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Silicon Labs releases new Bluetooth software for the Wireless Gecko portfolio, the industry's most comprehensive connectivity solution for the Internet of Things (IoT). Silicon Labs' commercial, industrial and retail customers can enhance their location-based services, such as indoor navigation, asset tracking, space utilization and point-of-interest engagement, using the direction finding feature added to Bluetooth in version 5.1 of the Bluetooth Core Specification, which was released...

Renesas Electronics Corporation, introduced two plastic packaged, radiation-tolerant digital isolators that provide the highest isolation protection (2,500VRMS) from high voltage spikes in power supply stages and serial communications interfaces used in low Earth orbit (LEO) Small Satellites (SmallSats). Private “New Space” companies plan to launch thousands of SmallSats forming large constellations that operate in multiple LEO planes. SmallSat mega-constellations...

Allegro MicroSystems, a leader in power and sensing solutions for motion control and energy efficient systems, today announced the launch of the company's QuietMotion family. This family consists of the first-to-market Field Oriented Control (FOC) brushless DC (BLDC) electric motor controllers that are customer code-free. The devices are designed to provide reliable and efficient low audible noise performance while reducing...

Technology company Continental addresses end customers’ demands for connected services CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart on European Data Protection Day: “Data is an obligation. Data protection is essential for us as a technology company.” Rapid implementation required for the new industry standard for cybersecurity Hanover, January 28, 2019. Drivers in Germany, the U.S.A., China, and Japan are looking for offerings...

Developers will begin building a lithium battery project in Morowali, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, on Jan. 11. The $4 billion project involves investors from South Korea, Japan and China, Coordinating Maritime Minister Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters, without naming the companies involved or providing further details on the project. "Looking at its resources, Indonesia will become the main player...

MORNSUN added a new 15W DC/DC series -URB-J(M)D/T-15W- to its ultra-thin (the thinnest is 6.20mm)isolated regulated output family. The new series URB-J(M)D/T-15W provide 4:1 ultra wide input range， feature 1500VDC isolation voltage, and deliver efficiencies up to 89%. Packages are available in SMD and DIP. In addition to EN62368 certification, protections for input under-voltage, over voltage, over-current, output short...

STMicroelectronics is boosting feature integration in low-cost, low-power 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with the new STM8L050. As the latest in the ultra-energy-conscious STM8L series, it embeds rich analog peripherals, a DMA controller, and separated data EEPROM, all in an inexpensive SO-8 package with up to six user I/Os. Leveraging ST’s powerful, efficient STM8 core running at up to 16 MHz, the STM8L050 delivers economy and performance for resource-constrained products...

RS Components has announced availability of the Fluke 710 mA Loop Valve Tester, which is an easy-to-use tool that greatly simplifies the testing of control valves, enabling the quick measurement of critical valve readings using a simple two-wire connection. Traditionally, complex equipment has been used for control valve testing, but use of these complicated devices has meant extensive training for users,...

New innovations constantly change the way users interact with mobile devices. Anything from tweaks to UX design to innovative iOS mobile application development in London, San Francisco, or elsewhere can have a major impact on the industry. Augmented reality is one of the more noteworthy developments in recent years. Made popular by apps such as Pokemon Go! and Snapchat, AR...

Alliance Memory today announced that it is offering several end-of-life 8G DDR3L SDRAMs for which Micron Technology Inc. announced a last time buy date of Jan. 13, 2019. For three of the devices, the company is also offering versions with Alliance Memory part numbers that use the same genuine single-die Micron silicon as the Micron-numbered parts. The following Micron 8G DDR3L...