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ESCATEC solves problem of overheating high brightness LEDs

Heerbrugg, Switzerland – 7 September 2015 – ESCATEC, one of Europe’s leading providers of contract design and manufacturing services, will be launching its solution to the challenge of effectively cooling high brightness LEDs on its stand E8 at the LED Professional Symposium 2015 in Bregenz, Austria on 22-24 September 2015.  http://www.led-professional-symposium.com
 
ESCATEC’s Heat Spreader solution solders the LEDs onto a copper substrate, which is up to ten times more effective at dissipating the heat generated by the LEDs than current solutions.  The CoolRunning design means that … Read More → "ESCATEC solves problem of overheating high brightness LEDs"

Frontier Silicon announces Minuet streaming module with Google Cast for audio devices

Frontier Silicon will showcase its new Minuet connected audio module at IFA, featuring Google Cast technology for audio devices.

This module is the product of collaboration between Google, Marvell Technology and Frontier and will address the fast growing market for connected Wi-Fi home speakers and audio systems.

Minuet with Google Cast built-in offers:

100V, 1A, Synchronous Step-Down Regulator Needs Only 7µA of Quiescent Current

MILPITAS, CA – September 3, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8631, a 1A, 100V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 90% while Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 7µA in no-load standby conditions. Its 3V to 100V input voltage range makes it ideal for 48V automotive systems, dual battery transportation, industrial and 36V to 72V telecom applications. Its internal high efficiency switches deliver up to 1A of continuous output current to voltages as low as 0.8V. The LT8631’s Burst Mode operation offers ultralow quiescent current, making it well suited for applications … Read More → "100V, 1A, Synchronous Step-Down Regulator Needs Only 7µA of Quiescent Current"

Avalue introduces SLP-SKL, EMX-Q170 and EAX-Q170, based on the 6th generation Intel® Core™ processor family

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, September 3rd, 2015 – Avalue Technology Inc. (TAIEX: 3479-TW), a global embedded computing solution provider and an associate member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, is unveiling SLP-SKL, EMX-Q170 and EAX-Q170, based on the 6th generation Intel® Core™ processor family. The 6th generation Intel® Core™ processor family (codename Skylake) is a brand new micro-architecture built on … Read More → "Avalue introduces SLP-SKL, EMX-Q170 and EAX-Q170, based on the 6th generation Intel® Core™ processor family"

Renesas Accelerates Functional Safety Implementation in Industrial Equipment with New RX111 Safety Package Solution

Düsseldorf, September 2, 2015 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its industrial support with the launch of its RX111 Safety Package, to significantly reduce development time to implement functional safety for industrial equipment and devices, such as sensors, safety controllers, and industrial drives.
 
Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) movements are driving the need for more robust and inherently safe devices on the factory floor, from the PLCs … Read More → "Renesas Accelerates Functional Safety Implementation in Industrial Equipment with New RX111 Safety Package Solution"

GE Takes Advantage of Latest Intel Processor to Deliver Leading Edge Performance from New Rugged 3U VPX Single Board Computer

GE Energy Management’s Intelligent Platforms  business (NYSE: GE) today announced the SBC328 GE Rugged 3U VPX single board computer (SBC). Based on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ technology (“Skylake”), it is designed to deliver optimum performance in a range of demanding high performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications in harsh military/aerospace environments such as electronic warfare, radar/sonar, command and control, ISR and signal processing. The SBC328 also offers an outstanding solution in challenging industrial and commercial deployments such as energy exploration and transportation.

The new SBC features the latest Intel Xeon® E3-1200 v5 family processor … Read More → "GE Takes Advantage of Latest Intel Processor to Deliver Leading Edge Performance from New Rugged 3U VPX Single Board Computer"

Microsemi’s Industry-leading Space Products Support Pluto New Horizons Space Exploration Mission

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Sept. 2, 2015—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its industry-leading space solutions are onboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft supporting its successful exploration mission to Pluto. The high-reliability Microsemi products on the spacecraft include power supplies, electromechanical latching relays, several JANS class diode and transistor discrete devices, and RTSX-SU field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) which are used in imaging cameras providing remarkable high-resolution images of Pluto, as well as in the communications systems and other avionics and payload systems.

“ … Read More → "Microsemi’s Industry-leading Space Products Support Pluto New Horizons Space Exploration Mission"

Altair Semiconductor Adopts Cadence Palladium XP Platform for Advanced IoT SoC Development

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that Altair Semiconductor adopted the Cadence® Palladium® XP platform for the verification and validation of its Internet of Things (IoT) system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Using the Palladium XP platform, Altair is able to conduct SoC hardware and software integration and validation three to four months ahead of silicon availability. 

Altair utilized the Palladium XP platform to accurately model the register-transfer level (RTL) design running with software and flash memory, enabling them to capture half of all hardware and software bugs in a pre-silicon environment. This reduces … Read More → "Altair Semiconductor Adopts Cadence Palladium XP Platform for Advanced IoT SoC Development"

Tiny Footprint, Dual 130mA Low-Dropout Regulator from Diodes Incorporated Targets Fingerprint Recognition Modules

Plano, Texas – September 2nd, 2015 – The AP7346 dual low-dropout (LDO) regulator introduced by Diodes Incorporated has been designed to provide the power and I/O supplies for fingerprint recognition modules used in smart phones, tablet computers and similar consumer electronic products. The device’s low quiescent current and high efficiency under light loads minimizes power consumption in these types of portable battery-operated equipment, while a tiny 1.2mm x 1.2mm footprint package with a height of just 0.4mm saves space.

A wide 1.7V to 5.25V input voltage range allows the regulator to operate over a full … Read More → "Tiny Footprint, Dual 130mA Low-Dropout Regulator from Diodes Incorporated Targets Fingerprint Recognition Modules"

STMicroelectronics Keynotes on the Next MEMS Wave at MIG Conference Asia

Shanghai, China, September 2, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, a top MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer and the world’s leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and mobile applications, today announced that Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ST’s Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, will deliver a keynote at the MEMS Industry Group (MIG) Conference Asia in Shanghai, China.

Held in partnership with the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) and the Shanghai Industrial Technology Research (SITRI), the four-day event combines … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Keynotes on the Next MEMS Wave at MIG Conference Asia"

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