Archive : November 2014 год

Spansion has licensed ARM's Cortex-M7 processor for its new range of next generation MCUs and system solutions."The new ARM Cortex-M7 processor will deliver advanced intelligence and energy efficiency for embedded applications," said Dhiraj Handa, senior vice president and general manager of Spansion's multi-market microcontro...

Tektronix has introduced a physical layer transmitter characterisation and debug solution for the MIPI M-PHY v3.1 specification.The MSO/DPO70000DX oscilloscopes and P7600 TriMode probes include support for MIPI M-PHY High Speed Gears 1, 2 and 3, PWM Mode (G0-G7), and SYS Mode. They are claimed to offer the lowest noise performance in t...

Texas Instruments' new data converter and digital isolation families are designed to enable leading reinforced isolation ratings and precision performance for high voltage applications.The ISO7842 series of high immunity reinforced isolators can withstand an isolation barrier with a working breakdown voltage of 1,500Vrms for a minimum lifet...

UK manufacturer Plessey has developed a large LED die based on its GaN-on-Silicon technology.Produced as a technology demonstrator, the die benefits from three core features: low thermal resistance, a single surface, emitter die design and 6in wafer processing. In addition, it utilises Plessey's vertical design structure, which has...

A next generation, wireless electroencephalography (EEG) headset has been unveiled by imec and Holst Centre.The device combines dry electrodes with integrated skin-to-electrode impedance monitoring to provide information about the contact quality throughout the entire EEG recording. Signal processing is integrated to cancel out motion artefacts...

Visitors to the Tektronix stand at electronica will be able to get hands on with the world's first six-in-one oscilloscope.By combining six functions into the MDO3000, the company says it has integrated most of a designer's workbench needs into one instrument. Its research found that more than 25% of oscilloscope users also use...

The newly formed Architects of Modern Power (AMP) consortium – established by CUI, Ericsson Power Modules and Murata Power Solutions to address and define the future of intelligent, distributed, digital power ecosystems – has announced its first set of standards.The four standards, revealed at electronica in Munich, cover digital po...

Manufacturers integrating wireless modules into their products may be at risk of selling non-compliant goods, product compliance firm TÜV SÜD has warned.The company says it is seeing a significant growth in the number of non-compliant products entering its laboratories due to the rising trend for wireless modules being added into prod...

Technology entrepreneur Hermann Hauser has called for a long term expansion of the Catapult network he helped to establish four years ago.In a follow-up review to his original 2010 report, Hauser called on the government to create one or two new elite technology and innovation centres each year, which would lead to 20 by 2020 and 30 by 2030, an...

Non-profit development board community GizmoSphere has announced the availability of the Gizmo 2 DIY platform.With 85Gflops performance, the open source platform is said to combine the power of a high performance computer with the I/O capabilities of a microcontroller. Drawing only 9W, it features an easy to customise, open hardware de...