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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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THAT Corporation Introduces Low-Noise Differential Audio Preamplifier IC
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THAT Corporation Introduces Low-Noise Differential Audio Preamplifier IC

The new THAT1580 is a versatile, high performance current-feedback amplifier which improves price-performance ratio for differential microphone preamplifier and bus summing applications. The 1580 is designed to mate perfectly with THAT’s series of Digital Preamplifier Controller ICs.
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New CSRatlas7 SoC and tuneX Solutions for Display Audio Infotainment and SDR Tuners
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New CSRatlas7 SoC and tuneX Solutions for Display Audio Infotainment and SDR Tuners

CSR announced two new automotive infotainment products at TU Automotive Detroit 2015. The new CSRatlas7 platform combines hardware and software to boost simplicity, lower costs, and speed time-to-market. CSR also has entered the car radio tuner front-end market with tuneX, a cost-effective software-defined radio (SDR) solution for the in-vehicle environment.
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Diodes new Tiny Audio Class-D Amp Produces 1.9 W from 5V
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Diodes new Tiny Audio Class-D Amp Produces 1.9 W from 5V

Diodes introduced its new PAM8905 Class-D audio power amplifier with integrated boost converter and battery tracking AGC. This highly-integrated solution drives up to 1.9W (1% THD+N) into an 8 ohm speaker with 85% typical efficiency, helping to extend battery life when playing audio in smartphones, portable electronics and low-power speakers.
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Next Generation Premium Multi-Channel DAC Series from AKM Reaches the Market
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Next Generation Premium Multi-Channel DAC Series from AKM Reaches the Market

The new series of 2/4/6/8ch D/A converters from Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) is powering a new generation of high-quality consumer electronic devices, measurement equipment and control systems, now reaching the market. The AK4452VN, AK4454VN, AK4456VN and AK4458VN chips are 768kHz 32bit premium D/A converters, based on AKM’s Velvet Sound chip architecture.
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