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All-in-One Fan Driver from Diodes Incorporated Simplifies Circuit Design

Plano, Texas – October 2nd, 2014 – Diodes Incorporated has announced the introduction of a pair of all-in-one single-phase 12V fan motor drivers for low to medium voltage brushless DC fan control in consumer, home appliance, industrial and office equipment.  The high level of integration, miniature package options and thermal handling offered by the AH5772 and AH5773 fan drivers enable a reduction in component count and PCB area where space is at a premium.

By integrating both high-sensitivity Hall sensors and companion input amplifiers, the … Read More → "All-in-One Fan Driver from Diodes Incorporated Simplifies Circuit Design"

Cadence to Showcase Advanced Verification Solutions at DVCon Europe 2014

FELDKIRCHEN, Germany, Oct. 2, 2014—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global design innovation, today announced it plans to exhibit its advanced verification technologies and methodologies at the first Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) Europe in Munich, Germany. The conference is focused on the application of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) standards, languages and methodologies for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits.

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Spansion Expands Traveo™ Family for Automotive with HMI Technologies and Embedded 3D Graphics Engine

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE) a global leader in embedded systems solutions, today introduced the latest member of its Spansion® Traveo™ microcontroller family aimed at rich human machine interfaces (HMI) in automotive dashboards. For the first time, Spansion is integrating its breakthrough HyperBus™ interface with its ARM® Cortex®-R5-based embedded Traveo MCU, enabling seamless connections with HyperBus memories, including Spansion HyperFlash™ memory, to provide customers design simplification and faster performance in automotive systems.

The latest Traveo family delivers state-of-the-art 2D and 3D graphics, which … Read More → "Spansion Expands Traveo™ Family for Automotive with HMI Technologies and Embedded 3D Graphics Engine"

Atmel Joins Forces with ARM on Internet of Things Development Platform

San Jose, CA, October 1, 2014 – Today at ARM TechCon, Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, is announcing a partnership with ARM on the mbed device platform for the Internet of Things (IoT).

This partnership broadens the ecosystem support for developers using Atmel’s portfolio of secure, low-power and cost-effective wireless connectivity solutions, specifically the Atmel SmartConnect Wi-Fi and 802.15.4-compliant solutions. Additionally, … Read More → "Atmel Joins Forces with ARM on Internet of Things Development Platform"

IPSO Alliance Publishes Smart Objects Guideline – Starter Pack 1.0

Colorado Springs, CO – September 30, 2014—The Internet Protocol for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance has published its Smart Objects Guideline – Starter Pack 1.0.  The Smart Objects Starter Pack (SOSP) 1.0 provides a basis for interoperability across devices connected to the IoT through an open common object model. This open standards based data design is crucial for the wide scale deployment and success of IoT and Machine to Machine (M2M) applications.

In its role as the leader in the use of Internet … Read More → "IPSO Alliance Publishes Smart Objects Guideline – Starter Pack 1.0"

HCC Embedded Encryption Manager Improves Embedded Data Security and Reliability in the Internet of Things

Santa Clara, Calif. – Oct. 1, 2014 – HCC Embedded has released a new Embedded Encryption ManagerTM that allows developers to secure IoT systems using multiple encryption or hash algorithms through a uniform interface. Using a well-defined interface shortens development time as developers can now simply drop-in the Manager and encrypt data stored on flash or transmitted across a network. Such security is necessary to block potential hackers looking for a backdoor into the microcontroller-based system.

Developed using a formal process, HCC Embedded Encryption Manager undergoes verification to ensure stability and … Read More → "HCC Embedded Encryption Manager Improves Embedded Data Security and Reliability in the Internet of Things"

Micrium Launches First End-to-End Solution for Internet of Things Device Design

WESTON, FL – September 24, 2014 – Micrium, Inc., the premier RTOS provider for embedded systems, today introduced Micrium Spectrum a pre-integrated end-to-end portfolio of embedded software, protocol stacks, cloud services to facilitate development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A first in the industry, Micrium Spectrum is also silicon vendor agnostic, which allows designers to develop proprietary and differentiated solutions.

“The IoT is driving a resurgence in the embedded industry,” said Jean Labrosse, CEO and president of Micrium. “IoT-ready devices require a solid software infrastructure, including a real-time kernel plus … Read More → "Micrium Launches First End-to-End Solution for Internet of Things Device Design"

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Announces New Low-Noise, High-Precision, Factory-Programmed Linear Hall-Effect Sensor IC

Worcester, MA – September 30, 2014 – Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new factory-programmable linear Hall-effect current sensor IC. Allegro’s A1366 has been designed to achieve high accuracy and resolution. The goal is achieved through new proprietary linearly interpolated temperature compensation technology that is programmed at the Allegro factory, which provides sensitivity and offset that are virtually flat across the full operating temperature range. The flat … Read More → "Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Announces New Low-Noise, High-Precision, Factory-Programmed Linear Hall-Effect Sensor IC"

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