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Elma’s New Custom-designed Type 15i Instrument Case Reduces Development Costs

September 26, 2013

FREMONT, Calif., September 2013 – Elma Electronic Inc. introduces a new Type 15i instrument case that is scalable in all three dimensions (H x W x D), while offering designers cost-effective, custom-sized enclosures in relatively small volumes. With virtually infinite scalability in an attractive package, the new enclosure can be sized perfectly to house instruments or small portable devices.

Applications that can benefit from … Read More → "Elma’s New Custom-designed Type 15i Instrument Case Reduces Development Costs"

Microsemi Announces Availability of Its Low-cost IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit with PCI Express Demo Designs and Tutorials

September 26, 2013

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Sept. 26, 2013—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its low-cost IGLOO®2 FPGA Evaluation Kit, providing customers with a PCI® Express (PCIe) compliant form factor evaluation platform. This full feature kit enables designers to quickly evaluate the integration, low power, security, instant-on and high reliability features of Microsemi’s recently announced IGLOO2 FPGAs.

The IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit includes a PCIe control plane demonstration design … Read More → "Microsemi Announces Availability of Its Low-cost IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit with PCI Express Demo Designs and Tutorials"

600mA Negative LDO+ Offers Rail-to-Rail Operation, Programmable Current Limit & Output Current Monitor

September 26, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – September 26, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3090, the newest member of our LDO+™ family, a 600mA low dropout negative linear regulator featuring low noise, rail-to-rail operation, precision programmable current limit and a bidirectional output current monitor. The device is cable-drop compensation capable, easily parallelable for higher current or PCB heat spreading and configurable as a floating 3-terminal regulator. … Read More → "600mA Negative LDO+ Offers Rail-to-Rail Operation, Programmable Current Limit & Output Current Monitor"

Tektronix Rolls Out BroadR-Reach PHY Automated Compliance Test Solution

September 26, 2013

BEAVERTON, Ore., Sept. 24, 2013 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced a “one-box” solution for BroadR-Reach® PHY compliance testing. The new Option BRR for Tektronix oscilloscopes automates the full range of tests required for BroadR-Reach compliance testing and can save users up to 90 percent on testing time compared to manual testing.

Backed by the … Read More → "Tektronix Rolls Out BroadR-Reach PHY Automated Compliance Test Solution"

videantis announces low-delay H.264 High 4:4:4 Intra profile video codec IP core

September 25, 2013

Stuttgart, Germany, September 25, 2013 – German video IP and solution provider videantis today at the Ethernet & IP @ Automotive Technology Day announced a new video codec specifically optimized for automotive applications. The codec implements the H.264 High 4:4:4 Intra Profile, has very low encoding and decoding delay, and supports 8, 10 or 12-bit samples for higher-dynamic-range video. The codec is available for videantis’ v-MP4000HDX processor architecture, which can be licensed from videantis for inclusion into SOC (system on chip) designs.

The videantis H.264 High 4:4:4 Intra codec enables compression with virtually no … Read More → "videantis announces low-delay H.264 High 4:4:4 Intra profile video codec IP core"

IAR Systems updates leading development tools for the ultra-low-power MSP430 core from Texas Instruments

September 25, 2013

Uppsala, Sweden—September 25, 2013—Today, IAR Systems® introduces a new version of its world-leading development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® for the ultra-low power 16-bit MSP430 microcontrollers. In addition to new libraries and integrations, support for numerous new devices has been added.

For the new version, 5.60, the TI Math Library for MSP430 has been integrated into IAR Embedded Workbench. The included floating-point routines can be used in computationally intensive real-time applications where optimal execution speed is critical. By using these routines instead of the … Read More → "IAR Systems updates leading development tools for the ultra-low-power MSP430 core from Texas Instruments"

60V Fault-Protected, 50mA Step-Down Charge Pump Provides Regulated Output with Input Current Doubling

September 25, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – September 25, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3255, a versatile high voltage step-down switched capacitor converter that delivers up to 50mA of output current. In applications where the input voltage exceeds twice the output voltage, a charge pump offers nearly twice the efficiency of an equivalent linear … Read More → "60V Fault-Protected, 50mA Step-Down Charge Pump Provides Regulated Output with Input Current Doubling"

LeddarTech releases its New Leddar™ Software Development Kit (SDK)

September 25, 2013

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA September 25, 2013 – LeddarTech, owner of the patented Leddar™ LED-based detection technology, announced today the launch of its Leddar™Sensor Software Development Kit(SDK).

A software application enabling Leddar™technology integration into any sensing application

The new Leddar™Software Development Kit (SDK) enables a growing community of developers and integrators to develop sensing applications by easily and rapidly integrating Leddar™ technology into their systems for unmatched flexibility.“This tool highlights how LeddarTech has set a goal of making technology accessible for a multitude of applications in various markets, such as … Read More → "LeddarTech releases its New Leddar™ Software Development Kit (SDK)"

Fairchild Semiconductor’s Power Supply WebDesigner Adds Power Train Discrete Device Power Loss and Efficiency Analysis Tools

September 25, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. – September 25, 2013 – Read More → "Fairchild Semiconductor’s Power Supply WebDesigner Adds Power Train Discrete Device Power Loss and Efficiency Analysis Tools"

Altera Begins Production Shipments of FPGA Industry’s Highest Performance SoCs

September 25, 2013

San Jose, Calif., September 25, 2013– Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced production availability of its Cyclone® V SoCs and engineering sample availability of its Arria® V … Read More → "Altera Begins Production Shipments of FPGA Industry’s Highest Performance SoCs"