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3 мая, Вторник

Atom-based EPIC board ready to freeze or fry 84

3 мая, 23:00 • Источник

Windows POS device has slots and ports galore 86
HP announced a point-of-sale (POS) computer that runs Windows 7 or Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 on Intel's & Sandy Bridge& Core processors. The rp5800 offers up to 16GB of RAM, three drive bays, four PCI Express or PCI expansion slots, and a bevy of…

3 мая, 23:00 • Источник

16-bit Low Power FRAM MCUs Tout Faster Write Times, Power Savings 126
Texas Instruments announced what it asserts are the industry’s first ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) 16-bit microcontrollers. The MSP430FR57xx FRAM Series ensures data can be

3 мая, 21:00 • Источник

MEMS test solution responds to the lowest-cost products 97
OpenATE Inc. has developed a PXI-based test system using Queued Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI) modular instruments and National Instruments Chassis for a variety of (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) MEMS tests to validate performance.

3 мая, 21:00 • Источник

Study helps explain behavior of latest high-temp superconductors 96
(Rice University) A Rice University-led team of physicists this week is describing how the magnetic properties of electrons in two dissimilar families of iron-based high-temperature superconductors could give rise to superconductivity. Reporting in the…

3 мая, 21:00 • Источник

Microsoft reorg targets developer strategy 52
Microsoft will attempt to get cozier with developers by consolidating marketing and evangelism activities for its tools, according to a leaked memo. It's said Redmond will also move Scott Guthrie -- the corporate vice president who headed .NET…

3 мая, 21:00 • Источник

Electronic Arts to buy game studio Firemint 92
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is buying Firemint, an Australian mobile game developer known for iPhone and iPad games such as "Flight Control" and "Real Racing" for an undisclosed sum.EA, whose games include "The Sims," "Madden" and the…

3 мая, 21:00 • Источник

Texas instruments introduces industry’s smallest wireless power receiver chip 40
Easily integrates wireless charging technology into new and existing portable electronics DALLAS (April. 18, 2011) - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today introduced its next generation of wireless power technology, which is 80-percent…

3 мая, 20:00 • Источник

Texas Instruments introduces 18-V hot-swap controller 42
High-efficiency controller in 3-mm x 3-mm QFN protects server and telecom equipment DALLAS (April 26, 2011) –Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced the industry’s smallest 18-V hot-swap controller with power limiting…

3 мая, 20:00 • Источник

Rice U. parlays sun's saving grace into autoclave 97
(Rice University) Rice University senior engineering students are using the sun to power an autoclave that sterilizes medical instruments and help solve a long-standing health issue for developing countries.

3 мая, 20:00 • Источник

2lbs of Bacon, 2lbs of Sausage, a Bottle of Sauce and a Bottle of Rub 105
Care to take a guess what that title means? Never mind, I'll just tell you.

3 мая, 20:00 • Источник

Actuation-powered wireless switch eases remote controls 37
Energy harvesting technology has only become commercially available in the last few years and is enabling entirely new, energy saving applications in building and industrial automation. Here, EnOcean GmbH presents its energy harvesting radio sensors…

3 мая, 20:00 • Источник

Wind River releases secure Linux distro and updated Simics simulator 37

3 мая, 20:00 • Источник

Texas Instruments MSP430FR57xx FRAM Microcontrollers 95
Texas Instruments introduced the MSP430FR57xx FRAM series of ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) 16-bit microcontrollers. Data can be written more than 100 times faster with the TI MSP430FR57xx FRAM series. Compared to flash- and…

3 мая, 19:00 • Источник

MCUs Feature Numerous Integrated Peripherals 95
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced it has expanded its 8-bit Enhanced Mid-range Core product portfolio with the new, low-cost PIC16F1516/7/8/9 and PIC16F1526/7 (PIC16F15XX) microcontrollers (MCUs). These new, general-purpose MCUs...

3 мая, 19:00 • Источник

Apple upgrades iMacs with quad-core processors 109
Apple is upgrading its iMac line of desktop computers with faster processors, higher-resolution cameras and a new type of data port.The new iMacs all have Intel quad-core processors, which were available as an upgrade to the standard dual-core processors…

3 мая, 19:00 • Источник

Nature of bonding determines thermal conductivity 101
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Phase change materials display a surprisingly low thermal conductivity even in the crystalline state. This is described by an international research team including scientists from Juelich and Aachen in…

3 мая, 18:00 • Источник

ON Semiconductor Q32M210 Precision Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers 61
ON Semiconductor announced their Q32M210 family of mixed-signal microcontrollers. The Q32M210 features the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, dual 16-bit ADCs, a highly accurate voltage reference, triple 10-bit DACs and 32-bit core. Samples of the Q32M210…

3 мая, 18:00 • Источник

Final Agenda Unveiled for SID DisplaySearch Business Conference 115
The Society for Information Display (SID) together with DisplaySearch today unveiled the final agenda for this year’s SID DisplaySearch Business Conference. The conference presentations will focus on market and investment trends...

3 мая, 17:00 • Источник

Microchip Intros Six New Low-Cost 8-bit Enhanced Mid-range Core Microcontrollers 28

3 мая, 17:00 • Источник

Analog Devices, Inc. to Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 42

3 мая, 17:00 • Источник

Watch For New PowerSaver Pilot Loan Program in Your Area 89
For anybody who has heard about the many benefits of upgrading your home with an energy efficient water heater or furnace - or has wanted to make simple energy-saving home improvements such as insulating their attic, sealing their ducts, and installing…

3 мая, 16:00 • Источник

Medigus presents world 51
Based on advanced CMOS image sensor and Through-Silicon-Vias (TSV) packaging assembly, the camera breaches 1 mm diameter threshold, lowers cost and enables a variety of medical procedures. Medigus targets fast growing market for disposable endoscopy…

3 мая, 15:00 • Источник

Module Features Advanced GPS Jammer Detection and Report System 112
GlobalTop Technology Inc. today expands the u5 family series with the introduction of the Gmm-u5j, a unique standalone GPS module featuring Anti-J.A.C.K.™, or Anti-Jamming Assessment Command Feedback, for critical asset protection and security.

3 мая, 15:00 • Источник

RFM Launches Tiny ZigBee Pro Module 129
RF Monolithics, Inc. today introduced the ZPM3570 2.4 GHz ZigBee Pro module at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) 2011 in Silicon Valley (booth #1043). Its small size, 1MB data logging flash memory, and ZigBee Smart Energy and Home Automation Profiles…

3 мая, 14:00 • Источник

IC Combines Downconverter and Synthesizer for Next-gen Basestations 87
STMicroelectronics has announced an integrated device targeting next-generation mobile network basestations. The STW82100B Series will also target RF instrumentation and general wireless-infrastructure applications. The ICs integrate

3 мая, 14:00 • Источник

Dual Output POL Regulator is Positioned as Alternative to LDOs 46
Semtech’s SC197 is a 500 mA, dual-output, point-of-load (POL) regulator, combining two PWM DC-DC regulators in a 2 mm x 3 mm x 0.6 mm package with an overall footprint of 80 mm2. According to the company, the small size and footprint

3 мая, 14:00 • Источник

16-bit Low Power MCUs Feature Capacitive Sensing That Works in Sleep 101
Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has expanded its low pin-count 16-bit eXtreme Low Power PIC MCUs by adding an on-chip 12-bit ADC, EEPROM, intelligent mTouch capacitive sensing, and the capability to

3 мая, 13:00 • Источник

Digital Zero-Power AC-DC PWM IC Targets Offline Chargers, Adapters 70
iWatt announced the iW1700 Zero Power AC/DC Digital PWM Controller. The controller is designed to enable low-cost, energy-efficient 120V/230VAC offline adapters and chargers (up to 5 W) which consume

3 мая, 13:00 • Источник

Power Switch Device Technology Addresses Energy Star Requirements 99
Fairchild Semiconductor developed the FSL1x6 Series of green-mode Fairchild Power Switch (FPS) devices. These integrated PWM controllers include proprietary green-mode functions that

3 мая, 13:00 • Источник

LNAs Feature Bypass and Shutdown Functionality 87
Avago Technologies announced four low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) to extend the RF performance and diversity of LNA portfolio. The modules feature high linearity that improves an application’s ability to

3 мая, 13:00 • Источник

Microfluidic chip for quick on-site diagnosis of infectious diseases 170
The control of infectious diseases such as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza hinges on handy analytical tools that can rapidly and accurately identify infected patients at the doctor's office or at an airport.

3 мая, 09:00 • Источник

New method to improve the electrical conductivity of polymeric composites 152
Polymeric composites consist of two or more materials and are used for example to shield off electrostatics in airplanes.

3 мая, 09:00 • Источник

Intel's 'most significant announcement': Are we talking tick, or tock? 84
Intel may be poised to announce its 22nm & Ivy Bridge& Core processors on May 4, with improved, DirectX 11-capable graphics. Meanwhile, model numbers and power consumption details for the chipmaker's upcoming, 32nm & Cedar Trail& Atoms have been leaked…

3 мая, 05:00 • Источник

XLP 16-bit Energy Harvesting RF Demo Code 81

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

New rules don't stop newspaper circulation fall 105
Circulation fell at most of the largest U.S. newspapers compared with a year ago, despite new rules that give publishers more flexibility to boost their totals.The figures released Tuesday, for the six months ending in March, mark the first time that…

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Low-power MCUs have FRAM NV memory 37
The MSP430FR57xx series of MCUs is said to be the first to include FRAM nonvolatile memory, which is nearly . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Dimmable LED driver suits damp locations 37
The LF1048 series ac/dc constant current or constant voltage dimmable LED driver supply is potted and suitable for dry . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

NVIDIA's Tegra 2 Benefits Mobile Users 46
Before the iPad was released, a colleague of mine quipped that it was going to be nothing more than . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Getting it right for USB 3.0 circuit protection requirements 29
The market of USB-enabled devices is currently about three billion units a year. In 2010 the number of devices . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Multifunction instrument fits in user’s pocket 34
The USBee RX Test Pod combines the functions of a dual-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope, logic analyzer, digital signal generator, frequency . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Capacitor failure causes havoc for Sydney railway 44
Australia’s Electronics News (www.electronicsnews.com.au) recently reported that capacitor failure was partially to blame for the major railway system delays . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Avnet Embedded offers storage and server solutions through Build OEM Better program 27
Avnet Embedded Americas, part of Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc (NYSE: AVT), introduces Build OEM . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Sensors allow 360 31
Endevco model 7251A series piezoelectric accelerometers are lightweight (10.5 grams) and hermetically sealed, with a centrally located thru-bolt mounting . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Sensors allow 360° cable, connect orienting 25
Endevco model 7251A series piezoelectric accelerometers are lightweight (10.5 grams) and hermetically sealed, with a centrally located through-bolt mounting . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Seagate to Control 40 Percent of Hard Drive Market With Samsung Acquisition 26
El Segundo, Calif., May 3, 2011— Seagate Technology LLC’s recent buyout of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s hard disk drive . . .

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

MAX8982A, MAX8982P, MAX8982X: Power-Management ICs for ICERA E400 Platform 28
The MAX8982A/MAX8982P/MAX8982X are complete power-management ICs for the latest LTE/WCDMA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE data card based on the new ICERA platform (E400). The MAX8982A operates from a 4.1V to 5.5V supply and contains four efficient step-down converters,…

3 мая, 04:00 • Источник

Windows Thin PC Release Candidate turns old PCs into thin clients 87
Microsoft released a RC (Release Candidate) version of software designed to turn legacy PCs into thin clients. Windows Thin PC is a locked-down version of Windows 7 that includes RemoteFX enhancements to its RDP (remote desktop protocol) client as well…

3 мая, 03:00 • Источник

PXA370 reference platform gains industrial-focused Android BSP 84

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

How are Homeowners and Businesses Paying for Solar Energy Systems? 88
Editor's Note: This entry has been cross-posted from DOE's Energy Blog.

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

Cities Across France Using Echelon based Smart Street Lighting Systems 131
Echelon Corp. announced that its energy control technology for smart, networked street lighting systems is continuing to experience rapid adoption. Similar to its success in China, the market in Europe, and in particular France,...

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

EPRI Paper Provides Analysis of Energy Storage Applications and Technology Options 158
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has published a comprehensive analysis of energy storage applications and technology options that also assesses the potential benefits and markets for energy storage in the United States. The analysis...

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

Monolithic Power Systems Announces First Quarter Financial Results 135
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Net revenues were $44.5 million, a decrease from $47.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $50.3 million in...

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

HP promotes de Talhou 85
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that it has named Yves de Talhou

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

Digital sign uses Atom-powered SBC 87
Avalue announced a 42-inch digital sign built around an Intel Atom-based, dual-core SBC (single board computer). The MPC-42WS has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a 4,000:1 contrast ratio, a 450-nit brightness rating, gigabit Ethernet, plus both…

3 мая, 02:00 • Источник

Graphics Display Designer v2.0.1.10_a.zip 86

3 мая, 01:00 • Источник

Salesforce.com buys social media tracker Radian6 149
Business software company Salesforce.com Inc. said Monday it has completed its acquisition of social media tracking company Radian6.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Radian6's technology captures conversations on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn…

3 мая, 01:00 • Источник

Sandia's mini supercomputer runs Linux on 196 Gumstix ARM modules 78

3 мая, 01:00 • Источник

Adeneo promotes Windows Embedded Compact 7 support for TI OMAP4 98
Adeneo announced Windows Embedded Compact 7 support for Texas Instruments' OMAP4 processors, the faster of which was recently renamed by the chipmaker. Running at 1GHz and 1.5GHz respectively, the OMAP4430 and OMAP4460 include support for 1080p video…

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

Power Integrations Reports First-Quarter Financial Results 81
Power Integrations today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Net revenues for the quarter were $76.8 million, up seven percent compared with the first quarter of 2010, and up five percent compared with the fourth quarter of…

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

Functional safety poses challenges for semiconductor design 85
The ability to integrate multiple system-level functions into a single component has spurred work to apply functional safety techniques at the semiconductor subcomponent level.

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

Strategies for securing the smart grid 81
Every embedded system on a possible cyber attack path, from the smart appliance to the smart meter to the network concentrators, must be a secure smart grid embedded system.

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

Detroit's exodus will continue without a revival 145
For over a month, Detroit has been reeling from new census numbers that showed the city lost more population in the last 10 years than anyone realized — 230,000 or about 25 percent. City officials are trying to get the estimate increased, arguing that…

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

Sony takes down game site amid security concerns 157
Sony says it has taken down its online PC gaming service due to a problem it found while investigating the security breach at its PlayStation service last month.Sony Corp. said Monday on the Sony Online Entertainment website that it has temporarily…

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

NXP Announces the World’s Highest Performance RF Digital-to-Analog Converter 29
Significant circuit innovations enable linearity performance breakthroughs

3 мая, 00:00 • Источник

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3 мая, Вторник

MurataPS дополняет серию Okami компактным DC/DC малой мощности 146
MurataPS дополнила серию OKL преобразователем с выходным током до 1А

3 мая, 12:00 • Источник

Схемотехника компактных люминисцентных ламп 258
Вступление Как известно, в нашей стране решено повсеместно переходить на экономичные источники света, такие, как компактные люминисцентные лампы или КЛЛ. КЛЛ имеют некоторые преимущества по стравнению с обычными лампами накаливания (ЛН), низкое…

3 мая, 12:00 • Источник

MQX 3.7 – Real-Time OS с поддержкой контроллеров Kinetis 158
Компания Freescale выпустила новую версию операционной системы MQX

3 мая, 10:00 • Источник

Компания FTDI выпустила обновление к среде разработки "Vinculum II Toolchain" 1.4.0. 102
Компания FTDI выпустила обновление к среде разработки "Vinculum II Toolchain" 1.4.0. Скачать обновление можно по данной ссылке . Из ключевых особенностей нового обновления стоит выделить функцию копирования файлов, что существенно упрощает реализацию…

3 мая, 05:00 • Источник

Отладочная плата ME-EASYARM V6 на базе хорошо известного разработчикам LPC2148 182
ME-EASYARM V6 – отладочная плата на базе модуля ME-mikroBoard for ARM с установленным микроконтроллером LPC2148. На модуле имеется serial Flash, слот для карт памяти microSD и разъем miniUSB. Все выводы микроконтроллера доступны на разъемах IDC10.…

3 мая, 01:00 • Источник

29 апреля, Пятница

Источники питания TDK-LAMBDA – хиты по специальным ценам! 172
В период с 3 мая по 3 августа 2011 года КОМПЭЛ проводит акцию по снижению цен на самые популярные серии источников питания DSP и DPP от компании TDK-Lambda. Перечень участвующих в акции источников питания представлен в списках ниже. Предложение…

29 апреля, 15:00 • Источник

Промышленные SSD-накопители InnoDisk серии EverGreen Plus — 6 лет гарантии! 170
Компания InnoDisk подготовила к выпуску новую серию промышленных накопителей серии EverGreen Plus.

29 апреля, 15:00 • Источник

STM Studio – еще больше возможностей для отладки STM8 и STM32 348
Компания STMicroelectronics, один из мировых лидеров на рынке полупроводниковых компонентов опубликовала на своём сайте новое бесплатное программное обеспечение STM Studio для более детального анализа и отладки программ микроконтроллеров STM32 и STM8.…

29 апреля, 12:00 • Источник

NCP4589 – 300мА LDO-регулятор с автоматическим энергосбережением 213
NCP4589 – это новый КМОП LDO регулятор на 300мА от ON Semiconductor. NCP4589 переключается в режим низкого потребления при малой токовой нагрузке и автоматически переключается обратно в «быстрый» режим, как только нагрузка на выходе превышает 3мА.…

29 апреля, 12:00 • Источник

Семинар современные решения от Clare для силовой электроники, светодиодного освещения и телекоммуникаций 128
Отчёт о семинаре "Современные решения от Clare для силовой электроники, светодиодного освещения и телекоммуникаций"

29 апреля, 12:00 • Источник

CPC7514Z - модуль из 4 высоковольтных ключей с изолированным интеллектуальным управлениением 111
4 канала, 320В, TTL/CMOS-управление, защита от перегрева и превышения тока, компактный корпус

29 апреля, 12:00 • Источник

Корпорация Atmel упростила систему заказа дочерних плат для отладочных наборов STK600 110
Корпорация Atmel упростила систему заказа дочерних плат для отладочных наборов STK600. Теперь переходные платы и платы с ZIF-панелькой можно заказывать отдельно для каждого микроконтроллера AVR или AVR32. Комплекты из набора переходных плат и плат с…

29 апреля, 05:00 • Источник

Корпорация Atmel выпустила новые версии последовательных EEPROM AT24C16C 108
Корпорация Atmel выпустила новые версии последовательных EEPROM AT24C16C. Новые версии микросхем AT24C16C (1.7В-5.5В) заменят AT24C16B (1.8В-5.5В) . Заказы на старые версии принимаются до 31.08.11. Дата последней отгрузки - 28.02.12.

29 апреля, 05:00 • Источник

Микропотребляющие, малогабаритные операционные усилители MCP6401 помогают продлить срок службы батарейных приборов 180
MCP6401 – операционный усилитель общего назначения, особенностями которого являются ток потребления 45 мкА и полоса пропускания 1 МГц (GBWP).

29 апреля, 01:00 • Источник

28 апреля, Четверг

17 мая 2011г, г. Казань. Семинар Техцентра Сканти "Приборы учёта на элементной базе TI (MSP430+Chipcon+Zetty)". 145

28 апреля, 21:00 • Источник

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