MILPITAS, CA – March 31, 2014 – Linear Technology introduces the LT6020, a dual 3V to 30V fast settling operational amplifier, featuring 30µV maximum input offset voltage and 0.5µV/°C max VOS</ … Read More → "Micropower 30µV Op Amp Settles in 15µS to 0.0015%"
March 31, 2014 — Bellevue, WA — As our homes, our cars, and the things around us are getting smarter, manufacturers of embedded systems and smart devices need to build solutions for which constant data access and interoperability is important. ITTIA DB SQL offers developers of Android applications new capabilities to discover nearby data from other devices such as mobile tablets, notebooks, and embedded systems. New data is automatically and efficiently transferred upon discovery, so that Android applications can monitor and control nearby systems.
The shift from traditional business intelligence to … Read More → "ITTIA DB SQL Helps Android Developers to Manage, Discover and Distribute Embedded Data"
SAN JOSE, Calif., – March 31, 2014 – Designers of high power applications, such as air conditioner power supplies, need power factor correction (PFC) to improve power factor (PF) and harmonics to avoid deteriorating the power grid. To help address these challenges, Fairchild now delivers a unique combination of power devices, design expertise and manufacturing experience to its customers, allowing them to power amazing electronic products.
An industry-first, the Read More → "World’s First Three-Channel Interleaved CCM PFC Controller Allows Designers to Use the Smallest Passive Components"
Sheffield, England, March 2014 – SureCore Ltd has today announced that early testing of its innovative low power SRAM design confirms its simulations that deliver in excess of 50% power savings over other SRAM technologies.
The tests prove that the patented circuit architecture developed by SureCore delivers greater than 50% power savings versus industry standard SRAMs. SureCore’s energy-efficient memory was designed through a unique combination of detailed circuit analysis, architectural improvements, and the use of advanced statistical models.
SureCore’s solution is technology independent and is applicable to Bulk CMOS, FinFET and FD-SOI … Read More → "SureCore’s 28nm silicon tests confirm world leading SRAM power efficiency"
Plano, Texas, March 28, 2014 – The ZXRE330 3.3V shunt voltage reference from Diodes Incorporated has been introduced to help achieve improvements in both stability and power consumption. Pin compatible with industry-standard parts, the ZXRE330 is offered in surface-mount SOT23 and through-hole TO92 package options.
With a typical temperature coefficient as low as 20ppm/ºC, this precision micropower device provides highly stable performance across an industrial operating temperature range of -40ºC to +85ºC. Output voltage tolerance is tight, at ±2% at +25ºC for the ZXRE330 … Read More → "Voltage Reference from Diodes Incorporated Delivers High Stability at Low Power"
San Jose, California, March 27, 2014 – Read More → "InvenSense™ and Sonion Announce Strategic Microphone Development Alliance"
Henderson, NV – Mar 26, 2014 – VadaTech, a manufacturer of embedded boards and complete application-ready platforms, has released a full suite of FPGA Mezzanine Carriers based on Xilinx® All Programmable FPGAs.
The VadaTech Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) modules come in versions that include Virtex®-5, Virtex®-6, Artix®-7, Kintex®-7, Virtex®-7 FPGAs and Zynq® All Programmable SoCs. These AMC modules come in the single-width size. The Virtex-7 device was also selected for a 100G Processor with an integrated FPGA in the double-module AMC size. The broad offering allows engineers to choose the price/performance level that best matches … Read More → "VadaTech Announces Xilinx All Programmable FPGA Mezzanine Carriers in AMC Form Factor"
March 27, 2014 – Chatsworth, California, USA – Dytran Instruments, Inc. (www.dytran.com), a leading manufacturer of piezoelectric and DC MEMS accelerometers, force and pressure transducers, and associated electronics, has introduced a new generation of sensors that combines two technologies (piezoelectric and DC response MEMS), which until now have never been packaged simultaneously in a single housing.
The Dytran 7705A series E.L.F. (Extended Low Frequency) accelerometers contain both a piezoelectric and a variable capacitance MEMS element, combined as a single output, to create the widest frequency response bandwidth in the … Read More → "New Generation of Acceleration Measurements Instruments, E.L.F."
March 26, 2014, Irvine, CA – With the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent systems, today’s applications are generating increasing volumes of data, and thus escalate demand for greater performance, high network connectivity and smart manageability. Advantech, the global embedded platform and intelligent systems facilitator providing solutions across multiple vertical markets through deployment of intelligent applications and services, announced today its MIO-5271 SBC in a Read More → "Advantech MIO-5271 Fanless Core i 3.5” MI/O-Compact SBC for IoT & Intelligent Systems"
CHANDLER, Ariz., March 26, 2014 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new family of projected-capacitive touch controllers—the MTCH6102 with industry-leading low-power performance. These turnkey projected-capacitive controllers make it easy for designers to add contemporary touch and gesture interface designs to cost-sensitive applications.
This MTCH6102 facilitates design integration of capacitive scanning for touchscreens and touchpads including 11 single-finger gestures to swipe, scroll or double tap. The MTCH6102 enables flexible, scalable solutions to support PCB, ITO or FPC sensors … Read More → "Microchip Announces Industry’s Lowest Power Projected-Capacitive Touch Controllers"
