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AdaCore’s CodePeer Selected for Digital Terrain System Requiring DO-178B Certification

NEW YORK and PARIS, January 27, 2016 – AdaCore today announced that its CodePeer static analysis tool has been adopted by Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, a UTC Aerospace Systems company in the U.K., for usage on its TERPROM® digital terrain system for military transport aircraft. CodePeer automates the review and validation of Ada source code and helps detect potential errors early in development. As a qualified tool that automates several verification activities, CodePeer will facilitate UTC Aerospace Systems’ DO-178B certification of the TERPROM terrain referenced navigation software–the software that allows the TERPROM … Read More → "AdaCore’s CodePeer Selected for Digital Terrain System Requiring DO-178B Certification"

TE Connectivity Introduces its First Circular Hybrid Connector for Increased Flexibility and Speed

DARMSTADT, Germany – January 28, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, announced a new circular hybrid connector (CHC), primarily for use in controllers for hydraulic and pneumatic valves. The new CHC is the first solution of its kind from TE.

TE’s new CHC has 8 power and 4 data contacts and was designed for real-time machine automation applications that require a high-performance data connection and power up to 10A. The connector delivers highly reliable connection technology and meets the demanding durability and quality requirements of real-time Ethernet applications … Read More → "TE Connectivity Introduces its First Circular Hybrid Connector for Increased Flexibility and Speed"

element14 becomes the sole global distributor of the TASKING toolset for ARM and extends its proposition as the destination for engineering software

Jan. 28, 2016 – CHICAGO – element14 today announces the availability of a new TASKING development toolset from Altium which allows engineers to build sophisticated systems adding and configuring services like TCP/IP, web servers with minimal effort. The toolset supports a wide range of ARM microprocessors from various semiconductor manufacturers.

This launch comes shortly after element14 expanded its proposition to include software tools and the industry’s first instant e-delivery capability for customer software purchases. Combining world-class software products with the company’s … Read More → "element14 becomes the sole global distributor of the TASKING toolset for ARM and extends its proposition as the destination for engineering software"

Xilinx Ships 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ Devices; Industry’s First High-End FinFET FPGAs

SAN JOSE, Calif.Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced first customer shipment of the Virtex® UltraScale+™ FPGA, the industry’s first high-end FinFET FPGA built using TSMC’s 16FF+ process. Xilinx is actively engaged with more than one hundred customers on the UltraScale+ portfolio with design tools, and has already shipped devices and/or boards to over sixty of these customers. The Virtex UltraScale+ devices join the Zynq® UltraScale+ MPSoCs and Kintex® UltraScale+ FPGAs showcasing the availability of all three … Read More → "Xilinx Ships 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ Devices; Industry’s First High-End FinFET FPGAs"

New STM32 Nucleo Development Boards Reinforce Support for World-Leading 32-bit Microcontrollers

Geneva, January 28, 2016 – With the introduction of the STM32 Nucleo-144 series of low-cost, compact development boards, STMicroelectronics has further extended its support for the industry-leading STM32 family of 32?bit Flash microcontrollers. The new 144-pin boards enhance the existing STM32 development ecosystem through increased connectivity that enables customers to quickly develop applications using any STM32 microcontroller, from the most power-efficient to the highest-performing devices.

The new boards are fully compatible with the existing STM32 development ecosystem, … Read More → "New STM32 Nucleo Development Boards Reinforce Support for World-Leading 32-bit Microcontrollers"

Vector Software Showcases the Latest Release of VectorCAST at Embedded World

Providence, RI – 1/28/2016 – Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for robust embedded software quality, will showcase its latest release of VectorCAST, version 6.4 – the most advanced test automation platform for C/C++ and Ada software development. VectorCAST 6.4 includes a host of new features and enhancements in data aggregation, reporting, usability, and tool integration including: 

Function and Function Call Coverage: Required for Read More → "Vector Software Showcases the Latest Release of VectorCAST at Embedded World"

TE Connectivity’s Micro-MaTch cable assemblies now available from Newark element14

CHICAGO – Jan. 27, 2016 –– Newark element14 expanded their inventory with Micro-MaTch cable assemblies from TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity. These cable assemblies are the newest edition to TE’s Micro-MaTch connector series’ product portfolio. The Micro-MaTch contact spring system provides a fretting corrosion resistant solution, designed to limit movement between mating parts and establish gas tight connections, unlike tin-plated designs which wear more easily and quickly.

The connector utilizes an additional positioning spring in the female part that absorbs movements caused by vibrations and thermal expansion. This stops movement on the contact spot and allows a … Read More → "TE Connectivity’s Micro-MaTch cable assemblies now available from Newark element14"

High-Frequency 600mA DC-DC Buck Converter from Diodes Incorporated Achieves High Efficiency Over Full Load Range

Plano, Texas – January 27th, 2016 – Targeting mobile phones, wearable devices and similar battery-powered applications, the AP3405 DC-DC buck converter introduced by Diodes Incorporated delivers high efficiency under light and heavy loads. Operating with a fixed switching frequency of 2MHz reduces the size of external components while a small U-DFN2020-8 package also saves board area.

The AP3405 current mode, PWM synchronous, step-down converter operates with a 2.3V to 5.5V VIN range and supplies an output from 0.7V to 5.5V, accurate to ±1.5%, up to 600 … Read More → "High-Frequency 600mA DC-DC Buck Converter from Diodes Incorporated Achieves High Efficiency Over Full Load Range"

Multicore Association Establishes Official Working Group to Guide and Standardize the OpenAMP™ Open Source Project

El Dorado Hills, Calif. – January 26, 2016 – The Multicore Association® (MCA), a global non-profit organization that develops standards to expedite time-to-market for products with multicore processor implementations, announced the formation of its new working group targeting the management, expansion, and standardization of the Open Asymmetric Multi Processing Framework (OpenAMP). This comprehensive framework, with first-generation implementations currently available in the Linux distribution, is supported by MCA members including Express Logic, Mentor Graphics, … Read More → "Multicore Association Establishes Official Working Group to Guide and Standardize the OpenAMP™ Open Source Project"

Amplicon introduces the new wide operating temperature ED3541 Ethernet Extender

Brighton, UK, 27th January 2016 – The Etherwan ED3541 is an industrial grade Ethernet extender that includes an extended wide operating temperature.

The new Etherwan ED3541 is a hardened, versatile, Ethernet extender built with industrial design in mind. The ED3541 features high shock and vibration resistance, electrical noise immunity and a wide operating temperature of -40°C – +75°C, all within a ruggedized aluminium housing. It can be configured as the local or remote extender meaning that spares provision can be kept to a single unit. This unit features plug-and-play installation and can use an existing copper twisted-pair … Read More → "Amplicon introduces the new wide operating temperature ED3541 Ethernet Extender"

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