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Green Hills Software Enhances µ-velOSity Real-Time Operating System

SANTA CLARA, CA — July 21, 2015 — Embedded Systems Conference, Booth B — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things, announced a major release of its ultra-small footprint µ-velOSity™ real-time operating system (RTOS) with new support for the latest processor architectures, improved performance optimizations and expanded security and safety features. When combined with versatile middleware products from Green Hills and its technology partners, µ-velOSity and the MULTI® integrated development environment offer an ultra-small and fast software platform to quickly develop and efficiently run applications … Read More → "Green Hills Software Enhances µ-velOSity Real-Time Operating System"

Microchip Adds Two New PIC® MCU Families With Core-Independent Peripherals That Enable Functions for a Broad Range of Applications

CHANDLER, Ariz., July 20, 2015 — Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from ESC Silicon Valley two new 8-bit families that expand its growing portfolio of innovative PIC® MCUs with Core-Independent Peripherals (CIPs). 8-bit MCUs can now be used in a much broader range of applications, due to the growing number of these intelligent, interconnected CIPs that combine to perform functions autonomously, without the core. Because these functions are deterministically and reliably performed in hardware instead of software, … Read More → "Microchip Adds Two New PIC® MCU Families With Core-Independent Peripherals That Enable Functions for a Broad Range of Applications"

Green Hills Software to Present and Exhibit at Embedded Systems Conference 2015 in Santa Clara, CA

SANTA BARBARA, CA — July 14, 2015 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things, will exhibit and deliver technology presentations at the Embedded Systems Conference, Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA, July 20 – 22, 2015. Green Hills Software will discuss and demonstrate new products and technology designed to obtain maximum security.

Green Hills Software speaker presentations include:

Tips And Tricks for Debugging
Greg Davis, Director of Engineering, Compilers
Location:  Seattle/Portland< … Read More → "Green Hills Software to Present and Exhibit at Embedded Systems Conference 2015 in Santa Clara, CA"

Vector Software Announces Integration with AdaCore’s CodePeer 3.0 Static Analysis Tool

Providence, RI – 7/14/2015 – Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for robust embedded software quality, announced today an integration of the VectorCAST test automation platform with CodePeer 3.0 – AdaCore’s advanced static code analysis tool for Ada, including version 2012.

VectorCAST and CodePeer now provide Development and QA teams with the ability to focus test efforts in areas most susceptible to errors. An additional capability allows developers of legacy applications the ability to augment code covered during unit/integration and system test with code considered “clean” by … Read More → "Vector Software Announces Integration with AdaCore’s CodePeer 3.0 Static Analysis Tool"

Macronix and Arrow Electronics Announce Global Distribution Partnership

Hsinchu, Taiwan, 20 July 2015 – Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE:ARW), a leading global technology distributor, has been selected as a global distribution partner for Macronix International Co., Ltd., a leading provider of non-volatile memory semiconductor solutions. The new agreement enables Arrow to bring leading NOR and NAND technology to its customers across the globe at the earliest stage of their design.

“Adding Macronix to our line-card gives us a focused flash supplier with world class manufacturing facilities, competitive and innovative products utilizing new non-volatile … Read More → "Macronix and Arrow Electronics Announce Global Distribution Partnership"

Wind River Joins KDDI R&D Labs Proof-of-Concept for Advanced NFV and SDN Automated Operations

ALAMEDA, Calif. – July 20, 2015 – Wind River®,  a global leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that it will participate in a proof-of-concept (PoC) led by KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. for automated operation for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) test beds.

The PoC will utilize Wind River Titanium Server as its foundation … Read More → "Wind River Joins KDDI R&D Labs Proof-of-Concept for Advanced NFV and SDN Automated Operations"

ams delivers industry’s first sensor module to integrate universal remote control, barcode emulation, color sensing, proximity and 3D gesture detection

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (20 July, 2015), ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance sensors and analog ICs, launched today a new series of advanced optical sensing modules, the TMx4903, integrating multiple functions including universal remote control, barcode emulation, RGB color sensing, proximity and 3D gesture detection in a low-profile 5.0×2.0x1.0mm package.

The high level of integration in the TMx4903 modules reduce board space requirements and lowers bill of material (BOM) cost while delivering exciting new capabilities required by today’s smartphones. By integrating multiple optical sensing functions, and an IR LED in a module, the TMx4903 … Read More → "ams delivers industry’s first sensor module to integrate universal remote control, barcode emulation, color sensing, proximity and 3D gesture detection"

New Waveguide Detectors Covering Frequency Ranges from 26.5 to 110 GHz Released by Pasternack

Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, rolls out a brand new collection of high performance zero biased waveguide detectors that exhibit optimum performance in Ka, Q, U, V, E and W frequency bands. These waveguide detectors are widely deployed in various aerospace, defense and commercial wireless applications used in instrumentation, power detection, power monitoring, direct detection receivers, high frequency communications, radar, SATCOM, point-to-point radio, telecom, data links and R&D.

Pasternack’s latest release of waveguide detectors consists of 6 unique models covering a broad … Read More → "New Waveguide Detectors Covering Frequency Ranges from 26.5 to 110 GHz Released by Pasternack"

UltraSoC and Cadence’s Tensilica Division collaborate to deliver universal debug for heterogeneous multicore SoCs

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, and SAN JOSE, CA, 20th July 2015 — UltraSoC and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) today announced that they have collaborated to provide support for the Cadence® Tensilica® Xtensa® family of processors within UltraSoC’s UltraDebug® universal SoC debug solution.

Xtensa technology enables the system architect to create power-efficient, high-performance processors and DSPs customized to the exact needs of their design. This, in turn, allows the creation … Read More → "UltraSoC and Cadence’s Tensilica Division collaborate to deliver universal debug for heterogeneous multicore SoCs"

NXP Introduces Industry’s First Secure Total USB Type-C Solution

Eindhoven, Netherlands, July 14, 2015 –– NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today unveiled the industry’s most complete USB Type-C solution, including authentication and power delivery capabilities to further deliver secure connections for a smarter world. The authentication capabilities can be used to validate a device and determine whether specific functionality of that device should be enabled. This will maximize battery life and could prevent safety hazards or equipment damage from low quality materials or non-compliant products. For example, detecting counterfeit power supplies before they are used for rapid charging functions.

“We are excited to sample the industry’s … Read More → "NXP Introduces Industry’s First Secure Total USB Type-C Solution"

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