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USB Type-C charger with power delivery support incorporates flexible port controller

Lattice Semiconductor has announced that its flexible USB Type-C port controller, the LIF-UC device, is now integrated into Salcomp’s SPEEDY power adapter. Salcomp will continue to use Lattice’s upgradable port controller for future USB Typ

Lattice | 06-01-2016

Expanded range of application processors targets wearable devices and IoT

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its portfolio of ApP Lite application processors for wearable devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). The TZ1201XBG is the latest addition to the TZ1000 series, and is based on a high-performance 3

Toshiba | 06-01-2016

Power-management chipset enables adaptive fast charging

Dialog Semiconductor has announced that one of its advanced power management chipsets is at the heart of Samsung's latest Adaptive Fast Charging (AFC) AC/DC wall adapter. The custom chipset incorporates Samsung's proprietary AFC technology.

Dialog Semiconductor | 03-12-2015

Speech-enhancement software optimized for HiFi audio / voice DSPs

Cadence Design Systems and Accusonus have announced that the Accusonus Focus-MDR and Focus-DNR speech enhancement software has been optimized for Cadence Tensilica HiFi audio / voice digital signal processors (DSPs). Accusonus was able to a

Cadence | 01-12-2015

Avionics test rig readily created from customer’s original design drawings

Verotec’s manufacturing, design, modification and customisation capability enabled a 12U (533.4mm) 19-inch application-specific avionics test rig to be created from the customer’s original design drawings in a short timescale through a comb

Verotec | 25-11-2015

Specific solutions for cross-plant condition monitoring and spectrum analysis

Iba AG has extended its portfolio for condition monitoring systems. For monitoring process vibrations, the PC supported measurement data acquisition and analysis specialist now offers the well-established ibaInSpectra product range. In comp

Iba AG | 19-11-2015

FPGAs accelerate servers at Texas Advanced Computing Center

Programmable logic technology from Altera is now in place inside a new, advanced server cluster at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University Texas at Austin, which seeks to help researchers and academia to run complex alg

Altera | 16-11-2015

Platform enables secure cloud access for IoT applications

Atmel has announced it is collaborating with leading social communication platform WeChat, on its IoT Platform with the Atmel SMART SAM W25 module integrating a secure ATECC508 CryptoAuthentication, for cloud access targeting next-generatio

Atmel | 16-11-2015

Draw wire sensors satisfy needs of lifting-bridge application

Hunger Hydraulic UK Ltd, a part of the international Hunger Hydraulic system consultancy and solutions group, has recently supplied four 4.25 metre stroke telescopic hydraulic cylinders to main contractor John Sisk, to lift a new 80-metre p

Variohm | 12-11-2015

ARM Cortex M7-based MCU and TinyAVR power GPS fitness watches

Atmel has announced that the TomTom Spark GPS fitness watch includes the Atmel SMART ARM Cortex M7-based MCU and the Tiny AVR44A MCU. TomTom Spark also uses Atmel’s QTouch library software to control the touch interface in the 8-bit Ti

Atmel | 09-11-2015

Blackfin processors power Siemens smart meters

Siemens Automated Metering and Information System (AMIS) with CX1 powerline communication meters are powered by Analog Devices Blackfin processors. They deliver an optimal balance between performance, peripheral integration and price, and a

Analog Devices | 05-11-2015

Advanced system development platform for the network edge

Lattice Semiconductor has announced availability of a new ECP5-based development platform to accelerate system design of communications and industrial applications at the network edge, including HetNet small cells, industrial IoT gateways,

Lattice | 03-11-2015

Low-power MCU enables added functionality in next-generation wearable monitor

Ambiq Micro, the leader in ultra-low power solutions, today announced Misfit, Inc. has selected the Apollo microcontroller (MCU) as the ‘brain’ in the Misfit Shine 2 Fitness and Sleep Monitor. Announced just last week, the next-generatio

Ambiq Micro | 29-10-2015

USB Type-C solution chosen for Meizu's new PRO 5 smartphone

Fairchild has announced that its FUSB302, from the industry’s first family of programmable USB Type-C controllers with power delivery (PD), is a key component of the new PRO 5 smartphone from Meizu, a major Chinese smartphone manufacturer.

Fairchild | 29-10-2015

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