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Severe-Storms Researcher Tim Samaras to Deliver NIWeek 2011 Keynote
National Instruments has announced that Tim Samaras, severe-storms researcher and star of the Discovery Channel show “Storm Chasers,” will deliver the closing keynote address at NIWeek 2011, the world’s largest graphical system design conference and exhibition scheduled for Aug. 2-4 in Austin, Texas. Samaras uses NI LabVIEW, NI CompactDAQ and NI DIAdem to successfully acquire and analyse data from tornadoes across the United States.
ON Semiconductor and Stegia collaborate to bring ultra small smart motor solutions to market
ON Semiconductor and leading Nordic motor supplier Stegia have announced that ON Semiconductor’s AMIS-30624 2-phase stepper motor driver, with built-in position controller and I2C serial interfacing, has been incorporated into Stegia’s stepper motor product line. This enables the creation of highly compact motor systems with next generation functionality.
Steve Robinson joins GTK as Operations Director
GTK has appointed Steve Robinson as Operations Director. Steve brings over 20 years’ experience in the electronics industry, having worked for a number of leading manufacturing organisations. Steve joins GTK from Access IS where he spent 5 years as its director responsible for strategic projects, including the formation of their US subsidiary.
DSM Computer joins Intel's Embedded Building Blocks Initiative
DSM Computer has joined the new Embedded Building Blocks (EBB) Initiative of Intel. The EBB Initiative has the objective of giving system integrators and resellers the possibility of entering the embedded computing market on the basis of existing, flexible building blocks. Compact and robust IPCs that satisfy a wide range of requirements, such as for the industrial automation, can be configured with the EBBs consisting of high-quality industrial ...
Microchip brings advanced control to cost-sensitive designs
Microchip just announced a new series of 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) that bring advanced control to cost-sensitive general purpose and motor-control designs. The new devices enable low-cost, sensor-less motor control designs, with support for a wide range of motor-control algorithms, plus an on-chip Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU), 10-bit Analogue-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and mTouch™ cap...
Renesas to Close the Renesas Eastern Japan Semiconductor’s Tokyo Device Division
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its plan to close the Tokyo Device Division (Ome, Tokyo) of Renesas Eastern Japan Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics, near the end of March 2012.
Kilopass Embedded Non-Volatile Memory IP Selected
Kilopass Technology and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI and SEHK: 981.HK), a leading global foundry, today announced the next phase of their embedded NVM IP partnership. Kilopass is expanding its one-time programmable (OTP) NVM product offering to SMIC’s 55 nanometer (nm) logic CMOS process. Kilopass has already successfully taped out in SMIC’s 65nm process.
Etek Europe Ltd Signs Distribution Contract With PARMI for UK
Etek Europe, a leading supplier of products and services to the European electronics industry, announces that they are now representing Parmi for UK sales and distribution.
Mouser’s Library of Product Knowledge Training Sites exceeds 1,000 - Design engineers benefit from easy-to-access data on newest products and applications.
Mouser announced it has surpassed more than 1,000 Product Knowledge training sites that focus on the newest products and technologies.
Saelig - Versatile Serial Camera Module Transfers Camera Images via Serial or NTSC
Saelig announces the availability of the C429-RS232 - a highly integrated, compact serial and encoded video camera module which can be attached to any host system requiring an economical video or still camera for embedded imaging applications. The module uses an OmniVision CMOS MT9V011 VGA color sensor, matched with a versatile Vimicro VC0706 control chip to provide a complete low cost, low power camera system. The C429-RS232 has an on-board RS23...