Concurrent Debuts VME Dual PMC Single Board Computer with Intel Core 2 Duo
Concurrent Technologies announces the release of their latest single-slot VME dual-core processor, dual PMC, single board computer. The VP 417/03x uses the latest mobile dual core processors from the Intel(R) embedded roadmap, the 1.5 GHz or the 2.16 GHz Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor. The VP 417/03x family is I/O compatible with the popular and long standing VP 31x/02x family and gives an even greater improvement in measured performance/watt.
u-blox Integrates Gyroscope into GPS Dead Reckoning Reference Design
u-blox, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, has improved its groundbreaking GPS dead reckoning system by integrating a gyroscope sensor from Epson Toyocom, a leader in the design and manufacture of crystal-based electronic products, into the reference design for the product.
Gemini Data Loggers Launches Radio Data Logging System
Gemini Data Loggers, producers of the Tinytag data logger, is launching its first Radio Data Logging System based on a robust, easy to use, wireless ‘mesh’ network. The ‘mesh’ network operates using radio to send information directly to a central source. This takes away the inconvenience of manual downloading such as labour, health and safety issues, and time delays.
U-SAM Chip Supports NFC, FeliCa 2.0 Security Protocols
In Japan, Sony’s FeliCa contactless payment technology is well established and used in transit ticketing and access applications. FeliCa is often seen as a proprietary precursor to standards-based near field communication (NFC) systems, but its very presence may have acted to impede NFC’s progress in the Japanese market. Now a joint initiative by Sony and NXP Semiconductors aims to provide a path for both technologies to coexist and grow.
Cypress Powers Sharp Internet AQUOS Remote Control
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) announced that Sharp Corporation has chosen Cypress’s WirelessUSB(TM) LP 2.4-GHz transceiver and enCoRe(TM) III 8-bit reprogrammable flash microcontroller (MCU) for the innovative remote control used with its Internet AQUOS line of LCD television and PC systems. The Internet AQUOS remote control serves as TV remote, mouse and keyboard thanks to alpha-numeric keys, a trackpad and RF connectivity. The remote uses Cypress’s robust WirelessUSB LP radio to maintain high-quality RF performance in the home, avoiding interference from other 2.4-GHz sources. Cypress’s wireless solution overcomes infrared’s line of sight limitations, and it also preserves battery life with best-in-class power consumption.
Nanyang Technological University, Chartered Open Chartered@NTU Lab
Nanyang Technological University (“NTU”) and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (“Chartered”), one of the world’s top dedicated foundries, announced the opening of Chartered@NTU, a 100 square-meter joint laboratory set up by the two organisations, to promote technology exchange and collaboration for joint research and development projects. The focus of the research area is cutting-edge nano-scale complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process technology and reliability.
SenzaNet Powers Next Generation Jacob Temperature Sensors
Jacob elektronische Mess- und Regelgeräte GmbH, a leading provider of measuring devices and control systems from Waiblingen, selected E-Senza Technologies GmbH, a leading developer of wireless device technology, as a partner to develop their next product generation temperature sensors.
Gleichmann Offers NEC’s PS85/95 Family of High Speed Optocouplers
Gleichmann Electronics has broadened its product offering with NEC Electronics’ new PS85/95 family of high-speed optocouplers. The new PS85/95 optocoupler series feature 5000 Vrms isolation voltage, >0.4 mm isolation distance, >8 mm outer creepage distance, minimum common mode ratio (CMR) of 15KV/ìs and a comparatively high output voltage of maximum 35V.
IBM Makes Nanotechnology Breakthroughs for Atomic Building Blocks
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced two major scientific achievements in the field of nanotechnology that could one day lead to new kinds of devices and structures built from a few atoms or molecules. Although still far from making their way into products, these breakthroughs will enable scientists at IBM and elsewhere to continue driving the field of nanotechnology, the exploration of building structures and devices out of ultra-tiny, atomic-scale components. Such devices might be used as future computer chips, storage devices, sensors and for applications nobody has imagined yet.
Mindspeed Deploys Denali’s Databahn DDR Memory Controller IP
Denali Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), announced that Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications has implemented Denali’s Databahn(TM) DDR memory controller IP in its Comcerto 100 Series SoC. Comcerto 100 Series packet processors enable service providers to cost-effectively support sophisticated applications, high-performance packet processing and quality of service (QoS) for the triple-play broadband home and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) markets. Mindspeed engineers used Denali’s Databahn(TM) DDR controller IP to achieve optimal system-level performance for its DRAM systems in the design of the Comcerto 100 Series devices.
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