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VIA Technologies Licenses Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP

October 21, 2013

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – October 21, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Taiwan-based VIA Technologies has selected the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi Audio/Voice DSP (digital signal processor) for a system-on-chip (SOC) design for set top box, tablets and mobile devices.

MEMS Technology Showcase Finalists Highlight “MEMS Inside the Machine”

October 21, 2013

MEMS Technology Showcase® will give MEMS Executive Congress US® attendees an intimate look at some of the most unique and inspiring MEMS-enabled applications in the business. After a competitive application process, MEMS Industry Group (MIG) has selected five finalists that show how MEMS enhances the consumer experience, highlighting the “MEMS inside the machine.” Each finalist will get five minutes to wow the audience, who will then text-message vote for their favorite demo. Moderator Read More → "MEMS Technology Showcase Finalists Highlight “MEMS Inside the Machine”"

PCB Piezotronics Introduces Miniature Precision Pressure Sensor

October 21, 2013

October 18, 2013, Depew, N.Y., USA – PCB Automotive Sensors, a division of PCB Piezotronics, Inc., introduces a miniature pressure sensor for achieving highly accurate pressure measurements in thermodynamic applications such as engine and powertrain development.

Newark element14 Launches Portal to Build and Promote New BoosterPacks for TI’s MCU LaunchPads

October 21, 2013

October 18, 2013 – CHICAGO – Newark element14 has launched its new portal “Build Your Own BoosterPack” to provide supporting resources for design engineers creating their own BoosterPack and add-on board … Read More → "Newark element14 Launches Portal to Build and Promote New BoosterPacks for TI’s MCU LaunchPads"

Altera DC-DC Power Converter Solutions Improve System Power Efficiency by up to 35 Percent while Reducing Board Area by up to 50 Percent

October 21, 2013

San Jose, Calif., October 21, 2013 – Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced four new reference designs that leverage the power technology obtained through its acquisition of Enpirion®. The reference designs provide FPGA users and board developers turnkey power solutions that increase power efficiency by up to 35 percent, reduce board area by up to 50 percent, and reduce overall bill-of-material (BOM) bulk capacitance costs by up to 50 percent versus competing power solutions. The Altera power-optimized reference designs are offered to customers as downloadable design packages and are demonstrated in hardware … Read More → "Altera DC-DC Power Converter Solutions Improve System Power Efficiency by up to 35 Percent while Reducing Board Area by up to 50 Percent"

Speed and Secure Smart Meter Designs with the Industry’s Highest Performance Smart Grid Reference Platform

October 21, 2013

San Jose, CA—October 14, 2013—Designers of smart meters can now reduce time to market, raise the bar for higher accuracy, and secure their designs with Capistrano, a smart grid reference platform from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM).

Powered by the company’s Zeus metering SoC, Capistrano protects designs with advanced cryptography, physical attack detection, and life-cycle security schemes. Protecting more than just the smart meter, the security technology is capable of securing … Read More → "Speed and Secure Smart Meter Designs with the Industry’s Highest Performance Smart Grid Reference Platform"

Mentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS Improves System Reliability and Performance for Safety-Critical Systems

October 18, 2013

WILSONVILLE, Ore., October 17, 2013 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a new version of the Nucleus® real time operating system (RTOS) targeting high-performance, next-generation applications for connected embedded devices. The Nucleus RTOS introduces a lightweight and scalable process model that provides partitioned and protected memory regions for increased system reliability in safety-critical applications, including medical, industrial and aerospace. In addition, the Nucleus software trace technology has also been enhanced to include support for middleware stacks, enabling performance and power optimization.

“This new version of the Nucleus RTOS allows embedded developers to deliver advanced, sophisticated … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS Improves System Reliability and Performance for Safety-Critical Systems"

ADLINK Introduces EOS-4000, First Dual Channel Camera Link® Embedded Vision System

October 18, 2013

October 17, 2013 – San Jose, CA – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a trusted provider of embedded computing products for machine vision, announces the release of its new EOS-4000, the industry’s first compact Camera Link® embedded vision system to feature a powerful 3rd generation Intel^® Core™ i7/i5 quad core processor, two independent Power over Camera Link (PoCL) ports, and rich I/O capability. The 3rd generation Intel quad-core processor delivers maximum computing power, and Camera Link connectivity provides image transmission with no CPU loading, making—along with Direct Memory Access (DMA)—the EOS-4000 ideal for speedy and … Read More → "ADLINK Introduces EOS-4000, First Dual Channel Camera Link® Embedded Vision System"

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Introduces a New Family of High Performance Common-Drain MOSFETs

October 18, 2013

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq:AOSL), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs, today release a new dual MOSFET family in the common-drain configuration in both DFN 5×6 and Micro-DFN 3.2×2 packages. These devices are suitable for battery pack applications where two n-channel MOSFETs are connected back-to-back for safe charging and discharging as well as voltage protection. The … Read More → "Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Introduces a New Family of High Performance Common-Drain MOSFETs"

Saelig Announces Wireless Transmission Checker

October 18, 2013

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc.
(www.saelig.com) has introduced the RF-id SOLO, which quickly and accurately determines the frequency of virtually any wireless transmitter, providing a simple and accurate way to read the frequencies of wireless audio and industrial communications equipment.

The compact handheld RF-id SOLO instantly reads both analog and digital wireless single-carrier transmission frequencies from 50MHz to 2.5GHz. Determining the … Read More → "Saelig Announces Wireless Transmission Checker"