15. January 2012 by admin.

To usher in 2012 and the Year of the Dragon, the Dev Tools group and microchipDIRECT are jointly offering a special promotion on many popular Microchip development tools exclusively to engineers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan from now till February 6th, 2012.

To buy, first log on to the Microchip China Community site and register (www.microchip.com.cn/community <http://www.microchip.com.cn/community> ).  Discount codes will be emailed to the buyer and with the codes, he is now ready to purchase on microchipDIRECT.  The process is quick and easy.  

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10. January 2012 by admin.

From: http://www.mouser.com/microchipdesigncontest/

Enter your toy or game into the Paper Design and/or Hardware Design category for a chance to win some great prizes like an iPad2 or $150 Gift Card!* Recommended for design engineers of all ages.

Paper Design category

No purchase necessary.

Develop conceptual design, including a title, abstract,
block diagram and/or high-level schematic.

Submit via registration site.

1st Prize = $150 Gift Card
2nd Prize = $100 Gift Card
3rd Prize = $50 Gift Card

Hardware Design category

Purchase the PIC10F322 Development Board
(AC103011-P) from Mouser.

Working hardware in prototype form with an
accompanying bill-of-materials (BOM) and schematics.

Submit via registration site.

1st Prize = 16GB iPad2 with case
2nd Prize = Bose Noise Cancellation Headphones
3rd Prize = Amazon Fire

Paper/Hardware Design Requirements

Use the Microchip PIC10F322 development board

Use at least one of these new peripherals:
• Configurable Logic Cell (CLC)
• Complementary Waveform Generator (CWG)
• Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO)

Must be technically feasible, must draw electric current, and must not exceed $400 in value for the BOM (not including the PIC10F322 development board).

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7. January 2012 by admin.

From: http://www.em.avnet.com/evs/home/0,1707,RID%253D0%2526CID%253D50625%2526CCD%253DUSA%2526SID%253D32214%2526DID%253DDF2%2526LID%253D32233%2526BID%253DDF2%2526CTP%253DEVS,00.html

Register today to have an Avnet representative contact you to schedule this On-Ramp Technical Session.

Microchip has created a solution that allows a product to get the maximum power out of a solar panel to power a remote application. The Maximum Power Point Converter (MPPC) is essentially a DC-to-DC converter. The DC input voltage is the solar panel, the output voltage is a DC voltage, and it can either run the application or recharge a battery. The Avnet Memec FAE team has been trained to educate customers on this solution. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how Microchip’s MPPC can help maximize the use of solar energy in your next design.
Agenda

• Overview of solar power design considerations
• Benefits of Maximum Power Point Conversion
• Microchip solution: combination of MCU and software
• Solution demonstration

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4. January 2012 by admin.

Start the new year with some new knowledge!

Microchip Live Online training courses scheduled between now and March 31, 2012 are 50% off the registration fee. Use offer code O44mf8Ofl during checkout!

http://techtrain.microchip.com/rtcv2/

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4. January 2012 by admin.

Challenge your talent against other engineers worldwide to produce an energy efficient design solution using the Free DesignSpark PCB software and the chipKIT development board.

FREE chipKITTM Max32 dev kit for first 1,000 entries.

Achieve the most energy efficient design and you could win a share of $10,000 cash!

Plus, keep the DesignSpark community regularly informed through posts on the DesignSpark Project Pages and your updates will make you eligible for Community Choice Awards and random prize drawings!

Learn more at www.chipkitchallenge.com 

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