electronica, Munich, 9 ^th – 12^th November 2010 — Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has launched a new microcontroller (MCU) in its SuperH^TM range. The SH7239 device is an MCU designed for digital signal processing (DSP) applications, such as servo controls, drives, solar panel inverters and general-purpose motor control. The new MCU is the sister product to the world’s fastest embedded flash MCU which Renesas Electronics launched in February 2010. The SH7239 MCU includes many of the SH7216’s peripherals but … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Launches the SH7239 MCU for DSP Applications"

Visit Atmel at Electronica in Hall A6, Booth #650

Munich Germany, Electronica 2010–November 9, 2010–Today at Electronica 2010, Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, announced the new Atmel SAM3N series to expand their ARM® Cortex(TM)-M3 Flash Family. The new SAM3N series offers high performance, low-power consumption and scalable memory, pin-count, package options and capacitive touch support. The SAM3N series combines performance and simplicity by including development tools, software, In-system programming and support from the ARM third-party ecosystem network. The SAM3N series is a general-purpose microcontroller targeted at … Read More → "Atmel Expands ARM Cortex-M3 Flash MCU Family with SAM3N Series"

Brockton, MA, November 8, 2010 – SIE Computing Solutions, Inc., a provider of rugged electronic systems for mission-critical and performance-critical embedded computing platforms deployed in harsh environments, today introduced a new 3U 7-slot CompactPCI benchtop chassis. This latest addition to the SIE 505 Series is a configurable enclosure solution for systems in embedded telecommunications, military, and test and measurement applications.  SIE will be showcasing the new 505 Series enclosure in Hall A6, Booth 514 at the Electronica 2010 show taking place this week in Munich from November 9-12.

The 505 Series 3U enclosure is a compact and lightweight aluminum system with … Read More → "SIE Computing Solutions Unveils New 3U CompactPCI Enclosure"

Electronica 2010, Munich & Oslo, Norway, November 9th, 2010 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company has announced it is to introduce a complete graphical user interface development suite for its EFM®32 Gecko microcontrollers.  Simplicity Studio(TM) will contain all the information, documentation and tools required by hardware, firmware and software engineers to more quickly and effectively develop embedded systems.

Geir Førre, Energy Micro’s President and CEO said, “‘Simplicity’ and ‘energy friendliness’ have always been maintained as Energy Micro’s two most essential core values.  Today, we are committing to achieving a long … Read More → "Energy Micro to introduce Simplicity Studio development suite to dramatically cut MCU development time"

Munich, Germany (Electronica 2010) November 9, 2010 — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a secure, smart, connected world, today announced that Fusion mixed signal FPGAs are now available with 100% temperature screening from -55°C to +100°C.  This advancement enables the company to bring the unique mixed signal integration advantages of Fusion to the military, avionics, and defense industries, where highly reliable operation at extreme temperatures is needed. Designers can take advantage of the inherent reprogrammability, high reliability and nonvolatility of the Fusion devices, which offer the additional benefit of firm error immunity. … Read More → "Fusion Mixed Signal Fpgas Now Available in Extended Temperature Grade"

Electronica 2010, Munich & Oslo, Norway, November 9th, 2010 – Linear Technology and Energy Micro have combined their expertise in energy harvesting power supplies and ultralow power 32-bit microcontrollers to produce a ground-breaking demonstration at Electronica 2010, showcasing the opportunities for smart energy harvesting applications.

Based on Energy Micro’s low cost starter development kit, the demonstration relies on Linear Technology’s LTC®3588 piezoelectric energy harvesting power supply and Energy Micro’s ARM® Cortex™-M3 enabled EFM32 Gecko microcontroller to create a wireless sensor node acquiring data from a 3-axis accelerometer and transmitting it over a Zigbee RF … Read More → "Linear Technology & Energy Micro Demonstrate the Future of Smart Energy Harvesting"

Munich, Germany (Electronica 2010) November 9, 2010 — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a secure, smart, connected world, announced that its SOC Products Division, formerly known as Actel Corporation, today unveiled its new 65nm embedded flash platform, on which the company’s next generation flash-based customizable SOCs (system-on-chips) will be built. Featuring a new, expandable 4-input LUT architecture, the company’s low power, intelligent mixed signal and system critical series of SOCs will converge on state-of-the-art 65nm embedded flash process. Densities will increase an order of magnitude, offering twice the performance when compared to the … Read More → "Microsemi Unveils 65-nm Embedded Flash Platform"

WILSONVILLE, Ore., November 8 , 2010—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the Mentor® Embedded ReadyStart™ Platform support for the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) Stellaris® ARM® CortexTM-M3 microcontrollers (MCUs). The recently announced ReadyStart Platform is a “ready-to-use” solution comprising integrated software IP, tools, and services targeting popular hardware boards and system-on-chips (SoCs). The Mentor Embedded ReadyStart Platform for the Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 9000 series of MCUs will be demonstrated at the ARM TechCon in Santa Clara, California, November 10-11, 2010.

The ReadyStart Platform is ideal for small footprint, high-performance, and low-power applications, providing developers … Read More → "Mentor Extends ReadyStart Embedded Software Platform to Texas Instruments’ Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs"