Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division will be using this year’s Hanover Fair as a platform to showcase the considerable progress made in its strategic three-pronged integration approach. “We are creating a seamless drive train, integrating it into the Siemens automation … Continue reading →

At the International Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC2011), imec, Holst Centre and NXP presented a versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor, CoolBioTM, meeting the requirements of future wearable biomedical sensor systems. The biomedical signal processor consumes only 13pJ/cycle when running a … Continue reading →

Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has launched a new “power-and-go” radio frequency (RF) platform that replaces IR (infrared) and RF discrete designs with an integrated, easy-to-use, low-power, cost-effective radio solution for one-way remote … Continue reading →

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces shipping of CST STUDIO SUITE version 2011 has commenced. CST STUDIO SUITE comprises CST’s simulation software offering. It includes the technology leading high frequency 3D EM simulator CST MICROWAVE STUDIO. Researchers and engineers use CST … Continue reading →

ST-Ericsson, a world leader in wireless platforms and semiconductors, today launched two of the first modems based on its new groundbreaking  architecture, which will enable manufacturers to develop sleek and power-efficient devices that can connect to LTE and HSPA+ networks … Continue reading →

CoFluent Design, a leading Electronic System Level (ESL) company that provides system-level modeling and simulation to accelerate innovation in embedded devices, today announced that the company joined Cadence’s System Realization Alliance. System architects and engineers already use CoFluent Studio – … Continue reading →

The 4th Entwicklerforum Akkutechnologien (Developer Forum Battery Technologies), hosted by the batteryuniversity.eu, takes place on March 23 and 24, 2011 in the “Stadthalle Aschaffenburg”, Aschaffenburg, Germany. Attendees are offered more than 30 presentations by leading experts on current topics such … Continue reading →

German distributor MSC now offers the new optical-coupled MOSFET PS7901D-1A from Renesas Electronics. Key features of this device are an output capacitance of 0.75 pF and a leakage current of 30 pA. The PS7901D-1A comes in a 4-pin flat-lead package … Continue reading →

MSC now offers the new PS7901D-1A optical-coupled MOSFET from Renesas Electronics. Key features of this device are

Imec presents a digital front-end component for low-cost and low-power spectrum sensing, paving the way to power-efficient cognitive radios and networks. The new results support industry’s search for increased flexibility and reliability for their next-generation wireless devices.