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Newark element14 launches the MSP CapTIvate™ MCU Development Kit

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016 – CHICAGO – Newark element14 today announces the launch of Texas Instruments’ MSP CapTIvate™ microcontroller (MCU) development kit, a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform providing real-time sensor tuning, all without writing a single line of code. The modular design, easy-to-access data and application orientated approach of the MSP430FR2633-based MCU board, contained within the kit, makes it ideal for application in, for example, thermostats, white goods and personal electronics.

Fairchild’s Next-Generation PowerTrench MOSFETs Deliver Best-in-Class Performance

March 22, 2016

LONG BEACH, Calif. – March 22, 2016 — Fairchild (NASDAQ: FCS), a leading global supplier of high-performance semiconductor solutions, today launched the flagship device of the company’s newest generation of 100V N-channel power MOSFETs, the FDMS86181 100V Shielded Gate PowerTrench® MOSFET. The FDMS86181 is the first part in Fairchild’s new generation of PowerTrench MOSFETs and it delivers substantial improvements in efficiency, reduced voltage ringing and lower electromagnetic interference (EMI) for power supplies, motor drives and other applications requiring a 100V MOSFET.

Fairchild was an … Read More → "Fairchild’s Next-Generation PowerTrench MOSFETs Deliver Best-in-Class Performance"

EnSilica launches Kalman Filter acceleration IP core for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)

March 22, 2016

Supports both classical and extended Kalman filtering
Conforms to process guidelines for ISO26262 functional safety requirements
Releases valuable CPU resources from computationally demanding processing tasks

Wokingham, UK – March 22, 2016. EnSilica, a leading independent provider of semiconductor solutions and IP, has launched a Kalman Filter acceleration IP core for use in situational awareness radar sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as electronic stability control systems, pre-crash impact mitigation, blind spot detection, lane departure detection, and self-parking. The Kalman Filter acceleration IP core, which is part of EnSilica’s emerging automotive IP … Read More → "EnSilica launches Kalman Filter acceleration IP core for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)"

Ultralow Jitter 2MHz to 2700MHz Clock Synthesizer with Distribution Features Multichip Synchronization & JESD204B Clocking

March 22, 2016

MILPITAS, CA – March 22, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC6951, a low phase noise integer-N synthesizer with an integrated VCO and an ultralow jitter clock distribution section, ideal for clocking data converters. The LTC6951 features four high performance current mode logic (CML) outputs, each equipped with an independent low noise clock divider and digital delay block to cover a wide frequency … Read More → "Ultralow Jitter 2MHz to 2700MHz Clock Synthesizer with Distribution Features Multichip Synchronization & JESD204B Clocking"

TI introduces the world’s first microcontroller with a configurable low-leakage transimpedance amplifier

March 22, 2016

DALLAS, March 22, 2016 – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) customers can now extend battery life in sensing and measurement applications with the new MSP430FR2311 microcontroller (MCU), the industry’s only MCU with an integrated low-leakage transimpedance amplifier (TIA) consuming just 50pA of current. The new microcontroller – an expansion of the ultra-low-power MSP430™ MCU family – offers 20 times lower leakage than alternative voltage and current sensing solutions and provides the configurability of analog and memory technology without sacrificing battery life or board space.

Highly integrated MCU solution with configurable analog helps developers simplify their schematics and save PCB space by … Read More → "TI introduces the world’s first microcontroller with a configurable low-leakage transimpedance amplifier"

Ethertronics Reduces Design Schedule by Half and Achieves More than 60 Percent Mask Cost Savings Using Cadence Conformal ECO Designer

March 22, 2016

San Jose, Calif., March 22, 2016 ? Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that Ethertronics, a leader in ultra-high performance smart antenna system solutions, used Cadence® Conformal® ECO Designer to completely redesign the digital interface section of a complex radio frequency (RF)/mixed-signal design by reusing transistors in the base layers, enabling the redesign in a metal only change. This reduced the design schedule by 50 percent while also achieving more than 60 percent mask cost savings. The solution enabled Ethertronics to use automated engineering change orders (ECOs) to deliver its complex product to market with the flexibility of a field-programmable gate … Read More → "Ethertronics Reduces Design Schedule by Half and Achieves More than 60 Percent Mask Cost Savings Using Cadence Conformal ECO Designer"

Dialog Semiconductor’s Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 Chipset Extends Company’s Leadership in Mobile Adapter Rapid Charging Market

March 22, 2016

London, United Kingdom – March 22, 2016 – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth® Smart technology, today announced its Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 (QC3.0) chipset has now started volume production. Dialog’s chipset is unique in its offering by providing constant power profiles for ease of configuration. Pin-compatible with the company’s QC2.0 chip set, it facilitates easy upgrades and will extend Dialog’s leadership position in rapid charging where the company holds an estimated 70% … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor’s Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 Chipset Extends Company’s Leadership in Mobile Adapter Rapid Charging Market"

60V, 7A Step-Down µModule Regulator for Driving LEDs, Supercaps, Lasers & Peltiers

March 21, 2016

MILPITAS, CA – March 21, 2016 – Linear Technology introduces the LTM8064, a step-down DC/DC µModule^® (power module) regulator with a 6V to 58V (60Vmax) input voltage range and adjustable load current control with ±10% accuracy at 7A. The LTM8064 can be used as a point-of-load step-down regulator operating from 24V, 36V and 48V voltage rails used in communication infrastructure, high end computers, … Read More → "60V, 7A Step-Down µModule Regulator for Driving LEDs, Supercaps, Lasers & Peltiers"

Innovative wide VIN DC/DC controller features industry’s highest 65-V operation

March 21, 2016

APEC, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (March 21, 2016) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a 2.2-MHz, dual-channel synchronous buck converter with a unique set of features designed to significantly reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) and high-frequency noise in high-voltage DC/DC step-down applications such as automotive infotainment and high-end cluster power-supply systems. The LM5140-Q1 controller includes dual outputs with phase interleaving and is offered in wettable flank packaging that speeds manufacturing. Together with TI’s WEBENCH^® Automotive Design tool, the LM5140-Q1 enables engineers to get their automotive designs … Read More → "Innovative wide VIN DC/DC controller features industry’s highest 65-V operation"

Microsemi Presents Expertise in Connected Car Security at Third Annual Automotive Cyber Security Summit

March 21, 2016

WHAT: Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, will be presenting at the Third Annual Automotive Cyber Security Summit on March 23, 2016 at The Baronette Renaissance Detroit-Novi Hotel. Brian M. Sutton, embedded systems engineering lead at Microsemi, will share his expertise in a presentation titled, “Connected Car Security: How Much is Enough?” which will educate attendees on making informed, systematic, risk-based security decisions to safeguard connected vehicles as today’s automotive industry faces a barrage of newfound electronic system … Read More → "Microsemi Presents Expertise in Connected Car Security at Third Annual Automotive Cyber Security Summit"

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