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Cirrus Logic Introduces Cost-Effective CS47L15 SmartHIFI Audio IC with Advanced Audio Features
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Cirrus Logic Introduces Cost-Effective CS47L15 SmartHIFI Audio IC with Advanced Audio Features

Cirrus Logic's newest smart codec - CS47L15 SmartHIFI Audio IC - expands advanced audio features to a wider range of smartphones, including “always on” voice activation and virtual stereo for high-fidelity music playback experiences. The new low-power smart codec allows delivering better audio quality and many of the same advanced audio features found in its premium audio and voice ICs to smartphones beyond flagship models.
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Silicon Labs Introduces New Bluetooth Solution and SDK for Apple HomeKit Development
by Cristina Costa

Silicon Labs Introduces New Bluetooth Solution and SDK for Apple HomeKit Development

Silicon Labs has introduced a Bluetooth software solution that enables developers to efficiently create Apple HomeKit-enabled accessories. Silicon Labs’ Bluetooth solution with HomeKit support is pre-tested by Apple. Available as a library with clean, easy-to-use APIs, the Bluetooth 4.2-compliant software is pre-tested and certified by Apple to provide accessory developers with a low-risk solution that accelerates time-to-market.
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Cypress Streamlines Connected Designs with New Turnkey Development Platform
by Cristina Costa

Cypress Streamlines Connected Designs with New Turnkey Development Platform

Cypress Semiconductor announced a new version of its development platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) and consumer electronics that enables wireless connectivity in minutes. The Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) Studio 4 platform provides a single development environment for multiple wireless technologies, including Cypress's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and combo solutions, with an easy-to-use application programming interface.
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Microchip Launches New Generation of 8-bit AVR MCUs with Core Independent Peripherals
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Microchip Launches New Generation of 8-bit AVR MCUs with Core Independent Peripherals

Microchip Technology released a new generation of 8-bit tinyAVR MCUs. The four new devices range from 14 to 24 pins and 4 KB to 8 KB of Flash and are the first tinyAVR microcontrollers to feature Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs). The new devices will be supported by Atmel START, an innovative online tool for intuitive, graphical configuration of embedded software projects.
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Panasonic Introduces High-speed Gate Driver Dedicated to GaN Power Transistor X-GaN
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Panasonic Introduces High-speed Gate Driver Dedicated to GaN Power Transistor X-GaN

Panasonic Corporation announced that it will start mass production of a high-speed gate driver (AN34092B) optimized for driving its GaN power transistor X-GaN in November 2016. The company will also start mass production of two types of X-GaN (PGA26E07BA and PGA26E19BA) and provide solutions in combination with high-speed gate drivers. The high-speed gate driver for X-GaN power transistors contributes to space and energy savings in power conversion applications.
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Connect One Introduces Pico WiReach Highly Secure and Cloud Ready IoT Wi-Fi Module
by Cristina Costa

Connect One Introduces Pico WiReach Highly Secure and Cloud Ready IoT Wi-Fi Module

Connect One introduced the first Wi-Fi module in its next-generation family of 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi modules for the Internet of Things (IoT) market at the electronica 2016 show in Munich, Germany. The new Pico WiReach IoT Wi-Fi module is a small size, sub $10 price, highly secure and cloud ready development solution which is ready to power new-generation connected devices.
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Silicon Labs Introduces World’s Smallest Bluetooth SiP Module
by Cristina Costa

Silicon Labs Introduces World’s Smallest Bluetooth SiP Module

Silicon Labs has introduced the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in performance. Available in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm package, the BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module enables developers to miniaturize IoT designs by minimizing the PCB footprint including the antenna clearance area to 51 mm2.
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Microchip Introduces First Seven-Port USB 3.1 Gen1 SmartHub IC for USB Type-C
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Microchip Introduces First Seven-Port USB 3.1 Gen1 SmartHub IC for USB Type-C

With USB Type-C products gaining ground fast, not all applications require the full spec of USB 3.1 Gen2 and 10Gbps data rates. For those simple connectivity applications with legacy equipment, Microchip introduced a next-generation hub integrated circuit (IC) for USB Type-C applications supporting seven ports. The USB58xx and USB59xx next-generation families of SmartHubs are the first seven-port USB 3.1 Gen1 hub ICs available in the market today and offer simpler designs and cost savings over previous solutions.
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NI Announces High-Speed, High-Resolution, High-Voltage PXI Oscilloscope with User-Programmable FPGA
by Cristina Costa

NI Announces High-Speed, High-Resolution, High-Voltage PXI Oscilloscope with User-Programmable FPGA

National Instruments (NI) announced the PXIe-5164 oscilloscope, which delivers 100 Vpp maximum input range at 1 GS/s and 14 bits. The PXIe-5164 features 400 MHz of bandwidth, 250 volts of measurement range and is built on the open, modular PXI architecture, and includes a user-programmable FPGA to help aerospace/defense, semiconductor and research/physics applications that require high-voltage measurements and high levels of amplitude accuracy.
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Texas Instruments Introduces Improved USB Type-C and Power Delivery 3.0 Devices
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Texas Instruments Introduces Improved USB Type-C and Power Delivery 3.0 Devices

Texas Instruments continues to expand its portfolio of USB-compliant integrated circuits (ICs) - already one of the most comprehensive in the industry - with USB Type-C and Power Delivery 3.0 devices that improve power and data transfer, signal quality, and circuit protection. According to TI, the new devices allow developers to optimize system performance with the industry’s first USB Type-C overvoltage port protector and the only redriver supporting 10G USB data and video transfer.
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