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Blu Wireless Technology and Bristol University demonstrate millimetre wave at Small Cells World Summit

June 10, 2014

Wireless data connections that exploit millimetre wave radio spectrum (30GHz to 300GHz) are expected to be used in worldwide 5G networks from 2020. Bristol start-up Blu Wireless Technology (BWT) has partnered with The University of Bristol’s Communication Systems and Networks research group to develop this technology and they will demonstrate their innovative work at the Small Cells World Summit in London this week [10-12 June].

Millimetre wave radios use much higher carrier frequencies than those in current systems, such as 4G and … Read More → "Blu Wireless Technology and Bristol University demonstrate millimetre wave at Small Cells World Summit"

Create a power supply board layout in minutes with TI’s WEBENCH® PCB Export

June 10, 2014

DALLAS (June 9, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today unveiled WEBENCH^® PCB Export, a new feature in TI’s online WEBENCH Power Designer tool that engineers can use to quickly create a power supply printed circuit board (PCB) layout and export it to industry-leading computer-aided design (CAD) development platforms. For more information or to start a design, visit www.ti.com/webenchpcb-pr.

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Tektronix Rolls Out HDMI 2.0 Compliance Test and Debug Support

June 10, 2014

BEAVERTON, Ore., June 10, 2014 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that a new Method of Implementation (MOI) leveraging a fully automated compliance test and debug solution for the recently released HDMI 2.0 specification has been approved by the HDMI forum as the official compliance solution. The Tektronix solution provides comprehensive coverage of the required HDMI 2.0 transmitter and receiver electrical PHY tests to ensure consistent interoperability between suppliers in this fast-growing industry.

Pentek Introduces Affordable Talon Value Series Recorders with Quick Delivery

June 10, 2014

Single-channel multiband recording and playback system
Provides 4 TB hot swappable storage
Real-time sustained recording and playback rates up to 400 MB/sec
Affordable recorder ships immediately from stock

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ-June 9, 2014 – Pentek, Inc., today introduced the first member of the Talon^® recorder series, the Model RTV 2601 single-channel multiband recording and playback system. This recorder is part of the new Talon Value Series of rackmount recorders for laboratory and benign environments.

The RTV 2601 represents Pentek’s best value in … Read More → "Pentek Introduces Affordable Talon Value Series Recorders with Quick Delivery"

QuickLogic Announces Wearable-Specific Sensor Hub Gesture Algorithms

June 10, 2014

QuickLogic-developed “Tap-to-Wake” and “Rotate-Wrist-To-Wake” gesture algorithms to support wearable devices
Available with QuickLogic’s out-of-the-box S1 Wearables Catalog CSSP and
ArcticLink® 3 S1 sensor hub platforms, and designed with forward compatibility to silicon platform roadmap

Sunnyvale, CA June 9, 2014 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the innovator of ultra-low-power programmable Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced the immediate availability of its new wearable-specific sensor hub gesture algorithms.

Delivering long battery life is critical for wearable devices. QuickLogic’s “Tap-to-Wake” and “Rotate-Wrist-To-Wake” algorithms … Read More → "QuickLogic Announces Wearable-Specific Sensor Hub Gesture Algorithms"

Spansion Eliminates Need for Batteries and Fuels a Greener Internet of Things with Energy Harvesting Solution

June 10, 2014

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a global leader in embedded systems, today announced a new family of power management integrated circuits (PMICs) for energy harvesting that can enable a greener Internet of Things (IoT) by eliminating the need for or extending the life of batteries in a multitude of IoT devices from individual wearable electronics to the nodes in wireless sensor networks.</ … Read More → "Spansion Eliminates Need for Batteries and Fuels a Greener Internet of Things with Energy Harvesting Solution"

Agilent Technologies Announces Collaboration with Nippon Avionics to Develop Enhanced Thermal Imager Solutions

June 10, 2014

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 9, 2014 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its collaboration with Nippon Avionics (Avio) on the co-development of enhanced thermal imager solutions. The first product of their collaboration is the Agilent U5855A TrueIR thermal imager, ahandheld thermal imager solution.

The two companies jointly developed the unique U5855A, fusing the best of each company’s technology and expertise.

Avio, a provider of high-quality thermography solutions … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces Collaboration with Nippon Avionics to Develop Enhanced Thermal Imager Solutions"

Semtech Announces Hybrid Memory Cube Compliant PHY IP

June 10, 2014

CAMARILLO, Calif., June 10, 2014—Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTC) today announced the company has successfully completed electrical compliance testing of its Snowbush^® 28nm Platform Physical Layer IP, in support of the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) specification for ultra fast, next-generation memory.

The Snowbush Platform IP has met the interoperability requirements of the HMC standard with significant margin and passed the rigorous testing required by Micron, a co-founder of the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium. This ensures compliance and enables system designers to deploy I/O … Read More → "Semtech Announces Hybrid Memory Cube Compliant PHY IP"

Texas Instruments creates new power line communication (PLC) modems to support all three major standards across multiple spectrum bands

June 10, 2014

DALLAS (June 10, 2014) – Easing the burden of supporting multiple regions with one device, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced a new power line communication (PLC) modem platform that supports the G3, PRIME and IEEE-1901.2 standards across both CENELEC and ARIB frequency bands. The new optimized TMDSPLCKITV4 kits provide developers with a smaller low-cost design to evaluate any narrowband orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) PLC technology standard for use in a variety of industrial systems such as smart grid … Read More → "Texas Instruments creates new power line communication (PLC) modems to support all three major standards across multiple spectrum bands"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Introduces New Artix-7 50T FPGA Evaluation Kit

June 10, 2014

PHOENIX– June 10, 2014 — Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Introduces New Artix-7 50T FPGA Evaluation Kit"