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New DAB module: power consumption slashed, battery life transformed

October 13, 2014

Hong Kong Electronics Fair, 13^th October 2014 – Frontier Silicon, the world’s leading supplier of digital radio and connected audio technology, showcases Verona 2, its new power-efficient DAB solution, at the autumn edition of HKEF.

Verona 2, with power consumption of 100mW (50% lower than its predecessor and competitors), revolutionises the battery life of digital radio devices and delivers game-changing benefits for manufacturers and end-users.

This step-change in power efficiency means the need to re-charge or replace batteries is greatly reduced. Conversely, the same battery life can now be delivered by smaller, lower cost batteries.

2.7V-60V Input, 250mA Linear Battery Charger Features Multi-Chemistry Operation

October 13, 2014

MILPITAS, CA – October 13, 2014 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4079, a 60V, constant-current/constant-voltage 250mA multi-chemistry battery charger. The device’s low quiescent … Read More → "2.7V-60V Input, 250mA Linear Battery Charger Features Multi-Chemistry Operation"

Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS Supports Analog Devices Blackfin® ADSP-BF70x Processor Family

October 13, 2014

San Diego, CA – October 13, 2014—Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), today announced that its popular ThreadX® RTOS now supports Analog Devices’ ADSP-BF70x Blackfin Digital Signal Processor (DSP) product family. Deployed in over 2 billion electronic products in consumer, medical, and industrial applications worldwide, Express Logic’s small-footprint, high-performance ThreadX RTOS is well matched to the new Analog Devices (ADI) ADSP-BF70x processor family as well as to ADI’s other 32-bit microprocessors. To maximize developer efficiency, ThreadX is configured for ADI’s CrossCore® Embedded Studio (CCES) IDE and is available in full source … Read More → "Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS Supports Analog Devices Blackfin® ADSP-BF70x Processor Family"

Sensors in Motion Delivers First MEMS Navigation Grade System to Enable Drones, Cars, Increased Food and Energy Production

October 12, 2014

SEATTLE October 12, 2014 Sensors in Motion (SIM) is pleased to announce completion of the first ever MEMS Navigation Grade Inertial Navigation System (INS) with the potential to revolutionize the navigation and positioning market, enabling increased food production, energy development, autonomous cars and saving warfighters lives.

This development promises to transform the $8 Billion/year inertial market with new products offering price/performance specifications radically superior to anything currently available. The first INS devices have been delivered to the Army CERDEC Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD).

SIM, a spinout from NASA’s famed Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) … Read More → "Sensors in Motion Delivers First MEMS Navigation Grade System to Enable Drones, Cars, Increased Food and Energy Production"

Microsemi Announces New Security Features to Deliver Industry the Most Secure FPGAs

October 9, 2014

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its new ultra secure SmartFusion2® SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2® FPGAs that have more advanced security features at the device, design and system levels than any other leading FPGA manufacturer. The new data security features are now part of Microsemi’s mainstream SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs and allow developers to leverage the device’s lowest power consumption in its class, high reliability capabilities and best-in-class security technology to build highly differentiated products that help gain a … Read More → "Microsemi Announces New Security Features to Deliver Industry the Most Secure FPGAs"

Spansion and ISSI to Develop RAM Products based on Breakthrough Spansion HyperBus™ Interface

October 9, 2014

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a global leader in embedded systems solutions, and Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSI), a leader in advanced memory solutions, today announced plans to develop HyperRAM™ products based on the Spansion HyperBus™ interface, which dramatically improves performance while reducing the number of pins. Both companies will have rights to sell HyperRAM products under a long-term supply agreement fulfilled by ISSI.

By combining HyperFlash™ and HyperRAM components on a single bus, chipset providers can reduce controller pincount, accommodate … Read More → "Spansion and ISSI to Develop RAM Products based on Breakthrough Spansion HyperBus™ Interface"

5V, 2.5A USB, 35V Input Buck Regulator with Cable Drop Compensation

October 9, 2014

MILPITAS, CA – October 9, 2014 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3697, a 35V input capable step-down switching regulator (with 60V transient protection) designed to power 5V USB applications. The LT3697 delivers precise 5V regulation at 2.5A … Read More → "5V, 2.5A USB, 35V Input Buck Regulator with Cable Drop Compensation"

Xilinx Accelerates Productivity for Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs with the Vivado Design Suite 2014.3, SDK, and New UltraFast Embedded Design Methodology Guide

October 9, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced major advances in productivity for Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoCs with the Vivado® Design Suite 2014.3, the programmable industry’s only SoC-strength design suite, SDK, and new UltraFast™ Embedded Design Methodology Guide. Included with this release are enhancements in Vivado High-Level Synthesis (HLS) and IP Integrator, and new performance monitoring and visualization capabilities … Read More → "Xilinx Accelerates Productivity for Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs with the Vivado Design Suite 2014.3, SDK, and New UltraFast Embedded Design Methodology Guide"

Microchip Introduces World’s First Development Platform With 2D Multi-Touch and 3D Gestures

October 9, 2014

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2014 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its Human Interface Input Sensing Solutions portfolio with the introduction of the3DTouchPad, a PC peripheral and world’s first Development Platform for 2D multi-touch and 3D gestures.

Watch a short video: http://www.microchip.com/get/5NB2

The 3DTouchPad reinvents input sensing by adding free space gesture recognition to projected-capacitive multi-touch … Read More → "Microchip Introduces World’s First Development Platform With 2D Multi-Touch and 3D Gestures"

Pasternack Debuts New Line of High Power Linear RF Amplifiers

October 9, 2014

October 9, 2014 – Irvine, CA – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces the release of eight new high power linear amplifiers that provide accurate signal amplification across a multitude of commercial and defense applications such as communications, radar and sensors, test instrumentation, telecom infrastructure, fixed microwave backhaul, commercial two-way radio, and many others. These GaAs PHEMT MMIC-based amplifiers operate from 0.8 GHz to 9.5 GHz and can be used as high power output amplifiers or driver amplifiers depending upon the … Read More → "Pasternack Debuts New Line of High Power Linear RF Amplifiers"