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IEEE 2700™-2014 Specifies Sensor Performance in Consumer Electronics Technologies to Stimulate Innovation for Enabling the Connected Person

September 9, 2014

PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 9 September 2014 – IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the availability of the IEEE 2700™-2014 “Standard for Sensor Performance Parameter Definitions,” recently approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board. With sensors being one of the primary technologies to help improve the lives of every connected person in the world, IEEE 2700-2014 is intended to provide a common methodology for specifying sensor performance in the ever-expanding sensor technologies in the consumer electronics industry.

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Pasternack Publishes New RF Calculators and Conversion Tools to Pasternack.com

September 9, 2014

RF Calculators and Conversion Tools at Pasternack.comIrvine, CA – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has created and published a new set of RF calculators and conversion tools to assist engineers with answering complex RF-related product and design questions that arise on a daily basis.

A total of 27 RF calculators were developed by the engineering staff at Pasternack to provide the users and buyers of RF components a valuable and easy-to-use resource while in the planning or designing phases of their projects. The new RF … Read More → "Pasternack Publishes New RF Calculators and Conversion Tools to Pasternack.com"

Leverage Proven Analog I/O Designs for FPGAs and Get to Market Faster with High-Precision and High-Speed Data Acquisition System

September 8, 2014

San Jose, CA—September 8, 2014—FPGA engineers can quickly evaluate and validate their FPGA-based control systems and get to market faster, using the high-speed MAXREFDES74# 18-bit data acquisition system (DAS) reference design from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM).

Achieving high-precision, high-speed digital control loops is a challenge for designers. But now the MAXREFDES74# DAS provides an 18-bit acquisition analog input and output front end for applications demanding high precision and high-speed data conversion based on FPGA digital processing. The MAXREFDES74# plugs directly into … Read More → "Leverage Proven Analog I/O Designs for FPGAs and Get to Market Faster with High-Precision and High-Speed Data Acquisition System"

MultiTech Systems First to Leverage Telit m2mAIR Cloud-Ready Modules

September 8, 2014

Raleigh, N.C. and Minneapolis, M.N. – September 8, 2014 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and services, and MultiTech Systems, a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology platforms, today announced a strategic partnership to simplify the development and deployment of comprehensive M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The MultiTech QuickCarrier USB-D cellular dongle, featuring the cloud-ready Telit HE910 cellular module, is a part of the company’s extensive line of modems, routers and gateway devices designed to easily enable M2M (machine-to-machine) communications. QuickCarrier dongles are fully … Read More → "MultiTech Systems First to Leverage Telit m2mAIR Cloud-Ready Modules"

STMicroelectronics Showcases Latest MoCA 2.0 Solution Streaming Ultra HD at IBC 2014

September 8, 2014

Geneva, September 8, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of set-top box ICs globally, is showcasing its MoCA 2.0 STiC2BB solution in action streaming 4K Ultra-HD video at IBC 2014, Hall 1, F40, September 12-16.

By implementing the latest MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) version 2.0 specifications for home-entertainment networking, ST’s STiC2BB helps service providers adopt flexible client-server architectures supporting multi-room Ultra HD streaming.</ … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Showcases Latest MoCA 2.0 Solution Streaming Ultra HD at IBC 2014"

S2C Accelerates FPGA-based Prototype Development with TAI Player Pro Version 5.1

September 8, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 3, 2014 – S2C, Inc. announced today the release of TAI Player Pro version 5.1. This latest release helps to accelerate prototype development, increase engineering productivity, and achieve the maximum performance from your prototype.

“The new version of TAI Player Pro enhances the power and capability of our entire line,” said Toshio Nakama, CEO of S2C. “It’s a powerful configuration tool – we recently had a customer partition a 300 million gate design over 24 FPGAs. In addition, TAI Player Pro is a runtime tool that can monitor and control several FPGA-based platforms across the network. I’ … Read More → "S2C Accelerates FPGA-based Prototype Development with TAI Player Pro Version 5.1"

Renesas Electronics to Establish R-IN Consortium to Support Development of Industrial Ethernet Equipment

September 8, 2014

Dusseldorf, September 8, 2014 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its plan to establish the R-IN Consortium, aimed at providing global support for the development of industrial equipment incorporating industrial Internet communication functionality, including manufacturing equipment, security cameras, and robots. R-IN is a development platform based on multi-protocol communication chips incorporating the R-IN engine, which combines high-speed, real-time performance and low power consumption, and interfaces supporting a variety of industrial … Read More → "Renesas Electronics to Establish R-IN Consortium to Support Development of Industrial Ethernet Equipment"

STMicroelectronics Drives the MEMS-Industry Evolution in the Internet-of-Things Era

September 5, 2014

Shanghai, China, September 5, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, the world’s top MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer and the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and mobile applications^{^[1]}, today announced that Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ST’s Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, will deliver a featured speech at the MEMS Industry Group (MIG) Conference Shanghai. The two-day event will explore the global MEMS and Sensors supply … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Drives the MEMS-Industry Evolution in the Internet-of-Things Era"

TI high-voltage switcher delivers energy savings to “always-on” smart meters, home automation designs

September 5, 2014

DALLAS (Sept. 5, 2014) – Expanding its portfolio of high-voltage power solutions for offline AC/DC designs, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced a 700-V switcher with the industry’s lowest quiescent current of less than 100 uA – half the power consumption of existing solutions. The UCC28880 controller integrates a 700-V power MOSFET and high-voltage current source, increasing overall energy efficiency of “always-on” non-isolated power systems with output currents up to 100 mA, such as smart meters, home automation equipment and white goods. For more information, click:Read More → "TI high-voltage switcher delivers energy savings to “always-on” smart meters, home automation designs"

Exar Introduces Industry Leading Low Power Rail-to-Rail Amplifiers

September 5, 2014

Fremont, CA, September 4th, 2014 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high-performance integrated circuits and system solutions, today announced two industry-leading operational amplifier families, the XR1008/XR2008 and XR1009/XR2009. The XR1008/XR2008 are single/dual amplifiers offering 75MHz bandwidth while consuming only 505µA supply current and the lower power XR1009/XR2009 single/dual amplifiers provide 35MHz at only 208µA supply current. When compared to other competing products on the market today, the XR1008/XR2008 devices offer 6 times the bandwidth and the even lower power XR1009/XR2009 devices offer 3 times the bandwidth.

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