Power novices can now create custom designs with speed and confidence, while power experts can develop finely crafted circuits using the free EE-Sim DC-DC Converter design and simulation tool from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Try the EE-Sim DC-DC Converter tool: https://bit.ly/EE-Sim EE-Sim DC-DC Converter Tool Overview video: https://bit.ly/EE-Sim_DC-DC_tool_video Without a robust development tool, power design can use up valuable […]
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Distributor Premier Farnell now stocking Xilinx programmable devices
Premier Farnell, the Development Distributor, announces the addition of Xilinx All Programmable Devices to their extensive product offering. By adding Xilinx to their growing list of global franchised suppliers, Premier Farnell are giving their customers access to their market leading devices that provide both design flexibility and freedom. Mike Barone, VP Channel Sales for Xilinx says “We […]
Free tool helps combine wireless charging coils
Würth Elektronik eiSos is the provider with the world’s broadest product spectrum of wireless power charging coils. The company places a tool at developers’ disposal which facilitates selection of the appropriate transmitter and receiver coils. Mix and Match is a free-of-charge offering from Würth Elektronik eiSos. As with REDEXPERT – the world’s most precise AC loss calculator […]
Newark element14 shipping two new ADI peripheral modular boards
Newark element14 is now shipping the EVAL-ADT7420-PMDZ and the EVAL-ADXL355-PMDZ boards from ADI. The Pmod (Peripheral Module) interface is an open standard specification used with FPGAs and microcontrollers. When prototyping, these boards are used in conjunction with the ADICUP360 (an Arduino form factor compatible ARM Cortex-M3 development platform) or the ADICUP3029 (an Arduino based wireless […]
Open source hardware development framework for IC designs
efabless corporation, an online design platform and marketplace for community-developed intellectual property (IP) and integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced Chiplicity, an open source framework for community members to create, share, make derivatives of and commercialize mixed-signal ICs. “Chiplicity is a first of its kind and extends the efabless electronics community engineering concept from IP to […]
PCB design package handles multiple-board EMC, extends 3D MCAD support
Zuken announces the immediate availability of CR-8000 2017.This latest release is the first to enhance electrical and electronic co-design at the architectural design phase. CR-8000 is the industry’s only 3D product-centric design solution with architecture design, concurrent 3D multi-board support, and chip/package/board co-design capabilities. CR-8000 integrates directly with Zuken’s DS-2, a comprehensive electronic and electrical design data management […]
Premier Farnell launches free CAD library
Premier Farnell, The Development Distributor, is partnering with Traceparts to provide CAD designs for 10,000 TE Connectivity products available to customers to download in multiple formats. Content provided within the library includes high-resolution images, technical documentation, attribution, features and benefits along with descriptions to assist customers with their design selection. Downloadable CAD files in multiple […]
Automated printed PCB design-for-manufacturing flow replaces traditional, manual error-prone processes
Valor NPI [New Product Introduction] design-for-manufacturing (DFM) technology is said to automate printed circuit board design reviews based on the PCB technology and manufacturing processes employed. Unlike traditional DFM methods that limited the use of DFM technology to subject-matter experts, the new Valor NPI is said to let designers benefit from DFM without having to […]
Test gear for wireless communications systems
Various types of wireless communications are characterized by the distances that they can travel. Short distances are conveniently spanned using Bluetooth technology, occupying the radio frequency spectrum from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz. Bluetooth was originally developed to replace RS-232 cabling and it is used to link fixed and mobile devices. It has become ubiquitous in […]
Accurately Power Consumption with Kelvin Configuration
How do you accurately measure power consumption when the leads of your multimeter add resistance to your measurement? How do you accurately measure the resistance of a device that’s low, (e.g., less than 10 ohms) when the leads of your multimeter add resistance? One way to get a more accurate reading is to use the […]