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Tektronix Expands Revolutionary MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope Series with Entry Level Models

BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 2, 2012 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that it has expanded its revolutionary MDO4000 Series of Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes to include two new entry level models. With the same features and functionality of the 12-time award-winning MDO4000, the new models put breakthrough time and frequency domain analysis in the hands of engineers at a more affordable price level.

Inexpensive or “cheap” RF technologies are being integrated into everyday applications from apparel tags, to livestock monitoring clips, price displays on … Read More → "Tektronix Expands Revolutionary MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope Series with Entry Level Models"

Saelig Announces Compact Universal Battery Tester – reads the voltage level of any 1.5v or 9v battery

Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) has introduced the BT-168D Battery Tester, which is an ideal toolbox companion for reading the output voltage level of any 1.5v or 9v battery. Featuring sturdy construction and an easy-to-read digital LCD display, the BT-168D has an adjustable sliding arm for contacting the terminals of different size of batteries – even miniature coin cells. Its small size makes it suitable for an engineer’s traveling toolkit.

GainSpan Launches Dual-Band Wi-Fi Modules for Interference-Free Connectivity in Challenging Environments

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — GainSpan® Corporation, a leader in low power embedded Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi connectivity for the Internet of Things, today announced a dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi solution that utilizes both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz spectrum, enabling customers to … Read More → "GainSpan Launches Dual-Band Wi-Fi Modules for Interference-Free Connectivity in Challenging Environments"

Silicon Labs Enables Lowest 32-Bit System Power with Microcontroller Architecture Breakthroughs

AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 3, 2012 – Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the industry’s lowest power ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor-based microcontroller (MCU) family and first-of-a-kind “power-aware” development tools. The Precision32 SiM3L1xx MCUs and development environment leverage mixed-signal innovations to enable developers to reduce power consumption to 175 µA/MHz in active mode and less than 250 nA in sleep mode with the real-time clock (RTC) enabled at 3.6 V. The new ultra-low-power mixed-signal MCUs are ideal for smart metering, … Read More → "Silicon Labs Enables Lowest 32-Bit System Power with Microcontroller Architecture Breakthroughs"

TI infuses C2000™ Concerto™ dual-core microcontrollers with higher performance, increased memory and more I/Os in a smaller package

Houston, TX (Oct. 3, 2012) –  Meeting designers’ evolving needs, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:  TXN), announces its latest 32-bit C2000™ Concerto™ microcontrollers for motor control, renewable energy and smart grid applications that require power conversion, remote data sharing, diagnostics, monitoring and control from a single device. The new Concerto F28M36x microcontrollers integrate real-time, precise control provided by its C28x digital signal processor and advanced connectivity enabled through its ARM® Cortex™-M3 core, plus on-chip peripherals.

The dual-core Concerto microcontrollers are supported by … Read More → "TI infuses C2000™ Concerto™ dual-core microcontrollers with higher performance, increased memory and more I/Os in a smaller package"

ADLINK Unveils Intel® Atom™ D2550 Processor-Based Fanless Embedded Computer

October 3, 2012 – SAN JOSE, CA – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading global provider of trusted I/O platforms, announces the release of its new Matrix MXE-1300 series of low-power fanless computers based on the Intel® Atom™ D2550 processor. Equipped with the Intel® Atom™ D2550 processor, the MXE-1300 increases processing power by 44% and graphics performance by 90% over the previous Intel® Atom™ platform. Featuring low power consumption, rich I/O capability, and large storage with 3.5” HDD support, the MXE-1300 series not only leads the market with its fanless, cable-free, and robust mechanical … Read More → "ADLINK Unveils Intel® Atom™ D2550 Processor-Based Fanless Embedded Computer"

Open-Silicon Uses Synopsys IC Compiler to Achieve 1.3GHz Frequency on Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore Processor

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • 1.3 GHz frequency on quad-core ARM® Cortex-A9 MPCore processor
  • 5X reduction in number of high power cells
  • Correlation within 5% between synthesis and post-route timing drove predictable closure

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that Open-Silicon used Synopsys® IC Compiler place and route solution to achieve 1.3 GHz performance on a quad-core … Read More → "Open-Silicon Uses Synopsys IC Compiler to Achieve 1.3GHz Frequency on Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore Processor"

Honeywell Solidifies Position as Leader in Area-Imaging with Release of Multi-Megapixel Imaging Engine

Fort Mill, S.C. – October 2, 2012 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced the N8600 area-imaging engine, which features a 5 megapixel image sensor (2592 x 1944). The engine’s unprecedented high resolution image capture gives original equipment manufacturers (OEM) access to a range of industries including clinical healthcare automation, kiosk and ATM reading, gaming and lottery. 

Unlike traditional page scanners, the N8600 is able to capture an entire document in a sub-second snapshot, and with dramatically reduced maintenance costs due to the lack of any moving parts.  The N8600 also minimizes the need to sort and align documents by using auto crop … Read More → "Honeywell Solidifies Position as Leader in Area-Imaging with Release of Multi-Megapixel Imaging Engine"

Atmel Introduces New Highly Configurable 8-Channel LED Driver Family For Monitors and Industrial LCD Panel Backlighting

San Jose, CA, October 1, 2012 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced a new family of 8-channel LED drivers with an integrated boost controller to deliver a complete power management system with patented Efficiency Optimizer (EO) to enhance power efficiency for LCD backlighting applications.

Atmel’s MSL3080/86/88 LED drivers are ideal for industrial LCD backlighting applications such as instrumentation, medical, avionics, military, kiosk, automotive and rugged displays.

The MSL3080/86/88 LED drivers also feature proprietary control scheme and robust design delivering greater than 92 percent power efficiency for up … Read More → "Atmel Introduces New Highly Configurable 8-Channel LED Driver Family For Monitors and Industrial LCD Panel Backlighting"

Agilent Technologies 3-D EM Simulation Software Selected by STMicroelectronics for ESD Development in 40-nm IC Products

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has selected Agilent’s Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro) software for use in development of ESD structures based on advanced CMOS process technology.

As process geometries shrink to 40 nm and beyond, energy dissipation capacity from ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection devices is becoming more of a design challenge. ESD designs are process-technology-dependent, and lengthy simulations are typically required to systematically assess key ESD issues.</ … Read More → "Agilent Technologies 3-D EM Simulation Software Selected by STMicroelectronics for ESD Development in 40-nm IC Products"

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