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TRINAMIC Enters EtherCAT® Market with World?s First Slave Controller IC offering Latency-Free advanced peripherals

August 17, 2015

Hamburg, Germany (2015-August-17th )?TRINAMIC, a leading global provider of motion control technologies, today announced a new EtherCAT-compliant slave controller IC. It is the world?s first EtherCAT slave controller to integrate real-time, latency-free I/O peripherals. The new TMC8460 slaver controller is also the first device in a new EtherCAT-compliant interface product line currently under development at TRINAMIC, based on the company?s active membership in the EtherCAT Technology Group.

TRINAMIC?s new TMC8460 is the first EtherCAT slave controller IC … Read More → "TRINAMIC Enters EtherCAT® Market with World?s First Slave Controller IC offering Latency-Free advanced peripherals"

Dual Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management Drives DrMOS & Power Blocks with Fast 70ms Start-Up

August 17, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – August 17, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3887-1, a dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with I²C-based PMBus interface for digital power system management. The LTC3887-1 differs from the previously released LTC3887 by providing a three-state PWM signal, enabling the use of DrMOS, power blocks or similar power stages. The LTC3887-1’s enhanced … Read More → "Dual Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management Drives DrMOS & Power Blocks with Fast 70ms Start-Up"

Honeywell Introduces One of the Industry’s Smallest Amplified Digital Pressure Sensors to Help Reduce Design, Manufacturing Costs

August 17, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17, 2015 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced its new Amplified Basic Pressure (ABP) sensor, one of the smallest amplified digital pressure sensors in the industry, to help engineers design systems that fit on increasingly smaller and lower power devices. The ABP sensor features wet-media compatibility, as well as sleep mode and temperature output options, making it a versatile choice for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Measuring 8 by 7 millimeters, the ABP sensor’s small size will help engineers significantly save board space and reduce design and manufacturing costs, while maintaining enhanced performance and reliability of the systems they … Read More → "Honeywell Introduces One of the Industry’s Smallest Amplified Digital Pressure Sensors to Help Reduce Design, Manufacturing Costs"

Fairview Microwave Releases New Coaxial High Power RF, Microwave and Millimeter Wave Limiters

August 17, 2015

Allen, TX – Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a new family of broadband, high power limiters that aid in protecting sensitive RF receivers and components such as LNAs that are in close proximity to high power signals.

The new high power limiters from Fairview Microwave operate over broad frequencies ranging from 0.5 GHz to 40 GHz depending on the model. This release contains seven limiter designs featuring limiting thresholds between 3 to 10 dBm and low leakage power of 10 to 15 dBm. Fairview’s new selection of coaxial limiters exhibits high CW power … Read More → "Fairview Microwave Releases New Coaxial High Power RF, Microwave and Millimeter Wave Limiters"

Molex Capacitive and Metal Touch Switches Deliver Complete Turnkey Solutions

August 14, 2015

LISLE, IL – August 11, 2015 – Molex Incorporated capacitive and metal touch switch solutions provide robust, reliable custom user interfaces. Vertically integrated Molex design and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities facilitate fast time-to-market on custom capacitive and metal switches with a wide range of design options.

“Our industry-leading turnkey switch solutions optimize design flexibility with rapid time-to-market that our manufacturing customers need in competitive consumer, industrial … Read More → "Molex Capacitive and Metal Touch Switches Deliver Complete Turnkey Solutions"

Imec Pushes the Boundaries of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology

August 14, 2015

Aug. 12, 2015 – Leuven (Belgium) – World-leading nano-electronics research center imec announced today that it is extending its Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) R&D program, and is now offering joint research on GaN-on-Si 200mm epitaxy and enhancement mode device technology. The extended R&D initiative includes exploration of novel substrates to improve the quality of the epitaxial layers, new isolation modules to increase the level of integration, and the development of advanced vertical devices. Imec welcomes new partners interested in next generation GaN technologies and companies looking for low-volume manufacturing of GaN-on-Si devices to enable the next generation of more … Read More → "Imec Pushes the Boundaries of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology"

ams offers More Than Silicon in optoelectronics

August 14, 2015

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (12 August, 2015) — The Full Service Foundry division of ams AG
(SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today announced it is extending its 0.35µm CMOS optoelectronics IC foundry platform to offer chip designers greater sensitivity and precision and more light filtering capabilities.

This platform is an add-on to the company’s ”More Than Silicon” portfolio, under which ams provides a package of technology modules, intellectual property, cell libraries, engineering consultancy and services to help customers successfully develop advanced analog and mixed-signal circuit designs based on its specialty technologies.

Altium Partners WITH Industry-Leading Semiconductor Manufacturer to Release Development Toolset

August 13, 2015

Amersfoort, Netherlands – August 11, 2015 — Altium has announced a free embedded software development toolset for industry-leading semiconductor manufacturer Infineon’s TriCore/AURIX product line as part of their strategic partnership. This toolset was developed as part of a major update to the TASKING compiler for TriCore/AURIX, which adds a number of new features and enhancements for advanced automotive application development. The Lite Edition of the TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore includes a one year license and can be requested now on the Infineon website or the Read More → "Altium Partners WITH Industry-Leading Semiconductor Manufacturer to Release Development Toolset"

60V Dual DC/DC Controller with I²C/PMBus Digital Control & Programmable Loop Compensation

August 13, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – August 12, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3886, a 60V input dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with programmable loop compensation and I²C-based PMBus interface. This controller employs a constant-frequency, current-mode architecture with programmable output voltage up to 13.8V. The LTC3886 is ideal for harsh environments requiring a high input voltage range commonly found in factory automation, industrial, medical, communications and avionic applications.

The LTC3886 can … Read More → "60V Dual DC/DC Controller with I²C/PMBus Digital Control & Programmable Loop Compensation"

New Intel i7-based SBC added to MEN Micro’s Scalable CompactPCI Serial Family

August 13, 2015

BLUE BELL, Pa. August 2015 – MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers the 3U CompactPCI Serial G23 single board computer (SBC) based on the fourth generation Intel Core i7 CPU.

The G23 is the latest in MEN Micro’s scalable SBC family, following the same I/O interface assignment and front plate design as previous versions. This enables existing systems to be Read More → "New Intel i7-based SBC added to MEN Micro’s Scalable CompactPCI Serial Family"

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