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Molex Partners with Altera and Gennum to Demonstrate 100 Gbps Enabling Technology at OFC/NFOEC

March 2, 2012

LISLE, Ill. – March 2, 2012 – Molex Incorporated will partner with Altera Corporation and Gennum Corporation to demonstrate interoperability of a 28 Gbps Very Short Reach (VSR) interconnect solution at OFC/NFOEC, March 6 – 8. The companies are using this opportunity to illustrate their commitment to helping system engineers and manufacturers develop higher density and lower … Read More → "Molex Partners with Altera and Gennum to Demonstrate 100 Gbps Enabling Technology at OFC/NFOEC"

RFMD® Unveils 2ND Generation Ultra-High Efficiency PAs

March 2, 2012

Barcelona, Spain, February, 27, 2012 – RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the expansion of its ultra-high efficiency power amplifier (PA) product portfolio to include six 4G LTE PAs. The new PAs deliver superior peak efficiency and current consumption in LTE mode and complement RFMD’s first-generation family of ultra-high efficiency PAs for WCDMA applications.

With the addition of the six new LTE PAs, RFMD’s ultra-high efficiency product family now covers WCDMA bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, and … Read More → "RFMD® Unveils 2ND Generation Ultra-High Efficiency PAs"

element14 drives Raspberry Pi revolution to educate a new generation of programmers

March 2, 2012

Units available to pre-order from 29 February in Europe, US and Asia
Raspberry Pi dedicated area on the element14 Community
Support materials and PCB tools available free in the Knode on element14 and the Community

LONDON – Feb. 29, 2012 – element14, the first collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts and a part of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell [LON:PFL], today … Read More → "element14 drives Raspberry Pi revolution to educate a new generation of programmers"

Ramtron and Revere Security Join Forces to Enable Secure and Energy Efficient F-RAM Semiconductor Devices

March 2, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — February 28, 2012 — U.S. semiconductor maker Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of low energy semiconductor products, and Revere Security, a leading developer of hyper-efficient cryptographic data security solutions, today announced that they have entered into a partnership to enable the integration of Revere Security’s Hummingbird HB-2 security technology into Ramtron’s nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) products. Under the partnership, Ramtron and Revere Security will work together on joint product development, joint go-to-market approaches for secure semiconductor solutions, and a roadmap to drive security technology … Read More → "Ramtron and Revere Security Join Forces to Enable Secure and Energy Efficient F-RAM Semiconductor Devices"

Option announces LGA module for 4G LTE

March 2, 2012

Leuven, Belgium – February 28, 2012 – Option (EURONEXT: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), a global leader in wireless connectivity, security and experience, today announces its new 4G LTE module, the GTM801 which is footprint compatible with the 3G LGA module, the GTM601. Option’s embedded solutions provide flexible alternatives: manufacturers can design tablets or ultra-portable notebooks using the same layout to offer either 3G with the GTM601 or 4G LTE with the GTM801 to meet diverse market needs.

Both modules are designed to support Windows 8 and the USB-IF Mobile Broadband Interface (MBIM) specification. The GTM801 is … Read More → "Option announces LGA module for 4G LTE"

Artila Releases ARM9 Single Board Computer Supporting High Resolution LCD

March 2, 2012

Taipei, Taiwan – March, 2012 — Artila Electronics, the leading designer and manufacturer of ARM9 industrial PC, is proud to announce the launch of M-506, an ARM9 Linux-< … Read More → "Artila Releases ARM9 Single Board Computer Supporting High Resolution LCD"

Agilent Technologies Adds 1-GHz Models and DVM Capability to Award-Winning InfiniiVision X-Series Oscilloscopes

March 2, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the addition of four 1-GHz models to its award-winning line of InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series oscilloscopes. These new oscilloscopes address the growing need for higher-bandwidth bench scopes by offering 1-GHz models at prices starting at what other leading manufacturers charge for models with half the bandwidth.

Doubling the available bandwidth addresses the top customer-requested enhancement for this oscilloscope family. The 2000 and 3000 X-Series continue to draw acclaim from engineers and industry opinion-leaders for their combination of performance, value and innovative new features like WaveGen, which integrates fixed-function … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Adds 1-GHz Models and DVM Capability to Award-Winning InfiniiVision X-Series Oscilloscopes"

austriamicrosystems new smart LED driver produces sophisticated light effects while dramatically conserving system power

March 1, 2012

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (February 28, 2012) – A new smart LED driver IC, the AS3668 introduced by austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, controls up to four LEDs to produce sophisticated indicator lighting effects in mobile phones and tablets without requiring the intervention of the power-hungry baseband processor.

It can also be used in many other consumer electronics devices such as 3G and LTE modems, USB memory sticks, game controllers and headsets in which indicator lighting can enhance the user interface, and in which high-value … Read More → "austriamicrosystems new smart LED driver produces sophisticated light effects while dramatically conserving system power"

Agilent Technologies Enhances Software for Interactive Functional Test Automation, Expands Network Operators’ Compliance Test Plans

March 1, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today enhanced its portfolio of products for testing 2G, 3G and LTE devices with the introduction of N5972A Interactive Functional Test software. The company also made available new IFT automation scripts based on network operator compliance test plans, including inter-RAT handover, simultaneous voice and data, data throughput and battery drain.

These solutions enable developers and operators to quickly and repeatedly generate measurement reports in accordance with operators’ compliance test plans.

Smartphones and data cards are complex devices with multiple radios … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Enhances Software for Interactive Functional Test Automation, Expands Network Operators’ Compliance Test Plans"

congatec presents first quad-core ARM module on Qseven form factor

March 1, 2012

San Diego, California *** February 28, 2012 *** congatec Inc, a leading manufacturer of embedded computer modules, unveils a new ARM module generation with the introduction of the conga-QMX6 Qseven module. The Qseven standard Revision 1.2, which was published back in September 2010, already prepared the ground for the early optimization of Qseven for dedicated ARM support by adding the I/O interfaces UART and CAN.

The conga-QMX6 Computer-On-Module (COM) is equipped with the Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex A9 processor family which is scalable from 1 to 4 ARM cores and sports a sophisticated high-end, 3D-ready HD graphics interface. The Qseven module … Read More → "congatec presents first quad-core ARM module on Qseven form factor"