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TE Connectivity’s Micro Circular Connectors Now Available Globally

June 30, 2015

HARRISBURG, Pa. – June 30, 2015 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, announces its metal-shell micro circular connectors are now available globally. The new connector family is a complete line of small circular connectors ideal for rugged military and commercial applications. The metal-shell micro circular connectors are versatile, tested for harsh environments and offer multiple coupling styles, contacts and mounting options. New additions to the original product line include inline receptacles, a new band strap for termination of braided metallic shielding, and a new 30-position, size M22 shell.</ … Read More → "TE Connectivity’s Micro Circular Connectors Now Available Globally"

TI introduces the first brushed DC gate driver with adjustable current drive capability for scalable designs

June 30, 2015

DALLAS (June 30, 2015) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced an integrated gate driver that offers adjustable gate drive settings with the flexibility to drive a wide range of external field-effect transistors (FETs), supporting multiple motors, speeds or varying loads. The DRV8701 enables designers to scale their platforms using a single gate driver across various brushed DC motor models in equipment such as white goods, household appliances, robotics, home automation, power tools, and industrial pumps and valves.

With its adjustable gate drive, advanced protection features and other integrated … Read More → "TI introduces the first brushed DC gate driver with adjustable current drive capability for scalable designs"

Renesas Electronics Delivers Industry-Leading Power Efficiency and Digital Filtering Capabilities for Industrial Sensor and Healthcare Design with RX231 Microcontrollers

June 30, 2015

Düsseldorf, June 30, 2015 – Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of the RX231 Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which offers industrial and healthcare designers an optimal combination of high performance with digital signal processing (DSP) and floating point unit (FPU), and low power consumption. The RX231 Group is ideal for applications that require high processing performance in environments with low current supply capacity, such as industrial sensors, healthcare devices, and wearable devices, and building automation devices such as thermostats.

With industrial sensors … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Delivers Industry-Leading Power Efficiency and Digital Filtering Capabilities for Industrial Sensor and Healthcare Design with RX231 Microcontrollers"

Microchip Announces Projected-Capacitive Touch Screen Controller With Noise-Robust, Advanced Multi-Touch and Gesture Performance

June 29, 2015

CHANDLER, Ariz., June 29, 2015 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new addition to its Human Interface Solutions portfolio with the MTCH6303, an innovative, turnkey projected-capacitive touch controller for touch pads and screens. Touch sensors with up to 1000 nodes and diagonals of up to 10” are supported. The MTCH6303 provides multi-touch coordinates as well as a readymade multi-finger surface gesture suite that brings modern user interface (UI) elements—such as pinch and zoom, multi-finger scrolling, and swipes—to … Read More → "Microchip Announces Projected-Capacitive Touch Screen Controller With Noise-Robust, Advanced Multi-Touch and Gesture Performance"

Evaluation Kit demonstrates innovative Energy Harvesting Switch Technology from CHERRY

June 29, 2015

CHERRY Industrial Solutions has released an updated Evaluation Kit 2.0 to demonstrate their market leading Energy Harvesting Switch Technology. The kit, containing an energy harvesting generator, rocker switch and a snap-action switch, receiver with antenna, USB cable and receiver manual, provides users with a functional demonstration of the Cherry technology and the ability to test key parameters, including signal strength and range, in their own application. A detailed manual, drivers and software for the receiver are available for download from CHERRY’s website.

CHERRY Energy Harvesting Switch Modules meet … Read More → "Evaluation Kit demonstrates innovative Energy Harvesting Switch Technology from CHERRY"

TE Connectivity and Andretti Technologies Team up to Advance Technology in Autosports and Electric Vehicles

June 29, 2015

HARRISBURG, Pa. – June 29, 2015 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, announced today that it has been named a lead partner to Andretti Technologies, the technology incubation and advanced engineering business of Andretti Autosport.

TE is the leader in connectivity and sensor solutions to the autosport industry, providing products that perform reliably in the extreme conditions that motorsports require. The groundbreaking technology partnership will leverage TE’s expertise in sensors and connectors, including its DEUTSCH Autosport range of products, AST sensors and Raychem cable and wire. Using motorsports and racing as a testing ground for new technologies, … Read More → "TE Connectivity and Andretti Technologies Team up to Advance Technology in Autosports and Electric Vehicles"

Artila releases machine-to-machine (M2M) sensors and actuators solution

June 29, 2015

Taipei, Taiwan – June 2015 — Artila Electronics, the leading designer and manufacturer of embedded device networking and computing, is proud to release the enhanced RIO-2010, the new generation of web enabled data acquisition and control module with MQTT support.  MQTT is a lightweight publish / subscribe messaging protocol which is an OASIS standard and is ideal for sensor and device communication with low network bandwidth

RIO-2010 is equipped with MAXIM 1-wire bus to acquire temperature data from DS18B20 digital thermometer, 16 isolated digital input channels to monitor the high / low status and 8 relays … Read More → "Artila releases machine-to-machine (M2M) sensors and actuators solution"

Three ProTek Devices ESD Protection Diodes Now AEC-Q101 Qualified for Automotive Use

June 29, 2015

TEMPE, Ariz. – June 29, 2015 – ProTek Devices™ today announced three of its electrostatic discharge protection diodes (ESD protection diodes) are now AEC-Q101 qualified, making the components ideal for circuit protection in tough automotive environments. The now qualified components are the PAM1CAN, PAM2CAN and PAM1FLEX. Collectively, these devices also cover circuit protection in related applications such as CAN Bus, DeviceNet Bus and Flex Bus lines.

According to the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) website, the AEC Component Technical Committee is the standardization body for establishing standards for reliable, high quality electronic components. Components meeting these specifications are suitable … Read More → "Three ProTek Devices ESD Protection Diodes Now AEC-Q101 Qualified for Automotive Use"

Fairchild Launches MEMS Product Line with Introduction of Intelligent IMU with High Performance 9-Axis Sensor Fusion

June 26, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 16, 2015 – Fairchild (NASDAQ: FCS), a leading supplier of high-performance semiconductor solutions, today launched the FIS1100 6-axis MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), the company’s first MEMS product stemming from its strategic investments in MEMS and motion tracking. The FIS1100 IMU integrates a proprietary AttitudeEngine™ motion processor with best-in-class 9-axis sensor fusion algorithms to provide designers with an easy to implement, system-level solution for superior user experiences with up to ten times lower processing power consumption in a wide range of motion enabled, battery-powered applications.

“The launch of Fairchild’s first MEMS product … Read More → "Fairchild Launches MEMS Product Line with Introduction of Intelligent IMU with High Performance 9-Axis Sensor Fusion"

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