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Plessey Semiconductors introduces its family of ultra-low noise, high current linear regulators with input voltage as high as 12V

February 27, 2013

Plymouth, ENGLAND – 27 February 2013 – Plessey Semiconductors today announced the release of the PS2292X family of easy-to-use, robust, linear regulator products that uses Plessey’s bipolar process to offer industry-leading, low noise performance and very low dropout (LDO) current.

The devices are part of a high current, single supply, LDO family that operates from an input voltage as low as 1.7V and as high as 12V. Targeted at consumer applications such as Set Top Boxes and gateways, industrial, medical, communication and computing markets, the regulators are an ideal choice for … Read More → "Plessey Semiconductors introduces its family of ultra-low noise, high current linear regulators with input voltage as high as 12V"

ARM Extends Its Tool Reach Through the Embedded Software Store and Avnet Electronics Marketing

February 27, 2013

PHOENIX– February 27, 2013 — Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: Read More → "ARM Extends Its Tool Reach Through the Embedded Software Store and Avnet Electronics Marketing"

Cadence Rolls Out 2013 CDNLive User Conferences

February 27, 2013

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – February 27, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, kicks off its worldwide series of user conferences, starting with CDNLive Silicon Valley, March 12 and 13 in Santa Clara. CDNLive conferences provide an excellent opportunity for Cadence® customers to collaborate and dig deeper into the latest technologies and methodologies … Read More → "Cadence Rolls Out 2013 CDNLive User Conferences"

Saelig Announces World’s First USB 3.0 PC Oscilloscope

February 27, 2013

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc.(www.saelig.com) has introduced the PicoScope 3207A andPicoScope 3207B, the first PC oscilloscopes to offer a USB 3.0 interface. The PicoScope 3207Ais a 2-channel USB oscilloscope with 250 MHz bandwidth, 1 GS/s sampling rate, 256 Msample buffer memory and a built-in function generator. Features include digital triggering for accurate, stable waveform display, and equivalent-time sampling which boosts the effective sampling rate to 10 GSa/s for repetitive signals. ThePicoScope 3207B … Read More → "Saelig Announces World’s First USB 3.0 PC Oscilloscope"

Microchip’s BodyCom™ Technology is World’s First to Use Human Body as a Secure, Low-Power Communication Channel

February 26, 2013

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb., 26, 2013 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from the Embedded World conference in Germany its BodyCom™ technology, which provides designers with the world’s first framework for using the human body as a secure communication channel. Compared to existing wireless methods, BodyCom technology provides lower energy consumption, while further increasing security via bidirectional authentication. Because no RF antennas are required, BodyCom technology allows for simpler circuit-level designs and a lower bill of materials (BOM). All … Read More → "Microchip’s BodyCom™ Technology is World’s First to Use Human Body as a Secure, Low-Power Communication Channel"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Introduces the Analog Devices Blackfin® BF609 Embedded Vision Starter Kit

February 26, 2013

PHOENIX—February 26, 2013 — Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc.</ … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Introduces the Analog Devices Blackfin® BF609 Embedded Vision Starter Kit"

Atmel Announces Ultra-low Power Transceiver to Support Phase-Difference Technology Complementing IEEE 802.15.4 Standards

February 26, 2013

Embedded World Conference 2013, Nuremberg, Germany, February 26, 2013 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced its recently launched AT86RF233 2.4GHz IEEE 802.15.4 radio transceiver supports distance measurement between two radios, also known as ranging.

This novel technology uses the measurement of phase differences between radio signals and enables items to be tracked within a wireless network for industrial and consumer applications. Phase measurement is a less complex technology than current distance measurement technologies available on the market today, with similar measurement accuracy and lower overall system cost.</ … Read More → "Atmel Announces Ultra-low Power Transceiver to Support Phase-Difference Technology Complementing IEEE 802.15.4 Standards"

Green Hills Software Ships Major Upgrades to SuperTrace Probe v3 and Green Hills Probe v3

February 26, 2013

Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced major hardware and software upgrades for the SuperTrace™ Probe v3 and Green Hills Probe v3. The enhancements include:

40 gigabit-per-second High-Speed Serial Trace card for SuperTrace Probe v3 (STPv3)
New high-speed parallel trace pod with 5V support for SuperTrace Probe v3
Non-intrusive, task-aware probe debugging for Read More → "Green Hills Software Ships Major Upgrades to SuperTrace Probe v3 and Green Hills Probe v3"

KLA-Tencor Announces Two Additions to Litho/Etch Process Control Portfolio

February 26, 2013

MILPITAS, Calif., February 25, 2013—At the SPIE Advanced Lithography conference, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced its SpectraShape^TM9000 optical critical dimension (CD) metrology system and BDR300^TM backside defect inspection and review module. The SpectraShape9000 is a new metrology system capable of monitoring the shapes of three-dimensional transistors, memory cells and other key structures that enable high-performance memory and microprocessor chips. The BDR300 inspects and reviews the back side of the wafer for defects that can cause patterning problems on the wafer’s front side. … Read More → "KLA-Tencor Announces Two Additions to Litho/Etch Process Control Portfolio"

Wind River Joins OSADL to Advance Linux in Embedded and Industrial Designs

February 26, 2013

EMBEDDED WORLD, Nuremberg, Germany – Feb. 26, 2013 – Wind River®, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, has joined the Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL). With its membership, Wind River will collaborate with other OSADL members to further promote and support Linux solutions for the embedded and industrial markets.

Founded in 2005, OSADL fosters the development of open source projects in the areas of embedded systems and industrial design, including projects focused on real-time and safety-related systems, and special drivers for … Read More → "Wind River Joins OSADL to Advance Linux in Embedded and Industrial Designs"