Design Applications


Technology helps new Audi engines stay cool

TT Electronics has revealed its role in helping Volkswagen-Audi Group (VAG) boost the fuel economy and reduce the emissions of its latest-generation A3, A4, A6 and similar-sized models. Engineers at the company’s Salzburg technical cen

TT Electronics | 05-03-2015

MIPS CPUs are key components of FourGee LTE chipsets

Imagination Technologies and Altair Semiconductor report growing market traction for Altair's LTE chipsets which utilize MIPS CPUs. Altair's LTE devices, including the FourGee-3100/6200 chipset, have been the communications engine insid

Imagination Technologies | 03-03-2015

Ultrathin keyboard for iPad Air 2 achieves up to two years of battery life

Nordic Semiconductor has announces that Logitech has specified the multiple-award winning Nordic nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide Bluetooth Smart wireless connectivity in its Logitech Ultrathin for iPad Air 2. One of the first wire

Nordic | 03-03-2015

Proven solutions unlock the power of USB Type-C and reduce development time and risk

Lattice Semiconductor has announced three new, freely-downloadable proven reference designs that enable designers working in consumer, industrial and other sectors to quickly implement the cable detect and power delivery functions required

Lattice | 27-02-2015

Faster IEC61508 certification with FPGA functional safety design flow

Lattice Semiconductor has announced the availability of the Functional Safety Design Flow solution based on the Lattice Diamond Design Tools. Certified by TÜV-Rheinland, an independent organization globally recognized for safety and qualit

Lattice | 27-02-2015

New extension board with intelligent sensor for the popular Xplained platform

Atmel has launched a new extension board for the its popular Xplained platform. Featuring a Bosch Sensortec BNO055 intelligent 9-axis absolute orientation sensor, the new extension board connects directly to Atmel’s Xplained board makin

Atmel | 26-02-2015

Customized remote training added to education portfolio

ARM has expanded its technical training portfolio to include live courses that can be remotely-delivered in any location. The courses will provide a flexible and fast-response training service for companies and individuals, allowing them

ARM | 25-02-2015

Latest FPGAs deliver significant leap forward in performance and power efficiency

Altera has announced that Microsoft is using Altera Arria 10 FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), to achieve compelling performance-per-Watt in data centre acceleration based on CNN (convolutional neural network) algorithms. These algori

Altera | 24-02-2015

Ultra low-power wearables offer extended battery life of up to 30 hours

Cadence Design Systems has announced that Epson has switched from its previous GPS subsystem to one using the Cadence Tensilica Xtensa processor to extend the battery life of its wrist watch GPS running monitors from 14 hours to up to 30

Epson Imaging Devices | 19-02-2015

liaison could bring the benefits of satellite technology to all

Newbury Electronics is helping Satellite Applications Catapult, an innovation and technology company fostering economic growth through the exploitation of space, to bring the benefits of satellite technology to all businesses and organisati

Newbury Electronics | 19-02-2015

Smart metering solution for gas and electricity meters

Analog Devices has announced that Elster has selected its ADF7241 smart metering solution for use in gas and electricity meters that Elster is designing as part of a nationwide energy-efficiency initiative sponsored by the British governmen

Analog Devices | 18-02-2015

High-density FIFO for camera control unit and base station

Cypress Semiconductor has announced that Ikegami Tsushinki Corp., the world's leading manufacturer of advanced high-definition (HD) cameras and production equipment, has selected Cypress's high-density First-In, First-Out (FIFO) memory f

Cypress | 13-02-2015

New braking resistor provides better power efficiency and increased safety

Power quality specialist REO (UK) has launched a new braking resistor incorporating a component mounting surface. The novel design of the BW156.9 range will free up installation space for mounted components used with motors and variable

REO (UK) Limited | 12-02-2015

Next-generation radiation-hardened mixed-signal ASICs target space applications

Aimed at high-performance and high-density space applications, Atmel has announced its next generation radiation-hardened (rad-hard) mixed-signal ASIC platform. Manufactured using 150nm silicon on Insulator (SOI) technology, the ATMX1

Atmel | 12-02-2015

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