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Ultrahaptics collaborates with MIT to bring mid-air haptics to the ‘ultimate display’

March 23, 2017

March 23rd 2017 – Ultrahaptics, the global leader in mid-air touch feedback solutions for VR and AR applications, today announced that it is collaborating with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The collaboration has leveraged Ultrahaptics’ innovative haptics technology to enhance a new undergraduate course during which students learnt to cohesively blend virtual and physical realities, enabling students and users to feel and touch virtual objects and interact with data in new immersive ways.

The course, which has been running since January 2017, is based on Ivan Sutherland’ … Read More → "Ultrahaptics collaborates with MIT to bring mid-air haptics to the ‘ultimate display’"

Newark element14 launches National Instruments LabVIEW Home Bundle for Students, Makers and Hobbyists

March 22, 2017

Chicago, United States, 22 March 2017, Newark element14</ … Read More → "Newark element14 launches National Instruments LabVIEW Home Bundle for Students, Makers and Hobbyists"

Reinforced isolator with integrated power offers industry’s highest efficiency, lowest emissions

March 22, 2017

DALLAS (March 22, 2017) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a new single-chip reinforced isolator with integrated power that offers 80 percent higher efficiency than existing integrated devices. With the industry’s most efficient power transfer, lowest radiated emissions and highest immunity this new reinforced isolator supports reliable operation of industrial systems, including factory automation, grid infrastructure, motor control, isolated power supplies, and test and measurement equipment.

Compared to discrete solutions, the ISOW7841 integrates both isolated data and power, enabling a smaller bill of materials (BOM) and reduced board … Read More → "Reinforced isolator with integrated power offers industry’s highest efficiency, lowest emissions"

STMicroelectronics Launches Digital Multiphase Controllers for Energy-Efficient Power Delivery in Servers and Data Centers

March 22, 2017

Geneva, March 22, 2017 — STMicroelectronics’ new PM6773 and PM6776 step-down controllers meet demands for more accurate and energy-efficient power delivery in servers and data centers using the latest low-voltage, high-current microprocessors, ASICs, … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Launches Digital Multiphase Controllers for Energy-Efficient Power Delivery in Servers and Data Centers"

High-performance, high-bandwidth IP platform for Samsung 14LPP process technology

March 22, 2017

SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 22, 2017 — eSilicon Corporation, a leading independent semiconductor design and manufacturing solutions provider, today announced the successful tapeout for production of a customer ASIC with eSilicon® eFlexCAM™ TCAMs, eFlex™ embedded memories, extended-voltage-range general-purpose I/O (EVGPIO) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM2) PHY for Samsung’s 14LPP process technology. The tapeout marks a significant milestone in eSilicon’s enablement of high-performance networking and communication chips in Samsung FinFET technology.

The 14LPP custom ASIC chip includes a silicon interposer, </ … Read More → "High-performance, high-bandwidth IP platform for Samsung 14LPP process technology"

Powerbox’s rugged power modules are perfect for harsh environments in extreme industrial automotive

March 22, 2017

Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies and a leading force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, has introduced a 400W DC/DC converter for use in industrial automotive applications in extreme environments. Designed for free air convection cooling, the ENA400-M is packaged in an aluminum enclosure with built in heatsink and potted with heat conductive polyurethane to improving thermal dissipation. Ratified for IP67 operation and with a power efficiency of 95%, the DC/DC converter can be operated in ambient temperatures from -40 to +50 degrees C using free air … Read More → "Powerbox’s rugged power modules are perfect for harsh environments in extreme industrial automotive"

Coherent Solutions expands functionality of modular optical test platform

March 21, 2017

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, MARCH 21, 2017 – Coherent Solutions has announced the release of five new optical test modules and a smaller benchtop chassis to expand the MTP test platform.

The new MTP modules – LaserBlade-DFB, Multimode VOABlade, terminating p PowerBlade, o2eBlade and SLEDBlade – add even more functionality to the optical engineer’s toolbox while improving testing efficiency and reducing workspace clutter.

Existing MTP modules include a narrow linewidth tunable laser, Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA) with constant output power mode, optical switches, in-line power meters and polarization controller. </ … Read More → "Coherent Solutions expands functionality of modular optical test platform"

AdaCore Releases GNAT Pro 17 Development Environment for SYSGO’s PikeOS RTOS

March 21, 2017

TOULOUSE, France, Certification Together International Conference, March 21, 2017 – AdaCore today announced the release of its GNAT Pro 17.1 development environment for SYSGO’s Real-Time Operating System PikeOS®. With GNAT Pro 17.1, Ada users targeting PikeOS® will see a number of product enhancements, including upgrades to the underlying code generator and debugger technologies (to GCC 6 and GDB 7.10, respectively), better elaboration order handling, improved stubbing in GNATtest, and enhanced debugger support in the … Read More → "AdaCore Releases GNAT Pro 17 Development Environment for SYSGO’s PikeOS RTOS"

Ericsson’s pioneering PKB4413DA advanced bus converter delivers industry-leading efficiency

March 21, 2017

The new PKB4413DA advanced bus converter gives power system designers industry-leading 408W and 34A output with inputs from 36-75V, thanks to Ericsson’s sophisticated Hybrid Regulated Ratio (HRR) topology
Ideal for high-power, high-performance applications, the module cuts cooling and energy costs by delivering industry-leading efficiency of up to 96% at 12V output
The converter’s outstanding thermal derating makes it perfect for environments where airflow is limited or ambient temperatures are high
The high-performance DC/DC converter is ideal for intermediate bus conversion applications in networking and telecoms, thanks to its … Read More → "Ericsson’s pioneering PKB4413DA advanced bus converter delivers industry-leading efficiency"

Synopsys Announces Availability of Comprehensive Low Power Reference Kit for Design and Verification

March 21, 2017

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Showcases Synopsys’ comprehensive low power flow on a real-world design
Demonstrates a flexible methodology to rapidly deploy advanced low power techniques
Includes RTL, constraints, UPF power intent, test benches, documentation and all scripts spanning verification, implementation and signoff tools

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the immediate availability of a comprehensive low power reference kit for design and verification based on a bitcoin mining System-on-Chip (SoC) design. The detailed … Read More → "Synopsys Announces Availability of Comprehensive Low Power Reference Kit for Design and Verification"