MatrikonOPC Announces eLearning Program for Automation Professionals
MatrikonOPCTM is proud to announce the release of a new eLearning program that offers automation professionals a convenient way to learn about OPC. Learning OPC has never been easier, or more economical. The first available module, “Introduction to OPC”, introduces students to the basics of OPC including the most common version, OPC Data Access. Using a combination of interactive PowerPoint slides with voice-overs, demonstrative videos, and knowledge affirming quizzes; this module engages students on multiple levels. MatrikonOPC eLearning requires no travel and no time away from the workplace.
Elma Bustronic Debuts 16-channel SerDes Test Modules for VPX Systems
Elma Bustronic, a global manufacturer of electronic packaging products, has announced a new 16-channel version of its SerDes Test Modules for VPX systems. The modules allow testing and pre-emphasis of the SerDes signals to ensure signal performance of the system. The 16-channel SerDes modules are designed to plug into VPX backplanes and directly test the channel compliance. They can be used to test VPX switch and node cards and/or the backplane channels without requiring external equipment or special test fixtures. The modules provide a quick and efficient look at the “vital signs” of the signals in the VPX system.
ON Semiconductor Announces NCP370 Integrated Bi-Directional OVP
ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN), a leading global supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient silicon solutions, introduced the industry’s first integrated bi-directional device, with positive and negative (+/-) overvoltage protection (OVP) for cell phones, MP3/4, PDAs and GPS systems, and overcurrent protection (OCP) for portable accessories such as FM transceiver, load speakers and flash modules.
SMH Technologies Develops MicroPlexer Signal Multiplexer
SMH Technologies announces the development of a signal multiplexer for device in-system programming (MicroPlexer). Microplexer allows the ISP connection coming from the programmer/tester to be switched to one of the available output channels. In this way, a single programmer/tester can easily handle multiple device programming, whether on a single board or distributed across multiple boards in a panel assembly.
iSuppli Expects Microelectromechanical Systems to Grow to $2.6 Billion
From the gyroscope in your PlayStation 3 game controller, to the accelerometer in your iPhone, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) are making major inroads in the consumer- and mobile-electronics worlds, causing market revenue in this area to nearly triple from 2006 to 2012, according to iSuppli Corp. Global revenue from shipments of MEMS for consumer and mobile electronics is expected to rise to $2.6 billion in 2012, up from $1.1 billion in 2006.
Mercury Computer Systems Announces OpenVPX Industry Working Group
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), a leading provider of high-performance, embedded computing solutions for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced the OpenVPXTM Industry Working Group, an independent association being formed through the alliance of more than 10 leading defense prime contractors and COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) systems developers striving to solve the interoperability issues of VPX system architectures.
Embedded-Code.com Updates Monochrome Graphic Screen Driver
Embedded-Code.com has announced the release of a significant update to its low cost monochrome (single colour) graphic screen driver. The driver is a very popular choice for embedded product designers faced with the task of creating a bespoke user interface on their products graphic display. The new release of the driver features the ability to place text and graphic bitmap images anywhere on a screen without having to worry about inherent 8 bit size multiples and boundaries of these types of displays.
VDC Research Group Releases Latest Data for PC/104 Market
The market for PC/104 family boards was US$ 248.4 million in 2007 and projected at US$ 262.7 million in 2008 according to the latest embedded stackables research from VDC Research Group, released last month. Actual 2007 dollar shipments of PC/104 family boards were 5.7% lower than had been projected in VDC’s most recent prior PC/104 study, published in 2006. This may be, in part, due to a delay in the release of a standard covering use of PCI Express as a module-to-module interconnect. This delay may have slowed PC/104 growth in high-end applications over the past two years. Ultimately, the PC/104 Consortium issues a set of specifications generically called PCI/104-Express (including PCI/104-Express and PCIe/104), while a new body, SFF-SIG, issued a somewhat different standard called Express104. Both have the potential for success.
STMicroelectronics ESDA8V-1MX2 Increases Surge Protection by 30%
Supporting objectives to reduce the number of battery chargers discarded with portable devices such as cellphone handsets, GPS receivers, and personal media players, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in power ICs, has introduced improved smaller-dimension circuit-protection devices to enable safer use of universal chargers.
Jaybird Selects apt-X Audio Codec for Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
APT Licensing Ltd (Belfast, UK), the real-time audio compression systems house, announces further consumer electronics industry endorsement of its low-latency, high-quality apt-X® audio codec technology with news of a collaborative partnership with JayBird Gear, LLC (Salt Lake City, Utah), maker of the critically acclaimed JB-200 Bluetooth Stereo Headset series for iPod, iPhone, MP3 players, PC/Mac, mobiles and other portable media players (PMPs). Jaybird will incorporate the outstanding wireless sound quality of low-latency apt-X® audio codec technology into the company’s next generation of high-definition stereo Bluetooth wireless headphones for the growing active lifestyles market. The Jaybird Freedom Wireless Headphones, successor to the award-winning Jaybird JB-200 Bluetooth Stereo Headset, becomes available from April 2009, and is again primarily targeted toward the active lifestyles sector of the consumer electronics market. LAPTOP Magazine, the leading US mobile-technology magazine, conferred its Ultimate Choice 2008 “top pick” status on the Jaybird JB-200 in a comparison of stereo Bluetooth headsets from various manufacturers.
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