Vishay has introduced a surface mount proximity sensor that can pick up objects 200mm away. Called VCNL30204, the 4.85x2.35x0.83mm devices includes lenses, an IR emitter, PIN photodiode, a 16bit ADC and a signal processing IC. ...
MBB95850/860/870 series is based on 8-bit microcontroller F2MC-New8FX Family Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia has launched new MBB95850/860/870 series MCU with in-built dual FLASH capacitive touch interface. The new series includes two 24-pin ...
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The new developer kit integrates the Sprint Mobile Broadband USB 598U Modem by Sierra Wireless with the mbed microcontroller development platform UK based semiconductor firm ARM, in partnership with communication services provider Sprint, ...
The JN516x family supports JenNet-IP, ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy, ZigBee Home Automation and RF4CE UK based semiconducter firm NXP Semiconductors has introduced JN516x family, new ultra-low-power wireless microcontrollers ...
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Freescale Semiconductor is demonstrated a dual nework ZigBee controller based on its Kinetis ARM Cortex-M4 based microcontroller. Multiple ZigBee networks may exist simultaneously in a home or building.A dual-network device can connect ...
Tags: Freescale Shows Arm, ARM Cortex-M4
LEDnovation introduces 75W-and 100W-equivalent A-lamps,warm-on-dim BR30 28 Sep LEDnovation has developed a 100W-equivalent A-lamp that produces 1600 lm and uses 19W,while its new 75-equivalent A-lamp uses 14W to produces 1150 lm.The BR30 ...
TRW Automotive has signed a deal with two undisclosed North American vehicle makers to provide its new electric park brake (EPB) technology, featuring new technology which includes Gen 5 Electronic Control Unit (ECU). EPB system will ...
Tags: vehicle, new electric park brake, Gen 5 Electronic Control Unit, TRW
Japanese electronics, electrical equipment and information technology firm Toshiba is planning to launch a new lithium-ion battery monitor chipset for automotive applications. The new battery monitor chipset is designed to detect the ...
The Philips Lighting Hue SSL retrofit lamp can provide 16-million colors and tunable white light with ZigBee-based control via smartphones and tablets. Philips Lighting has introduced a new solid-state lighting (SSL) retrofit lamp called ...
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Freescale Semiconductor CEO Gregg Lowe is pushing forward a major restructuring of the loss-making chip firm. "We conducted a thorough and extensive review of all our businesses,markets and regions during my first three months,"said Lowe. ...
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Steve Laub CEO of Atmel believes that given the increasing proliferation of smart devices throughout the world and the role microcontrollers play in it the company's day has come. If you subscribe to the idea of intelligent devices ...
Texas Instruments has reduced the entry price for ARM Cortex-M4F microcontroller design with its Stellaris LM4F120 LaunchPad evaluation kit,costing$5. With integrated analogue and floating point capabilties,the MCU will be used for ...
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Texas Instruments has a new 6-channel LED driver IC for high-light applications such as street lights, while Allegro Microsystems introduced a product that can drive 3A and Diodes Inc. has a new driver for SSL application using mid-power ...
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In this week's video:Street and Area Light Conference and Strategies in Light Europe updates;Business news;and an SSL installation at an energy test site in Denmark. For the second straight week,network and adaptive control technologies ...
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