DATE CONFERENCE – DRESDEN, Germany – March 8, 2010 – The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), an independent non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing SystemC™ as an industry-standard language for electronic system-level (ESL) design, today released the SystemC Analog/Mixed-signal (AMS) extensions language standard, AMS 1.0.  The AMS 1.0 standard is the first modeling language targeting system-level design and verification to describe analog/mixed-signal behavior as natural extension to existing SystemC-based design methodologies.

Designed for use with IEEE Std. 1666™-2005, the AMS language standardizes new class libraries, layered on top of the SystemC standard, featuring specialized AMS system-level … Read More → "OSCI Completes First Analog/Mixed-Signal Standard for SystemC-based Design – SystemC AMS extensions enrich ESL design methodologies for mixed-signal applications"

HILLSBORO, OR — MARCH 8, 2010 — Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped over 200 million ispMACH® 4000 complex programmable logic devices (CPLD). The Lattice ispMACH 4000 CPLD family provides a variety of design solutions, from glue logic and general purpose I/O expansion to voltage level translation and LED drivers. Engineers around the globe have widely adopted the ispMACH 4000 CPLD as a standard due to its balance of price, power and packaging options.

“Congratulations to Lattice Semiconductor on this significant business achievement in shipping over 200 million units of the ispMACH 4000 CPLD family. Samsung uses the ispMACH 4000 devices … Read More → "Lattice Ships Over 200 Million ispMACH 4000 CPLD Devices"

MILPITAS, CA – March 8, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3890/-1, a high voltage dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that draws only 50µA when one output is active and 60µA when both outputs are enabled. With both outputs shut down, the LTC3890/-1 draws a mere 14µA. The 4V to 60V input supply range is designed to protect against high voltage transients, continue operation during automotive cold crank and cover a broad range of input sources and battery chemistries. Each output can be set from 0.8V to 24V at output currents up to 20 amps with … Read More → "60V Input Dual Output Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller Draws Only 50µA in Battery-Powered Systems"

MILPITAS, CA – March 8, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3890/-1, a high voltage dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that draws only 50µA when one output is active and 60µA when both outputs are enabled. With both outputs shut down, the LTC3890/-1 draws a mere 14µA. The 4V to 60V input supply range is designed to protect against high voltage transients, continue operation during automotive cold crank and cover a broad range of input sources and battery chemistries. Each output can be set from 0.8V to 24V at output currents up to 20 amps with … Read More → "60V Input Dual Output Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller Draws Only 50µA in Battery-Powered Systems"

Jacksonville, FL – March 4, 2010 – CMX Systems, well-known designer of real-time operating systems, TCP/IP, Flash File Systems and USB software announces … Read More → "CMX Systems Announces SSL/TLS for TCP/IP Stacks"

Stutensee, Germany – At the embedded world 2010, MSC Vertriebs GmbH presented the ETX™platform MSC ETE-PV510 based on the new dual core Intel® Atom™ processor D510 with integrated graphics and memory controller. The powerful computer-on-module is a perfect replacement for existing ETX™ solutions integrating Intel® ‘s obsolete Pentium® M or Celeron® M processors. The well established ETX™ technology thereby remains attractive, also for new embedded computing designs. The dual core Intel® Atom™ processor D510 is part of Intel® ‘s Embedded Roadmap and ensures the long-term … Read More → "First ETX Platform with new Intel Atom Dual Core CPU"

EMBEDDED WORLD 2010, Nuremberg, Germany, March 4, 2010 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the availability of the new single-chip AES-128 immobilizer and remote keyless entry AVR® microcontroller for combi-key applications. This combi-key application will enable a fully integrated solution for automotive manufacturers and consumers seeking an easier to use, integrated system. Atmel’s ATA5795 is specifically targeted for high-volume, uni-directional car keys, while the immobilizer and the remote keyless entry functions are integrated in the same fob. An immobilizer is an electronic device fitted to an automobile which prevents the engine from … Read More → "Atmel Connects Single-chip AES-128 Immobilizer and Remote Keyless Entry Microcontroller for Combi-Key Applications"

Irvine, California, March 1, 2010 – Advantech, a leading provider of embedded platforms and integration services,announces today its new line of Intel® Atom™ processor based embedded IPCs – the ARK-1360, ARK-3202, and ARK-3360. The new IPCs merge ultra low power capabilities and outstanding system performance with competitive pricing sure to favorably … Read More → "Advantech’s New Series of Intel® Atom™ Processor Based Embedded IPCs Offers Exceptional, Cost-Effective Low Power Solutions"

San Jose, Calif, March 4, 2010 – ADLINK Technology, Inc. a leading provider of trusted embedded products, today announced availability of the cPCI-3610 Series, an ultra low power 3U CompactPCI® processor blade based on the latest Intel® Atom™ processor family on 45 nm process technology. Utilizing Intel® Embedded Flexible Design, the cPCI-3610 can be populated with any of these three Intel® Atom™ processors: the N450, D410, or D510.  By utilizing these processors, which integrate graphics and memory controllers in the CPU, … Read More → "ADLINK Technology Introduces Low Power 3U CompactPCI® Blade Supporting the Dual-Core Intel® Atom™ Processor D510"

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – March 5, 2010 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets, today announced availability of advanced debug and development tools that simplify Android™ application development. These tools are free-of-charge through the Android on MIPS community. MIPS Technologies is making available the QEMU open source emulator, and through its partnership with Viosoft® Corporation, offering industry-leading Arriba development tools for QEMU to make development even easier. MIPS … Read More → "MIPS Technologies Simplifies Android™ Application Development with Tools for the MIPS® Architecture"