IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), a manufacturer of power semiconductors and ICs for energy efficiency, power management, medical, transportation and consumer applications, announced the release of a reference design that makes use of Zilog’s 8-bit Z8F3281 microcontroller – Digital Inrush Current Controller. With efficiency as high as 99.5 percent and the input operating voltages ranging from […]
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Fixed point magnetic linear Hall effect sensor meets demands of harsh environment with guaranteed performance specifications
Melexis extends its portfolio of robust factory-programmed Hall effect sensors for use in automotive, industrial and other harsh environments with the introduction of a new device at a very cost effective price point. The MLX90290 is a monolithically integrated magnetic sensor IC, with amplifier, analog output and internal compensation circuits all incorporated. It converts magnetic […]
Low-power Microcomputers target touchscreen apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, is expanding the use of touch panel displays in healthcare, building automation and home appliance applications with the new RX113 Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). Part of the RX100 Series, the new MCUs offer a single-chip solution with unique touch sensor IP and leading-edge low-power […]
First ARM Cortex-A9 mbed microprocessor board
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is simplifying embedded design for engineers and developers in the Maker space and working on emerging applications via the recently-launched ARM mbed IoT Device platform. Leveraging its RZ/A1 microprocessor, Renesas has developed the world’s first ARM Cortex-A9 processor-based mbed microprocessor board, which will enable quicker […]
Dev. kit for 2D, 3D gestures
Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP), a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced the expansion of its Human Interface Input Sensing Solutions portfolio with the introduction of the 3DTouchPad, a PC peripheral and world’s first development platform for 2D multi-touch and 3D gestures. The 3DTouchPad reinvents input sensing by adding free space gesture […]
Low-power micro controller provides superior precision and highest level of security for wellness metric measurements
Demonstrating its commitment to the wearables market, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. will preview its Wellness Platform at electronica 2014. The new Wellness Platform is a suite of design hardware and software, including the WASP/MAX32600 microcontroller unit (MCU), for wearable medical applications. Using this flexible and scalable platform, designers will be able to optimize wellness device […]
Embedded software helps predict when machines will fail
NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, announced NI InsightCM Enterprise, a new software solution that helps companies gain insight into the health of their capital equipment for machine maintenance and operations. With more than 15 years of experience in condition monitoring, NI […]
16 Best Questions to ask Embedded Systems Programmers
Trying to decide if your potential new embedded programmer hire has what it takes? Need a little help with embedded-specific interview questions? Or do you simply want to take a break and have fun with a test? Electro-Tech-Online member known as amol. guilhane07 has compiled 16 questions to ask when recruiting embedded systems programmers. We list […]
Mining MCU Tips & Tricks – TI’s MSP430
Inspired by an especially helpful and popular forum thread with valuable Microchip PIC microprocessor resources on the edaboard.com community, I decided to dig through the numerous tips, tricks, and resources for other MCUs. This time, I decided on the Texas Instruments MSP430. For those of you unfamiliar with this microprocessor from Texas Instruments, the MSP430 […]
MxSP storage runs on new Xeon processor
Maxta announced a new MaxDeploy(TM) Reference Architecture that is the first hyper-converged solution to run on the new Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2600 v3 family, along with significant updates to its MxSP software. The new release of MxSP is the first software-define storage solution to leverage the new server platform, with its improved speed, higher number […]