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Cypress Announces USB-IF Certification of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Controllers

January 9, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 06, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), the market leader in USB controllers, today announced USB-IF certification of its two SuperSpeed USB Peripheral Controllers: EZ-USB^® FX3 (CYUSB3014) and West Bridge^® Benicia (CYWB0263BB). Both of these peripheral controllers are in full production now.

EZ-USB FX3 is one of the first USB 3.0 peripheral controllers in the industry, and the only programmable solution. It is equipped with a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II), which is 8/16/32 data bits wide with data rates as high as 400 … Read More → "Cypress Announces USB-IF Certification of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Controllers"

Cadence Expands Proven NAND Flash Design IP Offering With ONFI 3 PHY and Controller

January 9, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – January 09, 2012) – “System designers today see memory as a primary bandwidth bottleneck, which has given rise to many new interface standards intended to simplify design and improve overall system throughput,” said Vishal Kapoor, vice president, product marketing, SoC Realization at Cadence. “As the leading supplier of memory and storage IP, Cadence applies its expertise in memory subsystem design to rapidly deliver solutions supporting the latest standards, and to implement those solutions with a highly efficient architecture designed for maximum performance.”Leveraging its experience in the Flash IP market, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: Read More → "Cadence Expands Proven NAND Flash Design IP Offering With ONFI 3 PHY and Controller"

Floating Surge Stopper Provides Unlimited Overvoltage Protection

January 9, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – January 9, 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4366, an overvoltage protection controller for electronic systems. Operating from 9V to greater than 500V, the LTC4366 floating surge stopper utilizes an adjustable floating topology to enable very high voltage operation independent of the voltage rating of the LTC4366’s internal circuitry. … Read More → "Floating Surge Stopper Provides Unlimited Overvoltage Protection"

KEMET Introduces ArcShield™ Technology For High Voltage Commercial And Automotive Applications

January 9, 2012

KEMET has introduced its patent-pending ArcShield capacitor technology for use in high voltage applications susceptible to surface arcing (arc-over discharge). “KEMET ArcShield High Voltage capacitors are primarily suited for applications, such as automotive, that meet or exceed 500V with exposure to high humidity environments. Conditions such as these promote surface arcing in MLCCs,” said Dr. Phil Lessner, KEMET Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist. “ArcShield devices inhibit surface arc-over discharge, thereby preventing damage to the capacitor and surrounding components on a printed circuit board.” Surface arcing is generally … Read More → "KEMET Introduces ArcShield™ Technology For High Voltage Commercial And Automotive Applications"

Ramtron Announces 2-Megabit Serial Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory

January 9, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — January 9, 2012 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), the leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today announced the FM25V20, a 2-megabit (Mb) high performance serial F-RAM device. The FM25V20 is a member of Ramtron’s V-Family of F-RAM products, which offers a wide operating voltage range of 2.0 to 3.6-volts. The FM25V20 features fast access, NoDelay™ writes, virtually unlimited read/write cycles (1e14), and low power consumption. The latest F-RAM device is a drop-in replacement for 2-Mb serial Flash and serial … Read More → "Ramtron Announces 2-Megabit Serial Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory"

9Solutions and Texas Instruments Demonstrate First Complete Bluetooth Low Energy Indoor Navigation and Real Time Locating System at CES

January 9, 2012

Oulu, Finland — January 9, 2012 — 9Solutions, a leading-edge provider of Bluetooth® low energy-based Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS), today announced that 9Solutions and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) will demonstrate the first real time Bluetooth& … Read More → "9Solutions and Texas Instruments Demonstrate First Complete Bluetooth Low Energy Indoor Navigation and Real Time Locating System at CES"

Neurotechnology Announces VeriFinger, VeriLook and MegaMatcher Biometric Technologies for the Android Platform

January 9, 2012

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced their new line of embedded biometric technologies, including VeriFinger Embedded SDK for fingerprint biometrics, Read More → "Neurotechnology Announces VeriFinger, VeriLook and MegaMatcher Biometric Technologies for the Android Platform"

austriamicrosystems’ Active Noise Cancelling solution drives trend for better communication and greater peace of mind

January 9, 2012

Unterpremstaetten, Austria(Jan 9, 2012) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, today announced that the Jabra SUPREME Bluetooth headset features austriamicrosystems recently introduced Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) IC. These ANC ICs from austriamicrosystems improve hearing in noisy environments and feature the lowest power available, resulting in at least 20 % longer battery life than other ANC solutions. Audio performance is also improved over competing solutions with a 10 dB positive SNR — no matter the environment — improving intelligibility in Bluetooth headsets.

Green Hills Software and Jungo Announce Collaboration Initiative for Automotive Infotainment

January 9, 2012

LAS VEGAS, NV — January 9, 2012 — Consumer Electronics Show 2012 — Green Hills Software and Jungo Ltd. announce today a strategic collaboration that focuses on the creation of a comprehensive connectivity, device media and internet management platform for next-generation automotive infotainment systems. The platform is based on Green Hills Software’s industry-leading secure operating system, INTEGRITY® Multivisor™ technologies, and Jungo’s Automotive Connectivity Middleware. This solution will enable automotive infotainment manufacturers to bring scalable, connectivity-rich products to market rapidly and cost-effectively with the highest levels of security and reliability.

Avnet Embedded Adds M2M Device Intelligence from ILS Technology to Americas Offering

January 9, 2012

PHOENIX—January 9, 2012 — Avnet Embedded, a division of Read More → "Avnet Embedded Adds M2M Device Intelligence from ILS Technology to Americas Offering"