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MIPI M-PHY v4.0 Specification Achieves a Peak Transmission Rate of Nearly 12 Gbps
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MIPI M-PHY v4.0 Specification Achieves a Peak Transmission Rate of Nearly 12 Gbps

The MIPI Alliance announced an updated version of its MIPI M-PHY specification, a physical layer interface that supports chip-to-chip and multimedia protocols and applications. The new specification doubles throughput and allows data transport on longer channels to enable connectivity on more types of devices and mobile-influenced platforms, such as automotive systems.
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Analogix and GRL Expand The SlimPort Adopters Program to Include USB Type-C
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Analogix and GRL Expand The SlimPort Adopters Program to Include USB Type-C

Analogix Semiconductor and Granite River Labs (GRL) announced the expansion of the SlimPort Adopters Program to include the new USB Type-C connector. Program grants adopters a means to certify performance, compatibility and interoperability of video and audio between devices with USB-C ports.
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National Instruments Drives Down Cost of Wireless Production Test
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National Instruments Drives Down Cost of Wireless Production Test

The new Wireless Test System (WTS) from National Instruments is driving down the cost in wireless production test. The WTS couples NI’s PXI vector signal transceiver (VST) and multicore processing technologies to deliver industry-leading test speeds. With faster measurements, the solution is optimizing manufacturing costs for testing wireless devices, such as mobile devices and infotainment systems, from major brands.
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Saelig Introduces Multiple Instrument System MIS4 Universal Test System
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Saelig Introduces Multiple Instrument System MIS4 Universal Test System

Saelig has introduced the ABI Electronics’ Multiple Instrument Station MIS4, a versatile all-in-one testing tool, combining eight high specification test and measurement instruments. An ideal solution for education, maintenance, PCB testing and troubleshooting, power-on/power-off testing, automated test sequences, etc.
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Intel and Micron Announce New Class of Memory 1,000 Times Faster than NAND
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Intel and Micron Announce New Class of Memory 1,000 Times Faster than NAND

Intel and Micron announced a new class of non-volatile memory, creating the first new memory category in more than 25 years. The new 3D XPoint technology, now in production, brings non-volatile memory speeds up to 1,000 times faster than NAND, the most popular non-volatile memory in the marketplace today.
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Beta Layout Receives UL Certification for PCBs with Embedded RFID
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Beta Layout Receives UL Certification for PCBs with Embedded RFID

Magic-PCB is an identification solution for the electronic industry from Beta Layout. This unique system for identifying PCBs and electronic devices is fast, copy-proof, reliable and virtually indestructible. This embedded RFID technology is now certified according to the US safety standards for Electronic products.
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Fairchild Launches Complete USB Type-C Portfolio Focusing on Smallest Footprint and Lowest Power
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Fairchild Launches Complete USB Type-C Portfolio Focusing on Smallest Footprint and Lowest Power

Fairchild announced a comprehensive line of USB Type-C solutions that meet a wide range of requirements so manufacturers can accelerate time-to-market of new-generation USB-C products. The six new devices all have smaller size and lower power requirements than existing alternatives.
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Silicon Labs Delivers Breakthrough Technology with Thread Networking Protocol Stack and Powerful Development Tools
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Silicon Labs Delivers Breakthrough Technology with Thread Networking Protocol Stack and Powerful Development Tools

Silicon Labs introduced its highly anticipated Thread networking solution, delivering a software stack built upon years of mesh networking expertise and the industry’s most advanced mesh networking software development tools. The solution promises to accelerate time to market for new connected devices, control panels, wireless access points and gateways.
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Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019
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Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019

The 802.15.4 wireless connectivity market is set to continue its transition towards IP-enabled solutions, increasing from 6% of the market in 2015 to over 30% by 2019, says market researcher ABI Research. Alongside this, the market share of combo ICs from the total shipments of 802.15.4 chips is set to grow from 1% to over 12%.
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New Home Control and IoT Wi-Fi Module from H&D Wireless AB
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New Home Control and IoT Wi-Fi Module from H&D Wireless AB

MSC Technologies, a business group of Avnet Electronics introduced the new WLAN-Module HDG820 for 802.11.b/g/n networks, designed by H&D Wireless AB (Sweden). The solution incorporates a complete IP protocol set running on an internal ARM Cortex core and is an ideal platform for advanced smart-home, IoT and M2M applications over Wi-Fi.
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