Maplesoft's latest version of its analysis and calculation software offers a range of new tools built on Maplesoft's technology platform of smart documents, powerful mathematics and seamless connectivity to engineering design tools. One of the standout features in the upgrade is direct connectivity between Maple 12 and popular CAD systems, including SolidWorks and Autodesk Inc.'s Inventor, allowing users to deploy mathematical capabilities to extend the range of analysis on CAD models. The upgrade also has tools that allow design engineers to tag designs electronically with rich technical documentation and calculations, better integrating design calculations into the overall engineering workflow. Other features include a new collection of Dynamic Systems modeling tools essential for dynamic modeling, as well as control design and signal processing capabilities, enabling engineers to develop these sophisticated math models faster and more accurately.
National Semiconductor
LED WEBENCH®
National Semiconductor is promising to free up engineers from weeks of tedious bench and research work when designing with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with its new LED WEBENCH® design environment that can compare and pair up LED solutions in minutes. LED WEBENCH® helps engineers select from and design with more than 200 high-brightness LEDs, comparing products from leaders like Avago Technologies, Cree, Lite-On, OSRAM and others across multiple parameters such as light output, color, footprint and viewing angle. With a single keystroke, LED WEBENCH® matches an LED with an LED driver and creates an optimized power supply circuit. The engineer can set up their size and efficiency requirements and simulate the circuit behavior under dynamic conditions. After fine-tuning the system, the software's “BuildIt!” feature provides a complete bill of materials for the LED circuit and the ability to quickly ship a custom prototype kit.
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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