Redesign based on customer feedback includes new customization features

Thief River Falls, Minnesota (USA) — November 5, 2009 — Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the launching of a newly redesigned version of its toolbar.

Redesigned with busy design engineers, purchasers, and electronic enthusiasts in mind, the new version of Digi-Key’s Toolbar allows for additional customization. Features include quick access to each of Digi-Key’s 25 country-specific websites and eight language options, giving the user the ability … Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation Launches Digi-Key Toolbar Version 2"

XP Power announced today the HPU1K5 1500 Watt AC/DC power supply series aimed at a broad range of industrial applications that require bulk power within a compact enclosure. Three single output models are available covering the nominal output voltages of +12, +24, or + 48 VDC, with each being user adjustable either manually, or via an external voltage signal. The universal input range covers 85-264 VAC, with output power up to 1500 Watts available at high line input and up to 1200 Watts when using input voltages below 180 VAC. Using an integral fan, the supply can be mounted either vertically or horizontally and … Read More → "Low profile 1500 Watt AC/DC power supply suits industrial bulk power applications"

NEUBIBERG, Germany and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that they are extending their development and production partnership to a 65nanometer (nm) embedded flash (eFlash) process technology targeting next generation automotive, chip card and security applications. Based on the agreement, Infineon and TSMC will jointly develop 65nm process technologies for eFlash microcontrollers (MCUs) that fulfill the stringent quality requirements of the automotive industry, as well as the demanding security requirements of the chip card and security markets.

The … Read More → "Infineon and TSMC Extend Technology And Production Partnership Agreement; Will Jointly Develop 65nm Embedded Flash Process Technology For Automotive and Chip Card Applications"

More FPGA resources and higher clock rate bring better performance to imaging applications

November 3, 2009, Stuttgart, Germany — At Vision 2009, Matrox Imaging is pleased to announce the Matrox Radient eCL Camera Link® frame grabber now supports the Altera® Stratix® IV processing FPGAs.

“With its 820K logic elements (LEs) the Stratix® IV brings the processing capabilities of the Matrox Radient eCL to a new level,” explains Pierantonio Boriero, Product Line Manager, Matrox Imaging. “More processing elements enable a greater amount of processing parallelism. When greater parallelism is coupled with … Read More → "Matrox Radient eCL high-performance Camera Link® frame grabber now supports Altera® Stratix® IV processing FPGA"

Highly Integrated 8-bit MCUs Significantly Reduce System Cost in Automotive Electronics

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced a new line of highly C8051F5xx automotive-qualified microcontrollers (MCUs) that enable a dramatic reduction in system cost and footprint in body electronics applications. The highly integrated C8051F5xx family eliminates the need for discrete analog components and offers industry-leading throughput, reducing code size and further lowering system cost. The new pin- and software-compatible 8-bit devices are ideal for cost-sensitive, space-constrained embedded body control applications, … Read More → "Silicon Labs Expands Family of Automotive-Qualified Microcontrollers"

Rugged, versatile and fanless, the VIA AMOS-5000 modular chassis kit leverages dual I/O coastlines for I/O intensive industrial PCs
Taipei, Taiwan, November 4, 2009 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA AMOS-5000, a specially designed chassis kit for Em-ITX form factor boards such as the VIA EITX-3000, offering fast and easy assembly of a variety of fanless, robust IPC designs.

Built using only five sections the VIA AMOS-5000 has the VIA-developed Em-ITX at its heart, offering developers a wealth of advantages including rich and versatile I/O … Read More → "VIA Announces VIA AMOS-5000 Chassis Kit for Fanless Em-ITX Embedded Systems"

HONG KONG, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx Inc., (NASDAQ:XLNX) , the world’s leading provider of programmable logic solutions, today announced that Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has incorporated Xilinx® flagship Spartan®-3A FPGAs into the design of its leading edge dynamic LED backlight control technology for flat panel LCD televisions. With Spartan at the heart of the system, ASTRI offers manufacturers of next-generation LCD TVs sharper video image quality and lower power consumption over competing solutions. Because Spartan-3A FPGAs are inherently flexible, ASTRI can tailor its technology to the exact power … Read More → "Xilinx Flagship Spartan FPGA Platform at the Heart of ASTRI Dynamic Backlight Control Technology for Today’s Flat Panel LCD Televisions"

Berkeley, California, November 2, 2009. Eutecus, Inc. has released the latest version of its Multi-core Video Analytics Engine (MVE™) Evaluation Kit supporting HD and composite TV (NTSC or PAL) input for both live and pre-recorded video. The system comes bundled with an assortment of different pre-configured videos allowing users to test MVE’s video analytic capability in various indoor and outdoor scenarios, at different resolutions.MVE is the first solution to embed an entire high-performance video analytics event detection application on a single low-cost FPGA, the Spartan 3A DSP™ from Xilinx.

… Read More → "Eutecus, Inc. Releases MVE Evaluation Kit 2.2, Supports Multiple Input Modes"

More FPGA resources and higher clock rate bring better performance to imaging applications

November 3, 2009, Stuttgart, Germany — At Vision 2009, Matrox Imaging is pleased to announce the Matrox Radient eCL Camera Link® frame grabber now supports the Altera® Stratix® IV processing FPGAs.

“With its 820K logic elements (LEs) the Stratix® IV brings the processing capabilities of the Matrox Radient eCL to a new level,” explains Pierantonio Boriero, Product Line Manager, Matrox Imaging. “More processing elements enable a greater amount of processing parallelism. When greater parallelism is … Read More → "Matrox Radient eCL high-performance Camera Link® frame grabber now supports Altera® Stratix® IV processing FPGA"