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Sharing data links in networks of cars

July 5, 2012

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Wi-Fi is coming to our cars. Ford Motor Co. has been equipping cars with Wi-Fi transmitters since 2010; according to an Agence France-Presse story last year, the company expects that by 2015, 80 percent of the cars it sells in North America will have Wi-Fi built in. The same article cites a host of other manufacturers worldwide that either offer Wi-Fi in some high-end vehicles or belong to standards … Read More → "Sharing data links in networks of cars"

IGT Custom Capacitive Touch Panels Feature Multi-Colour Selective Backlighting

July 5, 2012

IGT Industries, one of the UK’s longest established Human Machine Interface (HMI) Solutions providers, now offers innovative thin-film back-lighting on its range of scalable, vandaland water resistant custom capacitive touch panels.

Capacitive touchscreens have many advantages in both consumer and industrial MMI/HMl interfaces and are widely used in applications including mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAS, home entertainment, home automation systems and brown and white goods. Their use in industrial applications has been limited until recently due to screen size limitations,low screen resolution and a lack of visual clarity.

The most recent IGT  … Read More → "IGT Custom Capacitive Touch Panels Feature Multi-Colour Selective Backlighting"

E³.series 2012 Provides Enhanced Support for the Automotive and Special Purpose Vehicle Industries

July 5, 2012

July 5, 2012 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken announces significant enhancements for the automotive and special purpose vehicle industry in E³.series 2012, its industry-leading electrical and fluid CAD software.

With E³.series 2012, users across the vehicle industries – from trucks and tanks to buses, cars and motorcycles – will benefit from fewer iterations between manufacturing engineers and design engineers, leading to reduced design time and improved quality.

“Since we started using E³.series almost two years ago we have reduced our design cycle by almost 40%, compared with our previous practice of wire harness design using non-automated … Read More → "E³.series 2012 Provides Enhanced Support for the Automotive and Special Purpose Vehicle Industries"

MEMS Industry Group Takes MEMS to the Next Level at SEMICON West 2012

July 4, 2012

PITTSBURGH—July 3, 2012—MEMS Industry Group® (MIG), the industry organization advancing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) across global markets, today reaffirmed its engagement in the content of SEMICON West’s MEMS conference track, as well as its support of the exposition line-up for SEMICON West 2012, the flagship annual event for the global microelectronics industry.

During the MEMS full-day conference session at SEMICON West, “Taking MEMS to the Next Level:  Transitioning to a Profitable High-Volume Business,” speakers will explore ways in which MEMS … Read More → "MEMS Industry Group Takes MEMS to the Next Level at SEMICON West 2012"

Future of Wireless International Conference 2012 highlights need for change in the ‘Reshaping of the Mobile Industry’

July 4, 2012

4 July 2012: Over 350 senior mobile industry executives, academics and advisors from 25 countries converged on Cambridge last week to focus on the ‘Reshaping of the Mobile Industry’, driven by the increasing influence of new ‘Over The Top’ (OTT) web and digital media brands such as Facebook, Google, Skype and Twitter. The 4th Future of Wireless International Conference – organised by Cambridge Wireless, the leading independent wireless business and technology community – also featured an exhibition, Innovation Hothouse area for start-ups and ‘speed-dating’ services run by the UKTI to bring together UK and overseas businesses.

With growing demand for … Read More → "Future of Wireless International Conference 2012 highlights need for change in the ‘Reshaping of the Mobile Industry’"

Industrial supplies for battery-backed applications

July 4, 2012

XP Power today announced the BCS series of industrial supplies aimed at a broad range of applications that use battery backup to maintain equipment operation during a mains failure. The series offers 75 Watt, 100 Watt or 155 Watt versions and are available with either 13.8 VDC or 27.6 VDC for + 12 VDC or + 24 VDC nominal outputs. The units provide a constant voltage source to power the load. A separate constant voltage / constant current output charges the standby battery. An optional third + 5 VDC / 3 A regulated output is available across the range to supply logic, fans or additional control functions.

In … Read More → "Industrial supplies for battery-backed applications"

Microsemi Introduces Advanced Motor Control Algorithms for SmartFusion cSoCs

July 4, 2012

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–July 04, 2012–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of new advanced motor control algorithms optimized for its SmartFusion® customizable system-on-chip (cSoC), allowing design engineers to realize highly reliable multi-motor control in a single IC and reducing system cost and power. The new solution is ideal for safety-critical applications in industrial, avionics, defense and medical markets.

“Many systems require control of multiple motors which results in a dedicated micro-controller for each individual motor,” said Paul Ekas, vice president … Read More → "Microsemi Introduces Advanced Motor Control Algorithms for SmartFusion cSoCs"

Xilinx Announces Intention to Invest $50M in Expansion of Electronic Engineering Operations at EMEA Headquarters in Ireland

July 3, 2012

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 3, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced its intention to invest $50 million in an expansion of its electronics engineering operations at the company’s EMEA headquarters in Dublin and Cork.  The company will recruit 45 senior silicon and electronics engineering staff for its regional headquarters in Dublin and for its engineering centre in Cork.   In addition, a further 15 staff will be hired across a broad range of disciplines supporting the continued growth of Xilinx in Ireland.

Xilinx currently employs over 250 at its EMEA headquarters where it operates a research, development, engineering and IT centre in Dublin … Read More → "Xilinx Announces Intention to Invest $50M in Expansion of Electronic Engineering Operations at EMEA Headquarters in Ireland"

Maxim’s Collection of Peripheral Modules Enables Rapid Prototyping with FPGAs and Significantly Lowers Costs

July 3, 2012

San Jose, CA–July 2, 2012–Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces a collection of 15 peripheral modules which plug directly into any FPGA/CPU expansion port that follows the Digilent® Pmod™ standard. Plug-in simplicity and easy software integration allow rapid prototyping and quick migration from concept to working design. The collection is aggressively priced to allow experimentation with state-of-the-art ICs on even the most modest budget.

Maxim recognizes that peripheral modules are becoming popular for circuit prototyping. This collection supports a wide variety of commonly used analog and mixed-signal functions. The modules are supported by example software and … Read More → "Maxim’s Collection of Peripheral Modules Enables Rapid Prototyping with FPGAs and Significantly Lowers Costs"

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