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Avnet Electronics Marketing Launches “Dog Days of Summer” Video Contest

August 1, 2011

PHOENIX— August 1, 2011 — With a record-breaking heat wave plaguing most of the United States, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today another reason to beat the heat and stay indoors – its “Dog Days of Summer” video contest. Running now through August 31, 2011, design engineers and hobbyists alike can win an iPad2 by uploading a video of creations they have designed using products available on Avnet’s line card. And with more than five million SKUs available to choose from, this contest should be a breeze. For official rules and … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Launches “Dog Days of Summer” Video Contest"

Amplicon in partnership with Pico Technology expand PC based Oscilloscopes and Data Acquisition range

August 1, 2011

Brighton, UK, 1st August 2011 – Amplicon proudly announce its partnership with Pico Technology, a worldwide leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance PC Oscilloscopes and Data Loggers.

For over 35 years, Amplicon has been the UK’s number one distributor and manufacturer of high quality Test & Measurement and Data Acquisition products that are specifically designed to meet both budgetary and technical requirements; from low-cost, entry level through to high-precision integrated solutions.

This partnership with Pico Technology has enabled Amplicon to boost its product portfolio to provide leading … Read More → "Amplicon in partnership with Pico Technology expand PC based Oscilloscopes and Data Acquisition range"

Atmel maXTouch mXT224E Powers Touchscreen for Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphone

August 1, 2011

maXTouch mXT224E delivers flawless touchscreen experience on thinner screens through “on-cell” resulting in sleeker, lighter handsets
Atmel’s unmatched technology continues to deliver industry-leading responsiveness, better battery life and brighter displays for breakthrough consumer devices

San Jose, CA, August 1, 2011 – Atmel^®Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced Samsung^{& … Read More → "Atmel maXTouch mXT224E Powers Touchscreen for Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphone"}

Quatech Expands Networking Product Line With Industrial Grade Access Point Products for Device Centric M2M Applications

August 1, 2011

HUDSON, OHIO – July 26, 2011 – Quatech, Inc., a division of DPAC Technologies (OTCQB: DPAC), and a leader in wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) networking solutions, today announced the expansion of their Device Networking product line with the availability of its new Industrial grade Airborne 802.11 b/g Access Points. The new product offering includes options for embedded modules for integration into original equipment manufacturer (OEM) designs and external metal enclosure units for industrial markets requiring ruggedized solutions.

Quatech’s … Read More → "Quatech Expands Networking Product Line With Industrial Grade Access Point Products for Device Centric M2M Applications"

GreenPeak launches ZigBee RF4CE USB stick

August 1, 2011

Utrecht, Netherlands – 27 July 2011 – GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company, today announced the first reference design for an RF4CE USB stick for the integration of RF4CE technology in PC’s and home entertainment applications like set-top boxes, TV’s and media players.

The GreenPeak RF4CE USB stick reference design enables a quick RF4CE USB stick implementation with minimal efforts. The stick design allows for an easy upgrade of PC’s, set-top boxes, TVs and other home entertainment … Read More → "GreenPeak launches ZigBee RF4CE USB stick"

Teseq Compliance 5 Software now features aerospace EMC Test Routines

August 1, 2011

Teseq, a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, announces the introduction of the aerospace DO160 RF emission and susceptibility test applications for use in Compliance 5 EMC test software.

This dedicated application makes setting up and testing fast and simple. Preloaded example hardware configurations, limit lines etc. enable the user to quickly configure their hardware and select the particular test required.

The new update supports both E and F versions of the standard including conducted and radiated emission and susceptibility, ensuring tests can be performed with a minimum … Read More → "Teseq Compliance 5 Software now features aerospace EMC Test Routines"

DVCon 2012 Announces Call for Paper and Panel abstracts and Tutorial Proposals

July 29, 2011

Louisville, CO – July 28, 2011 – The 2012 Design and Verification Conference (DVCon), sponsored by Accellera, is now accepting paper & panel abstract submissions and tutorial proposals. DVCon 2012 will be held February 27-March 1 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California.

Engineers are invited to present their experiences, solutions and ideas to attendees of the premier conference for the functional design and verification of electronic systems. DVCon is focused on the use of specialized design and verification languages. Conference attendees are primarily designers of electronic systems, ASICs and FPGAs, as well as those … Read More → "DVCon 2012 Announces Call for Paper and Panel abstracts and Tutorial Proposals"

BEEcube Will be Exhibiting at the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2011

July 29, 2011

FREMONT, Calif., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — BEEcube will be exhibiting at the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2011 from Tuesday, August 16 to Friday, August 19th at booth #1810 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

BEEcube is presenting the BEE4-W, the ultimate EW (Electric Warfare) and signal intelligence FPGA based prototyping platform. Not only does it support full speed mixed signal systems with its high speed low noise DAC and ADC combo FMC cards, but it prototypes various real-time video image augmentation schemes. For mission critical unmanned vehicle digital prototyping nothing comes close … Read More → "BEEcube Will be Exhibiting at the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2011"

Digi-Key Corporation Announces New Stock of TE Connectivity’s NEVALO SSL System

July 29, 2011

Monday, July 25, 2011 – THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN and HARRISBURG, PA, USA – Electronic componentsdistributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation Announces New Stock of TE Connectivity’s NEVALO SSL System"

Replication in Embedded Applications Just Got Easier with ITTIA DB SQL

July 29, 2011

July 28, 2011— Bellevue, WA — ITTIA has unveiled version ITTIA DB SQL 4.1, the newest version of its database for embedded systems and intelligent devices. With the addition of advanced high availability functionality and enhanced replication features, the ITTIA DB SQL library offers the most value for the application developers of embedded systems. Highlights of this new release include support for two-phase commit, synchronous replication on commit, table snapshots, and distributed transactions.

Embedded applications use synchronous replication to distribute changes continuously, sending updates to other devices or backup storage media automatically. Once replication is configured, ITTIA DB SQL … Read More → "Replication in Embedded Applications Just Got Easier with ITTIA DB SQL"