Freescale Unveils MC34845 LED Driver with High-Speed Pulse-Width Modulator
Enabling slimmer laptops with brighter screens and extended battery life, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are rapidly replacing cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) as the dominant backlighting technology for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) used in notebook PCs and industrial and medical displays. However, use of LEDs in notebook LCDs presents technical challenges, such as the generation of audible noise and visual artifacts that can diminish the end-user experience.
Interface Masters Debuts Niagara 2299 Modular Intelligent Bypass Switch
Interface Masters Technologies, an industry leader in networking solutions, announced the newest member of its Intelligent Bypass Switch family. The Niagara 2299 is a Modular Intelligent Network Bypass possessing TAP functionality for traffic monitoring, active bypass functionality for seamless failover and extensive management capabilities. Niagara 2299 supports maximum flexibility and scalability by offering four independent Gigabit Ethernet interface segments with various media combinations including copper, single-mode fiber, multi-mode fiber, multi-mode fiber to single-mode fiber conversion and copper to fiber conversion options. The Intelligent bypass also enables plug-and-play connectivity, includes an auto heartbeat and requires no additional drivers to be installed on connected appliances.
Digi TransPort VPN VC7400 Connects Remote Wireless Devices
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) introduced the Digi TransPort VC7400, an enterprise-class virtual private network (VPN) concentrator that provides easy, secure connectivity to large installations of remote cellular or wired devices. It is ideal for retail, financial/ATM, lottery and telemetry applications. Coupled with Digi’s VPN enabled cellular routers at remote sites, the centralized Digi TransPort VC7400 makes it easy to set up a secure, reliable and fully integrated VPN solution.
IDT Introduces VersaClock III Programmable Clock Generator
IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.; NASDAQ: IDTI), a leading provider of essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, announced the newest members of its VersaClock[tm] family of timing devices. VersaClock III devices are programmable clock generators specifically designed for use in high-performance consumer, telecommunications, networking and data communications applications and are more versatile alternatives to using multiple crystals and oscillators. These programmable timing solutions are critical in reducing board space and maintaining power efficiency where volumes may not allow full custom solutions. Multiple systems, with widely varying requirements, can consolidate to fewer of these programmable devices improving inventory management.
3SLDebuts Cradle-6.0 for Requirements Management, Systems Engineering
3SL®, a developer of innovative systems engineering products, announced the release of Cradle-6.0. Cradle-6.0 is unique. It provides a complete end-to-end solution for requirements management, model-based systems engineering, risk management and verification and validation (V&V) across the entire systems development lifecycle in a single product with a single User Interface.
SPIRIT Consortium Hands Off IP-XACT v1.5 Specification to IEEE P1685
The SPIRIT Consortium[tm], a global non-profit organization focused on establishing multi-faceted IP/tool integration standards that drive sustainable growth in electronic design, has approved version 1.5 of its IP-XACT[tm] specification for handoff to the IEEE P1685 working group. The IP-XACT specification provides a machine readable XML structure for IP modules and systems databooks. The XML data documents many different aspects of electronic design elements, enabling designers using IP-XACT tools to automatically create many different expressions of a design in a consistent and correlated way. Design and verification engineers will benefit from using this available specification through the automation testbench creation and exploration.
Cadence, Toshiba Team on Integrated Design Environment for COT, SoC
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, announced an extensive collaboration with Toshiba Corporation Semiconductor Company to address the challenges of existing and next-generation SoC designs. Toshiba is a leading provider of process and design solution for cutting-edge SoC products. Based on the Cadence® Encounter® Digital Implementation System and the Cadence Virtuoso® Custom Design Solution, the collaboration provides a full digital and mixed-signal design environment to Toshiba and its COT customers for the most advanced semiconductor products where integration of digital and mixed-signal designs is a key to success.
Virage Logic Becomes Member of Power.org
Power.org[tm], the organization that promotes and develops standards for Power Architecture® technology, announced that Virage Logic Corporation, the semiconductor industry’s trusted IP partner, has joined Power.org as a participant member. Virage Logic provides an extensive range of semiconductor IP that removes the traditional bottleneck in processor design – access to embedded memories and silicon implementation – speeding time-to-market and helping minimize design costs.
Excel Software Debuts WebActivation 1.1 for Software License Activation
Excel Software has enhanced the WebActivation system to activate software licenses. WebActivation is a self-hosted software license server used to activate QuickLicense protected applications or documents. WebActivation 1.1 adds a DLL replacement of all EXE files and enhancements to easily utilize the new activation, release and restore features introduced in QuickLicense 4 without requiring a web browser on the client computer.
Stahlin Offers Full Flange Accessory Option for DiamondShield Enclosures
Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures, manufacturer of the world’s most frequently specified fiberglass enclosure products, has introduced a Full Flange Accessory Option for the DiamondShield series of enclosures. The full flange option provides superior versatility compared to traditional four-point mounting systems. With the DiamondShield full flange accessory anyone can now easily position the enclosure to fit any pole, strut, or wall mount requirement method.
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