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Diodes Incorporated Introduces World’s First Power Switch to Fully Support USB Type-C Power Delivery and Fast-Role Swap

Plano, Texas – May 30th, 2017 – The DPS1133 single-channel power switch introduced by Diodes Incorporated is the world’s first high-voltage power switch designed to meet all the demanding protection and fast-role swap requirements of USB Type-C(TM) ports. As such, it addresses the full gamut of mobile and desktop computing devices and peripherals, and numerous other applications in the consumer electronics, mobile communications, industrial, and medical markets, such as smartphones, AR/VR goggles, robotics, automotive infotainment, and home electronics.

Specifically, the DPS1133 protects the VBUS lines to and from USB Type-C connectors, meets the fast role swap (FRS) … Read More → "Diodes Incorporated Introduces World’s First Power Switch to Fully Support USB Type-C Power Delivery and Fast-Role Swap"

Saelig Intros Teledyne LeCroy’s WaveSurfer 510 4-Channel 1GHz 10GSa/s 32Mpt Touchscreen Oscilloscope

Fairport, NY: Saelig Company, Inc. has announced the availability of the Teledyne LeCroy WaveSurfer 510 oscilloscope , which combines advanced 1GHz 10GSa/s specifications including MAUI with OneTouch user interface, powerful waveform processing, as well as advanced math, measurement, and debug features, to create an engineering tool that can help quickly analyze and find the root cause of circuit problems. The 12.1″ touch-screen display of the WaveSurfer 510 is the largest in its class and makes viewing intricate waveforms fast and easy. The WaveSurfer 510 Oscilloscope delivers an effective sample rate of 10GSs/s simultaneously on all 4 channels, with 1GHz bandwidth and 32Mpts … Read More → "Saelig Intros Teledyne LeCroy’s WaveSurfer 510 4-Channel 1GHz 10GSa/s 32Mpt Touchscreen Oscilloscope"

Nordic Thingy:52 development kit enables mobile and IoT app developers to build wireless demos without developing hardware or firmware

Based on Nordic’s class-leading nRF52832 Bluetooth low energy System-on-Chip (SoC), the development kit incorporates nine different sensors plus a microphone and speaker, and enables app developers to configure, test, and demonstrate Bluetooth low energy IoT devices linked to mobile apps and Cloud platforms without needing RF firmware coding skills or development tools

Pentek Provides Software Defined Radio Interface for NeXtRAD Multistatic Radar System

OTTAWA, CANADA CANSEC (CANADA GLOBAL DEFENCE & SECURITY SHOW)─May 31, 2017─Pentek, Inc., NeXtRAD is a dual-band, dual-polarization, multistatic radar system under development at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with University College London (UCL). The primary mission of the system is to collect multistatic data of small radar cross-section maritime targets embedded in sea clutter.

NeXtRAD is a multi-sensor network comprised of three stations (or nodes) separated by several hundred meters, all focusing on a common target … Read More → "Pentek Provides Software Defined Radio Interface for NeXtRAD Multistatic Radar System"

Microsemi and Intrinsic ID Collaboration Delivers SRAM-PUF in PolarFire FPGAs, Providing Advanced Security

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Intrinsic ID, the world’s leading provider of digital authentication technology for internet of things (IoT) and embedded applications, today announced Intrinsic ID’s static random-access memory (SRAM) physical unclonable function (SRAM PUF) is included in Microsemi’s new PolarFire™ field programmable … Read More → "Microsemi and Intrinsic ID Collaboration Delivers SRAM-PUF in PolarFire FPGAs, Providing Advanced Security"

Rohde & Schwarz introduces high-end analog RF and microwave signal generator with industry-leading phase noise performance and highest output power

The R&S SMA100B with a frequency range up to 20 GHz is the most powerful analog signal generator on the market. It delivers signals with the lowest possible phase noise and the highest output power with extremely low harmonics. Engineers no longer need to compromise between output power and a spurious free dynamic range. The R&S SMA100B is designed for the RF semiconductor, wireless communications and aerospace and defense industries.

Munich, June 1, 2017 — The R&S SMA100B provides purest signals … Read More → "Rohde & Schwarz introduces high-end analog RF and microwave signal generator with industry-leading phase noise performance and highest output power"

RS Components extends diverse offering of high-quality development kits with Intel RealSense development kit

OXFORD, UK, 1 June, 2017 – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced availability of the Intel RealSense SR300 development kit, which is ideal for software development, prototyping and depth-sensing evaluation in a wide range of applications such as full-hand skeletal tracking and gesture recognition, facial recognition and tracking, depth-enhanced augmented reality, and voice command and control.

Based on Intel’s RealSense technology, the kit features the SR300 webcam, which integrates an audio subsystem together with the SR300 … Read More → "RS Components extends diverse offering of high-quality development kits with Intel RealSense development kit"

Microscan Announces New Powerful MicroHAWK Dual Boot Solutions Kit Cameras

Microscan releases powerful MicroHAWK Dual Boot Cameras enabling users to accomplish the widest range of reading, vision and verification tasks within a single unit. By building maximum capability into one camera, Microscan provides manufacturers, service providers and retailers with an unprecedented level of flexibility and an opportunity to maximize return on investment and decrease overall total cost of ownership.

RENTON, WA, June 1, 2017Read More → "Microscan Announces New Powerful MicroHAWK Dual Boot Solutions Kit Cameras"

Flex Logix Delivers High-Performance, High-Density Embedded FPGA for Deep Learning, Data Center and Base Station Chips

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 31, 2017 – Flex Logix™ Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of embedded FPGA IP cores and software, today announced it has completed design of its second-generation high-performance IP core for TSMC 16FF+ and 16FFC processes. Enabling embedded FPGA arrays greater than 100,000 LUTs, the new Flex Logix core enables chips to be easily customizable and upgradeable in-field. This flexibility will be a key competitive advantage for companies designing next generation networking, base station, … Read More → "Flex Logix Delivers High-Performance, High-Density Embedded FPGA for Deep Learning, Data Center and Base Station Chips"

Formal Verification Leader OneSpin Solutions Unveils its Comprehensive Safety Critical Solution for Automotive, Other Mission-Critical Applications

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– May 31, 2017 –– OneSpin® Solutions, provider of innovative formal verification solutions for highly reliable, digital integrated circuits (ICs), today unveiled its comprehensive safety critical analysis and diagnostic coverage solution for automotive and other mission-critical applications.
“While formal verification is invaluable for any hardware application, its ability to debug automotive and mission-critical applications may prove to be the most effective use of this technology,” says Dr. Raik Brinkmann, OneSpin’s chief executive officer. “OneSpin’s formal verification solutions ensure that suppliers of mission-critical applications, including multiple automotive semiconductor leaders, continue to meet rigorous international safety critical standards while … Read More → "Formal Verification Leader OneSpin Solutions Unveils its Comprehensive Safety Critical Solution for Automotive, Other Mission-Critical Applications"

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