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Agilent Technologies Announces LTE Wireless Communications Test Set for Manufacturing

February 15, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb 14, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the Agilent EXT wireless communications test set for wireless device manufacturing. The new Agilent EXT includes X-Series Measurement Applications and Sequence Studio software along with enhanced Signal Studio software to support the required testing of existing and emerging communication technologies such as LTE.

Today’s explosion in smart phones is driving wireless manufacturers to accelerate their deployment of LTE devices to fulfill increasing user demand for the data capabilities of 3 … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces LTE Wireless Communications Test Set for Manufacturing"

Airspan Selects Cavium Networks OCTEON(R) Processors to Power Its Next Generation 4G LTE Products

February 15, 2011

Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, today announced that Airspan, a leading provider of broadband wireless access networks, has selected Cavium Networks to power its AirSynergy, AirHarmony, Air4G line of products for 4G multi-platform networks. The new line of products leverages Cavium’s OCTEON® multi-core processors, which are designed to accelerate Layer 2 to Layer 7 processing for wireless networks, to … Read More → "Airspan Selects Cavium Networks OCTEON(R) Processors to Power Its Next Generation 4G LTE Products"

Renesas Electronics and Renesas Mobile Deliver on the Promise of LTE with the MP5225 Mobile Platform with a Leadership 3D Experience

February 15, 2011

Dusseldorf, 15 February 2011 – Renesas Electronics and its subsidiary, Renesas Mobile Corporation, an innovative supplier of advanced cellular semiconductor solutions and platforms, today announced the availability of the high performance 3D mobile platform, the MP5225, which builds on Renesas Mobile’s vision of delivering an unrivalled connected experience. The new mobile platform integrates Renesas Mobile’s industry reference LTE triple-mode modem platform, the SP2531, with Renesas Mobile’s SH-Mobile APE5R application processor which … Read More → "Renesas Electronics and Renesas Mobile Deliver on the Promise of LTE with the MP5225 Mobile Platform with a Leadership 3D Experience"

Xilinx CEO To Address ISA Vision Summit 2011 In Bangalore

February 15, 2011

BANGALORE, India, Feb. 15, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the world’s leading provider of programmable solutions, is participating in the annual ISA Vision Summit 2011 in Bangalore. Moshe Gavrielov, President & Chief Executive Officer, Xilinx Inc., will deliver the guest keynote … Read More → "Xilinx CEO To Address ISA Vision Summit 2011 In Bangalore"

Evatronix Facilitates Chip-to-chip USB Connectivity with its High Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) PHY IP

February 15, 2011

Bielsko-Biala/Poland, February 15^th, 2011 – Evatronix SA, the leading provider of USB-IF certified solutions for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 IP, have announced today the introduction of a High Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) compatible PHY IP for significant power and area savings in USB 2.0 chip-to-chip connections. Implementation of the HSIC technology enables setting up a direct connection on a PCB board between a USB Host chip and other on-board USB devices. The HSIC standard features much less power consumption thanks to elimination of requirements to support long external USB cables while remaining USB protocol compliant and … Read More → "Evatronix Facilitates Chip-to-chip USB Connectivity with its High Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) PHY IP"

36VIN, 4A (IOUT), 1.5MHz Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Offers Quiescent Current of Only 70uA

February 15, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – February 15, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3690, a 36V input capable, synchronous step-down switching regulator which can deliver up to 4A of continuous output current at efficiencies as high as 93%. The LT3690 operates within a VIN range of 3.9V to 36V, and offers transient protection to 60V, making it well suited for load … Read More → "36VIN, 4A (IOUT), 1.5MHz Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Offers Quiescent Current of Only 70uA"

Lattice At Embedded World: New Products And Technologies For Embedded Design Applications

February 14, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – FEBRUARY 14, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced its plans for Embedded World 2011, which will take place March 1-3 in Nuremberg, Germany. Lattice will be exhibiting in Hall 9, Stand 180, and will be featuring several newly announced products, including the MachXO2™ PLD Family and Platform Manager™ devices, as well as its award-winning LatticeECP3™ FPGA family. There will be demonstrations of these products in embedded design development environments, and Lattice technical experts will be available to answer visitors’ questions.

MachXO2 PLD Family</ … Read More → "Lattice At Embedded World: New Products And Technologies For Embedded Design Applications"

Toumaz to exhibit at Embedded World 2011, Germany

February 14, 2011

Abingdon, United Kingdom, 14th February 2011 – Toumaz, the leading provider of ultra-low energy wireless telemetry technologies for medical monitoring and internet-connected consumer devices, will be demonstrating its latest ultra-low energy wireless SoC TELRAN at Embedded World 2011 in Germany.

The Embedded World exhibition and conference takes place on 1 – 3 March 2011 at the Exhibition Centre Nürnberg Messe. Embedded World is the World’s biggest exhibition of its kind and the meeting place of the international embedded community. The event showcases modern, leading-edge ideas and solutions to global challenges for which engineers and especially the … Read More → "Toumaz to exhibit at Embedded World 2011, Germany"

New Cypress TrueTouch™ Feature Enables Touchscreens to Function Seamlessly with Extremely Noisy Battery Chargers

February 14, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., February 14, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today unveiled a breakthrough feature for its TrueTouch™ touchscreen controllers that enables touchscreens in handsets, cameras, GPS systems and other mobile systems to function seamlessly while connected to noisy chargers. Low-cost, third-party and after-market battery chargers emit large levels of common-mode noise that adversely affects touchscreen performance, often resulting in inaccurate touch readings or phantom touches. Cypress’s new Charger Armor™ feature allows TrueTouch touchscreens to operate normally in the presence of extreme AC … Read More → "New Cypress TrueTouch™ Feature Enables Touchscreens to Function Seamlessly with Extremely Noisy Battery Chargers"

High Efficiency MIL COTS Power Solutions from Powerstax

February 14, 2011

Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading application-rich power solutions manufacturers, announces the publication of its new MIL COTS Power Solution short-form catalogue. The six page brochure outlines the wide range of high efficiency power supplies now available from Powerstax for Military and Non-Tactical, fixed and mobile communications and security systems.

The Powerstax MIL COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) power supply range includes a number of single and multi-output DC:DC converters, switching regulators, pre-regulator and hold-up modules and EMC filters. Powerstax also offer an AC:DC active power factor correction (PFC) module to provide front-end power conditioning for … Read More → "High Efficiency MIL COTS Power Solutions from Powerstax"