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The Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas business region of Avnet, Inc. has announced the release of the BF518F FMC Development Kit. This new, VITA57 compatible development platform features the Analog Devices Blackfin BF518F processor. This kit runs the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework operating system, making it ideal for use in embedded industrial automation applications where low power and convergent processing are essential. This is the first ...

A recent survey of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK electronics sector has revealed significant findings that will play a key role in shaping the future of these enterprises. Conducted by Premier Farnell in conjunction with The Electronics Leadership Council (ELC) and the UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA), The British SME Technology Survey gathered information to help understand the current state of mind, challenges and needs of SMEs an...

element14 has donated a much coveted Raspberry Pi to Swallow Hill Community College in Leeds and held a master class with pupils and teachers to highlight the device’s huge potential as an inspirational teaching aid. The initiative is part of a wider programme with Farnell element 14 partnering with social enterprise, Leeds Ahead in a programme called ‘Make the Grade’.

At Embedded World 2010, Geensys (formerly the embedded software tools business of Geensys - Hall 10, Stand 531) will make several announcements relating to its highly successful Reqtify, AUTOSAR Builder and ControlBuild development tools for embedded systems applications.

Polar Instruments has announced a free webinar on PCB layer stackup design using differential pairs. Presented by signal integrity guru, Dr. Eric Bogatin, the webinar will be held at 1.00pm EST (6.00pm UTC) on Wednesday 16th September and present a master-class on how the physical design of differential pairs affects interconnect performance in printed circuit boards (PCB).

Plexus, the specialist electronic design and manufacturing services company, has entered a new phase of its relationship with France-based medical start-up SuperSonic Imagine, to deliver an ultrasound system with breakthrough technology. Having been involved throughout design and prototyping, Plexus will now help SuperSonic Imagine prepare the system for production and market approval.

Altium is hosting a free webinar demonstrating how electronics designers, with no prior experience, can develop and test sophisticated systems using FPGAs. The webinar takes place on September 22, 2009, 2pm EDT, 11am PDT, 6pm GMT.

Altium continues to expand device options for electronics designers. The latest version of Altium Designer now includes complete support for the Spartan-6 device family from Xilinx.

Altium Limited continues its investment in the future generation of electronics designers and engineers, with new donations of software to the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS/SFL) in support of its CanX satellite missions.

Lambda UK’s latest 600W single output power supply meets a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications, including display and signage. The SWS600L offers a choice of output voltages from 3.3V to 48VDC and has a peak output of 744W on the 24V model. Important standard features include a 12V 0.1A auxiliary output, fan fail alarm and dc output good signal.