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Arrow specialists complete Microsoft training
Following the recent signing of Arrow UK’s distribution agreement with Microsoft, twenty four of the company’s engineers and technical specialists in the UK have received intensive training on the sofware company’s operating systems and development tools. The training is designed to equip Arrow’s specialists with the skills they need to support customers in building embedded applications based around Microsoft Windows Embedded software i...
Connect One well placed in Fast 500 and M2M 100
Connect One can boast double honors in December. Connect One placed Number 60 on the 2007 Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as well as winning a place for the second time on M2M Magazine’s M2M 100 list, a list of the most influential providers of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology. Connect One manufactures semiconductors and device servers that...
Analog Devices’ Partners Pavilion To Showcase Innovative Industrial And Automotive Applications At Embedded World
Analog Devices will be hosting a Partner Pavilion at Embedded World 2008, where it will showcase a select group of companies that are shaping the future of the industrial and automotive markets. Through a series of product and technology demonstrations, attendees will see first hand how the power/performance, connectivity, scalability and flexibility of ADI’s embedded processing and DSP technologies are enabling the innovation behind the indus...
Tensilica Adds to Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio
Tensilica has announced that it has added the Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder (DDCE) and Dolby Digital Compatible Output (DDCO) 5.1-channel encoders to its audio codec library for the Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine, one of the most popular commercial audio cores for system-on-chip (SOC) designs. These encoders enable manufacturers to design consumer devices, including Blu-ray Disc players, HD DVD players, portable devices and camcorders, which support...
Vishay Semiconductor Products Now Available from Digi-Key
Vishay Intertechnology and Digi-Key Corporation have announced that Vishay's portfolio of semiconductor products, which includes MOSFETs, diodes, rectifiers, RF transistors, optoelectronics, and selected ICs, is now available from Digi-Key. With this major enhancement to its line card, Digi-Key now carries the full range of Vishay semiconductor and passive components.
Double win for Anglia at Elektra Awards
Anglia won both Distributor of the Year and Company of the Year at the prestigious Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards 2007. The Elektra Awards, organised by Electronics Weekly in association with Electronic Product News and EDN Europe, were presented at the Hilton Park Lane in London on Wednesday evening in front of an audience that included the elite of the European electronics industry.
Fanless & Wireless Nano-ITX barebone system
Advansus, a joint-venture company of ASUS and Advantech, has announced a tiny wireless Nano-ITX barebone system for any space-limited and frequent network access applications. The NTC100-LX800 accommodates one AMD Geode LX800 @0.9W Nano-ITX motherboard which is capable of running high-quality multimedia streams up to 500 MHz clock rate. The compact system measures 170 mm x 155mm x 42mm, which square size is smaller than a Mini-ITX form factor.
High Voltage Ideal Diode-OR Controller from Linear Technology
The LTC4357 is a single high voltage ideal diode-OR controller from Linear Technology that offers a simple low loss replacement to the Schottky OR-ing diodes in multiple, N+1 redundant, power supply applications and high availability systems. The LTC4357 controls an external N-channel MOSFET to perform the function of a low forward voltage diode. This provides a lower loss path compared to the Schottky diode that, in high power applications, not ...
Lightweight and cost-effective EMI shielding plastic for fuel-conscious aerospace applications
Chomerics has developed a lightweight, electrically conductive plastic for EMI shielding of high temperature avionics. PREMIER PEI-140 maintains high temperature tolerance, chemical resistance and UL 94V-0 flammability rating for a cost-effective electronics shielding solution up to 85dB in aerospace applications. PEI-140 complies with avionics smoke density requirements in the event of an on-board fire.
Silicon Labs and Broadband Technology Announce Nordic Partnership
Silicon Laboratories has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Broadband Technology AB for the Nordic electronics market. Broadband Technology will serve as a strategic representative for Silicon Labs as the company expands its presence in the Nordics.