Atmel has launched an ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller that consumes 90µA/MHz in active mode,claiming this to be the lowest yet. Called the SAM4L family,"the devices are the most efficient MCUs in the market today,achieving up to 28 ...
Tags: Atmel, ARM Cortex-M4, SAM4L-EK, LCD
Sainsbury's and Aimia, owner of the Nectar programme, today announced they have formed a joint venture to offer suppliers multi-channel marketing solutions in and around Sainsbury's stores and online. The new company, Insight 2 ...
Tags: Nectar programme, Insight 2 Communication, I2C, Sainsbury
A company claims it has a module which will speed up the transfer of embedded design based on TI's Beaglebone to production. Based on the Texas Instruments Sitara AM335x,the TRITON-TX48 from Direct Insight offers ARM Cortex-A8 performance ...
Tags: Beaglebone, Linux, Windows, module
Guest writer Andy Gardner,design manager for mixed signal products at Linear Technology says that for designers of networking equipment increasing system functionality adds Asics and processors,each requiring several voltage rails,resulting ...
Tags: digital control, hardware, mixed signal product, power
NXP is using a DSP and measurement of both output current and voltage to push 2.6Wrms through phone speakers. The product,called TFA9887,is a single chip intended to replace standard audio amplifier ICs in phones. Loudspeakers inside ...
Tags: NXP, DSP, smartphone
Avago Technologies has introduced a low power 10MBd digital CMOS optocoupler,which it claimed has the lowest power consumption of a device of its type. Supply current is under 1.5mA over the–40°C to 105°C temperature ...
Tags: Lights, Digital CMOS Optocoupler, Low Power, Lighting
Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has introduced USB interface modules which are aimed at the Raspberry Pi (RPi) computing platform. The Raspberry Pi embedded computing platform is inexpensive enough to be used in schools and ...
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New Japan Radio Co.,Ltd.(New JRC)has introduced to the market the NJW4605,LED driver for backlight of medium/small sized LCD panels suitable for in-car equipments such as car navigation system,rear entertainment monitors and so on. The ...
Tags: New Japan Radio Co., Ltd, Led Driver, Small Sized Lcds in Cars, NJW4605