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Easy-to-use magnetic position sensor offers durable, contactless replacement for potentiometers

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (September 8, 2014), ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today introduced the AS5600,a magnetic rotary position sensor which makes it easier than ever before to replace a traditional potentiometer with a more reliable contactless alternative.

To appeal to manufacturers and users of potentiometers, the AS5600 features a ratiometric output, mirroring the output of a potentiometer (which is a variable resistor). This means that users of a potentiometer do not need to change the application code running on their microcontroller when they replace it with a design based on … Read More → "Easy-to-use magnetic position sensor offers durable, contactless replacement for potentiometers"

CUI Expands Next Generation Open Frame Power Supply Family up to 150 Watts

TUALATIN, Ore. — September 9, 2014 — CUI Inc announced today that it has expanded its VOF series of compact, open frame ac-dc power supplies to include 100, 120, and 150 W versions.

The single-output supplies are higher-power additions to their recently released series of second generation open frame power supplies, designed to provide a number of improvements over the company’s previous offering, including higher efficiencies, improved no-load performance, and a boost in power.

The power supplies can accommodate a wide universal input voltage … Read More → "CUI Expands Next Generation Open Frame Power Supply Family up to 150 Watts"

Telit Introduces Cloud-Ready Modules

London, UK – September 8, 2014 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and services, today debuted its first m2mAIR Cloud-ready wireless modules, designed to simplify the development and deployment of comprehensive M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) applications using the m2mAIR Cloud service – an important step toward realizing the company’s vision of the Internet of Things made Plug & Play.

Telit Cloud-ready modules let developers connect and integrate things-to-cloud with just a few simple clicks in little time.  Cloud-ready modules feature embedded APIs that are compatible with the well-known … Read More → "Telit Introduces Cloud-Ready Modules"

STMicroelectronics Outlines Always-On 6-Axis Ultra-Performance Accelerometer/Gyroscope Combo that Drops the Power/Space Bar

Geneva, September 9, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, the world’s top MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer and the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and mobile applications[1], today announced its development of the first iNEMO™ Ultra product – an always-on, high-performance 6-axis combination accelerometer and gyroscope that sets … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Outlines Always-On 6-Axis Ultra-Performance Accelerometer/Gyroscope Combo that Drops the Power/Space Bar"

Zuken Launches Entry-level PCB Design Bundle for $999

9 September 2014 – Westford, MA, USA – Zuken has launched an entry-level schematic and PCB design bundle as part of the CADSTAR family of products. CADSTAR Essential is a complete schematic and PCB design tool suite that allows PCB designers and engineers to download software, learn the basics and start designing as quickly as possible.

Priced at $999, CADSTAR Essential offers a single design environment with a common GUI for core PCB design activities such as schematics, library creation, routing and export for manufacturing. The complete schematic … Read More → "Zuken Launches Entry-level PCB Design Bundle for $999"

IEEE 2700™-2014 Specifies Sensor Performance in Consumer Electronics Technologies to Stimulate Innovation for Enabling the Connected Person

PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 9 September 2014 – IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the availability of the IEEE 2700™-2014 “Standard for Sensor Performance Parameter Definitions,” recently approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board. With sensors being one of the primary technologies to help improve the lives of every connected person in the world, IEEE 2700-2014 is intended to provide a common methodology for specifying sensor performance in the ever-expanding sensor technologies in the consumer electronics industry.

< … Read More → "IEEE 2700™-2014 Specifies Sensor Performance in Consumer Electronics Technologies to Stimulate Innovation for Enabling the Connected Person"

Pasternack Publishes New RF Calculators and Conversion Tools to Pasternack.com

RF Calculators and Conversion Tools at Pasternack.comIrvine, CA – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has created and published a new set of RF calculators and conversion tools to assist engineers with answering complex RF-related product and design questions that arise on a daily basis.

A total of 27 RF calculators were developed by the engineering staff at Pasternack to provide the users and buyers of RF components a valuable and easy-to-use resource while in the planning or designing phases of their projects. The new RF … Read More → "Pasternack Publishes New RF Calculators and Conversion Tools to Pasternack.com"

Leverage Proven Analog I/O Designs for FPGAs and Get to Market Faster with High-Precision and High-Speed Data Acquisition System

San Jose, CA—September 8, 2014—FPGA engineers can quickly evaluate and validate their FPGA-based control systems and get to market faster, using the high-speed MAXREFDES74# 18-bit data acquisition system (DAS) reference design from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). 

Achieving high-precision, high-speed digital control loops is a challenge for designers. But now the MAXREFDES74# DAS provides an 18-bit acquisition analog input and output front end for applications demanding high precision and high-speed data conversion based on FPGA digital processing. The MAXREFDES74# plugs directly into … Read More → "Leverage Proven Analog I/O Designs for FPGAs and Get to Market Faster with High-Precision and High-Speed Data Acquisition System"

MultiTech Systems First to Leverage Telit m2mAIR Cloud-Ready Modules

Raleigh, N.C. and Minneapolis, M.N. – September 8, 2014 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and services, and MultiTech Systems, a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology platforms, today announced a strategic partnership to simplify the development and deployment of comprehensive M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The MultiTech QuickCarrier USB-D cellular dongle, featuring the cloud-ready Telit HE910 cellular module,  is a part of the company’s extensive line of modems, routers and gateway devices designed to easily enable M2M (machine-to-machine) communications. QuickCarrier dongles are fully … Read More → "MultiTech Systems First to Leverage Telit m2mAIR Cloud-Ready Modules"

STMicroelectronics Showcases Latest MoCA 2.0 Solution Streaming Ultra HD at IBC 2014

Geneva, September 8, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of set-top box ICs globally, is showcasing its MoCA 2.0 STiC2BB solution in action streaming 4K Ultra-HD video at IBC 2014, Hall 1, F40, September 12-16.

By implementing the latest MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) version 2.0 specifications for home-entertainment networking, ST’s STiC2BB helps service providers adopt flexible client-server architectures supporting multi-room Ultra HD streaming.</ … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Showcases Latest MoCA 2.0 Solution Streaming Ultra HD at IBC 2014"

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