Computing
CMOS Oscillator Provides -168 dBc-Hz Noise Floor
August 18, 2011 7:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek Corporation has launched the CCHD-575 , a new Ultra-Low Phase Noise CMOS Oscillator providing a -168 dBc/Hz noise floor.
Creating a New Natural User-Interface Paradigm
August 18, 2011 5:49 am | by Guillaume Largillier, Co-Founder and CSO, Stantum (www.stantum.com) | Blogs | CommentsMulti-modal interfaces allow us to choose the input technique that looks the most appropriate for a given task or context: the tip of our finger to flip the pages of a book, a stylus for drawing or annotating it.
SMT LED Displays Go Ultrathin
August 17, 2011 2:22 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAmerican Opto Plus LED Corp is producing ultrathin LED Displays that are 1 mm or less in reflector thickness. This technology allows compact product design and utilization of LED displays in products that failed to have sufficient room in the past, according to the company. This capability also allows
Digital Voltage Regulator Minimizes Space, Energy Usage
August 17, 2011 2:08 pm | Ericsson Power Modules | Product Releases | CommentsEricsson added a new vertical-mount variant to its recently announced 40-A output BMR464 Series of 3E second-generation digital point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators. The new BMR464-SIP (BMR4642002) uses single in-line packaging (SIP) to provide
Type 6 COM Express Modules Feature 2nd-Gen Intel Core Processor & ECC RAM
August 16, 2011 8:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsAmerican Portwell Technology released the PCOM-B217VG-VI-ECC embedded computer module to add Intel's second-generation quad-core and dual-core Intel Core i7/i5 processors to its Type 6 COM Express product portfolio.
300-W, AC-DC Switching Power Supplies Suit Space-Constrained Apps
August 16, 2011 8:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsMicroPower Direct’s MPU-300 Series is packaged in a 5.0 x 3.2 x 1.5-inch U-Chassis with only 25 cfm airflow. The switching power supplies provide up to 300W of output power. Four standard models operate from
Connected Devices: A New Era of Electronics Design
August 15, 2011 6:58 am | by Bob Potock, Director, Americas Marketing, Altium | Articles | CommentsAccording to IDC Research, 15 billion devices will be connected to the internet by the year 2015. That is a big jump from the estimated 3 billion today. When we talk about “connected devices” our minds immediately go to mobile devices.
GUI-Building Software Enables Easy User Interface Creation
August 15, 2011 5:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsSEGGER Microcontroller has developed a new tool to help the engineer shorten the time to create their application by replacing the tedious task of creating user interfaces in hand written code with a simple straight forward drag-and-drop interface.
Flash Controller IP Core Enables Faster Data Transfer
August 15, 2011 4:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsPosedge, a leading supplier of Wired/Wireless Secure Networking Semiconductor Intellectual Property solutions has expanded its IP portfolio by announcing the availability of ONFI-3.0 compliant Universal Flash Controller (UFC).
Compact COM-Express Module Targets Low-Power Applications
August 12, 2011 4:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdvantech announced the release of the SOM-6763 B1 – COM-Express compact module powered by the Intel Atom Processors 400 and 500 Series.
Single and Dual Comparators Enable Different Audio Jacks to be Used in Same Device
August 11, 2011 10:55 am | Fairchild Semiconductor | Product Releases | CommentsFairchild’s FAN156 and FAN256 low power comparators typically consume less than 10 µA of supply current. They operate at a low voltage of 1.6 V and are fully operational up to
Embedded Electronics from Schmid Engineering at NIWeek 2011
August 11, 2011 6:41 am | Videos | CommentsHere is a demo on several interesting and innovative electronic embedded systems from Schmid Engineering using LABView at this year's NIWeek.
Pushbutton Switch Is Asserted to Save Assembly Time and Money
August 8, 2011 11:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsC&K Components has developed an ultra-miniature pushbutton switch that is presented to save assembly time and money. Designated the FP Series, the totally sealed construction uses an o-ring between the actuator and bushing, which
PIC32 Board for GUI Development Eliminates External Graphics Controller
August 8, 2011 11:44 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology announced the Low-Cost Controllerless Graphics PICtail Plus Daughter Board, which enables the development of graphics applications without an external graphics controller.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Nelson Quintana of Renesas on Low-Power Microcontrollers
August 8, 2011 7:57 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Nelson Quintana of Renesas about their new RL78 microcontrollers.
Single-slot DAQ Chassis Supports Wireless, USB and Ethernet Buses
August 3, 2011 7:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsNational Instruments announced a one-slot NI CompactDAQ chassis that supports wireless, USB and Ethernet buses, giving engineers and scientists the portability of a data logger with the performance and flexibility of
PCI Express Gen3 Switches Include Native x2 Port Interfaces
August 2, 2011 8:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsPLX Technology, Inc. announced two new PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe Gen3) switches for emerging applications, including solid-state disks (SSDs), high-end workstations and enthusiast gamer desktop computers. The PLX ExpressLane PEX8713 (12 lanes, 10 ports) and PEX8717 (16 lanes, 10 ports) PCIe Gen3 switches are capable of
RIO Device Platform Expands with Intel Core i7 Processor-based System and Small, Single-board Devices
August 2, 2011 7:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsNational Instruments expanded its NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the highest performance and first multicore NI CompactRIO systems and smallest NI Single-Board RIO devices. The new NI cRIO-908x systems feature
128-Mbit, 64-Mbit and 32-Mbit Low Power Asynchronous SRAMs Have 32-bit Bus Widths
August 1, 2011 6:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor Corp. introduced 128-Mbit, 64-Mbit and 32-Mbit MoBL (More Battery Life) Asynchronous SRAMs with 32-bit bus widths. The SRAMs cater to applications in telecommunications, computers, peripherals, and consumer, medical and military domains to
The Tinker's Toolbox - Arlon Martin of Kotura on Silicon Photonics
July 28, 2011 11:38 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Arlon Martin, VP of Marketing, Government Contracts & Industry Relations at Kotura, specialists in silicon photonics.
2G and 3G Small-cell Platform Can Provide a Complete Base Station on a Single PCB
July 28, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsCambridge Consultants launched Sidewinder, said to be the smallest commercially available 2G and 3G small-cell platform. Suitable for use in mobile phone communications and professional radio, Sidewinder is
Stanford Engineers Create Nanoscale Device for Brain-Inspired Computing
July 28, 2011 10:52 am | by Andrew Myers, Associate Director of Communications, Stanford School of Engineering | News | CommentsIf you doubt the power of the human brain, ponder this for a moment: It takes today's state-of-the-art supercomputer eight-and-a-half minutes to simulate just five seconds of normal human brain activity.
FPGA Configuration via USB
July 27, 2011 11:17 am | by Fred Dart, CEO of Future Devices Technology International (www.ftdichip.com) | Blogs | CommentsOEMs now face heightening challenges which threaten their very livelihoods, forcing them to look at more innovative ways of developing new products to give them the edge over rival outfits.
MCU Family Enhances Connectivity and LCD Control
July 27, 2011 9:06 am | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe SAM9 ARM926-based family of microcontrollers (MCUs) from Atmel target applications in smart device, human machine interface, and machine-to-machine market segments.
USB Power Controller is Programmable
July 26, 2011 10:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsSMSC introduced a programmable USB power controller. The controller comes in three models – the UCS1001-1, UCS1001-2, and UCS1002 – and offers advanced USB based charging capabilities for engineers designing
