News – Page 2221 – EEJournal

Setting New Boundaries: JTAG Technologies donates boundary-scan hardware, software and support to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) project

June 24, 2011

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – 23rd June 2011. JTAG Technologies has donated boundary-scan hardware, software and technical support to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) project. Set to be the first European student mission to the moon, ESMO is funded by the European Space Agency’s Education Office and sees the collaboration of 19 universities throughout Europe working with UK-based prime contractor Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

JTAG Technologies’ donations comprise a boundary-scan controller, JTAG ProVision application generation … Read More → "Setting New Boundaries: JTAG Technologies donates boundary-scan hardware, software and support to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) project"

Universal Energy-Harvesting Development Kit Available From Infinite Power Solutions

June 24, 2011

Littleton, Colo., June 21, 2011?Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), an industry leader in solid-state, rechargeable thin-film micro-energy storage solutions, today announced the availability of the IPS-EVAL-EH-01, a universal energy-harvesting evaluation kit for autonomous wireless sensors and other sub-100mW applications. The kit features the company’s award-winning THINERGY</ … Read More → "Universal Energy-Harvesting Development Kit Available From Infinite Power Solutions"

QuickLogic’s RGB-split Technology Enables Next Generation of Foldable Tablets and Smartphones

June 24, 2011

Sunnyvale, CA – June 21, 2011 — QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the leader in low power Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), is proud to announce that its RGB-split technology with its unique display signal splitting architecture has been system verified and is ready for adoption into the next generation of foldable tablet computers and smartphones.

A foldable smartphone or tablet offers the advantage of multiple independent displays, separated by a hinge, with which users can simultaneously interact and view. As display content is shared across multiple … Read More → "QuickLogic’s RGB-split Technology Enables Next Generation of Foldable Tablets and Smartphones"

Accellera and Open SystemC Initiative Announce Plans to Unite

June 24, 2011

San Jose, Calif., June 22, 2011 — Today, Accellera and the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), two industry organizations focused on the creation and adoption of electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) standards announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining a plan to form a single organization. The new organization will leverage the complementary efforts of both groups to create more comprehensive standards to benefit the worldwide electronic design community, and facilitate efficient collaboration among its members.

Read More → "Accellera and Open SystemC Initiative Announce Plans to Unite"

SST and Inside Secure Enter Design Partnership

June 24, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, June 23, 2011 – Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST) and INSIDE Secure today announced the two companies have entered into a design partnership agreement to utilize third-generation SuperFlash(r) embedded flash memory technology (ESF3). Through this agreement, INSIDE Secure will work in partnership with SST to design and introduce numerous nonvolatile flash memory macrocells based on the proprietary SST split-gate flash memory cell as part of the technology migration for future INSIDE secure microcontrollers products.

“Our third-generation SuperFlash embedded flash technology offers a superior, affordable and off-the-shelf solution that is very attractive to companies … Read More → "SST and Inside Secure Enter Design Partnership"

Servo-Tek Products Inc., Introduces Low Ripple Output Industrial Tachometer Generator Series

June 24, 2011

June 23, 2011, Newell, West Virginia, USA – Servo-Tek Products, Inc. (Servo-Tek), today announced the global market introduction of its D-Series, a highly rugged industrial tachometer generator family, designed to offer high-reliability support for a variety of instrument-grade velocity sensing applications where high-output voltages (45 VDC / 1000 RPM) are required, such as precision integrators and velocity servo systems.

Combining high-accuracy with low driving torque, Servo-Tek tachometers provide a convenient and economical means of converting rotational speed into an isolated analog voltage signal suitable for remote indication and feedback control. The distinguishing feature of the D-series is its low-rippled output, … Read More → "Servo-Tek Products Inc., Introduces Low Ripple Output Industrial Tachometer Generator Series"

Renesas Electronics Announces New RL78 Microcontrollers with Enhanced Real-Time Control Capabilities

June 24, 2011

Dusseldorf, 24th June 2011 – Renesas Electronics , a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of the RL78 microcontroller (MCU) family with the introduction of the RL78/G14 Group. The new 16-bit MCUs combine the advanced on-chip peripheral functions of Renesas’ R8C MCU family with the … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces New RL78 Microcontrollers with Enhanced Real-Time Control Capabilities"

Mercury Computer Systems Wins Contract to Deliver Embedded Products and Integration Services for Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems

June 24, 2011

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – June 23, 2011 – Mercury Computer Systems Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed ISR subsystems, announced a multi-year contract award from a global provider of products, services and solutions for military defense. Mercury will provide embedded computing products and integration services that will enable radar and signal processing for high altitude aircraft detection systems used on commercial aircraft. These systems, with ranges spanning hundreds of miles, will provide intelligence for a variety … Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Wins Contract to Deliver Embedded Products and Integration Services for Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems"

Xilinx Zynq-7000 Family Wins Product of the Year Award at Electrons d’Or in Paris

June 24, 2011

PARIS, June 24, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its Zynq™-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) achieved Product of the Year status at the French electronics industry’s annual Electrons d’Or awards, held on Thursday 16^th June 2011 in Paris. Xilinx was celebrated in the Programmable Logic Category for achieving an industry first with its new family of devices that incorporate an ARM® dual-core Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processing system with 28nm programmable logic.

Now in its 14^th consecutive year, the Electrons d’ … Read More → "Xilinx Zynq-7000 Family Wins Product of the Year Award at Electrons d’Or in Paris"

LPRS Unveil IQRF Wireless Networking Components at UK Wireless Forum

June 24, 2011

LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, is using their appearance at the UK Wireless Fortronic Forum to demonstrate the IQRF range of simple to implement, reliable wireless networks for smart metering, home and building automation, intelligent street lighting and environmental monitoring. The event will also be the first opportunity for visitors to see the latest generation of LPRS’s market leading easyRadio, eRA and new developments from Wireless Module manufacturer Circuit Design Inc.

Wireless Fortronic is the UK’s first one day technically focused forum specifically dedicated to … Read More → "LPRS Unveil IQRF Wireless Networking Components at UK Wireless Forum"