanning a frequency range of 18 GHz to 110 GHz in seven popular frequency bands including K, Ka, Q, U, … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces New Portfolio of Millimeter Wave Directional Waveguide Couplers"

IRT Nanoelec Partners Achieve 3D Chip-stacking Technology & 3D Network-on-chip Framework for Digital Processing

July 9, 2015

GRENOBLE, France – July 09, 2015 – IRT Nanoelec, an R&D consortium focused on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) using micro- and nanoelectronics, and its partners CEA-Leti, STMicroelectronics and Mentor Graphics have realized an innovative 3D chip called “3DNoC” to demonstrate the use of 3D stacking technology in scalable, complex digital systems-on-chip (SoCs).

The 3DNoC chip is based on a 2D die that can be used in a stand-alone applicative mode, and also in a 3D stack with several dice, to multiply the processing performance of the system. The project’s complete demonstration platform shows both the simulated and … Read More → "IRT Nanoelec Partners Achieve 3D Chip-stacking Technology & 3D Network-on-chip Framework for Digital Processing"

TI makes high-accuracy measurement more attainable with the first current-sense amplifier to integrate a high-precision, low-drift shunt resistor

July 9, 2015

DALLAS (July 9, 2015) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s first current-sense amplifier to integrate a high-precision, low-drift shunt resistor, which can deliver highly accurate measurements over a wide temperature range. TI’s INA250 integrates the shunt resistor with a bi-directional, zero-drift current-sense amplifier to support both low-side and high-side implementations. Its accuracy and low drift reduce or may eliminate designers’ calibration effort for many systems. This integration also enables lower system cost and a smaller board footprint compared to competitive solutions. For more information about the … Read More → "TI makes high-accuracy measurement more attainable with the first current-sense amplifier to integrate a high-precision, low-drift shunt resistor"

TI half-bridge gate driver improves power system performance in hybrid vehicles

July 8, 2015

DALLAS (July 8, 2015) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s fastest 120-V automotive grade half-bridge gate driver with robust handling features. This driver provides a propagation delay at 15ns with short rise and fall times and the tightest delay matching of 1ns for 12-V to 48-V DC/DC power supplies. The UCC27201A-Q1 high-side/low-side gate driver offers advanced noise tolerance, resulting in improved overall system performance for hybrid vehicles. For more details, see www.ti.com/UCC27201A-Q1-pr.

The UCC27201A-Q1 is the only automotive gate driver to offer negative voltage handling capability … Read More → "TI half-bridge gate driver improves power system performance in hybrid vehicles"

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