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50A or Dual 25A µModule Regulator

MILPITAS, CA – February 29, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM4650, a dual 25A or single 50A output step-down µModule® regulator with onboard shielded inductors, MOSFETs and a dual DC/DC regulator IC housed in a small thermally enhanced plastic package. The device is offered in a 16mm x 16mm x 5.01mm BGA with a patented built-in heat sink. The heat … Read More → "50A or Dual 25A µModule Regulator"

CSMC Technologies Corporation Adopts Synopsys Proteus OPC Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Synopsys’ Proteus OPC platform provides optimum performance for foundry businesses
  • Synopsys is qualified for sub-180-nanometer technologies, enabling faster time to market
  • CSMC’s sub-180-nanometer flows will support the growing demand of China’s fabless houses

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), today announced adoption of its Proteus Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) platform by CSMC Technologies Corporation, a China-based foundry offering logic, analog and mixed signal flows, based on its comprehensiveness and excellent local support. Synopsys … Read More → "CSMC Technologies Corporation Adopts Synopsys Proteus OPC Platform"

Green Hills Software Brings Security Architecture to i.MX 7 Applications Processors

NUREMBERG, GERMANY — February 23, 2016 — embedded world, Hall 4, Stand 325 — Green Hills Software, the worldwide leader in high assurance operating systems, today announced the first demonstration of its industry-leading security technology for i.MX 7 applications processors from NXP Semiconductors, one of many compelling demonstrations at embedded world 2016 produced by the collaboration between NXP and Green Hills Software. Led by the security-certified INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) and secure key management infrastructure, the Green Hills offering for NXP processors includes a pre-certified security and safety RTOS family with development tools and cryptographic toolkits that enable device manufacturers to create and deploy innovative … Read More → "Green Hills Software Brings Security Architecture to i.MX 7 Applications Processors"

HCC Embedded Releases IPSec/IKEv2 Protocol Suite to Boost Network Security

Embedded World (Hall 4-104), Nürnberg, Germany – 23 February 2016 – HCC Embedded, experts in securing embedded data, has added an IPSec/IKEv2 module to its growing range of embedded networking and security software. HCC’s verifiable network stacks now have a full set of security protocols and can handle all popular forms of secure network traffic. IPSec/IKEv2 works seamlessly with HCC’s IPv4/v6 stacks to create robust host-to-host, host-to-gateway, and gateway-to-gateway security.

IPSec provides a secure virtual channel for embedded data applications used in cars, point-of-sale terminals, … Read More → "HCC Embedded Releases IPSec/IKEv2 Protocol Suite to Boost Network Security"

Ambiq Micro and PixArt announce development of even lower power ARM M4F+PPG Optical heart-rate-monitoring solution for next-generation wearables

Embedded World, Nuremberg – February 23, 2016 – Ambiq Micro, the leader in ultra-low power ARM M4 with floating point unit microcontrollers, and PixArt Imaging Inc., a leading provider of Optical CMOS sensors for human-machine interface (HMI) solutions, today announced that the two companies have partnered to develop an ultra-low power Heart-Rate-Monitoring (HRM) solution for deployment in next-generation wearable products.

The fast-growing wearables market is rapidly evolving from devices that are primarily fitness-oriented to those that are intended to provide more sophisticated data and information on the health and wellbeing of users.  As a result, continuous heart-rate-monitoring functionality … Read More → "Ambiq Micro and PixArt announce development of even lower power ARM M4F+PPG Optical heart-rate-monitoring solution for next-generation wearables"

New eBook explains the embedded IP capabilities of IEEE 1687 IJTAG not found in IEEE 1149.1 JTAG

Richardson, TX (Feb. 25, 2016) – A new eBook from ASSET® InterTech explains how a relatively new industry standard, IEEE 1687 Internal JTAG (IJTAG), provides critical capabilities not found in older standards, such as the IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan standard, commonly referred to as JTAG, and the IEEE 1500 embedded core test (ECT) standard. The new eBook shows that IJTAG enables the easy integration of intellectual property (IP) at the chip level and how the standard defines a highly scalable on-chip network for embedded IP. 

ASSET (www.asset-intertech.com) is a leading supplier of software … Read More → "New eBook explains the embedded IP capabilities of IEEE 1687 IJTAG not found in IEEE 1149.1 JTAG"

congatec industrial-grade Thin Mini-ITX boards with 6th generation Intel® Core™ processors offer high scalability

San Diego, CA,  February 23, 2016  * * *  congatec, a leading technology company for embedded computer modules, single board computers (SBCs) and embedded design & manufacturing (EDM) services, is presenting its new family of highly scalable Thin Mini-ITX boards with Intel® processors at Embedded World (hall 1, stand 358). The new boards stand out with their high scalability, ranging from 2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron® processors up to 3.4 GHz Intel® Core™ i7 processors. The industrial-grade boards further offer a fully configurable thermal design power (TDP) from 7.5 to 15 watts and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM as well as 4K multiscreen support. These advantages come in tandem with … Read More → "congatec industrial-grade Thin Mini-ITX boards with 6th generation Intel® Core™ processors offer high scalability"

IAR Systems and Express Logic form an IoT Development Partnership to provide easier and faster development of connected applications

embedded world, Nuremberg, Germany—February 23, 2016—IAR Systems®, the world’s leading vendor of embedded development tools, and Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), announce the formation of an IoT Development Partnership, in order to provide customers with easier, secure, and faster development, resulting in shorter time to market for connected applications.

With embedded applications continuously growing in complexity, the need for pre-integrated solutions and complete development platforms is increasing. IAR Systems and Express Logic have responded to this need with increased collaboration. The innovative Renesas Synergy Platform™ highlights one such example … Read More → "IAR Systems and Express Logic form an IoT Development Partnership to provide easier and faster development of connected applications"

LG Uplus Selects Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology to Enable Voice Control in New Smart Home Products

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2016) –  Connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices in smart homes can talk to each other — but can users talk to them? “Turn on the living room lights.” “Find the remote control.” “Turn up the volume on the TV.” They can when these devices are voice control-enabled. Conexant Systems, Inc. today announced that its high-performance far-field voice input processor system-on-chip (SoC) — the CX2092x — has been adopted by LG … Read More → "LG Uplus Selects Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology to Enable Voice Control in New Smart Home Products"

Joint ams and STMicroelectronics solution enables secure NFC transactions in new ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design

Premstaetten, Austria; Geneva, Switzerland, 23 February, 2016 — ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance sensors and analog ICs, and STMicroelectronics, (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today revealed that ARM is using the companies’ NFC solution to provide the secure, high-performance NFC and microcontroller functionality in its new wearable reference design.

The NFC solution developed jointly by ST and ams is comprised of the ST54E from ST, a System-in-Package featuring an NFC controller (NFCC) and a Secure Element compliant with the Global Platform standard v2.2, and ams’ … Read More → "Joint ams and STMicroelectronics solution enables secure NFC transactions in new ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design"

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