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5W AutoResonant Wireless Power Transmitter Offers Foreign Object Detection & Completes LTC’s Wireless Charging Solution

MILPITAS, CA – November 30, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4125, a wireless power transmitter, complementing our wireless receiver ICs for the wireless charging market. The LTC4125 is a simple, high performance monolithic full bridge resonant driver, capable of delivering up to 5W of power wirelessly to a companion receiver. It functions as the transmit circuit component in a complete wireless power transfer system comprised … Read More → "5W AutoResonant Wireless Power Transmitter Offers Foreign Object Detection & Completes LTC’s Wireless Charging Solution"

Fast MultiCAD Visualisation for ENOVIA SmarTeam with KISTERS 3DViewStation

(PresseBox) KISTERS and DESIGN RULE have announced the availability of the 3DViewStation integration into ENOVIA SmarTeam. This will give SmarTeam users the option to work with a new generation CAD viewer, providing blisteringly fast review of large 3D CAD data; supporting the latest releases of all major CAD systems incl. CATIA V5, Creo, NX, and SOLIDWORKS

One user mode is to run 3DViewStation integrated inside the UI of SmarTeam, leveraging its high performance 3D-viewing … Read More → "Fast MultiCAD Visualisation for ENOVIA SmarTeam with KISTERS 3DViewStation"

PXIe-700 Kintex 7 FPGA Card with FMC Expansion Module

The PXIe-700 from Sundance DSP Inc. is a powerful, flexible and expandable module fully compatible with PXI™-5 and ANSI-Vita-57.1 FMC carrier standards. PXIe is the platform of choice for test, measurement and instrumentation market. The presence of and FMC site gives the system developer the ability to add different functionalities to this hardware through the many available FMCs from various vendors. Host interface is provided by x8 lane PCIe Gen3 or Gen2. In addition 7 MGTs are connected to the HPC FMC and 1 MGT is connected to SFP that comes on the front panel. The SFP can be used … Read More → "PXIe-700 Kintex 7 FPGA Card with FMC Expansion Module"

Anritsu Introduces ShockLine™ VNA Solutions to Lower Test Costs Associated with Verifying E-band, Microwave Passive Component Performance

Morgan Hill, CA – November 24, 2015 – Anritsu Company introduces an E-band option for its ShockLine™ MS46500B series of 2- and 4-port performance Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) that addresses the market need to lower cost-of-test for E-band components. With the option installed, the MS46500B series can reduce production costs and more efficiently verify the performance of high-frequency passive components, such as antennas, filters, and duplexers, during manufacturing.

In addition to the E-band frequency capability, Anritsu also introduces 20 GHz and 40 GHz options for the ShockLine MS46500B series. With these options, the MS46500B VNAs address the S-parameter and … Read More → "Anritsu Introduces ShockLine™ VNA Solutions to Lower Test Costs Associated with Verifying E-band, Microwave Passive Component Performance"

Renesas Electronics Europe and Giesecke & Devrient Collaborate on Industrial Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions

Düsseldorf, November 25, 2015 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Giesecke& Devrient (G&D), a leading international technology provider in the banknote, payment, secure communication and identity management sectors, today announced their collaboration on industrial security solutions and services. Their first solution focuses on anti-counterfeiting solutions for industrial products and will be demonstrated at the SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg (November 24-26) byRenesas on stand 6-445.

The solution is designed to protect industrial companies against counterfeiting and to further strengthen their security … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe and Giesecke & Devrient Collaborate on Industrial Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions"

STMicroelectronics Introduces World’s First Integrated EMI Filter for Automotive Ethernet Connectivity

Geneva, November 25, 2015 – STMicroelectronics’ EMIF02-01OABRY is a highly integrated solution designed to suppress EMI[1] noise in automotive applications employing BroadR-Reach®[2] interfaces. This EMI-suppressing low-pass filter includes 15kV ISO 10605 surge protection and is AEC-Q101 qualified.

Till now, designers have used discrete components to design EMI filters that are compatible with the BroadR-Reach specification. Because there may be a large dispersion between components, these … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Introduces World’s First Integrated EMI Filter for Automotive Ethernet Connectivity"

Renesas Electronics Expands Touch-Based Application Possibilities for Home Appliance, Building, and Industrial Automation Applications with RX130 Group of MCUs

Düsseldorf, November 24, 2015 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced it is expanding development support for touch-based home appliance, building, industrial automation, and portable medical applications with the new RX130 Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The new Group allows embedded developers to incorporate both user interface (i.e., touch key) and system control capabilities in a single MCU. Developers working with capacitive touch-based applications can leverage Renesas’ state-of-the-art second-generation capacitive touch technology, with self- and mutual-capacitance capability, in an ultra-low power, low-cost 32-bit MCU fabric.</ … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Expands Touch-Based Application Possibilities for Home Appliance, Building, and Industrial Automation Applications with RX130 Group of MCUs"

Microchip’s New Cost-Effective Low Power PIC® MCUs Extend Battery Life and Eliminate External Memory via 1 MB of Dual-Partition Flash

CHANDLER, Ariz., Nov. 24, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its Low Power PIC® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. Features of the new PIC24F “GB6” family include up to 1 MB of Flash memory with Error Correction Code (ECC) and 32 KB of RAM, making it the first 16-bit MCU in Microchip’s portfolio to offer such a large memory size. Also featuring dual-partition Flash with Live Update capability, these devices can hold two … Read More → "Microchip’s New Cost-Effective Low Power PIC® MCUs Extend Battery Life and Eliminate External Memory via 1 MB of Dual-Partition Flash"

Synopsys’ IC Compiler II Qualified for Samsung Foundry 10-nanometer Process

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • IC Compiler II qualified for Samsung Foundry’s latest 10-nm DRM, offering immediate availability of validated tech files and implementation collateral
  • Already qualified and in active use on the 14-nm process, mutual foundry customers are now actively deploying IC Compiler II for 10-nm production work
  • Availability of foundry qualified run sets for IC Validator delivers enhanced designer productivity with class-leading In-Design flow

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today … Read More → "Synopsys’ IC Compiler II Qualified for Samsung Foundry 10-nanometer Process"

TQMa6x: Cortex-A9-Module with INTEGRITY RTOS Support

NUREMBERG, GERMANY — November 24, 2015 — SPS IPC DRIVES, Hall 6 Stand 201 and Hall 4 Stand 239 — The TQ Group’s TQMa6x based on the i.MX6 processor from Freescale can now be operated together with the INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) from Green Hills Software. The TQ minimodule and the INTEGRITY RTOS are ideally suited for applications in which a high degree of safety is required.

The minimodule TQMa6Q-AA based on the i.Mx6 is now supported by the INTEGRITY RTOS from Green Hills Software which is designed to meet the highest requirements regarding safety and reliability. … Read More → "TQMa6x: Cortex-A9-Module with INTEGRITY RTOS Support"

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