| Xilinx EDK includes no-fee peripheral IP cores
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2008-02-28 |
| Xilinx has expanded its catalog of no-fee IP cores made available through the Xilinx EDK that now includes over 40 cores that can be used for a wide range of apps for PowerPC and MicroBlaze processor systems. |
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| ADLINK unveils embedded computing platforms
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2008-02-27 |
| ADLINK has announces its latest embedded computing platforms based on revolutionary IntelR multi-core technology at embedded world 2008, Nuremburg, Germany |
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| Trango Hypervisor virtualises Atmel's microcontroller
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2008-02-25 |
| Atmel Corporation and Trango Virtual Processors have announced the availability of Trango's Hypervisor for users of Atmel's AT91CAP9 customisable microcontroller. |
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| Flash MCUs offer highest performance-to-power ratio
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2008-02-22 |
| NEC Electronics has released what it claims as Flash MCUs that offer the highest performance-to-power-consumption ratio in the industry. |
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| Cosmic intros Silicon-proven temperature-sensor
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2008-02-20 |
| Cosmic Circuits has introduced a silicon-proven temperature sensor in the 65nm TSMC process. |
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| Renesas develops BLDC motor control ref kit
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2008-02-20 |
| Renesas has introduced the R8C/25-based BLDC MCRP that allows engineers to quickly bring the latest motor control tech to products, while providing the required performance, reliability and power efficiency. |
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| ADLINK unveils two 3U PXI Controllers
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2008-02-20 |
| ADLINK Technology Inc. has released two new 3U PXI controllers to control bench-top instruments through different interfaces by integrating multiple I/O interfaces. |
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| XPhase chipset targets AMD PVID, SVID processors
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2008-02-19 |
| International Rectifier has introduced XPhase chipset for AMD PVID and SVID processors that offers a power supply that is smaller and easier to design while providing higher efficiency and a lower overall system cost. |
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| ST offers Cortex-M3-based sensorless motor-control kit
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2008-02-14 |
| ST has announced a complete three-phase motor-control devt kit based on its flash MCU that uses the ARMCortex-M3 core, developed specifically to address the requirements of cost-sensitive home-appliance and industrial apps |
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| ON2 unveils multi-format hardware video decoder
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2008-02-14 |
| On2 Technologies has announced the release of the Hantro 8190 multi-format configurable hardware RTL video decoder for mobile phones. |
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| Nvidia's cellular CPU decodes 720p video
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2008-02-13 |
| NVidia has introduced its first cellphone applications processor that claims to dissipates about 200mW decoding a 720p video stream. |
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| Samsung mobile chip targets smartphones, PND
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2008-02-13 |
| Samsung will start sampling in May 65nm mobile app processor that can perform video capturing in MPEG4/H.263/H.264 format and replay functions in MPEG4/H.263/H.264/VC1 format using much less power. |
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| Media player IC brings HD audio to music phones
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2008-02-07 |
| austriamicrosystems has released a music player subsystem whose core is based on a newly developed audio engine and audio post-processor which act as co-processors to an ARM central programmable unit |
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| Dual-core chips support SMP, AMP
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2008-02-05 |
| Renesas has developed Group of dual-core processors built around twin SH-4A CPU cores for high-performance multimedia systems, especially CIS such as car navigation systems |
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| Two-phase core controllers target Intel's platform
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2008-02-01 |
| Intersil has introduced a two-phase core controller designed to improve the efficiency and performance of systems based on Intel Mobile, Core 2 Duo and quad-core CPUs |
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| 32bit MCU fits power-sensitive apps
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2008-01-18 |
| NEC Electronics has released 32bit MCU family that provides users with huge enhancements in power consumption due to the devt of advanced new techniques in the device architecture. |
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| Kontron launches three fanless CPU boards
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2008-01-17 |
| Kontron has launched three fanless CPU boards equipped with the energy-saving, cost-efficient 600MHz Intel Pentium M processor, 512KB L2 cache and 852GM chipset |
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| Magnum processor targets power-sensitive apps
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2008-01-14 |
| Magnum has announced multimedia app processor that.combines an ARM9 CPU with an advanced 3D graphics engine to deliver photo-realistic graphical images and game-quality effects on portable LCD or external TV displays |
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| 'motherboard-on-chip' device targets UMPCs
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2008-01-10 |
| Freescale has designed "motherboard-on-a-chip" device to provide the embedded processing performance and on-chip peripherals and connectivity for UMPC platforms. |
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| Intel unveils 16 45nm Penryn CPUs in CES 2008
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2008-01-09 |
| At the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday (Jan. 7), Intel Corp. has launched 16 new Penryn PC processors made in its 45nm process technology. |
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| Highly integrated MPU suits consumer apps
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2008-01-08 |
| Renesas has released a microprocessor that integrates a high-performance 32-bit SH-4A CPU core with a 1.9Gflops FPU running at 266MHz, MMU, 32Kbyte cache for instruction and data each, 16K RAM and a six-channel DMA |
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| HD satellite STB chip with PVR functionality debuts
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2008-01-07 |
| Broadcom has introduced a new single-chip, multi-format HD satellite STB solution that claims to offer the highest level of integration in a single chip that enables service providers to offer advanced features to their subscribers. |
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| Zilog tips 1.8V flash MCU with extended peripherals
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2007-12-27 |
| Zilog has released its first 1.8V low power, 8bit embedded flash MCU with extended peripherals based on its eZ8 CPU core |
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| STB decoder targets advanced codec market
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2007-12-26 |
| ST has developed a low-cost STB decoder chip that integrates an advanced video decoder supporting the H.264/AVC coding standard and MPEG-2, together with a flexible multichannel audio decoder that handles all broadcast audio standards. |
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| Zilog touts its first 1.8V flash MCU
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2007-12-18 |
| Zilog has released its first 1.8V low power, 8bit embedded flash MCU that provides customers a rich set of analogue and digital peripherals, multiple flash memory configurations up to 24Kbytes and a low BOM. |
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| Broadcom unveils multi-format HD satellite receiver
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2007-12-10 |
| Broadcom's single-channel 65nm HD satellite receiver claims to offer the highest level of functionality, fully integrating a single tuner/demodulator, as well as the latest AVC decoder that supports multiple video formats. |
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| ARM-compliant processor suits power, cost sensitive apps
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2007-12-03 |
| Faraday Technology has unveiled ARMv5 ISA-compliant processor that is designed to keep the same competitive cost and power as the 8bit/16bit MCU, but enables the higher performance simultaneously.. |
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| Renesas releases app processor for car navigation systems
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2007-11-16 |
| Renesas has announced the second offering in the SH-Mobile Series of app processors intended for use in portable and mobile devices with support for One-Seg terrestrial digital TV broadcasts. |
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| ST unveils flash-based secure MCU using 90nm node
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2007-11-13 |
| ST has unveiled a new secure MCU based on embedded flash memory that provides increased flexibility and shorter lead times for manufacturers, coupled with increased cost-efficiency from its 90nm production. |
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| MIPS aims to enter 32bit MCU market
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2007-11-05 |
| MIPS is aiming to become a one-stop shop for 32bit MCU system apps by leveraging its MIPS processor cores and a library of analogue IP blocks acquired through its merger with analogue IP company Chipidea, |
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