All items written by Cristina Costa
TDK Announces Availability of the Chirp SmartSonic Platform Family of MEMS-based Ultrasonic ToF Sensors
October 4, 2019 by Cristina Costa

TDK Announces Availability of the Chirp SmartSonic Platform Family of MEMS-based Ultrasonic ToF Sensors

Following its acquisition of Chirp Microsystems in February 2018, TDK Corporation now announced the immediate availability of the latest Chirp SmartSonic platform family of ultrasonic sensor time-of-flight (ToF) solutions. The SmartSonic platform is currently available with the Chirp CH-101, an ultra-low power ultrasonic ToF range sensor that provides millimeter-accurate range measurements up to 1.2m, independent of target color and transparency.
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Senseg Introduces World’s First Flexible Actuators Manufactured with Roll-To-Roll Technology
September 17, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Senseg Introduces World’s First Flexible Actuators Manufactured with Roll-To-Roll Technology

Senseg, a leading manufacturer of electrostatic sensors based in Finland, announced that it has created a new category of flexible electronics by launching a family of roll-to-roll manufactured actuators for use in traditional flat actuator applications as well as for new applications, such as wearables, soft robotics, VR/AR devices, and interior integrated sensors. Called Senseg ELFIAC (for Elastomeric Film Actuator), the new product will deliver large-scale manufacturable actuators that are far less expensive to produce than comparable traditional actuators (such as piezos) and use cheaper, non-toxic materials.
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Tektronix Expands Performance Oscilloscopes with New 13 GHz and 16 GHz Models
July 15, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Tektronix Expands Performance Oscilloscopes with New 13 GHz and 16 GHz Models

Tektronix announced the expansion of its scalable DPO70000SX Series Performance Oscilloscope to include new 13 GHz and 16 GHz models. The new offerings allow engineers to take advantage of the high sample rate and low noise floor of Tektronix’ highest performance family of oscilloscopes at lower bandwidth levels and more affordable price points. The new models offer key advantages for working with high-speed serial standard interfaces in consumer, automotive, and military/aerospace applications.
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Lattice Semiconductor Introduces New Development Kit for Low Power, Embedded AI Applications
May 31, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Lattice Semiconductor Introduces New Development Kit for Low Power, Embedded AI Applications

Lattice Semiconductor announced the availability of the HM01B0 UPduino Shield, a comprehensive development kit for implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing in devices using vision and sound as sensory inputs. This rapid prototyping board, in the Arduino form factor, includes components designers need to quickly develop always-on, low power smart IoT and connected devices. This new development kit consists of a Lattice iCE40 UltraPlus FPGA-based Upduino 2.0 board and a Himax HM01B0 image sensor module.
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Renesas Electronics Simplifies Development of USB PD and USB-C Battery Charging Applications with New Reference Designs
April 17, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Renesas Electronics Simplifies Development of USB PD and USB-C Battery Charging Applications with New Reference Designs

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced two new reference designs that simplify and speed the development of USB Power Delivery (PD3.0) and USB-C battery charging applications such as USB-C computing hubs, power banks, car chargers, SSD enclosures, point of sale (POS) printers, and desktop displays. The RTK-251-1PowerBank3 and RTK-251-BuckBoostConverter2 are USB-IF PD3.0 certified design kits, and represent the first in a new series of reference designs for applications implementing the USB Type-C power and data connection standard.
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Maxim Announces Highly Integrated USB-C Buck Charger Reducing Size by 30%
April 15, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Maxim Announces Highly Integrated USB-C Buck Charger Reducing Size by 30%

Maxim Integrated Products has announced the MAX77860 3A switch-mode charger. This USB-C buck charger provides the industry’s first integrated USB-C port controller and charger to eliminate the need for a separate host controller, according to Maxim. This simplifies software development and reduce overall bill-of-materials (BOM) costs for multiple applications, from power banks to medical devices, charging cradles and portable Li-ion battery-powered electronics in general.
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Avnet Introduces Ultra96-V2 Development Board with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5
April 2, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Avnet Introduces Ultra96-V2 Development Board with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5

Just one year after introducing its successful Ultra96 development board, Avnet has released the interesting new Ultra96-V2 platform, complete with an updated radio module that enables developers to extend their reach into new markets. Although originally intended to power industrial-grade Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Avnet’s Ultra96-V2 is an ideal platform for smart home, automotive, and many other applications.
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GPIO Port Expander From Diodes Provides I2C Interface And Level Shifting For Any Legacy Peripheral
March 18, 2019 by Cristina Costa

GPIO Port Expander From Diodes Provides I2C Interface And Level Shifting For Any Legacy Peripheral

Diodes Incorporated announced the PI4IOE5V6416 16-bit I/O expander, which enables any digital device to be accessed and controlled over an I2C interface, across a range of input and output voltages from 1.8V to 5V, and compliant with the I2C-bus Fast and Standard modes. The PI4IOE5V6416 offers an ultra-low power solution to expanding the available GPIO on a microprocessor, microcontroller, ASSP, ASIC, or FPGA, using the ubiquitous I2C interface.
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The 35th NAMM TEC Awards Announces Call for Entries
March 15, 2019 by Cristina Costa

The 35th NAMM TEC Awards Announces Call for Entries

Fresh off a multitude of pro audio product debuts, new innovations and a celebration of technical and creative achievements, the NAMM TEC Awards council has announced a call for entries to be honored at The 35th annual NAMM TEC Awards. Companies are encouraged to enter their products and/or projects in one of 23 Technical Achievement and eight Creative Achievement categories to be considered for recognition.
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Arrow Electronics and Freelancer.com Launch New Electronics & Electrical Engineering Services Marketplace
March 15, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Arrow Electronics and Freelancer.com Launch New Electronics & Electrical Engineering Services Marketplace

Arrow Electronics and Freelancer.com, the freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, announced the launch of ArrowPlus powered by Freelancer.com. The new platform allows companies and innovative technology creators to design and build hardware products through access to over half a million skilled electronic and electrical engineers. With the new platform, Arrow enables collaboration on a large volume of projects, from established companies, matching engineering services within 24 hours powered by Freelancer.
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