NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Intel® Atom™ E600C processor series includes Altera* FPGA along with the processor in a single package for custom-made products.
• Configurable processor can be easily modified for a variety of market segments such as industrial machines and portable medical equipment.
• New Intel processor series simplifies design and offers greater flexibility for faster time-to-market with more differentiated products.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 – With the debut of six products based on the Intel® Atom™ processor, Intel Corporation is … Read More → "Intel Expands Customer Choice with First Configurable Intel® Atom™-based Processor"

Leuven, Belgium, November 22, 2010 – Easics, a leader in digital ASIC and FPGA design and ICsense, a leading analog IC design house, today announced a partnership agreement. By joining their expertise, the two design houses can now offer their customers high-quality, best-of-class mixed-signal ASIC applications. With the agreement, Easics and ICsense formalize a longstanding collaboration that has already produced a number of successful ASIC designs.  

Experts forecast a growing role for mixed-signal ASICs, as more and more applications require integration of all digital … Read More → "Easics And ICSense Join Expertise To Offer Best-Of-Class Mixed-Signal ASIC"

San Jose, Calif., November 23, 2010—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced it will demonstrate its next-generation embedded industrial solutions at SPS/IPC/DRIVES Electric Automation Exhibition and Conference 2010. Visitors to Altera’s booth will learn how FPGAs expand and enhance the capabilities of advanced embedded processors.

As part of its in-booth demonstrations, Altera will be unveiling its new I/O companion reference … Read More → "Altera Showcases Next-Generation Embedded Industrial Networking, Motor Control, and Safety Solutions at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2010"

Nuremberg, Germany, SPS/IPC/DRIVES, November 23, 2010   * * * Under the auspices of Intel Corporation and in cooperation with TQ-Group and apra-norm, congatec AG has launched the Embedded Building Blocks initiative to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to gain access to embedded computer technology and entry into the industrial computer market.

A key driving force of innovation in Europe, many SMEs still do not have optimal access to embedded computer technology. Industrial applications are often created with the help of standard office computers instead of using robust embedded computers that offer longer … Read More → "congatec COM Express modules at the heart of Intel’s Embedded Building Blocks initiative"