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Eurotech and IBM Contribute Software to Connect Next Generation of Wireless and Mobile Devices

November 3, 2011

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Eurotech (ETH.MI) today announced that they are contributing software to accelerate and support the development of a new generation of smarter wireless and mobile devices. The technology, which could become the basis for a new standard of mobile connectivity and interoperability, will be contributed to the Eclipse Foundation open source community.

The Eclipse Foundation, … Read More → "Eurotech and IBM Contribute Software to Connect Next Generation of Wireless and Mobile Devices"

Microchip Announces Wider Temperature-Range Qualification for 32-bit PIC32 Microcontrollers

November 3, 2011

CHANDLER, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2011 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that the 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) now operate from – 40°C to 105°C, enabling their use in a wide range of robust applications. Examples include applications in the communications, industrial, medical, Read More → "Microchip Announces Wider Temperature-Range Qualification for 32-bit PIC32 Microcontrollers"

Transonics new warehouse and logistics centre doubles component distribution capacity

November 3, 2011

Transonics plc. the London based leading supplier of electronic components and logistics solutions, have been distributing electronic components for over 35 years. Providing value added services including customised design solutions, dedicated buffer stocks, consignment stocking, Kanban, order scheduling, device programming, laser oblation and technical support Transonics offers its customers far more than the conventional broad line distributors”.

With the acquisition of Lewmax, one of Europe’s major independent device programming companies, in 2006 Transonics has been holding component stocks in two warehouses, one in London and the other in Leicestershire.

In order to … Read More → "Transonics new warehouse and logistics centre doubles component distribution capacity"

TowerJazz Reference Design Flow 2.0 Fully Qualifies Cadence Mixed-Signal Solution and Process Design Kit

November 3, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – November 03, 2011) – Cadence products are qualified at the world’s leading foundries, helping enable production of some of the most advanced and complex ICs, including mixed-signal chips that serve as the core of many of today’s most popular consumer electronics. The collaboration between Cadence and TowerJazz takes aim at accelerating design implementation while reducing risk and lowering overall development costs. The foundry’s Reference Design Flow 2.0 delivers both advanced mixed-signal methodology based on OpenAccess and SKILL-based process design kits (PDKs) to enable silicon success and faster time to market for customers.Cadence Design Systems, … Read More → "TowerJazz Reference Design Flow 2.0 Fully Qualifies Cadence Mixed-Signal Solution and Process Design Kit"

Laird Technologies to Participate in Wearable Technologies Show at MEDICA 2011

November 3, 2011

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – October 26, 2011 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced it will be participating in the Wearable Technologies Show (WTshow) at MEDICA 2011. The show will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, November 16-19, 2011. Laird Technologies can be found in hall #15, booth #C04.

Laird Technologies will highlight its Bluetooth® Enhanced AT Data Module (BTM44x series) with Health Device Profile (HDP). The BTM44x series provides an additional abstraction of the ISO/IEEE data … Read More → "Laird Technologies to Participate in Wearable Technologies Show at MEDICA 2011"

CISSOID Releases HADES®, a High Temperature and High Reliability Isolated Gate Driver for High Density Power Converters

November 3, 2011

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – November 3, 2011. CISSOID, the leader in high-temperature and high reliability semiconductor solutions launched HADES^®, the first isolated gate driver solution designed to drive high temperature power transistors, specifically (but not exclusively) Silicon carbide (SiC) and Gallium nitride (GaN) fast-switching devices.

With HADES^®, system engineers can develop power converters that are 5 times smaller and lighter than before, with better efficiency. They will also get power converters able to operate in high temperature ambiance if required. No matter what the ambient temperature is, the life time of the system … Read More → "CISSOID Releases HADES®, a High Temperature and High Reliability Isolated Gate Driver for High Density Power Converters"

Ziptronix Announces Industry’s Lowest Distortion Capability For Backside Illuminated Image Sensor Applications

November 3, 2011

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Nov. 2, 2011 – Ziptronix Inc., the leading developer of direct bonding technology for advanced semiconductor applications, announced today that recent collaborations with major image-sensor manufacturers have shown that the Ziptronix ZiBond^TM direct bonding process contributes minimum distortion in backside illuminated (BSI) image sensors.

“In addition to confirming that the Ziptronix direct bonding technology delivers the lowest distortion of any process for manufacturing BSI image sensors, these results have tremendous bottom-line significance for image sensor makers,” said Ziptronix CEO Dan Donabedian. “Minimal … Read More → "Ziptronix Announces Industry’s Lowest Distortion Capability For Backside Illuminated Image Sensor Applications"

Tektronix Announces Industry’s Fastest Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer

November 3, 2011

BEAVERTON, Ore., Nov. 2, 2011 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced the OM4106D Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer – the first coherent test system with 33 GHz bandwidth support. This industry-fastest performance is achieved through tight integration with the DPO70000D Series oscilloscopes for exceptional real-time performance along with purpose-built algorithms with best laser phase tolerance, no pattern length limitation and insightful displays for fast analysis and … Read More → "Tektronix Announces Industry’s Fastest Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer"

Industry-First Xilinx 7-Series FPGA Network Processing Card

November 3, 2011

November 2^nd, 2011 – Nallatech, a leading supplier of high-performance COTS and custom FPGA solutions, announces the availability of the PCIe-287N. This network processing card is the industry’s first off-the-shelf solution to deliver Xilinx 7-Series performance for network processing, cyber security, and algorithm-acceleration applications.

Two user-accessible Kintex-7 FPGAs are directly coupled to four SFP+ ports to support 1GbE and 10GbE. Each FPGA utilizes multiple independent banks of high-bandwidth, QDR-II+ SRAM and DDR3 SDRAM to support random access and deep storage. A third, dedicated FPGA facilitates an 8-lane, PCIe Gen 2, host interface … Read More → "Industry-First Xilinx 7-Series FPGA Network Processing Card"

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5 Mobile Processor Mini-ITX with Extended HD Graphics Performance

November 3, 2011

November 02, 2011, Irvine, California –Advantech, the embedded platform and integration services provider, is happy to announce AIMB-272, a new industrial-grade, Mini-ITX motherboard supporting the latest Intel^®Core™i7/i5/i3 and Intel^® Celeron^® mobile processors with FCPGA 988 socket. Intel^® Core™i7/i5/i3 and Intel^® Celeron^® mobile series processors … Read More → "2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5 Mobile Processor Mini-ITX with Extended HD Graphics Performance"

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