As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands beyond home automation and drives deeper into home control – including Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), garage doors, and fans – and grows in building and industrial automation, the need for highly integrated, reliable and secured Industrial IoT (IIoT) connectivity is greater than ever. Microchip Technology announced the […]
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Low-power DAC with NVM simplifies handheld designs
Implementing multi-channel system control or signal outputs using Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) in today’s portable and handheld industrial, communications, consumer and medical systems has been difficult to do without significant processor overhead for device configuration during power-up. Microchip Technology Inc. announced a solution to this problem with its MCP47/48FxBx8 family of octal 12-bit DACs, the first of their […]
Monnit takes gold in 2020 LEAP Awards’ Switches & Sensors category
The winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced yesterday in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, our editorial team did the arduous work of assembling a top-notch […]
Extended-temperature ethernet PHY transceiver targets aero, military apps
Aircraft, military vehicles, and ground-based systems that rely on intelligence, information, and secure connectivity to support mission success are enabled by enhanced technology designed to operate in extreme temperatures and environmental events. Microchip Technology Inc. announced its new VSC8540/41ET Gigabit Ethernet PHY RMII / RGMII Transceiver – a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)-based device upgraded for avionics and military applications. Based […]
GUI development toolkit runs on 32-bit Linux MPUs
Microchip Technology Inc. announced a new GUI development toolkit for its portfolio of 32-bit microprocessors (MPUs) running Linux, helping designers of industrial, medical, consumer and automotive graphical displays to reduce development cost and time-to-market. Microchip’s new Ensemble Graphics Toolkit is a free and open-source C++ GUI suite for the company’s SAMA5 and SAM9 series of […]
RF Switches, Part 2: Analog and MEMS switches
Part 1 of this FAQ looked at the venerable electromechanical RF switch – still widely used in some applications, where it is the only viable option – and use of PIN diodes as RF switches. This part looks at analog and MEMS-based switches. Q: What is an analog switch? A: It’s conceptually straightforward: in basic […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in April 2019 on EDABoard.com
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. PIC16F877A ADC interrupt not working – I am using PIC16F877A to light up an LED I use ADC interrupt but the LED […]
New 45-V, zero-drift op amp features ultra-high precision and EMI filtering
The rapid expansion of wireless capabilities, such as Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled applications, is increasing high-frequency noise in our livable space and work environments. To allow designers to provide improved performance while more easily managing an increasingly difficult environment, Microchip Technology Inc announced the MCP6V51 zero-drift operational amplifier. The new device provides ultra-high-precision measurement while minimizing the increasing […]
Bluetooth audio SoC carries LDAC audio codec technology
With mainstream consumer demand for high-quality audio experiences growing, consumers expect Bluetooth audio devices to create an immersive and uninterrupted listening experience. However, Bluetooth audio designs are often limited by the bit depth and frequency rate of existing codecs, which are the communication and compression technology used to send audio over the air. Now designers of audio […]
ICs handle SyncE, IEEE 1588 timing for 5G wireless apps
Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc., today announced its newest network synchronization integrated circuit (IC) product family for Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) and IEEE™ 1588 timing and line card applications. Targeted for upcoming 5G wireless equipment and network infrastructure, the new product family provides advanced phase measurement and adjustment capabilities which simplify next-generation transport and wireless equipment design. […]
