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Presagis Enables Certification of Next-Generation Human Machine Interface Applications to DO-178B Level A

March 22, 2012

Munich, Germany – Avionics Europe Conference & Exhibition – March 22, 2012 – Presagis™, a leading provider of commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) modeling, simulation, and embedded graphics software, today announced the upcoming, April 2012, commercial availability of VAPS XT-178 CertKit, a COTS, certifiable, graphical human machine interface (HMI) solution that reduces DO-178 project certification risk. VAPS XT-178 CertKit, along with Presagis Seawind-178 S3 2300E (also available in April), enables Presagis to support HMI developers in achieving certification of their next-generation real-time embedded display graphics to the … Read More → "Presagis Enables Certification of Next-Generation Human Machine Interface Applications to DO-178B Level A"

nRFready Smart Remote now features a freespace pointing firmware upgrade

March 22, 2012

Oslo, Norway – March 22, 2012 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD), today announces it will be demonstrating a freespace pointing firmware upgrade for its existing nRFready™ 2.4GHz RF Smart Remote reference design at ESC 2012 (a Design West Summit) that will run from March 26 – 29 at San Jose in the U.S. (Nordic will be at booth # 2006 with its distribution partner Symmetry Electronics).

Nordic will also be giving away one of its Bluetooth® low energy nRF8001 µBlue™ Development Kits on each day of the show to visitors who … Read More → "nRFready Smart Remote now features a freespace pointing firmware upgrade"

Renesas Electronics Expands 32-bit RX600 Microcontroller Family with Digital Power Control Series

March 22, 2012

TOKYO, Japan, March 22, 20112—Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its RX600 microcontroller (MCU) family with the new 32-bit RX62G group. The MCUs are optimized for digital power control applications, including motor control with power factor correction (PFC), digital power supply, uninterrupted power supplies (UPS) and solar inverters.

Digital power control applications require a unique balance of high performance and high resolution while meeting stringent power consumption and cost criteria. Previously, to serve these … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Expands 32-bit RX600 Microcontroller Family with Digital Power Control Series"

Synopsys Extends Leadership in Storage Standards Verification IP with NVM Express

March 22, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 22, 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 verification IP (VIP) for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), an emerging storage protocol for connecting solid state drives (SSDs) directly to the PCI Express® interface. With the addition of the NVM Express protocol to its leading serial ATA (SATA) and serial attached SCSI (SAS) verification IP, Synopsys expands its portfolio and leadership in verification IP for storage protocols.

The first-to-market release of NVMe verification IP … Read More → "Synopsys Extends Leadership in Storage Standards Verification IP with NVM Express"

X-FAB Extends High-Temperature Capability to 0.18 Micrometer Platform for Unique Combination of High Voltage, High Temperature and NVM Features

March 21, 2012

Erfurt, Germany – Mar. 20, 2012 – Responding to its customers’ needs for applications with high-temperature requirements, X-FAB Silicon Foundries today announced XH018 HT – a new module that adds high-temperature capability to its XH018 technology family. It offers the industry’s first and only 0.18 micrometer platform with high temperature (HT), high voltage (HV) and non-volatile memory (NVM) capability. X-FAB also added 13 new primitive devices with this extension, including multiple HV transistors with enhanced Ron performance, symmetrical HV transistors and new electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structures.

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Maxim’s Beyond-the-Rails Mux and Switch Family Simplifies Power-Supply Requirements for Switching High-Voltage Signals

March 21, 2012

Sunnyvale, CA—March 21, 2012—Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces the MAX14778 (analog mux) and MAX14759–MAX14764 (analog switches), ±25V above- and below-the-rails devices that let you switch/mux a wide signal range from standard 3V to 5.5V supplies. Designers no longer need multiple switches/mux to switch both high- and low-voltage signals. Maxim’s beyond-the-rail technology helps simplify power-supply requirements … Read More → "Maxim’s Beyond-the-Rails Mux and Switch Family Simplifies Power-Supply Requirements for Switching High-Voltage Signals"

MEMS Industry Group Launches MEMS Conference Track At Design West 2012

March 21, 2012

March 19, 2012—MEMS Industry Group® (MIG), the industry organization advancing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) across global markets, will kick off a two-day conference program exploring MEMS in vertical markets at UBM Electronics’ conference-within-a-conference:Sensors in Design at DESIGN West (March 28-29, 2012, San Jose, CA). With MEMS devices embedded by the hundreds of millions in mobile handsets, tablets, laptops, video games, automotive safety systems, Quality of … Read More → "MEMS Industry Group Launches MEMS Conference Track At Design West 2012"

New Wide Input Range 600W DC Input Front-End Power Module from Powerstax

March 21, 2012

Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added power solutions manufacturers, announces the introduction of the D0601 DC input 1U rack mounted front-end power module to complement its existing popular range of AC input models.

The Powerstax D0601 is designed to operate as part of a DC-UPS or distributed DC power system, with or without battery backup and operates over the input range 80-350VDC. Typical applications include; telecom and data-com equipment, file servers, storage systems and networking solutions, distributed power systems and large battery charging applications

Three D0601 modules may be incorporated in a 1 … Read More → "New Wide Input Range 600W DC Input Front-End Power Module from Powerstax"

Lantronix Brings xPico, World’s Smallest Device Server, to Embedded Systems Conference

March 21, 2012

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – Mar 21, 2012) – Lantronix (NASDAQ: LTRX), a leading global provider of smart M2M connectivity solutions, today announced that it will be exhibiting its line of embedded solutions, including the newly-launched xPico™ device server, at the 2012 Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in San Jose, Calif. from March 27, 2012 through March 29, 2012. Lantronix will be located at booth 1040, and will also be providing a live … Read More → "Lantronix Brings xPico, World’s Smallest Device Server, to Embedded Systems Conference"

Synopsys Demonstrates Software Development for big.LITTLE Processing at DesignWest

March 21, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 21, 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, will be presenting its VDK Family for ARM® Cortex™ Processors software development solution at DesignWest. The VDK Family for ARM Cortex Processors contains multiple reference designs, sample software stacks and analysis and debug software tools for the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor and ARM big.LITTLE processing. Learn how software developers can use the VDKs to … Read More → "Synopsys Demonstrates Software Development for big.LITTLE Processing at DesignWest"