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Maxim to Present Technical Training Seminars and Demos at X-Fest 2012

March 16, 2012

Sunnyvale, CA– March 15, 2012 – Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) today announced that the company is collaborating with Xilinx and Avnet during the 2012 season of X-Fest. Maxim will provide content for several technical seminars and present demos on the company’s highly integrated analog and mixed-signal solutions for the Xilinx® 7 series and Kintex™-7field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and the Zynq™-7000 Extended Processing Platform.

X-Fest 2012 is a series of free, day-long technical training seminars cohosted by Xilinx and Avnet … Read More → "Maxim to Present Technical Training Seminars and Demos at X-Fest 2012"

Mouser Advances Product Knowledge with New Medical Applications Site

March 16, 2012

March 15, 2012 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the launch of its newRead More → "Mouser Advances Product Knowledge with New Medical Applications Site"

PC/104 Module combines Serial and Digital I/O

March 16, 2012

March 15, 2012, Arlington, TX – WinSystems today introduced their PCM-SDIO, a PC/104-compliant module with four asynchronous serial ports and forty-eight lines of digital I/O. It eliminates one board in a stack without sacrificing any features or benefits at a lower cost. The PCM-SDIO is based upon a FPGA with both 16C554 UART and WS16C48 digital I/O-compatible cores. The digital portion is further enhanced since its I/O can interface with up to 30 volt signals. The PCM-SDIO will operate from -40° to +85°C without forced air cooling.

IAR Systems provides development tools for the new low-power V850E2 microcontrollers from Renesas Electronics

March 16, 2012

Uppsala, Sweden—March 16, 2012—Today, IAR Systems® announces complete support for the V850E2/Fx4-L microcontroller series from Renesas Electronics.

The V850E2/Fx4-L series features very low power consumption paired with high functionality. It is designed for the automotive comfort and body segment, for applications such as roof or window lifters, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), body control modules, and door, seat and light modules. These new microcontrollers provide power-saving features such as the sequencer (SEQ). The SEQ supports hardware monitoring of digital inputs in deep stop … Read More → "IAR Systems provides development tools for the new low-power V850E2 microcontrollers from Renesas Electronics"

Avnet Embedded to Hold Free, Solid State Drive Virtual Summit

March 16, 2012

The worldwide solid state drive (SSD) market is experiencing unprecedented growth. Avnet Embedded, the largest distributor of SSDs and a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has teamed up with 13 leading suppliers to offer a free, two-day virtual summit covering the rugged, durable, energy efficient benefits of SSDs. Registration is open now at Avnet’s website: http://www.newanglemedia.com/ssdsummit/2012/.

On April 3 and 4, 2012, Avnet Embedded will spend an entire 48-hour period examining the intricacies of … Read More → "Avnet Embedded to Hold Free, Solid State Drive Virtual Summit"

Renesas Electronics, Ariane Controls and Grid2Home Announce Smart-Charging Auto-Grade Communication Solution for Plug-In HEVs and EVs

March 15, 2012

TOKYO, Japan, QUEBEC, Qc., and SAN DIEGO, Calif, March 14, 2012 – Renesas Electronics Corporation,(TSE: 6723), a premiersupplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Ariane Controls, its powerline communications partner, and Grid2Home, its Smart Energy Profile Partner, today announced the availability of the SE-CPM evaluation and development platform for communication between Electric Vehicles (EV) and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The platform is based on Renesas’ V850 family of microcontrollers (MCUs), the most widely used MCU family in the automotive industry.

As EVs become more common, it will be important to charge them … Read More → "Renesas Electronics, Ariane Controls and Grid2Home Announce Smart-Charging Auto-Grade Communication Solution for Plug-In HEVs and EVs"

Synopsys and Applied Materials Collaborate on TCAD Models for Next-Generation Logic and Memory Technologies

March 15, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) and Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today announced a collaboration to develop technology computer-aided design (TCAD) models for next-generation semiconductor devices. The models derived from this TCAD collaboration will enable customers to speed up process development for 14-nanometer (nm) and 11-nm logic and new memory chip technologies, allowing them to lower cost and reduce time-to-market.

The continued scaling of logic transistors and memory cells to smaller and smaller dimensions requires new materials and architectures, which increase chip complexity and extend process development time for … Read More → "Synopsys and Applied Materials Collaborate on TCAD Models for Next-Generation Logic and Memory Technologies"

Maxim Advances the Performance of GNSS Systems with Introduction of its Automotive Grade Universal Receiver and Front End Amplifier

March 15, 2012

Sunnyvale, CA–March 14, 2012–Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX2769B and MAX2670,next-generation high performance solutions specifically designed to address Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) applications. These flexible receiver solutions are capable of operating over the navigation standards, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Compass and have completed PPAP and AEC-Q100 approval.

The MAX2670 is a dual stage low noise amplifier … Read More → "Maxim Advances the Performance of GNSS Systems with Introduction of its Automotive Grade Universal Receiver and Front End Amplifier"

HiWave’s HiAS2001 mono audio amplifier IC for Hi-Fi speakers gives 13W burst output and 10x efficiency gains

March 15, 2012

Cambridge, UK, March 15th, 2012: HiWave Technologies (LSE:HIW), the provider of electronic and transducer solutions for audio and haptic touch, has launched a single channel audio power amplifier for the consumer and Hi-Fi market. The HiAS2001-QNC-010 delivers 13W burst and 3W continuous power output and is over 10 times more efficient at typical listening levels than comparable Class D amplifiers. The HiAS2001 uses HiWave’s proprietary Audium technology to create the highly power efficient switching audio power amplifier, optimised to operate directly from a low voltage (0.8 – 1.8V) battery source.

36V, 5A µModule Regulator Protects Input Supplies from Overcurrent Conditions & Supports Asymmetric Power Sharing

March 15, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – March 15, 2012 Linear Technology announces the LTM8026, a 36V input, 5A step-down µModule® regulator with an adjustable and precise (+/-10%) accurate current limit. The current limit enables designers to set the maximum amount of power drawn from the supply, preventing input voltage droop caused by overcurrent conditions. When multiple LTM8026 are configured with the … Read More → "36V, 5A µModule Regulator Protects Input Supplies from Overcurrent Conditions & Supports Asymmetric Power Sharing"