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Altium Designer helps first Hungarian satellite launch into space on board Vega

Karlsruhe, Germany – 2 April 2012 – The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME <http://www.eet.bme.hu/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=367&Itemid=281> ) has successfully sent the first Hungarian satellite, MASAT-1, into space on board the new ESA (European Space Agency) Vega <http://multimedia.esa.int/Videos/2012/02/Launch-Replay-Vega-qualification-flight>  launcher. … Read More → "Altium Designer helps first Hungarian satellite launch into space on board Vega"

Latest Synplify FPGA Synthesis Software Offers New High-Reliability Features and Improves Productivity for FPGA-Based Prototyping

  • Continue-on-error capability that can significantly reduce the number of iterations required for design bring-up
  • Triple Modular Redundancy and inference of error-correcting code RAMs reduces the effects of soft errors such as single-event upsets
  • Fault-tolerant, finite-state machine implementation with Hamming-3 encoding delivers more reliable design operation
  • Improved synthesis algorithms enable faster runtime

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced availability of the latest release of its … Read More → "Latest Synplify FPGA Synthesis Software Offers New High-Reliability Features and Improves Productivity for FPGA-Based Prototyping"

Biometric Fingerprint, Face, Iris, Voice and Object Recognition Technologies in Latest Product Updates from Neurotechnology

VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification and object recognition technologies, has released new versions of the company’s product line of Software Development Kits (SDKs) for biometric fingerprint, face, iris and voice identification and object recognition. The latest versions include Read More → "Biometric Fingerprint, Face, Iris, Voice and Object Recognition Technologies in Latest Product Updates from Neurotechnology"

Meggitt Sensing Systems Announces Endevco® 1/4” Microphone Preamplifier

March 30, 2012, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the Endevco® model EM26CB, a ¼” ISOTRON® microphone preamplifier with Microdot coaxial connector, designed for use with prepolarized condenser microphones in support of a variety of general purpose acoustic measurement requirements.

With a frequency response ranging from 2 Hz to 200 kHz (±0.2 dB) and featuring A-weighted noise levels of ≤ 2.5 µV rms, the Endevco® model EM26CB is constructed of corrosion resistant stainless steel and incorporates a small ceramic thick-film substrate with very high … Read More → "Meggitt Sensing Systems Announces Endevco® 1/4” Microphone Preamplifier"

TI ADC driver provides industry’s highest performance-to-power ratio by 8x

DALLAS (March 29, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) has redefined the low-power amplifier market with today’s introduction of a fully differential analog-to-digital converter (ADC) driver that provides more than eight times the performance-to-power ratio of similar devices. The THS4531 fully differential amplifier uses only 250 uA of quiescent current while providing 36 MHz of bandwidth to support the high-performance, ultra-low power needs of portable and high-density systems, such as flow meters and portable medical devices. For more information and to order samples, visit www.ti.com/ … Read More → "TI ADC driver provides industry’s highest performance-to-power ratio by 8x"

Akustica Leaps into High-Volume Mobile Device Market with New Analog MEMS Mic

  • AKU340, the first multi-chip MEMS microphone from Akustica, delivers high performance for smartphones
  • Bosch, the world’s leading MEMS sensor supplier, further expands portfolio for consumer electronics applications 

SAN JOSE, CA—March 28, 2012—Akustica, Inc., inventor of the first single-chip complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone, today announced the expansion of its microphone product portfolio with the addition of a new analog MEMS microphone.

Designed specifically to meet the requirements of mobile handset … Read More → "Akustica Leaps into High-Volume Mobile Device Market with New Analog MEMS Mic"

EM Microelectronic Announces EPC™ Gen2 Chip with Best-In-Class Range

Marin, Switzerland – March 28th, 2012 – Today, EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group and a world-leading supplier for RFID circuits, announced the EM4124, its latest EPC™ Gen2 chip which offers best-in-class read range. The new device is a rewritable EPC™ Class 1 Gen2 circuit, compliant with the ISO 18000-6 Type C and Type D (TOTAL) standards.  

With a typical read sensitivity of -19dBm, the EM4124 enables the development of RFID tags with -21dBm sensitivity (assuming a 2dBi gain … Read More → "EM Microelectronic Announces EPC™ Gen2 Chip with Best-In-Class Range"

Renesas Electronics Europe Announces New Capacitive Touch Evaluation Kit Compliant with IEC/EN 61000-4-6 Industry Standard

Dusseldorf, March 30, 2012 –  Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new capacitive touch evaluation kit with the touch interface certified by TÜV Rheinland (a multi-national industry-renowned testing facility) to pass the IEC/EN 61000-4-6 standard, which defines compliance to RF-based conducted noise immunity. The system has been designed to demonstrate the ability to pass up to 15V noise injection level over the full frequency range of 150kHz to 230MHz for all keys. This performance surpasses the IEC/EN 61000-4 … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe Announces New Capacitive Touch Evaluation Kit Compliant with IEC/EN 61000-4-6 Industry Standard"

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