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Oxford Digital Limited announces first licensee for Microchip’s JukeBlox® DSP

7 January 2013 – Audio specialist Oxford Digital Limited (Oxford Digital) today announced that Hansong Technology, a leading electronics design house and manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, is the first commercial licensee for Oxford Digital’s FixFx sonic tuning tool on Microchip Technology’s JukeBlox® platform.

Oxford Digital’s FixFx tuning tool incorporates a proven configuration of audio DSP effects that enables limitations in a consumer audio product’s acoustic performance to be overcome to provide a clear and natural sound with extended low-frequency performance and sophisticated dynamic-range control, amongst … Read More → "Oxford Digital Limited announces first licensee for Microchip’s JukeBlox® DSP"

Atmel Expands Family of maXTouch S Controllers with Enhanced Nodes and Capabilities

2013 International CES, Las Vegas, NV, January 7, 2013 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced the Atmel mXT540S, expanding its maXTouch S family of touch controllers further supporting the trend of designing larger screens into hand-held devices of various types.

Featuring 540 nodes, the new Atmel maXTouch mXT540S provides high-performance capacitive sensing for touchscreens up to 7 inches.

The new mXT540S controller delivers all the features and high-performance characteristics of the current maXTouch S family that designers have come to enjoy and grown to … Read More → "Atmel Expands Family of maXTouch S Controllers with Enhanced Nodes and Capabilities"

CEVA Partners with iOnRoad to Deliver Personal Driving Assistance Technology with CEVA-MM3101 Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 06, 2012 – CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced it is partnering with iOnRoad, an award-winning technology provider for personal driving assistance. The two companies have integrated and optimized the iOnRoad software for use with the CEVA-MM3101 imaging and vision platform for camera-enabled devices. The companies will demonstrate the technology at CES 2013 in Las Vegas from January 8-11th, 2013.

The CEVA-MM3101 is a unique, fully programmable platform specifically designed … Read More → "CEVA Partners with iOnRoad to Deliver Personal Driving Assistance Technology with CEVA-MM3101 Platform"

Powerstax Launch New Range of High Power Industrial Power Supplies

The Unistax® range of power supplies from Powerstax offer high levels of ruggedness and is designed for use in stringent industrial applications.  Available with single and three phase inputs Unistax® power supplies offer output voltages up to 200V and output power up to 10kW.  To simplify system integration there are multiple mechanical options available including chassis and 19” rack mount versions.

Powerstax Unistax® models can exceed 95% efficiency and are fully thermally protected. Standard features include constant voltage or constant current operational modes, overvoltage and over current protection and a number of status indicators and remote control functions are … Read More → "Powerstax Launch New Range of High Power Industrial Power Supplies"

MEMS technology at CES: Bosch Sensortec sets size, performance and integration benchmarks in consumer MEMS

  • BMA355 — industry’s smallest 3-axis MEMS accelerometer for space-constrained applications
  • BNO055 — 9-axis sensor node plus sensor fusion, all in a single package
  • BSX3.0 FusionLib — sensor fusion software providing accurate and robust “virtual sensors”

LAS VEGAS – Bosch Sensortec, a leading global provider of consumer MEMS, today launched new sensors for smartphones, tablets, global positioning systems (GPS) and other consumer electronics for which sensing motion and location are critical. At the 2013 International CES, the company will showcase three new products that reflect its ongoing … Read More → "MEMS technology at CES: Bosch Sensortec sets size, performance and integration benchmarks in consumer MEMS"

40V, 1A Synchronous Buck Converter Can Step 36VIN Down to 3.3VOUT with a 2MHz Switching Frequency

MILPITAS, CA – January 7, 2013 – Linear Technology announces the LTC3646, a 40V input capable synchronous buck converter than can deliver up to 1A of continuous output current from a 3mm x 4mm DFN-14 (or thermally enhanced MSOP16) package. It operates from an input voltage range of 4V to 40V, making it ideal for automotive and industrial applications that require high voltage input capability, high efficiency and fast switching frequencies for small solution footprints. The … Read More → "40V, 1A Synchronous Buck Converter Can Step 36VIN Down to 3.3VOUT with a 2MHz Switching Frequency"

Hitachi Cable, Ltd. Deploys ALINT™ on Next Generation FPGA Design

Henderson, NV –  January 7, 2013 – Aldec, Inc., the leading provider of design creation and verification solutions for semiconductor industry, announced today that Hitachi Cable, Ltd., (head office: Tokyo, Japan; hereafter, “Hitachi Cable”), the leading developer of communication and transmission technologies for the information and energy sectors, has adopted ALINT™ as a part of the RTL review and validation process in their corporate FPGA design flow.

Hitachi Cable performed an extensive analysis of ALINT on one of … Read More → "Hitachi Cable, Ltd. Deploys ALINT™ on Next Generation FPGA Design"

Quantenna Demonstrates World’s First 4×4 Four Stream Dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Chipset Solution at International CES 2013

Las Vegas, January 7, 2013 – International CES — Quantenna Communications, Inc., a leader in ultra-reliable Wi-Fi networking for whole-home entertainment, announced it will demonstrate the world’s first dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 4×4 MIMO (four streams) technology optimized for service providers and retail applications at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 8-11 in Las Vegas.

Quantenna’s new dual-band, multi-standard-based 4×4 MIMO Wi-Fi technology delivers unmatched reliability and performance over Wi-Fi in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The Quantenna dual-band solution solves the main issue … Read More → "Quantenna Demonstrates World’s First 4×4 Four Stream Dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Chipset Solution at International CES 2013"

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