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Servo-Tek Products Inc., Introduces Low Ripple Output Industrial Tachometer Generator Series

June 24, 2011

June 23, 2011, Newell, West Virginia, USA – Servo-Tek Products, Inc. (Servo-Tek), today announced the global market introduction of its D-Series, a highly rugged industrial tachometer generator family, designed to offer high-reliability support for a variety of instrument-grade velocity sensing applications where high-output voltages (45 VDC / 1000 RPM) are required, such as precision integrators and velocity servo systems.

Combining high-accuracy with low driving torque, Servo-Tek tachometers provide a convenient and economical means of converting rotational speed into an isolated analog voltage signal suitable for remote indication and feedback control. The distinguishing feature of the D-series is its low-rippled output, … Read More → "Servo-Tek Products Inc., Introduces Low Ripple Output Industrial Tachometer Generator Series"

Renesas Electronics Announces New RL78 Microcontrollers with Enhanced Real-Time Control Capabilities

June 24, 2011

Dusseldorf, 24th June 2011 – Renesas Electronics , a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of the RL78 microcontroller (MCU) family with the introduction of the RL78/G14 Group. The new 16-bit MCUs combine the advanced on-chip peripheral functions of Renesas’ R8C MCU family with the … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces New RL78 Microcontrollers with Enhanced Real-Time Control Capabilities"

Mercury Computer Systems Wins Contract to Deliver Embedded Products and Integration Services for Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems

June 24, 2011

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – June 23, 2011 – Mercury Computer Systems Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed ISR subsystems, announced a multi-year contract award from a global provider of products, services and solutions for military defense. Mercury will provide embedded computing products and integration services that will enable radar and signal processing for high altitude aircraft detection systems used on commercial aircraft. These systems, with ranges spanning hundreds of miles, will provide intelligence for a variety … Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Wins Contract to Deliver Embedded Products and Integration Services for Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems"

Xilinx Zynq-7000 Family Wins Product of the Year Award at Electrons d’Or in Paris

June 24, 2011

PARIS, June 24, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its Zynq™-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) achieved Product of the Year status at the French electronics industry’s annual Electrons d’Or awards, held on Thursday 16^th June 2011 in Paris. Xilinx was celebrated in the Programmable Logic Category for achieving an industry first with its new family of devices that incorporate an ARM® dual-core Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processing system with 28nm programmable logic.

Now in its 14^th consecutive year, the Electrons d’ … Read More → "Xilinx Zynq-7000 Family Wins Product of the Year Award at Electrons d’Or in Paris"

LPRS Unveil IQRF Wireless Networking Components at UK Wireless Forum

June 24, 2011

LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, is using their appearance at the UK Wireless Fortronic Forum to demonstrate the IQRF range of simple to implement, reliable wireless networks for smart metering, home and building automation, intelligent street lighting and environmental monitoring. The event will also be the first opportunity for visitors to see the latest generation of LPRS’s market leading easyRadio, eRA and new developments from Wireless Module manufacturer Circuit Design Inc.

Wireless Fortronic is the UK’s first one day technically focused forum specifically dedicated to … Read More → "LPRS Unveil IQRF Wireless Networking Components at UK Wireless Forum"

Digi-Key Corporation and Intematix Sign Global Distribution Agreement

June 23, 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011 – THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., and Fremont, Calif. USA, Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation and Intematix Sign Global Distribution Agreement"

Freescale Semiconductor and QNX Software Systems expand relationship for QorIQ and PowerQUICC processors

June 23, 2011

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Freescale Technology Forum 2011) – June 22, 2011 – QNX Software Systems Limited, a global leader in operating systems and middleware for connected embedded systems, and embedded processing leader Freescale Semiconductor [NYSE: FSL], have agreed to collaborate on the development of solutions for Freescale’s industry-leading QorlQ and PowerQUICC processor families. The companies intend to share IP, invest jointly in product and technology roadmaps, and work together on go-to-market activities.

Joint development will initially focus on the use of QNX® operating system software, middleware, development … Read More → "Freescale Semiconductor and QNX Software Systems expand relationship for QorIQ and PowerQUICC processors"

TI high-temperature H.E.A.T. evaluation module speeds safe testing of electronics for harsh and hot environments

June 23, 2011

DALLAS (June 23, 2011) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced the H.E.A.T. (harsh environment acquisition terminal) evaluation module (EVM), the industry’s first high-temperature data acquisition system, which includes a complete set of TI signal chain components qualified for extreme temperature operation from -55ºC to 210ºC.The H.E.A.T. EVM is test-oven ready and qualified to operate up to 200 hours at oven temperatures of up to 200ºC. It accepts eight channels of analog data and conditions, digitizes and processes these signals … Read More → "TI high-temperature H.E.A.T. evaluation module speeds safe testing of electronics for harsh and hot environments"

Digi-Key Corporation and Swissbit Announce Global Distribution Agreement

June 23, 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011 – THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., USA and Bronschhofen, Switzerland – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation and Swissbit Announce Global Distribution Agreement"

JTAG Technologies donates boundary-scan hardware, software and support to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) project

June 23, 2011

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – 23^rd June 2011. JTAG Technologies has donated boundary-scan hardware, software and technical support to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) project. Set to be the first European student mission to the moon, ESMO is funded by the European Space Agency’s Education Office and sees the collaboration of 19 universities throughout Europe working with UK-based prime contractor Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

JTAG Technologies’ donations comprise a boundary-scan controller, JTAG ProVision application generation software and support from ALLData (JTAG Technologies’ distributor in Italy). The solutions … Read More → "JTAG Technologies donates boundary-scan hardware, software and support to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) project"