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May 18, 2012

RFSW6131 SP3T SYMMETRIC SWITCH

Techwire -- RFMD's new RFSW6131 is a GaAs pHEMT Single-Pole Three-Throw (SP3T) switch designed for use in Cellular, 3G, LTE, and other high performance communications systems. It offers a symmetric topology...

May 18, 2012 04:47 PM

RFFM7600 5.0V, 2.5GHz TO 2.7GHz High Power Front End Module

Techwire -- RFMD's new RFFM7600 FEM for 2.5GHz to 2.7GHz LTE/WiMAX contains a Power Amplifier with Tx harmonic filtering and Tx/Rx switching. RFFM7600 is provided in a 6mm x 6mm laminate package, incorporating...

May 18, 2012 04:47 PM

NEWS: MIPS introduces new Aptiv generation of processor cores

EEMBC News -- MIPS introduces new Aptiv generation of processor cores

May 18, 2012 04:16 PM

Quick update from RS

Raspberry Pi -- Just landed in San Francisco for Maker Faire – please come and visit us if you're in the area this weekend!  (I'm near death – this is my fourth trip to and from the US this year,...

May 18, 2012 04:15 PM

Challenge Africa 2012 Raspberry Pi raffle

Raspberry Pi -- I'm just heading off to the airport to go to Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo, CA – if you're coming, we'll be giving talks, doing Q&A sessions and generally making ourselves available...

May 18, 2012 04:15 PM

expEYES and Raspberry Pi - an open experimentation platform from India

Raspberry Pi -- Liz: Alex Bradbury, one of our volunteers at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory (he posts on our forums as ASB), has been talking to other universities about their plans for the...

May 18, 2012 04:15 PM

Four-channel, 16-bit, 125-MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter Delivers Superior Dynamic Performance and Industry's Lowest Power and Package-size for its Class

Analog Devices -- Four-channel, 16-bit, 125-MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter Delivers Superior Dynamic Performance and Industry's Lowest Power and Package-size for its Class

May 18, 2012 04:11 PM

PSoC Today! Temperature Measurement Part IV

Cypress.com - Videos -- Our special guest, Gurang Kavaiya, has given us the lowdown on temperature measurement. And, on this webisode, he finishes up a four part...

May 18, 2012 04:11 PM

TowerJazz reference design flow tips Cadence tech for power management

EE Times - Asia -- TowerJazz's Reference Flow 2.0 power management analog/mixed-signal reference design flow integrates power management devices with control logic.

May 18, 2012 11:42 AM

Texas Instruments Introduces DS90C187 FPD-Link Serializer

EDA Geek -- Texas Instruments announced their DS90C187 FPD-Link serializer. The low-power dual pixel serializer offers the industry's highest screen resolution while extending battery life in tablet computers,...

May 18, 2012 11:14 AM

First illuminated SMT push button sealed to IP67

Electronics Weekly -- French switch maker C&K has announced a tough illuminated surface mount push button for dirty damp environments. "Featuring tactile feedback, the K12S Series provides a life cycle of more than...

May 18, 2012 10:41 AM

Layout Considerations for High-Power Circuits

Maxim - Application Notes -- As consumer devices continue to shrink in size, power considerations and appropriate thermal design become increasingly important for circuit designers and board layout engineers. This tutorial...

May 18, 2012 10:40 AM

Implementing a Direct RF Transmitter for Wireless Communications

Maxim - Application Notes -- This application note explains how an RF DAC like the MAX5879 is an essential component for a direct RF radio transmitter. The application note summarizes the RF transmitter architectures of...

May 18, 2012 10:40 AM

Data Converters AMC1100 4.25kVPEAK Isolated Amplifier for e-metering

TI - New Products -- The AMC1100 is a precision isolation amplifier with an output separated from the input circuitry by a silicon dioxide (SiO2) barrier that is highly resistant to magnetic interference. This...

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

Power Management TWL6032 Fully Integrated Power Management With Power Path and Battery Charger

TI - New Products -- The TWL6032 device is an integrated power-management integrated circuit (PMIC) for applications powered by a rechargeable battery. The device provides five configurable step-down

converters...

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

Interface SN65HVD72 3.3V-Supply RS-485 with IEC ESD Protection

TI - New Products -- These devices have robust 3.3V drivers and receivers in a small package for demanding industrial applications. The bus pins are robust to ESD events, with high levels of protection to Human-Body...

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

Power Management UCC27526 Dual, 5A, High-Speed Low-Side Power MOSFET Driver

TI - New Products -- The UCC2752x family of devices are dual-channel, high-speed, low-side gate driver devices capable of effectively driving MOSFET and IGBT power switches. Using a design that inherently minimizes...

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

Power Management TLV70730 200mA, Low-IQ, Low-Noise, Low-Dropout Regulator for Portable Devices

TI - New Products -- The TLV707 series (TLV707xx and TLV707xxP) of low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs) are low quiescent current devices with excellent line and load transient performance, and are designed for...

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

Amplifiers and Linear INA3221 Triple Channel Shunt and Bus Voltage Monitor

TI - New Products -- The INA3221 is a three-channel, high-side current and bus voltage monitor with an I2C interface. The INA3221 monitors both shunt voltage drops and bus supply voltages in addition to having...

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

Power Management TPS7A6533-Q1 Automotive Catalog 300-mA 40-V Low-Dropout Regulator With Ultra-Low Quiescent Current

TI - New Products -- The TPS7A65xx is a series of low dropout linear voltage regulators designed for low power consumption and quiescent current less than 25

May 18, 2012 10:39 AM

picoFlamingo presentation system on BeagleBoard C3 with Ubuntu

BeagleBoard.org -- Trying picoFlamingo on BeagleBoard C3 with Ubuntu | Community Papermint Designs

May 18, 2012 10:38 AM

Kinect installation on a BeagleBoard-xM running Ubuntu 12.04

BeagleBoard.org -- Kinect Installation on BeagleBoard-xM running Ubuntu 12.04

May 18, 2012 10:38 AM

AMAT Rising: FYQ2 Beats, Year View in Line

BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily -- Shares of chip equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT) are up 15 cents, or 1.4%, at $10.63 in late trading after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue and earnings per share...

May 18, 2012 10:32 AM

Symmetricom's Globally Recognized Timing & Frequency Experts to Present at IEEE-IFCS

PR Newswire: Computer and Electronics -- Symmetricom(r), Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced that their globally recognized timing and frequency experts will present...

May 18, 2012 10:20 AM

Wind River Recognized as Global Embedded Leader

Business Wire: Software -- Wind River demonstrates continued leadership for its operating system platforms. Company is recognized as the continued real-time operating system and embedded Linux market leader by VDC Research.

May 18, 2012 10:14 AM

JEDEC Announces Publication of LPDDR3 Standard for Low Power Memory Devices

Business Wire: Hardware -- JEDEC publishes LPDDR3 Low Power Memory Device Standard, designed to meet the increasing performance demands of mobile devices.

May 18, 2012 10:06 AM

IR's Compact PowIRaudio(tm) Modules Reduce Component Count, Shrink PCB Size up to 70 Percent and Simplify Class D Amplifier Design

Business Wire: Hardware -- International Rectifier, IR(r) (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the PowIRaudio(tm) family of integrated power modules for high performance home theater...

May 18, 2012 10:06 AM

Fluke Expands Partnership with Livingston

Design Engineer News -- Test equipment sourcing specialist Livingston has announced that new territories have been added to the company's collaboration with leading industrial test equipment manufacturer Fluke. This...

May 18, 2012 09:29 AM

May 17, 2012

OpenROV telerobotic submarine built with a BeagleBone begins to register interest in kits

BeagleBoard.org -- OpenROV telerobotic submarine built with a BeagleBone begins to register interest in kits

May 17, 2012 09:54 AM

Liquidware Amber DM3730-based Android tablet derived from a BeagleBoard

BeagleBoard.org -- Liquidware Amber DM3730-based Android tablet derived from a BeagleBoard

May 17, 2012 09:54 AM

New Equalized SATA I/II/III Redriver Improves eSATA Cable Drive

Maxim - Application Notes -- The MAX4951BE SATA I/II/III bidirectional redriver features input equalization, preemphasis, and two new low-power modes. This device allows long runs of FR-4 or flex cable to be part of the...

May 17, 2012 09:54 AM

Digital-to-Analog Converter Fine-Tunes Reference Output

Maxim - Application Notes -- Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs) need a stable reference voltage to accurately measure or generate analog signals. This design idea shows how to adjust...

May 17, 2012 09:53 AM

Audio TPA3118D2 50-W Stereo (BTL) Class-D Audio Amp w/ SpeakerGuard(tm)

TI - New Products -- The TPA31xxD2 series are stereo efficient, digital amplifier power stage for driving speakers up to 100W/2Ω in mono. The high efficiency of the TPA3130D2 allows it to do 2x15W without external...

May 17, 2012 09:53 AM

CY8CKIT-035 PSoC(r) Power Supervision Expansion Board Kit

Cypress.com - Development Kits/Boards -- The Power Supervision Expansion Board Kit (EBK) supports:



Rapid fault detection capabilities for high-availability systems

May 17, 2012 09:53 AM

Mentor Graphics Corporation to Release Fiscal Q1 2013 Financial Results May 25, 2012

Business Wire: Technology News -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced they will release financial results for the company's first fiscal quarter, ended April 30, on Friday, May 25, 2012 at approximately...

May 17, 2012 09:28 AM

Agilent Technologies Announces Cash Dividend of 10 Cents per Share

Business Wire: Software -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share of common stock will be paid on July 25 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business...

May 17, 2012 09:27 AM

Vestel Electronics Launches Advanced Set-Top-Box Using Mentor Graphics Inflexion User Interface Technology

Business Wire: Software -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced that Vestel Electronics, one of Europe's largest set-top-box (STB) manufacturers, developed its user interface (UI) for its new generation...

May 17, 2012 09:24 AM

Silicon Labs Announces Customer-Friendly Microcontroller Die Sales Program

Business Wire: Hardware -- Silicon Labs has introduced a customer-friendly microcontroller die sales program that offers a minimum order of one wafer, giving customers a flexible option for small-footprint designs.

May 17, 2012 09:19 AM

May 16, 2012

Raspberry Pi Can Run Windows 7 [VIDEO]

International Business News -- The 22 credit card-sized computer, called the Raspberry Pi, has been rigged to run Windows 7 meaning it could become an inexpensive business PC.

May 16, 2012 12:15 PM

In-Circuit Acceleration - A New IC Verification Use Model

Industry Insights -- Last year Cadence introduced the System Development Suite, a set of four connected hardware/software co-development platforms. Today (May 15, 2012) Cadence is announcing a new release of the...

May 16, 2012 11:57 AM

SiC aims for super-junction mosfet territory

Electronics Weekly -- SemiSouth has announced a 650V silicon carbide JFET. Although voltage devices SiC exist for solar and industrial use, this is the first time a firm has aimed a SiC transistor at applications...

May 16, 2012 11:25 AM

Getting Started with the MAXQ1050 Evaluation (EV) Kit and the Rowley CrossStudio Compiler for the MAXQ30

Maxim - Application Notes -- This application note describes how to create, build, and debug applications targeted for the MAXQ1050 RISC microcontroller. The example presented in this article uses the Rowley CrossStudio...

May 16, 2012 11:23 AM

How to Build a 1-Wire(r) Evaluation Kit

Maxim - Application Notes -- The 1-Wire product family includes numerous devices that can be easily evaluated using a Windows(r)-based PC with a USB port and free demo software from Maxim's website. This tutorial describes...

May 16, 2012 11:23 AM

Simple Wireless Temperature Monitor Also Has Data-Logging Capabilities

Maxim - Application Notes -- This design idea shows how you can design a simple wireless temperature-monitoring system with data-logging capabilities by using a local temperature sensor and an ASK transmitter and receiver...

May 16, 2012 11:23 AM

Designing a Temperature-Based Heating System for an Automotive Engine Preheater

Maxim - Application Notes -- This application note describes how to design hardware for a temperature-based heating system for a vehicle that has an engine preheater installed, based on ambient temperature and a preordained...

May 16, 2012 11:23 AM

Seminars : Develop with STM32 F0 Toolchain (Munich, Germany)

ARM - Dev Tools -- ARM(r) and ST Microelectronics are hosting a one day European seminar series on the new STM32 F0 microcontroller that combines enhanced features with the ultra low-power Cortex(tm) -M0 embedded...

May 16, 2012 11:06 AM

Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178B tuMP Multicore Operating System Selected by Rockwell Collins for the RQ-7B Shadow UAS Mission Computer

Marketwire - Networking -- Green Hills Software, the worldwide leader in high assurance operating systems, today announced that Rockwell Collins, a global leader and...

May 16, 2012 10:59 AM

BEEcube will be Exhibiting at the Design Automation Conference (DAC)

PR Newswire: Electronic Components -- BEEcube Inc. will be exhibiting at the Design Automation Conference 49 June 3 - 7. Visit us at booth 519 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.



BEEcube Inc., a leading...

May 16, 2012 10:38 AM

SemiSouth announces new 1700V/1400m ohm SiC JFETs which simplify fast start-up of 3-phase power supplies

Business Wire: EDA -- SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., the leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) transistor technology for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications,...

May 16, 2012 10:37 AM