This intriguing space wallpaper from ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the glowing green planetary nebula IC 1295 surrounding a dim and dying star. It is located about 3300 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield).
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Abilis Systems and MaxLinear Introduce a Reference Platform for Satellite Home Gateways That Distributes up to Eight Satellite TV Channels to IP-Connected Devices
LUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SES Industry Days Conference – Abilis Systems and MaxLinear (NYS: MXL) , leaders in low-power IC design for digital TV applications, today announced the world’s first eight-channel satellite headless gateway reference platform.
This “headless gateway” platform addresses the ever-increasing demand for viewing of high-quality content on multiple screens. This platform is not directly connected to a TV, like a set-top box, but is network connected and accessible by multiple screens in a home. Acting as a media server, these headless gateway platforms are optimized for SAT>IP and DLNA services.
The gateway reference platform converts satellite TV content into IP packets for streaming in home, thus enabling users to enjoy the benefit of watching today’s DTH services on televisions as well as on IP-enabled devices such as tablets, laptops, smartphones, game consoles and other platforms.
The gateway platform has four RF inputs to be used with existing satellite dishes and low-noise block (LNB) downconverters. It combines the high throughput of the Abilis TB101 network processor with the MxL584 receiver to realize unprecedented low-power consumption and a very low bill-of-materials (BOM). This new platform offers satellite operators a cost, performance, and size-optimized solution to expand their TV offering to tablets and smartphones.
The reference platform is very small and can be designed with multiple applications in mind, for example with a single LNB (using DiSEqC) up to four LNBs. The small design is enabled by MaxLinear’s highly integrated MxL584 Full-Spectrum Capture™ (FSC™) DVB-S/S2 receiver.
The four-input MxL584 receiver integrates tuners required for multi-inputs, eight demodulators, and all the active front-end components, including the low-noise amplifiers (LNA) into a compact and cost-effective 10×10 QFN package.
The TB101 integrates a high-throughput demux supporting up to 800Mbps in eight independent TV streams, a CAS to DRM crypto engine and a Gigabit Ethernet. The chip transforms eight HD TV channels into IP format consuming less than 500mW, using only few DMIPS per channel.
“We’re very pleased to team up with MaxLinear to design the next generation of eight-channel satellite gateway platforms. With this unique co-developed cost effective platform, we’re enabling operators to differentiate their offering with easy to deploy solutions for distribution of secured and FTA content
From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/18/abilis-systems-and-maxlinear-introduce-a-reference/
The Mormon church’s strict rules about email communication for missionaries have been loosened a bit to allow them to send emails to friends, priesthood leaders and new converts.
Previously, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries could only email immediate family members, though they’ve always been allowed to send written letters to friends and others.
LDS spokesman Eric Hawkins said Wednesday that missionaries must get permission from their mission president before sending emails to converts or people of the opposite gender, under the new rules.
And they are still restricted to sending emails through the church’s filtered email service and on the designated preparation day each week. Emails also must be sent from public computers at somewhere like a library where a fellow missionary can see the screen.
The missionary handbook shows that the rules stem from the expectation that missionaries are to devote all their time and attention to “serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs.”
The handbook also advises missionaries to never include anything confidential, sensitive or negative about the area where they are serving.
Missions are considered rites of passage for many Mormons, broadening their perspective on the world, strengthening their faith and helping prepare some of them for future leadership roles within the church.
Young Mormon men are expected, but not required, to serve missions while women have faced far less pressure to serve. Men serve two years while women go for 18 months.
In October, the church lowered the minimum age for missionaries: from 21 to 19 for women and from 19 to 18 for men.
The church said applications for new missions are up twofold since the announcement and more than 65,000 Mormon missionaries are serving around the world. About half of all new applications to go on missions have been from women, the church said. Previously, 15 percent of missionaries were women.
More than 20,000 additional missionaries have been called to serve, while another 6,000 are in the interview process.
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Europe’s Very Large Telescope captured imagery of planetary nebula IC 1295. It can be found in the constellation of Scutum (3300 light years away). …read more
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Cypress’s New PSoC® Creator™ 2.2 IDE Delivers New Components, Easy Component Distribution and Custom Documentation
Along with a New Component Pack Release, Version 2.2 Simplifies Design and Enhances Collaboration for Global Design Teams
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NAS: CY) today introduced PSoC® Creator™ 2.2, the integrated design environment (IDE) for Cypress’s PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP architectures, along with a new Component Pack. The new software update simplifies and accelerates designs with new PSoC Components™, enabling easy creation and distribution of custom Components, and generates custom datasheets.
PSoC Creator is more than merely an IDE. In addition to a robust compiler and programmer, it allows users to configure PSoC programmable hardware into a custom one-chip solution. It includes a rich library of over 100 pre-verified, production-ready analog and digital Components—”virtual chips,” represented by an icon—that users can drag-and-drop into a design and configure to suit a broad array of application requirements. Developers can download the new software free of charge at www.cypress.com/Creator.
PSoC Creator 2.2 with Component Pack 5 features seven new and five enhanced Components including MDIO Interface, SAR Sequencer and a digital Component pack with multiple Flip/Flops, a Pulse Converter and a Frequency Divider. It also offers a new PWM-based sensor interface Component that connects to Analog Devices’ TMP05 temperature sensors. Components integrate system interfaces and discrete ICs into a PSoC solution, reducing BOM costs and board-space.
“What truly sets PSoC apart from other solutions is not just the flexible architecture of the chips, but the ability to simultaneously design both hardware and software in the PSoC Creator IDE,” said John Weil, Senior Director of PSoC Marketing and Applications for Cypress. “PSoC Components can encapsulate hardware layout, peripheral initialization and the required application firmware to generate a complete virtual IC. This allows engineers to create unique designs that can be optimized for almost any application and then shared and reused throughout their organization.”
Version 2.2 adds easy import and export tools to simplify the sharing of user-created PSoC Creator Components. Customers can generate complete Components and easily pass them to a system integration team. This allows global engineering teams to work on the hardware and software of a particular block, complete and package their design and send to a system integration team. PSoC Creator customers can easily implement Center of Excellence design methodologies throughout their global design teams.
Simplifying project creation, PSoC Creator 2.2 generates complete, custom datasheets for any PSoC project design. Generated datasheets contain system settings, clock and pin details, registers, and Component set-up for each …read more
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(Phys.org) —This intriguing new picture from ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the glowing green planetary nebula IC 1295 surrounding a dim and dying star located about 3300 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield). This is the most detailed picture of this object ever taken. …read more
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IXYS Introduces New Phase Control Thyristor for Rotating Generators in Renewable Energy Applications
BIEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IXYS Corporation (NAS: IXYS) an international power and IC semiconductor company, today announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd., launched a new phase control thyristor in a specially designed package suitable for rotating applications.
The thyristor rated at 3000 volt is based on IXYS UK‘s world class all diffused silicon process with the silicon slice fused to a metal disc for optimum thermal and mechanical durability. The device has average current rating of 1436A at a heat sink temperature of 55C and is suitable for line frequency applications up to 400Hz. The fully hermetic package has been especially designed to withstand movement of the silicon die when rotated tangential to the plane of the electrodes. The new package design is suitable for applications with acceleration of up to 620 metres per second squared, when the device is mounted with the anode electrode facing the centre of rotation.
“Rotating diode technology has been established for many years, however, this new thyristor allows for the additional option of incorporating a controlled rectifier directly onto the rotating parts of a machine armature. This has great potential in the development of more efficient machine control in important renewable energy application such as hydro generators,” commented Frank Wakeman, IXYS UK‘s Marketing & Technical Support Manager.
The device is available in two different voltage grades. Designations are: N1479NC24R (2400 Volts) and N1479NC30R (3000 Volts). In addition to these two products, devices with other voltages from 1200V to 3600V can be quickly produced from IXYS UK‘s standard phase control product lines. Also other voltages from 600V to 6.5kV could be developed, should these be required. For these and other product options please consult factory.
Devices are suitable as controlled rectifiers for all rotating applications including hydro power and generator sets.
For data sheet please go to the IXYS UK website at www.ixysuk.com or please contact us at (email: sales@ixysuk.com) or telephone: +44 (0)1249 444524 for quotation.
About IXYS UK
Located in Chippenham, England, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd is the IXYS leading manufacturing site for very high power thyristors, SCRs and rectifiers ranging up to 6500 Volts and 15,000 …read more
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IXYS Introduces a New Megapower 83mm Phase Control Thyristors with Rating of 2.2kV
BIEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IXYS Corporation (NAS: IXYS) an international power and IC semiconductor company, today announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd., launched a new addition to its 83mm die phase control thyristors product group.
The thyristors, rated at 2200 volt, are the latest introduction to this new product group that uses an integrated die construction and improved package design for better electromechanical and thermal performances. The 2.2kV thyristor has an average current rating (Case temperature 55C) of 4340 amperes, with a junction to heat sink thermal resistance of 0.008 kelvins per watt. The new thyristor is constructed using an all diffused silicon wafer slice fused to a metal header and encapsulated in a fully hermetic package. This construction enhances the performance and provides excellent transient thermal and surge current ratings.
“This new addition to the product group offers exceptional current rating for this voltage class and package size, thereby maximising the power to package ratio. Older ‘alloy free’ technology is very limited in its application at lower voltage classes. This new introduction takes advantage of better silicon wafer technology and therefore reduced forward voltage drop to achieve the higher current rating and therefore higher power rating. Maximising performance through improved technology is core to IXYS‘ strategy to produce the most power efficient devices,” commented Frank Wakeman, IXYS UK‘s Marketing & Technical Support Manager.
The device is available in two industry standard capsule heights and two different voltage grades. Designations are: one inch thick package N4340TJ220 (2200 Volts), N4340TJ180 (1800 Volts); one and a half inch thick package N4340TE220 (2200 Volts), N4340TE180 (1800 Volts). Additional products with voltage ratings up to 6500 volts will be launched through 2013.
Typical applications for these devices include industrial drives, wind power converters, soft starters, excitation, utilities and controlled rectifiers.
For data sheets please go to the IXYS UK website at www.ixysuk.com or please contact us at (email: sales@ixysuk.com) or telephone: +44 (0)1249 444524 for quotation.
About IXYS UK
Located in Chippenham, England, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd is the IXYS leading manufacturing site for very high power thyristors, SCRs and rectifiers ranging up to 6500 Volts and 15,000 …read more
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TranSwitch Corporation Announces Closing of Common Stock and Warrant Offering and Over-Allotment Option
SHELTON, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TranSwitch Corporation (NAS: TXCC) today announced the completion of its previously announced public offering of 8,300,000 units, consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.50 of a share of common stock, including 1,245,000 units pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriter. After the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the company, the company received net proceeds of approximately $3.7 million. Maxim Group LLC acted as sole manager for the offering.
TranSwitch intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for product development, general corporate purposes and working capital. The units described above are being offered by TranSwitch Corporation pursuant to a registration statement previously filed with and subsequently declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2013 and is available on the SEC‘s website at http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, on March 27, 2013, the company delivered a notice to Aspire Capital Fund, LLC (“Aspire”) terminating the Common Stock Purchase Agreement between the company and Aspire (the “Common Stock Purchase Agreement”). During the first quarter of 2013, the company received proceeds of approximately $1 million from sales of 1,250,000 shares of its common stock to Aspire, pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement. Year-to-date the company has raised a total of approximately $4.7 million through sales of its common stock.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174, (800) 724-0761.
About TranSwitch Corporation
TranSwitch Corporation (TXCC) provides innovative integrated circuit (IC) and intellectual property (IP) solutions that deliver core functionality for video, voice, and data communications equipment for the customer premises and network infrastructure markets. For the customer-premises market, we offer multi-standard, high-speed interconnect solutions enabling the distribution and presentation of high-definition (HD) video …read more
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IXYS Introduces the Smallest Footprint Surface Mount Package for 1.2KV to 1.8KV Power Semiconductors
BIEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IXYS Corporation (NAS: IXYS) , a leader in power semiconductors and IC technologies for energy efficient products used in power conversion and motor control applications, announced today the D2-Pak (TO-263) and D3-Pak (TO-268) packages with higher ‘creepage’ spacing which enables higher voltage power semiconductors to be used in these Surface Mount Devices (SMD).
“The market demands smaller footprint solutions for 1.2KV to 1.8KV power semiconductors. The main reason for this is the higher power demands which are realized by higher voltages instead of higher current. By using a higher voltage the conduction losses in copper wires are less for power control circuits; therefore, thinner copper conductors or traces on PCB circuits can be used. These SMDs improve energy efficiency, reduce cost, reduce size and reduce weight when used in power electronics,” commented Mr. Jeroen van Zeeland, head of marketing at IXYS Germany.
SMDs are preferred for lower cost alternatives to modules and to other bulkier discrete components in integrated power designs. Until now there was no such solution for applications higher than 1.2KV. The new IXYS D2-Pak and D3-Pak designs now offer the standard footprint, but with compliance to the high voltage ‘creepage’ specifications.
For D3-Pak the creepage distance between the terminal to the copper of the backside is greater than or equal to 5.80 mm. The same value for the D2-Pak is greater than or equal to 4.70 mm. This enables the use of 1.2KV D3-Pak in pollution degree 2 industrial designs. In addition to industrial power control applications, these devices target other 1.2KV to 1.8KV power supply, UPS, renewable energy, motor drives and medical applications.
The following products are already available:
More product information is available on the IXYS website, for example, http://ixapps.ixys.com/DataSheet/CMA30E1600PZ.pdfor by contacting your nearest IXYS sales office.
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TranSwitch Corporation Prices Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants
SHELTON, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TranSwitch Corporation (NAS: TXCC) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 7,055,000 units at a price to the public of $0.50 per share. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.50 of a share of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.58 per share. The company also granted the underwriter a 45-day option to acquire an additional 1,245,000 units to cover overallotments in connection with the offering, which has been exercised in full. After the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the company, the company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $3.7 million (which includes the exercise of the overallotment option). The offering is expected to close on April 3, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole manager for the offering.
TranSwitch intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for product development, general corporate purposes and working capital. The units described above are being offered by TranSwitch Corporation pursuant to a registration statement previously filed with and subsequently declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC‘s website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174, (800) 724-0761.
About TranSwitch Corporation
TranSwitch Corporation (TXCC) provides innovative integrated circuit (IC) and intellectual property (IP) solutions that deliver core functionality for video, voice, and data communications equipment for the customer premises and network infrastructure markets. For the customer-premises market, we offer multi-standard, high-speed interconnect solutions enabling the distribution and presentation of high-definition (HD) video and data content for consumer electronics applications. We also provide a family of best-in-class communications processors. For the network infrastructure market, we provide integrated multi-core network processor System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for …read more
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International Rectifier’s IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC Named Finalist of 2013 EE Times and EDN ACE Awards
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– International Rectifier, IR® (NYS: IRF) , a world leader in power management technology, today announced its IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC was named a finalist in the Ultimate Products – Power category of UBM Tech’s EE Times and EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards.
Rated at 600 V, the IRS2980 utilizes hysteretic average current mode control for precise current regulation. The LED buck driver features low-side MOSFET drive with high-voltage internal regulator and high-side current sensing. The converter is compatible with electronic PWM dimming allowing for 0%-100% current control.
“The IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC offers improved performance at a lower system cost than alternative solutions for non-isolated LED driver applications and we are pleased that the device has been named a finalist in these highly prestigious awards,” said Adam White, IR‘s Senior Vice President, Global Sales.
Available in an SO-8 package, the IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC utilizes IR‘s advanced high-voltage IC process which incorporates latest-generation high-voltage level-shifting and termination technology to deliver superior electrical over-stress protection and higher field reliability, in addition to other new features and enhancements.
The Ultimate Products of the Year Award – awarded to the most significant product introduced in the last 12 months in 11 categories – is determined by large-scale peer review. Finalists in each category are chosen by expert editors from both EE Times and EDN with accompanying editorial reviews.
The Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards ceremony will take place on April 23, 2013, as part of UBM Tech’s DESIGN West and ESC Silicon Valley Conference.
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UBM Tech is a global media business that provides information, events, training, data services, and marketing solutions for the technology industry. Its media brands and information services inform and inspire decision makers across the entire technology market — engineers and design professionals, software and game developers, solutions providers and integrators, networking and communications executives, and business technology professionals. UBM Tech’s industry-leading media brands include EE Times, Interop, Black Hat, InformationWeek, Game Developer Conference, CRN, and DesignCon.
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TranSwitch Corporation Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants
SHELTON, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TranSwitch Corporation (NAS: TXCC) today announced that it is offering to sell shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase common stock in an underwritten public offering. Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole manager for the offering. TranSwitch intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for product development, general corporate purposes and working capital.
The shares and warrants described above are being offered by TranSwitch pursuant to a registration statement previously filed with and subsequently declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“). A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC‘s website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174, (800) 724-0761.
About TranSwitch Corporation
TranSwitch Corporation (TXCC) provides innovative integrated circuit (IC) and intellectual property (IP) solutions that deliver core functionality for video, voice, and data communications equipment for the customer premises and network infrastructure markets. For the customer-premises market, we offer multi-standard, high-speed interconnect solutions enabling the distribution and presentation of high-definition (HD) video and data content for consumer electronics applications. We also provide a family of best-in-class communications processors. For the network infrastructure market, we provide integrated multi-core network processor System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for Fixed, 3G and 4G Mobile, VoIP and Multimedia applications. TranSwitch’s customers are leading consumer electronics and telecom equipment companies around the globe. To learn more, please visit www.transwitch.com.
TranSwitch Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the proposed public offering and the intended use of proceeds from the offering. The offering is subject to market and other conditions and there can …read more
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Silicon Labs Launches Most Integrated Multiband Receiver Solution for Wheel-Tuned Radio Designs
New Si48xx AM/FM/SW Radio ICs Ease Design and Manufacturing for China’s 115 Million-Unit-Per-Year Analog-Tuned Radio Market
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Silicon Labs (NAS: SLAB) , a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the latest generation of the company’s widely used analog-tuned, analog/digital-display (ATxD) multiband radio IC family. The new Si4825/27/36 AM/FM/SW receivers provide superior radio band coverage and a 16-pin SOIC package option that eases the design and manufacturing of ATxD radio products. The new Si48xx radio ICs provide an “all-in-one” single-chip receiver solution for tabletop and portable radios, stereos, mini/micro systems, boomboxes, clock radios, iPod docking stations, toy radios and many other consumer products containing wheel-tuned radios.
The wheel-tuned or “analog-tuned” multiband radio product market exceeds 115 million units per year, according to Silicon Labs estimates. More than 90 percent of all ATxD radios including products for the global export market are manufactured in China. A pioneer in RF-in-CMOS multiband receivers for the wheel-tuned radio market, Silicon Labs has now delivered three generations of single-chip receiver solutions that reduce the cost and complexity and simplify the manufacturing of radio products used by many millions of consumers worldwide.
Silicon Labs‘ new Si4825/27/36 receivers offer the same exceptional RF performance, unmatched integration in CMOS, bill of materials (BOM) and labor cost reduction, and ease of design and manufacturing as previous generations of Si48xx radio ICs. In addition, the new receivers use a single band to cover a wider frequency range for FM and SW bands, and they also support TV audio carrier reception in the China market. Additionally, the devices provide advanced audio conditioning for all signal environments, removing pops, clicks and loud static in challenging signal conditions.
The Si4825 mono-output, consumer-grade product and the Si4836 stereo-output, commercial-grade product are designed for the ATAD radio market. The Si4827 mono-output, consumer-grade product targets the ATDD radio market. Each receiver supports worldwide broadcast frequencies from 64-109 MHz in FM, 504-1750 kHz in AM and 2.3-28.5 MHz in shortwave (SW), enabling a single radio design based on the receivers to support all worldwide markets.
“Silicon Labs‘ Si48xx multiband receiver family provides an innovative ‘radio-on-a-chip’ architecture that enables wheel-tuned radio manufacturers to simplify and shrink their board designs, eliminate costly manual labor in manufacturing and reduce component count by more than 80 percent,” said James Stansberry, vice president and general manager of …read more
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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Simulation Software Selected by Plextek RF Integration
Momentum Product Will Be Used for Advanced, High-Frequency IC and MMIC Design
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYS: A) today announced that Plextek RF Integration, a UK-based company that designs and develops RFICs, MMICs and microwave/millimeter-wave modules, has selected Agilent software to simulate its new high-frequency circuit and MMIC designs.
After a thorough evaluation of available 3-D planar electromagnetic software tools, Plextek RF Integration chose Agilent’s Momentum simulator for its performance and flexibility. Accurate EM simulation enables designers to improve the performance of their designs, while increasing confidence that the manufactured product will meet specifications. Momentum is integrated with Agilent’s Advanced Design System and Genesys RF and microwave design software.
In its evaluation, Plextek RFI used Momentum to simulate the performance of a 57- to 64-GHz amplifier IC. The company also used Momentum to develop a number of Ka-band ICs. In all cases, the software provided excellent agreement between measured and modeled data. Additionally, Momentum’s tight integration with ADS provided Plextek RFI with greater ease of use, making its EM simulation of RFICs and MMICs quick and straightforward.
“Designing advanced, high-frequency circuits and MMICs requires access to the industry’s most advanced modeling and simulation tools,” said Liam Devlin, chief executive officer at Plextek RFI. “The performance and flexible features of Agilent’s Momentum software provides us the functionality we need to maintain a leading edge in the highly competitive wireless, microwave and millimeter-wave markets in which we compete. Because of this, we plan to leverage this solution on future design projects, including our current development of an LNA covering the full 71- to 86-GHz range of E-band.”
“We are pleased Plextek RFI selected Momentum for its amplifier IC and MMIC development,” said Joe Civello, ADS product planner at Agilent EEsof EDA. “The accuracy, speed and capacity of our software are enabling Plextek RFI to produce high-quality designs that can stand apart from their competition.”
About Agilent EEsof EDA Software
Agilent EEsof EDA is the leading supplier of electronic design automation software for microwave, RF, high-frequency, high-speed digital, RF system, electronic system level, circuit, 3-D electromagnetic, physical design and device-modeling applications. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
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Signal Chain Solution for 4-mA to 20-mA HART Enabled Field Instrument Applications
NORWOOD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Analog Devices, Inc. (NAS: ADI) introduced today the CN0267 demonstration circuit for a loop powered HART® (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) enabled smart transmitter, for industrial applications that need to operate within a set 3.5-mA power budget. This field instrument circuit demonstrates a complete low power, high precision signal chain solution with minimum area overhead, which has been tested and verified by ADI as part of their Circuits from the Lab™ reference circuits’ initiative.
• To buy and evaluate this circuit and download the application note and watch the video: http://www.analog.com/CN0267
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This circuit has been compliance tested, verified and registered as an approved HART solution by the HART Communication Foundation. This ensures that systems designed with these ADI devices will adhere to HART protocol requirements and that DEMO-AD5700D2Z is a proven, tested solution.
Combining the lowest power components in their class, this solution enables system engineers to support increased system functionality including the communications of diagnostics and additional measurement or calibration data. The 7-cm by 2.3-cm CN0267 PCB demonstrates a direct sensor interface, microprocessor and two-way HART communication over a 4- 20-mA loop.
About the CN0267 Circuit Design
CN0267 combines three of ADI‘s lowest power, high performance components, optimized for field instrument designs;
The ADuCM360, a low power, fully integrated, 3.9-kSPS, 24-bit data acquisition system-on-a-chip incorporating dual, sigma-delta A/D converters, a 32-bit ARM CortexTM M3 MCU, and flash/EE memory. Using less than 1-mA of operating current it delivers more processing-per-mW of power than any other analog microcontroller within its class.
The AD5421, is a complete, loop powered, 16-bit, 4-mA to 20-mA DAC that incorporates a programmable voltage regulator used to power the demonstration board. The AD5421 consumes less than 300-µA of quiescent current providing a 50 percent power saving and a 55 percent footprint saving over competing offerings.
The AD5700 is a complete HART modem IC, consuming 38 percent less power and supporting a greater than 75 percent saving in board area over alternative …read more
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Power Integrations’ New PI Expert Suite9.0 Power Supply Design Software Supports LED Lighting
Improves productivity with enhanced schematics-manipulation tool and BOM output to design-fulfillment distributors
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that the latest version of its popular power supply design software, PI Expert Suite 9.0, now includes support for its LinkSwitch™-PL and LinkSwitch-PH LED-driver ICs and its recently introduced TinySwitch™-4 off-line switcher IC family. Version 9.0 includes an enhanced schematics-manipulation tool. It also enables designers to upload the resulting BOM from the auto-generated schematic layout to selected, leading design-fulfillment distributors.
New PI Expert Suite 9.0 Power Supply Design Software Supports LED Lighting and BOM Export to Distributors (Photo: Business Wire)
PI Expert Suite 9.0
improves the productivity of power supply design teams by greatly reducing the time to first prototype and by slashing the number of prototype iterations required to reach a finished product. The software now includes support for solid-state-lighting products, enabling LED designs to be optimized for CC, dimming and harmonic emissions. As with previous-generations, PI Expert Suite 9.0generates a complete schematic of the power supply and offers power transformer optimization techniques, even specifying the transformer design and offering links to wound component manufacturers. A heatsink calculation tool provides the designer with an estimation of the thermal design requirements for a new power supply which may be used to guide layout and mechanical prototyping decisions – avoiding iterations and wasted time. Enhanced PCB layout recommendations based on the IC device and package chosen allow the designer to minimize trace-induced EMI and board area, and also maximize electrical noise immunity and surge tolerance.
Comments Peter Vaughan, director of applications engineering at Power Integrations: “LED-lighting engineers face difficult electrical, mechanical and thermal challenges as they continue to develop innovative solid-state-lighting products. PI Expertremains the only comprehensive PSU design tool capable of satisfying the demands of both experienced and new power supply designers alike. With support for our LinkSwitch-PL and LinkSwitch-PH ICs, they can achieve a better, more efficient solution in a shorter time.”
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ON Semiconductor Addresses Modern Power Design Challenges at Applied Power Electronics Conference 2013
Cutting-edge digital AC-DC PWM controllers, motor drivers and IGBTs to be demonstrated by the company at industry’s premier power electronics show
LONG BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), driving innovation in energy efficiency, will showcase its latest power efficient product advances at APEC 2013, March 17-21, 2013, in Long Beach, California. The new devices are designed for boosting performance and simplifying the design of offline power supplies, AC lighting infrastructure and motor control systems.
Targeted for high efficiency, compact, switch-mode power supplies for power adaptors, the NCP1937is a quasi-resonant (QR) flyback controller device with power factor correction (PFC). This is the first AC-DC device utilizing a hybrid digital core architecture enabling higher efficiency, increased flexibility and easier system design implementation. The device incorporates all the features necessary for building a robust and compact PFC stage in combination with a QR flyback stage, while minimizing the number of external components. The quasi-resonant current-mode flyback stage features a proprietary valley-lockout circuitry, ensuring stable valley switching. It has wide voltage range spanning 9 volts (V) to 30 V, plus built-in over-voltage protection, and a skip mode operation which enables higher efficiency in light load conditions. The NCP1937 will be demonstrated in an 85 watt (W) Notebook Adapter showcasing the industry’s leading <10 milliWatt (mW) no load standby power.
The NCP1255/NCP1254 is a fixed frequencyPWM controller designed for applications requiring peak power capability. Offered in SOIC-8 and TSOP-6 packages, it operates with a fixed 65 kilohertz (kHz) switching frequency with the ability to scale the frequency up to 130 kHz based on output load requirements. In light load conditions with the power on the secondary side decreasing, the IC automatically folds back its switching frequency to a minimum level (26 kHz). The inclusion of adjustable over-power protection and adjustable brown-out protection functions make this device ideal for products requiring peak-power capabilities such as printers and ultrabooks. The NCP1255 will be demonstrated in a 15 W nominal 55 W peak power printer adapter.
For LED power supply applications, the high functional integration of theNCL30081 PWM controller IC minimizes the number of external components required for AC powered LED lighting designs. It operates in a quasi-resonant mode to enhance overall efficiency and provides precision regulation of the LED current from the primary side. Dispensing with the need for secondary side feedback control, as well as the associated optocoupler and …read more
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