An advanced power management system ensures reliability, and provides optimized sleep mode to preserve power and extend battery life. This is critical for remote industrial applications, a sector expected to reach 5.2 billion in by 2025. Gemalto digital security provider is expanding Industrial IoT connectivity with an IoT module to provide global connectivity on 12 LTE bands […]
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Sequencer ICs power up FPGAs
Intersil, a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the ISL70321SEH and ISL73321SEH quad power supply sequencers designed to drive point-of load (POL) regulators that power high-performance FPGAs and complex, multi-rail power systems. Highly scalable, up to four power supplies can be fully sequenced by a single device or multiple devices can be easily cascaded to […]
VDES module implements majority of processing in digital domain
CML Microcircuits today announced it has expanded its Maritime Communications product line with a new VDES module implemented using a bespoke Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution – VDES1000. The module incorporates state-of-the-art technology that digitizes the complete maritime band (156.025 – 162.025 MHz) with the majority of the processing being implemented in the digital domain. […]
Synopsys acquires security software firm
Synopsys, Inc. and Black Duck Software, Inc. have signed a definitive agreement for Synopsys to acquire privately held Black Duck, a leader in automated solutions for securing and managing open source software. The addition of Black Duck’s highly respected Software Composition Analysis solution will enhance Synopsys’ efforts in the software security market by broadening its […]
Rugged panel PC carries Baytrail Celeron CPU
The PCM8315 rugged panel PC features CPU Baytrail Celeron J1900 2.0Ghz with SoC integrated chipset and comes with standard mSATA SSD 64GB and memory with DDR3L 1066/1333MHz. It provides a wide range of power input from 18~36V DC with power consumption ~40W. Furthermore, PCM8315 also offers the option in 100~200V AC power input. Moreover, the […]
Lidar unit with 128 lasers claims to have best resolution, longest range, widest field of view
Velodyne Labs announced the VLS-128 Lidar unit with 128 laser beams designed to replace the HDL-64 LiDAR as the industry standard for high performance. High-resolution LiDAR is critical to navigate autonomous cars and provide vehicle safety. A Velodyne sensor provides real-time 3D images all around the vehicle, far into the distance, producing billions of data […]
Analog ASIC carries Gigabit-class data converters for 5G, high-speed apps
MegaChips Corporation announced a new 16nm FinFET analog ASIC with integrated Gigabit-class data converters designed to meet the cost and performance demands of 5G networks and other high-volume applications. This new analog ASIC breaks through the cost barriers for high-speed applications by integrating 6.8Gsps data converters into an advanced SOC. With this integration, system designers now […]
Entry-level sensing MCUs support customization of 25 functions
Texas Instruments is now offering low-cost, ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontrollers for sensing applications. Developers can now implement simple sensing solutions through a variety of integrated mixed-signal features in this family of MSP430 value line sensing MCUs, available for as low as US$0.25 in high volumes. Additions to the family include two new entry-level devices and a new TI LaunchPad […]
CMOS image sensor works well in both low and bright-light conditions
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new 1/4-inch, 1.0 Megapixel (Mp) (1280H x 800V) CMOS digital image sensor that captures clean, accurate images with no artifacts in both bright and low light conditions. Its high shutter efficiency and signal-to-noise ratio minimize ghosting and noise effects improving overall image quality. The 3.0 μm pixel AR0144 incorporates an innovative global shutter design that […]
Cloud platform lets Arduino programs run on Linux-based IoT devices
Arduino today announced the release of a rich set of new features for its Create Cloud platform aimed at expanding the number of Arduino supported platforms for the development of IoT applications. With this release, Arduino Create Cloud users can now program Linux boards as if they were regular Arduino boards. Multiple Arduino programs can […]
