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Microchip’s New Digital-to-Analog Converters Retain Settings Without Power Via Integrated EEPROM
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Microchip’s New Digital-to-Analog Converters Retain Settings Without Power Via Integrated EEPROM

Microchip announced the expansion of its Digital-to-Analogue Converter (DAC) product line with the MCP48FXBXX families of low-power, single and dual-channel, 8-, 10- and 12-bit resolution devices, featuring Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). The six-member MCP48FEBXX DAC family offers integrated EEPROM to save DAC settings at power-down.
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Texas Instruments Introduces New TAS2555 Smart Amp with Integrated Speaker Protection
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Texas Instruments Introduces New TAS2555 Smart Amp with Integrated Speaker Protection

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a low-power smart amplifier that allows designers to develop next-generation smartphones, tablets, portable audio docks or Bluetooth speakers with industry-leading audio quality at peak volumes while maximizing battery efficiency. The TAS2555 audio amplifier with integrated speaker protection uses back electromotive force and low power of 5.7 W to produce bigger sound from small devices.
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Keysight Technologies Introduces USB Type-C Protocol Trigger, Decode Software
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Keysight Technologies Introduces USB Type-C Protocol Trigger, Decode Software

Keysight Technologies introduced the industry’s first oscilloscope-based USB-PD (Power Delivery) protocol decoder software with real-time triggering and protocol decode performance. The Keysight N8837A USB-PD protocol trigger and decode software provides unique protocol decoder performance that enables engineers to verify and debug Type-C interfaces that implement USB-PD.
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PCI Express Clock Jitter Measurement Tool from Silicon Labs Simplifies Timing Design
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PCI Express Clock Jitter Measurement Tool from Silicon Labs Simplifies Timing Design

Silicon Labs has introduced a free software tool to quickly and easily measure PCI Express (PCIe) clock jitter from an oscilloscope data file in just a few simple clicks, making it easy to verify PCIe specification compliance and reduce system development time. Silicon Labs’ jitter measurement tool for PCIe technology is available to developers now.
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TDK Introduces Electric Double-Layer Capacitor so thin it fits in a Smart Card
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TDK Introduces Electric Double-Layer Capacitor so thin it fits in a Smart Card

TDK Corporation announced the release of an ultra-thin, high-energy capacitor suitable for powering devices such as electronic paper displays, advanced biometric authentication or, simple displays in wireless headphones. The 5 mF electric double-layer capacitor has a maximum thickness of just 0.45 mm and, when fully charged, provides around 50 mJ of energy to power a load.
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Economical 3GHz RF Signal Generator Series for Designers Involved in Wireless Technology from Saelig
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Economical 3GHz RF Signal Generator Series for Designers Involved in Wireless Technology from Saelig

Saelig has announced the availability of Rigol DSG800 RF Signal Generators, with output frequencies from 9kHz to 3.0GHz, providing a clean and stable RF output with low phase noise and high amplitude accuracy, and all of the functions of other high-level RF signal generators at much lower cost. Designed for electronics designers involved in wireless technology, Wi-Fi, electronics educators, EMC/EMI engineers, and amateur radio enthusiasts.
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Microchip Releases Next-Generation Bluetooth LE 4.2 Compliant Solutions
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Microchip Releases Next-Generation Bluetooth LE 4.2 Compliant Solutions

Microchip Technology announced its next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) solutions with compliant silicon, modules and software. Qualified to the latest Bluetooth 4.2 standard, the IS1870 and IS1871 Bluetooth LE RF ICs, along with the BM70 module, expand Microchip’s existing Bluetooth portfolio and carry both worldwide regulatory and Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) certifications.
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Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU
by Joao Martins

Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU

Freescale Semiconductor introduced the new Kinetis KW41Z – the industry’s first multi-mode radio MCU to support concurrent operation of IEEE 802.15.4 Thread and Bluetooth Smart/BLE connectivity while hosting associated applications. With Bluetooth v4.2 support, the Kinetis KW41Z MCU helps transform simple devices into advanced connected systems.
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Intel-Powered Arduino Development Board Offers Advanced Features for Next Generation Innovations
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Intel-Powered Arduino Development Board Offers Advanced Features for Next Generation Innovations

The new Arduino-compatible platform Arduino/Genuino 101 presented by Intel during the 2015 Rome Maker Faire features an accelerometer, gyroscope and Bluetooth Smart connectivity to enable the development of connected devices. With a form factor identical to the popular Arduino Uno and based on Intel’s low-power Curie platform the board is set to retail for $30 and will be available in the first quarter of 2016.
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Tektronix Keithley 2281S Is First to Emulate Battery Performance from Full Charge to Total Discharge
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Tektronix Keithley 2281S Is First to Emulate Battery Performance from Full Charge to Total Discharge

Tektronix unveiled its innovative Keithley 2281S Battery Simulator/precision DC Power supply to shorten design and test cycles for mobile devices. The new battery simulator from Tektronix uses a battery model that includes state of charge, amp-hour capacity, equivalent series resistance, and open circuit voltage.
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