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Pasternack Introduces New RF Combiners Operating Up to 6 GHz

December 19, 2014

Irvine, CA – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, introduces a completely new line of broadband RF power combiners. The broad bandwidth of these new combiners makes them the perfect complement to systems using components such as power amplifiers, antenna feeds, attenuators and switches. A special area of usage for these power combiners is in combining individual power amplifiers together into a large power block in an amplifier system.

The new RF power combiners from Pasternack are offered in the popular 2-way and 4-way configurations and … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces New RF Combiners Operating Up to 6 GHz"

Xilinx First to Move 20nm FPGAs into Volume Production

December 19, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its Kintex® UltraScale™ KU040 FPGAs are now the industry’s first 20nm device to move into volume production. Customers can benefit from an estimated one year time to market advantage relative to its competition. Built on the industry’s only ASIC-class architecture, the mid-range Kintex UltraScale devices provide optimal price/performance/watt for a broad set of applications that include 100G OTN, packet processing … Read More → "Xilinx First to Move 20nm FPGAs into Volume Production"

Nordic Semiconductor demonstrates IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart and hosts design partners’ innovative wireless products at International CES 2015

December 19, 2014

Oslo, Norway – December 19, 2014 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today confirms it will unveil its nRF51 IoT Software Development Kit (SDK) and demonstrate IPv6 over Bluetooth® Smart to the international audience of International CES 2015. The company is also confirming details of exhibits, demonstrations, and partner companies that it will be hosting on its booth (Booth 70861, IT/Wireless TechZone in the Sands Exhibition hall) at CES. CES is the world’s leading consumer electronics exhibition and is organized by the U. … Read More → "Nordic Semiconductor demonstrates IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart and hosts design partners’ innovative wireless products at International CES 2015"

Zuken Plays Key Role in Innovation Award Win for Electric Vehicle Research Collaboration

December 19, 2014

19 December 2014 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken is pleased to announce that the electric vehicle research project in which they are a partner – EM4EM (ElectroMagnetic Reliability and Electronic Systems for Electro Mobility) – has won a European innovation award.

The project was presented with the CATRENE Innovation Award for “Most Innovative Project in 2014” at the Read More → "Zuken Plays Key Role in Innovation Award Win for Electric Vehicle Research Collaboration"

Real Intent Joins IEEE P2415™ Unified Hardware Abstraction and Layer Working Group

December 18, 2014

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – December 16, 2014 – Real Intent, Inc., whose RTL verification solutions accelerate electronic design sign-off, eliminate complex failures in SoCs, and lead the market in performance, capacity, accuracy and completeness, today announced it has joined the IEEE P2415™ Unified Hardware Abstraction and Layer working group.

The proposed IEEE P2415 “Standard Project for Unified Hardware Abstraction and Layer for Energy Proportional Electronic Systems” is intended to define the syntax and semantics for energy-oriented descriptions of hardware, software and … Read More → "Real Intent Joins IEEE P2415™ Unified Hardware Abstraction and Layer Working Group"

Cypress Introduces Industry’s Smallest USB 3.0 Hub Controller

December 18, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 17, 2014 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced a small package option for its EZ-USB^® HX3™ USB 3.0 hub controller. The 6 mm x 6 mm ball grid array (BGA) package saves board space for Ultrabook™ devices, tablets, portable port replicators, and other mobile and consumer devices, adding to the HX3 controller’s best-in-class feature set that includes robust interoperability, extensive charging support and full configurability.

The versatile EZ-USB HX3 USB 3.0 hub controller offers full configurability via I²C EEPROM, I² … Read More → "Cypress Introduces Industry’s Smallest USB 3.0 Hub Controller"

Microchip Announces Qobuz Connect Support in JukeBlox® Platform

December 18, 2014

CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 17, 2014 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the support of Qobuz Connect in the Microchip JukeBlox® Platform. The combined solution delivers HD and true CD quality audio directly to wireless speakers and AV receivers for an enjoyable music listening experience.

The key benefit of Qobuz Connect is that once a track has been selected, the audio stream is delivered directly from Qobuz’s cloud servers … Read More → "Microchip Announces Qobuz Connect Support in JukeBlox® Platform"

Nordic Semiconductor IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart protocol stack for nRF51 Series SoCs enables small, low cost, ultra-low power Internet of Things applications

December 18, 2014

Now available for download, the nRF51 IoT Software Development Kit (SDK) is a complete IPv6-ready Internet Protocol Suite for Nordic’s market-leading nRF51 Series Bluetooth Smart SoCs. The SDK enables native and interoperable IP-based connectivity between a Bluetooth Smart ‘thing’ and a cloud service. It also enables Bluetooth Smart to be used in large, distributed, cloud-connected, heterogeneous networks such as home, industrial, and enterprise automation

Oslo, Norway – December 18, 2014 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today announces the launch of … Read More → "Nordic Semiconductor IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart protocol stack for nRF51 Series SoCs enables small, low cost, ultra-low power Internet of Things applications"

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Announces New Sensorless BLDC Controller

December 18, 2014

Worcester, MA – December 17, 2014 – Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new three-phase, sensorless, brushless DC (BLDC) motor controller for use with external complementary P-channel and N-channel power MOSFETs. Reliable sensorless startup and run commutation can quickly be customized for individual motors and loads with adjustment of a few simple default parameters saving considerable design time. The A4963 fits a wide range of applications since … Read More → "Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Announces New Sensorless BLDC Controller"

LED Driver from Diodes Offers High E-Transformer Compatibility in Non-Dimmable MR16 Lamp Design

December 18, 2014

Plano, Texas – December 18th, 2014 – The AL8820 LED driver converter from Diodes Incorporated is a compact, two-stage, boost/buck non-dimmable MR16 lamp design solution, that is simultaneously characterized by high power factor, low total harmonic distortion (THD) and low-output current ripple. For example, in a 6W MR16 application, the device operates flicker-free with most common LED lighting transformers at a power factor of 0.9 and THD of 30%.

Combining two DC-DC regulators in the 5mm x 6mm SO-8EP package, the AL8820 operates in continuous-current … Read More → "LED Driver from Diodes Offers High E-Transformer Compatibility in Non-Dimmable MR16 Lamp Design"

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