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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"

Cadence Delivers High-Performance, Low-Power Design IP Supporting LPDDR3 Memory Standard

March 21, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – March 21, 2012) – “To keep pace with the growing processing capabilities of today’s smartphones and tablets, SoC designers must support memory standards that are evolving just as quickly,” said Marc Greenberg, director of product marketing, SoC Realization Group, Cadence. “At Cadence, our goal is to enable early access to these standards by offering customers a broad range of high-performance, low power design IP standards, like LPDDR3, so they can quickly integrate the standard into new SoC designs.”Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: Read More → "Cadence Delivers High-Performance, Low-Power Design IP Supporting LPDDR3 Memory Standard"

Cree Expands Industry’s Most Versatile Family of Mid-Power Lighting-Class LEDs

March 21, 2012

DURHAM, N.C.–(Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces new mid-power XLampR ML-C and ML-E LEDs, bringing increased versatility and flexibility to a wide spectrum of lighting applications. Designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting, the expanded XLamp ML family now offers red, green and blue color options, high-voltage and three different price-performance options in the proven and reliable ML package. The ML LED high-voltage options can enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to lower cost for </ … Read More → "Cree Expands Industry’s Most Versatile Family of Mid-Power Lighting-Class LEDs"

Energy Micro announces immediate availability of EFM32 Gecko development kit

March 21, 2012

Oslo, Norway, 21 March 2012 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today announced the availability of a new development kit for its EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. Priced at $309, the kit includes full SEGGER J-Trace and J-Link support, reducing the need for additional debugging tools.

The new Gecko development kit, named EFM32G-DK3550, is equipped with the energy friendly ARM® Cortex™-M3 EFM32G890F128 microcontroller. It is based on the main board from the bigger Leopard and Giant Gecko kits, providing an extensive range of features, and helping to speed … Read More → "Energy Micro announces immediate availability of EFM32 Gecko development kit"

Synopsys Unveils Virtualizer Development Kits to Accelerate Software Development for ARM big.LITTLE Processing

March 21, 2012

Highlights:

VDKs are software development tools integrating fast, functional models of specific multicore systems, multicore software debugging/analysis tools and reference software stacks
Software development up to 12 months before board availability
Out-of-the-box support for Linux, Android and multicore task migration software to speed software development for ARM big.LITTLE processing
Plug-n-play integration with software debuggers from ARM, Lauterbach and GNU
Multicore/multicluster software analysis capabilities to best utilize big.LITTLE processing performance and energy efficiency capabilities
Configurable Cortex processor subsystem, customizable by … Read More → "Synopsys Unveils Virtualizer Development Kits to Accelerate Software Development for ARM big.LITTLE Processing"

Renesas Electronics America Expands RX MCU Support with a BLDC Motor-Control Kit for Energy-Efficient Applications

March 21, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif, March 20, 2012—Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new motor-control kit, expanding support for its RX62T microcontroller (MCU) Group. Featuring a single precision floating point unit (FPU) and high-performance RX CPU core, the RX62T MCU Group was designed for implementing high-efficiency motor control required by white goods such as washers/dryers and refrigerators, HVAC equipment, and industrial control systems such as industrial drives, servo control, multi-axis handlers and motion control applications. The RX62T-based motor-control kit is a complete end-to-end solution that will allow engineers … Read More → "Renesas Electronics America Expands RX MCU Support with a BLDC Motor-Control Kit for Energy-Efficient Applications"

Kistler Introduces Miniature Piezoelectric Force Sensor with Single-Wire Technology for Plastics Injection Mold Cavity Measurements

March 20, 2012

March 16, 2012, Novi, Michigan, USA – Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced the Type 9211BE miniature quartz force sensor with single-wire technology, designed for high-reliability dynamic and quasi-static mold cavity measurements of up to 3,000 bar (43,511 psi), over a range of 0 to 2,500 N, in support of demanding plastics injection molding operations.

With a total diameter measuring just six millimeters, the highly compact Kistler Type 9211BE operates on the piezoelectric principle, … Read More → "Kistler Introduces Miniature Piezoelectric Force Sensor with Single-Wire Technology for Plastics Injection Mold Cavity Measurements"

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