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XP Power launch family of “green” 130 Watt 2” x 4” AC-DC power supplies

January 7, 2014

XP Power announced today a 130 Watt addition to the ECS series of AC-DC power supplies. Packaged in a compact 2 x 4 x 1.25 inch (50.8 x 101.6 x 31.8 mm) open-frame format, the high efficiency single output ECS130 can be either convection or forced air cooled and used in a variety of end-applications. When convection cooled, the unit is capable of up to 100 Watts output. The full 130 Watts output can be delivered with only 10 CFM airflow across the power supply. The series comprises 6 single output models providing the popular nominal output voltages from +12 to +48 VDC. The extra wide input accommodates the full universal … Read More → "XP Power launch family of “green” 130 Watt 2” x 4” AC-DC power supplies"

InvenSense™ Introduces Family Of ‘AlwaysOn’ MEMS Automatic Activity Recognition Solutions For The Wearable Sensor Market

January 6, 2014

SAN JOSE, California, January 6, 2014 – InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE: INVN), the leading provider of Read More → "InvenSense™ Introduces Family Of ‘AlwaysOn’ MEMS Automatic Activity Recognition Solutions For The Wearable Sensor Market"

Silicon Labs GIANT Gecko MCU Enables Echo Smart Sports Watch To Go the Distance

January 6, 2014

LAS VEGAS (CES International) – Jan. 6, 2014 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced that Magellan, a leader of innovative GPS devices for vehicles, fitness, outdoor and mobile navigation, has chosen Silicon Labs’ EFM32™ Giant Gecko microcontroller (MCU) as the energy-friendly processing platform for the Magellan Echo smart sports watch. Named as a CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award Honoree, the Echo is the first “open” smart sports watch platform that enables application developers to augment their apps to be viewed on … Read More → "Silicon Labs GIANT Gecko MCU Enables Echo Smart Sports Watch To Go the Distance"

PNI Sensor Advances Motion Processing at 2014 CES

January 6, 2014

LAS VEGAS – January 6, 2014 — PNI Sensor (PNI), a leader in magnetic sensing and sensor fusion technologies, today announced the industry’s first Motion & Measurement (M&M) modules, an integrated platform for accurate motion and heading measurement in wearable fitness devices, smartphones, video game consoles and TV remote controls.

The new M&M platform integrates PNI’s ultra-low power SENtral™ motion co-processor with third-party accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers—as well as with PNI’s own geomagnetic sensors— … Read More → "PNI Sensor Advances Motion Processing at 2014 CES"

First Integrated Environmental Unit opens broad range of applications

January 6, 2014

High accuracy and versatility, very small footprint
Fastest temperature and humidity measurement in the market
Supports many emerging smartphone applications such as home automation control and innovative sport and fitness use cases
Adds floor level tracking to indoor navigation

LAS VEGAS–January 6, 2014–Bosch Sensortec announces a world first in sensor technology: the BME280 Integrated Environmental Unit combines sensors for pressure, humidity and temperature in a single package. This unique sensor has been developed to support a broad range of emerging high performance applications such as indoor navigation, home automation … Read More → "First Integrated Environmental Unit opens broad range of applications"

Microchip’s Low-Power Sensor Hub Makes Sensor Fusion Easy; Partnered With Leading Sensor Manufacturers for Maximum Flexibility

January 6, 2014

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 6, 2014 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the SSC7102—a low-power, flexible and turnkey sensor hub that makes implementing sensor fusion easy and provides an extremely large selection of supported sensors. In fact, Microchip directly partnered with multiple industry-leading sensor manufacturers and sensor-fusion specialists to create this solution, enabling faster time to market without the need for sensor-fusion expertise. The SSC7102 is also extremely efficient. It … Read More → "Microchip’s Low-Power Sensor Hub Makes Sensor Fusion Easy; Partnered With Leading Sensor Manufacturers for Maximum Flexibility"

DSP Group’s DVF99 VoIP SoC Powers Panasonic’s New IP Phones

January 6, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DSP Group(R) (Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of chipset solutions for converged communications, announced today that its highly-integrated and recently-launched DVF99 VoIP SoC solution has been selected to power Panasonic’s KX-NT550 Series of IP Telephones. Panasonic is the leader in business and home telephone systems, unified business communications, security and surveillance systems, retail information systems, and office productivity solutions.

Agilent Technologies’ Newest GoldenGate Software Release Brings Wireless Standard-Compliant Design into RFIC Designers’ Hands

January 6, 2014

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the latest release of GoldenGate, its RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software.

Agilent EEsof EDA’s GoldenGate 2013.10 provides RFIC designers with easy-to-use EVM-, BER- and ACPR-type measurements and enables them to quickly analyze and diagnose problem areas in large-signal analysis. Additionally, it offers a number of new capabilities to reduce simulation time and increase design efficiency.

Wireless Standard-Compliant Design

Advanced wireless standards such as LTE Advanced (4G) and 802.11ac ( … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ Newest GoldenGate Software Release Brings Wireless Standard-Compliant Design into RFIC Designers’ Hands"

Groundbreaking Architecture from STMicroelectronics Leads Industry Transition to 64-bit Computing for the Digital Home

January 6, 2014

Geneva, January 6, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading manufacturer of High-Definition (HD) and Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) set-top-box ICs, has released details of its innovative STi8K™ architecture addressing future Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) for the Digital Home.

Based on the latest ARMv8-A cores, STi8K™ SoCs will further enhance the available Cannes/STiH3 (FHD^{^[1]}/UHD HEVC Client-Box), Monaco/STiH4 (FHD/UHD HEVC Server/Gateways), and Alicante/STiD12 (DOCSIS< … Read More → "Groundbreaking Architecture from STMicroelectronics Leads Industry Transition to 64-bit Computing for the Digital Home"

Blu Wireless Partners with Cadence to Offer a Complete Set of IP for WiGig and 4G Backhaul Markets

January 6, 2014

London, UK – 6th January 2014, 60GHz wireless baseband System Intellectual Property (IP) specialist, Blu Wireless <http://www.bluwirelesstechnology.com/> Technology (BWT) is to partner with Cadence <http://www.cadence.com/> Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation. The aim is to advance and promote a complete set of design IP required for their customers to develop low-power … Read More → "Blu Wireless Partners with Cadence to Offer a Complete Set of IP for WiGig and 4G Backhaul Markets"