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Cadence Delivers High-Performance, Low-Power Design IP Supporting LPDDR3 Memory Standard

March 21, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – March 21, 2012) – “To keep pace with the growing processing capabilities of today’s smartphones and tablets, SoC designers must support memory standards that are evolving just as quickly,” said Marc Greenberg, director of product marketing, SoC Realization Group, Cadence. “At Cadence, our goal is to enable early access to these standards by offering customers a broad range of high-performance, low power design IP standards, like LPDDR3, so they can quickly integrate the standard into new SoC designs.”Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: Read More → "Cadence Delivers High-Performance, Low-Power Design IP Supporting LPDDR3 Memory Standard"

Cree Expands Industry’s Most Versatile Family of Mid-Power Lighting-Class LEDs

March 21, 2012

DURHAM, N.C.–(Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces new mid-power XLampR ML-C and ML-E LEDs, bringing increased versatility and flexibility to a wide spectrum of lighting applications. Designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting, the expanded XLamp ML family now offers red, green and blue color options, high-voltage and three different price-performance options in the proven and reliable ML package. The ML LED high-voltage options can enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to lower cost for </ … Read More → "Cree Expands Industry’s Most Versatile Family of Mid-Power Lighting-Class LEDs"

Energy Micro announces immediate availability of EFM32 Gecko development kit

March 21, 2012

Oslo, Norway, 21 March 2012 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today announced the availability of a new development kit for its EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. Priced at $309, the kit includes full SEGGER J-Trace and J-Link support, reducing the need for additional debugging tools.

The new Gecko development kit, named EFM32G-DK3550, is equipped with the energy friendly ARM® Cortex™-M3 EFM32G890F128 microcontroller. It is based on the main board from the bigger Leopard and Giant Gecko kits, providing an extensive range of features, and helping to speed … Read More → "Energy Micro announces immediate availability of EFM32 Gecko development kit"

Synopsys Unveils Virtualizer Development Kits to Accelerate Software Development for ARM big.LITTLE Processing

March 21, 2012

Highlights:

VDKs are software development tools integrating fast, functional models of specific multicore systems, multicore software debugging/analysis tools and reference software stacks
Software development up to 12 months before board availability
Out-of-the-box support for Linux, Android and multicore task migration software to speed software development for ARM big.LITTLE processing
Plug-n-play integration with software debuggers from ARM, Lauterbach and GNU
Multicore/multicluster software analysis capabilities to best utilize big.LITTLE processing performance and energy efficiency capabilities
Configurable Cortex processor subsystem, customizable by … Read More → "Synopsys Unveils Virtualizer Development Kits to Accelerate Software Development for ARM big.LITTLE Processing"

Renesas Electronics America Expands RX MCU Support with a BLDC Motor-Control Kit for Energy-Efficient Applications

March 21, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif, March 20, 2012—Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new motor-control kit, expanding support for its RX62T microcontroller (MCU) Group. Featuring a single precision floating point unit (FPU) and high-performance RX CPU core, the RX62T MCU Group was designed for implementing high-efficiency motor control required by white goods such as washers/dryers and refrigerators, HVAC equipment, and industrial control systems such as industrial drives, servo control, multi-axis handlers and motion control applications. The RX62T-based motor-control kit is a complete end-to-end solution that will allow engineers … Read More → "Renesas Electronics America Expands RX MCU Support with a BLDC Motor-Control Kit for Energy-Efficient Applications"

Kistler Introduces Miniature Piezoelectric Force Sensor with Single-Wire Technology for Plastics Injection Mold Cavity Measurements

March 20, 2012

March 16, 2012, Novi, Michigan, USA – Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced the Type 9211BE miniature quartz force sensor with single-wire technology, designed for high-reliability dynamic and quasi-static mold cavity measurements of up to 3,000 bar (43,511 psi), over a range of 0 to 2,500 N, in support of demanding plastics injection molding operations.

With a total diameter measuring just six millimeters, the highly compact Kistler Type 9211BE operates on the piezoelectric principle, … Read More → "Kistler Introduces Miniature Piezoelectric Force Sensor with Single-Wire Technology for Plastics Injection Mold Cavity Measurements"

Zilog and Icon Labs Announce the First MCU SOC with Embedded Firewall

March 20, 2012

ESC Conference – Booth 723

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2012 – Zilog^®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS), announced the introduction of ZGATE^™, a pioneering joint technology solution utilizing Icon Labs’ (http://www.iconlabs.com) Floodgate^™ Packet Filter, a complete embedded firewall providing a critical layer of security for networked devices.

ZGATE provides Zilog’s eZ80Acclaim^™ products, already well suited for today’s wired and wireless applications … Read More → "Zilog and Icon Labs Announce the First MCU SOC with Embedded Firewall"

In-car Ethernet Enters the Road

March 20, 2012

Karlsruhe (Germany) March 20, 2012 – The MOST Cooperation (MOSTCO) – the standardization organization for the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) – proudly announces that automotive Ethernet via MOST is now making its way into the car and onto the roads. “With the current MOST150 rollout, the MOST Cooperation is adding the transmission of Ethernet protocol data to the established MOST infotainment transport of audio and video within the car,” explained Dr. Christian Thiel, MOST Cooperation Administrator. “Thus, the Ethernet Channel of MOST150 is equivalent to an IEEE802.x network. MOST150 combines Ethernet technology with a networking technology that … Read More → "In-car Ethernet Enters the Road"

New Digilent Pmod Enables Arduino/Digilent Interface

March 20, 2012

PULLMAN, WA — Digilent® has announced expanded capabilities for the chipKIT™ development platform for the Arduino® community. The company has released another shield, the chipKIT Pmod Shield-Uno™. This … Read More → "New Digilent Pmod Enables Arduino/Digilent Interface"

Infinite Power Solutions Demonstrates Unique Solid-State Embedded Power Solutions At Design West – Embedded Systems Conference

March 20, 2012

Littleton, Colo., March 20, 2012? Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), an industry leader in solid-state, rechargeable thin-film battery solutions today announced it will be exhibiting at the DESIGN West – Embedded Systems Conference (Booth #2316) from March 27-29, 2012 in San Jose, Calif. The company will highlight its award-winning product family of THINERGY® Micro-Energy Cells (MECs). THINERGY MECs are a unique type of solid-state batteries … Read More → "Infinite Power Solutions Demonstrates Unique Solid-State Embedded Power Solutions At Design West – Embedded Systems Conference"