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Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is focusing on the Internet of Things (IoT) at embedded world 2016 (booth 5.238): At RUTRONIK EMBEDDED visitors will find selected components from the areas of Wireless, Displays, Boards and Storage characterized by their durability, long-term availability and high integration capacity for industrial IoT applications. RUTRONIK SMART features radio technology, sensors, […]

Silicon Labs has introduced the TouchXpress™ family of fixed-function controllers, providing the fastest, easiest way to add low-power capacitive touch interfaces to embedded designs. Silicon Labs’ robust CPT007B and CPT112S TouchXpress controllers eliminate time-consuming firmware development, providing a simple turnkey solution for adding sleek, touch-based user interface designs to a wide range of products including […]

L2Tek, a manufacturers’ representative and distributor of components and sub­assemblies for professional video and high­speed communications systems, has announced a family of inductive power transmitter and receiver ICs from Semtech for wireless charging and power management. Previously branded Triune Systems before acquisition by Semtech, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Qi® certified and Power Matters Alliance […]

Microchip announces the KSZ8061 single-chip 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX automotive- and industrial-grade Ethernet physical-layer transceiver, which is designed for data communication over low-cost Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cables. It is the first of a new family based on the patented and programmable Quiet-WIRE® enhanced EMC technology, providing reduced line emissions and superior receiver immunity performance. System reliability is […]

Microchip Technology Inc. applauded the Linux Foundation for presenting its vision of the automotive industry’s future and the value of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), in a session at the MOST® Cooperation’s Interconnectivity Conference Asia 2015, which was recently held in Tokyo. During their presentation titled “How Open Source Collaboration Is Transforming the Automotive Industry,” the […]

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.® (IDT®) and Digi-Key Electronics announced a new contest that seeks the most innovative use of IDT’s wireless power technology. The contest asks electronics experts and tinkerers alike to proffer creative ways to incorporate wireless charging capabilities into products by using IDT’s 5W kits. Sponsored by Digi-Key Electronics, a leading global distributor […]

Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is announcing three new flexible FPC antennas for applications in industrial and consumer electronics. Two of the antennas, named Dromus and Amoris are high performance dual band Wi-Fi antennas operating on the 2.4-2.5GHz and 4.9-5.9GHz wireless bands, including Wi-Fi […]

Silicon Labs introduced a new family of multi-channel digital isolators featuring a high-voltage isolation barrier designed to withstand 10kV surge hits. Based on Silicon Labs’ proprietary capacitive isolation technology, the new Si86xxxT digital isolator family provides robust protection against secondary lightning strikes and increases system reliability in a wide range of demanding industrial applications. Silicon […]

Since Apple launched the iBeacon last year many specialists have worked on the basis that the tiny transmitters will change our lives completely. Because unlike GPS and cellular mobile phone tracking beacons can locate a position within decimeters – even inside a building. They open up countless application scenarios. Now Nordic Semiconductor has also launched […]

The term Internet of Things (IoT) has gained enormous popularity with the explosion of wireless sensor networks, smart meters, home automation devices and wearable electronics. The IoT spans long-range outdoor networks such as the smart grid and municipal lighting as well as shorter -range indoor networks that enable the connected home, residential security systems and […]