Many connected devices and digital services, generating a huge amount of new data. These data must be stored and analyzed very quickly to make it useful. This creates a challenge for the service providers and system builders who must balance cost, power and performance when they design the memory and storage solutions.
DYNAPAD –The World’s Thinnest & Lightest 12-Inch Tablet
The Toshiba’s Digital Products Division has introduced a light and powerful tablet powered by Windows 10 i.e., DYNAPAD. By using advanced pen technology, the Dynapad delivers the natural feel of pen to paper and it also offers the versatility.This Tablet consists of Intel Atom x5 Z8300 processors with 4GB of RAM and 64MB of flash storage to deliver neat performance for navigating Window 10. The Dynapad includes two Micro USB 2.0 ports, a micro SD card slot which supports 128GB cards and a Micro HDMI port for external device connectivity, so it offers a range of connectivity options.
High Efficiency and High Power Synchronous Boost DC/DC Converter IC
The ROHM has come up with a compact, high-efficiency, high power synchronous boost DC/DC converter IC optimized for single-cell battery applications. Single cell Li-ion batteries are used to drive many portable devices like smart phones and tablets because it delivers an output of approximately 4.2V at full charge. But, when connecting the portable devices to the interfaces such as USB, HDMI, and audio amplifiers for speakers, etc., the 5V output is required. So, to boost the output voltage and to meet the demands of longer battery life along with the greater efficiency that too in a smaller form factor, the ROHM introduced this DC/DC converter IC
Thermal Sensing Solutions Using Infrared Array Sensor – Grid-EYE
Panasonic Corporation, the worldwide leader in the development of diverse electronics technologies has developed a thermal sensation estimation method using the infrared array sensor “Grid-EYE”. It provides high-precision and contactless thermal sensing solutions so it can be used in air conditioning, nursing and monitoring.
Advanced DC Motor Drivers for Functionally Safe Vehicle Electrification
NXP semiconductors has introduced the HB2000 and HB2001 advanced brushed DC motor drivers. These motor drivers are useful for the automotive applications which requires functionally safe vehicle electrification such as cruise control, turbo flaps, fuel flaps and throttle control.
NTAG I2C Plus – Addressing the Smart Home Market
The NXP has come up with the NFC (Near Field Communication) tags which combines a passive NFC interface and a contact I²C interface together with a non-volatile memory. In addition to the zero power capabilities of this family, the NTAG I2C plus provides new features like password protection, full memory access configuration from both interfaces and an originality signature for protection against cloning. It is also delivers 4 times higher data transfer performance.
Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A72 based Processor
NXP Semiconductors, a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications has come up with the LS1046A processor, which belongs to Q or IQ processor family.The LS1046A processor is the industry’s lowest power quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 based device. It provides extreme power efficiency with the Q or IQ portfolio’s scalability and breadth. These characteristics of the device benefits for the industrial, enterprise router/switching and the CPE-vCPE markets. Family-wide software and pin to pin compatibility makes the network equipment manufacturers feel easy to upgrade the performance of existing designs to meet the rapid changes required for new virtual networks.
The SpiStack Memories in 8-Pin Package
Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, has introduced a family of the SpiStack memories. This new SpiStack W25M series enables the Stacking of homogeneous or heterogeneous flash. This feature provides a better flash solution to the designers for their design requirements. The W25M SpiStack is well developed with 8 pin package (this package is most familiar for the designers) and provides a wide range of densities, multi-IO SpiFlash interface and command set.
Power Conversion IC for 48V Power Architecture
STMicroelectronics (STM), a world’s leading supplier of both integrated and discrete power conversion semiconductors for electronic applications, has come up with a new family of power-conversion ICs for 48V datacenter architecture.Servers and processors have ratcheted up their computer power and power consumption with the Multicore chips to meet the performance demands. The main aim of this next generation power architecture is to significantly remove the wasted power inside a datacenter servers and also to meet the requirements of the new 48V architecture.
IP Media With Software Defined Analysis Platform
Tektronix has introduced an industry-first hybrid SDI/IP media analysis platform which permits a smooth transition from SDI-based to IP-based infrastructure. The new prism platform bridges the gap between SDI/IP worlds with a unique ability to correlate SDI/IP media signals.The broadcast industry is at the beginning of a revolutionary migration to an all-IP infrastructure. The huge investments in existing technology and workflows mean that, the transition will take place in phases, creates a need for test and monitoring solutions. This will provide visibility into new kinds of problems and also keep things consistent for engineers and operators as they manage hybrid facilities.
The New RX24T group of 32- Bit Microcontroller
The Renesas Electronics Corporation, the premier supplier of advanced Semiconductor solutions has come up with the RX24T group of 32-bit Microcontroller to fulfil the demands for better energy efficiency, high – precision control, reduced board size and shorter development time.
8th Generation IGBT to improve the System Power Efficiency
The Renesas Electronics Corporation, the premier supplier of advanced Semiconductor solutions has come up with the six new products in the 8th – generation G8H series of IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) which helps to reduce the conversion losses in power conditioners and inverter applications in UPS. The 6 new product versions are rated at 650 V (40 A, 50 A and 75 A) and at 1250 V (25 A, 40A and 75 A). Renesas used the TO – 247 plus package for 1250V IGBT along with the built-in diode which provides a greater flexibility in the circuit configuration for the system manufacturers.
PA3000 Multi-Phase Power Analyzer for High-Efficiency Test Applications
Tektronix has introduced the PA3000, a 1 to 4 channel AC / DC Multi-Phase power analyzer. The PA3000 is the industry’s first multi–channel power analyzer with 10 milliwatt power measurement capabilities with a 1 MHz bandwidth.
New Performance Oscilloscope Probes
The Tektronix, the world’s leading manufacturer of Oscilloscopes has come up with the P7700 series of TriModeTM probes for Tektronix oscilloscopes which offer a bandwidth up to 20 GHz. The new probes ease the challenges faced by the designers when debugging circuits found in mobile and enterprise designs – by minimizing probe loading, improving access to smaller, more-densely packed test locations and this also reduces the overall cost.
A Single Camera to Enable a Panoramic Understanding of Remote Field Sites
Fujitsu Laboratories has come up with a technology that generates synthesized 3D panoramic screens to completely understand the conditions throughout a work site for on-site maintenance, inspection and other work.The remote work support technology developed by Fujitsu Laboratories uses a worker-side camera to generate a 3D panoramic images to convey the entire scene of a field site in a way that is easy to grasp.
Automated 100G Electrical Test Solution for up to 70GHz Real-Time Oscilloscopes
Tektronix, a leading worldwide provider of measurement solutions has come up with a new Automated 100G electrical test solution for up to 70 GHz real- time oscilloscopes which is the first fully automated solution for IEEE 802.3bm and IEEE 802.3bj standards.This is available for Tektronix performance oscilloscopes from 33 GHz up to 70 GHz, it also supports 100G Ethernet (IEEE 802.3bj and IEEE 802.3bm Annex 83) electrical validation and characterization needs. 100GBASE-CR4/KR4 and CAUI4 technologies are supported, which are the principal electrical specifications for 100G Ethernet. Tektronix provides a clear and incisive characterization report, which makes the user feel easy while using the device for testing. It also reduces the test and validation complexity which is the key to bring interchangeable 100G optical and electrical modules.
Innovative USB-Based Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Lineup
Tektronix, a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation has introduced an innovative USB-based real-time spectrum analyzer. The Tektronix spectrum analyzer is a full featured, spectrum analysis solution at a low price. Here knobs, operating modes and screens are replaced with software and the groundbreaking technology were added to get more smaller package.