FEATURE ARTICLES

Who is Responsible for Safety?
(Dick Selwood)
(October 27, 2009)

Don't Touch Me There
(Jim Turley)
(October 20, 2009)

More ARMs Than a Hindu Goddess
(Jim Turley)
(October 20, 2009)

Build Crappy Products
(Jim Turley)
(October 13, 2009)

Security Is As Security Does
(Jim Turley)
(October 13, 2009)

Spinning Heads & Busting Spooks
(Jim Turley)
(October 6, 2009)

NEWSLETTERS

October 27, 2009 :: volume XVII, no. 04

October 20, 2009 :: volume XVII, no. 03

October 13, 2009 :: volume XVII, no. 02

October 6, 2009 :: volume XVII, no. 01

October 30, 2009

CommAgility targets high-end wireless and data processing applications with 10G Ethernet/CPRI interfaces

Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Multi-Channel Gigabit Ethernet Data Recorder

October 29, 2009

Xilinx FPGAs Contribute to Global Standardization of Cryptographic Module Security Evaluation

Mitsuishi Electric Selects eASIC For Display Wall Cubes

2.25MHz Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter with Programmable Input Current Limit Delivers up to 800mA

October 28, 2009

Agilent Technologies, Hermon Labs TI to Offer Acoustic Wireless Handset Conformance Test Solution

MontaVista Announces Additional Platform Support with MontaVista Linux 6

STMicroelectronics and ARM Team Up To Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment

Symmetricom Announces Key Enhancements to Q-Advisor Digital Video Monitoring and Management Software

Intel and Numonyx Achieve Research Milestone With Stacked, Cross Point Phase Change Memory Technology

October 27, 2009

Renesas Technology to Release SH7777 (SH-NaviJ3) SoC for Dashboard-mounted Car Navigation and Infotainment Systems Offering Enhanced Audio and Video Functions

BittWare Announces Altera® Stratix® IV GX-based AMC Featuring SFP/SFP+ Compact Optical Transceivers

Conexant Launches New Family of Solutions for Growing Embedded Audio Applications

BittWare Partners with Industry Leaders to Provide Turn Key Development Environment for AMC/MicroTCA Systems

SRS TruVolume Now Available for MIPS Cores, Delivering Fast, Efficient Deployment for DTV SoCs

ADLINK Announces Advanced DSP-based Servo Motion Controllers

October 26, 2009

Lattice and Affarii Deliver Low Power, Low Cost RRH Solution

So You Think You Can Port? Featuring Empress Embedded Database and LynuxWorks' LynxOS RTOS

Twenty-nine new Stellaris® MCUs from TI deliver unparalleled memory, connectivity and package options

RMI Corporation to Present on Groundbreaking Multi-Core Processing Solutions at the 5th Annual AdvancedTCA Summit 2009

Trident Microsystems Adopts Mentor Graphics Veloce Hardware Emulator to Accelerate Time-to-Market for Their Next-Generation Digital TV SoCs

TI announces major expansion of embedded processor portfolio with 30+ new ARM® devices spanning Cortex™-M3, Cortex-A8 and ARM9 family cores

S3 Graphics 5400E: The World's Only Power Efficient GPGPU Processor with Embedded Lifecycle Support

October 22, 2009

Timesys Delivers a Comprehensive, Low-cost Linux Solution for Altera's Nios II Embedded Processor

RadiSys to Deliver “LTE-Ready” Integrated ATCA Platform Solution

October 21, 2009

QuickLogic Announces Availability of Its ArcticLink II VX2 CSSP Solution Platform

Toshiba Drives Power-Efficient Appliance Design With New Dual-Motor, ARM Technology-Based Microcontroller

SMSC Invests in Designer of 3-D Image Sensors for Natural Interfaces to PCs and Consumer Devices

QuickLogic Extends Battery Life with Display Power Optimizer (DPO) Proven System Block

Atmel Starter Kit Prevents Data Counterfeiting In Medical and Electronics Markets

Green Hills Software Announces Comprehensive Solution for ARM TrustZone Technology-based Devices

ARM Mali Developer Center Drives Development of Graphics for Next-Generation Digital Devices

October 20, 2009

MIPS Technologies Licenses High-Performance, Power-Efficient Processor to Novatek for Next-Generation SoC Designs

Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver Delivers Over 20A of Continuous LED Current

Timesys Announces LinuxLink Support for Four Mercury Computer Systems Ensemble 3000 and Ensemble 6000 Series Modules

austriamicrosystems High Performance Analog ICs Now Available at Newark

CMOSIS Ramps First Off-the-Shelf High Resolution Sensor using Tower Semiconductor’s Specialty 0.18-micron CMOS Image Sensor Technology

October 19, 2009

Wind River and PrismTech Announce COTS Software Defined Radio Solution

Altera Demonstrates How FPGAs Enable Information Assurance and Signal Intelligence from Core to Edge at MILCOM 2009

Curtiss-Wright Controls Announces Gedae Software Development Support for CHAMP-AV6 DSP Engine

Wind River Showcases Latest Developments in MILS, Multicore, and Software Defined Radio at MILCOM 2009

October 15, 2009

IAR Systems launches development tools for ARM Cortex-R4(F) processor

IR Introduces High Efficiency Solution to Power DDR3 Memory Modules

NASA Selects Jazz Semiconductor and ADSANTEC for Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission

October 14, 2009

Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Dual/Quad Channel DAC FMC Card

NXP Selects Timesys as the First Commercial Linux Supplier for LPC313x Microcontroller Series

QuickLogic Extends Smart I/O Connectivity To Smartbook/Netbook and Mobile Developers

Cypress Introduces Industry’s First 65-nm 144-Mbit SRAMs

October 13, 2009

Sidense OTP Enables Security of Wireless Video Transmissions

Avnet Technology Solutions Expands Demand Generation Events for IBM Channel Partners

Agilent Technologies’ ZIF Probe Head Extended to Protocol Layer Testing and Debugging for PCI Express®

EVE’s ZeBu-Server Supports Smart Debug Methodology

October 12, 2009

Lattice Semiconductor and Epson Toyocom Provide Low-Cost, High Frequency Differential Reference Clock Solution

Altera Maximizes Its CPLDs by Enhancing the MAX II Family

Freescale Expands Intelligent Touch Sensing Options for Consumer and Industrial Applications

Avago Technologies Announces High Performance Touch Screen Interface Technology for Smart Phones and Portable Electronic Communications Devices

October 8, 2009

Combine memory and disk seamlessly with ITTIA DB SQL

Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) Initiative for Multi-Core Software Development Releases High Performance Models of ARM Processors

Dialog Semiconductor advances in portable audio market

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms to Revolutionize Military and Aerospace Embedded Computing with NVIDIA®’s CUDA Technology

ARM Announces 45nm SOI Test Chip Results That Demonstrate Potential 40 Percent Power Savings Over Bulk Process

October 7, 2009

Atmel Launches Industry's Safest Battery Management Solution for Automotive and Industrial High-cell-count Li-Ion Battery Packs

Cypress Expands Leading Non-Volatile SRAM Portfolio With New Serial Family and Adds Integrated Real-Time Clock Capability

Khronos Group Releases OpenMAX AL 1.0 Specification for Application-level Video, Audio and Image Processing

Curtiss-Wright Controls New Multi-Function Wireless Mezzanine Combines On-board WiFi, Zigbee, GPS and Cryptography

Sun Solaris Shines with Empress Embedded Database

Atmel Introduces Next-generation, Feature-rich Active AM/FM Antenna ICs

October 6, 2009

Atmel's SAM9G45 Evaluation Kit Expedites Development on 400MHz ARM9-based Embedded MPU

MIPS Technologies Licenses MIPS32® Architecture to Altera Corporation

With New USB and Ethernet Products, SMSC Offers The Most Comprehensive Portfolio For A Connected Car

Ramtron Announces MaxArias™ RF-enabled Wireless Memory

Atmel's AVR Microcontrollers Now Integrate RF Transmitter Functionality to Address Industrial Applications

October 5, 2009

Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGAs Enable PCI Express Compliant System Design for Low-Power, Low-Cost Connectivity Applications

IBM Business Partners Gear Up for Growth at Avnet Technology Solutions’ Ignition ‘09

Tekmos Introduces 'Drop In Replacement' for Intel 80C186EB and 80C188EB Microprocessors

October 2, 2009

Embedded Systems Week Highlights Leti and Grenoble’s Depth of Expertise in the Field

October 1, 20t09

IR’s Self-oscillating Half-bridge Driver IC Reduces Footprint for Space Constrained Automotive Applications

Avago Technologies Unveils Advanced Embedded Optical Engine Technology for High-Speed Interconnect