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Better product enclosure fit with True 3D component shapes

Using True 3D, Zuken helps product designers meet the challenges of today’s ever-smaller and complex enclosures, with 3D clearance analysis using true component shapes. True 3D checks of multi-board designs can be carried out against all

Zuken Ltd | 15-09-2015

Palladium XP platform adopted for verification and validation of IoT SoC designs

Cadence Design Systems has announced that Altair Semiconductor adopted the Cadence Palladium XP platform for the verification and validation of its Internet of Things (IoT) system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Using the Palladium XP platform, Alta

Cadence | 03-09-2015

Industry-leading space products support Pluto space exploration mission

Microsemi has announced its industry-leading space solutions are onboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft supporting its successful exploration mission to Pluto. The high-reliability Microsemi products on the spacecraft include power supplies

MicroSemi | 03-09-2015

Rapid-charge technology adopted for first USB Type-C smartphone charging adapter

Dialog Semiconductor has announced that Le Mobile & Information Technology (Beijing) Co’s recently launched smartphones, the Le Max and Le 1 Pro, ship with power adapters that contain Dialog’s iW1780 / +iW626 Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 adapt

Dialog Semiconductor | 01-09-2015

Signaling migration from 2G to the latest 3G and LTE cellular technologies

Romteck Australia, a leading provider of remote monitoring systems and services catering to fire services, airports, defence organizations and mining companies Australia-wide, has collaborated with U-blox to upgrade its product portfolio. O

U-Blox | 21-08-2015

Snap switches designed to deliver superior performance and reliability

C&K Components has used its TF Series miniature snap-action switches to develop a custom switch module that provides critical contact position indication for a leading manufacturer of air-type circuit breakers. Featuring a high current

C&K Components | 20-08-2015

Full space qualification awarded to harsh-environment MLCCs

AVX has announced that, Following several years of extensive testing, AVX has announced its space-level X7R base metal electrode (BME) MLCCs have achieved the European Space Association's (ESA's) Qualified Parts List (QPL) status under the

AVX | 13-08-2015

Water-repellent monolithic ceramic capacitor suppresses ion migration

Electronic devices are becoming ever more compact and densely packed with components, with this comes an increase in the possibility of malfunctions influencing circuit operation due to ion migration. In response, Murata has developed a wa

Murata | 05-08-2015

Chipset supporting fast charger protocol enhanced by SmartDefender technology

Dialog Semiconductor has announced that Huawei’s new Honor 7 smartphones use Dialog’s iW630+iW1780+iW671 Rapid Charge adapter chipset to enable Huawei’s Fast Charger Protocol (FCP). FCP is a proprietary protocol from Huawei, designed to cha

Dialog Semiconductor | 04-08-2015

High IGT transformer for controlling MOSFETs in automotive DC-DC power CVs

Embedded AC/DC and DC-DC converters represent a growing technology in the automotive marketplace. For EV and HEV cars that become to be produced at huge volumes, both onboard battery chargers and 14V power supplies are required to ensure th

Premo | 03-08-2015

RapidIO solutions enable latest generation of wireless base stations

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has announced that its RapidIO Gen2 products have been adopted by Fujitsu for its latest generation of wireless base stations. The systems are being deployed in production today in support of Cloud Radio

IDT | 31-07-2015

Deserializer integrates four surround-view camera streams in automotive applications

The MAX9286 quad deserializer from Maxim Integrated Products enables the design of surround-view systems for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) with fewer components and faster time to market. Just one MAX9286 gigabit multimedia seri

Maxim | 29-07-2015

Only BME capacitors approved for use in US space applications

AVX has announced that, after several years of extensive testing, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has approved its space-level X7R base metal electrode (BME) multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for use in aerospac

AVX | 23-07-2015

Ginetta Cars upgrade dynamometer rig with Variohm EGT sensors

Variohm has worked with Ginetta Cars for a number of years, supplying sensors to monitor pressure and temperature for a variety of applications on engine development projects as well as being fully utilised as part of engine control unit

Variohm | 20-07-2015

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