AVX, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the LMIP Series SMD power inductors with a homogeneous pressed iron powder core construction. LMIP Series inductors exhibit low loss and reduced inductance drop due to applied current, enabling higher saturation cu
In this episode of PSDtv Silicon Labs talks about their wireless MCUs at embedded world 2014. WIreless MCUs are at the heart of the latest cloud-enabled devices in the Internet of Things. Silicon Labs leverages mixed-signal IC design in standard CMOS to eliminate as many discretes as possible and use fewer
In this episode of PSDtv Analog Devices demonstrated their low-power digital isolators at embedded world 2014 for Power Systems Design, emphasizing how low by running their demonstration with a potato. Based on ADI's proprietary iCoupler technology, the ADuM144x can be powered by as little as 1 μW of power, delive
In this episode of PSDtv Wurth Electronics describes their wireless transmission and energy harvesting at APEC 2014 for Power Systems Design. Their "Energy Harvesting Solution To Go" Kit provides a very easy access to energy harvesting technologies which helps developers to apply them in f
Wolfson Microelectronics and Audyssey Laboratories have announced a strategic partnership to greatly improve audio capture on mobile devices. Wolfson is the first partner to bring Audyssey’s AudioFrame™ advanced audio recording technology to market with its low-power Audio Hub product portfolio.
With AudioFram
Infineon Technologies introduced a new series of LTE Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA) and Quad LNA banks specially designed to enhance the data rate in smartphones. LTE (also 4G) is the latest standard for wireless communication and allows for data rates up to 300 Mbit/s – compared to 56 Mbit/s in the latest UMTS (3G)
A consortium of partners will launch the world's first flexible timer based on printed electronics at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event in Berlin, April 1-2. The device consists of an electronic logic circuit implemented with thin film metal oxide transistors, powered by a printed battery, and integrated ont
In this episode of PSDtv Christian Gruber of Maxim Integrated describes their latest high-efficiency 60V synchronous step-down converters and their low-power component families that go as low as 20mA at the 2014 embedded world conference for Power Systems Design.
Maxim Integrated
Power Integrations, a leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, announced their latest reference design for an 8 W, universal-input auxiliary power supply that achieves "zero" standby power consumption for appliance applications. Based on a member of Power Integrations’ Li
NXP Semiconductors introduced the GreenChip™ TEA1836 and TEA1892 platform that enables the design of ultra-small 45W adapters and power supplies for notebooks, ultra-light notebooks, set top boxes and other devices. With tight integration and limited number of external components, a smaller, lighter, and highly ef
SiTime, an analog semiconductor company that is challenging the timing market, announced that all of SiTime’s MEMS oscillators and clock generators will be covered by a lifetime warranty. SiTime’s unique warranty offers customers greater assurance by guaranteeing that all timing components from SiTime will be
In this episode of PSDtv Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) describes their latest wireless power transmission solution for Power Systems Design at APEC 2014. The GaN-based circuit drives several LED lights in a demonstration of its flexibility and power transfer.
EPC
ams, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, introduced an example design for lithium pedelec/e-bike batteries which implements accurate cell monitoring and balancing without the need for a microcontroller in the Battery Management System (BMS).
Battery pack and pedelec manufacturers which use
The CUBESTORMER 3 robot which uses ARM® processor technology has smashed the Guinness World Record™ title for solving a Rubik’s® Cube, recording a time of 3.253 seconds at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, UK. It is the fastest-ever time set by a robot for the completion of a Rubik’s cube and the result of
DSP, a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions
for converged communications and Conexant Systems, an audio and
imaging innovation leader, announced a joint reference design for
a high-quality, low bit-rate and cost-effective video over DECT/ULE
solution.
DSP Group's DHX chipset family is a hig
In this video Microchip shows their 8-pin PIC12F1572 on an mTouch-enabled demo board using a Cree LED for Power Systems Design at embedded world 2014.
Microchip
In this episode of PSDtv Lattice Semiconductor demonstrates their RGB LED illumination solution for Power Systems Design at embedded world 2014. Their iCE40 16-WLCSP Evaluation Kit lets you work with the iCE40LP1K FPGA in the 16-WLCSP package. One key feature is the RGB LED control capability. With the evalu
Digi-Key, an industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, announced a global distribution agreement with Nordic Semiconductor, a leading provider of ARM-based Bluetooth Low Energy solutions.
Nordic Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in ultra-low power (UL
Allied Electronics, a trading brand of Electrocomponents,
announced that the company will sponsor EE Times Gadget Smackdown
at this year's EE Live! 2014 conference to be held March 31 to April 3
in San Jose, California.
"The concept behind Gadget Freak Smackdown represents exactly what we
stan
AVX, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has become a member of the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF I/UCRC) for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-
Newark element14 and Atmel announced the launch of Atmel’s SAMA5D3 Xplained evaluation kit, a low-cost fast prototyping and evaluation platform for microprocessor-based design.
The board, which is based on Atmel’s SAMA5D3 ARM® Cortex®-A5 processor-based MPU, comes with a rich set of ready-to-use connectiv
In this episode of PSDtv Steve Grady from Cymbet talks about the company's latest devices based on their chipscale battery technology at embedded world 2014 for Power Systems Design. Cymbet recently claimed the world’s first all solid-state device combining a Real Time Clock with their EnerChip™ solid state
Atmel, a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, released a family of solutions targeting the Internet of Things. The SmartConnect family combines Atmel’s ultra-low power MCUs with its wireless solutions and complementary software into a single package, allowing designers to easily ad
At the recent 2014 Embedded World Exhibition and Conference in Nuremberg, Germany, Maxim Integrated Products demonstrated the novel advantages of highly-integrated analog solutions. Maxim's interactive demo kiosks exhibited embedded solutions for energy management, power management, and the signal-chain with hig
Toshiba Electronics has launched a low-power Bluetooth® IC that supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communications. The TC35667FTG, will find application in various wearable and healthcare-orientated smart devices, sensors, as well as smartphone accessories, remote controllers and toys.
The number of Blueto
Wind River, a leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, announced that it has reinvented the real-time operating system (RTOS) to address the market opportunities created by the Internet of Things (IoT). The latest release of VxWorks® will further reinforce the company’s leadership in
