RFaxis Partners with CSR for “IoT” in Automotive and Consumer

RFaxis, Inc. (www.rfaxis.com), a leading fabless semiconductor company focused on developing innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity and cellular mobility markets, has announced its partnership with British chipmaker CSR plc (http://csr.com) for reference designs aimed at multiple wireless connectivity markets. CSR

Toshiba Launches Brushed Motor Pre-Driver IC for Automotive Applications

Toshiba Corporation has announced the launch of a brushed motor pre-driver IC for automotive applications, TB9052FNG. Sample shipments will start in August, with mass production scheduled to start in March, 2015. Safety-critical automotive systems, such as electric power steering (EPS), must meet the

Velocys Commercial GTL plant go-ahead

Velocys plc (VLS.L), the technology innovator for smaller scale gas-to-liquids (GTL), is announce that the final investment decision (FID) has been made to proceed with construction of a commercial GTL plant using the Company’s technology. The project is being funded by a joint venture

ON Semiconductor Releases Low Power HART CMOS Modem IC for Industrial Communications

  ON Semiconductor has expanded its family of modems targeted at highway addressable remote transducer (HART) industrial communication implementations. With this latest product introduction, ON Semiconductor, who recently became a member of the HART Foundation (www.hartcomm.org), now offers solutions for low power HART

Power-hungry audio and video analytic applications have met their match with next-generation ultra-low-power DSP from TI

Texas Instruments (TI) introduces the next-generation, ultra-low-power DSP in TI's scalable TMS320C5000™ device portfolio, the TMS320C5517 (C5517). The new DSP delivers up to 200 MHz performance enabling faster processing of data with low-power consumption for demanding applications, such as audio and video,