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Freescale and Adeneo Embedded Announce Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Training in Munich Optimized for i.MX ARM Embedded MPUs
Freescale and Adeneo Embedded has announced a Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 training course in Munich, Germany from November 16th to 19th, 2009. This event is a unique opportunity for software system designers to develop an application based on Windows Embedded CE, using Freescale's i.MX solution. Freescale's i.MX family, based on ARM core technology, is engineered to offer Smart Speed, low-power consumption with MHz performance to spare and a high degree of integration to reduce your design time significantly.
Renesas releases free VDE certified self-test CPU routines for IEC60730 safety compliance
Renesas Technology Europe today announced that it has received VDE certification for its IEC60335-compliant self-test software for the R8C/2X family. The latest self-test CPU software routines developed for the R8C/2X family are fully compliant with IEC60730-1 regulations and have now been certified by VDE (the German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies). VDE is widely recognized for its efforts on safety standards and approvals.
Power Integrations Supports Smart-Grid Metering Engineers with New Technical Microsite and Reference Designs
Power Integrations has launched a technical microsite, www.powerint.com/smartmeters, focusing on energy-efficient power supply solutions for utility meters used in smart-grid energy networks.
Agilent Technologies Announces X-FAB's Worldwide Adoption of IC-CAP Device Modeling Platform
Agilent Technologies has announced an expansion of its Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) software platform at X-FAB -- a leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in More than Moore technologies. The expansion is the result of a joint effort to train X-FAB's IC-CAP users on the Agilent software's measurement and extraction capabilities, including new functionality in IC-CAP 2009, as well as its application to specific X-FAB modeling needs. With the completion of this training, X-FAB has now adopted IC-CAP device modeling software at all of its locations worldwide.
Agilent Technologies' Test Tools to Support Leading Carrier Ethernet Vendors at Major Interoperability Demonstration
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it will provide significant test and monitoring support to the world's leading network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) here demonstrating that their Carrier Ethernet equipment can successfully interoperate.
Fairchild Semiconductor - Integrated Video Filter Supports 1080p High Definition
Fairchild Semiconductor video filter supports the emerging 1080p standard for High Definition LCD-TVs, Blue Ray DVD players and set-top boxes. The FMS6303 offers designers of these applications the widest flexibility in an integrated video filter available today by providing selectability from Standard Definition all the way up to 1080p HD.
Laird Technologies Achieves Significant Milestone in Handset Industry
Laird Technologies has announced it accomplished the significant milestone of shipping 50 million antennas and 100 million metals products from its Indian facility, including board-level shielding and combination products, to its customers in India's handset market.
STMicroelectronics to Demonstrate its Automotive Technology at ITS 2009
At the 16th ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) World Congress and Exhibition, STMicroelectronics, a leading supplier of semiconductors for infotainment, powertrain, safety and telematics systems, will present successful solutions benefiting from its automotive-focused ICs. These ICs include navigation processors, the EyeQ2 high-performance vision-processing engine, and safety microcontrollers. ST is working with its customers in a number of application sectors, contributing semiconductor expertise to increase road safety and deliver extra value for vehicle owners.
Express Logic and Real Time Logic Team to Enable Remote Device Management
Express Logic, Inc., the leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced the integration of Real-Time Logic's popular Barracuda Embedded Web Server with Express Logic's ThreadX RTOS and NetX TCP/IP Stack. Optimized for the embedded market, the joint technologies form a small footprint solution ideal for the remote connected devices needed in medical, industrial, military and consumer applications.
PREMO at EPE 2009 in Barcelona
PREMO participated in the 13th edition of the European International Power Electronics Conference and Exhibition, EPE 2009, celebrated in Barcelona from 8-10 September. After previous successful editions in Brussels, Grenoble, Aachen, Florence, Brighton, Seville, Trondheim, Lausanne, Graz, Toulouse, Dresden and Aalborg, EPE 2009, co-organized with ECPE, had offered state-of-the-art keynotes and several industrial sessions.
NEC Electronics - USB 3.0 SOC Design Solution to Speed Customer Time to Market
NEC Electronics today announced the availability of a USB 3.0 system-on-a-chip (SOC) design solution that customers can use to kick start the development of custom USB 3.0 products. Leveraging NEC Electronics' design, implementation and manufacturing strengths as a leading integrated device manufacturer (IDM), the SOC design solution helps to reduce risk, improve efficiency and speed time to market, while allowing customers to focus on developing their own differentiated logic.
Surface-Mount 90º Hybrid Couplers from 2.5 to 6.0 GHz
Innovative Power Products has introduced its Model IPP-7004, 3 dB, 90º surface mount hybrid coupler and their IPP-8001, 20 dB, Surface Mount Directional Coupler. Both of these couplers operate from 2.5 - 6.0 GHz.
Village Tronic joins DisplayLink certification program
Village Tronic, one of the leading pioneers of multi-display solutions, has joined DisplayLink's certification program. DisplayLink makes the graphics chip at the heart of Village Tronic's ViBook USB display extenders.
Three-phase stepper motors from Astrosyn
The MY4304-01 three phase stepper motor from Astrosyn International is suitable for the pan and tilt control of stage and other entertainment lighting. Unlike the more common two or four phase stepper motors, the three phase design is capable of exceptionally quiet operation with a low level of vibration, making it ideal for this type of application.
Imagination's technologies enables new 'radio for the Facebook generation'
Imagination Technologies reports that its META processor and ENSIGMA communications technologies, together with its internet radio portal platform, enable the unprecedented capabilities of PURE's new Sensia radio.
Cree Repeats as Lighting for Tomorrow Grand Prize Winner
Cree, Inc. announces that it won the top prize in the 2009 Lighting for Tomorrow – Solid State Lighting Competition. The Cree LR6-DR1000 recessed downlight was awarded the coveted Grand Prize at an award ceremony at the American Lighting Association (ALA) Conference this week. The Cree LRP-38, a PAR38 bulb, and the LR6-HE (high-efficiency) were also recognized with Special Focus Awards for technical innovation and high efficiency, respectively.
Amplicon’s major new investment - IEIshop.com
Amplicon have recently launched a standalone website to promote their new partnership with market leading Taiwanese Industrial computer manufacturer 'IEI'.
Peregrine Semiconductor Ships 500 Millionth UltraCMOS RFIC
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation announced it has recently shipped its half-billionth UltraCMOS™ RFIC, a milestone which highlights the successful adoption and proliferation of the Company's disruptive UltraCMOS silicon-on-sapphire technology.
Ismosys expands deal with Mellanox Technologies to cover major European territories
Ismosys, officially launched in March 09 as a new demand creation vehicle of the Spectrum Electronics Group, has expanded its relationship with Mellanox Technologies, a leading provider of end-to-end connectivity solutions for servers and storage that optimize data centre performance, to include Benelux, France, Iberia, Turkey, the UK and Ireland. This builds on a successful relationship that has existed between the two companies in Italy for a number of years.
Achronix unveils 120 Gbps reprogrammable networking system
Achronix Semiconductor, makers of the world's fastest field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), today announces the availability of Bridge100, a 120 Gbps Infiniband-to-Ethernet programmable platform designed to put high-performance capability into the hands of communications systems designers.
Saft partners with Schneider Electric to deliver off-grid solar energy scheme in Madagascar
Saft is cooperating with Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, to deliver a ground-breaking solar photovoltaic energy solution in rural Madagascar. This project is the first step in Schneider Electric's energy access programme – known as BipBop, for Business, Investment, People at the Bottom of the Pyramid – that aims to create a virtuous circle combining business, innovation and social responsibility. Saft's role in the project is to supply the battery, based on its specialized Sunica.plus cells, for the off-grid electrification of Marovato, a village on Madagascar's east coast.
OI Austin Scientific selected for award
Oxford Instruments Austin Scientific has been selected for the 2009 Austin Award in the Air & Gas Compressors category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA Best of Local Business Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Analog Devices and Arcturus Announce IP Media Development Solution
With the growing popularity of SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) for enabling multimedia communications over IP (Internet Protocol) networks, Analog Devices and Arcturus Networks Inc. are introducing the uCBF54x Start Kit and System Module to speed development of embedded media devices that feature multichannel voice, mini PBX, or IP video capabilities. Targeted commercial and industrial applications that can benefit from using the uCBF54x for SIP-enabled two-way voice and/or video communications include: building and industrial safety systems, such as access control and public address; passenger assistance applications in mass transit; healthcare monitoring; and point-of-service, including central order-taking at quick-service restaurants.
Brand-Rex Grows As Market Declines
According to the latest market research carried out by industry research specialist consultants BSRIA, Brand-Rex grew its market share by 2.4% in 2008, despite the fact that the UK market for structured cabling fell by some 8%, forcing most suppliers to report declining sales.
iC-Haus becomes a member of the IO-Link consortium and announces its first IO-Link product
Since 1st September iC-Haus is a member of the IO-Link consortium and hence reintroduces the iC-GF, as a fully IO-Link compliant slave transceiver.
Minicom boosts remote power capabilities of its open platform access management solution
Minicom Advanced Systems - a leading developer of IT & KVM remote access and management solutions for the server room and datacenter - today announced the integration of diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation's ePDU products into its remote access management solution, AccessITTM. Acting as power distribution units for enclosures, Eaton's ePDU products measure power consumption at the data center level, as well as the sever level, to help users understand and control what is happening within their infrastructure.
OpenVPX interoperability specification leverages military and telecom system level experience with guidance from key industry system developers
The OpenVPX Industry Working Group, an alliance of VITA member defense and aerospace prime contractors and embedded computing systems suppliers focused on addressing VPX (VITA 46) system-level interoperability issues, has announced on schedule the completion of the OpenVPX draft V0.8 specification.
LSI and Aricent Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Deployment of Next-Generation Networks
LSI Corporation and Aricent have announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration to accelerate the deployment of wireless and wireline networking infrastructure and enterprise networking systems to the global marketplace. Aricent and LSI currently offer pre-integrated software stacks for multi-service business gateways that run on LSITM APP communications processors and have co-developed broadband networking software with IPv6 capabilities. Now, the two companies have extended their collaboration to wireless and additional wireline infrastructure applications.
AIS Releases Low Cost Digital Signage Player for Complete Networked Digital Signage Solutions
American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) has released a new line of Digital Signage Media Appliances powered by IAdea firmware supporting the latest Scala Content Manager 5 Release 5 Software, empowering users to distribute digital signage content from any internet-connected computer. Traditionally Scala has been limited to PC based hardware, but with Release 5, Scala has changed the game by offering lower cost non-PC (RISC) based hardware solutions providing a lower barrier of entry for customers.
u-blox supports location-aware applications running on Windows 7
u-blox, a leading provider of embedded GPS receiver semiconductors and solutions, is announcing its support of Microsoft Corp.'s initiative to make development of location-aware applications on Windows 7 hassle-free. Through the release of u-blox' driver supporting Microsoft's Sensor and Location API, software developers now have a standardized interface to the entire line of u-blox GPS chips and modules. The Sensor and Location platform for Windows 7 provides a simple way to access data from a wide range of external sensors.
ARM extends low-power leadership to high-performance enterprise apps
ARM has announced the development of two Cortex-A9 MPCore hard macro implementations for the TSMC 40nm-G process, enabling silicon manufacturers to have a rapid and low-risk route to silicon for high-performance, low-power Cortex-A9 processor-based devices. The speed-optimized hard macro implementation will enable devices to operate at frequencies greater than 2GHz.
Artisan Studio Uno shortlisted for an Elektra09 Award
Artisan Software Tools, the world's largest independent supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative modeling tools for complex, mission and safety-critical embedded systems and software, has announced that Artisan Studio Uno™, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Elektra09 award in the Embedded System Product of the Year category.
Essemtec strengthens marketing in Great Britain and Ireland
Essemtec breaks with Contax Ltd. and collaborates anew with two independent marketing partners in Great Britain and Ireland that orient their product range primarily towards Essemtec products. Essemtec, Swiss manufacturer of production and customized solutions for the electronics and solar industries, is availing of the insolvency of Contax Ltd. and intensifying marketing with two new partners in Great Britain and Ireland. Key Production Equipment Ltd. (KPE) will take over England, Wales and Scotland, while Contax Automation Ltd. will concentrate on the Irish market.
Magneti Marelli and STMicroelectronics - Memorandum of understanding for electronic systems and components for hybrid and electric vehicles
Magneti Marelli and STMicroelectronics have signed a memorandum of understanding that lays the foundations for an agreement in the sector of power electronics modules and components for energy conversion electronic systems (inverter) to be fitted on hybrid and electric vehicles.
STMicroelectronics Supports Drive into Interactive Television with Demonstrator Platform for Hybrid Broadcast and Broadband Set-Top Boxes
STMicroelectronics, a leading provider of ICs for set-top boxes, has completed a demonstrator platform for next-generation STBs capable of receiving interactive digital television services via broadcast or broadband Internet connections.
EtherWaves and Primula Technologies partner to offer variety of Digital Radio solutions
EtherWaves and Primula Technologies today announced a partnership to deliver a whole new range of Digital Radio solutions to manufactures of Consumer Electronics and Industrial devices, including professional Digital Radio receivers for the broadcast market. The new solutions build upon Primula expertise to design innovative, rapid and cost-efficient "right-first-time" Digital Radio hardware and the firmware, while EtherWaves provides the proven ClearSignal IP.
Mobile TV expands beyond mobile phones at IBC 2009
Axel Technologies, a pioneer of mobile TV software technology, and Onda Communications S.p.A, a leading communications device manufacturer for the mobile phone and PC markets, have launched today a new multistandard mobile TV solution for laptops and netbooks.
Farnell increases focus on electronic design for Transportation
Farnell has extended its support for electronic engineers working on automotive, rail and other Transportation applications by adding a large number of Transportation-orientated electronic components to its product portfolio. At the same time the company has made available a wide variety of technical collateral that will help these engineers speed product selection and application development.
RFEL congratulated by the Queen
Representatives of RF Engines Limited (RFEL) recently attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace where they were presented to the Queen, following the company winning the 2009 Queen's Award for Innovation. John Summers, RFEL's CEO, said, "It was a great honour to meet Her Majesty, Prince Phillip and other members of the Royal family and represent RF Engines at Buckingham Palace. So much of the company's work is of a confidential nature and of necessity low profile, so it's wonderful to have such high-profile recognition of both our innovation and business success."
XMOS Extends AVB Support To Gigabit Ethernet
XMOS has announced that it will provide support for Gigabit Ethernet AVB networking. The XMOS Gigabit endpoint implementation supports AVB applications including high speed streaming of up to 72 channels of audio traffic over Ethernet to networked electronic devices.
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