Valencell, the leading innovator in performance biometric data sensor technology, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced today the launch of a new, highly accurate and scalable development kit for biometric wearables that includes ST’s compact SensorTile turnkey multi-sensor module integrated with Valencell’s Benchmark™ biometric sensor […]
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Teardown: Inside a $50 smart phone,
the Blu R1 HD
The online retailer Amazon made headlines when it introduced a super-inexpensive smart phone from Blu Products in Miami called the R1 HD. The media splash arose because Amazon Prime members could get the phone for as little as $50 if they were willing to put up with seeing ads on the phone’s lock screen. With […]
RTOS to run on VPX computer boards
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today announced that it is collaborating with Green Hills Software to provide defense and aerospace system developers with COTS multicore solutions for critical and high-assurance systems based on NXP Semiconductors® Power Architecture® processors. Resulting from this effort, Green Hills Software’s field-proven INTEGRITY-178 tuMP™ safety- and security-critical multicore real-time operating system (RTOS) […]
Wireless Gigabit phased-array chipset handles 4.6 Gb/sec
Peraso Technologies Inc., a leader in Wireless Gigabit (WiGig®) chipsets, today announced the availability of its W120 WiGig phased array chipset for consumer electronics. The W120 builds on the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WiGigTM W110 Chipset, with support for high-bandwidth applications such as wireless routers, VR devices, and wireless displays. Key features of the Peraso W120 WiGig […]
FPGA motor controller gets resolver interface and Sinc3 filter
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced new enhancements to its field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based deterministic multi-axis motor control solution, with two new intellectual property (IP) offerings, a Resolver interface and a Sinc3 filter, both to support designs using resolver sensors. In addition, the company […]
Configurable 15-in. Panel PC includes integrated PCI/PCIe x 4 slot
Advantech’s IIoT Automation Group is pleased to announce the launch of the PPC-6151C, a 15” true-flat resistive touch TFT LCD display modular configurable panel PC with a 2.5” SATA HDD bay. The PPC-6151C can be equipped with or upgraded to after the fact, various certified mini-ITX motherboards and configured to specific application requirements. In addition […]
Controller handles 4K Ultra-HD monitors and display systems
Digital View today announced an integrated LCD 120Hz controller that reduces parts cost, assembly time, and space requirement in the manufacture of commercial and industrial 4K Ultra-HD monitors and display systems. Using one component part instead of three separate parts, the advanced LCD controller is ideal for the production of commercial monitors, digital signage and […]
SBC platform helps develop connected devices
Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com), a leading global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, today announced the immediate availability of the ConnectCore for i.MX6UL Development Kit. The kit is a complete, off-the-shelf Single Board Computer (SBC) designed specifically for rapid development, prototyping and productization of a secure gateway platform for […]
New 12.1-in. plastic LCD platform delivers large area flexible displays
FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialization of flexible organic electronics, has developed a 12.1” glass-free, conformable organic liquid crystal display (OLCD) marking an important milestone in the commercialization of large area flexible displays. The technology is compatible with existing LCD production lines, and is scalable to even larger area displays to meet the […]
Video ICs support high-def, 360-degree HD video Pan/Tilt/Zoom
THine Electronics, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange/JASDAQ: 6769), a semiconductor company focusing on high-speed serial interfaces, today announced an AEC-Q100 (Grade 2) compliant single-chip solution (THCV241-Q) that integrates the MIPI CSI-2 interface with THine’s well established V-by-One® HS product family. The new THCV241-Q is optimized for advanced camera requirements including: – High definition support (e.g., 1080p60, […]