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Tektronix Delivers Integration Breakthrough Offering Six Instruments in One Oscilloscope

/ PRNewswire / — Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced the MDO3000 Series of Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes. The ultimate integrated oscilloscope that includes a spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, protocol analyzer, arbitrary function generator and digital voltmeter, the MDO3000 clears the design bench of costly, specialized equipment and provides the tools needed to test and debug virtually any embedded design.  In addition, Tektronix has developed the MDO3000 to be completely customizable enabling customers to select … Read More → "Tektronix Delivers Integration Breakthrough Offering Six Instruments in One Oscilloscope"

Xilinx Introduces UltraScale Multi-Processing Architecture for the Industry’s First All Programmable MPSoCs

NUREMBERGGermanyFeb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — At Embedded World, Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today introduced the UltraScale™ Multi-Processing (MP) Architecture for Next Generation Zynq® UltraScale MPSoCs. Building on the industry success of the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs, the new UltraScale MPSoC architecture extends Xilinx’s ASIC-class UltraScale FPGA and 3D IC architecture to enable heterogeneous multi-processing with ‘the right engines for the right tasks.’ Xilinx invented the industry’s first All Programmable SoC with the introduction of Zynq-7000, and with … Read More → "Xilinx Introduces UltraScale Multi-Processing Architecture for the Industry’s First All Programmable MPSoCs"

Microchip Expands Low Pin Count, General-Purpose 8-bit PIC® Microcontroller Family for Safety-Critical Applications

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2014 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from Embedded World an expansion of its 8-bit PIC® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio, with the peripheral-rich, low pin count PIC16(L)F161X family.  These new MCUs expand the offering of Microchip’s Core Independent Peripherals (CIP), which offload timing-critical and core-intensive tasks from the CPU, allowing it to focus on other application tasks.  Additionally, this family integrates fault-detecting hardware features to assist engineers in developing safety-critical applications.

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AllJoyn and ITTIA DB SQL Embedded Database Ideal for the Internet of Everything

February 26, 2014 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA announces support for AllJoyn communications in device applications embedded with the ITTIA DB SQL database library. The combination of these technologies enables applications on embedded systems and mobile platforms to discover nearby devices, laptops, desktops, and back-end systems, which the application can then monitor, control, and distribute stored data. Our homes, our cars, and the things around us are getting smarter and this great combination makes it possible for manufacturers to build state-of-the-art solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) when constant data access and … Read More → "AllJoyn and ITTIA DB SQL Embedded Database Ideal for the Internet of Everything"

Dual Phase Buck Controller from Diodes Incorporated Handles High Current Applications

Plano, Texas – February 26, 2014 –– Diodes Incorporated has announced a dual phase synchronous rectified buck controller, designed to provide a high integrity supply for distributed high power architectures.  With an operating frequency adjustable over the range 50Hz to 1MHz per phase, the AP3595 is capable of delivering an output current of up to 60A and suits the power needs of high end GPU and memory cores.

Made available in the standard QFN4x4-24 package, this compact buck controller integrates 12V+12V bootstrapped MOSFET … Read More → "Dual Phase Buck Controller from Diodes Incorporated Handles High Current Applications"

IAR Systems enhances Renesas Electronics’ innovative program for RX MCUs designs

Embedded World, Nuremberg, Germany—February 26, 2014—Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions has invited its Platinum Alliance Partner IAR Systems®, the world-leading supplier of embedded development tools, to enhance the innovative software program for European customers by joining the RX Maximization program.

The RX Maximization program is built around the high-performance RX 32-bit microcontroller family, consisting of free-of-charge RTOS and Middleware components, worth up to €20,000, allowing developers to quickly customize sample code to initiate their applications faster, while at the … Read More → "IAR Systems enhances Renesas Electronics’ innovative program for RX MCUs designs"

GrammaTech Unveils Visual Security Analysis for Embedded Software

NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — EMBEDDED WORLD, Booth 4-624 — GrammaTech, Inc., a leading maker of tools that improve and accelerate embedded software development, today introduced the industry’s first visual taint analysis technology. Available in CodeSonar, GrammaTech’s flagship static analysis product, this innovation combines advanced tainted dataflow analyses with GrammaTech’s proprietary visualization engine, to clearly display notoriously hard-to-find tainted data pathways in … Read More → "GrammaTech Unveils Visual Security Analysis for Embedded Software"

Atmel Introduces Three New Product Families, Expanding Its Low-power SAM D Cortex M0+-Based MCU Portfolio

/ PRNewswire / — Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced the company has expanded its low-power ARM® Cortex® M0+-based MCU portfolio with three new families. These entry-level, low-power MCUs are packed with high-end features including Atmel’s patented Event System, SERCOM module, peripheral touch controller, along with a full-speed USB interface, allowing designers to bring their products to market faster.

As more devices are becoming smarter and connected in this era of … Read More → "Atmel Introduces Three New Product Families, Expanding Its Low-power SAM D Cortex M0+-Based MCU Portfolio"

Altium Designer 14.2 released with continued focus on core technologies

Sydney, Australia – February 26, 2014 – Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING), announces the release of Altium Designer 14.2, the latest update of the DesignVision Award winning Altium Designer 14.

“This update to Altium Designer is all about optimisation and continues to focus on enhancements, performance updates and fixes to our … Read More → "Altium Designer 14.2 released with continued focus on core technologies"

Lattice Semiconductor Organizes First FPGA Mobile Panel at 22nd ACM/SIGDA International Symposium 2014

HILLSBORO, OR February 24, 2014 Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: LSCC) announced its participation in the “Will FPGAs Crack Mobile?” panel on February 27 at the 22nd ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), which takes place in Monterey, Ca. from February 26-28, 2014. The panel will be the annual symposium’s most extensive discussion to date for addressing FPGAs in mobile applications.

Lattice Chief Technology Officer David Rutledge will participate as a panelist, and Satwant Singh, Director Strategic Planning and … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor Organizes First FPGA Mobile Panel at 22nd ACM/SIGDA International Symposium 2014"

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