MILPITAS, CA – April 7, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3581, a current mode, fixed frequency step-up DC/DC converter with integrated fault protection features for output shorts, input/output overvoltages, and overtemperature conditions. The LT3581 uses two integrated 42V switches – a 1.9A master switch and a 1.4A slave switch – which can be tied together for a total limit of 3.3A. The LT3581 operates from an input voltage range of 2.5V to 22V, with transient protection to 40V, making it suitable for applications with input sources ranging from a single-cell Li-Ion to automotive inputs. The LT3581 is ideal for many local … Read More → "3.3A, 2.5MHz, 42V Boost/Inverting DC/DC Converter with Fault Protection"

MILPITAS, CA – April 7, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3581, a current mode, fixed frequency step-up DC/DC converter with integrated fault protection features for output shorts, input/output overvoltages, and overtemperature conditions. The LT3581 uses two integrated 42V switches – a 1.9A master switch and a 1.4A slave switch – which can be tied together for a total limit of 3.3A. The LT3581 operates from an input voltage range of 2.5V to 22V, with transient protection to 40V, making it suitable for applications with input sources ranging from a single-cell Li-Ion to automotive inputs. The LT3581 is ideal for many local … Read More → "3.3A, 2.5MHz, 42V Boost/Inverting DC/DC Converter with Fault Protection"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 7, 2010 — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced availability of the DesignWare™ DDR multiPHY which is designed to support a broad range of DDR SDRAM standards in a single PHY without sacrificing power consumption or silicon area. These standards include LPDDR2, LPDDR/Mobile DDR, DDR3, DDR3L (1.35 V), DDR3U (1.2x V), and DDR2. The DesignWare DDR multiPHY enables designers to target different DDR types for a single chip through simple software control. This capability makes it extremely flexible to integrate … Read More → "Synopsys DesignWare DDR multiPHY IP supports six DDR standards in a single PHY"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 7, 2010 — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced availability of the DesignWare™ DDR multiPHY which is designed to support a broad range of DDR SDRAM standards in a single PHY without sacrificing power consumption or silicon area. These standards include LPDDR2, LPDDR/Mobile DDR, DDR3, DDR3L (1.35 V), DDR3U (1.2x V), and DDR2. The DesignWare DDR multiPHY enables designers to target different DDR types for a single chip through simple software control. This capability makes it extremely flexible to integrate … Read More → "Synopsys DesignWare DDR multiPHY IP supports six DDR standards in a single PHY"

XP Power today announced its ECP40 series of ultra low profile compact open frame 40 Watt AC/DC power supplies for industrial or medical applications. Within the range a total of 14 models are available comprising single, dual and triple output models. Measuring just 3 x 2 x 0.9 inches (76.2 x 50.8 x 23.0 mm) for the single output models and 3.5 x 2 x 1.02 inches (88.9 x 50.8 x 26.0 mm) for the multi output models, the low profile units provide a high power density starting at 7.4 Watts per cubic inch. This power density rating is believed to be the best in class compared to similar units in this power … Read More → "Ultra compact 40 Watt AC/DC power supply available in single and multi outputs"

NORWOOD, MA —  April 7, 2010  —  Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) today unveiled the newest additions to its SHARC portfolio of 32-bit floating point digital signal processors – the SHARC 2148x and SHARC 2147x series. Delivering an optimal balance of performance and price with up to 5 Mb of integrated memory, high performance SHARC 2148x and low power SHARC 2147x series processors extend single-chip, floating point signal processing precision to a wide range of applications and enable high-end system functionality in portable devices. With SHARC 2148x and SHARC 2147x processors, designers … Read More → "Analog Devices Extends High Performance, Low Power Floating Point Processing Precision To New Class Of Designs With Latest Expansion Of SHARC DSP Portfolio"

Unterpremstaetten, Austria, April 7, 2010 – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, today announced the AS5055 magnetic rotary encoder with automatic power-down and wake-up modes. Targeted for low-power battery operated applications such as robotics, the AS5055 is also well suited for other position sensing applications requiring small size and high resolution. The AS5055 integrates four Hall sensor elements, a 12-bit angle encoder, a smart power management controller and an easy-to-use 3- or 4-wire SPI communications interface.

Housed in a small 4×4 mm QFN package, the low-power encoder is the smallest device in its class. Depending … Read More → "austriamicrosystems announces new low-power high-resolution magnetic rotary encoder IC for battery powered applications"

(Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., and Sacramento, Calif., April 7, 2010) CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor neutral skills certifications for the world’s information technology (IT) workforce and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world’s leading Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), today announced an international partnership to standardize their entry-level Linux certification programs on LPIC-1.

Under this program, CompTIA will adopt LPI’s Level One certification exams (LPIC-1) for its CompTIA Linux+ certification.  This innovative program will enable successful … Read More → "CompTIA and Linux Professional Institute Join Forces to Advance Global Linux Workforce"

PITTSBURGH, April 6 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of  the Read More → "Digi International Partners with Timesys to Provide Embedded Linux Solutions for Products Designed with Digi’s ConnectCore™ Wi-i.MX51 System-on-Module"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 5, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that RF Integration Inc. has selected Agilent’s GoldenGate software for use in the development of advanced radio frequency integrated circuits (ICs).

RF Integration develops customized RF solutions that dramatically improve RF performance, power consumption, cost and size. The simulation accuracy, capacity and performance benefits offered by GoldenGate are critical to supporting RF Integration’s development of high-performance, customized RF Systems-on-a-Chip.

“As a leader in customized RF solutions, we recognize that our customers in the defense, … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ GoldenGate Software Selected by RF Integration for Advanced RFIC Development"