News – Page 2117 – EEJournal

Range of embedded control products from Micro-Robotics at NEW 2011

March 17, 2011

Micro-Robotics will show an extensive range of embedded control products on Stand N633 at National Electronics Week to be held at The NEC Pavilion, Birmingham on April 12th and 13th 2011.

Among the products on display will be the VM2 controller that measures only 52mm x 48mm, a size that belies its power and capability. The VM2 can handle analogue and digital I/O, graphical user interfaces, flash, RAM and external memory card filing systems and TCP/IP Internet protocols. Highly efficient, even during continuous operation the VM2 consumes only 45mA at 3.3V (149mW) … Read More → "Range of embedded control products from Micro-Robotics at NEW 2011"

Evatronix Boosts the Performance of Its ONFi NAND Flash Memory Controller IP

March 17, 2011

Bielsko-Biala/Poland, March 16^th, 2011 – Evatronix SA, the provider of robust memory controller IP, have announced today the latest generation of the NAND Flash controller IP core with significant performance improvements over the previous versions of the IP. The Evatronix NAND Flash controller will now provide application designers with a set of features aimed at even better support for High-Speed ONFi memories and an up to 64-bit configurable BCH engine for on-the-fly error correction at the highest available frequencies. Development of applications is further … Read More → "Evatronix Boosts the Performance of Its ONFi NAND Flash Memory Controller IP"

SiTime Launches the Industry’s Lowest Power Oscillator for High Frequency Applications

March 17, 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – March 16, 2011) – SiTime Corporation, the leader in MEMS-based silicon timing solutions, today introduced the SiT8004, the industry’s lowest power high frequency oscillator. … Read More → "SiTime Launches the Industry’s Lowest Power Oscillator for High Frequency Applications"

2011: A Maker Space Odyssey — From Maker Space to Outer Space — Announcing the 6th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area

March 17, 2011

SEBASTOPOL, CA–(Marketwire – March 16, 2011) – The ultimate 21st century county fair, Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 mashes items possessing an On/Off switch with old-fashioned human curiosity, resulting in a round-up of robots, musical Tesla coils, fresh-squeezed sunflower oil, futuristic chariot races, antique pinball machines, super-sized Lego projects, and more neon, flame, and brightly gaseous glows than are normally seen outside an MIT lab.

Maker Faire combines the best of Burning Man’s sizzling creativity … Read More → "2011: A Maker Space Odyssey — From Maker Space to Outer Space — Announcing the 6th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area"

Barco Silex presents enhanced version of Public Key hardware solution

March 17, 2011

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium – Mars 16, 2011 – Barco Silex, Barco’s center of competence for electronic design, has announced an enhanced version of its Public Key Hardware Accelerator. The BA414E is the first member of a new generation of Crypto Intellectual Property (IP) cores developed, validated and licensed by Barco Silex.

Capitalizing on its silicon-proven experience with cryptography and security hardware processing, Barco Silex is sharing its strong expertise in ASIC, System-on-Chip & FPGA design and its … Read More → "Barco Silex presents enhanced version of Public Key hardware solution"

ITRI Adopts Synopsys’ TCAD Sentaurus for Silicon Carbide Technology Development

March 17, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) has adopted Synopsys’ TCAD Sentaurus simulation software to support its research and development of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices. TCAD Sentaurus’ accurate modeling enables ITRI to speed up the development of SiC power devices with detailed simulations of their electrical and thermal behavior.

SiC is a wide bandgap semiconductor with superior electrical and thermal properties for power devices. Over the past decade, SiC Schottky … Read More → "ITRI Adopts Synopsys’ TCAD Sentaurus for Silicon Carbide Technology Development"

Libelium launches Meshlium Xtreme providing wireless sensor networks with a ZigBee gateway to the Internet

March 16, 2011

Zaragoza, Spain – March 16th, 2011 – Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks, announces the launch of the Meshlium Xtreme multi-protocol router. The product uniquely supports 5 wireless standards – WiFi, ZigBee, GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS – as well as wireline Ethernet giving a wide choice of methods for connecting wireless sensor networks to the Internet. It also supports the storage of the sensor data in its internal database system as well as with external Internet servers.

Libelium’s CTO, David Gascón, says “Meshlium Xtreme delivers a completely flexible gateway to … Read More → "Libelium launches Meshlium Xtreme providing wireless sensor networks with a ZigBee gateway to the Internet"

Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Innovative Wireless Test Solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2011

March 16, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 14, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) will demonstrate its most recent wireless test and measurement solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2011, addressing the latest wireless technologies, including LTE, LTE-Advanced, 3GPP W-CDMA, HSPA+, E-EDGE (EDGE Evolution), UMA/GAN, Read More → "Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Innovative Wireless Test Solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2011"

Thermacore Introduces New Product Line of VME64x/VPX Cold Plates for Demanding Military Cooling Applications

March 16, 2011

LANCASTER, Pa., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Thermacore (www.thermacore.com), a leading provider of advanced thermal solutions, introduces a new line of cold plates that meet the most recent VME64x/VPX standards and supports commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) packaging formats. These high conductance cold plates offer significant improvement in electronics cooling performance as compared to conventional technologies used in demanding military and aerospace applications.

The new line of lightweight, ruggedized cold plates — … Read More → "Thermacore Introduces New Product Line of VME64x/VPX Cold Plates for Demanding Military Cooling Applications"

ARM sponsors National Electronics Week and exhibits mbed racing robots.

March 16, 2011

16 March – National Electronics Week the UK’s premier electronics trade exhibition (NEW:UK) will take place 12 – 13 April at the NEC Pavilion, the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham UK and will introduce a showcase of cutting-edge technology that is both fun and educational.

“We are delighted to have ARM as an exhibitor and as our main sponsor” said Claire Saunders, NEW:UK event director. “ARM is a leading light in the electronics industry and at the heart of today’s most wanted high tech products.”

Running alongside The Gadget … Read More → "ARM sponsors National Electronics Week and exhibits mbed racing robots."