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IAR Systems supports ARM Cortex-M0+ and Freescale’s new Kinetis L series

March 28, 2012

Uppsala, Sweden—March 27, 2012—IAR Systems announces that its highly-optimizing C/C++ compiler and debugger tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® now supports the new ARM® Cortex™-M0+ core and Freescale Semiconductors’ recently announced Kinetis® L series.

The ARM Cortex-M0+ processor combines energy-efficiency with high performance. It is suitable for use in applications for intelligent sensing and control in home appliances, medical monitoring equipment, smart meters, lighting and motor control systems.

Flash memory size is a key factor in determining system … Read More → "IAR Systems supports ARM Cortex-M0+ and Freescale’s new Kinetis L series"

Dual RFID-ZigBee sensors to enable NFC applications for the Internet of Things

March 28, 2012

Zaragoza, Spain – March 28th, 2012 Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks for Smart Cities solutions announces the launch of the new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform. The new radio module extends Waspmote features allowing the sensor data to be used in Location Based Services (LBS), such as asset tracking, supply chain monitoring, intelligent shopping or access management.

By using RFID/NFC – passive sensors – along with ZigBee – active sensors -, asset tracking can be more accurate than … Read More → "Dual RFID-ZigBee sensors to enable NFC applications for the Internet of Things"

Analog Bits SERDES Achieves 10Gbps on Consumer Electronic Cables

March 28, 2012

Mountain View, CA, March 27, 2012 – Analog Bits, the Integrated Clocking and Interface IP leader, unveiled a new cable-specific SERDES IP specifically targeting the cost-sensitive, yet performance demanding consumer cable market.

The latest addition to the Analog Bits SERDES IP product line allows customers to use low cost cables with SERDES at either end to recover and retime the signal and has been demonstrated with multiple cables including FFC ribbon, Micro-Coax and Dual-Coax.

“Cable cost is a critical consideration for our consumer electronics customers,” explains Mahesh Tirupattur, Executive Vice … Read More → "Analog Bits SERDES Achieves 10Gbps on Consumer Electronic Cables"

Supermicro® New Generation X9 Embedded Building Block Solutions® Deliver 11x PCI-E Slots and Higher Performance with Lower Power Consumption

March 28, 2012

San Jose, CA, March 27, 2012 – Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing showcases its latest embedded building block solutions this week at Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) 2012 in San Jose, CA. Supermicro’s offers a wide range of high-reliability, long life cycle, ruggedized and expandable solutions for embedded applications. New products feature higher I/O bandwidth with PCI-E 3.0 and USB 3.0 support, lower power consumption through our high-efficiency (95%+) digital switching power supplies, highest availability and reliability with N+ … Read More → "Supermicro® New Generation X9 Embedded Building Block Solutions® Deliver 11x PCI-E Slots and Higher Performance with Lower Power Consumption"

Express Logic’s NetX™ Achieves Near-Wire Speed on STM32® Platform

March 28, 2012

Design West, ESC Summit, San Jose, CA, March 27, 2012 — Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free, real-time operating systems (RTOS), announced that its NetX™Duo TCP/IP stack has achieved 93–95 Mbps, an outstanding near-wire speed on STM32F207 and STM32F217, STMicroelectronics’ ARM™ Cortex-M3 processors. NetX Duo, Express Logic’s dual … Read More → "Express Logic’s NetX™ Achieves Near-Wire Speed on STM32® Platform"

Touch Revolution Announces Availability of New 15.6” TR? Slim Line Multi-Touch Monitor

March 28, 2012

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 27, 2012 – OEMs, distributors and integrators eager to bring the excitement, flexibility and value of a multi-touch solution to their customers now have a new weapon at their disposal – the Touch Revolution 15.6” TR?™ Projected Capacitive (P-Cap) monitor is now available.

The new 15.6” TR? monitor, ideal for applications that require HD video, includes two-finger touch capability and a bezel-free, sophisticated industrial design. It joins a family of Touch Revolution TR? monitors ranging in size from 15” to 32”. In addition, Touch Revolution provides the critical software support to … Read More → "Touch Revolution Announces Availability of New 15.6” TR? Slim Line Multi-Touch Monitor"

TI’s SimpleLink GPS CC4000 brings GPS capabilities to microcontroller-based applications

March 28, 2012

DALLAS (March 27, 2012) – Adding to the family of easy-to-use SimpleLink™ connectivity solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution—the company’s first broadly available GPS solution. The self-contained module minimizes complexity synonymous with adding GPS functionality to products. For example, the push-to-fix function is hardware-controlled through a single general purpose input and output (GPIO); simply switch on the GPIO to receive National Marena Electronics Association (NMEA) strings containing location, time and velocity information. The SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution operates with any microcontroller (MCU) or microprocessor (MPU) while sporting … Read More → "TI’s SimpleLink GPS CC4000 brings GPS capabilities to microcontroller-based applications"

OpenMP is being improved for accelerators, multicore and embedded systems

March 28, 2012

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 27, 2012 – OpenMP, the de-facto standard for parallel programming on shared memory systems, continues to extend its reach beyond pure HPC to include embedded systems, multicore and real time systems. A new version is being developed that will include support for accelerators, error handling, thread affinity, tasking extensions and Fortran 2003. The OpenMPconsortium welcomes feedback from all interested parties and will use this feedback to improve the next version of Read More → "OpenMP is being improved for accelerators, multicore and embedded systems"

Synopsys, Altera and TSMC Collaborate to Deliver Silicon-Accurate Parasitic Modeling and Extraction for 28-nm Processes

March 28, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced that it collaborated with Altera and TSMC to silicon-validate modeling of key parasitic effects in Synopsys’ StarRC™ solution for TSMC’s 28-nanometer (nm) processes. The StarRC solution achieved the stringent model-to-silicon accuracy criteria of TSMC’s 28-nm process technology to enable high-performance designs at the advanced node. Altera Corporation, a pioneer in programmable logic, has successfully deployed StarRC to achieve signoff accurate extraction and accelerate the design … Read More → "Synopsys, Altera and TSMC Collaborate to Deliver Silicon-Accurate Parasitic Modeling and Extraction for 28-nm Processes"

Altium releases Maxim board-level components as online resources

March 28, 2012

Shanghai, China – 28 March 2012 – Altium <http://www.live.altium.com/> , developer of next-generation electronics design software and services, announces the release of new board-level components developed for a collection of Maxim’s analog and mixed signal devices, to its online content delivery system, AltiumLive http://www.live.altium.com/.

The announcement highlights another step in Altium’s rapid and continuous expansion of the design content available through AltiumLive. Establishing … Read More → "Altium releases Maxim board-level components as online resources"

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