Santa Clara, CA – December 16, 2009 – Aptina, a global provider of image sensor solutions and eASIC Corporation, today announced the immediate availability of a H.264 High Definition (HD) reference design that is capable of supporting up to 720p/30fps rates. The new HD reference design is aimed at enabling, and simplifying the development for a new class of low-cost HD applications and making low-cost HD solutions available for … Read More → "Aptina and eASIC Announce High Definition H.264 Reference Design"

OTTAWA, ONTARIO –December 15, 2009 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS, and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense (A&D) market, has introduced the VPX3-129, a … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls’ New Rugged 3U OpenVPX™ Single Board Computer features QorIQ™ P4080 Processor"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) , a leader in touch- and microcontroller-based solutions, today announced it is collaborating with H&D Wireless to deliver an IEEE802.11b+g Wi-Fi solution for Atmel’s 32-bit AVR® microcontrollers. In this collaboration, H&D Wireless will provide the SPB104 Wi-Fi extension board which is easily connected to the AVR32 UC3 evaluation kits through the SD card socket. This collaboration results in the industry’s most power efficient … Read More → "Atmel Collaborates with H&D Wireless to Deliver World’s Most Power Efficient Embedded Wi-Fi Solution"

SUNNYVALE Calif. – December 16, 2009 – eSilicon Corporation, a pioneering semiconductor value chain producer (VCP), today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Synopsys that includes access to the Galaxy™ Implementation Platform, the Discovery™ Verification Platform, DesignWare® IP and services. By engaging with Synopsys for multiple areas of the business, eSilicon benefits from having a single-vendor solution with access to Synopsys technical experts, ultimately reducing risk … Read More → "eSilicon Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Synopsys"

Oslo, Norway, 16th December 2009 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, today announced a development kit for its EFM32 Gecko MCU family providing users with a unique Advanced Energy Monitoring (AEM) system.  Via a large in-built LCD screen and preconfigured GUI, AEM enables users to accurately view a prototype application’s current consumption data in real time, enabling early identification and removal of adverse energy drains.

Modular in construction, the development kit comprises a motherboard, a plug-in MCU card (available either with or without a 160-segment LCD) and a large plug-in protoyping card for rapid application … Read More → "Energy Micro development kit enables real-time energy profiling for optimising application power"

MILPITAS, CA – December 16, 2009 – Linear Technology announces the LT3760, an 8-channel LED driver, utilizing a step-up DC/DC controller capable of driving up to a 45V string of 100mA LEDs per channel. Its internal 60V, 1MHz DC/DC boost mode controller is designed to operate as a constant current LED driver for up to 80 white LEDs. From a 12V input, the LT3760 can drive 8 channels, each with up to ten 100mA white LEDs in series while delivering efficiencies exceeding 92%. Its multichannel capability makes it ideal for medium and large-sized TFT-LCD backlighting applications. Its input voltage range of 6V to 40V … Read More → "Drive up to Eight Channels of Ten 100mA LEDs with 3000:1 True Color PWM Dimming"

MILPITAS, CA – December 16, 2009 – Linear Technology announces the LT3760, an 8-channel LED driver, utilizing a step-up DC/DC controller capable of driving up to a 45V string of 100mA LEDs per channel. Its internal 60V, 1MHz DC/DC boost mode controller is designed to operate as a constant current LED driver for up to 80 white LEDs. From a 12V input, the LT3760 can drive 8 channels, each with up to ten 100mA white LEDs in series while delivering efficiencies exceeding 92%. Its multichannel capability makes it ideal for medium and large-sized TFT-LCD backlighting applications. Its input voltage range of 6V to 40V … Read More → "Drive up to Eight Channels of Ten 100mA LEDs with 3000:1 True Color PWM Dimming"

• Channel Summation Across Multiple Boards
• Programmable Phase and Gain Adjustments
• Built-In Power Monitors and Power Threshold Detectors
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