Daesung-Eltec Selects Ramtron for DSP-based Car Audio Platform
Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of non-volatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, has announced that Daesung-Eltec Co. Ltd. of Korea has designed FRAM memory into its new digital signal processing (DSP)-based car audio platform. Daesung-Eltec selected the FM24C64 - a 64-kilobit FRAM with 2-wire serial interface – to enable sophisticated memory functions such as storing audio, channel and favourite artist/song settings, as well as the resume play and the favourite artist/song alert features. FRAM's non-volatility, No Delay(TM) writes, virtually limitless endurance, small footprint and cost effectiveness make it the ideal memory technology for advanced digital automotive audio systems.
PDSi Receives Repair Contract for Storage Devices
Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. (PDSi) (AMEX:PNS) announced that it has been awarded a new contract to be the sole repair depot within Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for a line of storage devices of a major computer Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). These contracted services include screening, out-of-warranty repair, and management of original vendors for in-warranty repair, and will begin to ramp up in the third quarter of 2007 and is expected to continue through 2009.
CEVA Announces Embedded Engineering Symposium in Shanghai
CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), announced it will host a Technology Symposium for the embedded engineering community in Shanghai, China, August 14, 2007, at the Sofitel Jing Jiang Oriental Pudong Hotel. The full-day event will provide attendees with technical insight into CEVA's latest technologies, solutions and methodologies used to develop highly differentiated and competitive System-on-Chips (SoCs) deployed by many of the world's leading semiconductor companies and OEMs.
Texas Instruments Creates Smallest 2.25-MHz Step-down DC/DC Converters
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced its smallest 2.25-MHz high-performance, step-down DC/DC converters, which support low-power DSPs and microcontroller-based portable electronics. Extending battery life in Bluetooth headsets, cell phones and other Li-Ion battery-powered applications, the high-performance converters save valuable board space.
ICS Triplex to Launch Safety, Control System at Offshore Europe
ICS Triplex, a Rockwell Automation company, will be at stand E4 at the Offshore Europe Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (4-7 September) to unveil its new groundbreaking safety and control system. Designed to provide users with greater levels of choice and flexibility than is available in any current solution, it is expected to give ICS Triplex a significant competitive advantage in its sector.
Connect One Unveils II-EVB-600 Evaluation Board for iChip CO2064
Connect One(TM), the Device Networking Authority(TM), announced the release of the II-EVB-600, an evaluation board for programming the iChip CO2064, Connect One's low-cost, small footprint Internet Protocol (IP) controller that targets cost- and resource-constrained machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, where encryption and security is required. The II-EVB-600 supports many upper layer Internet protocols using either AT+i commands or the iChipConfig Utility, and can be used for evaluation and development of secure WiFi, LAN, cellular or dial-up networking, offering developers maximum flexibility in connectivity.
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