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New High-efficiency Thru Hole Power Inductors are a Cost-effective Option for Switch Mode Power Supply Applications

Cary, IL, USA – Coilcraft’s new RFC Family of leaded power inductors offer a low-cost, high-efficiency option for power supply applications. They are offered in three performance levels: the RFC0807 Series, the RFC0810 Series and the RFC1010 Series.

The RFC0807 Series  … Read More → "New High-efficiency Thru Hole Power Inductors are a Cost-effective Option for Switch Mode Power Supply Applications"

Imec, Holst Centre and Renesas Present World’s Lowest Power 2.4GHz Radio Chip for Bluetooth Low Energy

SAN FRANCISCO (ISSCC 2015, International Solid State Circuits Conference) – Feb. 24, 2015— Today, at the 2015 International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Imec, Holst Centre and Renesas presented an ultra-low power 2.4GHz short range radio compliant with Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE802.15.4 (ZigBee). Implemented in 40nm CMOS, the radio achieves a reduced supply voltage (20 percent), power consumption (25 percent), and chip area (35 percent), as compared to the previous 90nm RF front-end design. 

“From healthcare to smart buildings, ubiquitous wireless sensors connected through cellular devices are becoming widely used in everyday life,” said Harmke De Groot, Department Director at … Read More → "Imec, Holst Centre and Renesas Present World’s Lowest Power 2.4GHz Radio Chip for Bluetooth Low Energy"

Wind River Unveils IoT-Enabled Product Portfolio

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

•       Wind River adds foundational IoT capabilities across product portfolio and announces availability of high-performance RTOS in a tiny footprint to facilitate creation of IoT-ready devices.
•       Company creates IoT professional services offering, which includes IoT startup package to get customers’ end-to-end system configured and running.
•       Wind River product portfolio for IoT addresses management of intelligent devices at the edge, through gateways, across the network, and up into the cloud.

EMBEDDED WORLD, NUREMBERG, Germany – Feb. 25, 2015</ … Read More → "Wind River Unveils IoT-Enabled Product Portfolio"

New Version of DAVE™ Development Platform Significantly Reduces Software Development Time for XMC Microcontrollers from Infineon

Munich and Nuremberg – February 24, 2015 – At the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference (February 24-26, 2015), Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced the new version of its development platform DAVE™, the “Digital Application Virtual Engineer” for its 32-bit microcontroller families XMC1000 and Read More → "New Version of DAVE™ Development Platform Significantly Reduces Software Development Time for XMC Microcontrollers from Infineon"

Microchip’s New Motion Module Makes Motion Monitoring Easy

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 24, 2015 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from the Embedded World conference in Germany the MM7150 Motion Module—which combines Microchip’s SSC7150 motion co-processor combined with 9-axis sensors, including accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope in a small, easy to use form factor.  With a simple I2C™ connection to most MCUs/MPUs, embedded/Internet of Things (IoT) applications can easily tap into the module’s advanced motion and position data.

View a brief … Read More → "Microchip’s New Motion Module Makes Motion Monitoring Easy"

Keysight Technologies Introduces Infiniium V-Series Oscilloscopes for Greater Insights in Validation, Debug

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced the Infiniium V-Series oscilloscopes, which provide superior measurement accuracy, enhanced analysis tools and advanced probing systems. With models that range from 8 GHz to 33 GHz, the V-Series enables circuit designers and engineers to make rapid progress from first silicon to eventual product release. 

When engineers are designing high-speed digital products or components, they need an oscilloscope to help them debug, validate and optimize their designs, perform precompliance tests, discover the root cause of failures, and maximize … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces Infiniium V-Series Oscilloscopes for Greater Insights in Validation, Debug"

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