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Nordic Semiconductor announces Bluetooth Smart SDK for Arduino-based projects, adding Bluetooth Smart capabilities to Arduino’s flexibility and simplicity

February 17, 2014

Oslo, Norway – February 17, 2014 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today announces the immediate availability of the Bluetooth® Smart Software Development Kit (SDK) for Arduino-based projects. The SDK is compatible with a range of Arduino, ChipKIT shields that employ the nRF8001 Bluetooth Smart connectivity device.

Since Arduino’s inception in 2005, it has become an extremely popular, cost-effective platform for prototype development allowing users to get ideas up and running quickly. The technology, sometimes known as “Linux for embedded microcontrollers”, is a range of hardware and software tools enabling engineers … Read More → "Nordic Semiconductor announces Bluetooth Smart SDK for Arduino-based projects, adding Bluetooth Smart capabilities to Arduino’s flexibility and simplicity"

Energy-Measurement Analog Front Ends Offer High Accuracy for 3-Phase Smart Meters and Multiple-Load Power Monitoring

February 17, 2014

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2014 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced its next-generation family of energy-measurement Analog Front Ends (AFEs) with industry-leading accuracy. The MCP3913 and MCP3914 integrate six and eight 24-bit, delta-sigma Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), respectively, with 94.5 dB SINAD, -106.5 dB THD and 112 dB SFDR for high-accuracy signal acquisition and higher-performing end products. The MCP3914’s … Read More → "Energy-Measurement Analog Front Ends Offer High Accuracy for 3-Phase Smart Meters and Multiple-Load Power Monitoring"

Cirrus Logic Elevates User Experience for Smartphones, Tablets with New Voice Processors That Deliver Clear Communications Anytime, Anywhere

February 14, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas – Feb. 13, 2014 – Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), a leader in high-precision analog and digital signal processing components, is extending its portfolio of market-leading portable audio ICs with a new line of voice processors for mobile applications. The ultra-low power Cirrus Logic CS48LV12/13 voice processors with integrated SoundClear^® technology elevate the user experience and improve voice recognition accuracy in smartphones, tablets and wearables by improving voice quality, eliminating background noise and delivering clear communications in any environment.

Cirrus Logic’s SoundClear technology features single/dual microphone noise suppression and acoustic echo cancelation for both … Read More → "Cirrus Logic Elevates User Experience for Smartphones, Tablets with New Voice Processors That Deliver Clear Communications Anytime, Anywhere"

CloudACL Launches Free Safe Browsing and Security SDK/API

February 14, 2014

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – (Feb. 12, 2014) – CloudACL announced today that it is releasing an SDK and open API that will provide its web security platform at no cost to developers of consumer mobile applications. Since CloudACL’s founding in late 2012, the company’s cloud-based web security service has enabled safe browsing for more than a million users through its WebFilter and Anti-Porn browser extensions, and its Android Safe Browser.

Today, CloudACL allows any small-to-medium business (SMB) developer to access the same platform free-of-charge by releasing SDKs for Android, iOS, Java and Python, as well as an open RESTs API. … Read More → "CloudACL Launches Free Safe Browsing and Security SDK/API"

ADLINK Announces Inclusion of Powerful New Time-Frequency Analysis Application With USB-2405 USB 2.0 Digital Signal Analyzer

February 14, 2014

SAN JOSE, CA – February 11, 2014 – ADLINK Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce its new packaging of the value-added Visual Signal DAQ Express time-frequency analysis (TFA) application with our USB-2405 24-bit USB 2.0 dynamic signal acquisition (DSA) module for integrated electronic piezoelectric (IEPE) accelerometer and microphone-based vibration measurement. Inclusion of the application helps to provide a complete solution and improves user experience in machinery vibration analysis environments.

Visual Signal DAQ Express is an easy-to-use application with powerful functionality and interactive user interface that simplifies acquisition and analysis of noise and … Read More → "ADLINK Announces Inclusion of Powerful New Time-Frequency Analysis Application With USB-2405 USB 2.0 Digital Signal Analyzer"

Revised PMBus™ Power System Management Protocol Specification V1.3 to be Introduced at APEC 2014

February 14, 2014

Richardson, TX, February 4, 2014 — On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 between 8:30AM and 12 noon, during the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, the revised PMBus Power System Management Protocol Specification V1.3 will be introduced. Power Electronics Standards session IS2-1-5, “An Introduction to Revision 1.3 of the PMBus Specification” will be presented by Travis Summerlin from Texas Instruments and Mike Jones from Linear Technology. At 4PM that afternoon, a one hour follow-up session entitled “Live Q&A: Find Out More About Revision 1.3 of the PMBus Specification” … Read More → "Revised PMBus™ Power System Management Protocol Specification V1.3 to be Introduced at APEC 2014"

STMicroelectronics’ Galileo-Compatible Satellite-Tracking Chips Are Ready for eCall Approval

February 14, 2014

Geneva, February 13, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronic applications, today announced that it had released its Teseo II single-chip satellite-tracking IC to the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) for testing for eCall approval. The testing campaign is coordinated by the European GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Agency (GSA) as part of its effort to accelerate Galileo adoption.

The Galileo tests … Read More → "STMicroelectronics’ Galileo-Compatible Satellite-Tracking Chips Are Ready for eCall Approval"

Lattice Semiconductor Demonstrating New USB3 and HMI Solutions, Presenting Papers on MIPI Interfacing at Embedded World

February 14, 2014

HILLSBORO, OR – February 12, 2014 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) will demonstrate new USB3 and Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions, and address how embedded designers can use low-power, low-cost FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) to overcome the challenges of implementing MIPI interfaces at the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference taking place in Nuremberg, Germany, Feb. 25-27.

HMI-on-a-Chip (HOC) is a complete Lattice FPGA-based single chip HMI reference design demonstrating touch screen based HMI solutions. The solution is scalable and can be implemented using Lattice’s family of Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor Demonstrating New USB3 and HMI Solutions, Presenting Papers on MIPI Interfacing at Embedded World"

MSC Technologies presents Qseven 2.0 Baseboard

February 14, 2014

Stutensee, Germany – MSC Technologies presents its embedded platform MSC Q7-MB-EP6 which is MSC Technologies’s first baseboard designed for the new Rev. 2.0 of the popular Qseven™ standard for computer-on-modules (COMs). The versatile carrier board can be used for the development of embedded systems, but is also well suited as Qseven™ application board for small and medium production volume. With its compact size and universal interface set it saves system designers the time and effort to develop their own baseboard to provide the infrastructure for the compact Qseven™ module.

The platform board MSC … Read More → "MSC Technologies presents Qseven 2.0 Baseboard"

Integrated High Voltage Regulator from Diodes Incorporated Boosts Power Density

February 14, 2014

Plano, Texas – February 13, 2014 – Diodes Incorporated has introduced a pair of high voltage linear regulators suiting 48V DC power systems in telecom, networking and Power-over-Ethernet equipment. Integrating several components into TO252-4 and PowerDI5060-8 packages, the ZXTR1005K4 and ZXTR1005PD8 help minimize circuit footprint while providing a fixed 5V (+/-2%) output and a high drive capability of 50mA.

For high voltage regulation tasks, where industry standard linear regulators can’t be used, the ZXTR1005 provides a cost effective alternative that offers a significant improvement in supply reliability. The regulated 5V output enables microcontrollers … Read More → "Integrated High Voltage Regulator from Diodes Incorporated Boosts Power Density"

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