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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"

Senet to Demonstrate IoT Network Using Semtech LoRa™ Technology at CES

January 6, 2015

Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 06, 2015 — Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced its LoRa™ long distance radio transceiver technology has been selected by Senet Inc., an Internet of things (IoT) network-as-a-service provider based in Hudson, N.H., for a new long range, low power IoT heating-fuel sensor network.

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Senet will demonstrate its new EnerTrac^SE wireless heating-fuel monitoring system, that was developed using a compact, … Read More → "Senet to Demonstrate IoT Network Using Semtech LoRa™ Technology at CES"

New BlueNRG-MS Bluetooth® 4.1 Network Processor from STMicroelectronics Ups the Pace of Ultra-Low-Power Innovation

January 6, 2015

Geneva, January 6, 2015 – STMicroelectronics has released the latest version of its award-winning[1] BlueNRG Bluetooth^®SMART network processor, which supports the latest Bluetooth version 4.1 enhancements and introduces 1.7V operation for longer-lasting battery-powered applications.

The new BlueNRG-MS network processor integrates a complete Bluetooth PHY and 2.4GHz radio, ARM^® Cortex^®-M0 microcontroller running the Bluetooth 4.1 protocol stack, and dedicated … Read More → "New BlueNRG-MS Bluetooth® 4.1 Network Processor from STMicroelectronics Ups the Pace of Ultra-Low-Power Innovation"

GUC and Credo Collaborate to Enable 16-nm FinFET+ Chip Development

January 6, 2015

Hsinchu, Taiwan and Milpitas, Calif., January 6^th, 2015 – Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Flexible ASIC Leader^TM, and Credo Semiconductor, a global innovation leader in Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) technology, today announced they are collaborating to enable the development of high-performance networking solutions that will be manufactured using TSMC’s 16-nm FinFET+ process technology. Leveraging GUC’s back-end design service expertise, the companies are working together to integrate Credo’s 28G and 56G SerDes IP and have already taped out a solution based on TSMC’s 16-nm FF+ process technology.

“Our collaboration with Credo is an … Read More → "GUC and Credo Collaborate to Enable 16-nm FinFET+ Chip Development"

MegaChips Partners with Bosch Sensortec to Deliver Health and Fitness tracking for Smartphones and Wearables in Real Time

January 6, 2015

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5, 2015 — Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – MegaChips Corporation today announced a partnership with Bosch Sensortec to provide a complete reference design for use in smartphones, wearables and other personal devices allowing consumers to monitor their activities in real time. Available today, the reference design provides both context and location awareness for health, fitness and indoor navigation monitoring and tracking applications. MegaChips is demonstrating this “Chignon B” reference design at the Bosch booth, CES stand number 71032, Sands Expo.

Research firm ABI forecasts 42 million wearable fitness and health devices will be shipped in 2014, up from 32 million in 2013. … Read More → "MegaChips Partners with Bosch Sensortec to Deliver Health and Fitness tracking for Smartphones and Wearables in Real Time"

Microsemi Steps Up Its Cyber Security Leadership in FPGAs: SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs Enhanced with Physically Unclonable Function Technology

January 6, 2015

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 6, 2015 — Microsemi Corporation (MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the latest addition to its leading portfolio of cyber security capabilities for its flagship FPGAs, SmartFusion^®2 SoC FPGA and IGLOO^®2 FPGA, with Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) technology licensed from Intrinsic-ID, B.V. Intrinsic-ID is the world leader in security IP cores and applications based on its patented Hardware Intrinsic Security technology™.

With the hardened PUF technology as part of … Read More → "Microsemi Steps Up Its Cyber Security Leadership in FPGAs: SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs Enhanced with Physically Unclonable Function Technology"

Microchip Joins The Linux Foundation and Automotive Grade Linux; New Linux Driver Enables MOST® Technology for Linux Ecosystem

January 6, 2015

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 6, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that it joined The Linux Foundation and Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a collaborative open source project developing a common, Linux-based software stack for the connected car. Additionally, Microchip has begun enabling designers to use the Linux operating system with its portfolio of MOST^® network interface controllers.

To learn more about Microchip’s MOST network interface controllers, visit: Read More → "Microchip Joins The Linux Foundation and Automotive Grade Linux; New Linux Driver Enables MOST® Technology for Linux Ecosystem"

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