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IMS2011 Ramps up Conference Competition by Adding Graduate Student Challenge to Schedule

May 13, 2011

BALTIMORE – May 10, 2011 –The International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the annual conference and exhibition of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), is now offering a Graduate Student Challenge. This new competition encourages graduate student members attending the conference to form teams, conduct brain storming meetings, develop new ideas and propose practical applications based on the papers presented at IMS. The winning team will be presented a $2,000 cash award at the closing ceremonies.

All IMS registered PhD and MS students are eligible to participate … Read More → "IMS2011 Ramps up Conference Competition by Adding Graduate Student Challenge to Schedule"

Low cost 3W and 6W LED-Driver with constant current supply in ultra compact design

May 13, 2011

RECOM announces the release of an extension to their range of isolated AC/DC-LED-Drivers with constant current-output in 3 to 6 Watt power supply.

Advances in LED technology require low power of 1W or 3W for LED-illumination. The two new families meet the growing demand for low cost drivers below the previously available products with 12W, 20W, 30W and 60W power. With an input voltage range of 90 to 264AC the new drivers can be used universally on all networks worldwide.

The RACD03 can drive three 1W LEDs with 350mA or single 3W LED with 700mA constant current. … Read More → "Low cost 3W and 6W LED-Driver with constant current supply in ultra compact design"

48th DAC Announces Pavilion Panels featuring Interviews, Business Trends and Technology Advances

May 13, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Colo. –– May 11, 2011 –– The 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to design and design automation of electronic systems, will feature no less than 18 Pavilion Panel sessions in the program lineup for DAC 2011. Complementing the more in-depth DAC technical conference program, the DAC Pavilion, sponsored by GLOBALFOUNDRIES hosts an eclectic mix of panels, presentations and interviews in Booth #3421 on the exhibit floor. DAC 2011 will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, … Read More → "48th DAC Announces Pavilion Panels featuring Interviews, Business Trends and Technology Advances"

New Generation Intel® Atom™ D525/D425 Embedded IPC with DDR3 Support and Integrated Display Interface

May 13, 2011

Irvine, California –Advantech, a global leader in the embedded computing market, is happy to announce the embedded ARK-1503 system, a compact, fanless embedded IPC powered by an Intel^®Atom™ D525/D425 processor with DDR3 support and integrated display interface. It enables much better power savings, while providing top performance and rich I/O capability. And one of two touch monitor connecting options can be selected depending on the particular application: an I-Panel link, or a golden finger. All-new design … Read More → "New Generation Intel® Atom™ D525/D425 Embedded IPC with DDR3 Support and Integrated Display Interface"

36V, with 55V Transient Protection, 500mA(IOUT), Step-Down DC/DC Converter with Integrated LDO

May 13, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – May 12, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3645, a 500mA (IOUT), 36V step-down switching regulator and integrated LDO packaged in a 3mm x 3mm QFN or MSOP-12E. The LT3645 operates from a VIN range of 3.6V to 36V with transient protection to 55 … Read More → "36V, with 55V Transient Protection, 500mA(IOUT), Step-Down DC/DC Converter with Integrated LDO"

SENSOR+TEST 2011: MAZeT will present sensor innovations at Booth 12-322

May 12, 2011

Jena (Germany), 12 May 2011 – MAZeT GmbH – development and manufacturing service provider for embedded computing solutions and optoelectronics in Jena – is presenting the latest color and spectrum sensor application-specific developments of the JENCOLOR product family at the Nuremberg tradeshow SENSOR+TEST held between June 7th and 9th, 2011 at Booth 322 in Hall 12. The presented innovations include the Truecolormeter “colorStriker” by Mathai, for which MAZeT supplies the complete hardware, as well as the prototype of a portable fluidic testing environment developed by MAZeT in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Jena. Other innovations are, for example, the high resolution evaluation kits providing … Read More → "SENSOR+TEST 2011: MAZeT will present sensor innovations at Booth 12-322"

Enea Announces Support for ARM Cortex A9 MPCore and the Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform

May 12, 2011

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3, 2011 – Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) today announced it will offer comprehensive software support for the Zynq™-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) from Xilinx, which combines an ARM® dual-core Cortex™ A9 MPCore™ processing system with a 28nm programmable logic architecture. Enea’s offering for the Xilinx Zynq EPP includes Enea OSE® Multicore Edition (www.enea.com/ … Read More → "Enea Announces Support for ARM Cortex A9 MPCore and the Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform"

Libelium enables over the air programming with 802.15.4 and ZigBee

May 12, 2011

Zaragoza, Spain – May 12th, 2011 – Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks, announces the launch of Libelium OTA, a solution that lays the foundation for over the air programming (OTAP) for wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things. This brings OTA capabilities for the first time to unlicensed frequency bands (2.4GHz, 868MHz, 900MHz) and to low power communication using protocols such as 802.15.4 and ZigBee.

Over the last decade wireless programming or over the air provisioning (OTA) has been widely used by the mobile phone industry. This capability has allowed … Read More → "Libelium enables over the air programming with 802.15.4 and ZigBee"

Quad Independent Resistor Networks with Guaranteed CMRR Matching of 0.005% from -40°C to 125°C

May 12, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – May 11, 2011 – Linear Technology introduces the LT5400, its first family of precision matched resistors designed for high performance signal conditioning applications in difference amplifiers, precision dividers, references and bridge circuits. Three resistor network options are in full production today with resistor ratios of 1:1 and 10:1 quad 10K resistors, quad 100K resistors and dual 10K / … Read More → "Quad Independent Resistor Networks with Guaranteed CMRR Matching of 0.005% from -40°C to 125°C"

Synopsys’ DesignWare SATA 6Gb/s IP Solutions Receive SATA-IO Certification

May 12, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that its DesignWare® SATA IP solutions, including Host and Device Digital Controllers and mixed-signal PHY IP, have successfully passed the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) 6G certification. To achieve certification, the DesignWare SATA solutions maintained a 6 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) data transfer rate and passed more than 200 tests that span electrical, digital and system interoperability as defined in the SATA Revision 3.0 specification. Synopsys’ fully certified DesignWare SATA IP solutions support … Read More → "Synopsys’ DesignWare SATA 6Gb/s IP Solutions Receive SATA-IO Certification"