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PNI Sensor Advances Motion Processing at 2014 CES

LAS VEGAS – January 6, 2014 — PNI Sensor (PNI), a leader in magnetic sensing and sensor fusion technologies, today announced the industry’s first Motion & Measurement (M&M) modules, an integrated platform for accurate motion and heading measurement in wearable fitness devices, smartphones, video game consoles and TV remote controls.

The new M&M platform integrates PNI’s ultra-low power SENtral™ motion co-processor with third-party accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers—as well as with PNI’s own geomagnetic sensors— … Read More → "PNI Sensor Advances Motion Processing at 2014 CES"

First Integrated Environmental Unit opens broad range of applications

  • High accuracy and versatility, very small footprint
  • Fastest temperature and humidity measurement in the market
  • Supports many emerging smartphone applications such as home automation control and innovative sport and fitness use cases
  • Adds floor level tracking to indoor navigation

LAS VEGAS–January 6, 2014–Bosch Sensortec announces a world first in sensor technology: the BME280 Integrated Environmental Unit combines sensors for pressure, humidity and temperature in a single package. This unique sensor has been developed to support a broad range of emerging high performance applications such as indoor navigation, home automation … Read More → "First Integrated Environmental Unit opens broad range of applications"

Microchip’s Low-Power Sensor Hub Makes Sensor Fusion Easy; Partnered With Leading Sensor Manufacturers for Maximum Flexibility

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 6, 2014 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the SSC7102—a low-power, flexible and turnkey sensor hub that makes implementing sensor fusion easy and provides an extremely large selection of supported sensors.  In fact, Microchip directly partnered with multiple industry-leading sensor manufacturers and sensor-fusion specialists to create this solution, enabling faster time to market without the need for sensor-fusion expertise.  The SSC7102 is also extremely efficient.  It … Read More → "Microchip’s Low-Power Sensor Hub Makes Sensor Fusion Easy; Partnered With Leading Sensor Manufacturers for Maximum Flexibility"

DSP Group’s DVF99 VoIP SoC Powers Panasonic’s New IP Phones

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DSP Group(R) (Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of chipset solutions for converged communications, announced today that its highly-integrated and recently-launched DVF99 VoIP SoC solution has been selected to power Panasonic’s KX-NT550 Series of IP Telephones. Panasonic is the leader in business and home telephone systems, unified business communications, security and surveillance systems, retail information systems, and office productivity solutions.

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Agilent Technologies’ Newest GoldenGate Software Release Brings Wireless Standard-Compliant Design into RFIC Designers’ Hands

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the latest release of GoldenGate, its RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software.

Agilent EEsof EDA’s GoldenGate 2013.10 provides RFIC designers with easy-to-use EVM-, BER- and ACPR-type measurements and enables them to quickly analyze and diagnose problem areas in large-signal analysis. Additionally, it offers a number of new capabilities to reduce simulation time and increase design efficiency. 

Wireless Standard-Compliant Design

Advanced wireless standards such as LTE Advanced (4G) and 802.11ac ( … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ Newest GoldenGate Software Release Brings Wireless Standard-Compliant Design into RFIC Designers’ Hands"

Groundbreaking Architecture from STMicroelectronics Leads Industry Transition to 64-bit Computing for the Digital Home

Geneva, January 6, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading manufacturer of High-Definition (HD) and Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) set-top-box ICs, has released details of its innovative STi8K™ architecture addressing future Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) for the Digital Home.

Based on the latest ARMv8-A cores, STi8K™ SoCs will further enhance the available Cannes/STiH3 (FHD[1]/UHD HEVC Client-Box), Monaco/STiH4 (FHD/UHD HEVC Server/Gateways), and Alicante/STiD12 (DOCSIS< … Read More → "Groundbreaking Architecture from STMicroelectronics Leads Industry Transition to 64-bit Computing for the Digital Home"

Blu Wireless Partners with Cadence to Offer a Complete Set of IP for WiGig and 4G Backhaul Markets

London, UK – 6th January 2014, 60GHz wireless baseband System Intellectual Property (IP) specialist, Blu Wireless <http://www.bluwirelesstechnology.com/>  Technology (BWT) is to partner with Cadence <http://www.cadence.com/>  Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation. The aim is to advance and promote a complete set of design IP required for their customers to develop low-power … Read More → "Blu Wireless Partners with Cadence to Offer a Complete Set of IP for WiGig and 4G Backhaul Markets"

Green Hills Software to Showcase its Technology for Automotive Electronics and Trusted Mobile Solutions at the 2014 International CES Conference and Associated Programs

SANTA BARBARA, CA — January 2, 2014 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded and mobile virtualization solutions, will be unveiling its latest products and technology for safe and secure mobile and automotive electronics at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 7 – 10, 2014; the Consumer Telematics Show (CTS), January 6, 2014; and the GENIVI CES Showcase, January 6 – 8, 2014</ … Read More → "Green Hills Software to Showcase its Technology for Automotive Electronics and Trusted Mobile Solutions at the 2014 International CES Conference and Associated Programs"

Clarinox Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support for Texas Instrument WiLink™ 8Q and Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY® Real-Time Operating System

Las Vegas, Jan. 1, 2014 – Clarinox Technologies, a leading provider of wireless protocol stack software, is pleased to announce support for Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi®, optimized for use with the Texas Instruments (TI) low-power, highly integrated WiLink™ 8Q platform. This complements Clarinox existing support of a number of TI solutions based on ARM® cores, as well as DSP and OMAP™ platform

The ClarinoxWiFi™ 802.11b/g/a/n Wi-Fi stack provides complete support for AP, Station, Wi-Fi Direct and WPS – integrated with TI’s WiLink 8Q single-chip solution and Green Hills Software’s safety and security certified INTEGRITY® Real-Time Operating System. … Read More → "Clarinox Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support for Texas Instrument WiLink™ 8Q and Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY® Real-Time Operating System"

PNI Sensor Introduces Highest-Performance Geomagnetic Sensor for Consumer Applications

SANTA ROSA, CA–(Marketwired – Dec 19, 2013) – PNI Sensor (PNI), a leader in magnetic sensing and sensor fusion technologies, today introduced the RM3100™, the highest-performance geomagnetic sensor in its class.

Leveraging its extensive experience in geomagnetic sensing for mission-critical applications, PNI’s RM3100 delivers … Read More → "PNI Sensor Introduces Highest-Performance Geomagnetic Sensor for Consumer Applications"

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