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Avago Technologies Adds Lower Cost Solution to Ultra-Miniature Optical Encoder Module Family
Avago Technologies, the world's largest privately held semiconductor company, today announced the addition of a low-cost ultra-miniature transmissive optical encoder module to its family of products.
Compact non-contact magnetic encoders with 360-Degree Angular Detection
Avago Technologies has announced a series of compact non-contact magnetic encoders for use in industrial applications that operate in harsh conditions. Avago's AEAT-60xx series of magnetic encoders provide designers with a reliable, cost-effective and easy to use integrated solution for angular detection within 360-degrees. Moreover, this magnetic encoder is ideal for use by designers of industrial flow meters, knob controls and a variety of othe...
STMicroelectronics Sharpens Audio Edge for STM32 Developers
To help product developers exploit the full potential of its STM32 microcontrollers in portable and home-audio products, STMicroelectronics has teamed up with audio experts Spirit DSP to provide no-charge access to professionally developed audio software that delivers better features and performance than typical open-source alternatives.
TI's C6678 DSP delivers increased density, low power and cost efficient solution
Responding to the growing need for increasing channel densities and higher quality media services in mobile networks, Texas Instruments is offering the industry’s highest performance multimedia solution based on its TMS320C6678 digital signal processor (DSP). Ideal for applications such as multimedia gateways, IMS media servers, video conferencing servers and video broadcast equipment, the C6678 offers OEMs a highly dense media solution that is...
Digital Signal Controllers Offer 16 Channel Point Of Load Control
Continuing to broaden its digital signal controller (DSC) portfolio, Texas Instruments has announced volume availability of TMS320F28044 and F2809 digital signal controllers. These devices offer 100 MIPS of 32-bit digital signal processing (DSP) performance optimized for industrial applications like digital power management, servo motor control and intelligent sensor control. The F28044 controller allows power system designers to transition to so...
TI adds Code Composer Studio tools and new brushed DC motor reference design to Stellaris MCU family support
Simplifying design through the expansion of its software and tool offering, Texas Instruments Incorporated announced that its Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs are fully supported by the Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) v4 integrated development environment, and eight new Stellaris MCU evaluation kits featuring CCStudio v4 are immediately available in standard distribution.
First Automotive SAW Sensor and Controller Enhances Fuel Efficiency and Safety
As automotive tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) mandates come into effect and torque sensing applications like electronic power steering (EPS) become standard on even low- to mid-range cars, Texas Instruments has announced that Transense Technologies plc is using its TMS320F28x digital signal controllers as a key component in the automotive industry's first targeted piezo-electric surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor based systems. Operating i...
TI’s new evaluation platform drives three-phase brushless motors for quicker time to spin
Texas Instruments introduced a complete motor control evaluation kit for spinning brushless DC (BLDC) and permanent magnet synchronous (PMSM) motors. The DRV8312-C2-KIT is a high-performance, power-efficient and cost-effective sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) and trapezoidal commutation platform. It spins motors out of the box, speeding development of sub-50-V and 6.5-A brushless motors for driving medical pumps, gates, lifts and small pum...
Low Cost 32-bit Digital Signal Controller
Texas Instruments has added four low cost members to the TMS320F280xx digital signal controller series targeted at motor control, digital power conversion and intelligent sensor control applications. The new TMS320F28015 and F28016 controllers offer 60MHz of performance starting as low as $3.25 (in 1Ku quantities) while the new TMS320F2801-60 and F2802-60 controllers also offer 60 MHz of performance and are based on the current TMS320F2801 and F2...
VITEC Multimedia Acquires Optibase Video Business
Optibase today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Optibase Technologies Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of VITEC Multimedia (VITEC) pursuant to which Optibase Ltd. and its subsidiary Optibase Inc. (collectively, Optibase) will sell their entire video business to VITEC (the Business and the Transaction, respectively).