Bielsko-Biala/Poland, March 10^th, 2010 – The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA, today announced a series of free technical seminars on two of the most popular IP technologies – 8051 and USB – taking place in the very hearts of Chinese and Taiwanese SoC development centers – Beijing (March 25^th) and Hsinchu (March 30^th), respectively.

“We are excited about this opportunity to share the 13 years of our IP design and integration experience with every … Read More → "Evatronix invites SoC developers to its free technical 8051 and USB seminars in Beijing,China and Hsinchu, Taiwan"

Bielsko-Biala/Poland, March 10^th, 2010 – The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA, today announced a series of free technical seminars on two of the most popular IP technologies – 8051 and USB – taking place in the very hearts of Chinese and Taiwanese SoC development centers – Beijing (March 25^th) and Hsinchu (March 30^th), respectively.

“We are excited about this opportunity to share the 13 years of our IP design and integration experience with every … Read More → "Evatronix invites SoC developers to its free technical 8051 and USB seminars in Beijing,China and Hsinchu, Taiwan"

Unterpremstaetten, Austria, March 10, 2010 – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs today announced the AS3645 LED flash driver. This inductive, ultra small, high-efficiency single/dual LED flash driver offers 25% higher output current than existing equivalents. The higher flash power … Read More → "austriamicrosystems’ new single/dual white LED flash driver improves picture quality in mobile phones and digital still cameras"

• Ideal for high current applications and for powering digital systems
• Choice of 9-36V and 18-75V input ranges with positive or negative on/off polarity
• 2250VDC basic isolation and extensive self protection features
• Space saving replacement for 2in. x 1in. competitor modules

The BEI15 series of isolated, wide input bipolar DC/DC converters from Murata Power Solutions offers a small footprint solution for high current applications in mobile and battery powered products, test equipment and telecoms and wireless designs. The new modules deliver a full 15W of output … Read More → "BEI15 DC/DC converters from Murata Power Solutions deliver 15W of high efficiency power from one square inch of board area"

MILPITAS, CA – March 10, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2654, a quad voltage output 16- and 12-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC family) with internal reference and SPI interface. LTC2654 DACs achieve 16-bit performance of ±4LSB INL maximum over temperature, a factor of two better than the nearest 16-bit quad competitor with internal reference. LTC2654 has the lowest offset error ±2mV (max) and lowest gain error 0.1% (max), a combination that ensures that the LTC2654 remains accurate near the supply rails and provides users with a wider effective output range. LTC2654’s precision specifications make it ideal for multichannel, open loop … Read More → "16-Bit Quad, SPI DAC with Internal Reference Achieves ±4LSB INL (Max)"

MILPITAS, CA – March 10, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2654, a quad voltage output 16- and 12-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC family) with internal reference and SPI interface. LTC2654 DACs achieve 16-bit performance of ±4LSB INL maximum over temperature, a factor of two better than the nearest 16-bit quad competitor with internal reference. LTC2654 has the lowest offset error ±2mV (max) and lowest gain error 0.1% (max), a combination that ensures that the LTC2654 remains accurate near the supply rails and provides users with a wider effective output range. LTC2654’s precision specifications make it ideal for multichannel, open loop … Read More → "16-Bit Quad, SPI DAC with Internal Reference Achieves ±4LSB INL (Max)"

Oslo, Norway, March 9th, 2010 – Energy Micro®, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has introduced a low cost starter kit for its EFM®32 Gecko microcontroller family.  Priced at $69, the kit provides all the basic functionality a system developer needs to build energy efficient applications based on the 32-bit ARM®Cortex™-M3-based EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers, proven to consume less than a quarter of the energy of other 8,16 and 32-bit microcontrollers.

The starter kit board features Energy Micro’s EFM32G890F128 microcontroller, a 160 segment LCD display driven by the microcontroller’s energy efficient on-chip … Read More → "Energy Micro launches starter kit for energy friendly microcontroller range"

Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA – March 9, 2010 – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has signed a deal for the global distribution of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power management devices from EPC.

Established in 2007, EPC is a fab-less company with subcontract manufacturing in Taiwan. EPC’s key markets include voltage controllers, LED boost converters, power MOSFET and IGBT replacements, drivers, power amplifiers and RF MOSFETs.

EPC’s founders are committed to developing GaN products to be used … Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation Announces Exclusive Global Distribution Deal with EPC"

Fremont, California – March 8, 2010 – Active Media Products, manufacturer of SSDs and endangered species USB drives, today released new 32GB and 64GB 1.8-inch PATA ZIF SSDs that support read speeds up to 100MB/sec and, thanks to their DRAM cache, reach write speeds up to 85MB/sec. These new Turbo ZIF SSDs are available now through Amazon.

With no moving parts, SaberTooth ZT is rugged enough for use in industrial, embedded and network computing applications where a very compact yet high speed storage solution is needed. Its PATA / IDE ZIF interface supports PIO mode 4 and UDMA mode 6. It also … Read More → "Active Media Products Releases 1.8-Inch PATA Turbo ZIF SSD"

Clacton on Sea, UK, February 10th, 2010  -Pickering Interfaces is expanding its range of LXI compliant products with the introduction of a new LXI High Voltage matrix, 60-311.

The 60-311 is a matrix designed for high voltage switching applications. Designed to withstand voltages up to 1kV with up to 2A of carry current, the 60-311 provides a dense and cost effective solution to matrix switching solutions where high user voltages may be encountered.

The LXI Class C compliant device uses high voltage D Type connectors ensuring connection solutions are … Read More → "Pickering Interfaces Introduces new LXI High Voltage Matrix"