LDRA offers automated unit testing of source code in a stand-alone TBrun unit test tool release. TBrun automates the test process, freeing developers from hours of intense manual checking to verify and validate each individual module or unit of software. With the stand-alone version of TBrun, LDRA d...

Maxim introduces the DS2726, a stand-alone protection IC with integrated cell balancing for 5- to 10-cell lithium-ion (Li+) battery packs. The solution combines voltage and current monitoring with cell balancing in a single chip, the DS2726 provides a solution for battery-operated devices. It is thu...

Actel introduced nano versions of its IGLOO and ProASIC3 FPGAs, targeted at the high-volume, portable consumer market. Actel takes power consumption down to as low as 2 microwatts (2 µW), and package size to as small as 3x3mm. IGLOO nano FPGAs range in densities from 10k to 250k system gates. These ...

Anadigics, a provider of semiconductor solutions in broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, reported third quarter 2008 net sales of $58.1 million, a decrease of 27.8% compared with net sales of $80.5 million in the prior quarter, and a decrease of 2.4% compared to net sales of $59.5...

National Semiconductor introduced a digital temperature sensor that monitors automotive system temperature up to 175 degrees C and delivers +/- 1 degree C accuracy between 130 degrees C and 160 degrees C. The LM95172Q’s pinpoint accuracy at high temperatures permits lower system guard bands.

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Announcement of the german Sensor Innovation Prize 2009 The Sensor Innovation Prize will be awarded by the AMA Fachverband für Sensorik e.V. at the Sensor+Test 2009 trade fair (26-28 May 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany). The prize, valued at 10,000 Euro, is awarded for extraordinary research and developm...

NXP Semiconductors announced that, with effect from 10 November, Michael Noonen is appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing. He joins NXP directly from his role as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at National Semiconductor, which he joined in 2001 to run the Wired Com...