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Curtiss-Wright Announces Support for New VITA 48.8 Air Flow Through (AFT) Cooling Standard Effort

January 19, 2016

EMBEDDED TECH TRENDS 2016 (ETT) – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today announced that it will support the new VITA 48.8 Air Flow Through (AFT) cooling standard with a range of 3U and 6U modules designed to bring the advanced cooling technology to rugged deployed embedded systems. During a presentation today at VITA’s Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) 2016 symposium, Curtiss-Wright demonstrated the industry’s first functioning AFT chassis based on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) 3U VPX modules. The groundbreaking demo featured a 3D printed plastic chassis integrated with Curtiss-Wright’s VPX3-1258 single board computer (SBC) and VPX3-716 graphics modules, both outfitted with … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Announces Support for New VITA 48.8 Air Flow Through (AFT) Cooling Standard Effort"

Fairview Microwave Announces New High-Rel Electromechanical Switches in Compact Surface Mount Packages

January 19, 2016

Allen, TX – Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, announces a brand new line of high-reliability SPDT surface mount electromechanical RF switches that cover broadband frequencies from DC to 8 GHz. These new RF switches offer exceptional reliability and repeatable performance which make them an ideal solution for demanding industries and applications related to aerospace, defense, industrial, telecom, instrumentation, medical devices and many others.

The new electromechanical SPDT (Single Pole Double Throw) switches from Fairview Microwave utilize compact surface mount packages and are designed for high-rel performance rated for 2 million life … Read More → "Fairview Microwave Announces New High-Rel Electromechanical Switches in Compact Surface Mount Packages"

Curtiss-Wright and Geospectrum Technologies Collaborate on New Lightweight Sonar System

January 19, 2016

UDT (UNDERSEA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY) ASIA – SINGAPORE – January 19-20, 2016 (Booth #17) – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has announced that its INDAL business unit is collaborating with GeoSpectrum Technologies (http://geospectrum.ca) to develop a new compact and lightweight sonar system designed for the smaller surface ship and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) markets. The TRAPS (Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar) system will deliver a unique, high-performance Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) solution to the undersea warfare marketplace. Based on its reduced size and weight, TRAPS will be the first towed active/passive sonar system to enable smaller navies, such as those operating frigates, corvettes, … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright and Geospectrum Technologies Collaborate on New Lightweight Sonar System"

CUI and Virtual Power Systems Forge Strategic Partnership to Develop a More Intelligent, Efficient Data Center Infrastructure

January 19, 2016

TUALATIN, Ore. – January 19, 2016 – CUI Inc and its parent company CUI Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUI), announced a limited exclusivity agreement today for hardware development with Virtual Power Systems (VPS), a cutting edge Software Defined Power® company. The companies will partner to set a new standard for an efficient power infrastructure for data centers.

With this agreement, CUI will design, manufacture, and distribute the hardware component of the ICE (Intelligent Control of Energy) system that realizes the full value of the VPS solution. The … Read More → "CUI and Virtual Power Systems Forge Strategic Partnership to Develop a More Intelligent, Efficient Data Center Infrastructure"

Pasternack Introduces a New Rackmount Variable Gain RF Amplifier with Performance from 100 MHz to 18 GHz

January 19, 2016

Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, introduces a brand new rackmount variable gain RF amplifier with performance from 100 MHz to 18 GHz. This 19-inch rack mounted RF amplifier is designed for lab use and various test and measurement applications. Normally this type of test equipment commands long lead-times for delivery often exceeding several months; however, Pasternack has made this product available from stock for immediate shipment.

Pasternack’s new rack mount RF amplifier offers broadband frequency coverage from 100 MHz to 18 GHz with high gain levels of 50 dB minimum … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces a New Rackmount Variable Gain RF Amplifier with Performance from 100 MHz to 18 GHz"

Advanced-Trench Super-Barrier Rectifiers from Diodes Incorporated Deliver Best-in-Class Efficiency

January 19, 2016

Plano, Texas – January 13th, 2016 – The SBRTF40U100CT and SBRTF40U100CTFP 40A rectifiers introduced by Diodes Incorporated employ proprietary super-barrier trench technology to significantly reduce power loss and lower operating temperature. When used as output rectifiers in power adapters and quick chargers for smart phones, tablets and flat-panel TVs, these devices can improve efficiency by up to 2% while reducing operating temperature by up to 10°C.

Various features contribute to lowering the overall power dissipation of the SBRTF40U100CT and SBRTF40U100CTFP rectifiers, either enabling cooler running new applications or avoiding the … Read More → "Advanced-Trench Super-Barrier Rectifiers from Diodes Incorporated Deliver Best-in-Class Efficiency"

STMicroelectronics and ARM Drive Technology Innovation and Talent Development in China

January 19, 2016

Beijing, China, January 19, 2016 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and ARM (LSE: ARM; NASDAQ: ARMH.US), the leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP), announced the winners of the ARM – ST University Design Contest 2015 in China.

The contest, in its third year, encourages university students in China to design innovative smart applications using STM32 Nucleo boards as hardware platform and the GCC open-source compiler or the MDK-ARM software development environment.

From its March 2015 launch to its close in … Read More → "STMicroelectronics and ARM Drive Technology Innovation and Talent Development in China"

New working group to develop COTS standard for cooling size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C)-constrained 3U and 6U VPX module-based systems

January 19, 2016

Embedded Tech Trends, Houston, TX, January 17, 2016 — VITA, the trade association for standard computing architectures serving critical embedded systems industries today announced the formation of a working group that will develop a new air flow through (AFT) cooling standard, VITA 48.8, for use in size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C) constrained 3U and 6U VPX module-based systems.

VITA 48.8 will achieve weight and cost reduction for AFT cooling by eliminating the use of wedgelocks and ejector/injector handles. The resulting open standard will be the first to bring AFT cooling to commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) 3U form factor VPX modules. It will … Read More → "New working group to develop COTS standard for cooling size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C)-constrained 3U and 6U VPX module-based systems"

sureCore Delivers FDSOI 28nm Memory Compiler

January 19, 2016

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — sureCore Ltd., the low power SRAM IP leader, today announced the immediate availability of its 28nm Fully-Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FDSOI) memory compiler.

The compiler supports the company’s low power, Single Port SRAM IP and Dual Port SRAM IP for 28nm FDSOI process technology. It offers capacities up to 1Mbit with word lengths up to 288bits and supports 4, 8 and 16 Mux factors.

The sureCore compiler allows designers to make trade-offs between various SRAM sizes in terms of number of words, word length and … Read More → "sureCore Delivers FDSOI 28nm Memory Compiler"

PNI Sensor’s Tiny Coprocessor for Wearables Solves the Missing Signal Problem for Pedestrian Tracking

January 18, 2016

LAS VEGAS — (January 5, 2016) — PNI Sensor Corp. today introduced CES® 2016 Innovations Awards Nominee SENtrace™, the first coprocessor for wearable devices that provides truly accurate, ultra-low power pedestrian tracking indoors, in urban canyons and in other environments where global positioning systems (GPS) signal goes missing or is inadequate.

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