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Advantech First to Debut Fanless Intel® Core™ i7 Platform

Irvine, California, April 23, 2010  Advantech, a leading provider of embedded platforms and integration services, is pleased to announce the release of its ARK-3440, incorporating an Intel® Core™ i7 or Core™ i5 processor in a totally fanless system.

“This two-chip architecture offers the advantages of high computing power in a very small footprint,” said Phil Chiu, the Advantech … Read More → "Advantech First to Debut Fanless Intel® Core™ i7 Platform"

TSMC Ships 600,000 0.25-Micron Automotive-Qualified Embedded Flash Wafers

HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that it has shipped nearly 600,000 8-inch 0.25-micron AEC-Q100 grade 1 qualified embedded flash (EmbFlash) wafers targeted at a wide variety of automotive applications, accounting for over 720 million microcontrollers (MCUs). Some customers have achieved less-than 0.1 parts per million field failure rate in 2009.  

The less than 0.1 ppm field failure rate is considered exceptional for embedded flash devices, given the limited number of endurance cycles and data retention tests that can be performed during the manufacturing screening process.  TSMC credits a … Read More → "TSMC Ships 600,000 0.25-Micron Automotive-Qualified Embedded Flash Wafers"

Laird Technologies Releases Enhanced WLM400/402 Wireless LAN Modules

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – April 22, 2010 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components and systems for wireless and other advanced electronics, today announced the release of its enhanced WLM400/402 802.11b/g Wireless LAN modules

The enhanced WLM400/402 802.11b/g Wireless LAN modules deliver a new level of performance to WLAN streaming video … Read More → "Laird Technologies Releases Enhanced WLM400/402 Wireless LAN Modules"

S3 Graphics Demos Forthcoming Chrome eH1 Card for Embedded Devices at ESC 2010

Fremont, California, April 23, 2010   – S3 Graphics today unveiled the latest addition to its power-efficient Chrome Series graphics product family, the Chrome 5000E-based S3 Graphics Chrome eH1. Demoed at ESC 2010 April 27-29, Booth No.1238, the S3 Graphics Chrome eH1 is designed for harsh environments and industrial grade systems, offering … Read More → "S3 Graphics Demos Forthcoming Chrome eH1 Card for Embedded Devices at ESC 2010"

Agilent Technologies and UC San Diego Collaborate on Chip-Scale Photonic Systems Testing Facility

SANTA CLARA and SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 19, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), today announced they have established a new chip-scale micro- and nanophotonic- systems testing facility on the UCSD campus. The new facility is part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) project and is being set up in conjunction with the multi-university Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN), led by The University of Arizona.

The new Chip-Scale Photonic Testing Facility is housed in the California Institute for … Read More → "Agilent Technologies and UC San Diego Collaborate on Chip-Scale Photonic Systems Testing Facility"

Acromag Launches New Website for Process Control Instruments, Embedded Systems and Industrial Computers

WIXOM, Mich., April 22 /PRNewswire/ — Acromag, a leader in designing and manufacturing industrial I/O solutions is excited to announce the release of their new website at www.acromag.com. The new design reflects the level of personal service provided by Acromag while highlighting their broad offering of Read More → "Acromag Launches New Website for Process Control Instruments, Embedded Systems and Industrial Computers"

NEC Display Solutions Adopts Xilinx FPGAs for 3D-Capable Cinema Projectors

TOKYO and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22 — Xilinx®, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) , today announced that NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. has adopted the Xilinx Virtex®-5 FPGA family for three models of its DLP Cinema® Projectors.

DLP Cinema® projectors comply with the U.S. Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI(1)) standard, including a host of security features, and can adapt to a wide range of input signals. The systems faithfully reproduce input sources, with both high-resolution and high-contrast requirements, incorporating … Read More → "NEC Display Solutions Adopts Xilinx FPGAs for 3D-Capable Cinema Projectors"

NEC Display Solutions Adopts Xilinx FPGAs for 3D-Capable Cinema Projectors

TOKYO and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22 — Xilinx®, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) , today announced that NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. has adopted the Xilinx Virtex®-5 FPGA family for three models of its DLP Cinema® Projectors.

DLP Cinema® projectors comply with the U.S. Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI(1)) standard, including a host of security features, and can adapt to a wide range of input signals. The systems faithfully reproduce input sources, with both high-resolution and high-contrast requirements, incorporating … Read More → "NEC Display Solutions Adopts Xilinx FPGAs for 3D-Capable Cinema Projectors"

Avnet Virtex-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit Jump-Starts DSP Designs with Industry’s Most Widely-Adopted DSP Design Flows

HONG KONG, April 22 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — The Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) , announces the availability of the Xilinx® Virtex®-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit as part of the Xilinx Targeted Design Platform for DSP design. Order entry is now open for the $2,995 … Read More → "Avnet Virtex-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit Jump-Starts DSP Designs with Industry’s Most Widely-Adopted DSP Design Flows"

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