Lattice's Mobile Devices Deliver Competitive Success for Handsets

The Lattice Mobile Devices Brochure puts all the key information at your fingertips so you can easily discover how the Lattice iCE40, MachXO2, and ispMACH4000ZE families allow you to quickly create companions (Custom Mobile Devices™) to existing Application Processors. This enables you to deliver new and differentiating features "off-cycle" from next generation chipsets.

• Discover how Custom Mobile Devices enable the proprietary customization of the common functions desired by handset customers. In many cases, functions can utilize common Application Processors (APs), minimizing software impact.
• See how four customers have successfully used the advanced features of Lattice Mobile Devices to deliver competitive advantages in demanding market spaces.
• Explore the extensive Lattice Mobile Device development environment, geared to help get your ideas to market quickly and easily: Development Tools, Consumer Applications Intellectual Property, Development Kits and Design Services.

Download the "Lattice Mobile Devices Brochure" to learn about the details of this innovative design approach.
Lattice is a service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power FPGAs, CPLDs and programmable Power Management solutions.
Learn how you can benefit from Lattice’s new era of innovation at www.latticesemi.com

ST Micro - LED20003 A monolithic step-down current source with synchronous rectification

The LED2000 is an 850 kHz fixed switching frequency monolithic step-down DC-DC converter designed to operate as precise constant current source with an adjustable current capability up to 3 A DC. The embedded PWM dimming circuitry features LED brightness control. The regulated output current is set connecting a sensing resistor to the feedback pin. The embedded synchronous rectification and the 100 mV typical RSENSE voltage drop enhance the efficiency performance. The size of the overall application is minimized thanks to the high switching frequency and ceramic output capacitor compatibility. The device is fully protected against thermal overheating, overcurrent and output short-circuit. 

The LED2000 is available in VFQFPN 4 mm x 4 mm 8-lead package, and standard SO8.

 
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Key Features

• 3.0 V to 18 V operating input voltage range
• 850 kHz fixed switching frequency
• 100 mV typ. current sense voltage drop
• PWM dimming
• ± 7% output current accuracy
• Synchronous rectification
• 95 mΩ HS / 69 mΩ LS typical R_DS(on)
• Peak current mode architecture
• Embedded compensation network
• Internal current limiting
• Ceramic output capacitor compliant
• Thermal shutdown

ST Micro - SPIRIT1, Low data rate, low power Sub 1GHz transceive

The SPIRIT1 is a very low-power RF transceiver, intended for RF wireless applications in the sub-1 GHz band. It is designed to operate both in the license-free ISM and SRD frequency bands at 169, 315, 433, 868, and 915 MHz, but can also be programmed to operate at other additional frequencies in the 300-348 MHz, 387-470 MHz, and 779-956 MHz bands. The air data rate is programmable from 1 to 500 kbps, and the SPIRIT1 can be used in systems with channel spacing of 12.5/25 kHz, complying with the EN 300 220 standard. It uses a very small number of discrete external components and integrates a configurable baseband modem, which supports data management, modulation, and demodulation. The data management handles the data in the proprietary fully programmable packet format also allows the M-Bus standard compliance format (all performance classes). 

However, the SPIRIT1 can perform cyclic redundancy checks on the data as well as FEC encoding/decoding on the packets. The SPIRIT1 provides an optional automatic acknowledgement, retransmission, and timeout protocol engine in order to reduce overall system costs by handling all the high-speed link layer operations. 

Moreover, the SPIRIT1 supports an embedded CSMA/CA engine. An AES 128-bit encryption co-processor is available for secure data transfer. The SPIRIT1 fully supports antenna diversity with an integrated antenna switching control algorithm. The SPIRIT1 supports different modulation schemes: 2-FSK, GFSK, OOK, ASK, and MSK. Transmitted/received data bytes are buffered in two different three-level FIFOs (TX FIFO and RX FIFO), accessible via the SPI interface for host processing.

 
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Key Features

• Frequency bands: 150-174 MHz, 300-348 MHz, 387-470 MHz, 779-956 MHz
• Modulation schemes: 2-FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK, OOK, and ASK
• Air data rate from 1 to 500 kbps
• Very low power consumption (9 mA RX and 21 mA TX at +11 dBm)
• Programmable RX digital filter from 1 kHz to 800 kHz
• Programmable channel spacing (12.5 kHz min.)
• Excellent performance of receiver sensitivity (-118 dBm), selectivity, and blocking
• Programmable output power up to +11 dBm
• Fast startup and frequency synthesizer settling time (6 μs)
• Frequency offset compensation
• Integrated temperature sensor
• Battery indicator and low battery detector
• RX and TX FIFO buffer (96 bytes each)
• Configurability via SPI interface
• Automatic acknowledgement, retransmission, and timeout protocol engine
• AES 128-bit encryption co-processor
• Antenna diversity algorithm
• Fully integrated ultra low power RC oscillator
• Wake-up on internal timer and wake-up on external event
• Flexible packet length with dynamic payload length
• Sync word detection
• Address check
• Automatic CRC handling
• FEC with interleaving
• Digital RSSI output
• Programmable carrier sense (CS) indicator
• Automatic clear channel assessment (CCA) before transmitting (for listen-before-talk systems). Embedded CSMA/CA protocol
• Programmable preamble quality indicator (PQI)
• Link quality indication (LQI)
• Whitening and de-whitening of data
• Wireless M-BUS, EN 300 220, FCC CFR47 15 (15.205, 15.209, 15.231, 15.247, 15.249), and ARIB STD T-67, T93, T-108 compliant
• QFN20 4x4 mm RoHS package
• Operating temperature range from -40 °C to 85 °C

Freescale - Design News: Let them spin!

Posted by Axel Streicher in The Embedded Beat on Nov 13, 2012

A few months back, we talked about the benefits of the electrification of motors in vehicles. Having the right silicon solution available is obviously the key element of the equation, but when software development for motor control for PMSM (permanent magnet synchronous motor) or BLDC (brushless DC) motors starts, the trouble really begins ... It usually takes a developer weeks or even months to implement a stable and optimized PMSM or BLDC motor control solution. And time is money.

Help is on it’s way. Freescale has recently introduced a series of fully loaded motor control development kits, offering developers one of the most integrated automotive motor control solutions on the market today. At the initial stage, seven development kits for Freescale’s Qorivva 32-bit microcontrollers are available to help reduce the time needed to develop motor control applications such as HVAC blowers, electric power steering, engine cooling fans, fuel, water and oil pumps and wipers. Freescale also plans to extend the series over the course of the next 12 months by including more Qorivva kits as well as kits based on the 16-bit S12 based MagniV mixed-signal product lines.

The initial kits feature controller boards powered by the latest Qorivva 32-bit MCUs such as MPC560xP, MPC564xL and MPC560xB families and a 3-phase low-voltage power stage board with the MC33937A FET pre-driver. These come to the developer with complete board schematics, user guides and development kit application notes. Integral to the kits is the source code of the motor control application software, based on the Automotive Math and Motor Control Library Set (MCLib). The kit is complemented by the FreeMASTER application visualization and control tool which allows tuning, debugging and building demos.

As an example, the image shows the 3-phase sensorless BLDC Development Kit with the Qorivva MPC5643L MCU.

For more information, part numbers and ordering instruction, visit www.freescale.com/automcdevkits

Freescale - Processor Expert component adds touch to Kinetis L series MCUs

Looking to add capacitive touch capability to your Kinetis L series MCU design? Erich Styger explains how to simplify adding "touch" to the FRDM-KL25Z Freescale Freedom development platform. Using Processor Expert's TSS Library component, which is delivered with the Eclipse-based CodeWarrior IDE for MCU 10.3, he shows how you can put the touch slider to use in minutes by just pointing and clicking. More »

BRIDGELUX LED ARRAYS SELECTED BY FUTURE GROUP OF INDIA FOR NEW RETAIL LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS

BRIDGELUX LED ARRAYS SELECTED BY FUTURE GROUP OF INDIA FOR NEW RETAIL LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS: Livermore, Calif., October 9, 2012 –Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced the installation of nearly 2000 modern LED-based luminaires using Bridgelux® ES and RS LED arrays for two new retail stores opening in India developed for its customer, FUTURE GROUP. The use of LED-based technology, instead [...]

Seminario Electrónica SETA y Freescale.

Convert your 8-bit MCU into a smart Touch Sensor

Octubre 29, 2012
Horario: 9:00 am a 4:00 pm
Registro: 8:00 am a 9:00 am

Costo: $1300.00
Incluye: Entrada al evento, TOUCH SENSITIVE BOARD, Servicio de coffee break, estacionamiento y alimentos.

Temas:

• Introducción a los micros de Freescale
• Lab 1 - Iniciar un proyecto desde Code Warrior 6.2
• Lab 2 - CW PROCESOR EXPERT e inicializar Periféricos
• Lab 3 - CW Proyecto con GPIOs 
• Lab 4 - Proyecto comunicacion usb a serial
• Lab 5 - Puertos Analógicos
• Lab 6 - Electrode Graphing Tool
• Lab 7 - Implementación de los ejercicios de ejemplo para la touch sensitive board
• Preguntas y respuestas.

Se requiere que cada persona lleve su laptop
Programas que deben estar instalados:
Code Warrior 10.2
MQX 3.8
Cable usb a serial

Para mayor información e Inscripciones.
Tels. 53907713, 53908287

setaion8@prodigy.net.mx
setaion30@prodigy.net.mx

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JAUCH Presents JTX210

We are pleased to announce the new JTX210.

This part is compatible with the following Jauch Competitors.

ABS06  -  Abracon

CM212  - Citizen

ECX-12 -  CTS

TF20     -    ECS

9HT11  - TXC

NEW:    JTX210

      Tuning Fork Crystal

      in ultra-miniature SMD package         

SMD quartz crystal with 32.768 kHz

Jauch announces a new Tuning Fork Crystal:

The JTX210 is a ultra-small size SMD crystal which is only offered in a frequency of 32.7680 kHz.
The ceramic package provides high precision and reliability.

JTX210 uses a tuning fork crystal internally.

A special photolithographic manufacturing process is used in order to reduce the blank size and to improve the electrical parameters.

The JTX210 is specially designed for a very low power consumption and for smallest package size.

It is optimized for industrial-, telecom-, consumer- and portable electronic applications and is especially

adapted for RTC´s or ultra-low-power microcontroller applications.

The JTX210 may typically be used for battery powered applications to feed real time clock devices (RTC).
It is ideal for use in battery operated devices where reduced standby energy consumption is critical.

The JTX210 is available for the standard-operating temperature range from  -20°C ~ +70°C, as well as for

the extended operating temperature range of -40°C ~ +85°C.

The JTX210 complies with the EU RoHS directive and is optimally suitable for fast automatic assembly lines.

Key-Features of the JTX210:

■  ultra-miniature-package:           2.0mm x 1.2mm x 0.6mm

■  low tolerance (@ 25°C)            ±10ppm  / ±20ppm  / ±30ppm 

■  operating temperature range:   -20°C ~ +70°C  /  -40°C ~ +85°C

■  uses tuning fork crystal, made by a special photolithographic manufacturing process

■  ceramic  package (SMD)

■  suitable for Lead-free soldering process at 260°C max

■  100% lead-free

■  RoHS compliant

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact me.
Best regards,

Jauch Quartz America, Inc.

Freescale Kinetis L series microcontrollers now broadly available

World’s most energy-efficient MCUs featured on low-power, cost-effective Freescale Freedom development platform AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 25, 2012 – Freescale Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FSL) award-winning Kinetis L series, the world’s most energy-efficient microcontrollers (MCUs) and the first built on the ARM® Cortex™-M0+ processor, is now broadly available. Kinetis L series 32-bit devices, initially announced earlier this year, are the first to be featured on the new Freescale Freedom development platform, a small, low-power, cost-effective evaluation and development system perfect for quick application prototyping and demonstration. The first member of the Kinetis L series, the KL25 MCU, and the Freescale Freedom development platform are readily available today through global semiconductor and electronic component distributors and suppliers, More than 15,000 Freescale Freedom development platforms have been ordered and already begun shipping. “We’ve driven an aggressive timeline to get the world’s most energy-efficient MCUs into our customers’ hands as soon as possible,” said Geoff Lees, vice president and general manager of Freescale’s Industrial & Multi-Market MCU business. “Six months after the announcement of the ARM Cortex-M0+ core, Freescale is delivering the fully qualified Kinetis L series in volume production quantities to help legacy 8- and 16-bit users ease the transition to 32-bit.” KL25 features Each Kinetis L series family includes scalable flash memory options, pin counts and analog, communication, timing and control peripherals, providing easy migration paths for end product line expansion. The KL25 MCU features include: ·         48 MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ core ·         Down to 40 uA/MHz code execution from flash memory ·         32 KB to 128 KB of flash memory ·         High-speed 12/16-bit analog-to-digital converter ·         12-bit digital-to-analog converter ·         High-speed analog comparator ·         Low-power touch sensing ·         Powerful timers for a broad range of applications including motor control ·         USB 2.0 full-speed host/device/OTG ·         Pin- and software-compatible with the Kinetis K20 family, providing a migration path to DSP performance and advanced feature integration World-class enablement The Kinetis L series is supported by the Freescale Freedom development platform, Processor Expert software including an MQX™ LiteRTOS component, the Solution Advisor and the Tower System modular development platform for rapid prototyping, along with third-party development resources from the extensive ARM ecosystem. The Freescale Freedom hardware provides easy access to the MCU I/O pins in an industry-standard form factor with a rich-set of third-party expansion board options. An integrated open-standard serial and debug interface, OpenSDA, offers an easy-to-use mass-storage device mode flash programmer, a virtual serial port and classic programming and run-control capabilities. In addition, Freescale continues to grow the Tower System portfolio with the introduction of the TWR-KL25Z48M controller module. This new Kinetis L series module provides advanced evaluation and rapid prototyping capabilities that can leverage the growing Tower System portfolio. The TWR-KL25Z48M features the OpenSDA debug interface, capacitive touch pads, a Tower System plug-in socket and much more. Availability and pricing The Kinetis L series MKL25Z128VLK4 (80 LQFP) MCU is available now at a suggested resale price of $1.98 (USD) in 10,000-unit quantities. The Freescale Freedom development platform (FRDM-KL25Z) is available at a suggested resale price of $12.95 (USD). The Tower System TWR-KL25Z module is available at a suggested resale price of $99 (USD). The entry-level Kinetis L series device, the KL02 MCU, is planned for broad availability in early 2013 at a suggested resale price of 49 cents (USD). For more information about Kinetis L series MCUs, visit www.freescale.com/Kinetis/Lseries. Additional Kinetis L series resources ·         Video: Kinetis L series vs. competitors – energy-efficiency demonstration ·         Video: Kinetis L series MCUs built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ core: what’s the + for? ·         Website: Freescale Freedom development platform ·         Video: Freescale Freedom development platform out-of-box video ·         Brochure: Freescale ARM Solutions Guide About Freescale Semiconductor  Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) is a global leader in embedded processing solutions, providing industry leading products that are advancing the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. From microprocessors and microcontrollers to sensors, analog integrated circuits and connectivity – our technologies are the foundation for the innovations that make our world greener, safer, healthier and more connected. Some of our key applications and end-markets include automotive safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next generation wireless infrastructure, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer appliances and smart mobile devices. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing and sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com

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By-pass diodes for solar applications

September 27, 2012

CTLSH10-45M364 Description Central Semiconductor’s CTLSH10-45M364 is a high performance 10A, 45V silicon Schottky rectifier in the TLM364 package. This energy efficient rectifier is most beneficial for designs requiring a low profile device. The CTLSH10-45M364 is ideal for use as a by-pass diode for a solar panel array.

Inaugura IBM el Smart Data Center en Guadalajara

El campus Tecnológico de El Salto (Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara) es ahora sede del nuevo Smart Data Center de la compañía IBM, cuya inversión fue de 391 MDP.

(ElectronicosOnline.com Magazine / Oswaldo Barajas)

La empresa International Business Machinesinauguró su nuevo “Smart Data Center” el pasado jueves 5 de septiembre en el corredor industrial Campus Tecnológico Guadalajara, localizado en el municipio de El Salto, (Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara).

De acuerdo al comunicado de prensa este nuevo centrointeligente de información es el primero en su tipo y único en México. Ademásse encuentra en la primera de sus tres etapas de construcción, y su principal propósito será atender las necesidades de infraestructura de Tecnologías de la Información para impulsar la transformación de negocios de empresas y gobiernos.

El gobernador del Estado de Jalisco, Emilio González Márquez, quien estuvo presente en el evento agradeció a IBM por ser uno de los motores más importantes de los clústeres de Tecnologías de la Información en la entidad.

"Es un clúster vivo, creciente en empleos generados, en los servicios y productos, en exportaciones y lo más importante, en conocimiento y confianza“, mencionó el mandatario estatal.

El Smart Data Center proveerá a los clientes con exclusivas herramientas 3D para la planificación de la infraestructura de TI, así como el modelado en tiempo real de acceso virtual a las herramientas para monitorear por ejemplo el rendimiento del sistema, el cual proveerá dedatos confiables para la deliberación más precisa de toma de decisiones durante la ejecución de un proyecto.

IBM tiene 85 años de operaciones ininterrumpidas en México y estos 30 millones de dólares para el arranque constructivo del Smart Data Center forman parte de los 70 millones de dólares que se emplearán para terminarlo. A su vez, estos o70 millones de dólares es una cantidad parcial de los 912 millones 884 mil pesos que la empresa tiene contemplado invertir en México en iniciativas tecnológicas de alto valor como nueva infraestructura para la entrega de servicios, proyectos de manufactura y la expansión de sus operaciones en su planta de manufactura de servidores localizada en este clúster industrial del municipio de El Salto, en la ciudad de Guadalajara.

Cabe mencionar que el Smarter Data Center de IBM formará parte de la Red Global de Centros de Datos de IBM, que pretendebeneficiar a sus clientes a través de acceso a herramientas de TI y recursos vanguardistas, transferencia de conocimiento, mejores prácticas y estándares internacionales de tecnología.

Para mayor información sobre este Smart Data Center lo invitamos a visitar el sitio de Internet de IBM:http://www.ibm.com/connect/ibm/mx/es/guadalajara.html

STMicroelectronics details pressure sensor in your Galaxy S III, can tell when you're mountaineering

STMicroelectronics details pressure sensor in your Galaxy S III, can tell when you're mountaineering:

If you're the sort to tear down your Galaxy S III, you might have noticed a mysterious STMicroelectronics LSP331AP chip lurking on the motherboard. While we've known that it's a pressure sensor, we now know that it's a new generation -- new enough that ST is just getting to explaining the technology to a mainstream audience. The piezoresistor-equipped MEMS chip tracks altitude through atmospheric pressure with an uncanny knack for precision; it can tell when you've crossing between floors, which could be more than handy for future iterations of indoor navigation. Don't worry if you're an extreme sports junkie that might push the limits, either. The sensor can do its job at the kinds of pressure you'd normally see when 32,800 feet high or 5,900 feet below sea level, which should keep it working even if you're checking your phone during a climb up K2 or a HALO skydive. We don't know if anyone beyond Samsung is lined up to use ST's pressure sensor in their devices, but we wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a mainstay for smartphones and outdoor gear in the near future.
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Sep 12, 2012 - Freescale Powers Advanced Session Bandwidth Optimizer Products from Dialogic

Sep 12, 2012 - Freescale Powers Advanced Session Bandwidth Optimizer Products from Dialogic: AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2012-- Exploding IP traffic rates and the proliferation of smarter, bandwidth-hungry consumer devices are dramatically increasing demands on the world's networks. To help address these challenges, wireless infrastructure equipment manufacturer Dialogic, a leading provider of products and technologies that enable operators to provide - and subscribers to enjoy - an enhanced mobile experience, has selected high-performance processing solutions from Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) to power a range of Session Bandwidth Optimization products designed to boost data throughput and reduce power requirements for wireless network operators.