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Winners of 2012 iNEMO Design Contest announced by STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics announced Dragon Dance Team from Xidian University as the winner of the 2012 iNEMO Design Contest in China. The open competition for students and young engineers in China to design innovative applications around ST’s award-winning iNEMO smart multi-sensor technology began on May 25 and ran until November 28 with the aim to promote MEMS design innovation among university students in China.
Thanks for 70 years of driving innovation
In the last 70 years, Brüel & Kjær systems have measured sound on the International Space Station and ensured all of NASA‘s Mars rovers survived the journey there. Our accelerometers have turned the Golden Gate Bridge into a giant harp and helped maintain hydroelectric generators around the world, while our world-leading microphones and hydrophones have investigated everything from submarines off Sweden to the pressure in Boeing’s wind tunn...
VOICE 2013 User’s Conference for SoC & Memory Semiconductor Devices & Handler Test Technologies
VOICE 2013 is an international conference focusing on innovative test solutions for system-on-chip and memory semiconductor devices and handler solutions. The 2013 conference will include technical presentations, new product kiosks, interactive discussion sessions for users of the T2000, V93000 and memory test platforms and test cell solutions, offering extensive networking and learning opportunities for all attendees. A new addition to the progr...
Intel Explore The Connected Car Driving Experience
We are connected at work, at home, while shopping and even on vacation. At Intel, we see your future car as just another extension of your connected and digital lives. This future move is fuelling the emergence of the connected car and the promise of more enjoyable, productive, intuitive and safe experiences for drivers and passengers alike. Check out the video to see how your daily routine could be automatically enhanced by utilizing in-car conn...
Driving Backplanes with High-Speed FPGA Transceivers
A video demonstrating how to drive backplanes (and the key features of) using Altera's Stratix V FPGA Transceivers. Learn more here.
Supermicro Hyper-Speed Servers Accelerate Low-Latency Applications with up to 30% Performance Gains
Super Micro Computer debuts a new line of ultra high performance “Hyper-Speed” servers this week at High Frequency Trading World, New York. These new 2U and 4U/Tower platforms deliver unparalleled performance for HFT applications by maximizing processing power and precisely tuning hardware and firmware to attain up to 30% lower latency over competitive solutions while still maintaining high reliability as a primary design focus.
Tensilica Reaches 200 Licensees Milestone for Dataplane Processor IP Cores
Tensilica has revealed today that 200 companies have licensed Tensilica’s dataplane processor unit technology. Over 500 licenses have been signed with these 200 companies, and several thousand unique DPUs have been optimized by Tensilica (standard products) and its licensees (customized products) and deployed in silicon.
Development Of A Resource-Efficient Electrical Drive System For The Automotive Industry
Electrical drives are one of the main topics of the future automotive industry. On the one hand they are driven by latest developments in the electric mobility area and on the other hand – not always obviously – in today’s vehicles there is a need to further develop a number of electric auxiliary units, such as fans, pumps and mechanical adjusters.
Every Second Car Produced Today Contains Infineon Microcontrollers
Infineon Technologies AG has just delivered its one hundred millionth TriCore-microcontroller. That ranks these microcontrollers among the most successful in automotive electronics. The TriCore-based microcontrollers from Infineon are assembled in over fifty automotive brands. Statistically speaking, this means that almost every second vehicle produced today includes a TriCore-based microcontroller. It is responsible for keeping the fuel consumpt...
PSoC World Virtual Conference Keynote Speakers Include Cypress President and CEO
Cypress Semiconductor have today announced the keynote speeches that will be presented at the upcoming PSoC World international virtual embedded design conference on December 12 and 13. The speakers at the event include: