December 14, 2009 – Uppsala, Sweden. IAR Systems today announced the availability of IAR KickStart kit for NXP LPC1114. This is believed to be the world’s first commercial starter kit for ARM Cortex-M0-based microcontrollers.

The strong partnership and tight cooperation during the development project between NXP and IAR Systems has led to IAR Systems latest starter kit being the first in the market.  One of the features which enabled the speedy development of this kit was the fact that the NXP LPC11xx Cortex-M0 family is 100% pin compatible with the NXP LPC13xx Cortex-M3 family.  “This … Read More → "IAR Systems introduces world’s first starter kit for ARM Cortex-M0"

SAN JOSE, Calif. – December 14 2009 – CEVA, Inc. [(NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, and Gennum Corporation’s (TSX: GND) Snowbush IP Group (Snowbush) today announced that they have partnered to deliver a complete … Read More → "CEVA and Gennum’s Snowbush IP Group Partner to Deliver Complete SAS 2.0 IP Solution for Embedded Storage Applications"

BOSTON, MA-December 10, 2009-Macraigor Systems has ported their proprietary On-Chip Debug Technology (OCDemon), GNU Tools Suite and Eclipse Ganymede/Galileo platform to the ARM Cortex-A8 processor. The Cortex-A8 is ARM’s first superscalar processor featuring technology for enhanced code density and performance, NEON technology for multimedia and signal processing, and Jazelle RCT (Runtime Compilation Target) technology for high performance, power-efficient mobile devices.

The Macraigor Eclipse Ganymede/Galileo + GNU Tools Suite is an implementation and packaging of the Eclipse Ganymede/Galileo platform, CDT (C/C++ Development Tooling) 5.0.x, and DSDP (Device Software Development Platform) 1.0 plug-ins, and a program called … Read More → "Macraigor Systems Provides On-Chip Debug Solutions with Eclipse Ganymede/Galileo Platform and Full GNU Toolset Support for ARM Cortex-A8 Processors"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) , a leader in touch- and microcontroller-based technologies, and the Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) , today announced their newly signed distribution agreement for Atmel’s full line of VaultIC(TM) turnkey security modules. Avnet will provide secure logistics for these products to customers in the Americas.

Atmel … Read More → "Atmel Certifies Avnet Electronics Marketing as Industry’s First Distributor of VaultIC™ Turnkey Security Modules"

Campbell, CA, December 14, 2009 – Mitrionics, Inc, the technology leader in FPGA-based … Read More → "Queensland University of Technology Selects Mitrion Platform to Accelerate Molecular Dynamics, CFD, and Genetic Algorithms"

•         Wide 16 to 40VDC input voltage range
•         0.75 to 5.5VDC programmable output voltage
•         Up to 3A load current
•         Drives up to 1000µF ceramic capacitive loads

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•         Wide 16 to 40VDC input voltage range
•         0.75 to 5.5VDC programmable output voltage
•         Up to 3A load current
•         Drives up to 1000µF ceramic capacitive loads

Read More → "Adjustable output 3Amp OKAMI™ PoL DC/DC converters ideal for 24V industrial applications"

SANTA BARBARA, CA — December 14, 2009 — Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced that Stryker, a world leader in medical technology solutions, is using Green Hills Software’s Platform for Medical Devices, including the safety-certified INTEGRITY® real-time operating system and MULTI® integrated development environment, in the Stryker Crossfire™ integrated arthroscopy system.

”We selected Green Hills Software’s comprehensive operating system, development tools, and middleware solutions over competing offerings because of our requirement for uncompromising product reliability and availability,” commented Steffan Benamou, associate staff engineer, … Read More → "Stryker Endoscopy Systems Built with INTEGRITY"

MILPITAS, CA – December 14, 2009 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LT2940, a power and current monitor for 4V to 80V systems. The LT2940 provides the necessary circuits to accurately measure, monitor and control power in situations where both the current and voltage may vary due to supply voltage uncertainty, component parametric changes, transient conditions or time-varying signals. Unlike traditional power monitors that rely on data converters and multiplying registers to calculate power, the LT2940 uses a true four-quadrant analog multiplier that results in 5% power measurement accuracy and 3% current measurement accuracy, ensuring that boards and systems achieve optimum power efficiency and reliability. … Read More → "True Power & Current Monitor Enables Board & System-Level Optimization"