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New Altera Stratix V PCI Express Board

July 2, 2012

July 2012, Northwich, Cheshire – Kane Computing Ltd (KCL) have announced that the Gidel ProcV™ PCIe x 8 (Gen3) computational accelerator board is now in production and will be available in September 2012.

The ProceV system is based on Altera’s newest generation Stratix V FPGA device. The ProceV provides massive capacity (up to 952K LEs), and high memory and I/O performance. Thirty-four 12.5 Gb/s transceivers provide external IOs of up to 389 Gb/s. The combination of high-speed direct communication to the FPGA via PCIe gen 3, CXP, SFP+, and General Purpose physical layer interface makes the ProceV ideal for low-latency, … Read More → "New Altera Stratix V PCI Express Board"

Renesas Electronics Europe and port GmbH Announce Availability of CANopen Protocol Stack for Renesas’ 32-Bit RX600 Microcontroller Series

July 2, 2012

Dusseldorf, July 2, 2012 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and port GmbH today announced the availability of a highly efficient CANopen protocol stack and an engineering tool (CDT – CANopen Design Tool) for Renesas’ high performance 32-bit RX600 series of microcontrollers (MCUs). Renesas ported the widely used and popular CANopen software stack in cooperation with its business partner port GmbH.

With the large RAM of up to 128 KB and up to 2 MB flash … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe and port GmbH Announce Availability of CANopen Protocol Stack for Renesas’ 32-Bit RX600 Microcontroller Series"

New PSoC® Solution for Fan Control Delivers Fast Customization, Highest Reliability and Support for 16 Independently Controlled Fans

July 2, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced a fan control solution based on its PSoC^® 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families. The new solution is available free through PSoC Creator™ 2.0, Cypress’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 devices. The new fan control solution enables highly reliable, hardware-based fan control for the telecommunications, server and storage markets, where reliability is critical. The combination of the PSoC programmable digital fabric and graphical configuration tools enables customers to quickly customize a complete fan control solution with just a few lines of firmware code. … Read More → "New PSoC® Solution for Fan Control Delivers Fast Customization, Highest Reliability and Support for 16 Independently Controlled Fans"

TI introduces first multi-cell, multi-chemistry battery gas gauge for lithium batteries

July 2, 2012

DALLAS (July 2, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced the first in a family of multi-chemistry, multi-cell battery management gas gauge circuits with TI’s proprietary Impedance Track™ capacity measurement technology. The bq34z100 power management chip is the first gas gauge in the industry to support a wide range of lithium-ion and lithium iron phosphate chemistries in 2- to 16-cell battery packs, extending battery run-time in applications like medical instruments, power tools, e-bikes and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). TI also plans to introduce new gauges this year to support lead acid, nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride … Read More → "TI introduces first multi-cell, multi-chemistry battery gas gauge for lithium batteries"

Cadence Digital PHY Design IP Adopted by Brite Semiconductor

July 2, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – July 02, 2012) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that its collaboration with Brite Semiconductor has enabled the integration of the Cadence® DDR Soft DLL PHY intellectual property (IP) into the design ecosystem for manufactured devices from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). Specifically, … Read More → "Cadence Digital PHY Design IP Adopted by Brite Semiconductor"

Silicon Labs Raises The Bar For Silicon TV Tuners

June 29, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas – June 26, 2012 – Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced a next-generation family of TV tuners offering both best-in-class RF performance and support for all worldwide TV standards while delivering the lowest bill of materials. The new Si21x8 family represents the state of the art in TV tuner technology based on four generations of patented architectural enhancements. The Si21x8 family includes five TV tuner devices optimized for hybrid analog/digital iDTVs, analog-only or digital-only TVs, portable TVs, DVD and Blu-ray recorders, and terrestrial and cable set-top boxes (STBs).</ … Read More → "Silicon Labs Raises The Bar For Silicon TV Tuners"

Molex Expands CMC Product Line with 32-Circuit Wire-to-Wire Connection System

June 29, 2012

LISLE, IL – June 26, 2012 – Molex Incorporated announces the extension of its CMC product line with the introduction of a 32-circuit wire-to-wire connection system. Designed to perform in high-conductivity applications and harsh environments, the CMC modular, hybrid connection system is now widely recognized as an … Read More → "Molex Expands CMC Product Line with 32-Circuit Wire-to-Wire Connection System"

Build Large-Scale, Highly-Functional Video Walls with Portwell’s New Mura-Powered Controller System

June 29, 2012

Montreal, Canada, June 28, 2012 — Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced a partnership withAmerican Portwell Technology Inc., a world-leading innovator in the embedded computing market, to launch the new Portwell M9020B 4U rackmount system for large-scale, highly-functional video walls. The Portwell M9020B has been jointly validated for use with up to 10 Matrox Mura™ MPX input/output display wall controller boards to support up to 40 full 1080p HD inputs and up to 40 full 1080p HD outputs from a single system. The Portwell system conveniently … Read More → "Build Large-Scale, Highly-Functional Video Walls with Portwell’s New Mura-Powered Controller System"

Rogowski Coils and Modules from Standex Electronics Are Ideal for High Current Metering Applications

June 29, 2012

Cincinnati, OH – Standex Electronics manufactures Rogowski coils and modules in custom configurations to meet high current metering applications. They are ideal for use within hybrid circuit breakers and other components used in smart metering. In addition to assisting with wire selection and number of turns to optimize application parameters, Standex engineers assist with integration of components, development of custom packaging, and value added features such as shielding, PCB with ground plane to reduce noise, and more.

Rogowski coils are wire wound “air” core toroids used to measure AC current. The AC current that is … Read More → "Rogowski Coils and Modules from Standex Electronics Are Ideal for High Current Metering Applications"

Offering 2MB of Embedded Flash, Atmel’s Cortex-M4 Processor-based MCU Includes Best-In-Class Low Power Consumption at 200uA/MHz in Active Mode

June 29, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA, June 28, 2012—Atmel^®Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced sampling of the Atmel SAM4SD32, the industry’s first 2MB embedded Flash Cortex™-M4 processor-based microcontroller (MCU). Further expanding the company’s ARM® Cortex-M processor-based portfolio, Atmel’s SAM4SD32 offers best-in-class low power consumption at 200uA/MHz in active mode—a savings of over 50 percent vs. the nearest competitor—when running at 120MHz.

With 2MB of embedded Flash, the SAM4SD32 is the ideal … Read More → "Offering 2MB of Embedded Flash, Atmel’s Cortex-M4 Processor-based MCU Includes Best-In-Class Low Power Consumption at 200uA/MHz in Active Mode"