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Microchip’s New 36V Digital Potentiometers Support Wide Signal Swings and High Power-Supply Voltages

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 22, 2013 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced two new volatile, SPI digital potentiometers (digipots)—the MCP41HV31 and MCP41HV51 (MCP41HVXX)—its first to operate at 10, 12, 18, 24 and particularly 36 volts, for systems requiring wide signal swing or high power-supply voltages.  Additionally, these digipots support both 7-bit and 8-bit resistor configurations, and a … Read More → "Microchip’s New 36V Digital Potentiometers Support Wide Signal Swings and High Power-Supply Voltages"

Silicon Labs Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Most Power-Efiicient PCI Express Clocks

AUSTIN, Texas – May 22, 2013 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has expanded its industry-leading PCI Express (PCIe) timing solution portfolio with new one- and two-output PCIe clock generators that offer the smallest footprint and lowest power in the market. Designed to meet the stringent specifications of the PCIe Generation 1/2/3 standards, the Si52111 and Si52112 clock generator ICs target high-volume consumer, embedded, communications and enterprise applications where board space, power consumption and system cost are critical concerns.

Silicon Labs’ Si5211x clock generators are especially well-suited for space-constrained, power-sensitive consumer electronics … Read More → "Silicon Labs Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Most Power-Efiicient PCI Express Clocks"

ProximusDA teams with STMicroelectronics to Develop Next-generation Distributed SOC TLM Virtual Prototypes

Munich, Germany — May 23, 2013 — ProximusDA GmbH, a company based in Munich, Germany, today announced its joint efforts with STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, to develop the next generation of software virtual prototypes. The collaboration combines ProximusDA’s expertise in parallel code distribution with STMicroelectronics’ deep knowledge of Transaction Level Modeling (TLM) and advanced distributed-computing architecture. 

ProximusDA has developed a technology to enable the distribution and execution of complex distributed applications over multi-core CPUs and GPUs. The foundation of this technology relies on a formal and explicit system-level communication modeling at … Read More → "ProximusDA teams with STMicroelectronics to Develop Next-generation Distributed SOC TLM Virtual Prototypes"

Soitec announces industry’s first four-junction solar cell for concentrator photovoltaic systems, entering industry’s roadmap at world-class level with 43.6 % efficiency

Bernin, France, May 22, 2013 — Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today the industry’s first four-junction solar cell device, which works under concentrated sunlight, putting the company on the solar-energy industry’s technology roadmap at a world-class level of an outstanding 43.6 percent efficiency. This technology development – made possible through strong collaboration between solar cell device and epitaxial growth centers of expertise combined with Soitec’s decades-long leadership in substrate-bonding and layer-transfer technologies – validates the unique roadmap enabling, … Read More → "Soitec announces industry’s first four-junction solar cell for concentrator photovoltaic systems, entering industry’s roadmap at world-class level with 43.6 % efficiency"

STMicroelectronics Reveals Latest Power Technology for Greener Industry and Infrastructure

Geneva, May 22, 2013 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced its latest generation of energy-efficient power devices that reduce the environmental impact of equipment such as telecom or computing systems, solar inverters, industrial automation, and automotive applications.

ST’s new STripFET™ VII DeepGATE™ MOSFETs deliver the best conducting efficiency among currently available 80V and 100V devices, while switching efficiency is also increased. In addition, the devices help to simplify designs and reduce equipment size and cost … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Reveals Latest Power Technology for Greener Industry and Infrastructure"

GainSpan’s Application Development Kit Jump-Starts Innovation for Wireless Video Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — GainSpan® Corporation, a leader in ultra-low power Wi-Fi connectivity for the Internet of Things, today introduced a complete reference design for wireless video streaming applications such as remote security/surveillance cameras, car back-up cameras and video baby monitors. The new Read More → "GainSpan’s Application Development Kit Jump-Starts Innovation for Wireless Video Applications"

Saelig Introduces Economical 9-Channel Logic Analyzer

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) has introduced the ScanaPLUS Logic Analyzer – a robust, versatile and multi-application 9-channel logic analyzer. The ScanaPLUS’ inputs can be configured to use two integral differential receivers for direct connection to balanced buses like CAN or RS485, with an additional five receivers for RS232 or LIN bus serial busses. All inputs are over-voltage protected to ± 50V – allowing risk-free operation where 12V or 24 … Read More → "Saelig Introduces Economical 9-Channel Logic Analyzer"

Wind River Extends Multicore Capabilities for Industry-Leading VxWorks

MULTICORE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, SANTA CLARA, Calif. – May 21, 2013 – Wind River®, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, today announced extended multicore capabilities for its industry-leading VxWorks® real-time operating system (RTOS). VxWorks has expanded multicore operating system support for the latest Intel®, Freescale, and ARM processors, and supports key high performance interfaces required by next generation intelligent systems.

VxWorks, a fully 32-bit and 64-bit capable RTOS, provides comprehensive multicore processor support, including, asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP), symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), … Read More → "Wind River Extends Multicore Capabilities for Industry-Leading VxWorks"

TSMC Certifies Cadence Tempus Timing Signoff Solution for 20nm Designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2013—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced today that TSMC has certified the new Cadence® Tempus™ Timing Signoff Solution at 20 nanometers. The certification means the Cadence Tempus Timing Signoff Solution passes TSMC’s rigorous EDA tool certification to enable customers to achieve accuracy required for advanced technologies.

“Tempus timing signoff technology elevates timing analysis performance to a new standard by leveraging distributed processing and innovative incremental timing technology,” said Anirudh Devgan, … Read More → "TSMC Certifies Cadence Tempus Timing Signoff Solution for 20nm Designs"

Create capacitive touch designs in a snap with TI’s expanded ecosystem of ultra-low power MSP430™ MCUs

DALLAS (May 22, 2013) – Expanding the industry’s lowest-powered capacitive touch portfolio, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced a new software library, sensor tuning GUI, design collateral and support for additional microcontrollers (MCU) to ease development of capacitive touch solutions. With ultra-low power operation at less than 1µA average current per button, TI’s MSP430™ MCUs are the industry’s best choice for capacitive touch button, slider, wheel and proximity applications, including portable electronics, household appliances, and accessories. Developers interested in learning about the MSP430 capacitive touch ecosystem can … Read More → "Create capacitive touch designs in a snap with TI’s expanded ecosystem of ultra-low power MSP430™ MCUs"

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