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Kerlink and Microshare Design a Contact-Tracing Solution To Help Suppress Spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Thorigné-Fouillard, France and Philadelphia, USA – May 7, 2020, 8:00 a.m. CET – Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Microshare, the leading data management solution for the IoT era, today announced their collaboration in delivering a turnkey solution to trace contacts proximity in the workplace to help to fight spread of Covid-19.

Facing the Covid-19 pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) officials stressed the importance for countries to combine testing, isolation and tracing of new cases to suppress the spread of the virus1. Suppression is essential … Read More → "Kerlink and Microshare Design a Contact-Tracing Solution To Help Suppress Spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic"

Renesas Extends Bluetooth 5.0 Connectivity to RA Family of 32-Bit MCUs with Arm Cortex-M Core

TOKYO, Japan, May 7, 2020 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the first RA microcontroller (MCU) with an integrated Bluetooth® 5.0 Low Energy radio. The single-chip RA4W1 MCU includes a 48 MHz, 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 core and Bluetooth 5.0 core delivered in a 56-pin QFP package. Together, the RA4W1 MCU and easy-to-use Flexible Software Package (FSP) enables engineers to immediately begin development with Arm ecosystem software and hardware building blocks that work out-of-the-box with RA MCUs.

The RA4W1 MCU makes it easy for embedded designers … Read More → "Renesas Extends Bluetooth 5.0 Connectivity to RA Family of 32-Bit MCUs with Arm Cortex-M Core"

RISC-V International and GlobalPlatform Partner to Enhance Security Design of IoT Devices

May 11, 2020 – GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, RISC-V International, a global non-profit consortium, are pleased to announce the … Read More → "RISC-V International and GlobalPlatform Partner to Enhance Security Design of IoT Devices"

STMicroelectronics Boosts Power Efficiency in Space Applications with New Radiation-Hardened Devices

Geneva, May 11, 2020 – STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of radiation-hardened power devices qualified for space applications by introducing new ESCC (European Space Components Coordination) qualified 200V and 400V power rectifiers and SEB[1]-immune Schottky rectifiers at 45V and 150V.

The rad-hard Schottky diodes</ … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Boosts Power Efficiency in Space Applications with New Radiation-Hardened Devices"

Pentek Launches Revolutionary ArchiTek FPGA Development Suite for Talon Recorders

  • Complete development environment to add custom FPGA IP to Talon RF/IF signal recorders
  • Record only signals of interest to reduce storage capacity and post-processing
  • Ideal for SIGINT, COMINT and ELINT applications

    UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ─May 11, 2020─Pentek, Inc., today announced its ArchiTek™ FPGA Development Suite, a revolutionary product for adding custom IP to select Pentek Talon® recording systems. ArchiTek is a comprehensive development environment that enables engineers to add FPGA IP to recording systems, such as threshold detection, spectral filtering, digital down-conversion, signal classification, demodulation and many other digital signal processing techniques.</ … Read More → "Pentek Launches Revolutionary ArchiTek FPGA Development Suite for Talon Recorders"

Keysight Delivers New Electrical-Optical-Electrical System Design Workflow with VPI Optical Link

SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 11, 2020

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced a new simulation workflow capability that seamlessly connects PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) … Read More → "Keysight Delivers New Electrical-Optical-Electrical System Design Workflow with VPI Optical Link"

Siemens solution for measuring body temperature minimizes contagion risk in buildings

  • Non-contact measurement of the body temperature of people at key access points in buildings ability to integrate into the workflow of existing security and access solutions
  • Increases the protection of all persons in the building

Siemens Smart Infrastructure launched the solution package Siveillance Thermal Shield. This allows the rapid screening of a person’s body temperature when she wants to pass a particular location in a building, and the integration of the measurement result in the company-wide video and access systems. The measurement is performed with thermal thermal imaging cameras without contact at … Read More → "Siemens solution for measuring body temperature minimizes contagion risk in buildings"

Altium Takes PCB Design and Realization to the Next Dimension

SAN DIEGO – May 6th, 2020 – Altium, LLC, a leader in PCB design software, today announced the availability of Altium 365, the world’s first cloud platform for PCB design and realization. The platform is poised to transform the electronics industry by bridging the gap between PCB designers, part suppliers, and manufacturers through seamless collaboration as the design evolves.

Altium 365 works harmoniously with Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, to deliver the most connected experience for PCB design and manufacturing.  This allows design teams to drastically reduce miscommunication, re-design iterations, and time to market.

“A … Read More → "Altium Takes PCB Design and Realization to the Next Dimension"

100 million XMC™ microcontrollers sold: Infineon celebrates landmark with “Sustain our Planet” design challenge

Munich, Germany – 6 May 2020 – They are at the heart of chargers for electric vehicles, help turn industrial and home appliances into smart IoT devices, and can control medical ventilators. Now, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) wants to inspire new ways to make life easier, safer and greener with XMC™ microcontrollers along with other Infineon products. Together with the element14 community, the chip manufacturer has initiated a design challenge for the community members.

“A few weeks ago, we have reached the landmark of 100 million … Read More → "100 million XMC™ microcontrollers sold: Infineon celebrates landmark with “Sustain our Planet” design challenge"

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