Xilinx ships the first parts in its Zynq-7000 extensible processing platform - EETimes EuropeXilinx has demonstrated its Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) for the first time as it starts shipping devices to customers. The platform combines 28nm FPGA fabric with a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processing system, with the 30K logic cell Zynq-7000 EPP shown running a Linux-based
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Entry-level 32bit microcontroller for consumer applications
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Entry-level 32bit microcontroller for consumer applications - EETimes EuropeAtmel has launched an entry-level 32bit microcontroller for designs requiring low-power capacitive touch as well as other consumer and industrial applications.By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Silicon Labs claims lowest power wireless microcontroller
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Silicon Labs claims lowest power wireless microcontroller - EETimes Europe
Silicon Labs is aiming to have the industry’s most energy-efficient microcontroller and wireless MCU with several architectural and technology innovation in its C8051F96x
The 8bit core uses a 32bit wide interface to flash for the first time so that multiple instructions can be accessed quickly and the flash shut down
Silicon Labs is aiming to have the industry’s most energy-efficient microcontroller and wireless MCU with several architectural and technology innovation in its C8051F96x
The 8bit core uses a 32bit wide interface to flash for the first time so that multiple instructions can be accessed quickly and the flash shut down
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
CEVA invests in gesture recognition software firm
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DSP core designer CEVA has invested in an Israeli gesture recognition company. The software from eyeSight Mobile Technologies will run on CEVA's MM3000 ISP and video platform to add gesture recognition applications for mobile, digital home and automotive markets with the potential to improve power efficiency by a factor of 20.CEVA invests in gesture recognition software firm - Electronics
FPGA module for SERCOS III industrial bus - Electronics Eetimes
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FPGA module for SERCOS III industrial bus - Electronics EetimesBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas and Hilscher to develop 40nm high end ARM chip for industrial automation
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Renesas Electronics Europe has teamed up with industrial communication systems company Hilscher to develop a customisable 40nm system-on-chip (SoC) based around a combination of the ARM Cortex-A9 and R4 processor cores.
Renesas and Hilscher to develop 40nm high end ARM chip for industrial automation - Electronics Eetimes
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas and Hilscher to develop 40nm high end ARM chip for industrial automation - Electronics Eetimes
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
£20k audio power cable introduced - E & T Magazine
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An audio power cable costing over £20,000 has been described as "the most advanced cable technology ever developed."£20k audio power cable introduced - E & T Magazine: 'via Blog this'
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Aeroflex launches new S-Series Digital Signal Generators and Vector Signal Analysers
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Aeroflex launches new S-Series Digital Signal Generators and Vector Signal Analysers Aeroflex is launching two new 3GHz and 6GHz digital signal generators to fill out its S-series as well as two new vector signal generators ranging from 6GHz to 13GHz.By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale develops ARM9 'Home Health Hub' for telehealth
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Freescale develops ARM9 'Home Health Hub' for telehealth Freescale Semiconductor has developed a home health hub (HHH) reference platform to help medical equipment manufacturers quickly and easily create remote-access devices that can collect, connect and securely share health data for improved healthcare management.By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Magma tool speeds board-level failure analysis - Electronics Eetimes
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Magma tool speeds board-level failure analysisMagma Design Automation has launched a design tool that extends CAD navigation and circuit debug from integrated circuits to stacked die, printed circuit boards and multichip modules.By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
World’s First 802.11ac chipset for Gigabit-Wireless Wi-Fi Routers and Consumer Electronics - Electronics Eetimes
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World’s First 802.11ac chipset for Gigabit-Wireless Wi-Fi Routers and Consumer Electronics - Electronics EetimesUS chip designer Quantenna Communications has launched the first 4x4 gigabit-speed IEEE 802.11ac wireless local-area networking (WLAN) chipset. By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Altera Launches Industry’s First OpenCL Program for FPGAs - Electronics Eetimes
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Altera Launches Industry’s First OpenCL Program for FPGAs - Electronics EetimesBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Thursday, 3 November 2011
VIA Brings Fanless Dual Core Computing and USB 3.0 to Thin Embedded Devices
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New slimline Em-ITX form factor boardBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukVIA Technologies has launched its latest Em-ITX form factor board, the VIA EITX-3002, which combines rich I/O with multimedia. Partnered with the new VIA AMOS-5002 industrial chassis kit, the VIA EITX-3002 provides a wide range of durable and fanless next generation devices in medical, healthcare, industrial and building
Monday, 31 October 2011
TSMC ships production wafers at 28nm as tapeouts double
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Altera, AMD, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Xilinx lead as tapeouts doubleBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukThe march of Moore's Law continues as TSMC starts shipping production wafers from its 28nm process technology.
TSMC's 28nm process offering includes 28nm High Performance (28HP), 28nm High Performance Low Power (28HPL), 28nm Low Power (28LP), and 28nm High Performance Mobile Computing (28HPM). The
TSMC's 28nm process offering includes 28nm High Performance (28HP), 28nm High Performance Low Power (28HPL), 28nm Low Power (28LP), and 28nm High Performance Mobile Computing (28HPM). The
Friday, 28 October 2011
Top ten posts this month on the Embedded blog
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By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The multi-gesture touchscreen continues to be the most popular story on The Embedded blog in October, but recent stories on the ARM Cortex-M4 and ST's ultra-low power microcontroller research have made an interesting entry into the list. With 9,800 views this month, these are just a small fraction of the stories that were of interest to the embedded community.
The multi-gesture touchscreen continues to be the most popular story on The Embedded blog in October, but recent stories on the ARM Cortex-M4 and ST's ultra-low power microcontroller research have made an interesting entry into the list. With 9,800 views this month, these are just a small fraction of the stories that were of interest to the embedded community.
Applied Micro develops first ARMv8 64bit device on an FPGA
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Ready for TSMC 40nm and 28nm process in 2012By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukApplied Micro has demonstrated the world’s first 64bit ARMv8 processor core running on an FPGA platform and parallels AppliedMicro’s launch of the industry’s first 64bit ARM 'Server-on-a-Chip' solution in a single footprint, designed to deliver disruptively low power and cost points for server and cloud computing
Point Grey Launches world's smallest superspeed USB 3.0 Flea3 Camera
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384Mbyte/s for industrial and machine vision
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Digital camera experts Point Grey have developed the world's smallest USB3.0 camera.
Measuring just 29 x 29 x 30mm, the FL3-U3 is designed specifically for the demanding requirements of machine and computer vision applications. The first available models are based on monochrome and colour versions of the Sony
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Digital camera experts Point Grey have developed the world's smallest USB3.0 camera.
Measuring just 29 x 29 x 30mm, the FL3-U3 is designed specifically for the demanding requirements of machine and computer vision applications. The first available models are based on monochrome and colour versions of the Sony
US updates its smart grid roadmap
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Release 2.0 adds 22 standards, specifications and guidelines to the 75 in the NIST roadmapBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukNew standards, cybersecurity guidance and product testing proposals are among the new elements in an updated roadmap for Smart Grid interoperability by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US.The NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid
First step for laser diodes to challenge LEDs in lighting
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Laser diodes provide higher brightness with more efficiency
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Sandia researcher Jeff Tsao examines the set-up used to test diode lasers as an alternative to LED lighting. Skeptics felt laser light would be too harsh to be acceptable. Research by Tsao and colleagues suggests the skeptics were wrong. (Photo by Randy Montoya).
Researchers at Sandia Labs in
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Sandia researcher Jeff Tsao examines the set-up used to test diode lasers as an alternative to LED lighting. Skeptics felt laser light would be too harsh to be acceptable. Research by Tsao and colleagues suggests the skeptics were wrong. (Photo by Randy Montoya).
Researchers at Sandia Labs in
Thursday, 27 October 2011
ARM moves into 64bit
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Prototype systems using ARMv8 in 2014By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukCambridge processor core designer ARM has disclosed technical details of its new ARMv8 architecture, the first ARM architecture to include a 64bit instruction set. ARMv8 extends virtual addressing but keeps the backward compatibility with the 32bit ARMv7 architecture which is used for cores such as the Cortex-A9 and
Sensor array to test breath for multiple sclerosis
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Key development could replace costly or painful testsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukResearchers in Israel have developed a new sensor array that can diagnose MS by analysing the determined chemical compounds that appear in the breath of MS patients. Instead of using painful tests such as spinal tap or expensive ones such as an MRI, the team at the Laboratory of Nanomaterial-based Devices (
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Atmel samples its Cortex M4 microcontroller as battle heats up
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Fifth-generation family with up to 2MB of flash and 192KB of SRAM
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Atmel has weighed into the battle around the ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller with its SAM4S16 that is now sampling to lead customers.
This is its first M4 device, and challenges NXP, STMicroelectronics and TI who all have M4 parts. Freescale yesterday announced plans for an M4 device with an A5
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Atmel has weighed into the battle around the ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller with its SAM4S16 that is now sampling to lead customers.
This is its first M4 device, and challenges NXP, STMicroelectronics and TI who all have M4 parts. Freescale yesterday announced plans for an M4 device with an A5
Libelium runs Bluetooth sensors over Zigbee for traffic monitoring
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Real time system uses double radio feature in Waspmote sensor board
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukSpanish startup Libelium has developed a Vehicle Traffic Monitoring Platform as part of its Smart Cities solution that combined Bluetooth sensors in a Zigbee network.
The platform is capable of sensing the flow of Bluetooth devices in a given street, roadway or passageway while
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Freescale combines ARM Cortex M4 and A5 cores in single chip
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For simultaneous, deterministic real-time control and graphics-rich applications processing for industrial and automotive applications By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukFreescale Semiconductor has combined a high-performance ARM microcontroller (MCU) and an energy-efficient applications processor for simultaneous real-time control, graphics-rich apps processing and flexible connectivity.
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Microchip launches its smallest, lowest-cost PIC32 microcontrollers
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First PIC32s to offer on-board peripherals for audio playback and capacitive touch
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk Microchip has launched a new series of low pin-count 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) that provide 61 DMIPS of performance, in packages as small as 5 mm x 5 mm, for space-constrained and cost-sensitive designs. The PIC32 ‘MX1’ and ‘MX2’ MCUs are the company's smallest and
Monday, 24 October 2011
Variscite aims for industry's fastest ARM module
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Dual core Cortex-A9 SoM provides Atom performanceBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukIsraeli embedded board maker Variscite is aiming to provided the industry's fastest ARM System-on-module (SoM) by using a OMAP4 1.5GHz dual core processor from Texas Instruments.Using TI's OMAP4460 mobile processor fives VAR-SOM-OM44 board a wide range of target markets requiring rich multimedia functionality,
Friday, 21 October 2011
Hard drive shortage opens up market for solid state drives
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Flooding in Thailand interrupts HDD supplies
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Suppliers in the UK and around the world have had their allocation of hard disk drives for the next quarter cancelled, driving up prices and creating an opportunity for solid state drive suppliers.
The shipments have been cancelled as a result of the severe flooding in Thailand, as all three large suppliers -
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Suppliers in the UK and around the world have had their allocation of hard disk drives for the next quarter cancelled, driving up prices and creating an opportunity for solid state drive suppliers.
The shipments have been cancelled as a result of the severe flooding in Thailand, as all three large suppliers -
Thursday, 20 October 2011
National Instruments Expands Smart Camera Family With Seven New Models
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Atom processor provides colour and high resolution and IP67 for the first time By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukNational Instruments has added seven new models to its NI Smart Camera family, including colour and high-resolution options. The new NI 177x Smart Cameras feature a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor for increased processing power and an IP67 rating to protect the hardware from dust and
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Portable Multimedia: iPhone 4S has new RF front end, altered Qualcomm modem and a throttled apps processor finds teardown
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New iPhone4S teardown shows new RF front end, altered Qualcomm modem and a throttled apps processorPortable Multimedia reports the latest teardown from ABI Research that looks more closely at the iPhone4S
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Scientists create logic gates from bacteria and DNA
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Research at Imperial College London paves the way for new generation of biological computing devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Scientists at Imperial College have successfully demonstrated that they can build some of the basic components for digital devices out of bacteria and DNA.
Published in Nature Communications, the researchers have demonstrated that they can build logic gates out
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Scientists at Imperial College have successfully demonstrated that they can build some of the basic components for digital devices out of bacteria and DNA.
Published in Nature Communications, the researchers have demonstrated that they can build logic gates out
World's First 1080p/30fps Video Analytics Solution on a Cyclone FPGA
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Single-Chip for HD Video Analytics at 1080p/30fps for surveillanceBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Altera is expanding in high-definition (HD) video-surveillance with the world's first FPGA-based full-HD 1080p/(30 frames per second) 30fps video analytics on a Cyclone IV FPGA. Altera's single-chip solution provides a new level of video analytics performance, combining high throughput (60-Mpixel
Altera is expanding in high-definition (HD) video-surveillance with the world's first FPGA-based full-HD 1080p/(30 frames per second) 30fps video analytics on a Cyclone IV FPGA. Altera's single-chip solution provides a new level of video analytics performance, combining high throughput (60-Mpixel
Monday, 17 October 2011
Antenna diversity comes to cost-sensitive consumer applications
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Atmel RF's latest transceiver offers low-power, antenna diversity and AES security for ISM, IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee RF4CE
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Atmel has launched a new RF transceiver that brings antenna diversity into the high-volume consumer markets in the 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. The AT86RF232 transceiver includes all the necessary features to
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Atmel has launched a new RF transceiver that brings antenna diversity into the high-volume consumer markets in the 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. The AT86RF232 transceiver includes all the necessary features to
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
First fully recyclable electronic paper technology
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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan has developed the world's first electronic paper that can be fully recycled. i2R e-Paper provides a re-writable, re-usable and environmentally friendly recyclable print medium that can be manufactured in a variety of sizes for a 300dpi screen that uses a thermal printer to store and transmit images.
This will limit waste on short-lived
This will limit waste on short-lived
Altera integrates dual core ARM A9 processor into 28nm FPGA
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By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Altera has launched a family of ARM-based SoC FPGAs, integrating 28-nm Cyclone V and Arria V FPGA fabric, a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor, error correcting code (ECC) protected memory controllers, peripherals and high-bandwidth interconnect into a single chip.
These SoC FPGAs inherit ARM's ecosystem of software development tools, debuggers,
Altera has launched a family of ARM-based SoC FPGAs, integrating 28-nm Cyclone V and Arria V FPGA fabric, a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor, error correcting code (ECC) protected memory controllers, peripherals and high-bandwidth interconnect into a single chip.
These SoC FPGAs inherit ARM's ecosystem of software development tools, debuggers,
German DJ equipment maker uses Bristol chip
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Native Instruments Use XMOS Silicon in New ProductsGerman music and DJ equipment designer Native Instruments is using a chip developed in Bristol by XMOS Semiconductor for its latest products. The Berlin company is using the XMOS single chip processors as an audio streaming platform in their product range, helping them to deliver systems that use the latest USBAudio Class 2.0 standard. “We are
Antenova develops complete GPS receiver module for under $3
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SiRFstarIII system embedded GPS applicationsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukAntenova Ltd in Cambridge has developed a GPS receiver module that costs less than $3 to open up the technology to new embedded applications.
The RADIONOVA SS3 Receiver Module is a complete GPS receiver including SiRFstarIII GPS IC and all front end RF components in a very small low profile single package module. It
The RADIONOVA SS3 Receiver Module is a complete GPS receiver including SiRFstarIII GPS IC and all front end RF components in a very small low profile single package module. It
Monday, 10 October 2011
Energy harvesting from human respiration
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Using breath to generate a microwatt to power small devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
One of the strangest ways to harvest energy to power small devices has come from engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Xudong Wang, postdoctoral Researcher Chengliang Sun and graduate student Jian Shi have created a plastic microbelt
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
One of the strangest ways to harvest energy to power small devices has come from engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Xudong Wang, postdoctoral Researcher Chengliang Sun and graduate student Jian Shi have created a plastic microbelt
Manchester takes key step to graphene electronics
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By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukThe team at the University of Manchester that discovered the properties of graphene team have for the first time demonstrated how it can be used inside electronic circuits in the future.By sandwiching two sheets of graphene with another two-dimensional material, boron nitrate, the team created a graphene 'Big Mac' – a four-layered structure which they say could
Researchers develop fail-safe battery-free wireless sensor security system
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Energy harvesting from radio signals powers sensorsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukResearchers in Germany have developed a fail-safe system for wireless window sensors that is particularly easy to use and needs no wiring or batteries as the sensors harvest the energy they need to run from ambient radio signals.
“Our wireless window contacts draw all their energy from ambient radio signals,”
“Our wireless window contacts draw all their energy from ambient radio signals,”
Friday, 7 October 2011
The Top Ten Most Wanted Wireless Innovations
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By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukMaking porting embedded software between wireless platform easier is one the biggest demand of the industry, according to a new top ten list of 'most wanted' innovations.The list from The Wireless Innovation Forum represents the collective view of the Forum’s 100+ member organizations on innovations, either technical, business or regulatory, that if achieved
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
ST teams with MIT on ultra low power microcontroller well under 1mW
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System-on-Chip for Implantable Medical, Wireless Sensor Networks and Mobile Applications
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics and the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) of Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been working on an advanced R&D project targeting a low-power 32bit microprocessor technology that would give a core operating power consumption under 1mW
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics and the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) of Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been working on an advanced R&D project targeting a low-power 32bit microprocessor technology that would give a core operating power consumption under 1mW
STMicroelectronics and Fraunhofer Institute Show World's First MPEG-DASH 3D Adaptive Video-Streaming Software Receiver
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Gives uninterrupted video delivery and optimum viewing on any connected deviceBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukSTMicroelectronics has been working with Fraunhofer's Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) on the first 3D video receiver to use the new MPEG-DASH standard for dynamic and adaptive HTTP streaming. The fully working prototype was developed within the EU-funded COAST (Content Aware Searching
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Freescale Introduces Ultra-Low-Power Smart Radio for Wireless Metering and Medical Applications
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Sub-1 GHz solution with hardware, software and tools to help simplify development
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale Semiconductor has launched a new ultra-low-power, sub-1GHz integrated smart radio chip for smart metering, medical, building and home automation applications.
The MC12311 platform combines a sub-1GHz RF transceiver featuring high link budget and strong blocking
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale Semiconductor has launched a new ultra-low-power, sub-1GHz integrated smart radio chip for smart metering, medical, building and home automation applications.
The MC12311 platform combines a sub-1GHz RF transceiver featuring high link budget and strong blocking
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Mercury uses GPUs for baggage inspection system
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Commercial GPUs to speed up baggage imagingBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukMercury Computer Systems is to develop a high performance baggage scanning system based around graphic processors (GPUs). The company, which has been using GPU arrays in military and medical imaging systems since 2004, is using its unique expertise in optimizing algorithms for GPUs and its software framework to enable
Imagination launches cloud-connection for embedded devices
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Minimorph uses META processor, two ENSIGMA comms engines and Flow software
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Imagination Technologies has launched a highly integrated low cost 'connected processor' based system designed to help engineers create the next generation of Cloud-connected embedded and consumer solutions.
Minimorph is the first connected processor based development system targeted at
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Imagination Technologies has launched a highly integrated low cost 'connected processor' based system designed to help engineers create the next generation of Cloud-connected embedded and consumer solutions.
Minimorph is the first connected processor based development system targeted at
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Greenliant ships NAND drive on a chip
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A 32Gbyte SATA drive in a ball grid array package
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Greenliant Systems has started volume production of its SATA interface NANDrive solid state drives (SSDs). The GLS85LS product family has the same pin-out across all capacities—2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and higher in the future—which simplifies system-level board design.Measuring 14mm x 24mm x
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Greenliant Systems has started volume production of its SATA interface NANDrive solid state drives (SSDs). The GLS85LS product family has the same pin-out across all capacities—2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and higher in the future—which simplifies system-level board design.Measuring 14mm x 24mm x
Atmel and Redpine Team Up on Ultra-Low Power 802.11n Wi-Fi for AVR and ARM-Based Microcontrollers
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Over 100,000 designers can easily add WiFi to embedded applicationsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukAtmel Corporation has teamed up with Redpine Signals to help its community of system engineers easily add 802.11n Wi-Fi to its AVR and ARM-based microcontrollers for a variety of embedded systems in building automation, metering, digital audio and medical applications.
Designers can add 802.11a/b
Designers can add 802.11a/b
Qualcomm goes head to head with Broadcom on powerline networking
Posted on 12:51 by Unknown
AR7420 Chipset Aims to Provide the Smallest, Highest Performing and Lowest Power HomePlug AV-Based ProductsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukFollowing hard on the heels of yesterday's announcement by Broadcom of a 40nm single chip powerline device, Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) has also launched a new chipset for the HomePlug AV powerline networking standard.
The networking and connectivity subsidiary
The networking and connectivity subsidiary
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Broadcom Announces Industry's First 40nm Single Chip HomePlug Powerline Device
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Driving down cost of HomePlug AV and IEEE 1901 powerlineBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukBroadcom has launched the industry's first 40nm single chip monolithic Powerline Communications (PLC) SoC that is HomePlug AV 1.1 certified and IEEE 1901 compliant. Using existing residential electrical wiring to create a home network, Broadcom's BCM60321 Powerline Networking SoC enables increased in-home
RFM Introduces Low-Cost 2.4GHz Frequency Hopping Module for Sensing, Telemetry and Control Applications
Posted on 09:20 by Unknown
Provides Serial and I/O Data, and Auto-Reporting
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukRF Monolithics has launched its latest low-cost, long-range frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) module for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The DNT24 module is a very affordable solution for wireless applications that require reliable performance in difficult or unpredictable RF environments that
TTP demos HD video over white space link
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Opens up broadband to hard-to-reach rural areas with 12Mbit/s over 6km
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
TTP in Cambridge is successfully streaming iPlayer HD video at speeds of over 5.4Mbps across a 5.6km white space link from its research centre near Cambridge to a house in the rural village of Orwell. The early success of these trials demonstrates the potential importance of white space
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
TTP in Cambridge is successfully streaming iPlayer HD video at speeds of over 5.4Mbps across a 5.6km white space link from its research centre near Cambridge to a house in the rural village of Orwell. The early success of these trials demonstrates the potential importance of white space
Monday, 26 September 2011
Broadcom Introduces First NFC Chips in 40nm
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Aims to Drive Next Generation of Mobile Payments and Connectivity to Bluetooth and WiFiBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukBroadcom has launched a new family of NFC chips designed to drive the mass deployment of NFC in consumer electronics devices, based on a leading edge 40nm process.
By using the latest process technology Broadcom cut power consumption by more than 90 percent, used 40 percent
By using the latest process technology Broadcom cut power consumption by more than 90 percent, used 40 percent
NXP Launches Industry's First Cortex-M0 Microcontrollers With Integrated Segment LCD Drivers
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$2 devices drive high-contrast LCD displays for consumer devicesBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
NXP has launched the first ARM Cortex-M0 microcontrollers with integrated segment LCD drivers, enabling high contrast and brightness in a single chip. Featuring the NXP PCF8576D LCD driver, the LPC11D00 and LPC12D00 are capable of driving any static or multiplexed Liquid Crystal Displays
NXP has launched the first ARM Cortex-M0 microcontrollers with integrated segment LCD drivers, enabling high contrast and brightness in a single chip. Featuring the NXP PCF8576D LCD driver, the LPC11D00 and LPC12D00 are capable of driving any static or multiplexed Liquid Crystal Displays
Grid Connect launches $10 Gigabit Ethernet chip
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By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukIllinois chip designer Grid Connect has developed a ARM-based System on a Chip with integrated Gigabit Ethernet for the low cost embedded marketplace costing just $10 .The gridARM is designed for low cost products that require a fast Ethernet connection. As most IT networks, PCs and laptops are all gigabit Ethernet, it only makes sense to have all your devices
Xelerated starts shipping 100G network processor
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HX 100G NPU offers programmable wirespeed processing, advanced traffic management and low power consumption
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukSwedish chip designer Xelerated has started volume production of its HX family of 100G network processors (NPU) for packet-OTN, mobile backhaul/PTN and Carrier Ethernet Switch-Routers.
The HX family of NPUs was the first to demonstrate 100G wirespeed
Researchers develop brain scanner from a smartphone - video
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Researchers in Denmark have developed a fully functional smartphone brain scanner with a a low-cost 14-channel EEG headset with a wireless connection to a Nokia N900 smartphone. This provides a touch-based interface with real-time brain state decoding and 3D reconstruction and enables minimally invasive EEG monitoring in naturalistic settings.See the video here: Researchers develop brain scanner
Researchers develop brain scanner from a smartphone - video
Posted on 03:38 by Unknown
Low cost headset connects to Nokia phoneBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukResearchers in Denmark have developed a fully functional smartphone brain scanner with a a low-cost 14-channel EEG headset with a wireless connection to a Nokia N900 smartphone. This provides a touch-based interface with real-time brain state decoding and 3D reconstruction and enables minimally invasive EEG monitoring in
Lantiq and Altair team for LTE home gateway
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Combines Lantiq’s network processors with Altair’s LTE chipset By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukGerman chip maker Lantiq has teamed up with Altair Semiconductor to speed development of LTE-ready home gateways. The deal combines Altair's ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets with Lantiq XWAY GRX family of network processors.The Altair FourGee-3100/6200 is a 3GPP
Friday, 23 September 2011
Smart grid drives boom in lithium ion batteries
Posted on 05:52 by Unknown
China to see $586bn investment in the next ten yearsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukThe proliferation of electrical smart grids during the next decade will generate nearly $6 billion worth of demand by 2020 for lithium ion batteries used mainly in energy storage systems, according to the IHS iSuppli Rechargeable Batteries Special Report. Worldwide revenue from sales of lithium ion batteries
Broadcom closes US DTV and Blu-ray chip units
Posted on 02:19 by Unknown
EETimes reports that Broadcom is closing its chip design business for the US ATSC digital TV standard. The decision seem to come as the company is said to have been steadily losing DTV sockets to two Taiwan-based consumer chip companies, MediaTek and Mstar, in the mid- to low-end of the digital TV markets. Broadcom closes DTV, Blu-ray chip units:
Thursday, 22 September 2011
IDENT partners to develop world’s first 3D gesture Multi-touch Display
Posted on 06:57 by Unknown
IDENT Technology and AU Optronics to jointly develop Multi-touch displays with integrated long range free-space 3D gesture control capabilities
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
One of the world's largest flat panel makers, AU Optronics, has signed a deal to use a 3D gesture control chip in its 2D multi touch and 3D Liquid Crystal Display Modules (LCM) to create the world’s first LCM display
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
One of the world's largest flat panel makers, AU Optronics, has signed a deal to use a 3D gesture control chip in its 2D multi touch and 3D Liquid Crystal Display Modules (LCM) to create the world’s first LCM display
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Cortex micro market hots up as STMicro claims world’s most powerful ARM Cortex devices
Posted on 05:16 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukThe competition for microcontrollers based on the ARM architecture is hotting up with STMicroelectronics launching its STM32 F4 series of microcontrollers with the claim of the world's most powerful.
The 90nm series is based on the latest ARM Cortex-M4 core, which adds signal-processing capabilities and faster operations. Single-cycle DSP instructions of the
The 90nm series is based on the latest ARM Cortex-M4 core, which adds signal-processing capabilities and faster operations. Single-cycle DSP instructions of the
Monday, 19 September 2011
Cypress Introduces Very Low-Power 2.4GHz WirelessUSB Transceiver
Posted on 06:51 by Unknown
Battery life of over a year for wireless peripherals
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Cypress Semiconductor has launched a highly integrated 2.4GHz WirelessUSB Radio-on-a-Chip with very low power consumption for wireless keyboards, mice, remote controls and other Human Interface Devices (HIDs). The new devices are offered in 4 x 4 mm QFN packages, in bare die, and in wafer form, enabling
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Cypress Semiconductor has launched a highly integrated 2.4GHz WirelessUSB Radio-on-a-Chip with very low power consumption for wireless keyboards, mice, remote controls and other Human Interface Devices (HIDs). The new devices are offered in 4 x 4 mm QFN packages, in bare die, and in wafer form, enabling
Friday, 9 September 2011
Carbon nanotubes handle line voltages in key step to reality
Posted on 02:45 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Carbon nanotubes have been are inching toward electrical conductivities seen in metal wires in the labs, but researchers have now been able to use them at line voltages, lighting up interest among a range of industries.
Researchers at Rice University in the US made such a cable from double-walled carbon nanotubes and powered a fluorescent light bulb at
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Kontron to enter ARM PC and board market with new format
Posted on 08:57 by Unknown
Major German manufacturer will also make ARM tablet and box PCs By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukOne of Europe's major embedded manufacturers is to add a new format of ARM-based boards and PCs boxes to its Intel and AMD-based product range. Kontron describes this as a strategic move into the ARM architecture, enabling a new breed of embedded scalable building blocks for application-ready
iPhone app controls iOS monster truck - video
Posted on 05:05 by Unknown
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices replace controller to make iOS monster truck danceBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukThis one is a bit of fun for September but hints at the demise of the radio controlled handset, instead using freely available iOS devices to give more control, either using the gyroscope or the touch panel and so adding to the capabilities of embedded devices without adding
Friday, 2 September 2011
Nokia sees 1000x more bandwidth for 'Beyond 4G'
Posted on 08:19 by Unknown
Portable Multimedia: Nokia sees 1000x more bandwidth for 'Beyond 4G'
There is room for a ten-fold increase in mobile broadband subscribers and possibly up to 100 times higher traffic per user (more than 1 GByte/sub/day), with smartphones and super-phones experiencing the fastest growth, says Harri Holma, a Fellow at Nokia Siemens Networks.
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There is room for a ten-fold increase in mobile broadband subscribers and possibly up to 100 times higher traffic per user (more than 1 GByte/sub/day), with smartphones and super-phones experiencing the fastest growth, says Harri Holma, a Fellow at Nokia Siemens Networks.
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First 'brain controlled' TV to launch
Posted on 05:29 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
It looks like the world's first TV to be controlled by brain waves is really set to launch in a few days time. The TV, developed by Haier in China, uses embedded EEG technology from Neurosky, which already supplies companies such as Mattel and Toshiba with its ThinkGear system.The Haier Cloud Smart TV offers the ability for users to interact with their Smart
It looks like the world's first TV to be controlled by brain waves is really set to launch in a few days time. The TV, developed by Haier in China, uses embedded EEG technology from Neurosky, which already supplies companies such as Mattel and Toshiba with its ThinkGear system.The Haier Cloud Smart TV offers the ability for users to interact with their Smart
Researchers develop quantum computing engine
Posted on 05:22 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers in the US have have demonstrated a quantum integrated circuit that implements the quantum von Neumann architecture, the heart of practical computing. In this architecture, a long-lived quantum random access memory can be programmed using a quantum central processing unit, all constructed on a single chip, providing the key components for a quantum
Researchers in the US have have demonstrated a quantum integrated circuit that implements the quantum von Neumann architecture, the heart of practical computing. In this architecture, a long-lived quantum random access memory can be programmed using a quantum central processing unit, all constructed on a single chip, providing the key components for a quantum
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
ST Introduces World’s Smallest 3-Axis Gyroscope
Posted on 07:23 by Unknown
Cuts package size by almost a factor of 2 to open up new designs
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
ST has shrunk its popular 3-axis analogue gyroscope by half.
The L3G3250A combines the same robust and field-proven micromachined MEMs technology that ST has already used to produce nearly 1.54 billion motion sensors with a smaller package technology to make it the first 3-axis gyroscope to meet
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
ST has shrunk its popular 3-axis analogue gyroscope by half.
The L3G3250A combines the same robust and field-proven micromachined MEMs technology that ST has already used to produce nearly 1.54 billion motion sensors with a smaller package technology to make it the first 3-axis gyroscope to meet
Friday, 26 August 2011
MathWorks move model-based design into SoCs with Faraday
Posted on 07:15 by Unknown
MATLAB and Simulink Speed Simulations by 200x and Reduce Gate Count by Half
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
MathWorks is succcessfully moving its MATLAB and Simulink model-based deign tools more into silicon design. Faraday Technology is using Model-Based Design to accelerate the development of SoCs, including development of its NAND Flash Controller error correcting code (ECC) engine.
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
MathWorks is succcessfully moving its MATLAB and Simulink model-based deign tools more into silicon design. Faraday Technology is using Model-Based Design to accelerate the development of SoCs, including development of its NAND Flash Controller error correcting code (ECC) engine.
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Inkjet printing of single-crystal films
Posted on 02:32 by Unknown
Inkjet printing of single-crystal films:
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Build Your Own Arduino Sonar For The Visually Impaired
Posted on 02:26 by Unknown
Build Your Own Arduino Sonar For The Visually Impaired: "Build Your Own Arduino Sonar For The Visually Impaired"
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'via Blog this'
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Zigbee gains early lead in $12bn smart grid market
Posted on 10:39 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Revenues over $12bn by 2016 with powerline dominating but US rollouts peak this year
Worldwide smart meter revenues will grow to over $12bn by 2016, with the vast majority ZigBee-enabled say market researchers In-Stat..The smart meter is a device that is at the heart of the smart grid transformation. It records a user’s electrical, water, or gas usage at a set
Revenues over $12bn by 2016 with powerline dominating but US rollouts peak this year
Worldwide smart meter revenues will grow to over $12bn by 2016, with the vast majority ZigBee-enabled say market researchers In-Stat..The smart meter is a device that is at the heart of the smart grid transformation. It records a user’s electrical, water, or gas usage at a set
New SATA µSSD Specification for Embedded Solid State Drives
Posted on 06:10 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Connector-free, high-capacity, embedded SSDs for a new generation of tablets and ultrathin notebooks
Memory maker SanDisk has implemented the new SATA µSSD specification into its SanDisk iSSD product line of postage stamp-sized embedded SSDs. SATA-IO, an industry consortium dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of serial ATA (SATA)
Connector-free, high-capacity, embedded SSDs for a new generation of tablets and ultrathin notebooks
Memory maker SanDisk has implemented the new SATA µSSD specification into its SanDisk iSSD product line of postage stamp-sized embedded SSDs. SATA-IO, an industry consortium dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of serial ATA (SATA)
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
TI introduces industry’s lowest power NFC transceiver
Posted on 09:42 by Unknown
The TRF7970A evaluation module
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
TRF7970A NFC platform speeds designs with easy-to-configure software
Texas Instruments has launched what it claims is industry’s lowest-power contactless short-range communication transceiver. Aimed at infrastructure devices, the TRF7970A extends battery life through eight selectable power modes ranging from under 1µA in
Panasonic, Samsung and Sony join forces for new standard for full HD wireless 3D glasses
Posted on 05:24 by Unknown
Development of Joint Licensing on Bluetooth enabled and IR 3D glasses
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, Sony and X6D (XPAND 3D) are to collaborate on the development of a new technology standard for consumer 3D active glasses called the "Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative."
The companies say they will work together on the development and licensing of radio
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, Sony and X6D (XPAND 3D) are to collaborate on the development of a new technology standard for consumer 3D active glasses called the "Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative."
The companies say they will work together on the development and licensing of radio
Micrium Makes uC/OS-III Source Code Available
Posted on 05:13 by Unknown
Source Code of Popular Real-Time Kernel Now Available for Free Evaluation
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Embedded real time operating system vendor Micrium is to make the source code of the popular real-time kernel uC/OS-III available free of charge to developers who wish to evaluate uC/OS-III, as can researchers, students and others in academia.To help ensure that developers who try out
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Embedded real time operating system vendor Micrium is to make the source code of the popular real-time kernel uC/OS-III available free of charge to developers who wish to evaluate uC/OS-III, as can researchers, students and others in academia.To help ensure that developers who try out
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
First multicore Compact RIO system
Posted on 03:49 by Unknown
Intel Core i7 Processor and Smallest NI Single-Board RIO Devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
National Instruments has expanded its reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the highest performance and first multicore system and smallest Single-Board RIO devices. Acknowledging the move to multicore in embedded systems, the cRIO-908x systems feature an Intel Core i7
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
National Instruments has expanded its reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the highest performance and first multicore system and smallest Single-Board RIO devices. Acknowledging the move to multicore in embedded systems, the cRIO-908x systems feature an Intel Core i7
Monday, 1 August 2011
National Instruments launches LabView 2011
Posted on 03:03 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
25 years of graphical programming with LabView 2011
National Insturments has launched its 25th anniversary version of the LabView graphical programming tool. The new version usefully adds re-use of code from Microsoft's .NET framework as well as more hardware integration.
LabVIEW 2011 helps increase development efficiency through new engineering-specific
25 years of graphical programming with LabView 2011
National Insturments has launched its 25th anniversary version of the LabView graphical programming tool. The new version usefully adds re-use of code from Microsoft's .NET framework as well as more hardware integration.
LabVIEW 2011 helps increase development efficiency through new engineering-specific
Camera fits on the head of a pin - MedicalPhysicsWeb
Posted on 02:36 by Unknown
Camera fits on the head of a pin - MedicalPhysicsWeb
Friday, 22 July 2011
IPhone tracks blood glucose with a 'nano-tattoo'
Posted on 04:13 by Unknown
Phone sensor: This modified iPhone case can be used to detect sodium levels via a nanosensor “tattoo.” Credit: Heather Clark and Matt Dubach
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers at Northeastern University in the US have developed a technique to track blood sugar via an iPhone, aiming at cyclists initially. The technique uses an injection of carefully chosen nanoparticles into the
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Soft memory for bioelectronic systems
Posted on 12:43 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments, opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronic devices.
“We’ve created a memory device with the physical properties of Jell-O,” says Dr Michael Dickey, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments, opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronic devices.
“We’ve created a memory device with the physical properties of Jell-O,” says Dr Michael Dickey, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular
Researchers make ferroelectric nanostructures directly on plastic
Posted on 12:39 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers have developed a new way to fabricate nanometre-scale ferroelectric structures that could lead to a new generation of low cost energy harvesting devices and micromachined structures The key is that they have been able to build ferroelectric structures directly on flexible plastic substrates that would be unable to withstand the processing
Using blood glucose to power implants
Posted on 03:33 by Unknown
Electricity from Blood SugarBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Reseachers at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) of the University of Freiburg are developing biological fuel cells to provide power in the human body. Researchers have yet to find an optimal method for supplying implantable medical microsystems with electrical energy. The batteries of a pacemaker, for instance, need
Reseachers at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) of the University of Freiburg are developing biological fuel cells to provide power in the human body. Researchers have yet to find an optimal method for supplying implantable medical microsystems with electrical energy. The batteries of a pacemaker, for instance, need
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Leti Develops Ultra-Wideband Communications System for International Airports
Posted on 03:57 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
French researchers at CEA-Leti have developed an ultra-wideband (UWB) radio chip and location software to help airport operators identify and control the continuous movements of ground crews and their vehicles.
The chip and software performance has been demonstrated at Portugal’s Faro Airport as part of the European Commission-funded LocON platform project to
French researchers at CEA-Leti have developed an ultra-wideband (UWB) radio chip and location software to help airport operators identify and control the continuous movements of ground crews and their vehicles.
The chip and software performance has been demonstrated at Portugal’s Faro Airport as part of the European Commission-funded LocON platform project to
Friday, 8 July 2011
Industry's First NVIDIA Fermi GPU OpenVPX Engine
Posted on 10:12 by Unknown
480 cores on a board for military digital signal rpocessing
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Marking a key move of massively parallel graphics technology from the PC desktop to the embedded world, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) has developed the industry's first openVPX board based on NVIDIA's Fermi graphics engine.
The VPX6-490 GPU Application Accelerator uses two NVIDIA
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Marking a key move of massively parallel graphics technology from the PC desktop to the embedded world, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) has developed the industry's first openVPX board based on NVIDIA's Fermi graphics engine.
The VPX6-490 GPU Application Accelerator uses two NVIDIA
Device captures ambient electromagnetic energy for power
Posted on 10:02 by Unknown
Printed antennas and electronics capture energy to drive small electronic devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukResearchers in the US have developed a low cost way to capture and harness energy transmitted by such sources as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems. By scavenging this ambient energy with ink-jet printed antenna, the
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukResearchers in the US have developed a low cost way to capture and harness energy transmitted by such sources as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems. By scavenging this ambient energy with ink-jet printed antenna, the
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Silver pen writes circuits on any material
Posted on 07:15 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing electrical circuits and interconnects on paper, wood and other surfaces. The pen is writing whole new chapters in low-cost, flexible and disposable electronics.
Led by Jennifer Lewis, the Hans Thurnauer professor of materials science and engineering, and Jennifer
University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing electrical circuits and interconnects on paper, wood and other surfaces. The pen is writing whole new chapters in low-cost, flexible and disposable electronics.
Led by Jennifer Lewis, the Hans Thurnauer professor of materials science and engineering, and Jennifer
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Mentor backs new multicore QorIQ chip with embedded Linux
Posted on 05:55 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Mentor Graphics is to support Freescale's Advanced Multi-Processing (AMP) Series of QorIQ multicore processors (below) with its Embedded Linux platform, open source tools and services, to deliver a unified workflow for Freescale customers.
Freescale customers who are developing Linux-based applications using the AMP Series processors are expected to realize
Mentor Graphics is to support Freescale's Advanced Multi-Processing (AMP) Series of QorIQ multicore processors (below) with its Embedded Linux platform, open source tools and services, to deliver a unified workflow for Freescale customers.
Freescale customers who are developing Linux-based applications using the AMP Series processors are expected to realize
Kontron launches Core i7 VME card with four levels of ruggedisation
Posted on 05:41 by Unknown
Hyperthreading Intel Core i7 6U VME single-board computer launches at Paris Air Show
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Showing there's still plenty of life in VME, Kontron has launched a 6U VME single-board computer (SBC) VM6050 with an Intel Core i7 processor at the Paris Air Show today.The VM6050 combines extremely high x86 computing and graphics performance with flexible and modular
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Showing there's still plenty of life in VME, Kontron has launched a 6U VME single-board computer (SBC) VM6050 with an Intel Core i7 processor at the Paris Air Show today.The VM6050 combines extremely high x86 computing and graphics performance with flexible and modular
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Freescale Drives Embedded Multicore with New QorIQ Family
Posted on 09:25 by Unknown
AMP series built on 28nm with new multithreaded 64-bit core
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale Semiconductor's next generation of QorIQ embedded multicore devices uses a new, multithreaded 64bit Power Architecture core, 28nm process technology, up to 24 virtual cores, new acceleration engines and sophisticated power management to deliver new levels of performance and power efficiency
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale Semiconductor's next generation of QorIQ embedded multicore devices uses a new, multithreaded 64bit Power Architecture core, 28nm process technology, up to 24 virtual cores, new acceleration engines and sophisticated power management to deliver new levels of performance and power efficiency
Friday, 17 June 2011
Apacer rolls out SSDs for mobile industrial apps
Posted on 08:58 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
As portable devices become all the rage, compactness and thin profile have gone mainstream, so Apacer is introducing two industrial SSDs (solid state disks) targeting industrial tablet PCs and rugged mobile devices. The new offerings include the 2.5-inch SAFD 25M3 and the 1.8-inch SAFD 18S3, both of which are storage solutions boasting thin profile as well
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Green Hills teams with Clarinox on wireless-enabled embedded systems
Posted on 11:48 by Unknown
Agreement includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and RFID Protocols
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Green Hills Software has teamed up with Australian provider of embedded wireless solutions Clarinox Technologies to promote both companies’ joint offerings. The Clarinox application suites and drivers for short-range wireless protocols – including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and RFID – will be integrated with Green
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Green Hills Software has teamed up with Australian provider of embedded wireless solutions Clarinox Technologies to promote both companies’ joint offerings. The Clarinox application suites and drivers for short-range wireless protocols – including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and RFID – will be integrated with Green
Mobile phones to drive USB3.0 SuperSpeed shipments
Posted on 05:10 by Unknown
Mobile phones are a key driver but mobile PC dominates this year
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The primary story for USB in 2010 was the emergence of the SuperSpeed standard and 2011 should be a much bigger year for the technology, especially in mobile PCs, says market researcher In-Stat. This is driven by the first chipsets from AMD that integrate SuperSpeed into the core logic chipset
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The primary story for USB in 2010 was the emergence of the SuperSpeed standard and 2011 should be a much bigger year for the technology, especially in mobile PCs, says market researcher In-Stat. This is driven by the first chipsets from AMD that integrate SuperSpeed into the core logic chipset
Kontron aims to quickly connect machines to the Cloud with Atom-based M2M dev kit.
Posted on 04:14 by Unknown
Plug & play M2M for quick entry into the Cloud-based 'Internet of Everything' market
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Kontron has launched a machine-to-machine (M2M) Smart Services Developer Kit based around Intel's Atom processor, the first time the chip has been used in a more deeply embedded system.The Computer-on-Module (COM)-based kit provides simple 'plug & play' capability enabling
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Kontron has launched a machine-to-machine (M2M) Smart Services Developer Kit based around Intel's Atom processor, the first time the chip has been used in a more deeply embedded system.The Computer-on-Module (COM)-based kit provides simple 'plug & play' capability enabling
Protecting embedded wireless devices from attack without encryption
Posted on 02:22 by Unknown
Using an encrypted 'jamming' signal
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
For embedded devices that are too small or power sensitive to use encryption, providing protection from hacking is difficult. But researchers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) have developed a new system for preventing such attacks. The system would use a second transmitter to jam unauthorized
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
For embedded devices that are too small or power sensitive to use encryption, providing protection from hacking is difficult. But researchers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) have developed a new system for preventing such attacks. The system would use a second transmitter to jam unauthorized
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
TI launches $7 dual core M3 microcontroller
Posted on 08:21 by Unknown
Concerto 32-bit microcontrollers based on C28x and ARM Cortex-M3 cores
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments has developed a family of microcontrollers with TI’s C28x core and control peripherals with an ARM Cortex-M3 core and connectivity in a clearly partitioned architecture that supports real-time control in a single, cost-efficient device. Software libraries for the key
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments has developed a family of microcontrollers with TI’s C28x core and control peripherals with an ARM Cortex-M3 core and connectivity in a clearly partitioned architecture that supports real-time control in a single, cost-efficient device. Software libraries for the key
World's first production-ready Bluetooth 4.0 low energy heart-rate monitor
Posted on 03:02 by Unknown
Belt will work with any Bluetooth version 4.0 smartphone or gadget
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Wireless sports & fitness monitoring developer and manufacturer Dayton Industrial has developed a heart rate chest belt that is ready to go into volume production using a Bluetooth 4.0 chip from Nordic Semiconductor.Nordic believes this will spur the development of brand new Bluetooth low
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Wireless sports & fitness monitoring developer and manufacturer Dayton Industrial has developed a heart rate chest belt that is ready to go into volume production using a Bluetooth 4.0 chip from Nordic Semiconductor.Nordic believes this will spur the development of brand new Bluetooth low
Monday, 13 June 2011
Broadcom develops 1GHz full band cable tuner for fast channel changes
Posted on 06:02 by Unknown
40nm DOCSIS3.0 tuner with full 1GHz bandwidth
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Broadcom has developed a tuner for cable TV systems that spans the whole 1GHz bandwidth, replacing multiple tuners and providing a fast channel change regardless of the frequency.
It has integrated the industry's first 1GHz Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology into three new 40nm hybrid IP cable set-top box
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Broadcom has developed a tuner for cable TV systems that spans the whole 1GHz bandwidth, replacing multiple tuners and providing a fast channel change regardless of the frequency.
It has integrated the industry's first 1GHz Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology into three new 40nm hybrid IP cable set-top box
IBM develops 10GHz graphene devices for wireless
Posted on 05:54 by Unknown
Wafer scale integrated circuits running up to 10GHz
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
IBM researchers have developed the first integrated circuit fabricated from wafer-size graphene, and demonstrated a broadband frequency mixer operating at frequencies up to 10GHz.Designed for wireless communications, the graphene-based analogue integrated circuit could improve today's wireless devices and
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
IBM researchers have developed the first integrated circuit fabricated from wafer-size graphene, and demonstrated a broadband frequency mixer operating at frequencies up to 10GHz.Designed for wireless communications, the graphene-based analogue integrated circuit could improve today's wireless devices and
Intel teaches machines to build their own device drivers
Posted on 02:28 by Unknown
Intel teaches machines to build own device drivers • The Register
TERMITE takes synthesis to the device driver, reducing errors and simplifying ports to new operating systems
TERMITE takes synthesis to the device driver, reducing errors and simplifying ports to new operating systems
General Dynamics to Develop Open Architecture Back-End RF Processor for US Air Force
Posted on 02:19 by Unknown
Finally, a plug-and-play DSP By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The US Air Force has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $7.8m contract to develop an Open System Architecture (OSA) common back-end digital processor for the entire family of Air Force radio frequency (RF) electronic devices, to include radars, SIGINT sensors, electronic-warfare and communication systems.
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The US Air Force has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $7.8m contract to develop an Open System Architecture (OSA) common back-end digital processor for the entire family of Air Force radio frequency (RF) electronic devices, to include radars, SIGINT sensors, electronic-warfare and communication systems.
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GE launches miniature rugged automatic video tracker
Posted on 02:16 by Unknown
Module the size of a processor tracks images in video
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
GE Intelligent Platforms has developed a miniature rugged automatic video tracker that is easily integrated using standard or custom format carrier cards, saving time, effort and cost and minimizing program risk. The ADEPT3000 has been optimized to perform real-time detection and tracking across the full
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
GE Intelligent Platforms has developed a miniature rugged automatic video tracker that is easily integrated using standard or custom format carrier cards, saving time, effort and cost and minimizing program risk. The ADEPT3000 has been optimized to perform real-time detection and tracking across the full
Friday, 10 June 2011
Peregrine launches digitally tunable capacitors
Posted on 04:29 by Unknown
Silicon-on-sapphire tunable capacitors for integrating into RF systems
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Peregrine Semiconductor has developed a family of 5bit, 32-state digitally controlled variable capacitor to provide a monolithically integrated impedance tuning for RF applications. The PE64904 and PE64905 DuNE Digitally Tunable Capacitors (DTCs) enable wide-band tunable networks,
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Peregrine Semiconductor has developed a family of 5bit, 32-state digitally controlled variable capacitor to provide a monolithically integrated impedance tuning for RF applications. The PE64904 and PE64905 DuNE Digitally Tunable Capacitors (DTCs) enable wide-band tunable networks,
Monday, 6 June 2011
RIM subsidiary uses Cortus 32bit core for hardware encryption
Posted on 04:51 by Unknown
Tiny APS3 Processor Licensed by Certicom
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Certicom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) and an industry leader in Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) security is to use the APS3 CPU from French chip designer Cortus in its hardware security technology.
“The Cortus APS3 was a good fit for our design." said Dan O'Loughlin Director
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Certicom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) and an industry leader in Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) security is to use the APS3 CPU from French chip designer Cortus in its hardware security technology.
“The Cortus APS3 was a good fit for our design." said Dan O'Loughlin Director
Renesas launches SuperH microcontroller for embedded HD OpenVG graphics
Posted on 04:45 by Unknown
Enables Open VG1.1 2D Graphics Display and WVGA Full-Colour Display
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas Electronics and its subsidiary, Renesas Mobile have launched a new 32bit microcontroller (MCU), the SH7734, with improved graphics and network functionality for automotive, industrial and consumer applications that include an LCD panel. The SH7734 MCU features an Open VG compliant
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas Electronics and its subsidiary, Renesas Mobile have launched a new 32bit microcontroller (MCU), the SH7734, with improved graphics and network functionality for automotive, industrial and consumer applications that include an LCD panel. The SH7734 MCU features an Open VG compliant
SiS continues to push Android into the home on MIPS
Posted on 04:37 by Unknown
SiS Selects MIPS’ Newest Multicore Processor for Next Generation Internet TVBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Taiwan’s Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has licensed the new superscalar multiprocessing MIPS32 1074Kf Coherent Processing System (CPS) for next generation designs based on the Android operating system.
“Android is fundamentally changing the embedded world, enabling the industry to
Taiwan’s Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has licensed the new superscalar multiprocessing MIPS32 1074Kf Coherent Processing System (CPS) for next generation designs based on the Android operating system.
“Android is fundamentally changing the embedded world, enabling the industry to
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Point-to-point radio to boom as mobile backhaul
Posted on 03:45 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Rapidly increasing mobile data use by consumers and businesses will fuel growth in wireless point-to-point radios says a recently released Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) Data Model. The report, “Wireless Point-to-Point Radio Component Demand,” forecasts that wireless point-to-point radios, used to backhaul mobile
Rapidly increasing mobile data use by consumers and businesses will fuel growth in wireless point-to-point radios says a recently released Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) Data Model. The report, “Wireless Point-to-Point Radio Component Demand,” forecasts that wireless point-to-point radios, used to backhaul mobile
Qualcomm teams with Wilocity for move into 60GHz WiFi
Posted on 03:37 by Unknown
Atheros subsidiary launches tri-band chipset
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Qualcomm Atheros has teamed up with Wilocity, a leading developer of 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets for the mobile computing, consumer electronics and peripheral markets, to launch the industry's first tri-band Wi-Fi chipset that integrates the multi-gigabit performance of in-room 60 GHz band with seamless
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Qualcomm Atheros has teamed up with Wilocity, a leading developer of 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets for the mobile computing, consumer electronics and peripheral markets, to launch the industry's first tri-band Wi-Fi chipset that integrates the multi-gigabit performance of in-room 60 GHz band with seamless
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Samsung prototypes flexible quantum dot display
Posted on 04:30 by Unknown
Transfer printing for 4in display using quantum dots
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In what may well turn out to be a key development in displays, Samsung and the University of Cambridge have developed a small prototype display using quantum dots that are transfer printed onto a substrate. Light-emitting diodes with quantum dot luminophores demonstrate high quantum yields, extremely
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In what may well turn out to be a key development in displays, Samsung and the University of Cambridge have developed a small prototype display using quantum dots that are transfer printed onto a substrate. Light-emitting diodes with quantum dot luminophores demonstrate high quantum yields, extremely
Silicon Image Launches Third-Generation WirelessHD 60GHz Chipsets
Posted on 04:24 by Unknown
Transmission of Uncompressed HD Video and Audio targets mobile devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of SiBeam, Silicon Image is launching a third generation 60GHz WirelessHD chipset for high speed HD video applications. The SiI6300 family consists of the SiI6320 HRTX Network Processor, SiI6321 HRRX Network Processor and SiI6310 HRTR RF Transceiver and
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of SiBeam, Silicon Image is launching a third generation 60GHz WirelessHD chipset for high speed HD video applications. The SiI6300 family consists of the SiI6320 HRTX Network Processor, SiI6321 HRRX Network Processor and SiI6310 HRTR RF Transceiver and
Embedded Vision Alliance forms to drive machine vision
Posted on 04:04 by Unknown
Industry leaders unite on “machines that see”
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
More than fifteen leading technology companies— including some of the largest semiconductor companies—have joined forces to speed the adoption of computer vision capabilities in electronic products. The ability of machines to see and understand their environments - embedded vision - promises to transform the
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
More than fifteen leading technology companies— including some of the largest semiconductor companies—have joined forces to speed the adoption of computer vision capabilities in electronic products. The ability of machines to see and understand their environments - embedded vision - promises to transform the
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Renesas pushes microcontrollers into LED lighting
Posted on 08:10 by Unknown
Combines control, power and comms and expects to ship 1m units a month next year
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas Electronics has launched a family of five 16bit single chip microcontrollers for the LED control, power supply control and communication functions required in LED lighting fixtures.
The RL78/I1A family addresses the need of a variety of lifestyles for lower cost,
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas Electronics has launched a family of five 16bit single chip microcontrollers for the LED control, power supply control and communication functions required in LED lighting fixtures.
The RL78/I1A family addresses the need of a variety of lifestyles for lower cost,
TSMC to tape out 89 28nm designs
Posted on 02:53 by Unknown
Targets 20nm designs using ARM Coretex processor cores
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
TSMC's customers are taping out 89 new designs on its 28nm process using the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) design infrastructure. The company is also introducing OIP enhancements, including the delivery of Reference Flow 12.0 and Analogue/Mixed Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 2.0."TSMC customers can
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
TSMC's customers are taping out 89 new designs on its 28nm process using the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) design infrastructure. The company is also introducing OIP enhancements, including the delivery of Reference Flow 12.0 and Analogue/Mixed Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 2.0."TSMC customers can
Boosting multicore performance
Posted on 02:47 by Unknown
Two new techniques speed multicore performance by up to 40%
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed two new techniques to help maximize the performance of multi-core computer chips by allowing them to retrieve data more efficiently, which boosts chip performance by 10 to 40 percent.
To do this, the new techniques allow multi-core chips
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed two new techniques to help maximize the performance of multi-core computer chips by allowing them to retrieve data more efficiently, which boosts chip performance by 10 to 40 percent.
To do this, the new techniques allow multi-core chips
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Rohde & Schwarz sniff protocols with security software acquisition
Posted on 13:46 by Unknown
Adds software to monitor VOIP and P2P packets
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
With the acquisition of ipoque, a startup in Leipzig specialising in Internet traffic management and network analysis, German radio test equipment maker Rohde & Schwarz is entering an entirely new market segment in the field of security.
Ipoque was founded in 2005 and focuses on bandwidth management and network
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
With the acquisition of ipoque, a startup in Leipzig specialising in Internet traffic management and network analysis, German radio test equipment maker Rohde & Schwarz is entering an entirely new market segment in the field of security.
Ipoque was founded in 2005 and focuses on bandwidth management and network
Silicon Labs drives energy harvesting for wireless networks
Posted on 09:30 by Unknown
Turnkey Energy Harvesting Reference Design
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Silicon Labs has launched what it claims is the industry's most energy-efficient wireless sensor node solution powered by a solar energy harvesting source. A turnkey energy harvesting reference design enables developers to implement self-sustaining, ultra-low-power wireless sensor networks for home and building
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Silicon Labs has launched what it claims is the industry's most energy-efficient wireless sensor node solution powered by a solar energy harvesting source. A turnkey energy harvesting reference design enables developers to implement self-sustaining, ultra-low-power wireless sensor networks for home and building
Ford develops heart monitor in car seats
Posted on 06:32 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Ford engineers in Germany have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver’s heartbeat.
A joint project undertaken by experts from Ford’s European Research and Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, the seat uses six special embedded sensors to detect electrical impulses generated by
Ford engineers in Germany have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver’s heartbeat.
A joint project undertaken by experts from Ford’s European Research and Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, the seat uses six special embedded sensors to detect electrical impulses generated by
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
NetLogic starts volume production of IPv6 processors
Posted on 07:20 by Unknown
New generation of IPv6 equipment from Tier One OEMs
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
NetLogic Microsystems is shipping its NL11k family of IPv6 knowledge-based processors in volume for delivery to customers’ next generation of IPv6 switches and routers. The first of over two dozen IPv6 systems from leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are using the NL11k knowledge-based
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
NetLogic Microsystems is shipping its NL11k family of IPv6 knowledge-based processors in volume for delivery to customers’ next generation of IPv6 switches and routers. The first of over two dozen IPv6 systems from leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are using the NL11k knowledge-based
Redpine moves to 3x3 MIMO for HD video over WiFi
Posted on 02:54 by Unknown
BEAM450 chipset includes MIMO ML decoding, transmit beamforming and simultaneous dual-band for 450Mbit/s throughput
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Redpine Signals has developed a family of highly integrated semiconductor products conforming to the 802.11n standard that are the first MIMO chips to support "software configurable simultaneous dual-band." This patent pending feature enables
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Redpine Signals has developed a family of highly integrated semiconductor products conforming to the 802.11n standard that are the first MIMO chips to support "software configurable simultaneous dual-band." This patent pending feature enables
Monday, 23 May 2011
Digilent opens up Arduino with 32bit Microchip development boards
Posted on 13:56 by Unknown
Dev Boards and Open-Source Software for protoyping and teaching
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Digilent has launched a development board for the popular open source Arduino microcontroller technology based around a 32bit chip from Microchip, reducing the cost of the boards and the end system.This will open up more opportunities for prototyping, teaching in universities and hobbyists as
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Digilent has launched a development board for the popular open source Arduino microcontroller technology based around a 32bit chip from Microchip, reducing the cost of the boards and the end system.This will open up more opportunities for prototyping, teaching in universities and hobbyists as
Freescale moves Coldfire microcontrollers to 90nm with added mixed signal
Posted on 08:19 by Unknown
FlexMemory and ultra-low power consumption for consumer and industrial applications on next generation devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In a move that will be welcomed by many embedded system designers, Freescale has ported its Coldfire architecture to 90nm and added more mixed signal capability to give higher integration and lower power consumption. Built on 90nm thin film storage
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In a move that will be welcomed by many embedded system designers, Freescale has ported its Coldfire architecture to 90nm and added more mixed signal capability to give higher integration and lower power consumption. Built on 90nm thin film storage
Antenova launches complete surface mount GPS system
Posted on 04:01 by Unknown
Puts u-blox GPS and antenna in a Surface Mount Device with Easy External Matching
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Cambridge antenna developer Antenova has developed a surface mount GPS Radio Antenna Module taht combines the u-blox 6 GPS chipset with Antenova’s high performing GPS antenna for embedded GPS, machine-to-machine (M2M) and mobile device manufacturers. The M10382 uses Antenova's
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Cambridge antenna developer Antenova has developed a surface mount GPS Radio Antenna Module taht combines the u-blox 6 GPS chipset with Antenova’s high performing GPS antenna for embedded GPS, machine-to-machine (M2M) and mobile device manufacturers. The M10382 uses Antenova's
Saturday, 21 May 2011
NXP demonstrates new 'car-to-anything' IEEE802.11p comms platform
Posted on 13:56 by Unknown
Car-to-x (C2X) communication on a public road in Holland
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors has demonstrated car-to-x (C2X) communication on a public road in the Netherlands. With this demo, NXP is the first semiconductor company to take the step from showing concepts to actually demonstrating an automotive-ready hardware platform for connected mobility. NXP
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors has demonstrated car-to-x (C2X) communication on a public road in the Netherlands. With this demo, NXP is the first semiconductor company to take the step from showing concepts to actually demonstrating an automotive-ready hardware platform for connected mobility. NXP
Friday, 20 May 2011
World's smallest 3D printer
Posted on 08:15 by Unknown
LED printer at just 1200 eurosBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
A research project at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) is aiming to could turn futuristic 3D-printers into affordable everyday items.
Printers which can produce three-dimensional objects have been available for years but the project has developed a much smaller, lighter and cheaper version that could be mass
A research project at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) is aiming to could turn futuristic 3D-printers into affordable everyday items.
Printers which can produce three-dimensional objects have been available for years but the project has developed a much smaller, lighter and cheaper version that could be mass
Thursday, 19 May 2011
SiGe deal drives Skyworks into embedded wireless
Posted on 04:30 by Unknown
Adds short range wireless and key embedded customersBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
SiGe Semiconductor has had a chequered few years and has finally succumbed, being bought by up and coming power amplifier supplier Skyworks in a deal worth up to $275m.
The acquisition of SiGe complements Skyworks’ wide area front-end solutions by adding SiGe’s innovative short range, silicon-based products
SiGe Semiconductor has had a chequered few years and has finally succumbed, being bought by up and coming power amplifier supplier Skyworks in a deal worth up to $275m.
The acquisition of SiGe complements Skyworks’ wide area front-end solutions by adding SiGe’s innovative short range, silicon-based products
Toshiba to buy Landis+Gyr to move into smart grid
Posted on 03:03 by Unknown
$2.3bn deal to build smart grid leader
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Toshiba is to buy Landis+Gyr for $2.3bn to build the world leader in Smart Grid technology.
The acquisition is designed to create a new platform within Toshiba specifically targeting the global Smart Grid opportunity for both utility customers and consumers. Landis+Gyr has over 8,000 utility customers around teh world
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Toshiba is to buy Landis+Gyr for $2.3bn to build the world leader in Smart Grid technology.
The acquisition is designed to create a new platform within Toshiba specifically targeting the global Smart Grid opportunity for both utility customers and consumers. Landis+Gyr has over 8,000 utility customers around teh world
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
SanDisk buys Pliant for SSD market
Posted on 02:17 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Flash chip maker SanDisk has bought solid state disk company Plaint Technology in a $327m deal to catapult the company into the SSD market.
Pliant, whos new CEO started last month, currently sells ultra-high performance enterprise solid state drives based on multi-level cell flash memory and the SAS protocol to meet the performance, data integrity and
Flash chip maker SanDisk has bought solid state disk company Plaint Technology in a $327m deal to catapult the company into the SSD market.
Pliant, whos new CEO started last month, currently sells ultra-high performance enterprise solid state drives based on multi-level cell flash memory and the SAS protocol to meet the performance, data integrity and
AMC launches compact Atom embedded PC
Posted on 01:45 by Unknown
Only 1U in height and 120mm square
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Advanced Modular Computers has introduced two new highly-compact industrial computers targeted at industrial thin-client applications or distributed processing nodes such as those found in production lines. The small form factor and rugged construction is ideal for mounting within existing equipment or in inaccessible
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Advanced Modular Computers has introduced two new highly-compact industrial computers targeted at industrial thin-client applications or distributed processing nodes such as those found in production lines. The small form factor and rugged construction is ideal for mounting within existing equipment or in inaccessible
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
New MRAM plant for Russia
Posted on 12:37 by Unknown
Joint venture with Crocus of the US
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Crocus Technology, a US developer of MRAM technology is teaming up with the RUSNANO Russian nano-technology investment fund to start a new manufacturing joint venture with a combined investment totaling $300 million. Under the agreement, Crocus and RUSNANO will form Crocus Nano Electronics (CNE), to build an advanced MRAM
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Crocus Technology, a US developer of MRAM technology is teaming up with the RUSNANO Russian nano-technology investment fund to start a new manufacturing joint venture with a combined investment totaling $300 million. Under the agreement, Crocus and RUSNANO will form Crocus Nano Electronics (CNE), to build an advanced MRAM
Silicon Image sets up new 60GHz wireless division after SiBeam acquisition
Posted on 02:37 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Multimedia chip designer Silicon Image is setting up a wireless division following the $25m acquisition of 60GHz chip pioneer SiBeam.
“The SiBEAM acquisition supports our long-term growth strategy to offer a full range of HD connectivity options based on wired and wireless industry standards,” said Camillo Martino, chief executive officer of Silicon Image,
Multimedia chip designer Silicon Image is setting up a wireless division following the $25m acquisition of 60GHz chip pioneer SiBeam.
“The SiBEAM acquisition supports our long-term growth strategy to offer a full range of HD connectivity options based on wired and wireless industry standards,” said Camillo Martino, chief executive officer of Silicon Image,
New solar product claims capture of up to 95 percent of light energy
Posted on 02:35 by Unknown
Consumer production in five years
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
A University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years.
Patrick Pinhero, an associate professor in the MU Chemical Engineering Department, says energy generated using
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
A University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years.
Patrick Pinhero, an associate professor in the MU Chemical Engineering Department, says energy generated using
Samsung sets up European LTE operation in UK
Posted on 02:15 by Unknown
Exclusive organization covering the whole of Europe for mobile broadband equipment
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Samsung has set up a specialist organization, the Europe Network Operations (ENO), as a centre of 4G business in Europe. The ENO will be based in Samsung’s European HQ in Chertsey, UK.
In addition, the ENO plans to cooperate with European operators to find the most effective
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Samsung has set up a specialist organization, the Europe Network Operations (ENO), as a centre of 4G business in Europe. The ENO will be based in Samsung’s European HQ in Chertsey, UK.
In addition, the ENO plans to cooperate with European operators to find the most effective
Monday, 16 May 2011
NXP aims to put an internet address in every light bulb
Posted on 05:56 by Unknown
GreenChip smart lighting opens up new design approaches for energy efficiency
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
NXP Semiconductors has launched a smart lighting solution that makes the Internet-enabled, energy-efficient lighting network a reality – not only for businesses, but also for consumers trying to make the most of energy savings in the home.
This would allow people to monitor, manage
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
NXP Semiconductors has launched a smart lighting solution that makes the Internet-enabled, energy-efficient lighting network a reality – not only for businesses, but also for consumers trying to make the most of energy savings in the home.
This would allow people to monitor, manage
Friday, 13 May 2011
Rambus buys up crypto technology
Posted on 12:03 by Unknown
Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire embedded expert Cryptography ResearchBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Rambus, more famous for licensing high speed memory designs and fighting cases in court, is to buy privately-held Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a leading semiconductor security R&D and licensing company. Rambus plans to acquire CRI for $342.5 million comprised of $167.5 million in
Rambus, more famous for licensing high speed memory designs and fighting cases in court, is to buy privately-held Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a leading semiconductor security R&D and licensing company. Rambus plans to acquire CRI for $342.5 million comprised of $167.5 million in
Green Hills designs new scheduler for multicore version of its secure INTEGRITY-178B operating system
Posted on 11:51 by Unknown
DO-178B level A and SKPP/EAL6+ compliant operating systems for a multicore RTOS on Freescle QorIQ
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The latest version of the INTEGRITY-178B real-time operating system (RTOS) from Green Hills Software supports multicore processors with initial availability on Freescale Semiconductor’s family of QorIQ processors.
Green Hills has developed a patent-pending
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The latest version of the INTEGRITY-178B real-time operating system (RTOS) from Green Hills Software supports multicore processors with initial availability on Freescale Semiconductor’s family of QorIQ processors.
Green Hills has developed a patent-pending
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Libelium enables over the air programming with 802.15.4 and ZigBee
Posted on 04:56 by Unknown
Entire network re-programmed in a couple of minutes using multihop routing
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Libelium has launched technology for over the air programming (OTAP) for wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things. This brings OTA capabilities for the first time to unlicensed frequency bands (2.4GHz, 868MHz, 900MHz) and to low power communication using protocols such as
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Libelium has launched technology for over the air programming (OTAP) for wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things. This brings OTA capabilities for the first time to unlicensed frequency bands (2.4GHz, 868MHz, 900MHz) and to low power communication using protocols such as
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
VIA Labs links USB3.0 to SATA
Posted on 03:32 by Unknown
V bridge controller provides more flexibility for embedded designsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Embedded chip developer VIA Labs has had its VL701 Low-Power USB 3.0 to SATA Bridge Controller certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) as adhering to strict power-consumption criteria for bus-powered devices. VIA Labs is currently the first and only company to achieve USB-IF Bus-Powered
Embedded chip developer VIA Labs has had its VL701 Low-Power USB 3.0 to SATA Bridge Controller certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) as adhering to strict power-consumption criteria for bus-powered devices. VIA Labs is currently the first and only company to achieve USB-IF Bus-Powered
Portable Multimedia: NVIDIA makes key move into wireless with Icera
Posted on 02:37 by Unknown
Portable Multimedia: NVIDIA makes key move into wireless with Icera
NVIDIA is to add baseband and RF capability to its Tegra processors by acquiring reconfigurable technology developerIcera in a $367m deal.
“This is a key step in NVIDIA’s plans to be a major player in the mobile computing revolution,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA. “Adding Icera’s technology to Tegra gives us
NVIDIA is to add baseband and RF capability to its Tegra processors by acquiring reconfigurable technology developerIcera in a $367m deal.
“This is a key step in NVIDIA’s plans to be a major player in the mobile computing revolution,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA. “Adding Icera’s technology to Tegra gives us
BVM brings the Core i7/i5/i3 to industrial applications in Mobile MicroATX
Posted on 00:37 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
BVM in Southampton has added to its family of compact Micro ATX format motherboards with a motherboard based on Intel's Mobile QM57 Express chipset. This allows the MS-C71 to support the 32nm Intel Core i7/i5/i3 Mobile processors in the rPGA988A socket with up to 8GB of 1066MHz dual-channel memory to minimise power consumption and reduce the cooling
BVM in Southampton has added to its family of compact Micro ATX format motherboards with a motherboard based on Intel's Mobile QM57 Express chipset. This allows the MS-C71 to support the 32nm Intel Core i7/i5/i3 Mobile processors in the rPGA988A socket with up to 8GB of 1066MHz dual-channel memory to minimise power consumption and reduce the cooling
Monday, 9 May 2011
Broadcom to add security software to embedded systems with Israeli acquisition
Posted on 03:30 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Following the trend set by Intel's acquisition of anti-virus software developer McAfee, Broadcom is to acquire a leading security software developer based in Israel.
With SC Square Ltd., Broadcom is acquiring an expert team of engineers focused on security, which Broadcom says is an essential ingredient across its embedded platforms. The acquisition is part
Following the trend set by Intel's acquisition of anti-virus software developer McAfee, Broadcom is to acquire a leading security software developer based in Israel.
With SC Square Ltd., Broadcom is acquiring an expert team of engineers focused on security, which Broadcom says is an essential ingredient across its embedded platforms. The acquisition is part
Friday, 6 May 2011
Logic PD claims world's smallest embedded system-on-module
Posted on 08:15 by Unknown
Based on TI's DaVinci digital media processor and Sitara ARM microprocessor
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Logic PD has launched what it claims is the industry’s smallest embedded modules: the Torpedo System on Modules (SOM) based on Texas Instruments’ DM3730 DaVinci video processor and AM3703 Sitara ARM microprocessor. The Torpedo SOMs (above) occupy less than one square inch yet offer
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Logic PD has launched what it claims is the industry’s smallest embedded modules: the Torpedo System on Modules (SOM) based on Texas Instruments’ DM3730 DaVinci video processor and AM3703 Sitara ARM microprocessor. The Torpedo SOMs (above) occupy less than one square inch yet offer
Renesas moves mobile chip to SODIMM modules for embedded apps
Posted on 08:02 by Unknown
Works with Cogent on system-on-moduleBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Renesas Electronics has teamed up with Cogent Computer Systems to puts its SH-Mobile SH7724 chip onto a System On Module (SOM) for low cost, rapid development of embedded systems.The SH-Mobile R-Series is an application processor based on Renesas SH-Mobile series, which is widely used in mobile phones in Japan and other
Renesas Electronics has teamed up with Cogent Computer Systems to puts its SH-Mobile SH7724 chip onto a System On Module (SOM) for low cost, rapid development of embedded systems.The SH-Mobile R-Series is an application processor based on Renesas SH-Mobile series, which is widely used in mobile phones in Japan and other
Microchip moves to Open-Source development tool with full cross-platform support
Posted on 03:43 by Unknown
MPLAB X IDE adds multiple simultaneous debugging sessions, advanced editor and code completion for Linux, Mac and Windows
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Microchip, one of the leading suppliers of 8, 16 and 32bit microcontrollers, has launched its next-generation, open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) based on Netbeans with cross-platform support for Linux, Mac OS and
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Microchip, one of the leading suppliers of 8, 16 and 32bit microcontrollers, has launched its next-generation, open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) based on Netbeans with cross-platform support for Linux, Mac OS and
Synopsys aims USB 3.0 Host Controller IP at mobile systems
Posted on 01:54 by Unknown
The Embedded Blog: Synopsys' USB 3.0 Host Controller IP Receives USB-IF Certification for SoC
USB3.0 SuperSpeed systems have taken a step forward as Synopsys has certified its DesignWare SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) IP for including in a wide range of system-on-chip designs, reducing cost. The core is available in cost effective 65nm and 130nm process technology
USB3.0 SuperSpeed systems have taken a step forward as Synopsys has certified its DesignWare SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) IP for including in a wide range of system-on-chip designs, reducing cost. The core is available in cost effective 65nm and 130nm process technology
Synopsys' USB 3.0 Host Controller IP Receives USB-IF Certification for SoC
Posted on 01:51 by Unknown
Silicon-Proven DesignWare IP Lowers Design Risk and Allows Interoperability
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
USB3.0 SuperSpeed systems have taken a step forward as Synopsys has certified its DesignWare SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) IP for including in a wide range of system-on-chip designs, reducing cost. The core is available in cost effective 65nm and 130nm
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
USB3.0 SuperSpeed systems have taken a step forward as Synopsys has certified its DesignWare SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) IP for including in a wide range of system-on-chip designs, reducing cost. The core is available in cost effective 65nm and 130nm
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Intel should push 3D transistors into embedded says In-Stat
Posted on 12:46 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Market researchers In-Stat are highlighting the need for Intel to push its vertical FINFET transistors and 22nm process technology into the embedded market much more quickly.
"The development [of FINFETs] did not come out of thin air," says Jim McGregor, Chief Technology Strategist at market researchers In-Stat. "Intel and others in the industry have been
Market researchers In-Stat are highlighting the need for Intel to push its vertical FINFET transistors and 22nm process technology into the embedded market much more quickly.
"The development [of FINFETs] did not come out of thin air," says Jim McGregor, Chief Technology Strategist at market researchers In-Stat. "Intel and others in the industry have been
ST launches next generation dual core ARM chip for interfaces and multimedia
Posted on 02:15 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics has developed a new embedded microprocessor with advanced multimedia capabilities. The latest addition to ST’s dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 microprocessor family, the SPEAr1340 targets a broad range of smart connected devices, from high-resolution video-conferencing to intelligent displays and web-connected devices.
The SPEAr1340 integrates an
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Flexible e-ink screen set to make waves
Posted on 13:44 by Unknown
A prototype of a flexible display using e-ink technology could revolutionise portable multimedia systems, says a researcher in Canada. Using a flexible display opens up new ways to interact, including flicking the screen to thumb through pages.
“This is the future. Everything is going to look and feel like this within five years,” says creator Roel Vertegaal, the director of Queen’s University
“This is the future. Everything is going to look and feel like this within five years,” says creator Roel Vertegaal, the director of Queen’s University
Intel to use vertical FINFET transistors in chips by year end - video and update
Posted on 11:57 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Intel is aiming to use its vertical FINFET transistors technology in processors by the end of the year. It has demonstrated its Ivy Bridge processor using 22nm process technology running and says these will ship by the end of the year.
The FINFET technology, first revealed in 2002, is a vertical rather than traditional planar transistor structure which Intel
Intel is aiming to use its vertical FINFET transistors technology in processors by the end of the year. It has demonstrated its Ivy Bridge processor using 22nm process technology running and says these will ship by the end of the year.
The FINFET technology, first revealed in 2002, is a vertical rather than traditional planar transistor structure which Intel
Freescale announces 'creative' robotics design contest
Posted on 03:34 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale Semiconductor has launched a design contest to develop and submit a unique sensor robotic or system design based on Freescale’s latest sensor development kit in the form of a walking robot or the Freescale Tower System.
To coincide with the contest, Freescale has introduced a sensor development kit and new Tower Mechatronics Board that contestants
Freescale Semiconductor has launched a design contest to develop and submit a unique sensor robotic or system design based on Freescale’s latest sensor development kit in the form of a walking robot or the Freescale Tower System.
To coincide with the contest, Freescale has introduced a sensor development kit and new Tower Mechatronics Board that contestants
RF Monolithics cuts size of Zigbee Pro module in half
Posted on 02:04 by Unknown
Footprint 20-50% Smaller Than Competing Modules with 1MB of flash
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
RF Monolithics in Dallas has launched an RF module for the ZigBee Smart Energy and Home Automation Profile that adds a megabyte of flash storage for data logging and still reduces the footprint by half. The ZPM3570 ZigBee Pro module uses a Coretex M3 ARM processor and Ember RF chip and is aimed
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
RF Monolithics in Dallas has launched an RF module for the ZigBee Smart Energy and Home Automation Profile that adds a megabyte of flash storage for data logging and still reduces the footprint by half. The ZPM3570 ZigBee Pro module uses a Coretex M3 ARM processor and Ember RF chip and is aimed
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Atego acquires US avionics specialist HighRely
Posted on 12:23 by Unknown
Software tools supplier Atego has bought US avionics software specialist HighRely.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, HighRely supplies tools for developing aerospace and avionics systems, medical equipment, nuclear and transportation systems, covering the whole project lifecycle from application planning, specification and design through to build, testing, verification, certification and implementation.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, HighRely supplies tools for developing aerospace and avionics systems, medical equipment, nuclear and transportation systems, covering the whole project lifecycle from application planning, specification and design through to build, testing, verification, certification and implementation.
TI launches industry's first FRAM microcontroller
Posted on 09:08 by Unknown
MSP430FR57xx FRAM microcontroller writes up to 100x times faster
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments has announced the industry’s first ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) 16-bit microcontrollers that it believes will drive a new era of reliable data logging and RF communication capabilities.
TI claims the new MSP430FR57xx FRAM series ensures data can be
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments has announced the industry’s first ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) 16-bit microcontrollers that it believes will drive a new era of reliable data logging and RF communication capabilities.
TI claims the new MSP430FR57xx FRAM series ensures data can be
INCHRON in strange deal with IBM to reduce complexity of embedded systems
Posted on 08:44 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
IBM isn't a name you come up with when thinking about embedded systems, but German real time critical software design and test house Inchron has made a significant deal for Big Blue to use its complete range of tools and services.
Inchron's products enable designers to model, simulate and analyze the dynamic real-time behaviour of embedded systems at an early
IBM isn't a name you come up with when thinking about embedded systems, but German real time critical software design and test house Inchron has made a significant deal for Big Blue to use its complete range of tools and services.
Inchron's products enable designers to model, simulate and analyze the dynamic real-time behaviour of embedded systems at an early
Intel Intends To Standardize All-in-One PC With Mini-ITX Form Factor « My Digital Life
Posted on 04:39 by Unknown
Intel Intends To Standardize All-in-One PC With Mini-ITX Form Factor « My Digital LifeHmmm, interesting.
Kontron launches its smallest pico-ITX board with graphics
Posted on 04:32 by Unknown
2.5in SBC supports DDR3, DirectX11 and 1080p in embedded apps
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Kontron has launched its smallest embedded single board computer (SBC) based on the AMD Embedded G-Series with Fusion technology. The new Kontron 2.5-inch Pico-ITX KTA55/pITX has a wide range of dedicated interfaces, extremely small footprint (100 x 72 mm) and low power requirements and is
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Kontron has launched its smallest embedded single board computer (SBC) based on the AMD Embedded G-Series with Fusion technology. The new Kontron 2.5-inch Pico-ITX KTA55/pITX has a wide range of dedicated interfaces, extremely small footprint (100 x 72 mm) and low power requirements and is
TI's new TINA-TI SPICE simulator 9.1 increases speed 5X
Posted on 02:41 by Unknown
Adds Chinese, Japanese and Russian versions
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The latest version of Texas Instruments' TINA-TI 9.1 SPICE-based analogue design and simulation tool averages a 5X speed increases over version 7.0. This allows engineers to design, test and troubleshoot a broad variety of basic and advanced analogue circuits, including complex architectures, without any node or
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The latest version of Texas Instruments' TINA-TI 9.1 SPICE-based analogue design and simulation tool averages a 5X speed increases over version 7.0. This allows engineers to design, test and troubleshoot a broad variety of basic and advanced analogue circuits, including complex architectures, without any node or
Wind River turns 30
Posted on 02:35 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Real time operating system company Wind River turns 30 this year. In a blog post, Tomas Evensen points to the early moves to add a TCP/IP stack and GDB for debugging to VxWorks, then providing the Tornado and Workbench development environments and now providing a choice of operating systems, real-time or open source/Linux.
But he points particularly to
Real time operating system company Wind River turns 30 this year. In a blog post, Tomas Evensen points to the early moves to add a TCP/IP stack and GDB for debugging to VxWorks, then providing the Tornado and Workbench development environments and now providing a choice of operating systems, real-time or open source/Linux.
But he points particularly to
Express Logic adds real time code profiling with IAR Systems
Posted on 02:29 by Unknown
IAR Embedded Workbench now displays ThreadX-captured profiling information
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
RTOS developer Express Logic has added access to Performance Execution Profiling information with IAR Embedded Workbench. Developers need as much information as possible to correctly design and implement applications for commercial systems. That information must be presented in a clear,
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
RTOS developer Express Logic has added access to Performance Execution Profiling information with IAR Embedded Workbench. Developers need as much information as possible to correctly design and implement applications for commercial systems. That information must be presented in a clear,
Wireless Power Devices to Reach Critical Mass During the Next Decade Says Market Research
Posted on 02:23 by Unknown
Crossover in 2012 with $1bn revenue
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research forecasts that the wireless power industry will reach a key inflection point in 2012 when it crosses the $1 billion revenue mark, and shipments of wireless power devices will achieve significant growth during the years following that milestone.
“The electrical cord is the one
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research forecasts that the wireless power industry will reach a key inflection point in 2012 when it crosses the $1 billion revenue mark, and shipments of wireless power devices will achieve significant growth during the years following that milestone.
“The electrical cord is the one
New carbon nanotube pixel technology for OLED displays could pave way for next generation of consumer electronics
Posted on 02:16 by Unknown
A new technique for developing OLED pixels using carbon nanotubes allows lower voltages to be used, leading to larger and more efficient screens for consumer devices say researchers at the University of Florida here.By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The ARM desktop PC that's just for developers - for the moment
Posted on 01:46 by Unknown
Trim-Slice NVIDIA Tegra 2 desktop ships - well, sort of
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Israeli computer developer CompuLab is announcing immediate availability of an ARM-based desktop PC based around the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip, with prices starting at a frankly amazing $199.
However, while the announcement has been well received - see the links below - the tiny system (left) is not shipping
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Israeli computer developer CompuLab is announcing immediate availability of an ARM-based desktop PC based around the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip, with prices starting at a frankly amazing $199.
However, while the announcement has been well received - see the links below - the tiny system (left) is not shipping
LTE chip suppliers in 2011
Posted on 01:34 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
From the Portable Multimedia blog and market researchers Forward Concepts, here's a very interesting list of LTE chip suppliers for 2011:
Altair: FourGee-3100 undergoing field trials.
Broadcom (via Beceem acquisition): Announced, likely sampling Q1/2012
Cavium Networks (via WaveSat acquisition): Odyssey Single-mode LTE chip is sampling.
Intel/Infineon (via
From the Portable Multimedia blog and market researchers Forward Concepts, here's a very interesting list of LTE chip suppliers for 2011:
Altair: FourGee-3100 undergoing field trials.
Broadcom (via Beceem acquisition): Announced, likely sampling Q1/2012
Cavium Networks (via WaveSat acquisition): Odyssey Single-mode LTE chip is sampling.
Intel/Infineon (via
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Researchers create invisibility cloak for the terahertz band
Posted on 07:12 by Unknown
'Shielding' for security and communications
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have created a new kind of cloaking material that can render objects invisible in the terahertz range. Although the design can't translate into an invisibility cloak for the visible spectrum, it could have implications in diagnostics, security, and communication
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have created a new kind of cloaking material that can render objects invisible in the terahertz range. Although the design can't translate into an invisibility cloak for the visible spectrum, it could have implications in diagnostics, security, and communication
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Accent Introduces First Transceiver For 802.15.4 Smart Grid Standard
Posted on 08:35 by Unknown
Provides 800Kbit/s for 902-928 MHz and 863-870 MHz bands (US and Europe)
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Italian design house Accent has developed the first transceiver to support both mandatory and optional specifications for the IEEE 802.15 TG4g standard for Smart Utility Networks
The group’s charter is to create a global standard for a PHY amendment to 802.15.4 targeting applications such
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Italian design house Accent has developed the first transceiver to support both mandatory and optional specifications for the IEEE 802.15 TG4g standard for Smart Utility Networks
The group’s charter is to create a global standard for a PHY amendment to 802.15.4 targeting applications such
Driving the smart grid boom with M2M
Posted on 07:53 by Unknown
Machine-to-machine (M2M) will make or break the sector
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
With 1.3 billion smart meters worldwide by 2020, it is the applications layer of the M2M supply-chain which can make or break smart-grid implementations for utility-sector companies, says Analysys Mason.
It forecasts 1.3 billion residential and commercial smart meter connections by 2020 with a CAGR of 56
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
With 1.3 billion smart meters worldwide by 2020, it is the applications layer of the M2M supply-chain which can make or break smart-grid implementations for utility-sector companies, says Analysys Mason.
It forecasts 1.3 billion residential and commercial smart meter connections by 2020 with a CAGR of 56
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
TI launches free software for microcontrollers
Posted on 07:26 by Unknown
Free Grace software platform that generates C code and eliminates manual peripheral configuration for 16bit chips
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments has launched a free visual plug-in that enables developers to easily enable and configure ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller peripherals through a graphical user interface (GUI). With the Grace software, developers can
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments has launched a free visual plug-in that enables developers to easily enable and configure ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller peripherals through a graphical user interface (GUI). With the Grace software, developers can
Toshiba launches 19nm process NAND flash memory for 128Gbytes in a single package
Posted on 07:21 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Despite production problems in the wake of the Japan earthquake and power shortages, Toshiba Electronics Europe has made NAND flash memories with 19nm process technology, the finest level yet achieved. This latest technology advance has already been applied to 2-bit-per-cell 64-gigabit (Gb) and Toshiba says it will also add 3-bit-per-cell products fabricated
Despite production problems in the wake of the Japan earthquake and power shortages, Toshiba Electronics Europe has made NAND flash memories with 19nm process technology, the finest level yet achieved. This latest technology advance has already been applied to 2-bit-per-cell 64-gigabit (Gb) and Toshiba says it will also add 3-bit-per-cell products fabricated
New line of shielded wallets to protect RFID and NFC credit cards from skimming
Posted on 03:53 by Unknown
Faraday caged apparel to protect credit cards
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
DIFRwear in the US has launched the first line of wallets, ID badge holders, and passport cases specially designed to protect sensitive information now found on many major credit cards and other forms of identification. These chips often contain private financial and other personal information that can be easily
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Develop your own NFC 'smart' poster
Posted on 13:36 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The NFC Forum has published a White Paper about developing and deploying NFC Smart Posters, aimed at helping both business and surprisingly consumers, develop their own. NFC Smart Posters are objects in or on which readable NFC tags have been placed. Smart Posters use reader/writer mode, one of the three modes of NFC; the other two modes are Peer-to-Peer and
The NFC Forum has published a White Paper about developing and deploying NFC Smart Posters, aimed at helping both business and surprisingly consumers, develop their own. NFC Smart Posters are objects in or on which readable NFC tags have been placed. Smart Posters use reader/writer mode, one of the three modes of NFC; the other two modes are Peer-to-Peer and
Almost 28% of Total Consumer Smartphones Will Be NFC-Enabled In 2015
Posted on 13:22 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
A new report available from Research and Markets in Dublin sees NFC making headway in consumer smartphones, with penetration of 28% in the next four years.After its initial launch in 2010, NFC-enabled smartphones will contribute to 28 percent of total smartphone sales to end users (250 million units) by 2015, "Mobile handsets that are NFC-capable will see
A new report available from Research and Markets in Dublin sees NFC making headway in consumer smartphones, with penetration of 28% in the next four years.After its initial launch in 2010, NFC-enabled smartphones will contribute to 28 percent of total smartphone sales to end users (250 million units) by 2015, "Mobile handsets that are NFC-capable will see
Top 20 fabless chip companies of 2010
Posted on 13:16 by Unknown
US Companies Held 13 of the Top 20 Fabless Spots in 2010
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Combined, the top 20 fabless IC suppliers represented 77% of the $59.9 billion in fabless IC sales last year, down two points from 2009 but up two points from 2008 according to Bill McClean of ICinsights.
He points out that 2010 was the first year on record that total fabless IC company sales did
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Combined, the top 20 fabless IC suppliers represented 77% of the $59.9 billion in fabless IC sales last year, down two points from 2009 but up two points from 2008 according to Bill McClean of ICinsights.
He points out that 2010 was the first year on record that total fabless IC company sales did
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
173m Wi-Fi Direct Devices to Ship in 2011
Posted on 05:13 by Unknown
Turn WiFi devices into access pointsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Although it is currently on the market in small numbers, Wi-Fi Direct is expected to have a break out year in 2011 says market research In-Stat. The number of Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices shipped will reach 173 million, led by desktop PCs, digital TVs, mobile phones, and notebook PCs. Wi-Fi Direct creates a much more
Although it is currently on the market in small numbers, Wi-Fi Direct is expected to have a break out year in 2011 says market research In-Stat. The number of Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices shipped will reach 173 million, led by desktop PCs, digital TVs, mobile phones, and notebook PCs. Wi-Fi Direct creates a much more
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Conexant goes private
Posted on 07:19 by Unknown
Acquisition by Golden Gate CompletedBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
One of the world's classic embedded chip suppliers, Conexant Systems, has been sold to private equity just like NXP and Freescale Semiconductors. In a deal that saw the company sold in the face of an earlier competing offer by SMSC, it is now 'merged' into a new venture, Gold Acquisition Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of
One of the world's classic embedded chip suppliers, Conexant Systems, has been sold to private equity just like NXP and Freescale Semiconductors. In a deal that saw the company sold in the face of an earlier competing offer by SMSC, it is now 'merged' into a new venture, Gold Acquisition Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Monday, 18 April 2011
LDRA and TASKING Integration drives code re-use in automotive, control and avionics
Posted on 13:08 by Unknown
Integrated tools to certify small-footprint controllersBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Liverpool-based embedded code verification tool developer LDRA has linked its tool suite with Altium's TASKING VX-toolset for the Infineon C166 controller. This brings compliance to safety standards such as MISRA, IEC 61508, and DO-178B to small-footprint microcontrollers like Infineon’s C166 family. The
Liverpool-based embedded code verification tool developer LDRA has linked its tool suite with Altium's TASKING VX-toolset for the Infineon C166 controller. This brings compliance to safety standards such as MISRA, IEC 61508, and DO-178B to small-footprint microcontrollers like Infineon’s C166 family. The
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Trends for the next decade
Posted on 05:29 by Unknown
Frost & Sullivan Identifies Top Global Mega Trends and Launches Innovation Research ProgrammeBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Market researcher Frost & Sullivan believes it has identified the top Mega Trends that will influence and shape the world in the coming years and has launched a Visionary Innovation Research Programme. Ongoing research will cover a spectrum of interesting Mega Trends
Market researcher Frost & Sullivan believes it has identified the top Mega Trends that will influence and shape the world in the coming years and has launched a Visionary Innovation Research Programme. Ongoing research will cover a spectrum of interesting Mega Trends
Infineon guns for Atmel's microcontrollers - updated
Posted on 04:19 by Unknown
Files US Patent Infringement Lawsuit over AVR chips
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Infineon Technologies has filed a patent lawsuit against Atmel in the US over microcontrollers and touchscreen controllers.
Infineon says it is seeking damages for infringement of eleven of its US patents covering Atmel's AVR, XMEGA, and maXTouch controllers and related products used in automotive,
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Infineon Technologies has filed a patent lawsuit against Atmel in the US over microcontrollers and touchscreen controllers.
Infineon says it is seeking damages for infringement of eleven of its US patents covering Atmel's AVR, XMEGA, and maXTouch controllers and related products used in automotive,
Friday, 8 April 2011
Silicon Line aims at optical DisplayPort with ultra low power chipset
Posted on 04:20 by Unknown
Launches World’s Most Power Efficient 6Gbit/s VCSEL Driver and TIA Chipset
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Fabless analogue chip designer Silicon Line in Munich has launched an ultra-low power 6Gbit/s VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) driver and TIA (transimpedance amplifier) CMOS chipset that only consumes a total of less than 14 mW at full line rate, aiming at new applications
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Fabless analogue chip designer Silicon Line in Munich has launched an ultra-low power 6Gbit/s VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) driver and TIA (transimpedance amplifier) CMOS chipset that only consumes a total of less than 14 mW at full line rate, aiming at new applications
Gennum buys Nanotech Semi for $34m
Posted on 04:13 by Unknown
From SiliconSouthWest - Bristol-based telecoms chip designer Nanotech Semiconductor has been bought by Gennum of Canada for $34 with a $6m earnout for staff.
http://siliconsouthwest.co.uk/index.php/2011/04/gennum-buys-nanotech-semi-for-34m/
http://siliconsouthwest.co.uk/index.php/2011/04/gennum-buys-nanotech-semi-for-34m/
MathWorks Introduces Automatic C Code Generation Directly from MATLAB Language
Posted on 04:08 by Unknown
MATLAB Coder Eliminates Manual Recoding
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Design tool developer MathWorks has taken a key step forward im simplifying the development of embedded systems with MATLAB Coder - a tool that enables design engineers to automatically generate readable, portable C and C++ code directly from their MATLAB algorithms. This new tool eliminates the need to manually
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Design tool developer MathWorks has taken a key step forward im simplifying the development of embedded systems with MATLAB Coder - a tool that enables design engineers to automatically generate readable, portable C and C++ code directly from their MATLAB algorithms. This new tool eliminates the need to manually
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
TI CEO appeals to customers over Nat Semi deal
Posted on 04:11 by Unknown
Commits to no requalification of parts or changes of part numbers
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Rich Templeton, CEO of Texas Instruments, has written to customers about the impending takeover of National Semiconductor in a move that looks like an attempt to reassure some nervous embedded designers.
"This acquisition will allow us to address your analog needs with a product portfolio of
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Rich Templeton, CEO of Texas Instruments, has written to customers about the impending takeover of National Semiconductor in a move that looks like an attempt to reassure some nervous embedded designers.
"This acquisition will allow us to address your analog needs with a product portfolio of
TI buys National Semiconductor
Posted on 02:58 by Unknown
Creates analogue and power management giant
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments is to acquire National Semiconductor in a $6.5bn cash deal that demonstrates the continuing consolidation of chip providers for embedded systems. The deal, under which TI will acquire National for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion, combines two industry leaders in
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Texas Instruments is to acquire National Semiconductor in a $6.5bn cash deal that demonstrates the continuing consolidation of chip providers for embedded systems. The deal, under which TI will acquire National for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion, combines two industry leaders in
Thursday, 31 March 2011
German company launches first commercially available automated software for process ports
Posted on 05:48 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Automated Schematic Porting Tool Cuts Effort by 10-100X Compared to Manual Porting MunEDA in Munich has launched the first commercially-available electronic design automation (EDA) software tool to automate the time-consuming task of porting circuit schematics and intellectual property (IP) between different process technologies and process design kits (PDKs).
Automated Schematic Porting Tool Cuts Effort by 10-100X Compared to Manual Porting MunEDA in Munich has launched the first commercially-available electronic design automation (EDA) software tool to automate the time-consuming task of porting circuit schematics and intellectual property (IP) between different process technologies and process design kits (PDKs).
Monday, 28 March 2011
MIPS to develop multi-threaded 64bit multiprocessor core
Posted on 08:33 by Unknown
“Prodigy” core for Advanced Networking, Storage and Mobile
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
MIPS Technologies plans to offer the industry’s first IP core that combines a 64bit processor architecture with simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) technology. The core, the first in a family of cores code named “Prodigy,” will be officially launched later in 2011. By offering the combination of a
Thursday, 24 March 2011
ST launches Next-Generation iNEMO engine;
Posted on 03:21 by Unknown
Enables New Level of Motion-Sensing Applications on Smart Consumer Devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics has unveiled the first details of its new iNEMO sensor engine.
The advanced filtering and predictive software engine integrates the outputs from a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer. Fusing these sensors’ data, the iNEMO delivers
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics has unveiled the first details of its new iNEMO sensor engine.
The advanced filtering and predictive software engine integrates the outputs from a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer. Fusing these sensors’ data, the iNEMO delivers
ST launches Next-Generation iNEMO engine
Posted on 03:21 by Unknown
Enables New Level of Motion-Sensing Applications on Smart Consumer Devices
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics has unveiled the first details of its new iNEMO sensor engine.
The advanced filtering and predictive software engine integrates the outputs from a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer. Fusing these sensors’ data, the iNEMO delivers
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
STMicroelectronics has unveiled the first details of its new iNEMO sensor engine.
The advanced filtering and predictive software engine integrates the outputs from a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer. Fusing these sensors’ data, the iNEMO delivers
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Corning sees displays embedded everywhere in the home
Posted on 09:40 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
A video from Corning has an interesting view of the future for touchscreen displays embedded into a range of household items such as bathroom mirrors and kitchen work surfaces, with an optimistic 'near future' view!
A video from Corning has an interesting view of the future for touchscreen displays embedded into a range of household items such as bathroom mirrors and kitchen work surfaces, with an optimistic 'near future' view!
ZTE shows record-breaking 10Tbit/s data link
Posted on 03:56 by Unknown
Push to 400Gbit/s systems drives need for 10Gbit/s trunking
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE has broken the previous world record for single-channel data transmission with a recorded single-channel rate of 10Tbit/s over 640km of single-mode fibre optic cable. This is the equivalent of sending 160 HD movies per second.
The results of the test transmission
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE has broken the previous world record for single-channel data transmission with a recorded single-channel rate of 10Tbit/s over 640km of single-mode fibre optic cable. This is the equivalent of sending 160 HD movies per second.
The results of the test transmission
Friday, 18 March 2011
Solid State Drives Boom in 2011
Posted on 07:42 by Unknown
Twin engines of consumer and enterprise usage will fuel growth to over $4bn
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Have we finally turned the corner to see solid state drives start to really take off? IHS iSuppli thinks so, predicting a near doubling of revenues this year to hit more than $4 billion and extending a robust performance in the storage market for the second year in a row.SSD revenue
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Have we finally turned the corner to see solid state drives start to really take off? IHS iSuppli thinks so, predicting a near doubling of revenues this year to hit more than $4 billion and extending a robust performance in the storage market for the second year in a row.SSD revenue
Planning not panic is the key to IPv6 migration
Posted on 05:01 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Duncan Hughes, systems engineering manager at Brocade recommends a 6 Step Systematic approach to issue of migrating from IPv4 to the new generation IPv6 addresses. With IPv4 addresses down to the last few blocks, many are asking whether fears that IPv6 is the ‘end of the Internet’ is nothing more than vendor induced hype, or if it is something network
Duncan Hughes, systems engineering manager at Brocade recommends a 6 Step Systematic approach to issue of migrating from IPv4 to the new generation IPv6 addresses. With IPv4 addresses down to the last few blocks, many are asking whether fears that IPv6 is the ‘end of the Internet’ is nothing more than vendor induced hype, or if it is something network
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Graphics-Enabled Microprocessor Use Surges in 2011
Posted on 09:37 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
This year will be the biggest period yet for graphics-enabled microprocessors (GEM), as the penetration of GEMs reaches 50 percent in notebook PCs and 45 percent in desktops, says the latest research from IHS iSuppli.
This will also drive the use of GEMs in embedded systems bringing more sophisticated graphics and user interfaces without the power consumption,
This year will be the biggest period yet for graphics-enabled microprocessors (GEM), as the penetration of GEMs reaches 50 percent in notebook PCs and 45 percent in desktops, says the latest research from IHS iSuppli.
This will also drive the use of GEMs in embedded systems bringing more sophisticated graphics and user interfaces without the power consumption,
Chipworks reverse engineers the Apple A5 processor
Posted on 06:01 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Chipworks has reversed engineered the Apple A5 processor used in the iPad2. They decapsulated the A5 a couple of days ago, but as you could see in those early pictures, you can’t tell much of a chip’s layout from the top metal – it’s all power and ground buses. So they had to de-layer the chip down to a level to see the block layout of the chip; not an easy
Chipworks has reversed engineered the Apple A5 processor used in the iPad2. They decapsulated the A5 a couple of days ago, but as you could see in those early pictures, you can’t tell much of a chip’s layout from the top metal – it’s all power and ground buses. So they had to de-layer the chip down to a level to see the block layout of the chip; not an easy
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Microcameras become disposable
Posted on 03:04 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have developed a microcamera that is as small as a grain of salt and cheap enough to be disposable, opening up opportunities in medical and automotive applications.Endoscopy has gone through amazing advancements in recent years. Microcameras on the tip of endoscopes supply images from the inside of the human
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have developed a microcamera that is as small as a grain of salt and cheap enough to be disposable, opening up opportunities in medical and automotive applications.Endoscopy has gone through amazing advancements in recent years. Microcameras on the tip of endoscopes supply images from the inside of the human
Monday, 7 March 2011
Xilinx looks to 400Gbit/s network development
Posted on 04:46 by Unknown
Virtex-6 HXT FPGA Platform Eases 100G Development and looks beyond
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In a stunning move, programmable chip maker Xilinx is looking at the development for 400Gbit/s systems with its latest generation of FPGAs, citing the rapid growth of video sharing and internet mobile platforms over both wireless and wired networks is driving insatiable demand for bandwidth.
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In a stunning move, programmable chip maker Xilinx is looking at the development for 400Gbit/s systems with its latest generation of FPGAs, citing the rapid growth of video sharing and internet mobile platforms over both wireless and wired networks is driving insatiable demand for bandwidth.
Hard drive market consolidation continues as Western Digital acquires Hitachi GST in $4.3bn deal
Posted on 04:36 by Unknown
Deal creates drive giant
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Western Digital is to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, for approximately $4.3 billion. The deal creates a global giant that will outship the current #1 supplier, Seagate.
Apparently WD tried to buy Seagate late last year for a rumoured bid above $8bn while Seagate was in
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Western Digital is to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, for approximately $4.3 billion. The deal creates a global giant that will outship the current #1 supplier, Seagate.
Apparently WD tried to buy Seagate late last year for a rumoured bid above $8bn while Seagate was in
Friday, 4 March 2011
Processing demand skyrocket as Wind River releases 64bit VxWorks
Posted on 05:57 by Unknown
Improves multicore support for ARM and gives exclusive Intel primitives
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In a sign that 64bit processing is more clearly needed in embedded designs, Wind River has launched a 64bit version of its VxWorks real time operating system (RTOS).
Version 6.9 (although suprisingly this isn't VxWork7.0) is one of the first commercial RTOSes delivering 64bit computing
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
In a sign that 64bit processing is more clearly needed in embedded designs, Wind River has launched a 64bit version of its VxWorks real time operating system (RTOS).
Version 6.9 (although suprisingly this isn't VxWork7.0) is one of the first commercial RTOSes delivering 64bit computing
Freescale Power Architecture microcontrollers for industrial market mark the end of ColdFire
Posted on 03:19 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Freescale Semiconductor is moving its Power Architecture into microcontrollers that effectively marks the end of the ColdFire range for new designs.
The PX series of MCUs is based on Freescale’s e200 Power Architecture cores and is designed to meet the needs of the most complex industrial control applications, including motion control, power generation,
Freescale Semiconductor is moving its Power Architecture into microcontrollers that effectively marks the end of the ColdFire range for new designs.
The PX series of MCUs is based on Freescale’s e200 Power Architecture cores and is designed to meet the needs of the most complex industrial control applications, including motion control, power generation,
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Problem hits Freescale Kinetis K60 family
Posted on 08:00 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Development tool vendor IAR is warning that users can accidently, and permanently, lock up Freescale's Kinetis K60 microcontroller family. Chris Hills, Technical Director of Paedrus Systems, points to the IAR advisory note and says that a problem could be caused if the default linker configuration file was used and the code reached address 0x40C as Freescale
Development tool vendor IAR is warning that users can accidently, and permanently, lock up Freescale's Kinetis K60 microcontroller family. Chris Hills, Technical Director of Paedrus Systems, points to the IAR advisory note and says that a problem could be caused if the default linker configuration file was used and the code reached address 0x40C as Freescale
ARM's Broadcom deal is bigger than Microsoft
Posted on 02:35 by Unknown
BROADCOM AND ARM EXTEND RELATIONSHIP WITH STRATEGIC LICENSING AGREEMENT
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Broadcom has taken a broad license to all ARM's processor cores in a move that is fundamentally more important for the embedded market than the recent Microsoft announcement.
Broadcom now has access the entire range of ARM processors, from the smallest, lowest-power ARM CortexTM-M0
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Broadcom has taken a broad license to all ARM's processor cores in a move that is fundamentally more important for the embedded market than the recent Microsoft announcement.
Broadcom now has access the entire range of ARM processors, from the smallest, lowest-power ARM CortexTM-M0
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Toumaz launches ultra-low power self-powered radio chip
Posted on 03:33 by Unknown
1V ‘TELRAN’ TZ1053 aimed at wireless sensor networks, environmental monitoring and smart metering in the sub-1GHz ISM band
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Toumaz Technology has launched an ultra-low power radio chip aimed at wireless sensors in environmental and medical systems that can use solar or energy harvesting systems and so be self-powered. The chip can be used both for the sensor
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Toumaz Technology has launched an ultra-low power radio chip aimed at wireless sensors in environmental and medical systems that can use solar or energy harvesting systems and so be self-powered. The chip can be used both for the sensor
Monday, 10 January 2011
Conexant sold off to SMSC
Posted on 04:08 by Unknown
Creates group with 900 mixed signal engineers
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
How are the mighty fallen. The once powerful embedded chip maker Conexant Systems - spin off of Rockwell and dominant supplier of modem chips - is to be sold off to up and coming chip maker SMSC of New York.
Conexant leaves the industry with a string of legacies through a number of spin offs, from foundry Jazz to
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
How are the mighty fallen. The once powerful embedded chip maker Conexant Systems - spin off of Rockwell and dominant supplier of modem chips - is to be sold off to up and coming chip maker SMSC of New York.
Conexant leaves the industry with a string of legacies through a number of spin offs, from foundry Jazz to
Friday, 7 January 2011
IPv6 provides path to secure deployment of next-generation Internet - uptake data
Posted on 08:15 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have issued a guide for managers, network engineers, transition teams and others to help them deploy the next generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) securely.This is vital for the next generation of embedded devices as it provides a wider range of addresses and more security, but uptake has
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have issued a guide for managers, network engineers, transition teams and others to help them deploy the next generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) securely.This is vital for the next generation of embedded devices as it provides a wider range of addresses and more security, but uptake has
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Qualcomm's acquisition of Atheros key to Connected Home says iSuppli
Posted on 00:43 by Unknown
Key to combat Broadcom
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Qualcomm’s planned acquisition of Atheros Communications will position the combined companies to take on rival Broadcom in the burgeoning consumer electronics market for wireless connectivity semiconductors, according to market researchers iSuppli.
Qualcomm today confirmed it will buy Atheros in a deal estimated to be worth about $3.1
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Qualcomm’s planned acquisition of Atheros Communications will position the combined companies to take on rival Broadcom in the burgeoning consumer electronics market for wireless connectivity semiconductors, according to market researchers iSuppli.
Qualcomm today confirmed it will buy Atheros in a deal estimated to be worth about $3.1
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Embedded market research consolidation continues as NPD buys In-Stat
Posted on 13:39 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Market research is an important tool in the development of embedded systems, and the firms that provide such data are seeing a key consolidation into just two large and relatively unknown conglomerates. This has happened before, with the Gartner Group taking over Dataquest in 1995, with the resulting loss of key semiconductor research and loss of confidence
Market research is an important tool in the development of embedded systems, and the firms that provide such data are seeing a key consolidation into just two large and relatively unknown conglomerates. This has happened before, with the Gartner Group taking over Dataquest in 1995, with the resulting loss of key semiconductor research and loss of confidence
USB3.0 drives the 'zero client' computer with no internal processing power - CES
Posted on 03:35 by Unknown
New Approach to Computing Powered by USB 3.0 at CES 2011By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
The rise of the high speed USB3.0 technology, particularly the optical version, is leading to a renaissance in the thin client, driving the idea of the 'zero client', says VIA Labs.
The Zero Client concept is an evolution of the Thin Client computing model that takes Shared-Resource Computing to the next
The rise of the high speed USB3.0 technology, particularly the optical version, is leading to a renaissance in the thin client, driving the idea of the 'zero client', says VIA Labs.
The Zero Client concept is an evolution of the Thin Client computing model that takes Shared-Resource Computing to the next
Monday, 3 January 2011
VIA Launches Embedded Industry’s First Dedicated Graphics Card with 3D and DDR3
Posted on 04:30 by Unknown
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
VIA eH1 card offers DX10.1 graphics and multi-screen HD video content for embedded systems
VIA Technologies has developed a graphics card designed specifically for the embedded market. The eH1 is a DX10.1 compliant, multi-display card for the PCI Express slot that comes with the three year product longevity guarantee that is vital for embedded designs and is
VIA eH1 card offers DX10.1 graphics and multi-screen HD video content for embedded systems
VIA Technologies has developed a graphics card designed specifically for the embedded market. The eH1 is a DX10.1 compliant, multi-display card for the PCI Express slot that comes with the three year product longevity guarantee that is vital for embedded designs and is
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