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AVX Releases Industry’s First Cost Effective, Large Gauge, Discrete Wire-to-Board Connector Solution

May 11, 2017

Rated for 15A & 600V, the new STRIPT™ 9177-500 Series single IDC contacts deliver impregnable cold-welded connections between 12 – 18AWG wire & PCBs in harsh industrial, transportation, outdoor, & alternative energy applications

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (May 11, 2017) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released the new STRIPT™ 9177-500 Series single IDC contacts for 12 – 18AWG wire-to-board terminations in harsh industrial, transportation, outdoor, and alternative energy applications. These latest additions to the STRIPT family of UL-approved, insulator-less single contacts provide users with a cost-effective solution for quickly, easily, and reliably terminating individual high-current or high-voltage … Read More → "AVX Releases Industry’s First Cost Effective, Large Gauge, Discrete Wire-to-Board Connector Solution"

Pasternack Releases 28 New Waveguide Electromechanical Relay Switches Ranging From 5.85 GHz to 40 GHz

May 11, 2017

New Waveguide Switches Deliver Full Waveguide Performance In C, X, Ku, K and Ka Frequency Bands

IRVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has introduced 28 new waveguide electromechanical relay switches that offer full waveguide performance covering C, X, Ku, K and Ka frequency bands from 5.85 GHz to 40 GHz. They are ideal for applications that include electronic warfare, electronic countermeasures, microwave radio, VSAT, SATCOM, radar, research and development, space systems and test instrumentation.

Pasternack’s new waveguide electromechanical relay switches are configured for single-pole double-throw (SPDT) operation with latching self-cut-off … Read More → "Pasternack Releases 28 New Waveguide Electromechanical Relay Switches Ranging From 5.85 GHz to 40 GHz"

Xilinx Spartan-7 FPGAs Now in Production

May 11, 2017

Flexible, I/O-intensive devices now available for order and supported in Vivado Design Suite

May 09, 2017

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) today announced that its Spartan®-7 family of FPGAs is now available for order and shipping to standard lead times. As a key member of Xilinx’s Cost-Optimized Portfolio, this device family is designed to meet the needs of cost-sensitive markets by delivering low cost and low power entry points that are I/O optimized for connectivity with industry leading performance-per-watt.

Available in small form factor packaging, Spartan-7 FPGAs offer … Read More → "Xilinx Spartan-7 FPGAs Now in Production"

VadaTech announces the AMC350 Quad HDMI/DVI H.264 Encoder

May 11, 2017

Henderson, NV – May 10, 2017 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the AMC350 Quad HDMI/DVI H.264 Encoder. This AdvancedMC (AMC) single-module design encodes full HD to H.264, MPEG-4 and H.263 with throughput up to 1920 x 1088 at 60 frames per second in a compact multi-channel unit. The MPEG4-SP encoder is compatible with the ISO/IEC 14496-2 specification.

Encoded data is available via a flexible choice of PCIe or GbE backplane routing. Images as small as 96 x 16 pixels (W x H) can be encoded, and the encoder rate control is designed … Read More → "VadaTech announces the AMC350 Quad HDMI/DVI H.264 Encoder"

Sensors from TT Electronics offer accuracy and longevity for critical applications

May 11, 2017

Hollow shaft single turn rotary position sensors are precise, robust and reliable

Woking, UK, 11 May 2017 – TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today launched the PHS family of rotary position sensors that provide precision sensing in harsh environments and in critical applications where repair costs would be be high in the case of a failure. The hollow shaft single turn position sensors have been designed and built to embrace three main design points; precision, robustness and reliability.

The rotary sensors comprise three separate series named PHS04, PHS07 and PHS11. They … Read More → "Sensors from TT Electronics offer accuracy and longevity for critical applications"

u-blox announces availability of its latest Automotive Dead Reckoning (ADR) firmware

May 11, 2017

Thalwil, Switzerland – May 11, 2017 – u-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announces availability of its latest Automotive Dead Reckoning (ADR) firmware providing leading performance in navigation, Telematics, eCall and V2X applications for both OEM and after-market applications. Firmware ADR4.10 offers real-time, low latency positioning at up to 30 Hz using a combination of multi-GNSS, inertial sensor and vehicle speed data. This release also offers simplified installation, improved accuracy in the most urban environments and new messages for eCall.

ADR4.10 is available now to OEMs using u-blox M8030-Kx-DR professional and automotive grade chips. By … Read More → "u-blox announces availability of its latest Automotive Dead Reckoning (ADR) firmware"

Synopsys IC Validator Physical Signoff Verifies 10 Billion+ Transistors Within Hours

May 11, 2017

Massively Parallel Architecture Accelerates Physical Signoff and Delivers Industry-Leading Turnaround Time

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Latest releases of IC Validator deliver 2x higher capacity and 2x smaller disk usage
Proven scalability with excellent distributed processing and multi-threading delivers industry-leading physical signoff turnaround time for the world’s largest designs
Lockstep close collaboration with foundries provides runset access to early technology node adopters
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its IC Validator was successfully deployed on some of the industry’s largest and most advanced designs to accelerate … Read More → "Synopsys IC Validator Physical Signoff Verifies 10 Billion+ Transistors Within Hours"

Latest Release of Flux Opens the Door to Multi-Disciplinary Optimization for Design in Electrical Engineering

May 10, 2017

Connections for Multi-domain Simulation with latest Flux 12.3 Release

TROY, Mich., May 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The leading software for low frequency electromagnetic and thermal simulation, Flux™, now a part of the Altair HyperWorks® simulation platform, has released its new version, Flux 12.3. Using breakthrough technologies, Flux is the perfect tool for the analysis, design and optimization of modern applications such as electric rotating machines, actuators and sensors, high power electrical equipment, heat treatment or electromagnetic compatibility. Flux 12.3 includes several new enhancements, enabling users to achieve even higher quality meshes and experience new and efficient ways to deal with 3D CAD … Read More → "Latest Release of Flux Opens the Door to Multi-Disciplinary Optimization for Design in Electrical Engineering"

Racyics Launches ‘makeChip’ Design Service Platform for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 22FDX® Technology

May 10, 2017

Racyics will provide IP and design services as a part of the foundry’s FDXcelerator™ Partner Program

Dresden, GERMANY – 10 May, 2017 – Racyics GmbH announced today it has launched makeChip, https://www.makechip.design/ an innovative design service platform, developed using GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 22FDX® process technology and supported by Cadence. Available to start-ups, design experts, research institutes, and universities, makeChip is a central gateway to design integrated circuits based on advanced semiconductor technologies.

The platform provides an IT infrastructure with a full set of EDA tool installations and technology data setup such as PDKs, foundation IP, and complex … Read More → "Racyics Launches ‘makeChip’ Design Service Platform for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 22FDX® Technology"

15dB Gain Differential Amplifier Delivers up to +50dBm OIP3 Linearity and Low Noise from 100kHz to 1.4GHz

May 10, 2017

MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA – May 10, 2017 – Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC6432-15, a wideband fully differential amplifier with 15dB gain, offering linearity of up to +50.3dBm OIP3 (output third-order intercept), very high OP1dB (output 1dB compression point) of +22.7dBm, and 3.2dB noise figure at 150MHz. In addition to its outstanding signal-to-noise at high frequencies, it maintains its dynamic range performance even at lower frequencies. That is because the LTC6432-15’s advanced SiGe bipolar design exhibits significantly lower 1/f noise frequency corner than that of GaAs or pHEMT FET based amplifiers. Hence … Read More → "15dB Gain Differential Amplifier Delivers up to +50dBm OIP3 Linearity and Low Noise from 100kHz to 1.4GHz"

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