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Zuken to launch newest version of E³.series electrical CAD software

June 20, 2012

20 June 2012 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken, an industry leader in wire harness, control system, and fluid design, has announced that E³.series 2012 will be released at the end of July 2012. This latest version contains many new productivity tools including: enhanced search capabilities, expanded table-driven data entry for cable and wire type modifications, extended support for cable and harness design, and new industry-specific configurations for a wide range of industries. These improvements build on E³.series’ long track record of innovation and will provide additional benefits that enhance our customer’s productivity.

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Green Hills Software Expands Reach of Functional Safety Portfolio Optimized to New Freescale PX Microcontrollers

June 20, 2012

SAN ANTONIO, TX — June 20, 2012 — Freescale Technology Forum — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Freescale Semiconductor to offer optimized products and services for developers of functional safety and general-purpose applications on the PX series of microcontrollers. Manufacturers of industrial, avionic, railway and medical devices now have the freedom to choose from a range of silicon, software and safety architecture services that best match their technical and business goals.

“Our PX series of microcontrollers provide unmatched performance and ruggedized safety features across many industries,” said … Read More → "Green Hills Software Expands Reach of Functional Safety Portfolio Optimized to New Freescale PX Microcontrollers"

Altium instrumental in breaking down the barrier to commercial space travel

June 20, 2012

Karlsruhe, Germany – 20 June 2012 – Space transport start-up Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX <http://spacex.com/> , made history last month when its Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth following the first successful mission by a private company to carry supplies to the International Space Station. The Altium Designer <http://products.live.altium.com/> unified development environment helped SpaceX develop electronic circuitry that meets the high levels of quality and reliability demanded from space technology at … Read More → "Altium instrumental in breaking down the barrier to commercial space travel"

Freescale names IAR Embedded Workbench Toolchain of Choice for ZigBee Development

June 20, 2012

Freescale Technology Forum, San Antonio, TX—June 20, 2012—Today, IAR Systems® announces that its high-performance embedded development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® once again has been selected as the toolchain for ZigBee development.

Freescale Semiconductor has announced the Kinetis® KW20 Wireless MCU and IAR Embedded Workbench is the supported tool chain for its alpha program. By enabling developers to run the ZigBee protocol stack on their Kinetis Cortex™-M4 core, Freescale enhances the level of capability developers can bring to wireless applications.

“Coremark benchmarks show that … Read More → "Freescale names IAR Embedded Workbench Toolchain of Choice for ZigBee Development"

New XMC Module links Configurable Virtex-6 FPGA to High-Speed PCIe, SRIO, and Gigabit Ethernet Interface

June 20, 2012

WIXOM, Mich., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Acromag’s new XMC-6VLX mezzanine modules feature a configurable Xilinx® Virtex™-6 FPGAenhanced with multiple high-speed memory buffers, I/O, and numerous high-bandwidth serial interfaces. The … Read More → "New XMC Module links Configurable Virtex-6 FPGA to High-Speed PCIe, SRIO, and Gigabit Ethernet Interface"

eSOL’s eCROS Real-Time OS-Based Software Platform Now Supports Freescale’s Vybrid(TM) Devices

June 20, 2012

Freescale Technology Forum Americas 2012, San Antonio, Texas. June 20, 2012 – eSOL, a leading developer of real-time embedded software solutions, today announced that its eCROS real-time OS-based integrated software platform now supports Vybrid devices from Freescale Semiconductor. Freescale’s Vybrid controller solution devices integrate an ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-A5 applications core with an ARM Cortex(TM)-M4 microcontroller core. eSOL will demonstrate eCROS for Vybrid controller solutions at the eSOL demonstration pedestal, #1014, at the Freescale Technology Forum Americas 2012, June 18-21 in San Antonio, Texas. eCROS for Vybrid devices is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2012.

RFMD Expands GAN Matched Power Transistor Family Targeting Pulsed-Radar Applications

June 20, 2012

Montreal, Canada, June 18, 2012 – RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the release of the RFHA1025, a highly-efficient 280-watt pulsed gallium nitride (GaN) RF matched power transistor. The RFHA1025 delivers superior performance versus competing silicon power technologies.

RFMD’s RFHA1025 complements the recently released 380-watt RF3928B, the highest output power S-Band device in RFMD’s matched power transistor family. RFMD is expanding its portfolio of GaN-based power amplifier transistor products across bands, increasing its leadership position in the … Read More → "RFMD Expands GAN Matched Power Transistor Family Targeting Pulsed-Radar Applications"

Freescale’s Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis® L Series MCUs now orderable at element14

June 20, 2012

20 June 2012, LONDON – element14, the first collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts and part of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell [LON:PFL], today announced the supply of the new Freescale Freedom development platform for Kinetis^® KL2 32-bit MCUs. Working in close collaboration with Freescale, element14 becomes the first and only distributor to take early orders for the Freescale Freedom development platform. To make it easy for designers to use this platform, element14 … Read More → "Freescale’s Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis® L Series MCUs now orderable at element14"

Timesys Joins ARM / Avnet Embedded Software Store

June 20, 2012

PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of the industry’s most-easy-to-use andRead More → "Timesys Joins ARM / Avnet Embedded Software Store"

Green Hills Software Announces Platform for Automotive Digital Instruments

June 20, 2012

SAN ANTONIO, TX — June 20, 2012 — Freescale Technology Forum — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced its Platform for Automotive Digital Instruments. Unlike legacy clusters, which often run simple OSEK kernels, next-generation designs require a partitioning real-time system that can support a challenging combination of hard real-time I/O, safety and security-critical functions, and high-end 3D graphics. Anchored by new features of the INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS), the Green Hills Platform for Automotive Digital Instruments meets these requirements.

Key new capabilities include:

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