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TI’s new evaluation platform drives three-phase brushless motors for quicker time to spin

April 15, 2011

DALLAS (April 14, 2011) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today introduced a complete motor control evaluation kit for spinning brushless DC (BLDC) and permanent magnet synchronous (PMSM) motors. The DRV8312-C2-KIT is a high-performance, power-efficient and cost-effective sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) and trapezoidal commutation platform. It spins motors out of the box, speeding development of sub-50-V and 6.5-A brushless motors for driving medical pumps, gates, lifts and small pumps, as well as industrial and consumer robotics and automation. For more information or to place an order, visit Read More → "TI’s new evaluation platform drives three-phase brushless motors for quicker time to spin"

INCHRON GmbH opens first US service office

April 15, 2011

Potsdam, Germany, 15 April 2011 * * * INCHRON GmbH, a leading provider of solutions for the development of real-time critical embedded systems, is strengthening its foothold in the US. The company has opened a service office in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to help local customers competently and promptly. Beate Kasi, Professional Services Engineer, and Nasir Kasi, Business Development Manager, are the technical contacts for US customers.

“We have been working in the US since 2008 and now want to expand our engagement further,” … Read More → "INCHRON GmbH opens first US service office"

Mercury Computer Systems Selected to Deliver Hyperspectral Imaging System for Multi-INT Wide Area Surveillance Equipment

April 15, 2011

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – April 14, 2011 – Mercury Computer Systems Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted ISR subsystems provider, announced that it has been selected to provide a SWaP-optimized hyperspectral image processing and storage subsystem for multi-INT wide area surveillance equipment used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Mercury’s customer will use the subsystem to locate individual adversaries and enemy tactical communications. The design integrates two configurations of Mercury’s PowerBlock^{< …} Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Selected to Deliver Hyperspectral Imaging System for Multi-INT Wide Area Surveillance Equipment"

Aegis Unveils the Industry’s First iPhone / iPad Application for Manufacturing Operations at APEX 2011

April 15, 2011

Las Vegas, Nevada – Aegis Software unveils its next industry-first technology in the form of the only iPad and iPhone integrated manufacturing software system for electronics assemblers. Visitors to the Aegis booth are entered in an iPad giveaway to celebrate the ultimate factory speed, control, and visibility solution.

inSite brings simple, instant, and mobile access to quality, WIP, performance, and traceability information. Forward and reverse traceability is immediately available for viewing and to share direct from your device via email. View active WIP, … Read More → "Aegis Unveils the Industry’s First iPhone / iPad Application for Manufacturing Operations at APEX 2011"

Gresham Introduce New High Performance 600W MicroTCA Power Supply

April 15, 2011

Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury based MIL and Commercial power conversion specialist, introduces the PS-1138 high-power module designed for use in MicroTCA systems. It supports shelves, cubes, MicroTCA enclosures, and other implementations and complies with the PICMG MicroTCA Revision 1.0 specification. The PS-1138 provides functionality for powering, managing and protecting a MicroTCA system that includes up to 12 Advanced Micro-Controllers, 2 MicroTCA carrier hubs and 2 cooling units.

MicroTCA offers the telecom market a standardised, highly configurable, hardware platform for a broad range of applications, able to be produced in high volumes at low cost. MicroTCA provides a system architecture allowing … Read More → "Gresham Introduce New High Performance 600W MicroTCA Power Supply"

VS1063 – The World’s Most Advanced MP3 Encoder and Audio Codec Chip

April 15, 2011

Tampere, Finland, 15th April 2011 – VLSI Solution announces today VS1063, the world’s most advanced audio codec chip.

The VS1063 IC can encode an unforeseen multitude of audio formats, from MP3 and Ogg Vorbis to G.711 u-law, G.711 A-law, G.722 and 16-bit PCM. The proprietary MP3 and Ogg Vorbis encoders have been carefully tuned for highest possible audio fidelity for high-quality audio streaming or recording.

VS1063 can play back MP2, MP3, WMA, OGG, LC-AAC, HC-AAC, FLAC, IMA, G.711 u-law, G.711 a-law, G.722 and WAV PCM formats, making it very suitable for hi-fi audio playback … Read More → "VS1063 – The World’s Most Advanced MP3 Encoder and Audio Codec Chip"

Lattice Semiconductor and Arrow Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement for EMEA

April 14, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR and DREIEICH, GERMANY – Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) and Arrow Electronics EMEA today announced they have signed a distribution agreement for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, Lattice is a supplier of innovative low power, low cost FPGA, PLD and programmable power management design solutions. With development, manufacturing and sales offices worldwide, Lattice primarily addresses customers in communications, computing, consumer and industrial end markets.

“Lattice is an important addition to enhance our offering as a provider of … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor and Arrow Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement for EMEA"

HDCP GMSL chipset enables secure transmission of digital content

April 14, 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA—April 13, 2011—Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the latest members of its high-speed LVDS serializer/deserializer (SerDes) family: the MAX9263/MAX9265 serializers and MAX9264 deserializer. This gigabit multimedia serial link (GMSL) chipset features high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP), and forms a complete, secure, bidirectional digital-video link (HDCP-GMSL*) for transmission of digital video and audio over a single DC-balanced twisted-pair or differential line. The chipset manages all HCDP protocol transactions, supports touch-screen communications, and eliminates the CAN/LIN bus for diagnostics. The MAX9263/MAX9265 and MAX9264 HDCP-GMSL chipset is optimized for automotive infotainment and rear-seat entertainment … Read More → "HDCP GMSL chipset enables secure transmission of digital content"

Cadence Kicks Off Global User Conferences With CDNLive! EMEA

April 14, 2011

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, inaugurates its annual series of technical user conferences with CDNLive!Read More → "Cadence Kicks Off Global User Conferences With CDNLive! EMEA"

LynuxWorks to Demonstrate Latest Version of Secure Virtualization Technology at InfoSecurity Europe

April 14, 2011

SAN JOSE-April 14, 2011-At InfoSecurity Europe (Earl’s Court, London from April 19-21), LynuxWorks, Inc. will show the latest version of their leading secure virtualization product helping to protect standard endpoints against cyber attacks. In the ValidEdge booth (L-76) there will be a demonstration of the LynxSecure 5.0 separation kernel and hypervisor, running multiple Windows operating systems (OSes) securely in their own domains, on a standard laptop.

The LynxSecure product from LynuxWorks helps protect endpoints from any malicious attacks, especially when away from the protected corporate network by securely segregating sensitive corporate applications and data from unprotected Internet browsing. … Read More → "LynuxWorks to Demonstrate Latest Version of Secure Virtualization Technology at InfoSecurity Europe"