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Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces Family of Rugged High Definition Dual LED Backlit Displays

LAINDON, UK – September 28, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, and OpenVPX™ products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market, has announced the availability of its new enhanced family of Skyquest™ rugged displays for use on airborne platforms. The new family of Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces Family of Rugged High Definition Dual LED Backlit Displays"

Optimized Power Modules – The pursuit of industry best-in-class performance of power modules from Vincotech

September 30th 2011 – In a world where energy efficiency is king, engineers, managers and purchasing departments alike need to examine carefully the route their company takes in the development of new products. It is no longer just a case of going back to the usual component suppliers. Total optimization is now absolutely key and this can only be achieved cost-effectively with careful forethought, flexibility and planning. 

The market for power modules has proven to be highly successful and has taken a huge load off companies’ purchasing and engineering departments by providing a compact, affordable solution … Read More → "Optimized Power Modules – The pursuit of industry best-in-class performance of power modules from Vincotech"

VIA Announces Comprehensive Processor Platform Support for Wind River’s VxWorks RTOS

Taipei, Taiwan, September 28, 2011 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the forthcoming availability of a new board support package (BSP) for motherboards featuring the VIA Nano X2 CPU, VIA VX900 MSP and GigaLAN solutions and Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS).

The VIA EPIA-M900 Mini-ITX board will be the first VIA motherboard to offer the BSP for VxWorks. Wind River’s VxWorks is a robust, reliable RTOS with a small footprint that offers fast booting and increased security suitable for resource-constrained environments critical in … Read More → "VIA Announces Comprehensive Processor Platform Support for Wind River’s VxWorks RTOS"

Curtiss-Wright Controls’ New Low-Power VME SBC Upgrades Earlier SBCs with 6x Performance and Similar Cost

OTTAWA, CANADA — September 29, 2011 – Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls, and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products for the rugged deployed defense and aerospace market, has introduced the low-cost, ultra-ruggedSVME/DMV-194, the newest addition to its industry leading family of cost-effective, low power VME single board computers (SBCs). The 6U VME64 SVME/DMV-194, based on a Freescale™ Power Architecture™ QorIQ P2020 processor with dual 1.2 GHz cores, delivers 6x the compute performance, at nearly the same cost, than was available from earlier VME designs, such as CWCEC’ … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls’ New Low-Power VME SBC Upgrades Earlier SBCs with 6x Performance and Similar Cost"

Microsemi Delivers Complete, Space-saving SATA Storage Systems for Secure Defense and Aerospace Applications

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–Sept. 30, 2011–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today launched the first in a family of complete SATA storage systems for secure embedded defense applications. The compact MSM37 and MSM75 solutions are each packaged as a single 32mm x 28mm 522 PBGA (plastic ball grid array) and provide up to 75 gigabytes (GB) of NAND flash solid state storage. The combination of these features makes the devices ideal for applications where a full-size 2.5 inch storage device is too large.

Advanced security features include AES-128 encryption, self-destruct … Read More → "Microsemi Delivers Complete, Space-saving SATA Storage Systems for Secure Defense and Aerospace Applications"

Gresham Powers in with 650W 6U cPCI

Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury based MIL and Commercial power conversion specialist, has increased the output power of their already class leading 6U Compact PCI power supply to a mighty 650W.

“All of our products are under continuous development to ensure they stay at the forefront of technology.” Says Jake Moir, Managing Director of Gresham Power Electronics; “Our 6U CompactPCI power supply has always offered leading edge performance and with the new model providing 650 watts of output power we believe we now have the market leading product and may well have reached the limit … Read More → "Gresham Powers in with 650W 6U cPCI"

Synopsys’ CODE V Enhances Analysis of Precision Optical Systems

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Improvements to industry-leading beam propagation analysis:

  •   General complex field input supports custom light source definitions.
  •   Birefringent crystal modeling is included for microlithographic and optical telecommunication devices.
  •   More robust pre-analysis feature minimizes setup time and maximizes ease of use.
  •   Multiprocessor support speeds computation time.

Fully integrated Glass Expert tool automatically finds the optimal set of glasses for a user’s lens design.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and … Read More → "Synopsys’ CODE V Enhances Analysis of Precision Optical Systems"

Atmel Launches Secure, Ultra-low Power AES-128 AVR MCU with Immobilizer for Car Key Fob Applications

Heilbronn, Germany, September 28, 2011— Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced availability of a new ultra-low power AVR®microcontroller (MCU) with AES-128 immobilizer protocol stack. The Atmel ATA5790N includes LF immobilizer functionality and a 3D LF receiver in a single 5mm x 7mm package. When combined with the companion device ATA5830 RF transmitter, the Atmel ATA5790N is ideal for high-volume uni- and bi-directional car key fobs for passive entry and passive start systems.

The AVR microcontroller provides 16k Flash and 2 … Read More → "Atmel Launches Secure, Ultra-low Power AES-128 AVR MCU with Immobilizer for Car Key Fob Applications"

congatec offers AMD dual core power on Qseven

Deggendorf, Germany, September 29, 2011   * * *   congatec AG, a leading manufacturer of embedded computer modules, announces the expansion of its Qseven product line.

The conga-QAF Qseven module, which is based on the AMD Embedded G-Series, is the first module to combine high graphics performance, dual core processing power and low power consumption in such a small form factor. It is therefore a perfect solution for cost-sensitive low-power control and visualization applications.

The conga-QAF is available in two processor variants: AMD G-Series G-T40E 1.0 GHz Dual Core (6.4 W); and AMD G-Series G-T40R 1.0 … Read More → "congatec offers AMD dual core power on Qseven"

MSC presents new nanoRISC® Processor Module

Stutensee, Germany – MSC Vertriebs GmbH is announcing the availability of the second processor module from its range of nanoRISC embedded modules for high-performance 32-bit microprocessors. Based on the Samsung S5PV210, an ARM Cortex-A8 processor clocked at 800MHz or 1GHz, the module carries up to 1GB DDR2 SDRAM and 4GB NAND Flash memory. The nanoRISC processor modules are 50 x 70 mm in size and cover all important interfaces for embedded applications: LAN, CAN as well as audio, UART, I²C, SPI, Touch and GPIO. Also, the processor’s parallel bus is accessible, and there are interfaces … Read More → "MSC presents new nanoRISC® Processor Module"

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