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Advanced Micro Peripherals Launches the AVC8000nano

New York, USA and Cambridge, England, March 27, 2013 – Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP), a world leader in the design and development of ultra-low latency, high throughput embedded video, has announced the launch of the AVC8000nano, a market leading 8 channel video capture on a mini PCI express card.

Rugged, reliable and completely dependable the AVC8000nano is the ideal solution for high pressure, demanding or extreme environments, including UAV based video capture, real time situational awareness, law enforcement, crime scene recording and asset or traffic monitoring.

Combining impressive power with ultra-low latency, the AVC8000nano is ideal … Read More → "Advanced Micro Peripherals Launches the AVC8000nano"

Wind River Introduces Yocto Project Compatible Carrier Grade Linux

  • Wind River Linux Carrier Grade Profile is the first CGL registered product that is Yocto Project Compatible.
  • The new profile offers customers a turnkey CGL registered platform.
  • Compatibility with the Yocto Project allows improved cross-platform compatibility and component interoperability. 

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Mar. 27, 2013 – Wind River®, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, has introduced the Wind River Linux Carrier Grade (CG) Profile for the latest version of Wind River Linux. Formally registered for the Read More → "Wind River Introduces Yocto Project Compatible Carrier Grade Linux"

IAR Systems boosts capabilities for designing and verifying embedded applications based on state machines

Uppsala, Sweden—March 27, 2013—Today, IAR Systems® launches a new version of its state machine tool suite IAR visualSTATE®. The version adds several new features and integrations to simplify development of complex state- or event-driven embedded systems. IAR visualSTATE allows users to build their design from a high level, structure complex applications, step by step add functions in detail, and automatically generate code that is 100 percent consistent with the design. It also provides advanced formal verification, analysis and validation that can be used to make sure the applications behave as intended.

To simplify the design process, Submachine states … Read More → "IAR Systems boosts capabilities for designing and verifying embedded applications based on state machines"

Tabula Sets New Industry Benchmarks with a Suite of 100G Programmable Solutions Based on the Company’s ABAX2 P-Series of 3PLDs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 26, 2013 –Tabula Inc., advancing programmable logic solutions for network infrastructure systems, today announced a comprehensive suite of high-performance packet processing solutions. The suite solves the most challenging problems posed by the transition from 10 to 40G and 100G: specifically, routing of high-performance buses, on-chip RAM throughput, and timing closure for the ultra-high-performance functions required by these systems.

The packet processing solutions, combined with Tabula’s new ABAX2P1 3PLD (the first of the ABAX2 PSeries), deliver unique capabilities such as the processing of four 100G streams on a single chip, a search engine capable of … Read More → "Tabula Sets New Industry Benchmarks with a Suite of 100G Programmable Solutions Based on the Company’s ABAX2 P-Series of 3PLDs"

Molex Projected Capacitive Touch Screen Technology Provides a Customizable Solution that Delivers Pinpoint Accuracy

LISLE, IL – March 26, 2013 – Molex Incorporated announced today its Projected Capacitive Touch Screens, which leverage existing Molex capacitive switch technology to deliver multi-touch functionality that is responsive and intuitive to operate.  The touch screens allow Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to meet specific customer needs by providing customized embedded software; multiple screen and glass styles; a variety of … Read More → "Molex Projected Capacitive Touch Screen Technology Provides a Customizable Solution that Delivers Pinpoint Accuracy"

GreenPeak Launches the New GP501 ZigBee Radio Chip

March 26, 2013 – Utrecht, The Netherlands – GreenPeak Technologies, a leading semiconductor company in low power RF communication, with a rich offering of communication solutions for Smart Home applications, today announces the GP501, a new generation of ZigBee transceivers which contains a sophisticated coexistence scheme that allows Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee chips to work side by side in the same device. The GP501 also contains Deep Packet Inspection allowing deep sleep modes of set-top boxes and other host devices by means of Wake-on-LAN messages.

ZigBee shares the 2.4 GHz frequency band with … Read More → "GreenPeak Launches the New GP501 ZigBee Radio Chip"

EMAC, Inc. – Wide-Temperature SOM-9X25 ARM System on Module

EMAC, Inc. introduces the SoM-9X25, a wide temperature System on Module (SoM) based on the Atmel AT91SAM9X25 processor.  Designed and manufactured in the USA; this wide temperature, fanless ARM9 400 MHz SoM has an Ethernet PHY included along with 6 serial ports with auto RS-485 provision.  It utilizes up to 1GB of NAND Flash, 8MB of serial data flash, and up to 128MB of DDR2 RAM. A SoM is a small embedded module that contains the core of a microprocessor system.

Using the same small 144 pin SODIMM form-factor (2.66″ x 1.5″) utilized by other EMAC SoM modules, the … Read More → "EMAC, Inc. – Wide-Temperature SOM-9X25 ARM System on Module"

Tiny Low Frequency Clock Supports Long Duration Power-On Reset & Watchdog Timer Applications

MILPITAS, CA – March 26, 2013 – Linear Technology announces the LTC6995, a simple, accurate low frequency clock uniquely configurable for long duration power-on reset and watchdog timer applications. The LTC6995 is the latest part in the TimerBlox® family of versatile silicon timing devices, which combines an accurate programmable oscillator with precision circuitry and logic. An extremely wide resistor-settable frequency range provides a clock … Read More → "Tiny Low Frequency Clock Supports Long Duration Power-On Reset & Watchdog Timer Applications"

Pentek Launches Extensive Line of AMC Products for Signal Processing I/O

  • Includes A/Ds, D/As, multiband digital receivers, upconverters and transceivers
  • Based on Cobalt Xilinx Virtex-6 and Onyx Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA products
  • GateFlow Design Kit speeds integration of custom IP
  • FPGA device options offer scalable performance

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJMarch 25, 2013Pentek, Inc., today launched the 56xxx family … Read More → "Pentek Launches Extensive Line of AMC Products for Signal Processing I/O"

Keithley Adds High Power Wafer-Level Testing to Automated Characterization Suite Software

Cleveland, Ohio – March 26, 2013 – Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical testinstruments and systems, announces enhancements to its Automated Characterization Suite (ACS) software that support its expanding family of high power semiconductor characterization solutions. The ACS package is optimized for automated wafer-level parameter test applications, including automated characterization, reliability analysis, and known good die testing. The ACS V5.0 update specifically leverages the … Read More → "Keithley Adds High Power Wafer-Level Testing to Automated Characterization Suite Software"

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