XP Power announced today the availability of its LCL series of single output chassis mount enclosed AC/DC power supplies. The low cost range comprises 150, 300 and 500 Watt models and provides an industry leading typical efficiency of 90% at full load. The 150 Watt units are convection cooled while the others benefit from an integral cooling fan.  These self-contained units require no additional forced airflow. All units come with screw terminals and self-retaining guards.

The LCL series accepts the full universal input voltage of 85 VAC to 264 VAC without the need for selector switches. Unlike many other units in the … Read More → "Low cost enclosed AC/DC power supplies suit industrial applications"

Nuremberg, Germany, SPS/IPC/Drives,  24 November 2009   * * *    congatec AG will be presenting a starter kit for APIX technology at SPS/IPC/Drives. APIX was originally developed for transferring image data in vehicles and, thanks to the new APIX starter kit, can now also be quickly and easily put to use in industrial applications. The APIX transfer process enables the use of standard Ethernet cables and makes it possible to … Read More → "congatec presents an APIX starter kit for the development of robust and inexpensive control units"

Nuremberg, Germany, SPS/IPC/Drives,  24 November 2009   * * *    congatec AG is launching the conga-CS45, a new high-performance COM Express compact module, at this year’s SPS/IPC/Drives show. The module features the  Intel^® GS45 small form factor ( … Read More → "congatec Presents Compact COM Express Module conga-CS45 with Superior Graphics Performance"

DUESSELDORF (Germany), KAWASAKI (Japan), SANTA … Read More → "NEC Electronics Announces Development of Ethernet PHY Family for Industrial Automation Systems"

Bielsko-Biala/Poland, November 24th, 2009 – The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA, today announced its NAND Flash memory controller has been updated to meet the latest specifications of the Open NAND Flash interface (ONFi) and now fully supports the newest High Speed NAND Flash. This allows development of applications that will leverage the ability of new memory technologies to operate with speeds of up to 200 MB per second.

“We are … Read More → "Evatronix Announces ONFi 2.2 High-Speed Interface Support to its NAND Flash Memory Controller"

SYDNEY, Australia – November 24, 2009& … Read More → "Instant prototyping – in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 24, 2009 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the release of a broad range of data converter IP solutions for 40 nanometer (nm) process technologies. The IP is targeted at broadband wireless communications, wired communications and video designs requiring high-performance, ultra-low power consumption and very compact area. With this latest addition, Synopsys’ DesignWare(r) Data Converter IP portfolio now offers more than 100 data converter IP products comprised of analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) supporting Oversampling, Pipeline, Sigma-Delta, SAR and Current Steering architectures. By … Read More → "Synopsys expands DesignWare Data Converter IP portfolio with 40nm solutions"