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Eltopia Uses Electronics from STMicroelectronics to Save the Bees

January 8, 2015

Geneva, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA, January 8, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Eltopia Communications, whose Innovation Space is dedicated to commercializing devices that address some of the world’s most pressing problems, announced that Eltopia’s Intelligent Foundation, codenamed MiteNot, uses an STM32F0 microcontroller, multiple sensors, and power-management components from ST to monitor and collect data on environmental conditions and eliminate parasites that contribute to honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

Colony Collapse Disorder is a serious condition in which the worker bees in a hive … Read More → "Eltopia Uses Electronics from STMicroelectronics to Save the Bees"

Configurable Buck DC/DCs Deliver a Total of 8A from 2 to 4 Independent Outputs for Power System Flexibility

January 8, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – January 8, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3371, a highly integrated general-purpose power management solution for systems requiring multiple low voltage power supplies. The device features four synchronous buck converters, each powered … Read More → "Configurable Buck DC/DCs Deliver a Total of 8A from 2 to 4 Independent Outputs for Power System Flexibility"

Keysight Technologies Introduces Oscilloscope Compliance Test Application for Characterizing LPDDR4 Designs

January 7, 2015

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 6, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced the industry’s most complete compliance test application for systems using low-power double-data-rate 4 memory. The application gives engineers an efficient and quick way to characterize LPDDR4 designs.

In addition to testing and validating designs to ensure compliance with the LPDDR4 JEDEC JESD209-1 standard, the application offers offline testing support for running signals from simulation tools like Keysight’s Advanced Design System. From simulation to debug … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces Oscilloscope Compliance Test Application for Characterizing LPDDR4 Designs"

Piaggio adopts Zuken’s E³.series for wire harness design

January 7, 2015

7 January, 2015 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Piaggio Group, the Italian leader of the European powered two-wheeler market, has adopted Zuken’s E³.series to support increasing cabling complexity and volume and to enhance their electrical design efficiency and quality.

E³.series is Zuken’s powerful electrical CAD tool for electrical wiring, control systems and fluid engineering design.

ISA and Automation Federation applaud kickoff of 2015 FIRST® Robotics Competition, encourage their members to participate and contribute in FIRST programs

January 7, 2015

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (07 January 2015) – Nearly 75,000 high-school students on approximately 3,000 teams at 107 venues around the globe joined the kickoff event this past Saturday of the 2015 FIRST^®Robotics Competition (FRC^®) via live Comcast NBCUniversal broadcast.

As strategic alliance partners of Read More → "ISA and Automation Federation applaud kickoff of 2015 FIRST® Robotics Competition, encourage their members to participate and contribute in FIRST programs"

Green Hills Software and NVIDIA Bring Advanced Graphics and Computer Vision to Platforms for Automotive

January 7, 2015

LAS VEGAS, NV — January 7, 2015 — Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Consumer Telematics Show (CTS) — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that it is integrating its industry-leading automotive safety and security products and services with high-performance automotive-grade NVIDIA® Tegra® mobile processors and NVIDIA’s vast library of 3D graphics and computer vision software to the Green Hills Platforms for Automotive.

Based on Green Hills Software’s 20+ year history of successfully delivering software and services … Read More → "Green Hills Software and NVIDIA Bring Advanced Graphics and Computer Vision to Platforms for Automotive"

PLS’ Universal Debug Engine 4.4 simplifies testing and debugging highly complex heterogeneous multicore SoCs

January 7, 2015

Lauta (Germany), January 07, 2015 – PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme is presenting its Universal Debug Engine (UDE) 4.4 for the first time at embedded world 2015 in Hall 4, Booth 4-310. The UDE 4.4 features significantly enhanced debugging procedures for complex system-on-chips (SoCs) with heterogeneous controller cores, optimized data visualization in system-level debugging as well as dedicated support of a wide range of state-of-the-art 32-bit multicore SoCs of different manufacturers.

Control of the respective multicore SoCs and their debugging is carried out with the UDE 4.4 within a specifically … Read More → "PLS’ Universal Debug Engine 4.4 simplifies testing and debugging highly complex heterogeneous multicore SoCs"

Load Switch from Diodes Incorporated Enhances System Power Control

January 6, 2015

Plano, Texas – January 6, 2015 –– Diodes Incorporated today introduced a 5V single-channel load switch with programmable soft-start and discharge rate. The ultra-low on-resistance AP22800 N channel switch reduces volt drop and power dissipation and offers continuous current handling of 6.0A, providing tighter regulation of system power delivery in ultrabooks and tablets.

Simple to programme, the device’s start-up and discharge rates are set using an external capacitor and external resistor, respectively. The load switch also provides an open-drain ‘power good’ output flag to signal … Read More → "Load Switch from Diodes Incorporated Enhances System Power Control"

Green Hills Software Announces Graphics and Virtualization Support for Intel Atom Processor E3800 Product Family

January 6, 2015

LAS VEGAS, NV — January 5, 2015 — Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Consumer Telematics Show (CTS) — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things (IoT) and an Affiliate member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, today announced the availability of its INTEGRITY® real-time operating system and INTEGRITY Multivisor™ virtualization support for the Intel Atom™ processor E3800 product family.

Green Hills Software’s safety-certified INTEGRITY real-time operating system with its optional hardware accelerated 3D graphics support for the Intel Atom processor E3800 product family targets automotive applications such as reconfigurable digital … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces Graphics and Virtualization Support for Intel Atom Processor E3800 Product Family"

Hillcrest Labs Powers ALCATEL ONETOUCH’s Smartwatch with Advanced Sensor Hub for Context Awareness and Activity Tracking

January 6, 2015

Rockville, MD — January 6, 2015 — Hillcrest Labs today announced that ALCATEL ONETOUCH, one of the leading mobile phone brands, has licensed Hillcrest’s patented Freespace(R) software to provide advanced sensor-based functionality on ALCATEL ONETOUCH’s WATCH smartwatch.

Specifically, Hillcrest’s Freespace MotionEngine(TM) software powers a sensor hub that provides always on context awareness, activity tracking and intuitive gesture recognition functionality. Hillcrest’s software extends the battery life with context aware power savings, simplifies the user experience, and enables users to effortlessly track … Read More → "Hillcrest Labs Powers ALCATEL ONETOUCH’s Smartwatch with Advanced Sensor Hub for Context Awareness and Activity Tracking"

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