ON Semiconductor has utilized its strength and depth in a broad range of semiconductor disciplines – including analog, power management, sensor interface and signal conditioning – to introduce a comprehensive development resource for the wearable electronics sector. The new Wearable Development Kit (WDK1.0) combines a wide array of highly optimized components, with the objective of […]
Consumer Electronics
Bluetooth software aids development of Apple HomeKit-enabled accessories
Silicon Labs has introduced a Bluetooth software solution that enables developers to efficiently create Apple HomeKit-enabled accessories. Silicon Labs’ Bluetooth solution with HomeKit support is pre-tested by Apple. This gives developers time-to-market benefits, eases engineering effort and helps end-product vendors minimize risks when getting their HomeKit-enabled accessories to market. Available as a library with clean, easy-to-use […]
Thread 1.1-Conforming Software for wireless SoCs and modules
Silicon Labs has announced the release of a conforming Thread mesh networking stack that has successfully passed testing based on the Thread 1.1 technical specification. Developers using the new Thread 1.1-conforming stack running on Silicon Labs’ wireless SoCs and wireless modules can submit their Thread-enabled products for conformance testing using Thread test resources to ensure conformance […]
BLE SiP module facilitates compact IoT designs
Silicon Labs has introduced the industry’s smallest Bluetooth® low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in performance. Available in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm package, the BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module enables developers to miniaturize IoT designs by minimizing the PCB […]
Serial peripheral interface isolators facilitate fast data conversion
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM2893 and LTM2895, SPI (serial peripheral interface) µModule® isolators, optimized for Linear Technology’s extensive family of high performance data converters. The LTM2893 and LTM2895 support SPI clock speeds up to 100MHz, more than doubling the effective 40MHz limit of existing digital isolators and enabling the use of higher resolution and […]
Sealed enclosures for Mini-ITX and PCIe circuit card assemblies target airborne applications
Atrenne Integrated Solutions, Inc. announced an extension to the Small Form Factor (SFF) 760 Series electronic packaging design which enables off-the-shelf Mini-ITX and PCIe commercial electronics CCA’s to be deployed in airborne applications that reach stratospheric altitudes, well above 50,000 feet. Commercial components are typically not designed to operate in reduced pressure environments. For example, standard aluminum […]
High-speed RS-485/RS-422 transmitters include ±15 kV ESD protection
Exar Corporation today announced a family of high-speed RS-485/RS-422 transmitters that combine low power, high performance, small packaging and high ±15kV ESD protection. This family is best suited for industrial applications such as multi-drop clock distribution, telecom networking, robotic control, process automation and local area network applications. The XR33193, XR33194 and XR33195 operate from a 3.3V supply and draw only […]
First demodulator IC to receive/retransmit satellite signals through cable systems for 4K/8K broadcasting
Socionext Inc., a leading provider of advanced SoC solutions for digital TV, has developed the world’s first demodulator IC that is compatible both with the Advanced Wide-Band Digital Satellite Broadcasting (ISDB-S3) and ITU-T Recommendation J.183 based channel bonding technology. The new SC1501A can receive both the direct signals from the satellites and the retransmission of […]
Teardown: Inside a cable modem
The device which brings cable TV and high-speed internet into homes has a simple design but sports a couple of tricky secrets. Lee Teschler Executive Editor If you’ve got broadband internet from a cable company, it comes into your house through a cable modem. Estimates are that some $8.6 billion-worth of cable modems will be […]
Low-power smart codec for mobile devices
The Cirrus Logic CS47L90 offers mobile device manufacturers the ability to provide new innovative voice features with audio technology that allows consumers to enjoy a high-fidelity listening experience from their mobile devices. “Always on” voice activation, noise reduction, active noise cancellation, echo cancellation and speaker protection features empower consumers with greater voice control over their […]
