Technical
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Altera Corp Nios II: Evaluation kit provides FPGA-design capabilities for embedded systems
Combining a Cyclone III starter board and a touchscreen LCD, the Nios II embedded evaluation kit Cyclone III Edition provides an 800×480-pixel color touchpanel LCD and an SD-card interface with an SD-...
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Altium Limited Altium Designer 6.8: Upgrade adds 3-D PCB visualization and navigation to designer kit
Adding 300 features and enhancements to the Altium Designer, Version 6.8 includes a 3-D PCB (printed-circuit-board)-visualization-engine capability, allowing designers to see how manufactured boards w...
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Adlink Technology GEME-42000: Low-power controller features Intel Celeron M processor
Aiming at low-power embedded-system applications, the GEME-42000 PC-based controller runs continuously in critical applications, such as machine tools and digital-video capture. The controller comes w...
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Phoenix Display International PDI-T320240SR-5.7: 5.7-in. TFT display offers sunlight readability
The PDI-T320240SR-5.7 sunlight-readable 5.7-in. TFT (thin-film-transistor) modules provide a 320×240 QVGA resolution. High-intensity white LEDs provide a 300-cd/m2 typical brightness. Additional featu...
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Maxim Integrated Products MAX16824 and MAX16825: Three-channel LED drivers provide independent-channel PWM dimming
The high-voltage, high-brightness MAX16824 and MAX16825 three-channel LED drivers allow independent-channel PWM (pulse-width-modulation) dimming and LED current adjustment. Features include a 6.5 to 2...
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Intense Ltd HPD Series 6100: 980-nm single-emitter laser diodes features quantum-well-intermixing technology
Using quantum-well-intermixing technology, the 980-nm, high-power HPD Series 6100 single-emitter laser diodes provide as much as 200 mW of power. The process increases the quantum-well bandgap of a se...
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Applied Materials cutting 1,000 jobs
To improve operational efficiencies and the cost structure of the company, as well as to allow it to pursue growth opportunities, Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor manufacturing equipment compan...
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AMD stock up on smaller-than-expected ATI-related loss
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) saw its stock rise approximately 11% in this morning’s trading following the release of its Q4 2007 financial results Thur...
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Pericom Semiconductor PI3VDP411LS: Port-to-DVI/HDMI level shifter comes in lead-free, “green” packages
The PI3VDP411LS dual-mode-display-port-to-DVI/HDMI level shifter converts four differential, low-swing ac-coupled inputs to HDMI Revision 1.3-compliant outputs. Key features include a 3.3 to 5V DDC (d...
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Addonics Technology AD4CFPRJ: PCI adapter allows four CF cards in multiple configurations
Aiding in the creation of a low-cost, large-scale-capacity SSD (solid-state drive), the AD4CFPRJ PCI adapter adds as many as four CF (Compact Flash) cards to any system with RAID (redundant-array-of-i...