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With a U.S. medical device market of over $95 billion hungry for new, feature-rich products, software has become a key product differentiator and drives most of the desired features. According to some observers, the software content of a typical class of devices doubles about every two years. Because the software embedded in medical devices must pass regulatory muster for safety, software quality control becomes a critical function for device developers. Next-generation automated software quality testing products may be the answer.

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The Arduino Due is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel SAM3X8E ARM^® Cortex™-M3 MCU. It is the first Arduino board based on a 32-bit ARM core microcontroller. The Due is compatible with all Arduino shields that work at 3.3V and are compliant with the 1.0 Arduino pinout. Visit Mouser.com.

The newest members to the ML610Q4xx series low-power microcontrollers from LAPIS Semiconductor — a ROHM Group Company — will give designers even more choices when creating products that provide comprehensive control over the operation of battery-powered devices used for the measurement of temperature, humidity, and carbon monoxide.

Industrial computing networks are susceptible to security problems, and employees and others bringing personal devices — smartphones, tablets, laptops — into the environment gives IT and factory floor automation managers fits. Whether a company requires mobile device management solutions to be loaded on employee-owned devices, or the company purchases devices for employees to use, the costs are significant. Also, portable device operating systems aren't really up to the task of keeping personal and work-related tasks well separated. Enter the idea of separate virtualized "personae" residing on the same operating system.

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Wintec Industries' Embedded USB Flash features a compact and robust design, ideal for any embedded system such as network switches, gaming systems, or TV set-top boxes. Offered in both Dual and Single channel configurations, our drives offer low power consumption and can be customized to fit specific project needs.

With an engineering team in the U. S. and manufacturing facilities in Asia, Trigon Components is a leading supplier of passive components to major OEM, ODM, and EMS worldwide. Their relationship with key suppliers ensures the most effective cost possible to boost your competitive edge. Review our air core inductors.

Interoperable OpenVPX™ signal processing SWaP system with a passively cooled ATR-style box, Intel™ Core i7 SBC, Virtex™ — 6 FPGA processor, Dual 2 1/2 in. — SLC or MLC SSD storage, multiple I/O ports brought out via rugged MIL-C 38999 connectors, and all with a fully configurable front end. More info.

Vaisala Veriteq VL-1000/1400 temperature data loggers are designed for monitoring, alarming, and recording environmental conditions. They are for use in DA/GxP-regulated environments like GxP storage and warehousing, research and development labs, drug and biological processing areas, and cold chain applications including ultra-low freezers, fridges, and cold rooms.

The RTP200R060SA device is the latest in the series of Reflowable Thermal Protection(RTP) devices that offer a convenient, cost-effective alternative to typical thermal fuses. RTP devices help protect against thermal-runaway damage caused by MOSFETS, capacitors, ICs, resistors, and other power components that can crack and fail. From TE Connectivity.

Extra memory is always a welcome addition when designing around a microcontroller that is in a system requiring wireless connectivity. With that in mind, Texas Instruments has introduced a new family of microcontrollers, the MSP430F66xx series, that carries embedded 512K Flash and 64K RAM. This amount of memory allows the MCUs to handle various wireless protocols with ease. The applications targeted by the family include analog and digital sensor systems, digital motor controls, digital timers, and handheld test and measurement devices.

One important segment of the "Internet of Things" is the growing number of medical devices requiring connectivity to the backbone of the system they are part of, as well as to the Internet itself. The amount of data to be managed is huge, there are information privacy issues and regulatory hurdles galore. Plus, the development process for devices in this category can be daunting. One important tool for easing the development tasks is an environment specifically tailored for them. A team comprising an IC maker and OS supplier is offering just such a product, which they call "an intelligent framework."

Whether a medical or industrial imaging system — ultrasound, security X-ray, non-destructive testing — is portable or or not, minimizing power consumption is a characteristic that is high on most designers' list of goals. This is especially true in high channel-density applications, so an analog front end that is optimized for high functional density and lowest possible power drain would be a welcome addition the the design palette. One IC supplier has introduced a device that it believes fills the bill and then some.

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