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Artesyn Embedded Technologies Announces the Industry’s Highest Density Media Processing Blade

April 2, 2015

Artesyn Embedded Technologies today announced the ATCA-8330, which combines a powerful Intel® Xeon® server with a high density DSP media engine on a single AdvancedTCA® (ATCA®) blade. This enables network equipment providers to implement complete solutions such as session border controllers, VoLTE, video optimization or video conferencing with less blades and therefore less cost.

Combining a powerful Intel® Xeon® processor with up to 40 Octasic OCT2224M multi-core DSPs, the Artesyn ATCA-8330 blade, includes a comprehensive … Read More → "Artesyn Embedded Technologies Announces the Industry’s Highest Density Media Processing Blade"

Smartphone-Like Graphics Coming to Everyday Objects Courtesy of New STM32 Microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics

April 2, 2015

Geneva, April 2, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced new microcontroller chips designed to bring the same high-performance graphics enabling intuitive smartphone-like user interfaces in the world of wearable devices, smart appliances, and other IoT (Internet of Things) applications.  The new STM32F469/479 microcontroller line delivers this new level of performance through the combination of ST’s Chrom–ART Accelerator™Read More → "Smartphone-Like Graphics Coming to Everyday Objects Courtesy of New STM32 Microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics"

PCB Automotive Division Adds New MEMS DC Response Accelerometers

April 1, 2015

March 31, Depew, N.Y. — PCB® Automotive Sensors Division is pleased to announce the addition of a new series of MEMS DC Response Accelerometers. This series is specifically designed to improve the precision of low-frequency vibration and motion in automotive applications.

Offered in full-scale ranges from ±2g to ±200g, the new accelerometers are available in single axis (Series 3711E and Series 3741E) and triaxial (Series 3713E) configurations.

“The new MEMS DC Response Accelerometer series features low spectral noise, and high resolution, which makes them ideal for a wide variety of automotive testing applications including durability, ride & … Read More → "PCB Automotive Division Adds New MEMS DC Response Accelerometers"

Accusonus Speech Enhancement Software Optimized for Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSPs

April 1, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2015?Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Accusonus today announced that the Accusonus Focus-MDR and Focus-DNR speech enhancement software has been ported to and optimized for the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi Audio/Voice digital signal processors (DSPs). The Accusonus software provides the first integrated solution for reverberation and noise supression, ideal for challenging indoor acoustic environments.

For more information on the HiFi DSP family, visit http://www.cadence.com/news/HiFiDSP/Accusonus. For more information on the Accusonus Focus-MDR and Focus-DNR technology, visit http://www.accusonus.com/products/speech-enhancement.

The Focus-MDR and … Read More → "Accusonus Speech Enhancement Software Optimized for Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSPs"

Saelig’s Novel Anti-shock Components Isolate Vibration; Double as Emergency Food Source

April 1, 2015

Fairport, NY. April 1, 2015. Saelig Company Inc. has introduced Gell-Low, a series of novel bovine-based anti-vibration shock mounts, designed to reduce vibration and improve equipment stability and life. Also suitable for mounting under mobile cameras on drones, these flexible parts, created from recycled bovine by-products, are produced in a variety of sizes and three colors: red (strawberry), green (lime), and black (liquorice). A secondary beneficial aspect of these impact isolators is their function, if needed, as an emergency food source for disaster conditions.

Since 1988, Saelig’s … Read More → "Saelig’s Novel Anti-shock Components Isolate Vibration; Double as Emergency Food Source"

Zuken Announces PCB Reference Design Availability for Intel IoT Devices

April 1, 2015

1 April 2015 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken announces that board reference designs for Intel-produced Internet of Things (IoT) devices prepared in CR-8000 Design Force are now available from Intel.  Delivery starts with the Intel® Atom™ Processor E3800 series of products.

Intel Corporation and Zuken are engaged in a technical partnership working … Read More → "Zuken Announces PCB Reference Design Availability for Intel IoT Devices"

Takeoff Designing with the TI MSP-EXP432P401R-32 bit LaunchPad Evaluation Kit Now at Mouser

April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad Evaluation Kit from Texas Instruments (TI). This new TI LaunchPad is an easy-to-use rapid-prototyping kit for TI’s new MSP432P401R microcontrollers featuring 256KBytes of Flash and 64K of SRAM. The new TI MSP432™ microcontroller family is based on a low power ARM® Cortex-M4F and draws as little as 800nA in low power mode, with a run current of 95µA/MHz. The MSP432P401R 32-bit microcontroller supports speeds up to 48MHz and has integrated peripherals for communication, ADC, timers, and AES encryption.

… Read More → "Takeoff Designing with the TI MSP-EXP432P401R-32 bit LaunchPad Evaluation Kit Now at Mouser"

Konekt Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Konekt Dash, an “Internet of Things” Cellular Development Kit that Works Without Wi-Fi

March 31, 2015

CHICAGO – March 24, 2015 – Konekt, developer of IoT toolkits, today launched a Kickstarter campaign for Konekt Dash, a cellular development kit for the Internet of Things (IoT). An expansion upon the original Konekt Toolkit, Dash includes the hardware developers need to connect and manage millions of devices via machine to machine (M2M) cellular connection. With unparalleled security features and over-the-air (OTA) access for firmware updates, Konekt Dash paves the way for IoT solutions that deliver reliability and privacy in the field. The Kickstarter campaign will run 35 days and aim to raise a minimum of $30,000 for production of the … Read More → "Konekt Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Konekt Dash, an “Internet of Things” Cellular Development Kit that Works Without Wi-Fi"

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