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FDI Announces the ELI Makers Challenge to pair an ELI Embedded Touch Screen LCD with Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black or other Single Board Computers

May 15, 2015

Future Designs, Inc is proud to announce a new design contest, soliciting proposals for projects that include FDI’s new ELI product. ELI (Easy LCD Interface) is an off the shelf embedded touch screen LCD solution for use with Single Board Computers (SBC) such as the popular Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black.

We are all very excited about the amazing projects coming out of the Maker community and other motivated young designers, and we are anxious to see how you can utilize ELI as a part of your creative designs. During Phase 1, participants will submit an entry … Read More → "FDI Announces the ELI Makers Challenge to pair an ELI Embedded Touch Screen LCD with Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black or other Single Board Computers"

Altium Announces Worldwide Launch of New Open Beta Program for Free PCB Design Tool

May 15, 2015

San Mateo, Calif. (PRWEB) – 15 May, 2015 — Altium has announced an open beta program for their community-driven PCB design tool. CircuitMaker is now available worldwide to all interested electronics designers, and aims to address the unique needs of the electronics maker and hobbyist community with a free software offering. CircuitMaker is available now to download from theCircuitMaker website.

“We’re incredibly excited to see how the CircuitMaker community will grow and evolve during this open beta program,” said Ben Jordan, Product Manager at Altium. “The electronics maker community has … Read More → "Altium Announces Worldwide Launch of New Open Beta Program for Free PCB Design Tool"

Tortuga Logic Bolsters Emerging Design-for-Security Market with Toolkit to Transform Hardware/Systems Developers’ Approach to Security

May 14, 2015

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. –– May 14, 2015 –– Tortuga Logic today announced immediate availability of its comprehensive Prospect Hardware Security Design and Analysis Toolkit, transforming the way hardware designers and system architects test the security of hardware designs.

“The semiconductor industry needs to redirect its attention from only analyzing software vulnerabilities to identifying ways to detect security issues in hardware designs,” says Dr. Jason Oberg, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tortuga Logic. “As more and more devices are designed to be Internet enabled, the more we need to be concerned about hardware … Read More → "Tortuga Logic Bolsters Emerging Design-for-Security Market with Toolkit to Transform Hardware/Systems Developers’ Approach to Security"

Dual (2.5A + 1.5A) Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 95% Efficiency & Operates from 3.4V to 42V Inputs

May 14, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – May 12, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8616, a 42V input capable, high efficiency dual synchronous monolithic step-down switching regulator. Its dual channel design delivers independent 2.5A and 1.5A continuous current to outputs as low as 0.8 … Read More → "Dual (2.5A + 1.5A) Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 95% Efficiency & Operates from 3.4V to 42V Inputs"

Ayla’s Agile Mobile Application Platform (AMAP) Launched to Accelerate Mobile Control of Connected Devices

May 14, 2015

IoT WORLD CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCSICO, May 12, 2015 – Ayla Networks, whose agile Internet of Things (IoT) platform enables manufacturers to create secure connected products easily and make better product decisions as a result of being connected, today announced the Agile Mobile Application Platform (AMAP). Manufacturers of connected products can license the Agile Mobile Application Platform to create mobile apps to control their products, getting to market four to six times faster than is possible with alternative approaches.

Designed for IoT solutions using the Ayla cloud, AMAP provides the 85 percent of coding and development work common to any high-performing, reliable … Read More → "Ayla’s Agile Mobile Application Platform (AMAP) Launched to Accelerate Mobile Control of Connected Devices"

Artila Release RIO-2018 Web enabled Thermocouple Input module

May 14, 2015

Taipei, Taiwan – June 2015 — Artila Electronics, the leading designer and manufacturer of embedded device networking and computing, is proud to release RIO-2018, the new generation of web enabled thermocouple input module. RIO-2018 is powered by ARM Cortex M3 and FreeRTOS operating system and features three thermocouple input channels, one 10/100Mbps Ethernet port, two isolated digital input channels and one relay output .

RIO-2018 is equipped with MAXIM MAX31855 cold junction compensation thermocouple converter and an industrial grade OMEGA connector is applied to ensure a seamless signal connection. The converter resolves temperature to 0.25°C allows readings as high as +1800°C … Read More → "Artila Release RIO-2018 Web enabled Thermocouple Input module"

Diodes Incorporated’s 1.9W Class-D Audio Amplifier Delivers High SPL and Extends Battery Life

May 14, 2015

Plano, Texas – May 14th, 2015 – Aimed at smartphones operating from a single-cell lithium-ion battery, the PAM8905 from Diodes Incorporated is a 1.9W class-D audio amplifier designed for audio systems that need to deliver a high sound pressure level (SPL) output from a low supply voltage. It achieves this with a built-in boost converter that generates the voltage rail for the output stage while using a battery-tracking automatic gain control (AGC) to adjust the gain and limit battery current when the battery voltage is low, thus prolonging battery … Read More → "Diodes Incorporated’s 1.9W Class-D Audio Amplifier Delivers High SPL and Extends Battery Life"

Texas Instruments announces DesignDRIVE, a new evaluation platform to explore numerous industrial drive subsystems and motor control topologies

May 14, 2015

HOUSTON (May 13, 2015) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced DesignDRIVE — a single hardware and software platform that makes it easier for engineers to develop and evaluate solutions for many industrial drive and servo topologies. The DesignDRIVEkit and example software offer an easy path to begin exploring a wide variety of motor types, sensing technologies, encoder standards and communications networks, as well as easy expansion to develop with real-time Ethernet communications and functional safety topologies, enabling more comprehensive, integrated system solutions. Based on the real-time control … Read More → "Texas Instruments announces DesignDRIVE, a new evaluation platform to explore numerous industrial drive subsystems and motor control topologies"

Synopsys and Broadcom Expand Collaboration to Deploy ARC Processors in Multimedia and Networking Solutions

May 14, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), today announced that Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) extended its license agreement providing access to Synopsys’ DesignWare® ARC® Processors for an expanded range of advanced multimedia and networking system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Broadcom standardized on ARC processors to deliver advanced video compression capabilities in its SoCs for high-volume consumer devices. Deploying optimized video compression technology is increasingly important to conserve network bandwidth as global service … Read More → "Synopsys and Broadcom Expand Collaboration to Deploy ARC Processors in Multimedia and Networking Solutions"

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