Fullpower selects MSP430™ MCUs as lead product for MotionX Gesture Recognition Engine

Dallas, TX (November 10, 2009) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and Fullpower Technology today announced their strategic collaboration to bring advanced motion sensing capabilities to portable devices. The leading combination of Fullpower’s advanced MotionX technology and TI’s ultra-low power MSP430 microcontrollers (MCUs) enables developers to easily differentiate portable devices such as smart phones, sports equipment, gaming equipment and bluetooth headsets with cutting-edge motion sensing technology as well as extended battery life.

“MotionX does for motion what … Read More → "Texas Instruments and Fullpower Bring Advanced Motion Solutions to Portable Devices"

— Widespread Presence, Broad Experience Make Allyanz an Ideal Partner —

HILLSBORO, OR — NOVEMBER 11, 2009 — Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that Allyanz Pty Ltd will represent Lattice and its full range of products in Australia and New Zealand.

“Allyanz is delighted to partner with Lattice throughout Australia and New Zealand,” said Daud Ally, General Manager of Allyanz. “Lattice is recognized worldwide as a leader in programmable logic. We look forward to working closely with Lattice to enable our valued customers to design with and take advantage of Lattice’s comprehensive … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor Appoints Allyanz Its Representative in Australia And New Zealand"

Pigeon Point Systems now incorporating Polaris Networks’ ATCA and AMC Testers into formal validation of new product releases for Pigeon Point Systems’ widely used BMR xTCA management controller solutions

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pigeon Point Systems, an Actel company, announces continued compliance and interoperability initiatives for its xTCA(TM) board and module management controller releases. Formal testing for the recently released Pigeon Point management solutions based on the Actel Fusion® mixed-signal FPGA and the Renesas H8S microcontroller was demonstrated live at the 2009 ATCA Summit xTCA SlotFest using Polaris Networks’ ATCA Testers. The SlotFest … Read More → "Pigeon Point Systems Demonstrates Compliance and Interoperability of Best-In-Class xTCA Products"

MILPITAS, CA – November 10, 2009 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3855, a dual output high efficiency (up to 95%) synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with multiphase operation, differential output voltage sensing and integrated phase-lock loop (PLL) synchronization. Up to 12 phases can be paralleled and clocked out of phase to minimize input and output filtering requirements for high current applications (up to 200A). The differential amplifier provides true remote output voltage sensing of both the positive and negative terminals, enabling high accuracy regulation where IR losses occur through vias, trace runs and interconnects. Applications include high current ASIC and FPGA supplies, power … Read More → "High Power Dual Output Multiphase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Differential Output Voltage Sensing, Tracking & PLL"

Complete open-source Linux solution for developers creating products that can endure rugged and extreme thermal industrial environments

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), today announced that LinuxLink customers working with the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) Sitara™ family of AM35x microprocessors (MPUs) can have their platform and development environment with integrated OpenGL® ES 2.0 up and running in days. As a leading provider of embedded Linux software and expertise, Timesys is the first to deliver commercial Linux support for the AM3517 and AM3505 MPUs, which are the industry’s first ARM& … Read More → "Timesys Provides the First Commercial Linux Support for the New Sitara™ Family of ARM® Cortex™-A8 Technology-based AM35x MPUs from Texas Instruments"

DUESSELDORF (Germany), KAWASAKI (Japan), SANTA CLARA, (Calif./U.S.A.), November 10, 2009 — NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) today announced the availability of new system-on-chips (SoCs), the EC-4260 (NaviEngine®-MID) and EC-4250 (NaviEngine-mini) for use in automotive infotainment systems. The new devices have the performance, peripheral set, and software ecosystem to meet the demands of high performance applications such as navigation, infotainment, and telematics systems. NEC Electronics first introduced the EC-4270 (NaviEngine) with four embedded CPU cores in 2007. The EC-4260 with three CPU cores and EC-4250 with two CPU cores are now also available along with the EC-4270 to widely … Read More → "NEC Electronics Expands Lineup of System LSI Devices for Automotive Infotainment Systems Features Highest Performance and Lower Power Consumption"

Eurotech’s Catalyst FX delivers the power of the Intel® Atom™ processor in a flexible embedded system with extensive I/O, wireless communication and multimedia capabilities

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, today announces the launch of Catalyst FX, a flexible, high-performance embedded system. Incorporating the popular Eurotech Catalyst Module XL computer on module, based on the Intel® Atom™ processor, the Catalyst FX system offers extreme flexibility, with an extensive list of I/O, multimedia, and communications capabilities.

The Catalyst FX … Read More → "Eurotech Introduces Catalyst FX, a Flexible, Low-Power, High-Performance Embedded System"

Partners combine expertise to provide ultra-small, turn-key, IO-Link solution based on Atmel AVR microcontroller family, HMT PHY IC, and MESCO IO-Link software stack

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) , HMT Microelectronic, and MESCO Engineering today announced a cooperation to provide turn-key solutions for integrated IO-Link devices. This new solution provides designers overall savings in bill-of-material and board space. The IO-Link reference design combines each company’s proven components including Atmel’s AVR(TM) microcontrollers, HMT’s PHY IC and MESCO’s IO-Link stack to create the industry’s smallest IO-Link reference design. … Read More → "Atmel, HMT and MESCO Introduce Industry’s Smallest IO-Link Reference Design"