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2015-05 Power ams

[mag 30 2015] Ams, a leading provider of high-performance analog ics and sensors, has introduced a new 1A synchronous buck converter that operates over an ultra-wide input voltage range with high efficiency and low static current to meet the design needs of single-unit lithium battery devices. The new AS1382 step-down converter can operate in the ultra-wide input voltage range from 2.7V to 5.5V, the output vol ...

2015-05 Power HDP Power

[mag 30 2015] HID Global announced the launch of ActivID Tap Authentication platform, which provides secure and convenient multi-factor authentication for cloud applications and web services. HID Global's new ActivID Tap authentication solution for Microsoft allows users to easily log in to Office365 and other cloud applications and web services by clicking on laptops, tablets, phones and other NFC devices wit ...

2015-05 Optoelectronics NXP

[mag 29 2015] NXP Semiconductors introduces a new portfolio of multi-channel LED driver ics for automotive lighting. The new multi-channel LED driver IC portfolio addresses the industry's growing need for a single, flexible and scalable platform architecture that enables new and existing full-range LED lighting capabilities for vehicle headlights and taillights. These features range from simple external LED li ...

2015-05 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[mag 29 2015] Cypress Semiconductor Corporation announced that its 4Mb asynchronous SRAM with error correction code (ECC) is being sampled. The on-chip ECC capabilities of these new SRams provide the highest level of data reliability without the need for additional error correction chips, simplifying design and reducing board size. The device ensures data reliability in industrial, military, communications, da ...

2015-05 Power Broadcom

[mag 28 2015] Broadcom has announced the next generation of new additions to its StrataDNX (" Dune ") switching system-on-chip (SoC) family. Today, these new SOCs are widely recognized and adopted by the world's top equipment manufacturers, providing a complete solution for service provider networks ranging from dense and compact switching and routing platforms to large-scale multi-rack routers. Broadcom's new ...

2015-05 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[mag 28 2015] STMicroelectronics' new Industrial-Plus serial EEPROM memory with operating temperatures up to 105°C is the most comprehensive EEPROM memory on the market for storage capacity, bus interface and chip package selection. Gives designers more flexibility to update system data parameters without having to modify the printed circuit board design. The 34 new products belong to the M24(I2C) and M95(SPI) ...

2015-05 Semiconductors NXP

[mag 27 2015] NXP Semiconductors announced the launch of its latest UCODE product, UCODE DNA, the world's first UHF (ultra-high frequency) RAIN RFID tag IC that combines remote reading performance with cryptogenic verification. With this new tag IC, developers don't have to choose between contactless performance and application security needs, UCODE DNA allows them to do both in a single RAIN RFID tag IC. This ...

2015-05 Power Pervasive Displays

[mag 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

[mag 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

[mag 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 Sensors PulseR

[mag 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 Xilinx

[mag 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 ...