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Atmel’s Next-Generation maXTouch S Series Touchscreen Controllers Enable a New Class of Mobile Products

January 9, 2012

Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 9, 2012; 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show – Atmel®Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced the availability of its new maXTouch® S Series family of touchscreen controllers, the next generation of the company’s breakthrough unlimited touch technology. The new device family is ideal for the design of innovative and intuitive touchscreen interfaces of up to 17” diagonal for products including smartphones, tablets, digital cameras, e-readers and other applications.

System designers want to deliver a new breed … Read More → "Atmel’s Next-Generation maXTouch S Series Touchscreen Controllers Enable a New Class of Mobile Products"

Xilinx Participates in VLSI Conference 2012

January 6, 2012

HYDERABAD, India, Jan. 5, 2012 – Xilinx India, a subsidiary of Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), will showcase its breakthrough 28nm programmable platforms at the 25th International Conference on VLSI Design to be held from January 7 – 11, 2012 in Hyderabad.

Xilinx Vice President of Product Development, Suresh Menon, will deliver a keynote address on “FPGA Roadmap: Technology Challenges & Transitioning to Stacked Silicon Interconnect” highlighting how Xilinx innovations are helping the semiconductor industry meet the requests for ever more bandwidth driven by the insatiable demands of the mobile citizenry.

Senior Director of Xilinx … Read More → "Xilinx Participates in VLSI Conference 2012"

Silicon Designs Adds ±5 g MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Modules to its 2011 Industry Best-Selling 2210 Series

January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012 – Issaquah, Washington, USA – Silicon Designs, Inc. (www.silicondesigns.com), a global industry leader in the design and manufacture of highly rugged industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, has announced the recent introduction of a ±5 g model to its 2011 industry best-selling 2210 series.

Designed to support a variety of lower frequency aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, industrial, and general test and measurement requirements, the low-noise, single-axis model 2210-005 accelerometer module features the incorporation of high-quality MEMS capacitive sensing elements, all manufactured in the USA … Read More → "Silicon Designs Adds ±5 g MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Modules to its 2011 Industry Best-Selling 2210 Series"

Green Hills Software to Demonstrate the Latest in Embedded Virtualization at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show

January 6, 2012

SANTA BARBARA, CA — January 6, 2012 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, will be supporting several technology exhibits to demonstrate the latest in safe, secure embedded virtualization technology at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 9 – 13, 2012, at both the GENIVI Showcase event and in the Visteon tent.

Green Hills Software will be exhibiting as follows:

Topic:  Safe Consolidation of GENIVI-Compliant Operating Systems with Critical Vehicle Safety Functions
Where:  GENIVI Penthouse Suite
              & … Read More → "Green Hills Software to Demonstrate the Latest in Embedded Virtualization at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show"

Xilinx Paves the Way for a New Generation of Automotive Driver Assistance and Infotainment Systems at CES 2012

January 5, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 5, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) will demonstrate at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the world’s first Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based Ethernet Audio/Video Bridging (EAVB) network implementation optimized for carrying high-speed data traffic within the automobile. As consumer expectations for higher resolution displays and graphics quality in their driver assistance, navigation and passenger entertainment systems grow, so do the associated challenges of moving content around the vehicle. The demonstration will highlight the capabilities of the new EAVB Development Kit co-developed with Xilinx Alliance Program member Digital Design Corp. ( … Read More → "Xilinx Paves the Way for a New Generation of Automotive Driver Assistance and Infotainment Systems at CES 2012"

Solar Panel Monitoring and Control powered by GreenPeak chips

January 5, 2012

Utrecht – 05 Jan 2012 – GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company, today announced a wireless monitoring and control system solution for solar panel installations that will allow individual panel parameter tracking and control.

Photovoltaic solar panels are increasing in popularity and users need accurate information of their solar energy installation. Currently, most residential solar panel systems only provide energy information on a monthly basis and do not allow individual panel monitoring.  The Smart Junction Box reference design utilizing GreenPeak wireless chips provides a solution to monitor … Read More → "Solar Panel Monitoring and Control powered by GreenPeak chips"

All American Semiconductor Offers A Wide Range of Mean Well Switching Power Supply Products

January 5, 2012

All American Semiconductor, a leading distributor of electronic components, announces that it has been franchised by Mean Well Enterprises Co., Ltd. to carry their full line of switching power supply products. All American currently has over 3,000 Mean Well part numbers available for sale, including more than 1,000 in-stock items used for LED lighting, inverters, DIN rail power supplies, DC/AC power inverters, and modular power supplies.

All American stocks ninety-nine percent of Mean Well’s LED lighting power supplies, so system designers can be assured of part availability after a system has been … Read More → "All American Semiconductor Offers A Wide Range of Mean Well Switching Power Supply Products"

ADLINK Technology Announces First Industrial-Grade “Smart Panel” Product

January 5, 2012

January 5, 2012,  San Jose, CA – ADLINK Technology,  Inc., a leading manufacturing of industrial computing products, announced the availability of the revolutionary new  Smart Panel  series  of  products designed to provide a new “all-in-one” concept to panel computing applications, such as factory automation equipment, transportation systems, multimedia navigation devices, advertising systems, interactive kiosks, and medical care systems. The  Smart Panel  series  of  products  provides  users  an  embedded  human machine (HMI) where cloud computing is used for the Things of … Read More → "ADLINK Technology Announces First Industrial-Grade “Smart Panel” Product"

Adeneo Embedded recognized as a Freescale “i.MX development specialist” for its software expertise

January 5, 2012

Bellevue, WA, USA, and Ecully, France, January 5th, 2012 – Adeneo Embedded, a Design Alliance Member of Freescale since 2004 announces its designation as “i.MX development specialist” for Freescale Semiconductor.  

As an active partner of Freescale Semiconductor for many years, Adeneo Embedded marries its deep working knowledge of i.MX technology with its Windows Embedded, Linux and Android legacy to create a breadth of expertise invaluable to OEMs. This expertise uniquely positions Adeneo Embedded to deliver superior system integration services, Board Support Packages (BSP), drivers and application development as well as performance optimizations, … Read More → "Adeneo Embedded recognized as a Freescale “i.MX development specialist” for its software expertise"

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