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Kontron is extending the usage model of the 4th generation Intel Core processor technology to include compact and rugged fanless options with the launch of the Kontron COMe-cHL6 COM Express compact Computer-on-Modules.

OMC, a specialist UK company working in optoelectronics, has released a new coherent polymer fibre which enables high resolution remote imaging. The bundle consists of thousands of individual polymer fibre cores which are arranged coherently at each end such that the image incident on one fibre face is visible on the other face.

Microchip has launched a new three-phase BLDC motor gate driver with power module: the MCP8024. The device includes functions that power dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) and PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) with capabilities to drive six N-channel MOSFETs. As a result customers are now able to implement improved performance and levels of robustness providing increased efficiency and lowering system cost while reducing time to market.

MSC Vertriebs, a German manufacturer of highly integrated standard board level products and customer-specific boards and systems, has unveiled its new COM Express Type 6 MSC C6C-GX module family which is based on the AMD Embedded G-Series SOC (system-on-chip) platform. The computer-on-modules are able to offer a powerful graphics and multimedia performance with low power dissipation.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched the TCK20xG load switch series, which feature what is says is the industry’s lowest ON resistance of just 18.4mO at an input voltage of only 0.75V. The switches are suitable for use as power management switch ICs in smartphones, tablets, laptops and other mobile equipment.

Molex Incorporated has launched the Woodhead MAX-LOC Plus Shielded Cord-Grip, an assembly that features a nickel-plated aluminium housing and shielding ring offering greater protection from electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI).

A new report from IHS suggests that the global market for semiconductors used in home appliance products will see growth rates rise by nearly double this year compared to 2012. Total semiconductor revenue for major home appliances will reach an estimated $2.6 billion by the end of the year, up from $2.3 billion in 2012. The market is pegged to grow more than 12 percent this year, almost twice the 6.8 percent rise posted in 2012.

Renesas Electronics has developed a functional safety software package for its 32-bit RX631 and RX63N microcontroller (MCU) Groups. The solution provides diagnostic software for the RX CPU core, and its internal memory, and a detailed safety manual to significantly reduce development time for designs that need to conform to stringent safety directives for industrial equipment, such as safety controllers, programmable logic controllers, industrial motor drives and safety sensors.

In a boost to design engineers developing machine vision applications Xilinx has sought to raise levels of productivity by leveraging the HALCON and VisualApplets development platforms to create an end-to-end Smarter Vision development environment for the company’s Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC.

Freescale Semiconductor and embedded system solutions provider MicroSys Electronics are collaborating to establish the industry’s most integrated development platform for functional safety. The move comes in response to the growing number of stringent functional regulations and the demand for shorter development cycles. Both trends are putting pressure on designers developing industrial equipment systems and driving the demand for integrated solutions with easy to use software.