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Giving designers of portable, battery-powered applications added flexibility and functionality in a low cost, full-featured development environment, Texas Instruments target boards for the eZ430 development tool: the T2012 and the MSP-Mojo. At $10 for a pack of three target boards, the T2012 features the MSP430F2012 ultra-low power microcontroller (MCU) with an integrated high performance 200 ksps, 10-bit analog to digital converter (ADC). In a c...

STMicroelectronics confirms its top position in MEMS devices for consumer and portable applications, according to market analyst iSuppli 1 . The analyst said ST’s Consumer MEMS sales grew 63% in 2010 to reach $353 million, which was almost twice the revenue of its closest competitor. ST has become the leading supplier to mobile and consumer manufacturers for both motion-sensor types – accelerometers and gyroscopes.

SchmartBoard, a company that makes prototyping electronic circuits easier, has announced a single development board supporting Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) broad microcontroller portfolio, including ultra-low power MSP430, ARM® Cortex™-M3-based Stellaris and real-time control C2000 MCU platforms.

Kemtron has introduced a RoHS compliant aluminium passivation process for its aluminium honeycomb EMC ventilation panels. The process has eliminated the hexavalent chromium which is present in some aluminium passivation processes. The new conversion coating meets the requirements of Mil-C-5541E for corrosion and electrical conductivity.

Movea announced its Air Mouse application for the iPhone4 is now available for £1.19 (USD 1.99) in the App Store. The new Air Mouse app empowers iPhone4 users to transform their phone into an in-air motion controller for home media and presentation uses.

NEPCON South China 2012 will take place between August 28 and August 30 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. As the largest and longest-running SMT exchange platform in South China, the annual event is a popular industry highlight. To date, several electronics manufacturers have accepted invitations to exhibit at the event, many of them giants of global electronics manufacturing.

AWR has today announced that it has concluded a successful Asian tour of the AWR Design Forum with record registrations and hundreds in attendance. Kicking off on July 6 in Tokyo, the tour moved to Korea on July 10 and wrapped up in Taiwan on July 12. Excellent papers were presented by AWR customers, partners, and academics.

SOI technology and IP available to speed market introduction of silicon-based handset antenna switch at 40% the cost of today’s GaAs-based solutions

Juki Automation Systems, Inc. will kick off Juki Corporation’s 25,000th machine shipped celebration with a tour of three Juki manufacturing facilities located in Akita, Japan on June 14, 2012. JAS, Inc. will host David Lane, Chief Technology Officer of OnCore Manufacturing Systems, Scott Fillebrown, President of ACD, Francisco Saralegui, SMT Manager of Newsan, and Adriån Lamandia, CEO of Novatech, as its guests of honor on the tour.

By Aaron McDonald – Recently, I participated in a functional safety training session on failure modes, effects and diagnostic analysis calculations. While this is important information, it is difficult to make it overly exciting. To kick off the discussion, the presenter pulled out a match and called it a “safety match,” the type that can only be lit against the special material on the side of the match box. Next, he pulled out ...