Design Applications


Linear position sensors suit professional mountain bike set-up

As in all areas of elite sports, teams and competitors go to great lengths to ensure their equipment set-up is optimised for the best possible performance levels. This is certainly the case for Loic Bruni, the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & T

Variohm | 25-04-2016

: New harsh-environment IP67 push-button switch

A new push-button switch designed for ruggedized industrial applications requiring waterproofing, the DPY 1 CB has been introduced by Knitter-switch. The 14mm diameter switch has a stainless steel actuator and gold-plated contacts.

Knitter Switch | 25-04-2016

New 100 Gigabit Ethernet analyzer chosen to manage growth in traffic volumes

Anritsu has announced that Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) has selected the new MT1100A 100G/OTU4 Network Master Flex analyzer. This increases the test and measuring investment that AMS-IX has made with Anritsu following on from the

Anritsu | 21-04-2016

IoT board GPS/GNSS positioning technology supports host of applications

A U-blox GPS/GNSS receiver module, the EVA-7M, has been embedded into SODAQ's tiny IoT development board LoRaONE by, now running a campaign on Kickstarter. The product is a 32-bit Arduino compatible board equipped with low-power WAN connect

U-Blox | 20-04-2016

Effective timing design essential to development of ADAS / EU2

Luxoft Holding has announced its new Symtavision subsidiary offers development services for the growing area of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for the automotive industry with software tools and services for real-time system desi

Symtavision | 13-04-2016

High-Isolation switches developed for Internet of Things applications

Developed for IoT (Internet of Things) applications, RFMW now supplies Skyworks' high-isolation switches. The SKY13522-644LF SPDT, SKY13523-639LF SP3T and SKY13524-639LF SP4T support operation from 700 to 3000MHz. Designed using SOI p

RFMW | 08-04-2016

Third-generation of child-tracking watch uses GNSS positioning technology

Kids Guard 3S, a personal tracker in a tiny and colourful watch format, is designed to monitor the whereabouts of children. U-blox has announced that in collaboration with Qihoo 360 China, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules

U-Blox | 31-03-2016

High-performance SBC provides advanced 3D graphics and multimedia / HD video

Now available from Rutronik The A9r2 in PicolTX form factor is the upgraded version of the armStone A9 - its processor provides high-performance, advanced 3D graphics and multimedia as well as HD video. Offering high-end computer graphi

Rutronik | 22-03-2016

ATEX certified cellular module for gas metering in residential and industrial areas

Pietro Fiorentini S.p.a., a leading company producing components, systems and services for the regulation and metering of natural gas, has announced the launch of the RSE gas meter family, in collaboration with U-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global l

U-Blox | 17-03-2016

Self-powered wireless lighting control solution for the Internet of Things

Gooee, the IoT platform provider for lighting, has partnered with EnOcean, a world leader in energy-harvesting wireless technology, to integrate Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) based self-powered wall switch modules into the Bluetooth Smart Mesh

Gooee | 16-03-2016

Bluetooth Smart SoC provides connectivity for Misfit Shine 2 fitness tracker

Dialog Semiconductor has announced its latest design win in a consumer wearable device. The Misfit Shine 2 fitness and sleep monitor uses the Dialog DA14581 SmartBond Bluetooth Smart System-on-Chip (SoC) to connect to smartphones and other

Dialog Semiconductor | 14-03-2016

World’s lowest-power IC for single-wavelength 100Gbps transmission over SMF links

Socionext has launched the MB8AJ2060, a 100G per wavelength, fully-integrated transceiver based on Discrete-Multitone (DMT) modulation. With a power dissipation of less than 5W, this system-on-chip sets a new record for transmission of 100G

Socionext | 14-03-2016

Small flexible FPC antennas target 3G mobile data market

Antenova is targeting the fast increasing 3G mobile device market with two new flexible printed circuit (FPC) board antennas for 3G and MIMO. Both antennas operate at GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 and WCDMA2100 and will provide ful

Antenova M2M | 10-03-2016

High-speed power delivery systems boosted by isolated gate drivers

Silicon Labs has launched a family of isolated gate drivers that solves a critical need for cutting-edge power supply designs. Based on Silicon Labs' proven digital isolation technology, the new Si827x ISOdriver family offers the highest no

Silicon Labs | 01-03-2016

Articles