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New COTS AC/DC Power Factor Correction Front End Module from Astrodyne Offers Compact Size, High Efficiency

December 30, 2014

Mansfield, Mass. – December 2014 – Astrodyne Corporation, a global developer and manufacturer of specialized power solutions, now offers a half-brick COTS AC/DC power module with an output voltage of 375 V. The PFC-375, part of Astrodyne’s UniVerter Series, offers high reliability in the most demanding applications.

Ideal for use in military and commercial aviation applications and other challenging thermal and shock vibration environments, this new base-plated, potted module features Astrodyne’s proprietary Insulated Metal Substrate (IMS) construction.

Astrodyne’s UniVerter modules use a boost converter that incorporates a solid state series switch for active inrush and … Read More → "New COTS AC/DC Power Factor Correction Front End Module from Astrodyne Offers Compact Size, High Efficiency"

Green Hills Software to Showcase Its Innovative Solutions for Securing the Connected Car and Designing Safety-Critical Systems

December 30, 2014

SANTA BARBARA, CA — December 30, 2014 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things (IoT), will showcase its broad portfolio and forward-thinking technology for automotive electronics and secure IoT devices at:

• 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
• Consumer Telematics Shows (CTS)
• GENIVI Showcase
• Freescale Internet of Tomorrow Tour

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary with Micron Technology

December 30, 2014

PHOENIX— 1985 was a pivotal year for the memory market in the Americas. Seven of the nation’s leading semiconductor makers exited the DRAM business due to a drastic decline in prices for memory, leaving just a handful of competitors, including the relatively young Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU). That same year, the stalwart Micron signed a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT). Today, Avnet and Micron, a leading provider of advanced memory solutions, are celebrating the 30^th anniversary of that agreement.

“Memory is a foundational element … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary with Micron Technology"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Celebrates 40-Year Milestone with Texas Instruments

December 23, 2014

PHOENIX—- Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) and global electronics manufacturer and supplier Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) are celebrating their 40-year business relationship. Together, Avnet and TI have innovated support models that give design chain and supply chain customers better access to the analog chips, embedded processing solutions and development tools they need to create state-of-the-art, high-performance products that are smarter, greener and more cost effective.

“For a business relationship to last as long as the one between Avnet and TI has, there needs to be more than just … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Celebrates 40-Year Milestone with Texas Instruments"

Exar’s Universal PMIC Offers Up to 40V Input

December 23, 2014

Fremont, CA, December 23, 2014 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance integrated circuits and system solutions, today introduced the XR77129, a quad output programmable Universal PMIC with an input operating voltage range of 6V to 40V. Its patented control architecture is well suited for 40V inputs using a 17-bit wide PID voltage mode VIN feed forward architecture. This controller offers a single input, quad output, step-down switching regulator controller with integrated gate drivers and dual LDO outputs. It can also monitor and dynamically control … Read More → "Exar’s Universal PMIC Offers Up to 40V Input"

Wearable Technology Products Demand Highly Accurate Biometric Technology

December 19, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Valencell, a leader in performance biometric data sensor technology, today announced it is seeing a staggering demand from its licensees for highly accurate, clinically validated biometric technology. This demand, the Company revealed, is not solely coming from fitness and health sectors, but first responders/military and gaming industries as well.

“A wearable is only as useful as the biometric data it delivers. As a result, accuracy is the ultimate driver in long-term mass consumer adoption of wearable products,” said Dr. Steven LeBoeuf, president of Valencell. “We have invested years … Read More → "Wearable Technology Products Demand Highly Accurate Biometric Technology"

Pasternack Introduces New RF Combiners Operating Up to 6 GHz

December 19, 2014

Irvine, CA – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, introduces a completely new line of broadband RF power combiners. The broad bandwidth of these new combiners makes them the perfect complement to systems using components such as power amplifiers, antenna feeds, attenuators and switches. A special area of usage for these power combiners is in combining individual power amplifiers together into a large power block in an amplifier system.

The new RF power combiners from Pasternack are offered in the popular 2-way and 4-way configurations and … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces New RF Combiners Operating Up to 6 GHz"

Xilinx First to Move 20nm FPGAs into Volume Production

December 19, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its Kintex® UltraScale™ KU040 FPGAs are now the industry’s first 20nm device to move into volume production. Customers can benefit from an estimated one year time to market advantage relative to its competition. Built on the industry’s only ASIC-class architecture, the mid-range Kintex UltraScale devices provide optimal price/performance/watt for a broad set of applications that include 100G OTN, packet processing … Read More → "Xilinx First to Move 20nm FPGAs into Volume Production"

Nordic Semiconductor demonstrates IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart and hosts design partners’ innovative wireless products at International CES 2015

December 19, 2014

Oslo, Norway – December 19, 2014 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today confirms it will unveil its nRF51 IoT Software Development Kit (SDK) and demonstrate IPv6 over Bluetooth® Smart to the international audience of International CES 2015. The company is also confirming details of exhibits, demonstrations, and partner companies that it will be hosting on its booth (Booth 70861, IT/Wireless TechZone in the Sands Exhibition hall) at CES. CES is the world’s leading consumer electronics exhibition and is organized by the U. … Read More → "Nordic Semiconductor demonstrates IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart and hosts design partners’ innovative wireless products at International CES 2015"

Zuken Plays Key Role in Innovation Award Win for Electric Vehicle Research Collaboration

December 19, 2014

19 December 2014 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken is pleased to announce that the electric vehicle research project in which they are a partner – EM4EM (ElectroMagnetic Reliability and Electronic Systems for Electro Mobility) – has won a European innovation award.

The project was presented with the CATRENE Innovation Award for “Most Innovative Project in 2014” at the Read More → "Zuken Plays Key Role in Innovation Award Win for Electric Vehicle Research Collaboration"

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