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QuickLogic Announces Availability of Its ArcticLink II VX2 CSSP Solution Platform

– Up to 80% lower power than a standard backlit LCD while providing a rich, TV-quality viewing experience

– Reduces processor duty-cycle to further extend battery life with optional integrated frame buffer
Sunnyvale, CA – October 21, 2009 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the lowest power programmable solutions leader, today announced engineering sample shipments of its low power ArcticLink® II VX2 solution platform. With embedded 2nd generation Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE™ v2.0), Display Power Optimizer (DPO), optional frame buffer, and low power programmable fabric, the ArcticLink II VX2 solution platform is ideal for display path CSSPs for smartphones, … Read More → "QuickLogic Announces Availability of Its ArcticLink II VX2 CSSP Solution Platform"

Mercury Computer Systems Announces Industry’s First Intel-Based, RapidIO-Enabled Advanced Mezzanine Card

Mercury’s high-performance Ensemble(TM) 2000 product family is enhanced with the Intel Penryn Fabric-Enabled LDS2100

CHICAGO, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) , a leading provider of high-performance, embedded computing solutions for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced the industry’s first available RapidIO-enabled Intel processing engine at SUPERCOMM 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Ensemble 2000 Series LDS2100 Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) can be combined with the wide range of Ensemble 2000 family AMCs to create powerful, scalable MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA (ATCA) form factor solutions. The LDS 2100 contains an Intel(TM) Penryn processor and an … Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Announces Industry’s First Intel-Based, RapidIO-Enabled Advanced Mezzanine Card"

QuickLogic Extends Battery Life with Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block

– Next generation intelligent display management that radically lowers power consumption while significantly improving display quality in all viewing conditions

– Directly drives Pulse Width Modulator for autonomous control of display brightness

Sunnyvale, CA – October 21, 2009 – Demonstrating its continued commitment to the mobile market, QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) today announced its new intelligent Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block (PSB). DPO is designed to work in conjunction with QuickLogic’s second generation Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE™ v2.0) to deliver the best of both worlds – a single-chip solution that provides a … Read More → "QuickLogic Extends Battery Life with Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block"

QuickLogic Announces Availability of Its ArcticLink II VX2 CSSP Solution Platform

– Up to 80% lower power than a standard backlit LCD while providing a rich, TV-quality viewing experience

– Reduces processor duty-cycle to further extend battery life with optional integrated frame buffer
Sunnyvale, CA – October 21, 2009 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the lowest power programmable solutions leader, today announced engineering sample shipments of its low power ArcticLink® II VX2 solution platform. With embedded 2nd generation Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE™ v2.0), Display Power Optimizer (DPO), optional frame buffer, and low power programmable fabric, the ArcticLink II VX2 solution platform is ideal for display path CSSPs for smartphones, … Read More → "QuickLogic Announces Availability of Its ArcticLink II VX2 CSSP Solution Platform"

Toshiba Drives Power-Efficient Appliance Design With New Dual-Motor, ARM Technology-Based Microcontroller

First High-Performance Cortex M3 Processor with Hardware Vector Engine Gives the TMPM370 Microcontroller Precise and Efficient Motor Control

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced availability of the company’s newest microcontroller (MCU), the TMPM370. Toshiba’s TMPM370 32-bit MCU is designed for use in high-efficiency AC motor applications such as washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners. The device combines an 80MHz ARM® Cortex(TM)-M3 processing core with a hardware vector engine, providing enough computation capability … Read More → "Toshiba Drives Power-Efficient Appliance Design With New Dual-Motor, ARM Technology-Based Microcontroller"

QuickLogic Extends Battery Life with Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block

– Next generation intelligent display management that radically lowers power consumption while significantly improving display quality in all viewing conditions

– Directly drives Pulse Width Modulator for autonomous control of display brightness

Sunnyvale, CA – October 21, 2009 – Demonstrating its continued commitment to the mobile market, QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) today announced its new intelligent Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block (PSB). DPO is designed to work in conjunction with QuickLogic’s second generation Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE™ v2.0) to deliver the best of both worlds – a single-chip solution that provides a TV-quality viewing … Read More → "QuickLogic Extends Battery Life with Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block"

Atmel Starter Kit Prevents Data Counterfeiting In Medical and Electronics Markets

Cryptographic authentication chip allows developers evaluation capabilities of CryptoAuthentication, While maintaining authenticity of end-product firmware and protecting sensitive transmitted data

San Jose, CA, October 21, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced its CryptoAuthentication™ Starter Kit. The AT88CK109STK3 is a modular and versatile development kit for Atmel’s CryptoAuthentication™ AT88SA102S and AT88SA100S client security devices and AT88SA10HS host security companion IC. Atmel’s CryptoAuthentication devices are the industry’s most secure authentication ICs that include an embedded SHA-256 engine and 256-bit cryptographic key … Read More → "Atmel Starter Kit Prevents Data Counterfeiting In Medical and Electronics Markets"

Green Hills Software Announces Comprehensive Solution for ARM TrustZone Technology-based Devices

Techcon3 2009, Santa Clara, CA — October 21, 2009 — Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization for ARM® TrustZone® technology. INTEGRITY® Secure Virtualization (ISV) is built on Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY RTOS, the first and only operating system technology to be certified by the NSA to EAL6+ High Robustness, the highest level of security ever achieved for any software product.

INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization reduces costs through processor consolidation, improves system security and reliability, and reduces the certification burden in mission critical applications such … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces Comprehensive Solution for ARM TrustZone Technology-based Devices"

More ARMs Than a Hindu Goddess

After shipping 15 billion chips you’d think the cocky computer cowboys from Cambridge would be finished, right? Not on your life, pardner. They’ve got more tricks up their collective sleeve than a saloon gambler with a seat against the wall. They just keep dealin’ and we keep ante’ing up.

The newest ace in the hole is the Cortex-A5, announced today. The –A5 fills the enormous (not really) gap between the Cortex-A8 and ARM’s older designs in the ARM9 and ARM11 family. (For some background on ARM’s … Read More → "More ARMs Than a Hindu Goddess"

Don’t Touch Me There

“As our rivets rub together, flashing sparks into the night.” Anything for a Tubes reference. Actually, the headline is relevant to today’s embedded designers because touch-sensitive interfaces are becoming hugely popular, just as they have been for millions of years. But now they’re popular in electronic gadgets, too. (Just as they have been for…. oh, never mind.) 

Cypress Semiconductor and Atmel are among the microcontroller companies making noise about their touch-enabled chips. These devices include interface logic for capacitive touch screens (sold separately), making it much easier for the … Read More → "Don’t Touch Me There"

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