Communications
Triple speed Lite-PHY delivers 12 full duplex ports
Broadcom have announced, what they claim is, the industry's first triple speed 10/40/100G Lite-PHY designed for high-density data center applications. Fabricated in 28nm CMOS technology, the BCM82322 Lite-PHY delivers the industry's highest port count density (12 full duplex ports) and reduces power up to 50%, consuming < 150mW per 10G full duplex port.
ICs enable 4x25G and 8x25G connections for 100GbE systems
Designed for modern 100GbE systems, the AVSP-4412 and AVSP-8801 multi-channel retimer IC devices have been unveiled by Avago Technologies. Withstanding up to 32 dB of channel loss at 25 Gbpsper channel, these devices enable high-density, long-reach 4x25G and 8x25G connections for networkbackplane interface and VSR connections up to 4x28G for network front port interface.
Vertically configured connectors suit on-board instrumentation
Designed for on-board automotive instrumentation, the DuraClik 2.00 mm pitch wire-to-board connectors have been released in a vertical configuration version. The connectors, from Molex, are suited for use in steering wheels, gear sticks, wipers/indicators, headlights, inverters and air conditioners, in addition to electric bicycles, trucks, cranes, factory automation equipment and other high vibration applications.
SimpleLink solutions are Bluetooth 4.1 certified
Expanding the company's SimpleLink Bluetooth CC256x portfolio, Texas Instruments has announced Bluetooth 4.1 certified modules and audio reference designs for rapid prototyping, development and production. The solutions include updates such as on-chip audio encoding and decoding as well as new Bluetooth low energy capabilities.
Amplifiers optimise link efficiency & increase reach
Two limiting post amplifiers, designated the SY88073L and SY88083L, has been launched by Micrel. The devices are suited for FTTH XGPON.2 ONU/ONT applications supporting the build out of next generation PON networks.
IP65 panel PCs for chemical, medical and marine applications
Based on the ARM and x86 architectures, DFI’s complete line of 7” panel PCs are designed for the growing performance/wattage requirements of intelligent systems. Based on the low-power and cost-efficient ARM Cortex-A and Intel Atom processors, the panel PCs use a 4-wire Resistive/Capacitive type 7” LCD touch screen panel that has 400nits brightness and can support WVGA resolution of 800x480px.
ATX embedded motherboard features two ISA slots
Featuring two ISA slots for use on industrial applications that require using ISA expansion cards, DFI announces the HD620-H81 ATX embedded motherboard. Based on the Intel H81 Express chipset, the motherboard is suited for intensive applications such as gaming machines, industrial control automation, medical equipment, telecomms, kiosks, and transportation.
1U rack-mount network appliance supports Linux OS
Offering high and reliable performance through the latest 4th Generation Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 or E3-1225 v3 processors with Intel C226 chipset, the NA570 high-performance 1U rack-mount network appliance has been announced by Axiomtek. This advanced network appliance is scalable, customisable and has great expansion capabilities.
Power amplifier boosts Bluetooth module performance
Free2Move’s powerful new Bluetooth module F2M03GXA is now available from Rutronik. The fully qualified Bluetooth 2.0+EDR module is equipped with exceptional wireless transmission characteristics for data and voice communication. The F2M03GXA comes with a new power amplifier that allows an adjustable transmit power of up to 18.4dBm and a receiver sensibility of down to -89dBm.
Bidirectional radio solution for IoT & M2M applications
Allowing M2M sensor OEMs and application providers to significantly improve market adoption, a long-range bidirectional radio solution has been announced by Actility and Semtech Corporation. ThingPark Wireless is based on Semtech’s ultra-long range, bidirectional LoRa radio transceivers for end-devices and Actility’s wireless M2M gateway with an open cloud-based platform for application development.