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2015-05 Power Pervasive Displays

[May 27 2015] Peregrine Semiconductor, founder of RF SOI (Silicon on Insulator) technology and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, now introduces the UltraCMOS PE42524, the industry's first RF SOI switch operating at frequencies up to 40 GHz. The switch significantly expands Peregrine's high frequency product lineup to frequencies previously dominated by gallium arsenide (GaAs) technology. As an alternative to G ...

2015-05 Power Broadcom

[May 26 2015] Broadcom has announced the industry's first 28 nanometer (nm) electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) physical layer transceiver (PHY) that supports long range multimode (LRM). As the latest device in Broadcom's industry-leading 1/10/40GbE physical layer portfolio, the device significantly reduces power consumption and improves performance. Broadcom is showcasing its latest innovations in high-s ...

2015-05 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[May 26 2015] Cypress Semiconductor announced the launch of a smart Bluetooth module that provides an end-to-end low energy Bluetooth solution. The new small-size EZ-BLE™ PRoC™ module is based on Cypress's PRoC BLE programmable on-chip RF solution and includes Bluetooth 4.1 certification and global frequency control certification, significantly simplifying design and reducing time-to-market. Cypress is the onl ...

2015-05 Power Xilinx

[May 25 2015] Xilinx has announced that its fully programmable devices are helping Blackmagic Design develop a complete 4K camera-on-chip system. The device is the core component of Blackmagic's URSA camera, which uses a 4K Super 35 large sensor with a full-field shutter and a 10-inch foldable display, The Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K (BMPC 4K) is also the world's smallest Ultra HD4K cinema grade cam ...

2015-05 Sensors PulseR

[May 25 2015] Pleora Technologies has announced a new harsh environment external image capture card that converts Camera Link Base cameras into GigE Vision 2.0 cameras. The iPORT CL-GigE external image capture card guarantees highly reliable video transmission from -40°C to +60°C, while bringing the benefits of Ethernet computing power, simplified cabling and networking to demanding military imaging, intellige ...

2015-05 Power STMicroelectronics

[May 24 2015] ST's automotive quality grade serial EEPROM comes in a 2mm x 3mm WFDFPN8 micro package, offering the industry's largest optional storage capacity. These memories provide maximum design flexibility when engineers are designing highly integrated body controllers, gateways, and radar and camera modules for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The use of discrete serial EEPROM data parameter st ...

2015-05 Power Silicon Labs

[May 24 2015] Silicon Labs has announced the industry's first complete wireless M-Bus platform solution for the European market, designed to simplify the development of wirelessly connected smart meters for electricity, gas, water and heat resources. Silicon Labs' complete smart metering solution includes the wireless M-Bus software protocol stack and wireless starter development kit to accelerate time to mark ...

2015-05 Power Infineon Technologies

[May 23 2015] In recent years, China's inverter welding machine technology has become increasingly mature, the technology and performance of the inverter welding machine itself has been continuously improved, and has been recognized by users in various industries, and gradually entered the international market. As the market leader in power semiconductors, Infineon, with its rich experience and innovative stre ...

2015-05 Semiconductors Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

[May 23 2015] Lattice Semiconductor, a leading provider of customized intelligent interconnect solutions to the market, announced the availability of the latest versions of Lattice Diamond, iCEcube2 and ispLEVERClassic design tool suites. This upgrade to a wide range of design tools reaffirms Lattice Semiconductor's commitment to providing customers with industry-leading low power, small size and low cost FPga ...

2015-05 Semiconductors Broadcom

[May 23 2015] Broadcom announced that its latest 40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) physical layer chip enables rapid adoption in pluggable QSFP+ fiber and DAC components. Several Oems and ODMs are already using the product in currently implemented projects To meet the growing demand for data traffic, network operators are looking for solutions that can leverage legacy cabling to improve data center cost and per ...

2015-05 Power AnDAPT, Inc.

[May 23 2015] AMD announced that AMD Embedded R Series Accelerated Processors (APUs), formerly codenamed "Bald Eagle," now support the latest in-box (SBB) digital media players from Samsung Electronics Co. With high performance, low power consumption and extensive connectivity, Samsung's latest product, the SBB-B64DV4, is tailored for demanding digital signage applications, transforming the Samsung Smart signa ...

2015-05 Sensors ams

[May 22 2015] Ams has supplied Withings with AS-MLV-P2 MEMS gas sensor assemblies that detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The product will be used in Withings' innovative Home monitoring system. The AS-MLV-P2 sensor is accurate, small and energy efficient, and can precisely adjust the output impedance according to different levels of common pollutants in the indoor environment. AS-MLV-P2's compact size, ...