ISL Products International Ltd. today announced the launch of a new website. The website’s enhanced content and improved search functionality are designed to assist engineers to quickly and easily source audio components, motor and mechanical components, ballasts and power supplies, potentiometers/transformers, and cable assemblies and connectors, which satisfy their applications’ specific requirements. Products are most commonly employed in the […]
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Dev kits cover S32 automotive processing platform
Synopsys, Inc. announced the extension of its multiyear Center of Excellence (CoE) program with NXP and availability of Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs) for NXP S32 Automotive Processing Platform. VDKs, software development kits using a virtual prototype as the embedded target, enable Tier 1 and OEM companies to start software development and integration and test months […]
Analog simulator includes support for digitally enhanced power analog controllers, linear regulators, MOSFET and LED drivers
PLAB Mindi analog simulation software, which was updated to include more models and features, is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. The MPLAB Mindi Analog Simulator is a circuit simulation tool that now supports more than 300 Microchip analog products, with SIMetrix’s enhanced SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) and SIMPLIS Technologies’ SIMPLIS (SIMulation of […]
USB 3.2 verification IP and test suite for rapid verification of hosts, devices
USB 3.2 enables new hosts and devices with USB Type-C to be designed as multi-lane solutions, allowing for up to two lanes of 5 Gbps or two lanes of 10 Gbps operation, doubling the data rate over the existing USB Type-C cables. It also supports re-timer enhancements. Synopsys, Inc. now offers what they maintain is […]
How IBIS models help with signal analysis
An Input Output Buffer Information Specification (IBIS) model is a standard in the semiconductor industry for modeling semiconductor devices from a behavioral perspective, for both analog and digital perspectives. IBIS modeling enables engineers to describe detailed signal behavior in a circuit design without revealing proprietary information about the circuits (or the processes used to make […]
High voltage GaN application development resources available online
Transphorm Inc. announced the latest resources for high voltage GaN application development produced by its Silicon Valley Center of Excellence. The Center is responsible for educating and supporting customers developing with high-voltage (HV) wide bandgap semiconductor. Application design engineers can access tools, app notes, SPICE models and more via the Center’s Design Resources library. For questions regarding […]
Free automated part builder for PCBs
Software billed as the first free automated part builder uses computer vision technology to let PCB designers make schematic symbols in just minutes. Called InstaBuild, it uses a datasheet as the input and automatically extracts symbol pinouts, understands whether a pin is an input, output or power pin, and auto-arranges the symbols based on published […]
New Arduino boards deliver embedded LoRa and GSM connectivity
Arduino has unveiled the new Arduino MKR WAN 1300 (LoRa) and the Arduino MKR GSM 1400, two new boards that are designed to offer a practical and cost-effective solution for developers, makers and enterprises, enabling them to quickly add connectivity to their projects and ease the development of battery-powered IoT edge applications. The new Arduino […]
Makers get kickstart in getting products to market with community website
For the growing entrepreneur community, there is good news and continuing challenges. The good news is that designers say they are finding it much easier today to identify the right technologies for their ideas and use those technologies to develop and test prototypes. On the flip side, they are finding it more difficult to identify […]
Firmware development framework for PIC32 MCUs available for free download
MPLAB Harmony 2.0, the fully featured firmware development framework for PIC32 microcontrollers, is now available as a free download from Microchip Technology Inc. The significant update to the award-winning software platform enables customers to create smaller and more efficient code equaling faster and more cost-effective devices. In addition to better quality code, the update has added […]