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Renesas Electronics Collaborates with IS2T and Micrium on Embedded Java for RX Microcontrollers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 15, 2013 — Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, in partnership with Micrium, today announced a collaboration with IS2T to offer the MicroEJ® Java platforms for Renesas RX microcontrollers (MCUs).

The collaboration between (1) Renesas, the world’s leading MCU supplier; (2) Micrium, the world’s … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Collaborates with IS2T and Micrium on Embedded Java for RX Microcontrollers"

Altera SDK for OpenCL is First in Industry to Achieve Khronos Conformance for FPGAs

San Jose, Calif., October 16, 2013—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced its SDK for OpenCL is conformant to the OpenCL 1.0 standard and is now included on the Khronos Group list of OpenCL conformant products. Altera is the only company to offer an FPGA-optimized OpenCL solution, allowing software developers to harness the massively parallel architecture of an FPGA for system acceleration. Altera will demonstrate its OpenCL solutions at the < … Read More → "Altera SDK for OpenCL is First in Industry to Achieve Khronos Conformance for FPGAs"

New rugged boards provide versatile video signal conversion solutions

New York, USA and Cambridge, England, October 16th, 2013 – Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP) has announced their new Scanverter range of video signal converter boards. These boards convert between a wide variety of otherwise incompatible video formats and interface standards. Scanverters help systems designers who are now often confronted with a need to interconnect one or more incompatible display devices and video signal sources. This demand is growing as highly functional electronic systems are appearing in ever more diverse applications, and increasingly using multiple displays.

The Scanverter boards greatly simplify … Read More → "New rugged boards provide versatile video signal conversion solutions"

QuickLogic Introduces First Sensor Hub to Enable Always-on Context Awareness Within OEM Power Budget

Sunnyvale, CA – October 16, 2013 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the innovator of ultra-low power programmable Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced the introduction of the ArcticLink® 3 S1, an Ultra-Low Power Sensor Hub Solution Platform for mobile devices.  The S1 platform integrates sensor management and fusion, optimizes application processor communication, and enables always-on context awareness by reducing power consumption to approximately 1% of system power.

The current generation of smartphones typically implements sensor fusion with software running on a microcontroller/microprocessor or with fixed-function application specific standard products (ASSPs).  These microcontroller or microprocessor-based solutions do not operate at a low … Read More → "QuickLogic Introduces First Sensor Hub to Enable Always-on Context Awareness Within OEM Power Budget"

ams introduces simpler, more robust architecture for lithium cell monitoring and balancing

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (16 October, 2013), ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today introduced a vastly simplified and more robust method of implementing cell monitoring and balancing in lithium battery systems.

The innovative architecture developed by ams has been implemented in a new, highly integrated chip, the AS8506, to perform distributed cell monitoring and balancing operations for stacked cell modules, including Safe Operating Area (SOA) checks and passive or active cell balancing. It is ideal for all lithium-based cell chemistries, such as those found in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, as well … Read More → "ams introduces simpler, more robust architecture for lithium cell monitoring and balancing"

SensorData Technologies Introduces True Non-contact Radio Coupled Rotary Flange Torque Sensor with 2.4 GHz Onboard Bluetooth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 14, 2013 – Shelby Township, Michigan, USA – SensorData Technologies (SensorData)(www.sensordata.com), a renowned industry supplier of standard and custom force, torque, load and strain sensors, transducers, and related instrumentation, has announced the global market introduction of the BT400 Series Bluetooth Non-contact Radio-Coupled Rotary Flange Torque Sensor. This high-performance torque sensor provides radio transmission of measured data, requires relatively little space for installation, and is capable of measuring torque up to 8000 lb-ft, at speeds up to 15,000 rpm.

Featuring an SAE4340 alloy steel construction with satin nickel … Read More → "SensorData Technologies Introduces True Non-contact Radio Coupled Rotary Flange Torque Sensor with 2.4 GHz Onboard Bluetooth"

Exar Corporation Unveils Next-Generation Compression and Security Coprocessors

Fremont, CA, October 15, 2013 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, today expanded its portfolio of compression and security solutions with the announcement of the market-leading XR9200 Coprocessor family. The XR9200 addresses requirements in high performance applications for the data analytics, storage, and cloud security markets, which include Data Warehouses, Hadoop Clusters, Storage Arrays, Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), WAN Optimization Appliances, and Security Gateways.

Exar’s new coprocessors provide leading-edge compression to remove … Read More → "Exar Corporation Unveils Next-Generation Compression and Security Coprocessors"

connectBlue® Releases New WLAN Security Feature

Today, connectBlue® made available the Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) as a Wireless LAN (WLAN) security feature. EAP-TLS is particularly beneficial in mission critical applications when there is a need to increase security and / or to centrally authorize individual wireless units.

In small embedded systems, WLAN security features applied are usually various forms of encryption such as WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK. Typically, the assigned authentication key is the same for all distributed wireless units. However, with EAP-TLS, each wireless client is assigned a unique authentication certificate.

“Applying EAP-TLS in small embedded systems is unusual as … Read More → "connectBlue® Releases New WLAN Security Feature"

Atmel Showcases New Smart Energy Solutions at European Utility Week

  • First-to-Market with Scalable Smart Energy Platform Solutions
  • Offers Lower Bill of Materials and Provides Best-in-Class Connectivity, Metrology and Advanced Security for Residential, Poly-phase Metering and Smart Metering Communications

Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 15, 2013 – Today at the European Utility Week Conference, Atmel Corporation< … Read More → "Atmel Showcases New Smart Energy Solutions at European Utility Week"

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