Analysis
MOST® Forum 2011 Reports Upbeat Atmosphere
Over 165 professionals from the automotive electronics industry and academia attended the third MOST Forum on April 5, 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany. Again, the broad international audience was composed of attendees from all over Europe, Asia and North America. We are pleasantly surprised by the continuously rising number of participants at this leading event for automotive infotainment, stated Dr. Christian Thiel, Administrator of the MOST Cooperat...
VJ Electronix Expands Its Presence in China
VJ Electronix, Inc., a leader in rework technologies and global provider of X-ray inspection systems, announces that it has moved into a new, larger facility in the Suzhou Industrial Park near Shanghai, China. The grand opening of the facility was well attended with more than 25 VIPs, including local government officials.
Repeaters from National Semiconductor Triple the Reach of PCI Express Gen-3 Standard
National Semiconductor introduced a new family of PCI Express (PCIe) Gen-3 (8 Gbps) repeaters that offer unprecedented signal conditioning performance and low-power consumption for data center servers and storage systems.
ARM Launches DS-5 Professional Edition And ARM Compiler V5.0
ARM today announced the release of v5.0 of the ARM Compiler, and the availability of the ARM DS-5 Professional Edition, which replaces the ARM RVDS toolkit as the reference software development toolchain for ARM processor-based ASICs and ASSP devices.
National Instruments Unveils NI LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics
National Instruments has introduced LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS, a new education-focused version of the company’s professional LabVIEW graphical system design software. Developed specifically for secondary school students to use with the LEGO Education robotics platform in classrooms or competitions, LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS is a teaching tool that helps students visually control and program MINDSTORMS NXT robots, while learning the same sof...
Dassault Aviation choose Brüel & Kjær surface microphones for development of nEUROn UCAV
Brüel & Kjær has been selected by Dassault Aviation to provide high-pressure surface microphones for the development of the nEUROn experimental Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV).
Cortus, MagnaChip and Taegee Team Up to Create 32Bit ASMCU IP for Touch Screen Applications
Cortus S.A., MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Taegee Company, Ltd., have collaborated to develop an advanced, low power, 32bit microprocessor based ASMCU (Application Specific Microcontroller) and associated IP for use in products such as tablet computers, smart phones, laptops and other widely-used touch screen applications.
SandForce Adopts Real Intent’s Advanced Sign-off Verification Software for SSD Processors
Real Intent Inc., the leading provider of software products that accelerate Advanced Sign-Off Verification of electronic designs, announced that SandForce® Inc., has selected Real Intent’s Ascent™ Lint and Meridian™ CDC solutions for verification and sign-off of its leading edge Solid State Drive (SSD) processor designs, based on the results of a competitive evaluation. Both products are currently in production use at SandForce.
Real Intent Appoints Craig Cochran as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
Real Intent Inc., the leading provider of software products that accelerate Advanced Sign-off Verification of electronic designs, announced today that Craig Cochran has joined the company as vice president of marketing and business development. His extensive strategic, product and corporate marketing expertise within startups and public companies will serve to accelerate market development for the company’s Advanced Sign-off Verification produc...
Microscan Launches Free Online Barcode Generator
Microscan, a global technology leader for track and trace solutions, introduces a free online barcode generator located at www.microscan.com/createbarcodes that allows visitors to create, save and email custom barcodes from the Microscan website.