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AppliedMicro Offers Industry’s First Standard 100G OTN Muxponder

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Dec. 14, 2010 – Applied Micro Circuits Corp., or AppliedMicro (Nasdaq: AMCC), today announced the industry’s first standard 100 Gigabit per second (100G) Muxponder (multiplexing transponder) solution for Optical Transport Networks (OTN). The 100G Muxponder can multiplex any combination of 10G and 40G client signals into a 100G OTN signal (OTU4). As a member of AppliedMicro’s family of 100G optical network processors for OTN, the 100G Muxponder solution is designed to help network operators expand the capacity of the Internet … Read More → "AppliedMicro Offers Industry’s First Standard 100G OTN Muxponder"

3A Output, 2MHz Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter Offers Low Noise Operation & Extended Run Time from Batteries or Supercapacitors

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

MILPITAS, CA – December 14, 2010 – Linear Technology announces the LTC3113, a synchronous buck-boost converter that delivers 3A of output current from a nominal 3.3V power source, Li-Ion/Polymer battery or up to 1A from dual cell alkaline/NiCad/NiMH batteries. The LTC3113’s 1.8V to 5.5V input range and 1.8V to 5.5V output range provides a regulated output from an input … Read More → "3A Output, 2MHz Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter Offers Low Noise Operation & Extended Run Time from Batteries or Supercapacitors"

Atmel maXTouch Controller Empowers Touch For Sharp SH8128U Smartphone in China

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

San Jose, CA, December 13, 2010 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced that Sharp® Corporation has selected Atmel’s maXTouch(TM) mXT224 touch controller to power the SH8128U smartphone. Atmel’s maXTouch solution will offer Sharp SH8128U smartphone users the ability to reject unintended touches, more precise touch performance, and better battery life for an overall better user experience. Available in the China market today, the new Sharp smartphone runs on Tapas OS–an operating system based on Android that is optimized for the Chinese Network. The Sharp SH8128U … Read More → "Atmel maXTouch Controller Empowers Touch For Sharp SH8128U Smartphone in China"

Linux Professional Institute Expands Training Partner Program to Over 300 Organizations Worldwide

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

(Sacramento, USA: December 13, 2010) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world’s premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced that in 2010 they grew their training partner program to include 303 participating organizations–up nearly 10% from this time last year. In addition, LPI added partners in 11 additional countries in 2010: LPI now has training partners in 55 countries around the world.

Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI, noted that in addition to the continuing participation of private training companies in LPI’s training& … Read More → "Linux Professional Institute Expands Training Partner Program to Over 300 Organizations Worldwide"

TREK-743 Vehicle Mounted Computer: Now Available on a Lightweight Linux Platform

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

Irvine, California, December 13th, 2010 – Advantech is happy to announce it has a new option available for the TREK-743, 7″ Vehicle Mounted Computer which adds support for Lubuntu, a lightweight, derivative of the Ubuntu operating system. This faster, lightweight and more energy efficient operating system gives system integrators an alternative to the traditional Windows-based platform. This allows programmers experienced in Linux platform development to quickly bring applications to market, as well as reducing costs by eliminating operating system licensing fees.

Special Request Becomes Standard Offering 

A large installation in India became … Read More → "TREK-743 Vehicle Mounted Computer: Now Available on a Lightweight Linux Platform"

10GbE MAC IP Core Accelerates Time to Deployment in SIGINT and Cyber-Security Applications

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

Camarillo, CA, USA, December 13th, 2010 – Nallatech, a leading supplier of high-performance COTS FPGA solutions, announces the release of a 10Gb Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) IP core for use with their PCIe-180 Network Accelerator Card. This comprehensive IP and hardware combination can significantly reduce time to deployment in signal intelligence, deep-packet inspection, and cyber-security applications. 

This IEEE 802.3-2005 compliant MAC core supports the high-bandwidth demands of Internet protocol traffic on LAN, MAN and WAN networks. In addition to dramatically reducing the programming time needed for integration and debugging, an extremely flexible licensing agreement can … Read More → "10GbE MAC IP Core Accelerates Time to Deployment in SIGINT and Cyber-Security Applications"

No Reindeer In Appland

by Jim Turley
December 14, 2010

Q: What did the Swedish lawyer say to his Finnish colleague? A: So Suomi.

Lame Scandinavian puns aside, let’s all give Yuletide thanks to the humble “app,” the now-popular term for third-party programs. Embedded systems didn’t use to have apps. Indeed, that was their defining characteristic: any box that shipped with all the software it would ever have, and they didn’t accept third-party programs. Elevator controllers were clearly embedded systems; a Macintosh clearly wasn’t.

But now formerly embedded systems like cell phones have apps galore, … Read More → "No Reindeer In Appland"

To Err Is Universal

by Bryon Moyer
December 14, 2010

Listening to Alexander Pope (and even Seneca and Cicero long before), you would think that erring is a particularly human trait. Taken out of the original context (which places human fallibility in contrast to the divinity of forgiveness or the diabolicalness of persisting in erring), you might feel singled out by nature as a particularly unreliable entity.

In fact, we are surrounded by errors. They happen all the time. We are but a wee part of a huge, interconnected, error-prone system. Our very existence is a testament to the ability of living forms to survive any number … Read More → "To Err Is Universal"

Enhance Your Productivity with Faster Design Compile Times (WEBCAST)

by Jim Turley
December 13, 2010

One easy way to boost FPGA design productivity is to use a design software that provides fast compile times. After all, faster design iterations lead to shorter time tomarket. Benchmark studies show that Altera’s Quartus® II design software delivers 2X to3X faster design compile times for high-density designs.

Watch this 20-minute webcast to learn more about the productivity gains you canexperience with Quartus II software:

</ … Read More → "Enhance Your Productivity with Faster Design Compile Times (WEBCAST)"

Cypress Introduces Industry’s First Radiation Hardened QDR II+ 72-Mbit SRAMs For Military, Satellite and Other Radiation-Sensitive Applications

by Jim Turley
December 13, 2010

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 13, 2010 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), the industry leader in SRAMs, today introduced the industry’s first radiation-hardened 72-MBit QDR II+ SRAMs. The new SRAMs employ Cypress’s patented RadStop™ technology, which enables uncompromised functionality in the face of radiation doses of up to 300 kRads. The radiation hardened QDRII+ SRAMs also deliver outstanding performance, with clock speeds up to 250 MHz and throughput up to 36 gigabits per second (Gbps). These memories enable Cypress to support additional aerospace and defense applications such as weapons systems and satellites.

The RadStop … Read More → "Cypress Introduces Industry’s First Radiation Hardened QDR II+ 72-Mbit SRAMs For Military, Satellite and Other Radiation-Sensitive Applications"

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