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Agilent Technologies Unveils ADS 2012 Software

October 4, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today unveiled ADS 2012, the next major release of its Advanced Design System (ADS) flagship RF and microwave EDA platform.

ADS 2012 delivers new capabilities that improve productivity and efficiency for all applications it supports, as well as breakthrough technologies applicable to GaAs, GaN and silicon RF power-amplifier multichip module design.

Productivity Improvements

ADS 2012 features a number of new user interface enhancements designed to improve design efficiency and productivity. Dockable windows, … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Unveils ADS 2012 Software"

Mouser Launches two New Sites focused on the Newest Products and Applications & Technologies

October 4, 2012

October 3, 2012 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, announced the launch of its Read More → "Mouser Launches two New Sites focused on the Newest Products and Applications & Technologies"

Avnet Abacus joins forces with Cymbet and Tadiran to highlight energy-efficient smart metering technologies at Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2012

October 4, 2012

Poing, Germany, 4 October, 2012: Avnet Abacus, one of Europe’s leading interconnect, passive, electro-mechanical and power distributors, will partner with Cymbet, a leader in solid state energy storage technology, and Tadiran, a leading manufacturer of lithium thionyl chloride batteries, to showcase the latest low-energy solutions for powering smart metering applications at Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2012, Amsterdam RAI, October 9-11, Booth B40.

At the stand, Avnet Abacus will host a demonstration of Cymbet’s EnerChip™ technology, a re-chargeable lithium solid state battery solution designed for energy harvesting (EH) applications, where the ambient energy surrounding a device, … Read More → "Avnet Abacus joins forces with Cymbet and Tadiran to highlight energy-efficient smart metering technologies at Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2012"

Arasan Chip Systems, Granite River Labs and BitifEye Announce the Most Comprehensive Solution for Electrical Conformance Testing of the MIPI® D-PHY Receiver

October 4, 2012

San Jose, California – October 4, 2012 – Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. (“Arasan”), is a leading provider of Total IP Solutions, BitifEye Digital Test Solutions GmbH (“BitifEye”) is the developer of unique software and accessories for automated test and debugging of multiple high speed serial bus protocols, and Granite River Labs Inc. (“GRL”) is an engineering services company focused on helping customers adopt multi-gigabit interface technologies. All three organizations collaborated to implement and prove a methodology to address the challenge of testing and characterization of the electrical behavior of a MIPI D-PHY receiver.

D-PHY is intended to be integrated as the … Read More → "Arasan Chip Systems, Granite River Labs and BitifEye Announce the Most Comprehensive Solution for Electrical Conformance Testing of the MIPI® D-PHY Receiver"

Telit Powers Multi-Tech Systems End Devices for Accelerated M2M Development

October 3, 2012

Raleigh, October 3, 2012 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and services, announces an alliance with Multi-Tech Systems, an industry-leading M2M communications solutions provider, to develop end devices, such as cellular routers and modems, featuring Telit modules.

Multi-Tech’s M2M solutions leverage Telit’s HE910-D penta-band HSPA+ modules … Read More → "Telit Powers Multi-Tech Systems End Devices for Accelerated M2M Development"

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

October 3, 2012

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

October 3, 2012

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.

Small size for easy use and portability
Tests AAA, … Read More → "Saelig Announces Compact Universal Battery Tester – reads the voltage level of any 1.5v or 9v battery"

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

October 3, 2012

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

October 3, 2012

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

October 3, 2012

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"