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2015-04 Power Microsemi

[Apr 30 2015] Microsemi Corporation has announced the availability of RTG4, a radiation-resistant FPGA product for high-speed signal processing applications using reprogrammable flash memory technology. Provides complete immunity to radiation-induced configuration reversals in the harshest radiation environments without configuration scrubbing, unlike SRAM based FPgas. The RTG4 can provide up to 150K logic uni ...

2015-04 Power Silicon Labs

[Apr 29 2015] The latest hardware and software solutions from Silicon Labs target connected device applications in the smart home, smart energy, wearable and industrial IoT markets. Silicon Labs will showcase a new generation of low-power 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUS), Thread and ZigBee mesh networking software, low-power Wireless M-Bus connectivity, environmental and biosensing solutions, and the e ...

2015-04 Sensors ams

[Apr 28 2015] Ams introduces the TSL2584TSV, an ambient light sensor with through-silicon technology and a package size of just 1.145 x 1.66mm and a height of 0.32mm. In display management applications, the use of ambient light sensors to automatically control background light levels can extend battery life while ensuring the best user experience. The new TSL2584TSV is the world's smallest ambient light sensor ...

2015-04 Connectors Microsemi

[Apr 27 2015] Microsemi Corporation announces the SA.3X series of enhanced Quantum Rubidium Miniature Atomic Clocks (MAC). The industry's smallest, lightest and highest performing MAC, the enhanced Quantum MAC SA.3X series is based on Microsemi's unique coherent population trapping (CPT) technology. Consolidate more than 40 years of leadership in timing solutions. The MAC SA.3X series meets the needs of all tr ...

2015-04 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Apr 27 2015] STMicroelectronics introduces a new microcontroller chip that enables Internet of Things (IOT) applications such as wearable devices and smart home appliances to have excellent graphics processing performance and achieve intuitive graphical user interfaces like smartphones. By integrating Chrom-ART Accelerator technology with MIPI-DSI technology, which is already widely used in advanced smartphon ...

2015-04 Semiconductors MICROSS/On Semiconductor

[Apr 26 2015] Mentor Graphics announced the launch of its new Calibre® xACT™ platform for extracting parameters from a wide range of analog and digital circuits, including 14nm FINFETs, while minimizing guesswork and setup for IC design engineers. The Calibre xACT platform provides the optimal combination of precision and turnaround time (TAT) for customer-specific process nodes, product applications, design s ...

2015-04 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Apr 26 2015] Infineon Technologies AG today announced that its new Optiga TPM(Trusted Platform Module) with SPI(Serial Peripheral Interface) bus has received the Common Criteria Certification EAL4+ certification. Germany's Federal Agency for Information Security (BSI) presented Infineon with the certificate at the RSA conference. This certification enables system manufacturers and users to select trusted solu ...

2015-04 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Apr 25 2015] STMicroelectronics announced that its NFC transceiver chip has been used by Shanghai Sturman Communication Technology Co., Ltd. to design a new generation of NFC/RFID UART modules, Sturman is a well-known protocol stack supplier in the NFC and Bluetooth markets. The new module combines compact dimensions, stable performance and optimized power consumption to help device manufacturers develop RF r ...

2015-04 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Apr 25 2015] STMicroelectronics has introduced BlueMicrosystem1 Open.Framework, a new development kit to accelerate the development of Bluetooth® low energy wireless sensor projects for Android or iOS. The BlueMicrosystem1 development framework is a total solution for temperature, humidity, pressure and/or motion/position data sensing, processing and sending functions, which is ideal for applications that req ...

2015-04 Connectors ams

[Apr 24 2015] Ams introduces a new 1A synchronous buck converter that operates over an ultra-wide input voltage range with high efficiency and low static current to meet the design needs of single-unit lithium battery devices. The new AS1382 step-down converter can operate in the ultra-wide input voltage range from 2.7V to 5.5V, the output voltage is down to 0.6V, the conversion efficiency is up to 96%, and th ...

2015-04 Connectors Cypress Semiconductor

[Apr 24 2015] Cypress Semiconductor, the market leader in static random access memory (SRAM), has announced that its 4Mb asynchronous SRAM with error correction code (ECC) is being sampled. The on-chip ECC capabilities of these new SRams provide the highest level of data reliability without the need for additional error correction chips, simplifying design and reducing board size. The device ensures data relia ...

2015-04 Sensors ams

[Apr 23 2015] Ams AG announced the launch of sensor technology optimized for iot applications in its Foundry business unit, providing foundry customers with a complete set of tools for developing advanced sensor solutions to meet the rapidly evolving needs of today's electronics industry. Today's market trends such as the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, Industry 4.0, and smart cities will fully drive the ...