What is an embedded system?
| An embedded system refers to any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Embedded systems generally use microprocessors, or sometimes custom-designed chips or both. It is used in various applications such as vehicles, machine tools and consumer electronics. |
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| 2012-05-22 | Polymer hybrid capacitor range operates to 135°C DMTL's EP-Cap ranges of polymer hybrid electrolytic capacitors are targeted at high reliability applications including automotive, power supplies and metering systems. |
| 2012-05-24 | Cut size and weight in military, aerospace power distribution systems Cut size and weight in military, aerospace power distribution systems |
| 2012-05-14 | CMOS sensor sales rebound CMOS image sensor sales are expected to gain new momentum from new systems applications beyond camera phones and digicams, says IC Insights. |
| 2012-05-11 | TI led MEMS market in 2011: IHS Together, the Top 10 MEMS players had combined revenue in 2011 of Rs.23,979.59 crore ($4.7 billion), up 12% from Rs.21,428.57 crore ($4.2 billion) in 2010. |
| 2012-05-09 | China weapon development "faster than expected" According to a report, China is continuing to modernise its military through indigenous design and development of weapons systems. |
| 2012-05-03 | Xilinx launches Vivado Design Suite Vivado is a new IP and system-centric design tool that can accelerate programmable systems integration and implementation by up to 4X. |
| 2012-05-14 | DC-DC buck regulators target high-reliability space systems DC-DC buck regulators target high-reliability space systems |
| 2012-05-10 | NAND-based SSD boasts up to 5x endurance SMART Storage Systems' CloudSpeed 500 is an enterprise-class, SATA 6Gbps solid-state drive that boasts high-performance and endurance required in enterprise server environments at consumer MLC value. |
| 2012-04-26 | Posedge opens R&D centre in Bangalore The Bangalore R&D team will develop Wi-Fi systems for the growing wireless market segment. |
| 2012-05-08 | ST's low cost M0 processor gains IAR support IAR Systems provides high-performance C/C++ compiler and debugger tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench support to STMicroelectronics' low cost ARM Cortex-M0 STM32F051 processor. |
| 2012-04-25 | Volkswagen targets integrated safety systems Volkswagen targets integrated safety systems |
| 2012-04-25 | Video analytics sol'n touts high flexibility Altera and Eutecus offer an FPGA-based video surveillance solution geared for applications including banking, education, city, industrial, government and traffic surveillance systems. |
| 2012-04-25 | NI unveils 'hybrid' measurement control system platform NI unveiled a new wireless gateway and two new measurement nodes that offer a complete, reconfigurable platform for wired and wireless measurement and control systems. |
| 2012-04-24 | Xilinx unveils design platform for 4K2K display Xilinx reveals the Display Targeted Design Platform (TDP) to speed development of 4K2K monitors and high resolution projection systems. |
| 2012-04-20 | Atmel RF transceiver touts 60% less power usage Atmel's AT86RF233 is a 2.4GHz low-power, high-performance RF transceiver targeted at battery-operated applications including utility meters, industrial monitoring systems, and energy-harvesting equipment. |
| 2012-04-19 | Toshiba buys IBM's retail POS solution biz IBM's Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business gets acquired by Japan's point-of-sale systems firm, Toshiba Tec to tap into the growing demand for multi-channel commerce. |
| 2012-04-17 | Satya Gupta elected as ISA chairman India Semiconductor Association has appointed Concept-to-Silicon Systems' CEO Satya Gupta as chairman and PMC Sierra India's MD-Sales Sanjeev Keskar as its vice chairman. |
| 2012-04-09 | Intel-Inside Nissan cars coming in 2013 Nissan's vehicles will use Intel Atom processors for in-vehicle infotainment systems starting next year. |
| 2012-04-04 | TI enables bare die IC programme TI's bare die programme enables the design of end equipment with smaller form factors by implementing multi-chip modules (MCM) or systems-in-package (SiPs). |
| 2012-04-02 | Liquid-like compound shows more thermoelectrics Researchers identify a new type of thermoelectric, liquid-like Copper-Selenium material with a thermoelectric figure of merit of 1.5 at 727°C (1000°K), said to be one of the highest values in any bulk material. |
| 2012-03-30 | Fuse offers high breaking capacity of 1500A Schurter's high-voltage equipment fuse, the SHT 6.3x32 offers a high breaking capacity of 1500A at rated voltage of 500VAC to protect personnel and electronic systems from over-current and short circuit events. |
| 2012-03-30 | Embedded building block sol'ns cut power usage Supermicro features X9 embedded building block solutions that deliver 11x PCI-E slots and higher performance with lower power consumption. |
| 2012-03-26 | Polaris buys IRIS Technologies' ASIC/SoC prototyping unit Polaris Design Systems will continue to sell the Altera Stratix family of ASIC/SoC prototyping solutions. |
| 2012-03-22 | India's IT product firm Ittiam posts Rs.100 cr turnover For FY 2011-12, the number of customers' products embedding Ittiam IP reached an annual run rate of 2.5 crore units. |
| 2012-03-19 | ARM Cortex-M0+ boasts 9µA/MHz power usage ARM's Cortex-M0+ processor has been optimised to deliver ultra-low-power, low-cost MCUs for intelligent sensors and smart control systems in a broad range of applications. |
| 2012-03-16 | COM Express module targets compact systems COM Express module targets compact systems |
| 2012-03-20 | Utilising modern PLC for smart grid Read about the new HomePlug wideband PLC arena touted to provide the key advantage of the 'no-new-wire' approach. |
| 2012-03-15 | Android gains open source benchmark The EEMBC released a new source benchmark, the AndEBench metric that aims to give engineers and end users a way to measure the performance of Android-based systems. |
| 2012-03-14 | Transceiver module offers 28dBm power output RFMD's RF6559 is a new front end module with an integrated three-state PA with 42dB of gain and typical power output of 28dBm targeted at 915MHz AMR systems. |
| 2012-03-12 | Intel server processors address the cloud Intel's Xeon processor E5-2600 product family touts enhanced performance, energy efficiency, I/O bandwidth and security aimed at next-generation data centres for servers, storage and communication systems. |
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