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Vendor agreement targets open source developers
Vendor agreement targets open source developers
Market news |
Freescale and Mentor Graphics are to partner to provide unique bundle of applications processors and user interface tools. Customers purchasing…
EnOcean appoints Alpha Micro Components to distribute energy harvesting wireless sensor modules in the UK
EnOcean appoints Alpha Micro Components to distribute energy harvesting wireless sensor modules in the UK
Business news |
Alpha Micro Components, the UK-based independent franchised distributor of electronic components, has entered into an agreement with the originator of…
MIPS makes virtual processor models available to licensees
MIPS makes virtual processor models available to licensees
Business news |
Imperas, which through the Open Virtual Platforms (OVPTM) initiative (www.OVPworld.org) has become the de facto source for instruction accurate processor…
Faraday selects Silicon Frontline’s F3D for accurate 3D extraction of ADCs
Faraday selects Silicon Frontline’s F3D for accurate 3D extraction of ADCs
Technology News |
After an extensive evaluation of post-layout verification tool offerings Faraday has selected Silicon Frontline Technology's F3D for accurate post-layout 3D…

Mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope portfolio expanded with 26 new models
Mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope portfolio expanded with 26 new models
New Products |
The Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series scopes step up performance while aggressively holding prices in line, offering bandwidths from 100 MHz to 500 MHz and industry-leading waveform update rates…
Automotive IC market to outgrow all other segments, IC Insights says
Automotive IC market to outgrow all other segments, IC Insights says
Market news |
The breathtaking 45 percent surge in 2010 was caused mainly by the automotive OEMs reluctance to buy semiconductors in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, when demand for vehicles picked up,…
Managing open source licensing for semiconductors
Managing open source licensing for semiconductors
Feature articles |
Read the full article on page 50 of our February digital edition.
Fraunhofer IMS develops UV-transparent coating for image sensors
Fraunhofer IMS develops UV-transparent coating for image sensors
Technology News |
“We’ve developed a new process step,” said Werner Brockherde, head of department at Fraunhofer IMS, “that allows us to produce a protective coating with the same properties but which is…
An RTL to GDSII approach for low power design
An RTL to GDSII approach for low power design
Technology News |
Read the full article on page 20 of our February digital edition.
Stereo analog subsystem with Class G headphone amp offers loudspeaker protection for mobile handsets
Stereo analog subsystem with Class G headphone amp offers loudspeaker protection for mobile handsets
New Products |
The loudspeaker’s ALC provides designers with several options to control audio distortion levels and prevent speaker damage. National’s LM49251 stereo analogue subsystem combines a 1.4 W Class D speaker amplifier,…
Rugged, high current spring pins rated at 1,000,000 cycles, take 9A
Rugged, high current spring pins rated at 1,000,000 cycles, take 9A
New Products |
The 085X series is characterized by a greater mass and surface area which provides a lower resistance electrical path than miniature spring pins. Because they are designed and…
Universal FPGA module with PCI Express
Universal FPGA module with PCI Express
New Products |
A reference design of a SoPC system including a 32-bit Microblaze soft-core processor for use with Xilinx Platform Studio is available free of charge. Windows, Linux, MATLAB, LabView,…
Renesas re-organises for growth, again
Renesas re-organises for growth, again
Business news |
Renesas says it has been promoting structural reforms as part of its 100-day Project in which the company reviewed all of its management resources. As integrations have proceeded for the…
Nanosensors to benefit military and energy sectors
Nanosensors to benefit military and energy sectors
Technology News |
The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has awarded the College’s Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center of Excellence (STC) a $3 million contract to develop, fabricate and…
CPU, DRAM ride organic substrates at ISSCC
CPU, DRAM ride organic substrates at ISSCC
Technology News |
Papers at the International Solid State Circuits Conference described the first simple microprocessor and DRAM structures built on organic substrates as well a process for printing both n- and p-type…
Closing the gap between MCU and x86
Closing the gap between MCU and x86
New Products |
Due to their pin compatibility and the usability of various CPUs – the current range is from ARM9 derivatives clocked at 400 MHz up to 1 GHz Cortex-A8 cores –…
Digital ambient-light sensors cut power consumption by over 100x
Digital ambient-light sensors cut power consumption by over 100x
New Products |
The MAX44007/MAX44009 are claimed to consume 100x less power than the nearest competitive product, significantly extending battery life. They offer a unique interrupt function that constantly measures the amount of…
Atmel optimizes QTouch for application-specific devices
Atmel optimizes QTouch for application-specific devices
New Products |
This family of touch controllers includes a touch sensing architecture that eliminates the need for any external components and uses only one I/O pin for each sensing channel. This architecture…
Free MCU kits on offer
Free MCU kits on offer
Market news |
On-board hardware extensions provide easy connection to other boards or devices for deeper testing of the microcontroller peripherals. All kits contain LEDs and push buttons and enable access to all…
World’s smallest JTAG/boundary scan controller
World’s smallest JTAG/boundary scan controller
New Products |
If users want to upgrade their Boundary Scan applications at a later point in time, programs generated with PicoTAP are cross compatible to all controllers from the…
Evatronix and LeCroy to run a joint webinar on key USB 3.0 features
Evatronix and LeCroy to run a joint webinar on key USB 3.0 features
Business news |
The webinar will be focused on hardware and software overhead of the USB 3.0 interface and methods for proper data transfer speed validation. The practical example of a USB…
100-V n-channel power MOSFETs claim lowest on-resistance at 4.5-V VGS rating in SO-8 and PowerPAK SO-8 packages
100-V n-channel power MOSFETs claim lowest on-resistance at 4.5-V VGS rating in SO-8 and PowerPAK SO-8 packages
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In addition the product of on-resistance and gate charge – a key figure of merit (FOM) for MOSFETs in DC/DC converter applications – is also claimed to be the best…
High-voltage LED driver IC simplifies designs for non-dimmable LED retrofit lamps
High-voltage LED driver IC simplifies designs for non-dimmable LED retrofit lamps
New Products |
The SSL21081’s high integration level, including a 300 V internal switching MOSFET, provides a low component count, using only 14 components in a complete application, and reduces the cost of…
AUTOSAR architecture expands safety and security applications
AUTOSAR architecture expands safety and security applications
Technology News |
Consistent with the growing significance of safety and security for vehicle development, the development partnership AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) published a further release of its specifications. The concepts introduced…
Porsche shows hybrid vehicle, mulls e-car, lithium air batteries
Porsche shows hybrid vehicle, mulls e-car, lithium air batteries
Technology News |
At an IBM event, sports car manufacturer Porsche gave insights into its electromobility strategy. Like other manufacturers, Porsche regards energy storage as the main issue for electric driving. Surprisingly, IBM…
Li ion battery recycling needs development incentives, market researcher says
Li ion battery recycling needs development incentives, market researcher says
Market news |
If the number of electric vehicles (EVs) and their associated battery packs increase in the long term, recycling and reuse of lithium ion batteries will help validate the tag, 'green…
High-voltage LED driver IC simplifies designs for non-dimmable LED retrofit lamps
High-voltage LED driver IC simplifies designs for non-dimmable LED retrofit lamps
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released a highly efficient, high-voltage LED driver IC for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps based on GreenChip technology. The SSL21081 platform makes it easy for LED retrofit…
JEDEC publishes Universal Flash Storage (UFS) standard
JEDEC publishes Universal Flash Storage (UFS) standard
Technology News |
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has published its next-generation storage system standard, Universal Flash Storage (UFS), which is designed to be the most advanced specification for both embedded and removable…


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