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Keithley Provides Full Wafer-Level Support Including High Voltage Capacitance-Voltage Testing for Its Parametric Curve Tracer Configurations

CLEVELAND, OH – October 2014 – Keithley Instruments, Inc <http://www.keithley.com/> ., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, today introduced new enhancements to its Parametric Curve Tracer (PTC) configurations that incorporate high power SourceMeter® Source Measure Unit (SMU) instruments. For test engineers responsible for configuring high power semiconductor test systems, the new Keithley Model 8020 High Power Interface Panel improves connectivity and simplifies complex measurements like high voltage capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements. The Model 8020 reduces set-up times, minimizes opportunities for connection errors, improves operator and … Read More → "Keithley Provides Full Wafer-Level Support Including High Voltage Capacitance-Voltage Testing for Its Parametric Curve Tracer Configurations"

Mouser Launches New Security Applications Site

October 22, 2014 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. has unveiled their new Security Applications Site on Mouser.com offering design resources for engineers looking to develop cutting-edge security systems. As the world continues down the fast path of internet connectivity with the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) convergence, the role of security and combatting threats and vulnerabilities is becoming more important. Mouser’s new Security Application Site simplifies security design by providing access to the latest security resources all in one place.

SecurityThe new Security Applications Site, available on Mouser.com, contains valuable resources for developers interested in … Read More → "Mouser Launches New Security Applications Site"

Accelerate control systems and increase integration while decreasing system cost with TI’s new C2000™ Piccolo™ F2807x MCUs

Houston (Oct. 23, 2014) – Need a microcontroller (MCU) that allows you to quickly double system performance without doubling your cost or changing your hardware or software design? With the powerful combination of the C28x CPU and accelerators, the new C2000™ Piccolo™ F2807x MCUs from Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) boost execution speeds of control tasks in industrial applications such as telecom rectifiers, server power, solar micro inverters, frequency inverters and automotive HEV/EV. The F2807x MCUs also provide many analog and control peripherals to enable more integrated control applications. They are scalable with the previously announced C2000 Delfino™ … Read More → "Accelerate control systems and increase integration while decreasing system cost with TI’s new C2000™ Piccolo™ F2807x MCUs"

Icon Labs Announces Anti-Tamper Support for Embedded Devices

  • Firmware, configuration files and static data are protected from unauthorized modification by Floodgate Anti-tamper
  • Floodgate Anti-Tamper is the first solution to provide device manifest validation for embedded Linux and RTOS based devices
  • Icon Labs enables The Internet of Secure Things™

Oct . 22, 2014 – West Des Moines, IA – Icon Labs (www.iconlabs.com), a leading provider of embedded networking and security technology, today announced the availability ofRead More → "Icon Labs Announces Anti-Tamper Support for Embedded Devices"

Keysight Technologies Introduces Industry’s First 5G Exploration Library

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2014 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. today introduced the Keysight EEsof EDA 5G Baseband Exploration Library. Providing ready-to-use reference signal processing intellectual property (IP) for 5G technology research, this industry-first library dramatically increases the productivity for system architects and baseband physical layer (PHY) designers.

Keysight’s 5G Baseband Exploration Library supports various 5G candidate waveforms for orthogonal and non-orthogonal multi-carrier communication systems, including advanced MIMO and beamforming signal processing. The library also provides transmitter … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces Industry’s First 5G Exploration Library"

New BA20 Processor IP Features “Zero-Stage Pipeline” for Energy and Performance Efficiency

Linley Processor Conference, Santa Clara, CA — October 22, 2014 — Wearable devices, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and other mobile products challenge the limits of modern processor efficiency, with features requiring significant processing capability but also demanding ultra-low energy consumption. A new 32-bit processor announced today by Beyond Semiconductor and CAST Inc. meets this challenge by combining state-of-the-art design techniques with an architectural feature seemingly drawn from the past: a zero-stage execution pipeline the companies call the PipelineZero™ Architecture.

The new BA20™ PipelineZero 32-bit Embedded Processor IP Core is … Read More → "New BA20 Processor IP Features “Zero-Stage Pipeline” for Energy and Performance Efficiency"

EUV Light Source Developer Adlyte Achieves Key Performance Milestone for High-Volume Manufacturing

ZUG, Switzerland, October 22, 2014 – Adlyte Inc., a developer of high-brightness extreme light sources for advanced semiconductor inspection and metrology applications, today announced it has reached a key performance benchmark for its extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source for high-volume manufacturing (HVM)-readiness. Adlyte has demonstrated that its EUV light source has maintained clean operation after intermediate focus while running for hundreds of hours replicating multiple parameters for a production environment-including power, brightness and uptime-established by mask inspection original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Reaching this milestone is the latest example of Adlyte’s … Read More → "EUV Light Source Developer Adlyte Achieves Key Performance Milestone for High-Volume Manufacturing"

Renesas Electronics Delivers Enhanced User Experience with Integrated Automotive Cockpit Solution

Dusseldorf, October 22, 2014 – Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, is enhancing the driving experience with robust new solutions for the integrated car cockpit. As the newest member of Renesas’ state-of-the-art R-Car Series for automotive, the R-Car E2 automotive systems-on-chip (SoCs) and the new R-Car E2 software development board deliver optimized infotainment and display audio for entry-level integrated cockpit systems that support smartphone interoperability and, in combination with other Renesas R-Car Series devices, help achieve the scalability required to bridge the full range of integrated cockpit systems from entry-level … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Delivers Enhanced User Experience with Integrated Automotive Cockpit Solution"

New wide temperature Panel PCs for a variety of industrial applications

Brighton, UK, 22nd October 2014 – Amplicon has recently introduced a new series of wide operating temperature panel PCs. The new Senses 5300 panel PCs come with three display size options: 10”, 12” & 15”; this allows the series to be versatile and adaptive for up to 99% of SCADA/HMI applications.

Rich in I/O, the Senses 5300 series offers dual Gigabit LAN, three DB9 COM ports (2 x RS232, 1 x RS232/422/485), multiple USB 2.0 ports and a single mPCIe expansion slot for adding Wi-Fi capability.

The Senses 5300 series offers space for a single 2.5” mechanical or solid-state drive with options for Compact … Read More → "New wide temperature Panel PCs for a variety of industrial applications"

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