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Atmel and SIGFOX Join Forces on Long-range Internet of Things

November 20, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif. and LABEGE, France – Nov. 12, 2014 – Atmel^® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, and SIGFOX, a pioneer in cost-effective long range, low data rate, energy-efficient IoT connectivity, today announced Atmel’s ATA8520 device achieved the SIGFOX-ready certification, making it the first SIGFOX Ready^TM certified system-on-chip (SoC) solution.

The combination of Atmel’s dedicated SIGFOX-certified IC with SIGFOX’s proprietary network enables low cost, long-range, low-power wireless connectivity … Read More → "Atmel and SIGFOX Join Forces on Long-range Internet of Things"

WiTricity Announces Industry’s First Development Kit for Building Rezence™-Certified Wireless Charging Systems

November 20, 2014

Watertown, MA. – Nov. 20, 2014 – WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, today announced the WiT-5000C3 development kit for companies looking to kick-start the creation of A4WP Rezence-certified consumer electronics devices. The first in a series of development kits WiTricity is delivering to help licensed companies commercialize WiTricity’s proprietary technology, the WiT-5000C3 offers Rezence-tested designs for Power Transfer Units (PTUs), PTU resonators, and Power Receive Units (PRUs) targeted for developing Rezence-certified wireless charging systems. Consumer electronics makers can use the WiT-5000C3 reference design to … Read More → "WiTricity Announces Industry’s First Development Kit for Building Rezence™-Certified Wireless Charging Systems"

Elliptic Technologies Unveils Future-Proof Secure Hardware Root of Trust Technology for IoT Applications

November 19, 2014

November 19, 2014 – Ottawa, Canada: Elliptic Technologies, a leading provider of embedded security solutions for the connected world, today unveiled tRoot™, its future-proof secure hardware root of trust technology targeting the increasing security challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT). Elliptic’s tRoot is a highly-secure foundation of trust that enables connected devices to securely and uniquely identify and authenticate themselves to create secure channels for remote device management and service deployment for further revenue opportunities.

The significance of the IoT is immeasurable as millions of everyday devices or ‘things’ … Read More → "Elliptic Technologies Unveils Future-Proof Secure Hardware Root of Trust Technology for IoT Applications"

ZigBee 3.0 Creates Single Open, Global Wireless Standard for Devices

November 19, 2014

San Ramon, Calif. – November 18, 2014 – The ZigBee® Alliance, a non-profit association of organizations creating open, global standards that define the Internet of Things for use in consumer, commercial and industrial applications, today announced the unification of its market-leading wireless standards to a single standard named ZigBee 3.0. This standard will provide interoperability among the widest range of smart devices and give consumers and businesses access to innovative products and services that will work together seamlessly to enhance everyday life.

The new standard unifies ZigBee standards found in tens … Read More → "ZigBee 3.0 Creates Single Open, Global Wireless Standard for Devices"

Synopsys Expands IP Accelerated Initiative with New DesignWare IP Prototyping Kits for 10 Interface Protocols

November 19, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

DesignWare IP Prototyping Kits, part of Synopsys’ IP Accelerated initiative, provide the essential hardware and software elements needed to reduce IP prototyping and integration effort by up to six weeks
Proven, out-of-the-box reference designs with Linux OS and reference drivers enable designers to start implementing and validating specific IP configurations in an SoC context
Now available for DesignWare USB 3.0, SSIC, PCI Express 3.0 and 2.0, MIPI CSI?2, HDMI 2.0, JEDEC UFS and DDR … Read More → "Synopsys Expands IP Accelerated Initiative with New DesignWare IP Prototyping Kits for 10 Interface Protocols"

Over 15,000 Microsemi Space Products Deployed on 10-year-long Rosetta Spacecraft Mission

November 19, 2014

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Nov. 18, 2014—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today extends its congratulations to the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA and their partners for the success in the Rosetta Spacecraft reaching its mission objective to examine Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Over 15,000 of Microsemi’s innovative and highly reliable space products such as FPGAs, diodes, transistors and integrated circuits (ICs) spanning multiple technologies are used in mission critical applications during the 10 year, four billion mile mission and continue to support the mission as it conducts a wide … Read More → "Over 15,000 Microsemi Space Products Deployed on 10-year-long Rosetta Spacecraft Mission"

Holst Centre, imec and CARTAMUNDI Join forces to Create the Near Field Communication Chip of the Future

November 19, 2014

Eindhoven, the Netherlands and Leuven, Belgium—Nov. 19, 2014—Holst Centre, set up by the Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec and the Dutch research institute TNO, and Cartamundi NV, worldwide leader in production and sales of playing cards, promotional cards, casino cards, collector card games, and board games, have announced a collaboration to develop ultra-thin flexible near field communication (NFC) tags. The partners will develop these new NFC tags using metal-oxide (IGZO) … Read More → "Holst Centre, imec and CARTAMUNDI Join forces to Create the Near Field Communication Chip of the Future"

Rockchip Debuts Intel Jointly-Developed Game-Changing 3G Processor for Android Devices

November 18, 2014

LOS ANGELES – Nov. 17, 2014 – Rockchip Electronics™ today announced the North American availability of its system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor with 3G communications it jointly developed with Intel®. The SoC is Rockchip’s XMM™6321 and it’s aimed at Android® tablet, phablet and smartphone design manufacturers seeking to develop products for entry-level markets. The device tightly integrates two processors into one complete lowest-cost, fastest-to-market platform solution. This high level of integration is market-changing since competing solutions require three, to as many as five, integrated chips.

Use of the XMM6321 could reduce OEM production times by as much as half and could … Read More → "Rockchip Debuts Intel Jointly-Developed Game-Changing 3G Processor for Android Devices"

ams schedules 2015 multi-project wafer starts for analog foundry customers

November 18, 2014

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (November 17, 2014), The Full Service Foundry division of ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today announced its fast and cost-efficient IC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run, with an updated schedule for 2015. The prototyping service, which combines several designs from different customers onto a single wafer, offers significant cost advantages for foundry customers as the costs for wafers and masks are shared among a number of different shuttle participants.

Renesas Electronics Delivers Productivity Boost in Industrial Applications with the RZ/T1 Real-Time Processor Solution

November 18, 2014

Düsseldorf, 18 November 2014 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the RZ/T1 Group, a new factory automation solution with built-in industrial network functionality for use in many industrial applications such as AC servo drives, motion controllers, inverter control and general industrial equipment that require high speed, responsiveness, and excellent real-time performance.

“Increased demand for productivity in today’s factories requires improvements in performance and network connectivity,” said Niels Trapp, Senior Manager, Industrial & Communications Business Group, Renesas Electronics Europe. “The new RZ/T1 … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Delivers Productivity Boost in Industrial Applications with the RZ/T1 Real-Time Processor Solution"

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