Edison, N.J. February 2012 – Teseq Inc., a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, has expanded its ITS 6006 immunity test system to include the new SW 6012 RF switch option. This low-cost, high performance switching unit doubles the number of available switches within the system, enabling …

February 7th 2012 – Altium, developer of next-generation electronics design software and services, has announced the full range of board-level IC component solutions from Furniture Technology Devices International (FTDI) is available for its electronics design software, Altium Designer, through the AltiumLive portal. Electronics designers using Altium Designer will now have direct access to new components …

Tampere, Finland; February 6th 2012 – VLSI Solution announces VS1005 SoC, a highly integrated all-in-one chip for audio processing applications. The VS1005 System-on-a-Chip contains an extensive set of peripheral interfaces. Included are controllers for Hi-speed USB host/slave, SD card, parallel NAND flash, SPI, Ethernet, S/PDIF, I2S master/slave and UART. VS1005 also contains 24-bit ADC’s and …

Zaragoza, Spain – February 1st, 2012 -Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor solutions for Smart Cities, announces its e-Learning platform. The new training and support capability provides a highly interactive service for system integrators who need to develop and deploy wireless sensor networks in a short timeframe. The platform enables Libelium to efficiently deliver …

January 19th 2012 – Efficiency is becoming increasingly important in power electronics. Many applications are driven by the initiatives for reduced energy consumption. The technology leaders are inverter applications in the solar market, but also uninterruptible power supplies have new targets for improved efficiency. Vincotech's latest article compares and contrasts two types of modules, one …

According to a new market research report, “Global Digital Signage, Dynamic Signage, Electronic Signage, Narrowcasting Market by Components (Hardware & Software)/Applications (Indoor, Retail, Transportation, Institutions)/ Displays (LED, Plasma, LCD, Projectors & LED Walls) & Geography (2011 – 2016)” published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total market is expected to reach $13.2 billion by 2016 at an …

Cocoa Beach, FL – January 2012 – Elma Electronic Inc., a leading supplier of embedded products and systems solutions built on open standards-based platforms like VME, VPX, CompactPCI and ATCA, now offers the 3U VPX Mini ATR in a rugged OpenVPX platform designed for use in harsh environments where SWaP is critical. Measuring only 133 …

AMBLER, Pa. January 2012 – MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers a PowerPC-based rugged computer-on-module (COM) that offers speeds up to 1.5 GHz via multi-core processing.  Equipped with a Freescale QorIQ processor, the new XM51 is an extension on …

Fort Myers, Fla. January 9, 2012 – Fox Electronics, a leading global supplier of frequency control solutions, recently released a new TCXO in a compact 2.5 mm x 2.0 mm x 1.0 mm package making them ideal for GPS applications.   The new FOX922-GP Series oscillators are available in six supply voltage options ranging from …

December 21st 2011 – USB solutions specialist Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) has introduced additional elements to its family of precompiled, bridging ROM files that support its Vinculum-II (VNC2) USB host/device controller ICs. These files can be loaded directly into a VNC2 IC and utilised by its 16-bit microcontroller core in order to perform …

Edison, N.J. December 2011 – Teseq Inc., a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, now offers a high-performance digital EMC/EMI receiver module that extends the frequency range of the PMM 9010 receiver system from 6 GHz to 18 GHz.  Ideal for use in commercial test labs and …

MEYREUIL, Nov 10th, 2011- StarChip®, a semiconductor company designing and qualifying products for mass production to enable its customers to purchase directly finished products from qualified foundries, today announced the successful ramp up of its SCF320G/SCF384G SIM controllers to high volume production for customers. Unveiled late in 2010, The SCF320G/384G SIM controllers have been designed …

October 28th 2011 – The ubiquitous Intelligent Power Module, aka IPM, has been a mainstay in motor speed control designs. And with good reason: Such designs are relatively easy and cheap to implement. With onboard gate drivers, protection, and a six pack IGBT array integrated, it takes very little engineering effort to quickly come up …

September 30th 2011 – In a world where energy efficiency is king, engineers, managers and purchasing departments alike need to examine carefully the route their company takes in the development of new products. It is no longer just a case of going back to the usual component suppliers. Total optimization is now absolutely key and …

FREMONT, Calif., September 2011 – Elma Electronic Inc., a leading supplier of embedded products and systems solutions built on open standards-based platforms like VME, VPX, CompactPCI and ATCA, now offers the 9289 XMCStor, a mezzanine storage solution designed for high speed data access and system boot operations.   Developed to address rugged storage applications, the …

July 21st 2011 – Most of the current high power semiconductors are optimized for switching frequencies between 4 and 8 kHz. Today, however, more and more applications require frequencies of 10 kHz and higher. New power modules specifically designed for higher frequencies can now fill that gap. For a powerful, reliable and cost effective motor …

Water damages pretty much everything, from books to bicycles. There are plenty of ways to protect your valuables from that friendly element, however, especially when you’re sending them across the country. A moisture barrier bag is one of the best. It not only prevents water from harming your products, it prevents damage from electrostatic discharge …

June 30th 2011 – The increasing request for motor drives with higher power levels is also driving the demand for power modules providing higher currents. The conventional approach to fulfil this requirement is to look for dedicated high current power modules. This article describes the alternative approach of paralleling IGBTs and diodes within one power …

4DSP LLC announced today that it has licensed a signal processing technology from NASA that overcomes the inherent limitation found when deploying a certain type of fiber optic sensing systems. The emergence of fiber optics sensors in recent years has seen a number of applications embrace this novel way of characterizing the environment in harsh …

PimpYaiPhone.com, which has grown to become a busy website, has just been sold off by HarmonizeMedia at Flippa. This website, which publishes the latest iPhone reviews, articles, iPhone news now has a new owner. It was sold off quickly, almost as soon as the domain was put up on auction. There was a lot of …

May 27th 2011 – Power electronics for application embedded motor drives need to be compact and to have good thermal characteristics. Different IPM (intelligent power module) concepts are competing with different sets of features to be the best solution. Higher integration and more complex subsystems are some of the current mega trends in power electronics. …

May 11th 2011 – Solder pins have been the interface of choice for power modules for many years.In this day and age, when cost saving very often leads to compromises in quality, Vincotech’s new Press-fit technology goes against the trend. The new Press-fit pin takes the assembly properties of Vincotech power modules a step further: …

Taipei, Taiwan – May 10, 2011 – Vecow Co., Ltd., a pioneer in the application fields of industrial automation, high-speed data acquisition, motion control, medical and home automation and video surveillance, today released the VMX-200 series 4-CH/8-CH Video/Audio Capture Card on mini-PCIe interface. The Vecow VMX-200 series video/audio capture card is especially designed for various …

Hingham, Massachusetts, April 26, 2011: RMA Electronics, a world-wide distributor for Fujinon Inc. is pleased to announce a new series of fixed focal lenses – in both manual iris and DC auto-iris versions specifically targeted for high-end, long-range surveillance requirements such as license plate inspection and traffic control.  These lenses – currently available in either …

April 18th 2011 – Electric motors account for 65 to 70 percent of industrial electrical energy consumption and approximately 57 percent of all electrical consumption worldwide. Therefore, Electronic designers of are now looking into maximizing the energy efficiency of a motor drive application using Power Factor Control (i.e. PFC). Utilizing an electronic drive to regulating …

Tampere, Finland, 15th April 2011 – VLSI Solution announces today VS1063, the world’s most advanced audio codec chip.  The VS1063 IC can encode an unforeseen multitude of audio formats, from MP3 and OggVorbis to G.711 u-law, G.711 A-law, G.722 and 16-bit PCM. The proprietary MP3 and OggVorbis encoders have been carefully tuned for highest possible …

April 15th 2011 – New power conversion products are nowadays developed focussing on highest efficiency especially for solar inverter applications. An economic utilization is achieved by using advanced power module technologies. Dedicated for solar applications, power module topologies with paralleled MOSFETs and IGBTs secure efficiency improvements. Vincotech’s paper, which is now available online, describes some …

Mouser Electronics Integrated into CIP for Cadence® OrCAD® Capture CIS   Mansfield, Texas, USA – April 11, 2011 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top global engineering design resource for semiconductors and electronic components, announces that its component database is available through EMA’s Component Information Portal™ (CIP) for design engineers using Cadence® OrCAD® Capture …

Taipei, Taiwan – April 11, 2011 – Vecow Co., Ltd. today announced the company’s multifunction MP/ME series Data Acquisition Card integrated with easy, accuracy, and synchronized analog measurements and control channels on PCI / PCIe interface. This 32-CH, 16/18-Bits resolution DAQ card Series features maximum 1MS/s speeds with 32 single-ended analog inputs, 2 analog outputs, …

Mansfield, Texas, USA – March 17, 2011 –  Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading global engineering design resource for semiconductors and electronic components, today announces the expansion of its distribution agreement with TT electronics by including the product range from Welwyn Components Ltd.   Building upon record sales and a continuous commitment to global expansion, the …