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Cypress Introduces Low-Power USB-to-UART Bridge Controller

June 11, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today expanded its market-leading USB product portfolio with the introduction of the new EZ-USB^® USB-UART Bridge Controller (CY7C64225). The new device offers a cost-effective, low-power solution to convert legacy UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) interfaces to Full-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces. No additional firmware/software development effort is needed to use the new solution, reducing time-to-market and development costs for system manufacturers. More information on the new device is available at www.cypress.com/go/USB-UART.

LynuxWorks Adds APIs for Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) to LynxOS-178

June 8, 2012

PATUXENT RIVER, VA, Future Airborne Capability Environment Exposition–June 5, 2012–LynuxWorks, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced the addition of API support of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Consortium’s Technical Standard for the LynxOS-178 v 2.2.2 real-time operating system (RTOS). The enabling of these APIs makes applications even more portable and reusable than ever before for the airborne computing environment used by the U.S. Navy and other military branches.

“The current FACE APIs are heavily based on the existing POSIX Standard, which plays well into LynuxWorks’ rich history … Read More → "LynuxWorks Adds APIs for Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) to LynxOS-178"

IAR Systems makes massive enhancements to the world’s leading development tools for ARM

June 8, 2012

Uppsala, Sweden—June 7, 2012—The latest version of IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM®, released today by IAR Systems®, introduces several new features, feature enhancements, and major optimizations.

“The improvements in this release are massive.” says Mats Ullström, Product Director, IAR Systems. “The user-friendly feature enhancements, the widened core support, and the powerful optimizations actually make me confident to say that this is the strongest new release of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM ever.”

The enhancements include a new source browser and text editor, which enable user-friendly functionality such as auto-completion, code folding, block selection, … Read More → "IAR Systems makes massive enhancements to the world’s leading development tools for ARM"

BUGSENG selected ACE’s SuperTest to validate its ECLAIR Software Verification Platform

June 8, 2012

Amsterdam, June 1st, 2012. BUGSENG, a highly skilled business in program verification, based in Parma, Italy, has selected and acquired a license for theSuperTest™ compiler test and validation suite from ACE Associated Compiler Experts, the Dutch compiler and system software technology company. The SuperTest product is use</ … Read More → "BUGSENG selected ACE’s SuperTest to validate its ECLAIR Software Verification Platform"

Ericsson Unveils New Digital Advanced Bus Converter Lowering Power Consumption

June 8, 2012

Highly advanced firmware contributes significant reduction in energy consumption
Tightly regulated output voltage (±2%) over the full operational range of 36V to 75V
High efficiency from low-load to full-load operation and very fast response loop to input voltage transients
Output power up to 468W for datacom applications

Ericsson has unveiled the first model in its second generation of digital Advanced Bus Converter (ABC) products. Based upon the FRIDA II platform, which was announced earlier this year, the Ericsson BMR456 3E* Advanced Bus Converter delivers unprecedented performance to system architects … Read More → "Ericsson Unveils New Digital Advanced Bus Converter Lowering Power Consumption"

Intel Selects Phoenix Technologies as Collaborative Partner for UEFI BIOS Development and Server Software Development Platform Support

June 7, 2012

MILPITAS, Calif. – June 6, 2012 – Phoenix Technologies Ltd., the global leader in UEFI firmware technology, products and tools, today announced ithas signed an agreement with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) to be its collaborative partner for BIOS. The two companies will jointly develop the new reference UEFI firmware for the Intel … Read More → "Intel Selects Phoenix Technologies as Collaborative Partner for UEFI BIOS Development and Server Software Development Platform Support"

AppliedMicro PacketPro™ APM8669x Processors Enable Domain Protection for Industry’s Most Advanced System Partitioning

June 7, 2012

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 5, 2012 – Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro (NASDAQ:AMCC), today announced “Black Mamba” APM8669x, the highest performing member of its PacketPro2™ family of multi-core processors which offers the industry’s premier virtualization and domain protection capabilities designed to keep systems operating continuously. As growing numbers of developers integrate multiple systems into one processor, contention among these systems for shared resources can cause performance degradation, creating the need for more advanced partitioning capabilities. The domain protection capabilities of the APM8669x enable developers to isolate subsystems from impacting one another by averting … Read More → "AppliedMicro PacketPro™ APM8669x Processors Enable Domain Protection for Industry’s Most Advanced System Partitioning"

Avnet Express’ Drive for Innovation Donates Chevrolet Volt to Chances for Children Arizona

June 7, 2012

Approximately 17 percent of American children between the ages of two and 19 are obese, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures indicate — and those numbers climb even higher for children in low income families. Arizona-based charity Chances for Children works to give children in low-income families a chance at a healthier lifestyle — and now they’ll have even more help. At a ceremony today at Avnet Express’ Phoenix headquarters, Chances for Children Arizona will receive the keys to the Drive for Innovation’s General Motors Chevrolet Volt to use as their new “Get Fit” car.

“On behalf of … Read More → "Avnet Express’ Drive for Innovation Donates Chevrolet Volt to Chances for Children Arizona"

Mouser adds to its Industrial Application Center with the Launch of the Building Automation Site

June 7, 2012

June 7, 2012 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has unveiled its new Read More → "Mouser adds to its Industrial Application Center with the Launch of the Building Automation Site"

Agilent Technologies Accelerates Early Wireless Design Verification with New Release of SystemVue

June 7, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 5, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new release of SystemVue, Agilent’s premier platform for designing communications systems.

Agilent will demonstrate SystemVue 2012.06 along with a range of solutions for everything from circuit-level modeling through system verification for general RF, microwave, 4G communications, and aerospace/defense applications at DAC2012 (Booth 313), June 3-7, in San Francisco. SystemVue 2012.06 will also be demonstrated at IMS 2012/IEEE MTT-S (Booth 1015), June 19-21, in Montréal, … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Accelerates Early Wireless Design Verification with New Release of SystemVue"