Communications
Graphic toolchain enables users to create advanced HMIs
Bringing more comprehensive support to its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) product offering, FTDI Chip's EVE Screen Designer is available to download for free. Suitable for use with Windows 7 and above, the development suite enables the creation of advanced HMIs, via EVE’s innovative object-oriented approach, without any understanding of EVE display lists.
STB tuner ICs reduce complexity & power consumption
Silicon Labs has introduced a family of high-performance digital STB tuner ICs designed to reduce the cost, complexity and power consumption of cable, terrestrial, hybrid terrestrial/satellite and IP-based STB products. The Si2144 and Si2124 digital tuner ICs help STB designers reduce board space and BOM cost through a combination of single-chip integration and small package size.
Quad-core SoC ICs address Chinese Ultra HDp60 market
To address the Chinese Ultra HDp60 market, STMicroelectronics has released the STiH314/318 and STiH414/418 quad-core SoC ICs. The devices extend the company’s Cannes and Monaco families. The SoCs decode Ultra HD HEVC, AVS+ and VP9 at 60fps. Providing all the necessary components to support China-driven TVOS, the STiH314/318 and STiH414/418 integrate the latest security IP for advanced Conditional Access (CA) with extended support for China ...
Inductive coupler allows long-distance PLC
Power Line Communications (PLC) is a global technology that is gaining interest worldwide due to the wide availability of power distribution lines. In smart grids inductive couplers are playing a big role as PLC transmits the communication signals between power line and PLC data transceiver without introducing any extra wires or cables; offering a competitive solution compared with capacitive coupling.
Pico-ITX SBC enables smaller, lighter & quieter devices
Utilising the latest quad-core Intel Atom processor and supporting DDR3L-1066/1333MHz system memory up to 8GB, the PICO840 compact Pico-ITX embedded SBC has been released by Axiomtek. The computer, which operates across an industrial temperature range of -40 to +70°C, allows system developers and OEMs to create smaller, lighter and quieter devices.
Firefox OS optimised for chip featuring MIPS & Power VR
Imagination Technologies has announced that an experimental version of Firefox OS from Mozilla has been ported to run on a reference tablet incorporating a 1.2 GHz dual-core MIPS CPU and a PowerVR SGX540 GPU. This is the same Ingenic JZ4780 chip as can be found inside the recently-launched Creator CI20 microcomputer, and the reference tablet will also support Android 4.4 KitKat.
Processors suit consumer & professional audio applications
Designed to meet the demands of both high-resolution consumer audio and complex multichannel professional audio applications, the xCORE-AUDIO processor family has been introduced by XMOS. The family includes the xCORE-AUDIO Hi-Res-2 and the xCORE-AUDIO Live, both of which are based on the company’s xCORE-200 MCU processor technology.
Multicore MCU enables Gigabit Ethernet IoT
A multicore MCU, which integrates 16 high-performance 32-bit-RISC-processor-cores in a single device, has been introduced by XMOS. The xCORE-200 delivers up to 2000MIPS of real-time computing power and is claimed to be the industry’s first 10/100/1000Gb Ethernet solution available with a programmable MAC layer and internet webserver support. This advanced capability from a low-cost multicore MCU opens up a whole new set of Gigabit-speed IoT...
'Industry's first' 28nm EDC PHY
Broadcom has announced 'the industry's first' 28nm EDC PHY with support for long reach multimode, the BCM82780. This latest addition to Broadcom's industry-leading portfolio of 1/10/40GbE physical layer devices delivers significant power savings, while boosting performance.
40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet PHY in pluggable QSFP+ optical
Broadcom announced rapid adoption of its latest 40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet PHY in pluggable QSFP+ optical and DAC modules. Multiple OEMs and ODMs have adopted the devices for immediate implementation. Broadcom will showcase its latest innovations for high speed interconnects products at the OFC Technical Conference in Los Angeles, California, 24th to 26th March.