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Silicon Designs Introduces Inertial-Grade MEMS Capacitive Accelerometers with Internal Temperature Sensor and Improved Low-Noise Performance

Five Full Standard G-Ranges from ±2 g to ±50 g Now Available for Immediate Customer Shipment

November 10, 2017

November 9, 2017, Kirkland, Washington, USA – Silicon Designs, Inc. (www.SiliconDesigns.com), a 100% veteran owned, U.S. based leading designer and manufacturer of highly rugged MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, today announced the immediate availability of its Model 1525 Series, a family of commercial and inertial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometers, offering industry-best-in-class low-noise performance.

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IAR Systems adds static and runtime analysis to functional safety tools for Renesas RX MCUs

Latest version integrates powerful code analysis and adds support for Renesas RXv2 core

November 10, 2017

Uppsala, Sweden—November 10, 2017—IAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, launches a new version of the functional safety edition of the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas RX family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The new version integrates IAR Systems’ add-on tools C-STAT® and C-RUN® for powerful static and runtime analysis. In addition, support for the Renesas RXv2 CPU core is now available.

Functional safety is one of the most important features in many embedded systems and companies must … Read More → "IAR Systems adds static and runtime analysis to functional safety tools for Renesas RX MCUs"

Semtech and Imprint Energy Collaborate to Power IoT Sensors and Devices

New ultrathin printed batteries for LoRa Alliance™ members

November 9, 2017

CAMARILLO, Calif. and ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Semtech (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of high performance analog … Read More → "Semtech and Imprint Energy Collaborate to Power IoT Sensors and Devices"

Gemalto launches world’s first “all-in-one” IoT module delivering global LTE connectivity

New IoT module provides 12 band LTE coverage plus fall back to 3G and 2G in a single device

November 9, 2017

Amsterdam, November 9, 2017 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is expanding Industrial IoT connectivity with a significant breakthrough in wireless engineering – the industry’s first IoT module to provide global connectivity on 12 LTE bands plus, 3G and 2G cellular coverage all from a single device. This greatly simplifies logistics and distribution and lowers the cost of … Read More → "Gemalto launches world’s first “all-in-one” IoT module delivering global LTE connectivity"

PRQA announces first code analyser for AUTOSAR C++14 Coding Guidelines

QA·C++ 4.2 with AUTOSAR compliance module

November 9, 2017

PRQA has announced the first commercially available tool for automatically applying the new AUTOSAR C++14 Coding Guidelines. The AUTOSAR Compliance Module is an extension to the QA·C++ 4.2 automated static code analysis tool.

The AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) development partnership is working on “Guidelines for the use of the C++14 language in critical and safety-related systems” in order to help ensure the safety and security of the code written by implementers of AUTOSAR software. PRQA was invited to become an AUTOSAR development partner and to join the working group responsible for development of the guidelines, because … Read More → "PRQA announces first code analyser for AUTOSAR C++14 Coding Guidelines"

Advanced Wireless-Charging Chip from STMicroelectronics Enables Faster Charging of Smartphones and Tablets

November 9, 2017

New charging controller supports the latest industry standard (Qi Extended Power) for faster charging of smartphones and tablets
Patented detection and safety features, with best-in-class standby power, ensure superior user experience and efficiency

Geneva, November 9, 2017 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is Read More →

Highly integrated DC/DC modules with evaluation boards, from RS Components, simplify power design and cut time to market

Würth Elektronik MagI3C modules minimise external components, maximise flexibility, efficiency, and ease of use

November 9, 2017

LONDON, UK, 9 November, 2017 – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, enables designers to save board space, bill of materials, and development time with the latest Würth Elektronik (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/b/wurth-elektronik/) MagI3C … Read More → "Highly integrated DC/DC modules with evaluation boards, from RS Components, simplify power design and cut time to market"

Intersil Delivers Space Industry’s First Radiation-Hardened Quad Power Supply Sequencers

ISL7x321SEH devices enable fault proof sequencing of FPGA power rails

November 8, 2017

MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 8, 2017– Intersil, a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), today announced the ISL70321SEH and ISL73321SEH quad power supply sequencers designed to drive point-of load (POL) regulators that power high performance FPGAs and complex, multi-rail power systems. Highly scalable, up to four power supplies can be fully sequenced by a single device or multiple devices can be easily cascaded to sequence an unlimited number of power supplies. Intersil’s radiation-hardened power supply sequencers ensure high reliability operation with fault monitoring to boost system health and performance, and they are the industry’s first space-grade sequencers backed … Read More → "Intersil Delivers Space Industry’s First Radiation-Hardened Quad Power Supply Sequencers"

New PCap04 smart capacitive sensing front end from ams enables optimization for speed, resolution or power

PCap04 offers sampling rate up to 50kHz, resolves capacitance measurements down to 8aF, and can operate battery-free on harvested energy

November 8, 2017

Premstaetten, Austria (8 November, 2017) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today released the PCap04, a new configurable capacitive sensing front end which gives sensor manufacturers the ability to balance speed and resolution to match their design requirements.

When optimized for speed, the PCap04 can capture and digitize up to 50,000 sensor measurements per second. When sampling at a slower rate to optimize for precision, the PCap04 can achieve a measurement resolution of 8aF.

The configurability of the device also enables sensor manufacturers to trade measurement speed off … Read More → "New PCap04 smart capacitive sensing front end from ams enables optimization for speed, resolution or power"

Cavium ThunderX2 Motherboard Specification for Microsoft’s Project Olympus Contributed to the Open Compute Project

November 8, 2017

London, November 8, 2017– Cavium™, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), announced today that they are collaborating with Microsoft to contribute the ThunderX2™ mother board specification to the Open Compute Project (OCP) as part of the design specification for Microsoft’s Project Olympus. The contribution enables the adoption and iteration by members of OCP, a global community of technology leaders who are reimagining hardware to make it more efficient, flexible, … Read More → "Cavium ThunderX2 Motherboard Specification for Microsoft’s Project Olympus Contributed to the Open Compute Project"