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Atmel Introduces Next-generation, Feature-rich Active AM/FM Antenna ICs

by Kevin Morris
October 7, 2009

Device offers highly integrated features, smaller footprint and higher performance

San Jose, CA, October 7, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the availability of a new active antenna integrated circuit (IC) designed for AM/FM car antenna applications. The new ATR4252 IC provides the industry’s highest integration, automatic gain control, supply voltage regulator with overvoltage protection and an antenna sensor. Designers can now develop smaller, high-performance active antenna solutions for applications located in the mirror, bumper, rear or side windows of a car. In addition, the antenna detection functionality is ideal for modern window or … Read More → "Atmel Introduces Next-generation, Feature-rich Active AM/FM Antenna ICs"

Happy Birthday to Us – Again

FPGA Journal Turns 6
by Kevin Morris
October 6, 2009

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 5 /TechfocusMedia Newswire/ — Techfocus Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEVERGONNAHAPPEN), the world leader in informing and amusing engineers engaged in FPGA design, embedded system development, and IC design, verification, and manufacturing, today announced the sixth anniversary of its charter publication “FPGA Journal.”  FPGA Journal is now read in every civilized country on the globe*, by billions** of professional engineers.  

* our definition of “civilized country” is “one where FPGA Journal is read”

** our definition of “billions” is “not even close to a billion”

“We’ … Read More → "Happy Birthday to Us – Again"

A Peek at the Next Standard?

Rambus presents concepts for beyond DDR3 at Memcon
by Bryon Moyer
October 6, 2009

If you ever want to strike up an argument at a party – ok, a very nerdy party and, admittedly, a very dull party if this were actually to add life to it – just start talking about standards. (Yeah, I know, an even better idea would be to leave and go to a fun party, but work with me here…) You see, you can generally divide the world into three camps: those that sit on standards committees, those that used to sit on standards committees and ultimately got frustrated and ran screaming out of the room, and … Read More → "A Peek at the Next Standard?"

Atmel’s AVR Microcontrollers Now Integrate RF Transmitter Functionality to Address Industrial Applications

by Kevin Morris
October 6, 2009

San Jose, CA, October 6, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the first ATA874x single-chip UHF ASK/FSK RF transmitter family targeting a broad range of proprietary wireless industrial and consumer applications such as metering, alarm … Read More → "Atmel’s AVR Microcontrollers Now Integrate RF Transmitter Functionality to Address Industrial Applications"

Spinning Heads & Busting Spooks

by Jim Turley
October 6, 2009

Q: When is a disk drive not a disk drive? A: When it becomes your next memory chip.

We’ve seen how flash memory chips are steadily replacing hard disk drives in MP3 players, laptop computers, and all sorts of embedded systems. Now, in a weird reversal of technology fortunes, disk-drive technology is moving into nonvolatile memory chips.

The perpetrator of this counter-intuitive strategy is Crocus, a French startup named after a Mediterranean flower bulb. Just as the crocus competes with the tulip in horticultural circles, Crocus competes with flash memories among technophiles. … Read More → "Spinning Heads & Busting Spooks"

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