FEATURE ARTICLES

Powering Up
Mocana Lights up a Freescale Encryption Accelerator
(Bryon Moyer)
(May 26, 2009)

So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur - Part 2
(Jim Turley)
(May 19, 2009)

So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur - Part 1
(Jim Turley)
(May 12, 2009)

Clash of the Tiny Titans
(Jim Turley)
(May 5, 2009)

NEWSLETTERS

May 26, 2009 :: volume XV, no. 08

May 19, 2009 :: volume XV, no. 07

May 12, 2009 :: volume XV, no. 06

May 5, 2009 :: volume XV, no. 05

May 29, 2009

HDL Design House announces high performance AHB SPI flash memory controller (HIP 3100)

Advantech ARK-1388 In-vehicle Box IPC

Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New Quad Channel ADC FMC Card for Rugged DSP Applications

May 28, 2009

NEC Electronics Introduces Super-Resolution ASSP to Sharpen Full HD Image and Video Quality

NXP Expands DisplayPort™ Portfolio with VGA Interface Enabling Easy High Definition Video Connection

May 27, 2009

AgigA Tech Introduces Industry’s First High-Speed, High-Density, Battery-Free Non-Volatile RAM System for Applications Needing Critical Data Back-Up

SMSC Delivers Industry First Automotive USB 2.0 Hub Controller and Card Reader Combination Devices

Actel Space Forum Lands in India

Netronome's Network Flow Processor Utilizes Denali's Suite of PCI Express 2.0 Products for Virtualized Servers and Network Equipment

Avnet and Xilinx Open Registration for X-fest 2009

OWC Announces Mercury On-The-Go Pro Largest Capacity/Fastest Bus Powered Portable Storage Solution On Market

NEC LCD Technologies Announces New 15.3-Inch LCD Module for High-end Broadcasting and Video Production Display Applications

May 26, 2009

VIA-Developed Pico-ITXe Claims Center Stage at Computex 2009

Cissoid introduces Prometheus: The High Temperature driver for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Transistors Selected by Hispano-Suiza (Safran Group)

SMSC Introduces Industry’s First High-Speed USB Interconnect Device (HSIC) for Embedded Applications

Dongbu HiTek Selects Kilopass Embedded NVM Solution for 0.18um BCD Process

NXP Unveils Industry’s Lowest Power CortexTM-M3 based Microcontrollers

May 22, 2009

ADI Announces Low-Cost Single Board Computer Platforms for the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor

May 21, 2009

Xilinx & Beijing University of Technology Announce New Advanced Research & Teaching Facility for Embedded System Design

Xilinx & BEEcube to Unveil Next-Generation FPGA-based Multi-core SoC Development Platform for Sun OpenSPARC

Embedded Alley Helps Developers Build Intelligent Devices with the Freescale i.MX31 Multimedia Applications Processor

picoChip launches industry’s first HSPA+ femtocell SoC to support true eight-user operation

VIA Offers Customized Security Solution Service to Embedded Customers

Embedded Alley Gives Device Developers New Tools to Implement Best Practices for Working with Open Source

May 20, 2009

50 new product ranges for global 2009/10 Power Supply Guide

Curtiss-Wright Controls Adds T1/E1/J1 Support to Industry’s Highest Density Physical Layer Switch

Micron Technology Introduces New Single-Chip Microdisplay Panel

Analog Devices Enables Isolated USB Connections for Medical and Industrial Equipment

Virage Logic Introduces First Commercially Available Multi-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory Solution at 65-Nanometer Low Power

May 19, 2009

RMI Unleashes the Highest Performing Multi-Core Processor and Product Family in the Industry, Driving System and Performance Scalability

Atmel Introduces New System-in-Package Solution for Automotive LIN Networking Applications

Unity Semiconductor, a Non-Volatile Memory Products Start-up, Exits Stealth Mode; World’s First R/W Cross-Point Memory Array Requires No Transistor in Memory Cell

RMI’s Superscalar Multi-core XLP Processor Family Gains Support from Wind River

Fluffy Spider Technologies Chooses Taiwan-Based Pantek Technology As Regional VAR

Atmel Targets Automotive LIN Networking Applications with Introduction of New AVR Microcontroller

Advantech Announces Support for RMI’s Superscalar Multi-core XLP Processor Family

Spring Release of Sourcery G++™ Offers Improved Performance and Ease-of-Use

May 18, 2009

Hynix Semiconductor, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Silicon Image Sign Long-Term Agreement to Create the Next-Generation Memory Interface Technology Specification

Atmel Rhino+ USB Demonstration/Evaluation Kit for SHA-256 Cryptographic Authentication Chip

Swissbit INDUSTRIAL DDR2 MicroDIMM with Mezzanine Connector

New RF Transceivers Advance Design and Deployment of Small 4G Base Stations

Dialog Semiconductor display-based keypad IC selected by Samsung for its innovative new Smartphone

NEC Electronics Introduces World’s First USB 3.0 Host Controller

May 15, 2009

Timesys Announces LinuxLink Support for Texas Instruments’ DaVinci™ Platform

New Push Button Switch Has Built-In TFT Colour Graphics Display

LPRS introduce a new Low Power Wireless Module with Long Range capability

Super Talent Upgrades UltraDrive Series SSDs

Matrox Imaging embedded system supports full-height PCIe cards in small footprint

DisplayLink Releases Linux Source Code for Its USB Graphics Processors

May 14, 2009

Atmel Introduces High-quality Stereo Audio Digital-to-Analog Converter IC with High-power Audio Power Amplifier

NEC Electronics Europe announces the release of fully certified IEC software libraries

Specially priced PICkit 3 extreme low power bundle to evaluate Microchip Technology’s new nanoWatt XLP MCUs offered exclusively at Newark

SafeNet Unveils the Industry’s Highest Security SoCs and Next Generation of Security Co-processors

May 13, 2009

Freescale Partners with Flextronics to Deliver High-End Enterprise WLAN Solution

Sybase iAnywhere Broadens Support of Leading Mobile Device Management Solution for over a Billion Mobile Phones Worldwide

Photo flash and backlight driver ICs optimise power efficiency in feature phone designs

May 12, 2009

eASIC Announces Low-Cost, Single-Chip High Definition H.264 Codec

IR Introduces AUIRS2003S 200V IC for Automotive Powertrain and Battery Management Applications

Mentor Graphics Delivers First HDTV Platform for the Accelerated Verification of HDMI and DisplayPort Products

Symmetricom Announces Key Enhancements of V-Factor® Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring Platform

mimoOn demonstrates real-time end-to-end LTE on industry leading embedded processors

NEC Electronics Expands Lineup of EMMA Mobile 1 For Portable Audio/Visual Devices

Next Generation MontaVista Linux Revolutionizes Embedded Linux Development

Curtiss-Wright Unleashes Performance of Freescale’s QorIQ™ P4080 Device for Military/Aerospace Applications

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Secures Order From Aselsan For Rugged Signal Processor Subsystem

PICMG Enhances MicroTCA® Embedded Computing Platform

May 11, 2009

RoweBots Releases Ultra-Tiny Embedded-Linux™ RTOS for Renesas Technology’s 8-, 16- and 32-bit Microcontrollers

New Xilinx Virtex-5Q FPGA Family Delivers Higher Performance and Advanced Security Technologies for Defense Systems

Pigeon Point Systems Announces Module Management Controller BMR Starter Kit Using Renesas H8S/2472

NXP Propels NFC with World’s First Industry Standard Chip

NEC LCD Technologies to Expand Lineup of LCD Modules Featuring White LED Backlight Systems for Industrial Applications

XMOS delivers industry’s first open source hardware solution for networked audio & video over Ethernet

Phoenix Contact Launches New Products Utilizing Dust Networks’ Embedded Wireless Sensor Networking Technology

May 8, 2009

NEC Electronics Maintains Leading Supplier Position for 32-bit Microcontrollers in 2008, Takes the Lead in 32-bit Automotive Microcontrollers

May 7, 2009

ADLINK’s latest COM Express™ Reference Carrier Board is 100% Compatible with Newly Released PICMG COM Express™ Carrier Design Guide

Avnet Electronics Marketing Launches Supply Chain Central

Research and Markets: LTE Mobile Broadband Strategies: Consumer & Enterprise Markets; Devices & Chipsets 2009-2014

May 6, 2009

Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts New High Resolution Dual-Channel ADC FMC Card for Rugged DSP Applications

MOSIS to offer multi-project wafer services for IBM’s 0.180um high voltage process

Learn about the Embedded Systems: Technologies and Markets

May 5, 2009

Wind River Launches Partner Validation Program Targeting Networking and Telecoms Industry

NXP Ships Industry’s Highest Performance CortexTM-M3 Based Microcontrollers

Sonics Answers Challenge of Designing Embedded SoCs Containing Multiple IP Blocks

XMOS launches Ethernet-based LED Tile Reference Design Kit

GSM/GPRS module-in-a-package shrinks embedded wireless applications

May 4, 2009

NEC Electronics Expands ECOUSB Host, Peripheral Controller Features for Portable Consumer and Industrial Electronics

Innovasic Semiconductor Announces Production Availability for the Intel® CAN Controller Replacement

Ansoft Tools Couple With ANSYS For Real-World Simulation

PLX Technology Unveils Industry’s First PCI Express-to-USB 2.0 Host Controller Bridge