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150V Synchronous Buck-Boost Controller Eliminates Surge Protection Devices & Delivers Up to 99% Efficiency

MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA – September 5, 2017 – Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC3779, a high efficiency (up to 99%) 4-switch single inductor synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage. Its 4.5V to 150V input voltage range is designed to operate from a high input voltage source or from an input that has high voltage surges, eliminating the need for external surge suppression devices, ideal for transportation, industrial and military applications.

The output voltage can be set from 1.2V to 150V at … Read More → "150V Synchronous Buck-Boost Controller Eliminates Surge Protection Devices & Delivers Up to 99% Efficiency"

Saelig Introduces All-In-One MDO-2000E Oscilloscope Series With Multiple Built-In Instruments

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the GW Instek MDO-2000E Series Oscilloscopes which combine several test instruments in one enclosure. An actual spectrum analyzer is included in the design, not just an FFT calculation to display the frequency domain. The series includes two instrument combinations: MDO-2000EG and MDO-2000EX. MDO-2000EG models have a built-in true spectrum analyzer and a dual channel 25MHz arbitrary waveform generator, while the MDO-2000EX models feature a built-in a true spectrum analyzer, an arbitrary waveform generator, a 5,000 count DMM, and a 5V/1A power supply. The first of … Read More → "Saelig Introduces All-In-One MDO-2000E Oscilloscope Series With Multiple Built-In Instruments"

Frontier Silicon brings Amazon Alexa to its smart radio and wireless speaker platform

London, 4 September 2017

Frontier Silicon, the leading provider of smart audio and digital radio solutions, announces that it is working on technologies which will allow its smart radios and wireless speakers to be controlled via Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot devices.

By incorporating Amazon Alexa’s new Connected Speaker API, this solution will enable Alexa devices such as the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show to control music on … Read More → "Frontier Silicon brings Amazon Alexa to its smart radio and wireless speaker platform"

STMicroelectronics Boosts Its Ecosystem with Partner Program That Connects Customers with Qualified Third Parties

New program sets high standards for membership, enhances member services

Web-based tools quickly identify partners offering needed skills and services

Program further speeds time-to-market for designs leveraging ST solutions

Geneva, August 31, 2017 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has strengthened its ecosystem through a Partner Program that connects customers with qualified technical specialists capable of strategically supporting their projects.

The new ST Partner Program helps customers’ design teams access extra skills, products, and services to aid engineering development and shorten time-to-market for new … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Boosts Its Ecosystem with Partner Program That Connects Customers with Qualified Third Parties"

SmartFlow Enterprise 2017 Configurable Data Collection Functionality Enables Compliance With GDPR

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Aug. 30, 2017 – SmartFlow Compliance Solutions, a leading developer of anti-piracy and software license compliance technology, announces SmartFlow Enterprise 2017 with a unique new configurable data collection functionality that enables customers to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

GDPR, which will take effect May 25, 2018, makes major changes to all of Europe’s privacy laws and enables regulators to fine noncompliant companies up to four percent of their global turnover or 20 million Euros, whichever is greater.

“GDPR will have serious implications for companies both inside and … Read More → "SmartFlow Enterprise 2017 Configurable Data Collection Functionality Enables Compliance With GDPR"

Antenova introduces Robusta – a very low profile GNSS antenna in a brand new patent design for metal surfaces – for tracking applications and Smart Cities

Hatfield, UK – 31st August 2017 – Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is to launch Robusta part no. SR4G031, a new antenna for metal surfaces – at the GSMA MWC Americas show. The antenna operates in the 1559-1609 MHz bands and is designed for tracking metal objects and smart city applications.

Antenova’s takes antenna design a step forward with its REFLECTOR family, which answer to the challenge of operating on a metal surface or housing, where it is extremely difficult for an antenna to operate. … Read More → "Antenova introduces Robusta – a very low profile GNSS antenna in a brand new patent design for metal surfaces – for tracking applications and Smart Cities"

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