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CST University Publication Award winners announced
Winners of an annual grant given to university institutes and researchers for published papers related to 3D electromagnetic field simulation applications, the CST University Publication Award 2013 have been announced by Computer Simulation Technology. Highlighting CST's support in furthering research and innovation within universities, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the Award.
Channel simulator enables individual frequency set-up
A new wideband digital channel simulator for satellite or unmanned armed vehicle (UAV) data links from IZT provides a cost effective, time-saving solution with exceptional functionality. Accurate, complex and reproducible simulation of uplink, payload and downlink let system engineers create extremely realistic scenarios for testing their product in a laboratory environment.
Leopard Gecko MCU used in Wearable Fitness Tracker
Misfit Wearables has selected the Silicon Labs EFM32 Leopard Gecko 32-bit microcontroller for the world’s most elegant physical activity monitor, the Misfit Shine. Offering utmost energy efficiency, the Gecko MCU communicates with the Shine’s 3-axis accelerometer, drives user interface LEDs and hosts a Wicentric Bluetooth low energy software stack. This enables connectivity with the Shine App running on Apple iOS devices.
New pet tracking collar integrates u-blox GPS & GSM modules
u blox has been chosen by Tracker Technology for their compact MSP340 pet tracking collar. The collar supports real-time as well as historical tracking of pets for over 2 days on a single charge, plus geo-fence alarm that alerts owners when their pet has left a pre-defined boundary, and battery-low alarm.
Sitara AM335x processor powers newest Arduino board
Texas Instruments has today announced that the Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor has been selected to power the newest Arduino board, the Arduino TRE. TI’s 1 GHz Sitara AM335x processor offers up to 100x more performance on the Arduino TRE, compared to the Arduino Leonardo or Uno.
ROAL Electronics and Efore announce definitive acquisition agreement
ROAL Electronics and Efore have today revealed that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Efore to acquire ROAL Electronics. The transaction closed on July 11th 2013. The acquisition will form a new and expanded Power Supply company with a strong Pan-European footprint, a significant presence in North America and in China, a recognized reputation for innovative power solutions and a common dedication to customers’ orien...
AWR sponsors the first-ever student design competition
AWR Corporation reveals that as part of its on going commitment to fostering the careers of future RF/microwave engineers worldwide and specifically in Asia Pacific, the company is sponsoring the first-ever student design competition at Xidian University in Xi’an, China. Xidian University is a Chinese national key university, which, under the Ministry of Education, has been approved to provide engineering education and training in the fields of...
Cypress unveil new Development Kit for iPhone, iPad and iPod Audio Accessories
Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new development kit that speeds design of digital audio accessories for Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod products. The CY8CKIT-033A PSoC 3 MFi Digital Audio Development Kit for Lightning includes license-free reference hardware, firmware, and iOS app software, providing the tools to develop MFi (Made for iPod | iPhone | iPad) digital audio accessories that are fully compatible with Apple’s all-digital Ligh...
DaVinci Aircraft selects Sherborne Sensors to supply accelerometers for the US Military
Sherborne Sensors has been selected by DaVinci Aircraft to supply customised accelerometers for the US military. The Defence Logistics Agency for the US military approached DaVinci Aircraft to source a number of highly customised accelerometers to extend the life of some of its older military aircraft platforms. DaVinci Aircraft soon discovered that the companies that originally supplied the sensors for these aircrafts have now gone out of busine...
Space Qualified DC-DC Converters - The SVR Series From VPT
Learn about VPT's SVR Series of DC-DC converters, point of load converters, and EMI filters. Suitable for use in LEO, MEO, GEO, deep space, and launch programs.