FEATURE ARTICLES

Better, Strong, Faster
Samsung’s 1-GHz ARM
(Jim Turley)
(July 28, 2009)

Facts & Figures
(Jim Turley)
(July 21, 2009)

So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur - Part 3
(Jim Turley)
(July 14, 2009)

Modular Linux
(Dick Selwood)
(July 7, 2009)

A Measure of Respect
Using FPGAs on Specialized NIC Cards
(Bryon Moyer)
(July 7, 2009)

NEWSLETTERS

July 28, 2009 :: volume XVI, no. 04

July 21, 2009 :: volume XVI, no. 03

July 14, 2009 :: volume XVI, no. 02

July 7, 2009 :: volume XVI, no. 01

July 31, 2009

Cost-effective Combination of JTAG/Boundary Scan and Optical Inspection

INDUSTRIAL Secure Digital (SD) Flash Storage Card, S-200 Series

Yageo Releases PF1206 Ultra-Low Resistance Current Sensor Targeting Miniature Portable Device Application

July 30, 2009

QuickLogic CSSP Adds Additional Capability to Icera’s Espresso® 300 3G Soft Modem Solution for Rapidly Growing USB Modem Market

Akros Offers First Integrated, 2kV-Isolated, Quad-Output Power SoC

Mentor Graphics Enables Android on Freescale Products Based on Power Architecture Technology, Reaching New Applications and Audiences

Mentor Graphics Announces Nucleus Graphics and Linux Platform for ARM Mali GPUs

Mentor Graphics Announces Linux and Nucleus Multi-OS Support for Marvell Sheeva Embedded Processors

Super Talent Unveils World's Smallest 32GB USB Drive

MOSAID Now Sampling HLNAND Flash Memory Semiconductor Chip and Module

Mentor Graphics Unveils Android and Embedded Linux Strategy with Acquisition of Embedded Alley

July 29, 2009

Ramtron Launches V-Family 256-Kilobit Parallel F-RAM

Altera Extends Temperature Range of Stratix III FPGAs to Support Military Applications

VaST Signs Pinnacle as Distribution Partner Focused on Cable Set Top Box, Military Aerospace, and Telecomm

ADLINK Debuts 6U CompactPCI® Universal Processor Blade with Optional Extended Temperature Range and Rugged Conduction Cooling

4mm x 7mm PMIC Integrates Linear Power Manager & Charger, Three Buck Regulators, LED Driver, OVP & Pushbutton Control

July 28, 2009

Stretch Announces Availability of World’s First High Definition DVR Add-in Card for Video Surveillance OEMs

Timesys® Provides First Commercial Open-Source Linux® Solution for the Texas Instruments OMAP-L137 Processor

Pentek’s New Carrier Board Enables High-Performance Applications in the Emerging PCI Express Environment

Analog Resistive Touch-Screen Controllers for Embedded Markets Announced by Microchip Technology

July 27, 2009

Atmel Standardizes on DDR2 for 400 MHz, High Speed-USB-enabled ARM9-based Embedded MPUs

ARM Announces Ultra Low-Power Physical IP Technology to Drive Next-Generation MCU Devices

IDT and Micron Form Alliance to Develop PCI Express® Enterprise Solid-State Drive Solutions

Green Hills Software and The MathWorks to Offer Free Seminar for Medical Device Developers

PIC24F04KA201 16-bit MCU Family Combines eXtreme Low Power 20 nA Sleep Currents and Small Packages at Less Than $.99 Each in High Volume

Mirics targets ARM processor-based smartphones with FlexiTVTM

July 23, 2009

Atom™ Based ETX® Module Supports SATA SSD and DDR2 Memory on a Single SODIMM

Ralink Employs MIPS32® 74K™ Processors in New 802.11n Dual Band WLAN AP/Router SoC

July 22, 2009

ETX 3.0 CPU Module Targets Harsh Environments

New Curtiss-Wright Controls Configurable System Test Rack Speeds Packaged COTS Subsystems Development

Bel Fuse Integrates Intellon HomePlug-based INT6400 Chipset in New PLC Modules for Embedded Networking and Consumer Electronics Applications

Swissbit F-100 Series CFast™ Flash Storage Card

Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts New High-Speed, High Capacity Rugged 3U VPX Solid State Drive

July 21, 2009

Connectivity made smarter via TI’s new MSP430 MCUs with embedded full-speed USB and the world’s leading ultra-low power consumption

Actel Congratulates NASA LRO and LCROSS Teams on Successful Insertion Into Operational Orbit and Returning Lunar Images

Atmel Introduces the AT697F Radiation-Hardened SPARC V8 Processor for Space Missions

Digi-Key Corporation and Fujitsu Microelectronics Announce Worldwide Distribution Agreement

Virage Logic Offers Broadest Portfolio of Embedded Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Solutions at TSMC

Monotype Imaging Announces iType Connects Plug-in for Android Mobile Platform

July 20, 2009

Actel to Present and Exhibit at 2009 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference

Diamond Meshes Atom, ETX, and PC/104-Plus

IAR Systems adds support for Atmel’s ARM Cortex-M3 based SAM3U microcontroller

July 17, 2009

TechInsights' ESC Boston Event Showcases the Hottest Companies and Technology Trends in the Electronics Industry

July 16, 2009

B2M Solutions Announces OEM Relationship with Syclo LLC

eSOL Now Providing Solutions for Automotive Navigation Systems Developed by BOSCH

July 15, 2009

Atmel’s SAM3U Evaluation Kit and Extensive Software Ecosystem Jump-Start Cortex M3-based Application Development

eSOL integrated software platform suite supports TI OMAP35x application processors

Ramtron Extends V-Family Product Line with Serial 256-Kilobit F-RAM

Aonix Partners with PrismTech on Real-time Communications for Java Systems

July 14, 2009

Linux Professional Institute Announces New Affiliate in South Africa

MontaVista Achieves Ultra-Fast One Second Linux Boot Time in Embedded Industrial Applications

Bel’s New HomePlug® AV PLC Modules For Embedded Networking or Consumer Electronics Applications

ThingMagic Embedded Reader Module Components Lower Costs, Enable Faster Development of RFID Solutions

Ghent University and IMEC reveal new optical forces

July 13, 2009

Actel Now Shipping the Fusion Advanced Development Kit

Kozio Showcases In-System Diagnostics Solutions at virtual Freescale Technology Forum (vFTF)

46th Design Automation Conference Offers Six Workshops on Design Techniques, Careers, Emerging EDA Applications and More

IAR KickStart Kit for NXP Cortex-M3 Devices is Complete with Example Code for Faster Development

LPRS Unveils Latest Multi-Chanel Low Power Radio Modules

July 9, 2009

NXP and TSMC Deliver Industry's First 45nm Single-Chip Digital TV Platform

Avnet and Texas Instruments to Offer Free Wireless Technical Design Seminar

Advantech Expands PrAMC Range with Latest 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor

Timesys Announces LinuxLink Support for AppliedMicro's PowerPC 460EX Processor

July 8, 2009

Strategic Test announces world’s first Freescale i.MX25 SOM and Development Kit

Ultra compact Qseven Modules in different Versions

Atmel Secures Portable Electronic Devices with Introduction of Low Power Cryptographic Battery Authentication IC with SHA-256

Ramtron Announces 8-Megabit Parallel Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory

July 7, 2009

Super Talent Introduces Pico Mini USB Drives

MediaTek Licenses ARM Mali-400 MP Graphics Processing Unit

Atmel Becomes Industry's First Supplier to Provide LIN2.1 Conformity for its Entire Automotive LIN Networking Product Range

NEC Electronics Introduces 15 New 32-bit All Flash™ Microcontrollers for Inverter Control

July 6, 2009

PLX Technology to Present Two Technical Sessions at PCI-SIG Developers Conference

Avnet Technology Solutions Develops Virtual Trade Show to Showcase Embedded Solutions

IDT Introduces New PCI Express Gen2 Switches With Integrated Temperature Sensor Functionality

July 2, 2009

Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New SoftScan Radar-Scan Conversion Package

Compact 2 & 3 Watt extra wide input SIP DC/DC converter targets portable applications

TSMC Unveils First Commercial 65-Nanometer Multi-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory Technology

July 1, 2009

Curtiss-Wright Controls Announces its First 8-Core Freescale QorIQ™ P4080-based VPX Single Board Computer

Curtiss-Wright Controls Releases Enhanced/Expanded Version of its Continuum Vector Signal Processing Subroutine Library