eSOL PrKERNELv4 RTOS Supports Faraday ARMv4 ISA-based FA526 Processor
eSOL, a leading developer of realtime embedded software solutions, announced that its leading realtime operating system, PrKERNELv4, coupled with the integrated development environment eBinder, now supports Faraday's ARMv4 ISA-based FA526 processor. Faraday, a leading ASIC and silicon IP provider based in Taiwan, is one of a few ARM (TM) ISA licensees, and its 32-bit RISC processor FA526, verified by ARM, complies with its ARMv4 instruction architecture. Targeting the embedded networking, PC peripheral, and multimedia SoC designs, the FA526 could in the worst case deliver 300MHz performance in 0.13um processing time, with minimal area and power consumption. Furthermore, Faraday will provide customers with customized intellectual properties, configurable SoC integrated simulation/timing models and verification environments to develop their competitive ASIC processors in a very short design cycle.
NEC Unveils 12 New 32-Bit Microcontrollers with USB Functionality
Leading 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) supplier NEC Electronics Corporation and its subsidiaries in Europe and the Americas, NEC Electronics GmbH and NEC Electronics America, Inc., reaffirmed their commitment to the industrial and consumer electronics markets with the addition of twelve new 32-bit devices with complete USB functionality on a single chip. The new 32-bit V850ES/Jx3-H[tm] and V850ESJx3-U[tm] MCUs execute USB 2.0 data transfers at high speeds up to 12 megabits per second (Mbps), and enable rapid development of applications that require USB connectivity and 32-bit processing power for real-time control of industrial equipment, factory automation systems, point-of-sales terminals, medical and testing devices, telecommunications and consumer electronics products and other embedded applications.
Tekmos TK68HC05B6 MCU Replaces Freescale MC68HC05B6 Microcontroller
Tekmos, Inc. a leader in legacy device replacements to extend product life of Microcontrollers, ASICs, Standard Products and FPGAs, has introduced the industries first true pin for pin, code and timing compatible drop in replacement for the MC68HC05B6 as offered by Freescale. The TK68HC05B6 provides 256 bytes of EEPROM, 16 bit timer, two PWM, watch dog timer, 8 channel A/D converter, 24 bit bi-directional I/O lines, on chip oscillator with crystal/ceramic resonator and serial communications capability. The TK68HC05B6 is currently packaged in a 52 PLCC. Other package offerings supported include 64 QFP and custom adapter solutions for the 56 SDIP.
NEC Develops 22 New 78K0R/Kx3-L 16-bit All Flash Microcontrollers
NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) announced that the company has developed a new line of 16-bit All Flash[TM] microcontrollers (MCUs). Built in the NEC Electronics' high-performance 16-bit 78K0R CPU core, the 22 MCUs in the 78K0R/Kx3-L line-up are optimized for compact, low power systems that are driven by battery and enabling Ultra-Low Power applications. Samples will begin shipping in August.
Valicore, jNet Team on Embedded Security Solutions
Valicore Technologies, a leading developer of cryptographic security solutions, announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with jNet Technology, Inc., a Silicon Valley smart card technology provider. Valicore will partner with jNet on porting the jNet Java Virtual Machine and Global Platform protocol technology to additional processors for high performance smart cards, authentication tokens and other embedded security processor applications.
STMicroelectronics Introduces STMPE811 Touch Screen Controller IC
The new STMPE811 from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in analog semiconductors, is a four-wire resistive touch screen controller featuring autonomous functionality to minimize demands on the host processor. For embedded designers, this frees valuable CPU cycles to ease pressures on performance, power consumption and response times.
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