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STMicroelectronics Widens Access to High-Performance STM32 Microcontroller Line with New Devices in Small Memory Sizes

December 10, 2014

Geneva, December 10, 2014 – The latest STM32F446 microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics introduce new choices for designers by combining enhanced ARM^® Cortex^®-M4 processing performance, compact 256Kbyte or 512KByte on-chip Flash options all with 128Kbyte RAM, efficient memory-extension interfaces, and extended connectivity and communication capabilities.

Leveraging ST’s proprietary ART Accelerator^{™^[1]}, smart architecture, and advanced 90nm Flash technology boosts the performance of the standard ARM Cortex-M4 … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Widens Access to High-Performance STM32 Microcontroller Line with New Devices in Small Memory Sizes"

IAR Systems partners up with IP provider CAST to boost 8051 development

December 10, 2014

Uppsala, Sweden—December 10, 2014—IAR Systems®, the world-leading vendor of development tools for embedded systems, today announces that the company has partnered up with the semiconductor IP provider CAST Inc. to offer new possibilities for developers working with 8051-based applications. With the recently introduced version 9.10 of the high-performance development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for 8051, complete tool support for CAST’s 8051 microcontrollers is available.

CAST helped pioneer 8051 intellectual property in 1999, and continues as an 8051 IP leader with hundreds of customers successfully shipping products. Partnering with 8051 … Read More → "IAR Systems partners up with IP provider CAST to boost 8051 development"

Latest S2C Xilinx SingleE Virtex-7 FPGA Prototyping Solution Boasts Smallest Form-Factor, All-Purpose, Stand-Alone System

December 10, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — S2C Inc., a leading provider of FPGA-based rapid prototyping solutions, today announced the availability of its latest Xilinx SingleE Virtex-7 Logic Module. The S2C SingleE V7 Logic Module is the industry’s smallest form-factor (260mm X 170mm), all-purpose, stand-alone prototyping system based on Xilinx’s … Read More → "Latest S2C Xilinx SingleE Virtex-7 FPGA Prototyping Solution Boasts Smallest Form-Factor, All-Purpose, Stand-Alone System"

Coverity Scan Report Shows Big Data Projects Reducing Defects to Take on Internet of Things

December 10, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), today announced its latest Coverity Scan® Project Spotlightreport, which analyzed the defects in big data projects detected by the Coverity Scan open source software scanning service. In a sample of 16 big data projects that included Apache™ Hadoop^®, HBase™ and Cassandra™, the data showed that the average defect density rate for the projects decreased since the release of the Read More → "Coverity Scan Report Shows Big Data Projects Reducing Defects to Take on Internet of Things"

42V, 5A (IOUT), Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher Delivers 95% Efficiency at 2MHz & Ultralow EMI/EMC Emissions

December 10, 2014

MILPITAS, CA – December 10, 2014 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8640, a 5A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique Silent Switcher™ architecture, combined with spread spectrum frequency modulation, … Read More → "42V, 5A (IOUT), Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher Delivers 95% Efficiency at 2MHz & Ultralow EMI/EMC Emissions"

Texas Instruments launches industry’s first highly integrated NFC sensor transponder for industrial, medical, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) applications

December 10, 2014

DALLAS (December 10, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the industry’s first flexible high frequency 13.56 MHz sensor transponder family. The highly integrated ultra-low-power RF430FRL15xH system-on-chip (SoC) family combines an ISO 15693-compliant Near Field Communication (NFC) interface with a programmable microcontroller (MCU), non-volatile FRAM, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and SPI or I2C interface. The dual-interface RF430FRL15xH NFC sensor … Read More → "Texas Instruments launches industry’s first highly integrated NFC sensor transponder for industrial, medical, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) applications"

Synopsys’ New LPDDR4 Verification IP Accelerates Verification Closure for High-Performance Low Power Designs

December 9, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the immediate availability of verification IP (VIP) for LPDDR4. Synopsys VIP for LPDDR4 is based on a 100 percent native SystemVerilog Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) architecture to enable ease of use, ease of integration and performance. Complete with verification plans, built-in coverage and a protocol-aware memory debug environment, Verdi® Protocol Analyzer, Synopsys VIP for LPDDR4 is a complete VIP solution that accelerates … Read More → "Synopsys’ New LPDDR4 Verification IP Accelerates Verification Closure for High-Performance Low Power Designs"

ST Chips Capture the Beat in the Market’s Smallest Wearable Heart Monitor from PulseOn

December 9, 2014

Geneva, Switzerland; Espoo, Finland, December 9, 2014 – Tiny motion-sensing and data-processing chips from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, have enabled the market’s smallest and most accurate wearable heart-rate monitor from PulseOn for fitness enthusiasts of all levels.

The sleek and stylish wrist-worn device is very simple and intuitive to use. It provides accurate continuous heart-rate measurement without the need for a chest strap, and its sophisticated algorithms transform the heart-rate data into meaningful personalized feedback for each individual.

ST’s low-power, high-performance MEMS accelerometer maintains the PulseOn heart-rate … Read More → "ST Chips Capture the Beat in the Market’s Smallest Wearable Heart Monitor from PulseOn"

IAR Systems makes further improvements to leading development tools for 8051 MCUs

December 9, 2014

Uppsala, Sweden—December 9, 2014—IAR Systems® introduces a new version of its popular development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for 8051. The toolchain includes high-performance compiler and debugger tools with extensive support for a wide range of microcontrollers from vendors such as Atmel, Intel, Infineon, NXP, Silicon Labs and Texas Instruments. Version 9.10 includes further tweaked code optimizations, new debugging functionality and added core support.

Thanks to its proven reliability and easy development, the 8051 technology has seen a revival in the form of 8051-based System on Chips ( … Read More → "IAR Systems makes further improvements to leading development tools for 8051 MCUs"

TI Hercules™ MCUs certified to meet ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 functional safety standards to ASIL D and SIL 3 levels of safety integrity

December 9, 2014

TÜV SÜD certifies MCUs capable of supporting stringent functional safety standards for automotive, industrial and general functional-safety-related applications.
New LaunchPad development kits ease development on certified MCUs.

HOUSTON, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Automotive and industrial systems are becoming more and more sophisticated, increasing the burden on OEMs to ensure the functional safety of their systems. To help customers mitigate this challenge, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) … Read More → "TI Hercules™ MCUs certified to meet ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 functional safety standards to ASIL D and SIL 3 levels of safety integrity"