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VadaTech Announces New AMC with Dual DAC @ 5.7 GSPS and Virtex-7 FPGA

April 27, 2015

Henderson, NV – Apr 24, 2015 – VadaTech, a manufacturer of embedded boards and complete application-ready platforms, now offers a single module AMC that has a dual DAC and high-performance FPGA. The module is ideal for RADAR signal processing and jamming applications.

The AMC529 combines the functionality of VadaTech’s FPGA Carriers and digitizing FMCs. Providing excellent dynamic performance, the board has dual Digital to Analog Converters (DAC) that are 14-bit at 2.85 GSPS (5.7 GSPS in mix-mode). The AMC529 includes a clock jitter cleaner and on-board clock generation.

The on-board Virtex-7 FPGA has 3 banks of 144 Mbit QDR-II memory that is 36 … Read More → "VadaTech Announces New AMC with Dual DAC @ 5.7 GSPS and Virtex-7 FPGA"

TI introduces world’s first multichannel inductance-to-digital converters

April 27, 2015

DALLAS (April 27, 2015) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the world’s first multichannel inductance-to-digital converters (LDCs). The four new devices in the LDC1614 family expand the innovative LDC portfolio, a data converter category that TI first introduced in 2013. The devices offer two or four matched channels and up to 28-bit resolution in a single integrated circuit (IC). For information about the new LDCs and access to a full suite of design resources, visit ti.com/LDC-pr.

Renesas Electronics Europe Launches its Stream it! Kit for H.264 Encoding and Streaming in Real Time

April 27, 2015

Düsseldorf, April 27, 2015 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of its “Stream it!” kit, a complete evaluation platform for H.264 encoding and streaming in real-time. The new kit includes all the hardware, software components and demonstration programs manufacturers need to start development of cost-optimised video surveillance systems, video door phones, access control and intrusion detection systems.

Renesas’ new “Stream it!” kit enables designers of advanced security and multimedia applications to develop scalable systems with the shortest time-to-market, reduced component count … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe Launches its Stream it! Kit for H.264 Encoding and Streaming in Real Time"

Compact 20A Hot Swap Controller Integrates MOSFET & Current Sensing

April 27, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – April 27, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4234, a 20A Hot Swap™ controller with integrated MOSFET and current sensing, providing a small footprint hot-plug solution for high … Read More → "Compact 20A Hot Swap Controller Integrates MOSFET & Current Sensing"

iNebula and Eurotech team up to create iNebula Connect for smart objects

April 27, 2015

Amaro (Italy), 22nd April 2015 – iNebula, part of the IT multinational Itway Group, provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud computing solutions for the safety and success of businesses, and Eurotech, a leading provider of embedded systems, machine-to -machine (M2M) platforms and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announce the launch of the new iNebula Connect service, a distributed and secure communication platform designed to support smart objects. The solution is engineered to collect, store and distribute data with high value application workloads and perform real-time analysis, providing virtually unlimited scalability and full … Read More → "iNebula and Eurotech team up to create iNebula Connect for smart objects"

Mentor Graphics Redefines the PCB Landscape with Affordable, High-Technology Design Solutions for the Independent Engineer

April 27, 2015

WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 27, 2015 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the delivery of three new PADS® family products starting at unprecedented pricing of five thousand dollars to address the advancing needs of the independent engineer. The new PADS family provides for the wide spectrum of electronics complexity by combining ease of learning and use, characteristic of previous market-leading PADS products, with high-productivity design and analysis technologies and unprecedented price-performance value. It builds on the strong PADS legacy – production-proven on millions of designs by hundreds of thousands … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Redefines the PCB Landscape with Affordable, High-Technology Design Solutions for the Independent Engineer"

New Calibre xACT Product Addresses Broad Range of Advanced Extraction Needs

April 24, 2015

WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 22, 2015—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the new Calibre® xACT™ parasitic extraction platform that addresses a wide spectrum of analog and digital extraction needs, including 14nm FinFET, while minimizing guesswork and setup efforts for IC designers. The Calibre xACT platform delivers the best combination of accuracy and turnaround time (TAT) by automatically optimizing its extraction techniques for the customer’s specific process node, application, design size, and extraction objectives. Customers using the Calibre xACT platform for parasitic extraction have experienced improvements in turnaround time as high as 10X, while meeting the most stringent accuracy requirements.</ … Read More → "New Calibre xACT Product Addresses Broad Range of Advanced Extraction Needs"

Keysight Technologies Adds Versatile Performance Options to Industry’s Fastest Power Supplies

April 24, 2015

SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 23, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced four performance options for its small, flexible and market-leading-fast Advanced Power System (APS) N6900 Series DC power supplies. In conjunction with the power supply’s VersaPowerarchitecture, the new options boost test-system versatility and make it easy for test engineers to tune power supply capability. The N6900 options enable engineers to meet their ATE testing needs without paying for more capability than … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Adds Versatile Performance Options to Industry’s Fastest Power Supplies"

Semtech Expands Mobile Protection Platform with the RClamp® 0552T – A 5V TVS Array for Safeguarding High Speed Differential Lines

April 23, 2015

CAMARILLO, Calif., April 21, 2015 — Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the RClamp® 0552T, a high performance, low capacitance transient voltage suppression (TVS) array device. The RClamp0552T is offered as a three-pin device and protects high speed differential pairs common in interfaces such as USB 3.0, MHL and HDMI 1.4.

Built on Semtech’s highly differentiated process technology that achieves the industry’s lowest clamping voltages, the RClamp0552T delivers … Read More → "Semtech Expands Mobile Protection Platform with the RClamp® 0552T – A 5V TVS Array for Safeguarding High Speed Differential Lines"

Quantum Materials Taking Early Delivery of New Metric Ton Scale Quantum Dot Production System

April 23, 2015

SAN MARCOS, Texas, April 22, 2015 (NASDAQ GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading North American quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials Corp (OTCQB:QTMM) today announced it is taking early delivery of a new quantum dot (QD) production system over eight times larger than its current installed capacity. The new continuous-flow process equipment will increase production capacity by 2,000 kilograms (2 metric tons) and fits within a wet lab at its headquarters in San Marcos, Texas. Quantum Materials’ patented … Read More → "Quantum Materials Taking Early Delivery of New Metric Ton Scale Quantum Dot Production System"