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Renesas Electronics Becomes First Semiconductor Supplier to Join Civil Infrastructure Platform Project to Accelerate Smart Industrial Devices

Düsseldorf, February 16, 2017 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has joined the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project. Launched in April 2016 as a cooperative project of the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Becomes First Semiconductor Supplier to Join Civil Infrastructure Platform Project to Accelerate Smart Industrial Devices"

Diodes Incorporated to Unveil Packet Switches, Dual MOSFETs and Transient Voltage Suppressors at Embedded World 2017

See Diodes in Hall 3A, Booth 431

Nuremberg, Germany – February 16th, 2017 – Diodes Incorporated will be introducing a number of notable new products at Embedded World 2017 in Nuremberg, Germany, March 14-16. These include the industry’s first unidirectional 1800W automotive-compliant transient voltage suppressors; 40V and 60V dual, co-packaged enhancement mode MOSFETs that are also qualified for automotive applications; and, coming from its Pericom connectivity product line, the world’s first and only … Read More → "Diodes Incorporated to Unveil Packet Switches, Dual MOSFETs and Transient Voltage Suppressors at Embedded World 2017"

Aricent and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity unveil a unique bandwidth control solution to enhance customer experience for mobile operators and network equipment providers

REDWOOD CITY, California/ Leipzig, Germany — February 14, 2017 — Aricent, a global design and engineering company, and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity, leading vendor of network analytics solutions, have announced a technology solution to further enhance quality of service, traffic optimization and service charging.

Aricent’s Traffic Detection Function capability now incorporates the deep packet inspection (DPI) engine R&S PACE 2, a state-of-the art DPI software library that uses different technologies (including pattern matching, behavioral, heuristic and statistical analysis) to classify network protocols and applications. Network equipment vendors as well as network and telecom operators around the … Read More → "Aricent and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity unveil a unique bandwidth control solution to enhance customer experience for mobile operators and network equipment providers"

Phoenix Contact Achieves Traceability Success with Mentor Graphics Valor IoT Manufacturing Solution

WILSONVILLE, Ore.,  February 14, 2017 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that Phoenix Contact, the German-based market leader of device connectors, electronic components and industrial automation technologies, has adopted the Mentor Graphics® Valor IoT Manufacturing solution for factory automation. Phoenix Contact, headquartered in Blomberg, Germany, manufactures over 60,000 products and serves more than 100 countries. They selected the Valor® IoT Manufacturing and Valor MSS products for their manufacturing processes to help achieve zero-defect operational results. The Valor technologies enabled Phoenix Contact to collect and utilize traceability data from a variety of surface mount technology (SMT) machine vendors and workflow processes to ensure … Read More → "Phoenix Contact Achieves Traceability Success with Mentor Graphics Valor IoT Manufacturing Solution"

Intepro’s Procyon Test Systems Combine Open-Source Integration with High-Efficiency Sources and Regenerative Loads

February 15, 2017—Intepro Systems, a market leader in power component and power system automated test equipment (ATE), announces its Procyon line of integrated production test systems. At the core of each Procyon system are Intepro’s industry-leading programmable DC and AC sources and programmable electronic loads. All Procyon ATE’s feature open architecture supporting LXI, IEEE, VXI, PXI and AXI protocols facilitating integration of commercial … Read More → "Intepro’s Procyon Test Systems Combine Open-Source Integration with High-Efficiency Sources and Regenerative Loads"

Ametherm Glass-Encapsulated Thermistors Deliver Long-Term Stability and Reliability for Automotive and Industrial Applications

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Feb. 15, 2017— Ametherm today introduced a new series of glass-encapsulated thermistors that provide long-term stability and reliability for high-accuracy temperature sensing in automotive and industrial applications. Hermetically sealed, DG series devices eliminate errors in resistance readings due to moisture penetration while offering high operating temperatures and a compact size.

The devices released today provide designers with faster, more accurate, and less expensive alternatives to thermocouples and RTD probes. DG series devices are free from limitations due to solder temperature, which enables them to offer users a wide operating temperature range of -55 °C to +200 °C. … Read More → "Ametherm Glass-Encapsulated Thermistors Deliver Long-Term Stability and Reliability for Automotive and Industrial Applications"

Versatile Accelerometer from STMicroelectronics Delivers Class-Leading Resolution and Low Power in Tiny Footprint

Geneva, February 15, 2017 – Taking context sensing in Internet-of-Things (IoT) and wearable devices to the next level, STMicroelectronics’ LIS2DW12 3-axis accelerometer delivers superior accuracy, flexibility, and energy savings by supporting multiple low-power and low-noise settings in a 2mm … Read More → "Versatile Accelerometer from STMicroelectronics Delivers Class-Leading Resolution and Low Power in Tiny Footprint"

3D force touch remote control solution enables next generation HMI experience and offers improved power savings

Richmond, Yorkshire, UK – 15th February 2017. Peratech and Humax have co-developed a 3D force touch remote control that utilises Peratech’s unique Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC®) sensor technology. Peratech’s multi-touch sensor module, including driver and embedded software, demonstrates a plug-and-play solution that enables HUMAX to offer the user experience that retail consumers and satellite & cable TV service customers are looking for in next-generation TV, set top box, and OTT (Over The Top) service remote controls.

QTC sensors give repeatable, durable force … Read More → "3D force touch remote control solution enables next generation HMI experience and offers improved power savings"

Complete range of Excelsys power supplies now meet 4th Edition of IEC60601-1-2 for medical applications

Excelsys Technologies the leading manufacturer of modular user configurable and single output power supplies announces that its complete product range now meets the requirements of the 4th Edition (EMC) of IEC60601-1-2 making them all suitable for use in medical applications.

The most recent product introductions, including the revolutionary CoolX600 Series 625W convection-cooled modular power supply, and all future products will be … Read More → "Complete range of Excelsys power supplies now meet 4th Edition of IEC60601-1-2 for medical applications"

Microsemi Unveils Industry’s Lowest Power Cost-Optimized FPGA Product Family for Access Networks, Wireless Infrastructure, Defense and Industry 4.0 Markets

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its new cost-optimized PolarFire field programmable gate array (FPGA) product family, delivering the industry’s lowest power at mid-range densities with 12.7 Gbps Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) transceivers as well as best-in-class security and reliability. The FPGA product … Read More → "Microsemi Unveils Industry’s Lowest Power Cost-Optimized FPGA Product Family for Access Networks, Wireless Infrastructure, Defense and Industry 4.0 Markets"

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