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Avnet Adds Programmable Logic Alternative to 96Boards Community with New Ultra96 Development Board

PHOENIX – March 19, 2018 – Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced the new Ultra96™ development board. Avnet’s Ultra96 board adds a wide range of potential peripherals and programmable logic acceleration engines not previously available on the 96Boards platform. Avnet will be previewing and accepting pre-orders for the new board at the Read More → "Avnet Adds Programmable Logic Alternative to 96Boards Community with New Ultra96 Development Board"

Latest Raspberry Pi 3 computer board now available from RS Components and Allied Electronics & Automation

LONDON, UK, 14 March, 2018 – RS Components (RS), and Allied Electronics & Automation the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced availability of the latest Raspberry Pi computer board: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. It is now available to order supplied with the official Raspberry Pi case at https://uk.rs-online. … Read More → "Latest Raspberry Pi 3 computer board now available from RS Components and Allied Electronics & Automation"

STMicroelectronics’ Connectivity Solutions for Sleeker Smart Buildings to Showcase at Light & Building 2018

 

  • Highly integrated chip for wired KNX-certified connectivity, co-created with Tapko Technologies, is industry’s smallest at 4mm x 4mm
  • KNX software stack, together with a companion STM32 microcontroller, accelerates time to market for complete network-node solution
  • Early adopter Vimar demonstrates new products based on ST’s KNX transceiver at Light & Building 2018

DVCon Europe 2018 Announces Call for Papers, Tutorials, Panels for Design and Verification of Complex Electronic Systems and Devices

Munich, Germany – March 15th, 2018 – The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe), sponsored by Accellera Systems Initiative, has announced the call for papers, tutorials and panels for the next conference to be held in Munich Germany on October 24th and 25th, 2018.

DVCon Europe is the premier technical conference in Europe focused on state-of-the-art design and verification techniques that target the most complex electronic systems and devices development challenges. It provides attendees with practical, informative detail on the latest design and verification methodologies, techniques and technologies shared by Electronic Design Automation (EDA) … Read More → "DVCon Europe 2018 Announces Call for Papers, Tutorials, Panels for Design and Verification of Complex Electronic Systems and Devices"

congatec powers Luxoft’s modular next-gen automotive reference platform

San Diego, CA, USA, March 15, 2018 * * * congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – and global IT service provider Luxoft introduce a next-gen automotive platform with SMARC 2.0 Computer-on-Modules. Launching with the conga-SA5 as the first official supported module, the Automotive Reference Platform (ARP) co-developed by Intel and Luxoft makes digital cockpit designs of next-generation vehicles smarter. The new platform enables clustering of previously separately managed functions such as head unit display, cockpit occupant monitoring and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). By utilizing a standards based SMARC 2.0 Computer-on-Module, engineers benefit from high design efficiency with lowest … Read More → "congatec powers Luxoft’s modular next-gen automotive reference platform"

Avnet Boosts IoT Starter Kit Portfolio with New 4G LTE-M Development Platform

PHOENIX – March 15, 2018 – Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced the availability of the AT&T IoT Starter Kit (LTE-M, STM32L4), the latest in a series of AT&T IoT Starter Kits engineered by Avnet in collaboration with AT&T. This LTE-M iteration of the AT&T IoT Starter Kit, with IoT Discovery board from STMicroelectronics, reduces … Read More → "Avnet Boosts IoT Starter Kit Portfolio with New 4G LTE-M Development Platform"

Embedded Systems Conference Boston Announces 2018 Keynotes Addressing Deep Learning and AI, Impact of IoT on Engineering Jobs

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston, New England’s largest embedded systems conference, … Read More → "Embedded Systems Conference Boston Announces 2018 Keynotes Addressing Deep Learning and AI, Impact of IoT on Engineering Jobs"

OpenVPX Platform Accelerates Development of Boards for DoD Tri-Service Convergence Initiative

Technical Highlights:

  • Helps optimize technology reuse across DoD programs
  • 12-slot 3U OpenVPX backplane provides 10GBase-KR board-to-board signaling with aggregated port speeds to 40G
  • Accommodates boards with latest VITA 65.0-2017 slot profiles for target application development
  • Chassis supports conduction-cooled cards with open access for test 

FREMONT, Calif., March 2018 – To support the rapidly developing activities begun under by the C4ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) initiative, Elma Electronic has released a Read More → "OpenVPX Platform Accelerates Development of Boards for DoD Tri-Service Convergence Initiative"

Fairview Microwave Releases New Line of Unique RF Coaxial Probes and Probe Positioner

LEWISVILLE, Texas – Fairview Microwave Inc., a leading provider of on-demand RF and microwave components, has introduced a new, exclusive line of coaxial RF probes and a probe positioner. These new products are ideal for use with chip evaluations, signal integrity measurements, coplanar waveguide, substrate characterization, gigabit SERDES and test fixture applications.

This new product line from … Read More → "Fairview Microwave Releases New Line of Unique RF Coaxial Probes and Probe Positioner"

Bosch launches high-performance IMU BMI085 for virtual and augmented reality applications

  • Realistic immersive experience for virtual and augmented reality
  • „ High stability and low latency significantly reduce the motion sickness effect
  • „  Low-noise accelerometer
  • „  Closed-loop gyroscope with exceptionally low bias instability
  • „  Outstanding temperature stability

At electronica China in Shanghai, Bosch Sensortec launches the BMI085, a high-performance 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The BMI085 integrates a 3-axis, 16-bit MEMS acceleration sensor and a 3-axis, 16-bit MEMS gyroscope in a single compact package.

This powerful IMU … Read More → "Bosch launches high-performance IMU BMI085 for virtual and augmented reality applications"

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