| Infineon Expands Its 16-Bit Microcontroller Offering with New Low-Cost Devices |
March 1, 2011 -- Infineon Technologies AG has announced additions to its 16-bit XE166 real-time signal controller portfolio to address low-end and ultra low-end industrial applications. The new XE16xL and XE16xU real-time signal controlle ... read more |
| Synopsys and Xilinx Collaborate on First Methodology Manual for FPGA-Based Prototyping of SOC Designs Featured |
March 2, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. and Xilinx, Inc. today announced the availability of the FPGA-Based Prototyping Methodology Manual (FPMM), a practical guide to using FPGAs as a platform for system-on-chip (SOC) development. The FPM ... read more |
| Atmel Releases Automotive-Qualified 32-bit AVR MCU Family for Motor-Control Applications |
March 2, 2011 -- Atmel Corp. has announced the release of the Atmel UC3C AT32UC3C0512C AVR microcontroller with 512kBytes of embedded Flash memory. This device is the first member of a 32-bit AVR MCU family dedicated to motor-control appl ... read more |
| TI Simplifies Design with 2-Channel, Simultaneous-Sampling ADCs Featuring Two Independently Controlled Internal References |
March 2, 2011 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced the industry's first two-channel, simultaneous-sampling successive approximation (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with two independently controlled internal references ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Expands STM32L Ultra-Low-Power ARM Cortex-M3 Microcontroller Series for Energy-Lite Applications |
March 2, 2011 -- STMicroelectronics has extended its 32-bit STM32L series of microcontrollers which now includes devices with memory densities of 256kBytes and 384kBytes for embedded application engineers. The STM32L microcontrollers are ... read more |
| Silicon Labs and IMST Collaborate on Comprehensive Smart-Energy Solutions |
March 1, 2011 -- Silicon Laboratories, Inc. and IMST GmbH, a supplier of wireless communications technology, today introduced a turnkey wireless M-Bus solution designed for the smart-energy market. The comprehensive hardware/ software sol ... read more |
| Integrated Engineering Software Launches Chronos |
March 2, 2011 -- Integrated Engineering Software has released Chronos, its new time-omain solver and high-frequency tool for modeling and simulating 3D RF and microwave applications. The software has been introduced to address the challen ... read more |
| iMEMS Gyros Deliver Higher Performance Under Harsh Vibration |
March 1, 2011 -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is introducing three new high-performance, low-power iMEMS gyroscopes with analog output specifically for angular-rate (rotational) sensing in harsh environments. The ADXRS642, ADXRS646, and ADX ... read more |
| Atmel AVR Studio 5 Provides Fully Integrated Development Platform for Embedded Microcontroller Designs |
March 1, 2011 -- Atmel Corp. today announced a new fully integrated platform of development tools for its community of over 100,000 users of 8- and 32-bit AVR embedded microcontrollers (MCUs). The new Atmel AVR Studio 5 is an enhanced ver ... read more |
| Microsemi Announces Expanded Industrial Ecosystem for SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed-Signal FPGAs |
March 1, 2011 -- Microsemi SoC Products Group today announced an expanded industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion intelligent mixed-signal FPGAs. This new ecosystem strengthens the current SmartFusion device ecosystem and includes further su ... read more |
| Microsemi Announces SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed-Signal FPGAs now Available with µClinux |
March 1, 2011 -- Microsemi SoC Products Group today announced that open source U-Boot firmware and µClinux are now available on SmartFusion intelligent mixed-signal FPGAs. The availability of Linux on SmartFusion devices provides a ... read more |
| Synopsys Introduces Proteus LRC for Lithography Verification |
March 1, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. today introduced Proteus LRC for lithography verification. Proteus LRC provides comprehensive, process-window-aware checking features to identify locations in a design that are sensitive to process variatio ... read more |
| Synopsys Announces Availability of HAPS-600 High Capacity FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution |
March 1, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced the availability of the HAPS-600 series, the highest capacity extension of the HAPS family of FPGA-based prototyping systems. The HAPS-600 series extends FPGA-based prototyping capacity up t ... read more |
| Xilinx Introduces Zynq-7000 Family of Extensible Processing Platforms Featured |
March 1, 2011 -- Xilinx, Inc. today unveiled the Zynq-7000 family, an Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) developed to achieve the levels of processing and compute performance required in high-end embedded applications targeting markets ... read more |
| JEDEC Announces Publication of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Standard |
March 1, 2011 -- The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced the publication of its next-generation storage system standard, Universal Flash Storage (UFS). UFS is designed to be the most advanced specification for both embe ... read more |
| TenAsys Announces Networked RTOS for Multicore, Multi-Platform Embedded Systems |
March 1, 2011 -- TenAsys Corp. has announced a new scalable real-time OS called INtime Distributed RTOS. Based on the company's established product, INtime for Windows, INtime Distributed RTOS lets programmers write applications that run ... read more |
| Wind River On-Board Program Expands to Enable Hardware Partners to Develop Unique Embedded Development Kits |
March 1, 2011 -- Wind River today announced the expansion of the Wind River On-Board Program, which will provide participating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processor board vendors with software tools, documentation and training to deve ... read more |
| SpringSoft's Siloti System Simplifies Visibility Automation and Debug Flow for SOC Verification |
March 1, 2011 -- SpringSoft, Inc. today announced availability of its Siloti Visibility Automation System with a streamlined flow for system-on-chip (SOC) verification and debug. The latest software release incorporates a new reusable beh ... read more |
| Applied Materials and Magma Integrate CAD and Inspection Systems for Faster Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes |
March 1, 2011 -- Applied Materials, Inc. and Magma Design Automation, Inc. have integrated Magma's CAD (computer-aided design)-based navigation and yield-analysis software with Applied's advanced inspection systems. This combinatio ... read more |
| Sibridge Technologies Adopts UVM 1.0 for Its Verification IP |
March 1, 2011 -- Sibridge Technologies today announced the adoption of Universal Verification Methodology (UVM 1.0) for its suite of verification IP. The company offers a suite of design IP (DIP) and verification IP (VIP) for industry-sta ... read more |
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