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Multi-threading API aims to ease portability
Multi-threading API aims to ease portability
Technology News |
The Multicore Association has announced a new Working Group, which aims to produce an API for multicore task management (MTAPI).
Transparent conductor market to exceed $6.9 bn in revenues by 2016
Transparent conductor market to exceed $6.9 bn in revenues by 2016
Market news |
The market opportunities for the transparent conducting oxides, polymers and nanomaterials used in display, photovoltaics and other applications will exceed…
High-performance voltage regulator adds 20-percent run-time to ultra-low power wireless applications
High-performance voltage regulator adds 20-percent run-time to ultra-low power wireless applications
New Products |
Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced a 3-MHz, 100-mA synchronous step-down DC/DC converter, which integrates a bypass switch and a unique…
Triad offers 1 million gates plus analog
Triad offers 1 million gates plus analog
New Products |
Triad Semiconductor Inc., whose via-configurable arrays offer programmable analog with a microcontroller, has announced the availability of its largest configurable…

Heinrich Hertz Institute shows broadband communication from the LED ceiling light
Heinrich Hertz Institute shows broadband communication from the LED ceiling light
Technology News |
With its Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute intends to present a novel method of broadband transmission at the upcoming IFA 2011 trade fair.
TI says damaged Japan fabs back in action
TI says damaged Japan fabs back in action
Business news |
Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc., said Monday (July 25) that two semiconductor fabs damaged in the March 11 earthquake in Japan resumed production ahead of schedule as the company reported…
Qualcomm buys gesture-recognition technology
Qualcomm buys gesture-recognition technology
Business news |
Qualcomm Inc., has acquired some assets of GestureTek, a developer of gesture recognition technology. The chip maker said it plans to put the gesture recognition technology into its "current and…
Mindspeed buys assets of W-CDMA chip vendor
Mindspeed buys assets of W-CDMA chip vendor
Business news |
Network infrastructure chip maker Mindspeed Technologies Inc., has said it acquired substantially all of the assets of San Diego-based wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) signal processing SoC vendor IPG…
Energy cost savings from LED Backlit TVs relevant to customers, analyst says
Energy cost savings from LED Backlit TVs relevant to customers, analyst says
Market news |
According to market research company DisplaySearch, TV set brands are missing an opportunity to market LED-Backlit LCD TV sets based on cost savings. Analysis of electricity and TV prices together…
Next-gen thermal and fan management controllers: A Programmable Solution
Next-gen thermal and fan management controllers: A Programmable Solution
Technology News |
Jim Davis, of Cypress looks at how the proper use of a programmable system-on-chip solution can simplify advanced thermal management solutions.
LED driver reduces complexity and cost in automotive lighting apps
LED driver reduces complexity and cost in automotive lighting apps
New Products |
Micrel Inc has rolled out the MAQ3203, an AEC-Q100 version of the MIC3203. This step-down High Brightness LED (HBLED) driver IC reduces the complexity and cost of high current LED…
Sales for cable looms skyrocket
Sales for cable looms skyrocket
Business news |
Against the background of the ongoing vehicle boom in Asian end markets, cable harness manufacturer Leoni AG has significantly raised its sales expectations for the entire current financial year. The…
SCADA design tool for agricultural and forestry vehicles
SCADA design tool for agricultural and forestry vehicles
New Products |
Jetter AG has published a new version of its ISO designer tool. The software enables designers to generate ISO 11783 compliant screen masks used in HMI design and visualization processes…
VC funding slips slightly in Q2
VC funding slips slightly in Q2
Business news |
Venture investing in the U.S. edged downward slightly in the second quarter with software and social media providing bright spots of growth, according to a new report from Dow Jones…
IBM researchers achieve data scan record
IBM researchers achieve data scan record
Business news |
IBM researchers successfully scanned 10 billion files on a single system in 43 minutes, shattering the previous record of one billion files in three hours by a factor of 37.
10Gb/s Ethernet and 10GBase-T for the data center
10Gb/s Ethernet and 10GBase-T for the data center
Technology News |
Sometimes, technology adoption is driven by the simple things like cabling and compatibility and that can be the case with the migration from 1Gb Ethernet (1GbE) to 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE).
Compact 7 BSP uses i.MX51
Compact 7 BSP uses i.MX51
New Products |
Direct Insight, a gold partner in Microsoft’s Windows Embedded ecosystem, has created a board support package for Windows Embedded Compact 7 based on the TRITON-TX51 production-ready module using Freescale’s i.MX51…
Microsemi offers FreeRTOS support for SmartFusion cSoC devices
Microsemi offers FreeRTOS support for SmartFusion cSoC devices
New Products |
Microsemi Corporation's SmartFusion customizable system-on-chip (cSoC) devices are now supported by FreeRTOS, a scaleable real time kernel designed specifically for small embedded systems that can be used in any type…
GPON system on chips with integrated optical control circuitry
GPON system on chips with integrated optical control circuitry
Feature articles |
Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology is the key emerging access technology in FTTB and FTTH applications, as it provides a scalable and cost-effective architecture to satisfy the growing bandwidth…
Strong 2010 European PV market growth crumbles to 14 percent contraction in 2011
Strong 2010 European PV market growth crumbles to 14 percent contraction in 2011
Market news |
Rapidly falling prices in 1H'11 have been unable to stimulate the faltering European PV market, according to market analyst, Solarbuzz's new European PV Markets Report. Signs of a strengthening market…
Energy Micro appoints first Russian distributor
Energy Micro appoints first Russian distributor
Business news |
Energy Micro continues to expand the company’s global sales network with the appointment of its first local distributor for the Russian market. Eltech will support Energy Micro's range of energy…
Power considerations for SDI products and other noise-sensitive devices (Part 2 of 2)
Power considerations for SDI products and other noise-sensitive devices (Part 2 of 2)
Technology News |
Don Rhodes of National Semiconductor Corp., focuses on the various solutions for meeting the power requirements of SDI video components.
Designing with surface mount high-brightness LEDs for electronic sign applications
Designing with surface mount high-brightness LEDs for electronic sign applications
Technology News |
Today's standard in way to mount LEDs onto printed circuit boards is the Through-Hole technology. Surface-mount products, in contrast, help save space on the PCB. SMD LEDs however used to…
Improving safety with integrated solutions for automotive radar
Improving safety with integrated solutions for automotive radar
Technology News |
Modern driver assist systems are an important factor to make road traffic safer. They rely on highly sophisticated sensors. Integrated radar frontends enable designers to reduce space requirements for these…
Wolfson reveals world’s first audio SoC
Wolfson reveals world’s first audio SoC
Technology News |
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has unveiled what the company claims is the world's first Audio System-on-a-Chip (SoC), integrating a high performance, low power, multi-channel Audio Hub, with full transmit path (Tx)…
Pedal travel sensor offers wear-free operation, high safety
Pedal travel sensor offers wear-free operation, high safety
New Products |
Automotive Supplier Bosch has introduced a new pedal travel sensor for hybrid and electric vehicles. With its contactless design, the sensor offers wear-free measurement. Redundant output signals guarantee a high…
Tower development platform grows
Tower development platform grows
New Products |
Freescale Semiconductor has extended the Tower System development platform with development boards (modules) for medical, industrial and general embedded applications, with the recently announced eight new controller modules, three interchangeable…
VoIP SLIC promises smaller BoM
VoIP SLIC promises smaller BoM
New Products |
Silicon Laboratories is claiming the title of industry's most integrated, cost-effective and power-efficient subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) solution for voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways, with its new Si3226x Dual ProSLIC family.


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