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Renesas Electronics Announces V850 Microcontroller Demonstration Platform for Continua®-Certified Blood Glucose Meter Agent

Dusseldorf, August 9, 2011  –  Renesas Electronics  , a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of a Continua® demonstration platform based on the Renesas Electronics V850 energy-efficient microcontroller (MCU) with certified Continua Blood Glucose agent software. Implementing a … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces V850 Microcontroller Demonstration Platform for Continua®-Certified Blood Glucose Meter Agent"

New XDS560v2 STM Traveler JTAG Emulator

Northwich, Cheshire, August 2011 Kane Computing Ltd (KCL) are pleased to announce that  Spectrum Digital, Inc., the leading provider of development tools for Texas Instruments (TI) Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), have released the USB bus powered XDS560v2 STM Traveler JTAG Emulator as a new addition to the XDS560v2 Emulator family. The XDS560v2 Traveler operates without the use of a standalone power supply thereby giving the user more portability and flexibility in their development and test environment. 

The XDS560v2 STM Traveler is compatible with existing XDS560 … Read More → "New XDS560v2 STM Traveler JTAG Emulator"

Sensinode Ltd. Releases Updated Software Libraries for Texas Instruments Chips; Enables Large-Scale Embedded Internet Applications

Oulu, Finland – August 9, 2011 – Sensinode Ltd., a leading provider of software that powers the Internet of Things, today announced release of its Nanostack™ 2.0 Library for two hardware platforms from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI); the CC2530 2.4Ghz radio frequency system-on-chip (SOC) and the sub-1 GHz CC430 SOC family, combining MSP MCUs and CC1101 RF transceivers, for ultra-low-power wireless network applications. With the updated release of Nanostack™ 2.0, developers can quickly implement embedded Internet applications that leverage LPRF technology in hugely scalable mesh networks. 

The Sensinode Nanostack 2.0 … Read More → "Sensinode Ltd. Releases Updated Software Libraries for Texas Instruments Chips; Enables Large-Scale Embedded Internet Applications"

easyRadio Advanced innovative embedded wireless Solution from LPRS

LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, is delivering production quantities of its latest generation of wireless modules, easyRadio Advanced (eRA). Manufactured in the UK, eRA offers significant improvements over earlier generations of easyRadio products and incorporates the latest version of LPRS’s unique easyRadio software protocol. This removes the complexities of developing a software interface to the wireless modules, significantly reducing end product development times.

The many existing users of easyRadio version 02 will find eRA pin-compatible and can easily upgrade their products to the new “advanced” versions as required. Free … Read More → "easyRadio Advanced innovative embedded wireless Solution from LPRS"

Anobit Announces Industry’s Fastest Embedded Flash Controller for Smartphones and Tablet Computers

Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara, CA – August 9, 2011 – Anobit, a global leader in flash-based storage solutions, today announced a new high-performance, ultra-low power embedded flash controller for Smartphones and Tablet Computers. Supporting up to 256 GB of NAND flash, the MSP2025 delivers an unprecedented 666 MB/sec data transfer rate, making it the highest performing low-power embedded flash controller on the market today. 

Utilizing Anobit’s MSP™ (Memory Signal Processing) technology, the MSP2025 is the first embedded flash controller to support 20nm and sub-20nm NAND flash, resulting in a significant reduction in cost-per-bit.

< … Read More → "Anobit Announces Industry’s Fastest Embedded Flash Controller for Smartphones and Tablet Computers"

XENTROTEC Selects the LatticeECP3 FPGA Family for Multi-Channel HD Video Multiplexer and HD-DVR Solutions

HILLSBORO, OR  AUGUST 8, 2011  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that XENTROTEC CO., LTD., Seoul, Korea, has chosen the mid-range LatticeECP3™ FPGA for use in its digital video recorder (DVR) solution. XENTROTEC, which recently introduced its new multichannel HD video multiplexer and HD digital video recorder solution at ISCRead More → "XENTROTEC Selects the LatticeECP3 FPGA Family for Multi-Channel HD Video Multiplexer and HD-DVR Solutions"

Loongson Licenses MIPS32® and MIPS64® Architectures for Embedded and Computing Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 8, 2011 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, announced today that Loongson Technology Corp. Ltd. has licensed the MIPS32® and MIPS64® architectures for continued development of MIPS-Based™ Loongson CPU cores. With these processors, Loongson Technology is targeting a range of applications from high-end computing, cloud servers and terminals to embedded applications such as industrial control, smart meters, automotive, GPS and mobile devices.

The MIPS-Based Loongson processors deliver high performance and performance efficiency. According to Loongson … Read More → "Loongson Licenses MIPS32® and MIPS64® Architectures for Embedded and Computing Applications"

KEMET offers high voltage large case multilayer ceramic capacitors for higher reliability applications

KEMET has announced its KEMET Power Solutions (KPS) High Voltage (HV) SM Series capacitors. Designed to meet robust performance standards required in higher reliability industrial applications, the KPS family of devices utilises leadframe technology to isolate the multilayer ceramic component from the printed circuit board.

KPS HV SM Series devices offer up to 10mm of board flex capability and exhibit lower ESR, ESL and higher current discharge capability when compared to other dielectric solutions. Available in both formed “L” and “J” lead configurations, these products offer additional … Read More → "KEMET offers high voltage large case multilayer ceramic capacitors for higher reliability applications"

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education Conference IEDEC – Call for Papers

IEDEC 2012
2nd Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference: http://www.iedec.org

March 19-20, 2012. Santa Clara, CA, USA — The Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Conference is a premier event committed to further the education in engineering design with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of engineering designers worldwide. The conference is intended for educators, mentors, engineers, managers, engineering students , as well as industry who desire excellence in engineering design education.

IEDEC further strives to promote the engineering design profession … Read More → "Interdisciplinary Engineering Education Conference IEDEC – Call for Papers"

Cadence Demonstrates Flash Memory Offering at 2011 Flash Memory Summit

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – August 08, 2011) –

WHO: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, showcases its integration-ready, proven flash IP solutions at the 2011 Flash Memory Summit.

WHAT: Cadence is demonstrating design and verification IP that enable the successful integration of flash memory technology into ASICs and … Read More → "Cadence Demonstrates Flash Memory Offering at 2011 Flash Memory Summit"

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