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ADLINK Introduces Rugged System based on Highly-Efficient Intel® Atom™ Processor

San Jose, Calif, June 8, 2010  ADLINK Technology Inc., a leading supplier of embedded computers, today announced availability of a high-reliability Intel® Atom™-based rugged system. The Ampro by ADLINK™ RuffSystem™ 735 integrates a high-efficiency processor, RAM, graphics, networking, serial I/O, and PC/104-Plus expansion into an Extreme Rugged™ enclosure, capable of operating in extreme temperatures at full CPU speed.

The RuffSystem™ 735 is designed … Read More → "ADLINK Introduces Rugged System based on Highly-Efficient Intel® Atom™ Processor"

Mentor Graphics Announces Calibre xACT 3D for Fast and Accurate Extraction Using 3D Field Solver Technology

Highlights:

  • Deterministic field solver provides high accuracy needed for ICs manufactured at 28nm and smaller nodes
  • Unique implementation provides turnaround time comparable to less accurate rule-based methods
  • Comprehensive production solution fully integrated with Calibre nmLVS and other Calibre tools

Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces Calibre xACT 3D for Fast and Accurate Extraction Using 3D Field Solver Technology"

ColdFire Plus and the Holy Grail

“I’m getting better!”

“No you’re not. You’ll be stone dead in a moment.”

Everything old is new again. Remember Motorola’s 68000 processors? A lot of embedded developers do. In the 1980s and ’90s the 68K family was among the best-selling 32-bit processors in the world. They powered Sun workstations, Apple computers, and thousands of different embedded systems besides.

Then somewhere around the 68060 generation, the 68K … Read More → "ColdFire Plus and the Holy Grail"

Judging IP Quality

I’m a failure.

Utter and complete.

You see, we journalists are supposed to stir things up, get someone’s dander up, rouse some rabble. And panels can be the best way to do this. Get a group of spirited experts together, whisper to them what the others said about their mothers, and let nature take its course.

It’s all good fun. For us. And everyone else gets over it. Eventually. And it’s not even hard.

So … Read More → "Judging IP Quality"

Atmel’s maXTouch Solution Enables New User Experience for PURE Touchscreen Internet Radio

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) , a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced that PURE, a leading UK consumer electronics company, has selected Atmel’s maXTouch™ solution for its Sensia Internet radio. Sensia offers a 5.7-inch touchscreen that allows the user to control a host of features, such as Internet radio and social networking. The user can view and interact with the radio by scrolling and spinning lists, tapping to select playlists, sliding controls … Read More → "Atmel’s maXTouch Solution Enables New User Experience for PURE Touchscreen Internet Radio"

Cypress Introduces New Development Platform for PSoC® 5 Programmable System-on-Chip Architecture with ARM Cortex-M3 Processor

  • Two new development kits for PSoC 5 Architecture
  • Samples now available for PSoC 5 CY8C55xxx family 
  • Enhanced version of PSoC Creator Software IDE with PSoC 5 support

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2010 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today introduced the new development platform for the … Read More → "Cypress Introduces New Development Platform for PSoC® 5 Programmable System-on-Chip Architecture with ARM Cortex-M3 Processor"

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