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Altium to Demonstrate the Power of Altium Designer at UK Electronics Design Show

Karlsruhe, Germany – 18 September 2013 – Altium Limited <http://www.altium.com/> , a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer <http://products.live.altium.com/> ) and embedded software development (TASKING <http://www.tasking.com/> ), and its UK value-added reseller Premier EDA Solutions << … Read More → "Altium to Demonstrate the Power of Altium Designer at UK Electronics Design Show"

Journalists and High-Tech Media Mavens to Ring in “The Year of the Robot” at RoboBusiness 2013 in Silicon Valley

FRAMINGHAM, MA – September 18, 2013 60 Minutes told the world that robotics is the next transformative tech industry, poised to change the job market and society forever. See for yourself! Big Names, Big Ideas and Big Business…plus a roomful of startups with lots of Big Dreams await you at the Santa Clara Convention Center, October 23-25.

The factory of the future, self-driving vehicles, drone angst/drone love; robots in our homes, workplaces, schools and hospitals; robot investments, robots and the law, plus the people behind the robots will all be there to show you why robotics is ready to … Read More → "Journalists and High-Tech Media Mavens to Ring in “The Year of the Robot” at RoboBusiness 2013 in Silicon Valley"

Microchip and element14 Announce Raspberry Pi® chipKIT™ Expansion Board; World’s First With Prototyping-Friendly 32-bit MCU Package

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2013 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its Arduino™ compatible chipKIT™ platform ecosystem, including a new Raspberry Pi®tool that it co-developed with partner element14—the chipKIT Pi Expansion Board.  On the software side, volunteers from the chipKIT and Arduino communities collaborated with Microchip’s engineers to expand the free chipKIT Multi-Platform IDE (MPIDE), to allow users to … Read More → "Microchip and element14 Announce Raspberry Pi® chipKIT™ Expansion Board; World’s First With Prototyping-Friendly 32-bit MCU Package"

Dassault Systèmes Launches “Smarter, Faster, Lighter,” a New Industry Solution Experience for High Tech Products

VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France — Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the launch of “Smarter, Faster, Lighter,” a new solution experience that coordinates a company’s mechanical, electronic and … Read More → "Dassault Systèmes Launches “Smarter, Faster, Lighter,” a New Industry Solution Experience for High Tech Products"

EMA Automates 3D STEP Models With EDABuilder Library Automation Solution

Rochester, NY (September 17, 2013) – (ema-eda.com ), a full-service provider of electrical and mechanical CAD tools, announced EMA EDABuilder® 3.0 with 3D STEP model automation. 

“Engineering models represent a constant challenge for PCB designers,” said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA.  “EDABuilder introduces an innovative approach for automating the complete library process flow.  Starting with the data sheet and the industry’s most advanced PDF data sheet extraction, schematic symbols and PCB footprints are created in a fraction of the … Read More → "EMA Automates 3D STEP Models With EDABuilder Library Automation Solution"

Single 36A or Dual 18A µModule Regulator Is 86% Efficient from 12VIN to 1VOUT at Full Load

MILPITAS, CA – September 17, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM4630, a dual 18A per output or single 36A output DC/DC µModule® step-down regulator capable of delivering up to 144A when four devices are current shared. The LTM4630 is a complete DC/DC regulator system in a 16mm x 16mm x 4.41mm LGA package, which includes inductors, MOSFETs, DC/ … Read More → "Single 36A or Dual 18A µModule Regulator Is 86% Efficient from 12VIN to 1VOUT at Full Load"

ams introduces world’s first noise cancellation speaker driver ICs to produce zero audible hiss

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (17 September, 2013), ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, has introduced the AS3435 and AS3415 ANC speaker drivers, paving the way for a new generation of noise cancellation stereo headsets with zero audible hiss.

The AS3435 and AS3415 are also the industry’s first ANC (active noise cancellation) ICs to feature integrated bypass switches, offering headset manufacturers the freedom to create sleeker – and cheaper – industrial designs.

The AS3435, for feedback systems, and AS3415, for feed-forward systems, are the latest additions to the renowned portfolio of analog ANC … Read More → "ams introduces world’s first noise cancellation speaker driver ICs to produce zero audible hiss"

VadaTech Offers New 950W MicroTCA Power Module in Single Width Size

Henderson, NV – Sept 17, 2013 – VadaTech, a manufacturer of embedded boards and complete application-ready platforms, now offers a new power module compliant to the MicroTCA.0 specification that boasts up to 950W of DC power.  This is over 150W more power than any same-sized (single width) module in the industry, including VadaTech’s first generation UTC010 unit. 

The UTC020 power module from VadaTech comes in a single width (approximately 75mm wide), full size (6 HP).  It runs at 95% efficiency at full load.  The dual -36V to -75V DC input module supports module redundancy and has two banks of 256K … Read More → "VadaTech Offers New 950W MicroTCA Power Module in Single Width Size"

LORD MicroStrain Releases Wireless Sensor Node for High-Resolution Event Driven Condition Monitoring

(Cary, NC – Sept. 12, 2013) – LORD Corporation MicroStrain® Sensing Systems – a global leader in developing embedded sensing systems for aerospace and industrial markets – has released its redesigned V-Link® -LXRS®wireless analog sensor node featuring programmable gain and event-driven triggering.

Originally developed to eliminate wires for streamlined, more embeddable health monitoring, the updated sensor is designed to improve the resolution and optimize event monitoring capabilities. Capable of providing wireless test, measurement and long-term monitoring of equipment, the V-Link® … Read More → "LORD MicroStrain Releases Wireless Sensor Node for High-Resolution Event Driven Condition Monitoring"

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