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STCOMET Smart-Meter System-on-Chips from STMicroelectronics Continue to Soar, Powering ERDF-Led Smart-Grid Pilot

November 3, 2015

Geneva, November 3, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader servings customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has surpassed important milestones with its STCOMET smart-meter System-on-Chip family, enabling utilities worldwide to deliver sustainable electricity, incorporating multiple sources including renewables, by leveraging smart-grid technologies.

STCOMET simplifies the design of smart meters by implementing key functions on a single chip, including a powerline communication (PLC) modem compliant with major smart-metering industry standards. Vital to wide-scale adoption, ST has recently … Read More → "STCOMET Smart-Meter System-on-Chips from STMicroelectronics Continue to Soar, Powering ERDF-Led Smart-Grid Pilot"

Percepio’s FreeRTOS+Trace for PIC32 MCUs now available on microchipDIRECT

November 3, 2015

Västerås, Sweden, 03 November 2015    * * *   Percepio AB, the Swedish developer of RTOS visualization tools, today announced thatFreeRTOS+Trace targeting Microchip’s PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) and MPLAB® X IDE is now available on microchipDIRECT.

microchipDIRECT is the direct source of products from Microchip Technology Inc. It offers the largest inventory of Microchip’s products and development tools as well as many trusted third-party tools like Percepio’s FreeRTOS+Trace for PIC32 MCUs.

FreeRTOS+Trace for PIC32 … Read More → "Percepio’s FreeRTOS+Trace for PIC32 MCUs now available on microchipDIRECT"

AdaCore Addresses Safe, Reliable Embedded Software Development at ARM TechCon 2015

November 3, 2015

New York, NY, November 3, 2015

News Highlights:

  • Dr. Patrick Rogers, a member of the senior technical staff at AdaCore, will be a featured speaker at ARM TechCon, which is taking place November 10-12 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.

Mentor Graphics Announces Availability of Vista Virtual Platform for Altera Arria 10 SoC FPGAs

November 3, 2015

Wilsonville, Ore., Nov. 3, 2015 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the availability of the Vista™ virtual platforms for the Arria 10 system-on-chip (SoC) FPGA. The Vista virtual platforms are fully functional simulation models of processor subsystems and peripherals offered as freely downloadable pre-built binaries. These accelerate embedded software development across the entire product life cycle for significant time-to-market and product development cost savings. Additionally, Linux® runtime support is available from Rocketboards.org targeting the Arria 10 binary virtual platform.  The combination of the Vista virtual platform and Linux … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces Availability of Vista Virtual Platform for Altera Arria 10 SoC FPGAs"

Microchip’s New mTouch® Sensing Controllers Make it Easy to Replace Mechanical Buttons With Capacitive Touch in Cost-Sensitive, Low-Power Applications

November 2, 2015

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its MTCH10x mTouch® sensing portfolio with the turnkey MTCH102-5-8 capacitive touch controllers. In a hardware-only configuration, these 2, 5 and 8-channel controllers replace mechanical buttons with a simple digital output, making it easy to add proximity and touch detection to any application that is constrained by size, power or cost. To achieve high reliability and more sensitive touch performance, including operation … Read More → "Microchip’s New mTouch® Sensing Controllers Make it Easy to Replace Mechanical Buttons With Capacitive Touch in Cost-Sensitive, Low-Power Applications"

congatec introduces Server-on-Modules with new Intel® Xeon®/Core™ processors

November 2, 2015

San Diego, CA,  29 October 2015   * * *   congatec Inc., a leading technology company for embedded computer modules, single board computers (SBCs) and embedded design and manufacturing (EDM) services, has expanded its COM Express Basic portfolio with new server-class embedded modules. The new Server-on-Modules are equipped with 6th generation Intel® Xeon® and Intel® Core™ i3 / i5 / i7 processors (codenamed Skylake). The DDR4 memory of the conga-TS170 modules provides up to twice as much system memory performance for data-intensive applications while consuming 20 percent less energy and requiring only half the footprint of DDR3 RAM that is expected to become legacy in future applications. In … Read More → "congatec introduces Server-on-Modules with new Intel® Xeon®/Core™ processors"

Bosch highlights new MEMS sensors and innovative sensor-enabled applications

November 2, 2015

Reutlingen, Germany – November 2, 2015 – At the upcoming MEMS Executive Congress, Bosch, the world’s leading supplier of MEMS sensors, will be showing how customers benefit when a group of companies, all under one umbrella, share their deep technical expertise in both tiny MEMS sensors as well as in larger, more complex systems. 

The latest MEMS products from Bosch continue to demonstrate how the experience from its 20 years of high volume MEMS production is keeping the company at the forefront of MEMS innovation.

•       The BMF055 MEMS sensor from Bosch Sensortec is the industry’s first custom, programmable 9 … Read More → "Bosch highlights new MEMS sensors and innovative sensor-enabled applications"

PCBL News – PCB Library Expert “POD Builder”

November 2, 2015

Mount Prospect, IL – PCB Libraries, Inc. released a new free software tool called “POD Builder” that has access to one million mfr. part numbers on “Parts on Demand” (POD) –www.pcblibraries.com/POD for $1 or $2 each. POD Builder outputs picture-perfect 3D STEP models and footprints to 21 different CAD formats.

Set up your personal Preferences such as Working Units, Drafting Line Widths, Pad Shapes, Footprint Rotation, unlimited Pin 1 Polarity Markings, Design Rules, Solder Joint Goals and customize 3D STEP color assignments. POD Builder merges component dimensions and your personal preferences … Read More → "PCBL News – PCB Library Expert “POD Builder”"

Green Hills Software Delivers INTEGRITY RTOS Multicore Solutions for Intel Broxton Family of Automotive SoC Processors

November 2, 2015

SANTA BARBARA, CA — November 2, 2015 — Green Hills Software, the worldwide leader in high assurance operating systems, today announced the availability of Green Hills Software’s safe and secure 64-bit multicore software solutions for the Intel® Atom™ Broxton/Apollo Lake family of automotive processors. Now automotive Tier 1s and OEMs can realize their long-term vision for high performance, safe and secure software-defined cockpit electronics targeting but not limited to digital clusters, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and ECU consolidation.

“As cockpit automotive electronics continue to grow … Read More → "Green Hills Software Delivers INTEGRITY RTOS Multicore Solutions for Intel Broxton Family of Automotive SoC Processors"

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