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Saelig Announces Advanced 350MHz AFG Signal Generators

September 15, 2011

Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. announces availability of the Wave Standard series of advanced Arbitrary Function Generators from Tabor (Israel). Offering up to 350MHz in single and dual channels, WS8351 and WS8352, deliver fast, versatile, high-performance arbitrary waveform, function, and pulse generation.

Designed to fulfill the growing needs of today’s design and test engineers, these new models boast a 2GS/s clock with a 512k memory and up to 4Vpp output into 50 ohms. This allows the generation of a wide variety of complex waveforms at very high speeds. In addition to its function and arbitrary … Read More → "Saelig Announces Advanced 350MHz AFG Signal Generators"

Zuken Announces System-level Electronics Design Environment

September 15, 2011

September 15, 2011 ? Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA ? Zuken today announces a new system-level design environment for up-front planning and partitioning of electronics systems, called System Planner. This solution enables engineers to optimize form, fit and function of single and multi-board systems, maximizing design reuse and eliminating the need to reenter initial planning data into the design tools during detailed design. System Planner has been shown to reduce design throughput time by as much as 30% in companies who have adopted it in their design process.

“System Planner is a solution … Read More → "Zuken Announces System-level Electronics Design Environment"

No-Opto 100V Isolated Monolithic Flyback Regulator Operates over a -55°C to 150°C Junction Temperature Range

September 15, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – September 15, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the high reliability (MP-grade) version of the LT3512, a high voltage isolated monolithic flyback regulator that operates over a -55°C to 150°C junction temperature range. This device simplifies the design of an isolated DC/DC converter. The LT3512 requires no optocoupler, third winding or signal transformer … Read More → "No-Opto 100V Isolated Monolithic Flyback Regulator Operates over a -55°C to 150°C Junction Temperature Range"

Lattice MachXO2 PLD Family Named Finalist In Elektra Awards Competition

September 14, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that an independent panel of judges has named the Lattice MachXO2™ PLD family a finalist in Elektra 2011, the European Electronics Industry Awards competition. The MachXO2 family is nominated in the “Digital Semiconductor Product of the Year” category.

“This highly coveted recognition from the Elektra 2011 judges is very gratifying,” said Doug Hunter, Lattice Vice President of Corporate Marketing. “Our MachXO2 PLD family has been broadly adopted by customers for use in both system and consumer … Read More → "Lattice MachXO2 PLD Family Named Finalist In Elektra Awards Competition"

Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems Introduces a New Low-SWaP-C Versatile Flight Control Computer

September 14, 2011

SANTA CLARITA, CA – September 13, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems (CWCES), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, introduced the Versatile Flight Control Computer (VFCC), a high-performance, low-power conduction-cooled embedded processing system optimized for size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) in deployed airborne commercial and military applications. The rugged dual processor clusters make the VFCC ideal for rotorcraft, manned and unmanned aircraft environments. The VFCC satisfies a wide array of demanding applications including flight controls, vibration management, engine controls, mission computing, actuator control, etc.</ … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems Introduces a New Low-SWaP-C Versatile Flight Control Computer"

Laird Technologies Releases New Bluetooth® BTM 440/441/442/443 Wireless Data Modules

September 14, 2011

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – September 7, 2011 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced the release of its new BTM 440/441/442/443 Bluetooth® Enhanced Data modules.

Meeting full FCC, CE and Bluetooth SIG approvals, the new modules comply with the Bluetooth 2.1 standard. They are also available in either AT command or Multipoint API modes by default. The enhanced Multipoint mode supports up to seven simultaneously connected slave devices; making the modules an … Read More → "Laird Technologies Releases New Bluetooth® BTM 440/441/442/443 Wireless Data Modules"

Android Users Now Have Access to Supply Chain Central from Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas — Right in the Palm of Their Hands

September 14, 2011

PHOENIX—September 14, 2011 — Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today the instant availability to check order status and Read More → "Android Users Now Have Access to Supply Chain Central from Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas — Right in the Palm of Their Hands"

Pickering Interfaces Introduces new 6U PXI Switch Matrices

September 14, 2011

Clacton on Sea, UK, September 12^th, 2011 –Pickering Interfaces is expanding its range of 6U PXI matrices with the introduction of the 45-541 and 45-542 high density matrices.

The 45-541 is a reed relay matrix occupying one slot of a 6U PXI chassis which provides a 132×8 matrix that supports 0.5A switching and up to 10W hot switch capacity. User connections are provided through easy to use 50 way D Type connectors. The module includes BIRST ( … Read More → "Pickering Interfaces Introduces new 6U PXI Switch Matrices"

Renesas Electronics Europe Releases Free-of-Charge VDE Certified Self-Test MCU Software for IEC60730/60335 Safety Compliance

September 14, 2011

Dusseldorf, September 14, 2011 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has received VDE (the German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies) certification for its IEC60335-compliant self-test software for the RX600 and RL78 microcontroller (MCU) families. The latest self-test CPU software routines developed for the RX600 and … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe Releases Free-of-Charge VDE Certified Self-Test MCU Software for IEC60730/60335 Safety Compliance"

Mentor Graphics and TSMC Address Advanced Node Fill Requirements Using Calibre SmartFill

September 14, 2011

WILSONVILLE, Ore., September 14, 2011—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a collaboration with TSMC to support SmartFill functionality in the Calibre® YieldEnhancer product for TSMC’s manufacturing processes starting at 65nm. The analysis and automatic filling capabilities of the SmartFill solution allow designers to achieve IC fill constraints with minimal impact on circuit performance in a single pass without manual customization or modification.

“We have worked closely with Mentor to create an effective fill solution for advanced nodes. SmartFill is designed to handle the new fill requirements of our most advanced process technologies,& … Read More → "Mentor Graphics and TSMC Address Advanced Node Fill Requirements Using Calibre SmartFill"