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Altera and Northwest Logic Develop RLDRAM 3 Memory Interface Solution

November 13, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and Northwest Logic, a leading provider of high-performance intellectual property (IP) cores for FPGAs, today announced the immediate availability of a hardware-proven 1,600 Mbps Reduced Latency DRAM 3 (RLDRAM® 3) memory interface solution for use in its high-end 28 nm < … Read More → "Altera and Northwest Logic Develop RLDRAM 3 Memory Interface Solution"

Renesas Electronics Enhances the Scalability of RX MCU Family for High-performance Motor Control with Larger Pin Count, Flash and RAM, Enhanced Safety Features for IEC60730 and USB 2.0 Interface

November 13, 2012

Santa Clara, Calif., November 12 2012 — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of the lineup of the RX63T Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). The new RX63T MCUs have higher pin counts and larger memory versions and also expand the functions that they feature, such as USB 2.0, 10-bit D/A converter, and faster ADC with a minimum conversion time of 0.5 microseconds (µs), and increase the number of channels of timers and serial I/Fs. The new RX63T also inherits the features of the RX62T and existing RX63T. The new … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Enhances the Scalability of RX MCU Family for High-performance Motor Control with Larger Pin Count, Flash and RAM, Enhanced Safety Features for IEC60730 and USB 2.0 Interface"

Altium Subscription Model a Global Success

November 13, 2012

electronica, Munich – 13 November 2012 – Altium <http://www.live.altium.com/> , developer of next-generation electronics design software and services, achieves high customer satisfaction for their AltiumLive <http://www.live.altium.com/> and Altium Designer <http://products.live.altium.com/> subscription model. After the introduction of this new model in March 2011, which was coupled with the release of Altium … Read More → "Altium Subscription Model a Global Success"

Acromag’s New Rugged COM Express® Module Carrier Card Offers Full-Featured I/O Plus Mini PCIe Expansion Site

November 12, 2012

WIXOM, Mich., Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The new ACEX4405 carrier card hosts Type 2 or Type 3 COM Express modules in a small footprint of only 95mm … Read More → "Acromag’s New Rugged COM Express® Module Carrier Card Offers Full-Featured I/O Plus Mini PCIe Expansion Site"

Imec expands collaboration with TEL on next-generation memory

November 12, 2012

November 12, 2012 (Tokyo, Japan) – Imec announced today that Tokyo Electron (TEL), a leading supplier of semiconductor production equipment and imec have further extended their collaboration. The new agreement comprises joint R&D on advanced STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) within imec’s research and development program on emerging memory technologies.

The collaboration between imec and TEL on STT-MRAM technology is an excellent opportunity for TEL to accelerate the development of its next-generation etch tools for high-density emerging memory technologies. As part of the collaboration, TEL’s Tactras etch tool has been installed in imec’s 300 … Read More → "Imec expands collaboration with TEL on next-generation memory"

Saelig Debuts iPhone-Enabled Wireless Multimeter

November 12, 2012

Pittsford, NY: Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) announces the availability of the iDVM, the world`s first iPhone-enabled multimeter that wirelessly connects to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, allowing users to easily acquire, visualize, and share electrical measurements. The iDVMapp, with its familiar appearance of a standard digital voltmeter, can be downloaded free from the Apple App Store.

The iDVM allows a user to log … Read More → "Saelig Debuts iPhone-Enabled Wireless Multimeter"

Altera Simplifies Industrial Ethernet Design for Factory Automation Systems

November 12, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced a licensing structure that simplifies the integration of FPGA-based Industrial Ethernet designs in factory automation systems. Developed in collaboration with Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, the Read More → "Altera Simplifies Industrial Ethernet Design for Factory Automation Systems"

LynuxWorks LynxOS-SE Deployed by ITT Exelis in New Line of Software-Defined Radios

November 12, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–November 12, 2012–LynuxWorks, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced LynuxWorks’ LynxOS -SE real-time operating system (RTOS) has been selected by ITT Exelis for their new line of software-defined radios (SDR) that includes Soldier Radio, Rifleman Radio and SideHat® variants for the U.S. and International SDR markets.

SDR must be certified by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Joint Program Executive Office to be compliant with its standards for Software Communications Architecture (SCA) 2.2.2. and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). ITT Exelis Operating Environment (OE) was certified with no … Read More → "LynuxWorks LynxOS-SE Deployed by ITT Exelis in New Line of Software-Defined Radios"

TI’s WEBENCH® tools export power and LED lighting designs to industry-leading CAD development platforms

November 12, 2012

ELECTRONICA, MUNICH (November 12, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today unveiled WEBENCH^® Schematic Export, a new online tool that exports analog designs from TI’s WEBENCH Design Center to industry-leading computer-aided design (CAD) development platforms from Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Mentor Graphics and Altium. For more information or to start a design, visit www.ti.com/webenchex-pr.

WEBENCH Schematic Export will be demonstrated in TI’s booth #420 in Hall … Read More → "TI’s WEBENCH® tools export power and LED lighting designs to industry-leading CAD development platforms"

element14 announces exclusive deal with new Raspberry Pi accessory – PiFace Digital

November 12, 2012

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LONDON – 12 November 2012 – element14, the first collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts and a part of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell [ … Read More → "element14 announces exclusive deal with new Raspberry Pi accessory – PiFace Digital"