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October 2015
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icrocontrollers
Silica signs distribution agreement
with Nordic Semiconductor
Silica has signed a distribution agreement with
the ultra low power (ULP) short-range wire-
less communication specialist Nordic Semi-
conductor. The agreement authorises Silica to
sell and support the full range of ULP wireless
solutions available from Nordic across Europe.
DDC expands power solutions
capabilities with acquisition of Emrise
Data Device Corporation has expanded its
power solutions capabilities with the acqui-
sition of Emrise Electronics Emrise is com-
prised of XCEL Power Systems Ltd and Pascall
Electronics Ltd, international market leaders
in high reliability power conversion products.
Toshiba expands line-up of ARM
Cortex -M-based MCUs
Toshiba Electronics Europe will enhance its
portfolio of ARM Cortex-based microcon-
trollers with the development of the new TXZ
family of microcontrollers that support low-
power consumption and high-speed opera-
tion for IoT and M2M ecosystems.
Conrad launches Finnish
distribution service
Conrad Business Supplies now offers its special-
ist B2B electronics distribution services to cus-
tomers across Finland. Offering a 48hr delivery
time to Finland’s major industrial and business
centres, Conrad provides Finnish customers the
same rapid, dependable and high quality of ser-
vice afforded to its existing European markets.
Infineon: Power MOSFETs make electrical
appliances more compact and durable
DIY tools such as cordless drills and saws have
to be handy and durable. Therefore, the elec-
tronic components used in the applications
need to be space-saving and rugged. Infineon
Technologies has extended its StrongIRFET
Power MOSFET family and thereby provides
a solution that fulfills both requirements.
u-blox: 150 Mbps 4G LTE and
WCDMA module works on
AT&T and Verizon networks
u-blox announces TOBY-L201, a 4G LTE
Cat 4 module with 3G WCDMA fall-back,
which works on AT&T and Verizon net-
works. TOBY-L201 switches automatically or
via AT command to AT&T’s or Verizon’s net-
work, without the need to load new firmware.
Depending on which carrier’s SIM card is
inserted, TOBY-L201 recognizes the carrier and
starts on that carrier’s network. If devices are
equipped with two SIM cards or a configurable
SIM chip, TOBY-L201 can be switched between
operators on-the-fly via a simple AT command.
Wibu-Systems: lean license
entitlement via SAP
Informatics and Wibu-Systems have part-
nered over the last few months to develop a
solution that offers a significant advancement
in back office performance. Through the inte-
gration of CodeMeter with SAP, license enti-
tlement is incorporated within the existing
workflow - a superior advantage for ISVs.
Infineon: protection from
product piracy and IP theft
Industrial automation, medical equipment,
electronic components – plagiarism of capital
equipment requires effective prevention, such
as embedded security solutions from Infineon.
According to the OECD, counterfeiting and
piracy costs add up to around 638 billion US
dollars annually. The new OPTIGA Trust E
offers an easily implementable solution to
protect manufacturers’ valuable IP from being
attacked, analyzed, copied and modified.
ADI: zero-drift, precision op amp
simplifies board design
Analog Devices introduced the first in a new
series of high-voltage, low-noise, zero-drift,
precision operational amplifiers that reduce
system noise, cost, board space, and develop-
ment time by providing on-chip electro-mag-
netic interference filtering and eliminating the
need for calibration circuitry. The dual-chan-
nel ADA4522-2 op amp operates within a sup-
ply voltage range of 4.5 to 55 V and exhibits
noise performance that is at least 35 percent
better than its closest competitor.
Maxim: quad deserializer
eliminates components for
automotive camera applications
The MAX9286 quad deserializer from Maxim
Integrated Products, enables the design of
surround-view systems for ADAS (Advanced
Driver Assistance Systems) with fewer com-
ponents and faster time to market. Just one
MAX9286 gigabit multimedia serial link
(GMSL) deserializer receives and automat-
ically synchronizes video from up to four
cameras.Surround view systems are a key
component in today’s emerging ADAS market.
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