DfR Solutions has recently announced a new version of its Sherlock Automated Design Analysis software which is said to reduce inconsistencies. This new version includes features such as Hi-Fidelity PCB Modeling, a Part and Package 3D Model Viewer, a Shared Parts Library feature, and Through-Hole Lead Modeling. These features, along with existing Sherlock features, enable users … [Read more...]

Aeroflex Holding Corp. has announced that its systems now support “offloads of live data calls between LTE and WLAN 802.11ac as well as 802.11a/b/g/n.” “Wi-Fi offload is becoming an essential way for mobile operators to balance the load on their networks and to proactively manage the increasing demands on network capacity for optimum user experience,” Even Gray, product and … [Read more...]

Texas Instruments is now allowing their control and monitoring applications to be reduced in sized with their new analog-to-digital converter designs. The company said the ADS7042 is the industry’s smallest and lowest-power 12-bit SAR ADC, and the ADS8354 family includes the industry’s smallest 14- and 16-bit, simultaneous-sampling SAR ADCs. Advantages of the new ADS7042 … [Read more...]

Vishay Intertechnoglogy Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductors, has announced new enhancements to their PowerPAK package. Researchers note this is a new “family of VRPower® integrated DrMOS power stage solutions in the low-profile, thermally enhanced PowerPAK® MLP 5 mm by 5 mm 31-pin package.” The company’s devices are now about 30 percent smaller and said to increase … [Read more...]

Ironwood Electronics has developed a new socket- The SG-BGA-6410 - designed to function in temperature ranges from -35 to over 100 degrees Celsius without any operation loss.  The socket will function in a 0.8mm pitch and 96 pin BG A IC’s. The socket includes a swivel lid and shoulder screw to ensure quick insertion – allowing IC’s to be adjusted rapidly. “The SG-BGA-6410 … [Read more...]