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Matrox Graphics to Present Interactive Digital Signage, Control Room and AV-over-IP Demonstrations at Integrated Systems Europe 2016

MONTREAL — Jan. 26, 2016 — At ISE 2016 (Amsterdam RAI, Feb. 9-12, stand 11-F48),   Matrox® Graphics Inc. will feature of series of interactive demonstrations designed to show integrators and developers the power and flexibility of Matrox products for digital signagecontrol rooms and AV-over-IP applications. 

Digital Signage

A new Matrox product will be unveiled at … Read More → "Matrox Graphics to Present Interactive Digital Signage, Control Room and AV-over-IP Demonstrations at Integrated Systems Europe 2016"

Low leakage power supplies resuscitating medical technology

Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies, and for more than four decades a leading force in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, introduces new products in the medical Medline family. The OFM30 30W extra low leakage power supplies are best in class EMC for medical systems in CF class, and its leading OFM225 225W series suitable for BF class expands with additional voltages.

Designed to meet and exceed new safety standards for medical systems and equipment; and based upon an innovative building practice, reducing leakage current below 10 µA and EMC, the new Powerbox OFM30 … Read More → "Low leakage power supplies resuscitating medical technology"

Renesas Electronics Europe Reveals RX230 Group That Extends the RX231 Group of 32-bit MCUs

Dusseldorf, January 25, 2016 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the new RX230 Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which offers an optimal combination of high performance with digital signal processing (DSP) and floating point unit (FPU), and low power consumption. With 1.8V to 5.5V supply, the RX230 Group is ideal for applications that require high processing performance in environments with low current supply capacity – a key … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe Reveals RX230 Group That Extends the RX231 Group of 32-bit MCUs"

Company Delivers Greater Choice and Flexibility for Memristor Technology and Enables the Creation of Improved Memristor Models

SANTA FE, N.M., January 20, 2016 – Knowm Inc., a start-up pioneering next-generation advanced computing architectures and technology, today announced the availability of two new variations of the Knowm memristor. The company also announced raw device data available for purchase that will greatly improve researchers’ ability to develop and improve memristor models. These new offerings facilitate significant advancements to be made in the field of neuromemristive processors, a new class of extremely efficient artificial intelligence (AI) learning processors.

“Memristors not only hold tremendous potential to advance digital computing, they also provide the unique physical properties needed to … Read More → "Company Delivers Greater Choice and Flexibility for Memristor Technology and Enables the Creation of Improved Memristor Models"

Leti to Host Workshop on New Photonics Applications During SPIE Photonics West

GRENOBLE, France – Jan. 25, 2016 – Leti will host a workshop from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, during SPIE Photonics West, focusing on some of its recent developments in photonics applications. Leti researchers also will present four invited papers, 14 overall, during the Feb. 13-18 conference in San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

The workshop for invited guests at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco will feature a keynote presentation on “Photonic nanoprobes for massively parallel interrogation of brain activity”, by Michael Roukes, Robert M. Abbey Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Biological Engineering at Caltech. 

Other presenters … Read More → "Leti to Host Workshop on New Photonics Applications During SPIE Photonics West"

Altera PowerSoC DC-DC Step-down Converter Delivers Industry-leading Power Density, Performance and Reliability

San Jose, Calif., –January 25, 2016– Altera, now a part of Intel Corporation, has expanded its Enpirion® power products portfolio with a 6A PowerSoC DC-DC step-down converter that is a full-featured, highly integrated, and fully tested PowerSoC with integrated inductor. The new PowerSoC (EN6362QI) is the first in a new generation of low-VIN (input voltage) power products that offer industry-leading power density while improving performance in the areas of conversion efficiency, output voltage accuracy, load transient response, and output voltage ripple. These features help system designers meet stringent system power requirements and significantly reduce costs while accelerating time-to-market. The PowerSoC … Read More → "Altera PowerSoC DC-DC Step-down Converter Delivers Industry-leading Power Density, Performance and Reliability"

New VadaTech PCI Express FMC Carrier Targets Rugged and Commercial Server Environments Needing Data Acquisition or FPGA Processing

Henderson, NV – 18 January, 2016 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, today announced the PCI516, a PCI Express add-on card to carry FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMCs) in rugged and commercial servers. High performance applications needing FPGA processing or analogue-to-digital/digital-to-analogue conversion in standard server environments can now use the industry-standard PCIe add-on card form factor to deploy VadaTech’s field-proven portfolio of VITA 57 FMCs. With enhanced cooling and provision for local board-to-board connectivity, the PCI516 will support power-hungry applications in a server environment. Based on the widely-used AMC516, the PCI516 comes packaged with the same … Read More → "New VadaTech PCI Express FMC Carrier Targets Rugged and Commercial Server Environments Needing Data Acquisition or FPGA Processing"

Non-contacting rotary position sensors from TT Electronics reliably deliver over 10M shaft rotations

Weybridge, UK, 19 January 2016 – TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today announced the market introduction of its MagnePot® 8150 Series family of high-performance multi-turn non-contacting rotary position sensors. The 8150 Series is designed to operate reliably over a minimum of 10 million shaft rotations with no signal output degradation. They are ideally suited to serve high-reliability markets including industrial, medical and aviation/aerospace.

The 8150 Series combines the very latest in Hall Effect non-contacting sensing technology and high-performance internal bearing design, resulting in a rotary position sensor with exceptional performance reliability. The non-contacting … Read More → "Non-contacting rotary position sensors from TT Electronics reliably deliver over 10M shaft rotations"

100V MOSFET H-bridge from Diodes Incorporated Reduces Footprint with 5mm x 4.5mm Package

Plano, Texas – January 21st, 2016 – The DMHC10H170SFJ introduced by Diodes Incorporated is a 100V full H-bridge incorporating dual N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs into a tiny DFN5045 package (5mm x 4.5mm). This configuration reduces component count and board space, which is especially important in applications that require multiple devices, such as the array of ultrasonic transducers used for industrial inspection systems or found in marine sonar equipment. Other common applications include driving DC motors in 48V telecom fans and other inductive loads such as the coils in wireless charging pads.

The DMHC10H170SFJ … Read More → "100V MOSFET H-bridge from Diodes Incorporated Reduces Footprint with 5mm x 4.5mm Package"

Taoglas Opens IoTx in San Diego, North America’s First Antenna & RF Design Center for M2M and Internet of Things Devices

San Diego, January 22, 2016 – In the midst of explosive wireless device growth in the Internet of Things market, innovative antenna leader TaoglasUSA, Inc., (www.taoglas.com) today announced it has opened a unique facility for its North American customers in San Diego. Quadrupling the original size of its local facility — it’s now more than 16,000 square feet —  the Taoglas IoTx Center offers a fully equipped design and test location that supports companies seeking a competitive, time-to-market advantage for M2M and … Read More → "Taoglas Opens IoTx in San Diego, North America’s First Antenna & RF Design Center for M2M and Internet of Things Devices"

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