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CSR and Bluegiga provide Bluetooth for the Polar Team2
CSR has today announced that its BlueCore Bluetooth silicon provides wireless connectivity for the Team2 heart-rate monitoring system from Polar. The system comprises of up to 28 Bluetooth heart-rate monitors that link up to a PDA, PC or
Nextreme gets the lead out with RoHS compliance
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, a specialist in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, has announced that future thermoelectric products will be manufactured using RoHS-compliant assembly methods. The company has developed non-lead-based solder processes for use in the manufacturing
Panasonic presents lithium batteries with innovative BR and CR technologies
With its range of extremely high power cylindrical lithium batteries, Panasonic has extended its offer for the markets of measuring instruments, data acquisition and identification (RFID), electronic toll collection systems for cars and lorries (ETC) and safety engineering.Wolfson introduces ultra compact MEMS microphones
Wolfson Microelectronics has announced the launch of the first devices in its new family of silicon microphones due for release over the next 12 months. The WM7110 and WM7120 are compact, high Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) analogue
TI introduces lowest power, 12- and 14-bit, 1-MSPS SAR analog-to-digital converters
Texas Instruments has introduced four low-power analog-to-digital converters (ADC) that reduce power consumption while providing high performance for precision applications. The 12-bit ADS7229 and ADS7230 and the 14-bit ADS7279 and ADS7280 combine a 1-MSPS successive approximation register (SAR)
austriamicrosystems and BeeDar Technology Announce New RFID Reader
austriamicrosystems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical, and automotive applications, in partnership with BeeDar Technology, has announced the release of the latest BDUR-002 mid-range UHF RFID reader. This is the
Movidia secures funding
Movidia, the mobile video processor company, has announced today that it has secured over US$14 million in Series A funding. Investments from an international syndicate led by Celtic House Venture Partners and Capital-E and including Emertec Gestion, AIB
2.5MHz, 36V Triple Step-Down DC/DC Converter with LDO Controller
Linear Technology has announced the LT3507, a triple channel current mode PWM step-down DC/DC converter with three internal 36V power switches and an LDO controller, all packaged in a 38-lead 5mm x 7mm QFN package. One channel is capable of delivering up to 2.4A of output current while the other