The DAGRX and SAYBRX small form factor (SFF) line replaceable unit (LRU) computers featuring Intel processors and flexible I/O deliver high performance in a compact package. The modular I/O approach in both rugged and lab variants empower users to select what is necessary for the application, optimizing size, weight and power (SWaP). The DAGRX and…
OpenVPX backplanes sport integrated PSU slots
New three-slot 3U OpenVPX backplanes carry an additional VITA 62 PSU slot. The new OpenVPX 3U backplane has a BKP3-CEN03-15.2.9 VITA 65 profile. The 3+1 slot backplane is standardly designed to PCIe Gen3 speeds with options for higher levels. Pixus offers versions with mechanical mounting options for ATR enclosures and IEEE rackmount chassis platforms. Pixus…
How manufacturers can protect IoT products from cyberattacks
Cybersecurity has long been a critical focus for large enterprises. Now IoT device design engineers must take a page from the enterprise security playbook. Alan Grau, Sectigo, VP of IoT Though Internet of Things device manufacturers are heavily investing in the development of new solutions, these organizations often lack the security expertise and the technical…
Sager Electronics launches website for value-add solutions
Electronics distributor Sager Electronics has launched a website dedicated to the company’s value-add capabilities – valueadd.sager.com. “Through our specialized group Sager Power Systems, we offer world-class engineered solutions tailored to fit a wide variety of applications. With the launch of our new value-add website, we are able to demonstrate the full-scope of our custom capabilities…
Catalog covers certified components for automotive electronics
Würth Elektronik has published a new catalog of AEC-Q200 certified components for automotive electronics. Product highlights include new ferrites, inductors and particularly robust electromechanical components. Design kits from many product groups are available for developers—as sample sets with free refill service. With WE-TEMA, Würth Elektronik offers an innovative series of ferrites for cable assembly, some…
Women in Engineering: Jennifer McConnell delivers a forensic perspective to engineering
Jennifer McConnell is a Product Manager with Protochips B.S. Chemistry and a Masters in Forensic Chemistry. Protochips is a microscopy solutions provider that maximizes the electron microscope’s resolution capabilities to give scientists, engineers, and researchers the ability to perform dynamic quantitative nanoscale analysis. Here is what she shares with DW about she evolved her chemistry…
Women in Engineering: Calista Redmond unlocks key for open source, collaborative engineering
Calista Redmond is the CEO of the RISC-V International, a global nonprofit association based in Switzerland. Founded in 2015 as the RISC-V International with 29 members, RISC-V is now a truly global organization with over 200 member organizations in more than 30 countries, plus over 300 individual members worldwide. Redmond has over 20 years…
The basics of automotive radar
The radar sitting in your car’s bumper isn’t the same as the units vectoring planes in for a landing. Here are the most important differences. Leland Teschler | Executive Editor The last time you found yourself on an airplane, it’s likely that air traffic controllers kept track of you via radar sets operating at about…
The case for integrated design software
It’s rare to see product development efforts these days that don’t involve design software modules spanning multiple disciplines. The new challenge is getting work done without making a career out of formatting the output of one package for the input of another. Kaelly Farnham, Keysight Technologies Modern electronics are pushing the limits of electronic design…
The 5G bogey man
Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Since at least the late 1970s, there have been claims that radio frequency waves are hazardous to human health. Some of the first concerns arose because of RF levels produced by a Pave Paws (Precision Acquisition of Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System) installation in…
Protocol stack improves data model handling
Axiros, a leader in device management and IoT solutions for service providers, enterprises, and OEMs, today announced that it has further evolved its AXACT TR-069 protocol stack with…
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SoC dev kit focuses on CAN, LIN slave communications
Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new kit that enables designers to evaluate the Controller Area Network (CAN) and Local Interconnect Network (LIN) slave communication capability of Cypress’s PSoC…
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BLE module consumes less than 4 mA in RX, less than 3 mA in TX, below 1.2 µA in sleep mode
Atmel Corporation has announced the world’s lowest power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity modules for small form factor applications. The ultra-low power Atmel SmartConnect XR and ZR modules…
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Top microcontroller threads on EDABoard.com – March
What causes the crystal to pause? – I have an ARM M0 processor + MCU connected with a 32.768KHz crystal. The crystal is connected to a load capacitor…
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SoC dual-core ARM Cortex IC targets printer applications
Marvell has announced its most advanced mainstream printer system-on-chip (SoC), the Marvell 88PA6220. This 28nm SoC delivers breakthrough performance at a low system cost by integrating a dual-core ARM…
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HDCVI Chipset delivers HD video over 500-m coax
Exar Corporation, a supplier of analog mixed-signal products serving the industrial, high-end consumer and infrastructure markets, announces a High Definition Composite Video Interface (HDCVI) chipset designed to deliver…
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Digitally controlled 60-dB programmable attenuators hit 40 GHz
Fairview Microwave Inc. a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, announces the release of their new digitally controlled programmable attenuators with performance up to 40 GHz and…
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Clock synthesizer keeps jitter ultralow from 2 MHz to 2,7 GHz
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC6951, a low phase noise integer-N synthesizer with an integrated VCO and an ultralow jitter clock distribution section, ideal for clocking data converters….
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Texas Instruments introduces new microcontroller dev kit
Newark element14 today announces the launch of Texas Instruments’ MSP CapTIvate microcontroller (MCU) development kit, a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform providing real-time sensor tuning, all without writing a single…
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Optical transceiver modules come in inexpensive TO cans
Manufacturers of SFP28 modules for data center and radio fronthaul applications can now use TO-cans enabled by the industry’s first transceiver IC, which is shipping now from Maxim…
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Laser diodes for 100 Gbit/sec switching transceivers
Oclaro, Inc. has announced the successful qualification of its non-hermetic 25Gbit/s 1.3 μm distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes for 100Gbit/s transceivers. Featuring leading optical performance with low operating…
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FPGAs get cryptographic keys to prevent cloning
Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its Secured Production Programming Solution (SPPS) for its field…
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Bluetooth LE module transmits to 400 m
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) has introduced a Bluetooth Low Energy module solution that extends the range of Bluetooth to 400 meters, eight times that of current Bluetooth…
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Low-power Wi-Fi modules target IoT apps
Microchip Technology Inc. has announced four compact, low-power, highly integrated solutions that allow Wi-Fi and networking capability to be embedded into virtually any device, including Internet of Things…
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DDR design IP will handle 16-nm FinFET chips
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has announced that it is updating its leading-edge, high-speed SerDes communication interfaces and low-latency Denali DDR memory IP solutions to support TSMC’s 16nm FinFET Compact…
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