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TI makes wide VIN power supply design easier with synchronous SIMPLE SWITCHER® DC/DC regulators

September 16, 2014

DALLAS (Sep. 15, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced seven SIMPLE SWITCHER regulators that simplify wide V_INsynchronous power supply design and help engineers create energy-efficient, electromagnetic interference (EMI) compliant products. The easy-to-use LM43600/1/2/3 and LM46000/1/2 DC/DC converters feature an input voltage range of up to 60 V for high reliability in rugged systems, and 27 micro amps of standby current that minimizes power consumption at light load. The unique synchronous power stage architecture reduces radiated emissions for EMC compliance in a variety of industrial, automotive and communications applications. For more information, samples and evaluation modules, visit< … Read More → "TI makes wide VIN power supply design easier with synchronous SIMPLE SWITCHER® DC/DC regulators"

Avnet Embedded, TrueUC Solutions LLC Bring Cloud-Based Unified Communications Solutions to Global Market

September 16, 2014

PHOENIX—September 15, 2014—Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: Read More → "Avnet Embedded, TrueUC Solutions LLC Bring Cloud-Based Unified Communications Solutions to Global Market"

Major Taiwanese DMS Company Pegatron Establishes New PCB Design Flow through Technical Cooperation with Zuken

September 16, 2014

16 September 2014 – Yokohama, Japan; Munich, Germany; and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken Inc. has announced that major Taiwanese Design and Manufacturing Services (DMS) company has built a new design environment centering on CR-8000 Design Force based on a technical partnership with Zuken.

Pegatron adopted Zuken’s CR-8000 in 2012, and through technical … Read More → "Major Taiwanese DMS Company Pegatron Establishes New PCB Design Flow through Technical Cooperation with Zuken"

AT&S, Soundchip, and STMicroelectronics Craft Innovative Bionic Ear

September 16, 2014

Leoben, Austria and Genève, Switzerland, 16 September 2014 – AT&S, a leader in advanced packaging solutions, Soundchip SA, a Swiss-based innovator in wearable sound technology, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced their collaboration in innovating a bionic hearing module that, when installed into a personal audio device, delivers an amazing wearable sound experience controlled at the ear by the wearer and software intelligence.

Personal audio devices, like an MP3 player or smartphone, equipped with the bionic hearing module, provide wearers with the ability to electronically “ … Read More → "AT&S, Soundchip, and STMicroelectronics Craft Innovative Bionic Ear"

eSOL Adapts their Many-core OS to the Autonomous Driving Technology Platform

September 16, 2014

Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2014 – eSOL, a leading developer of real-time embedded software solutions, announced that it joins the Urban Driving Working Group (UDWG) that was launched in the Internet ITS Consortium today. eSOL aims at adapting the eSOL eMCOS many-core real-time operating system (RTOS), the world’s first commercial RTOS for embedded many-core processors, to the autonomous driving technology platform. With eMCOS, and the expertise and abundant experience of developing the highly reliable RTOS platform for automotive systems including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), eSOL will contribute … Read More → "eSOL Adapts their Many-core OS to the Autonomous Driving Technology Platform"

Saelig Debuts Packet-Master ‘USB Power Delivery’ Testers

September 16, 2014

Fairport, NY, USA. Sept.12, 2014: Saelig Company, Inc. announces the world’s first dedicated USB Power Delivery Analyzers and Exercisers. Designed for FSK and Baseband variants of USB Power Delivery, the Packet-Master USB-PDA is a Power Delivery Analyzer, and thePacket-Master USB-PDA-E is a Power Delivery Exerciser and Analyzer. Each is supplied with a PC-based Windows application called GraphicUSB for capturing and displaying PD interactions.

“USB Power Delivery” is a specification allowing USB to provide power in a more flexible and adaptable way. The FSK version uses two-way signaling superimposed on the existing VBUS wire in the USB … Read More → "Saelig Debuts Packet-Master ‘USB Power Delivery’ Testers"

Altera FPGAs Enable Dolby Vision for Ultra-HD TVs

September 15, 2014

San Jose, Calif., September 15, 2014 – Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced its Arria® V FPGAs are delivering the high performance needed for Dolby Laboratories’ innovative Dolby® VisionTM imaging technology for ultra-high definition (UHD) displays. The Dolby Vision value proposition is to deliver a dramatically different visual experience to TV displays, enabling content creators and television manufacturers to deliver greater brightness while also providing much deeper, more nuanced darks, and a fuller palette of colors. Dolby Laboratories reports that Dolby Vision can deliver signals that offer 40 times brighter … Read More → "Altera FPGAs Enable Dolby Vision for Ultra-HD TVs"

GreenPeak introduces powerful Remote Control technology for Entertainment, Smart Home and Internet of Everything applications

September 15, 2014

Utrecht, The Netherlands – 11 September 2014 – GreenPeak Technologies, the industry leading Smart Home semi-conductor/system company, today launched the new GP565 Smart Home radio chip for remote controls, that supports voice control, motion sensing and the new ZRC 2.0 protocol. Next generation remotes use RF instead of infrared (IR) and will be able to control all the home’s Smart Home features – all from a single remote.

“Even with a growing move to the cloud to manage everything, there will always be a need for remote controls. Sometimes you want to … Read More → "GreenPeak introduces powerful Remote Control technology for Entertainment, Smart Home and Internet of Everything applications"

Elmos Selects Synopsys’ Custom and Digital Design Solutions

September 15, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights of Benefits Realized by Elmos:

Higher productivity with unified custom and digital co-design implementation solution
Up to 10X faster mixed-signal verification
Up to 10 percent smaller area and better silicon correlation

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that Elmos has selected Synopsys’ comprehensive custom and digital tools to increase the engineering … Read More → "Elmos Selects Synopsys’ Custom and Digital Design Solutions"

New 100V Transistors from STMicroelectronics Drive Greater Power Efficiency in Automotive Applications

September 15, 2014

Geneva, September 15, 2014 – STMicroelectronics has extended its leading-edge STripFET™ F7 series of low-voltage Power MOSFETs with three new 100V automotive-grade devices. The STH315N10F7-2, STH315N10F7-6, and STP315N10F7 feature an optimized body-drain diode performance that minimizes voltage spikes and switching noise over the operating voltage range, allowing more robust, reliable, and power-efficient designs.

STripFET™ F7 devices exploit an enhanced trench-gate structure that lowers device on-state resistance while simultaneously reducing internal capacitances and gate charge to deliver faster and more power-efficient switching. … Read More → "New 100V Transistors from STMicroelectronics Drive Greater Power Efficiency in Automotive Applications"

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