Cardiac Rhythm Implants :: In-Body Microgenerator Converts Heartbeat into Electricity for Implanted Medical Devices

A UK-based consortium of companies today announced it has successfully designed and clinically tested an in-body model microgenerator that converts energy from the heartbeat into power for...  >>  

LCD Display Monitors :: Tvia's TrueView 5605 Processor Powers Mitsubishi's New Line of Mass-Transit Infotainment LCD-TVs by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Tvia announced that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has adopted Tvia’s TrueView 5605 video and graphics display processor for its newest line of infotainment displays for installation in...  >>  

Military/ Aerospace Embedded Computers :: Atmel's AT91SAM9G20 ARM-based Embedded MPU Supported by Latest Mainline Linux Kernel

Atmel Corporation has announced today the availability of the latest Linux mainline release, v2.6.27, for its 400 MHz ARM926EJ-S-based AT91SAM9G20 embedded microprocessor, and for other members...  >>  

Ultra Wideband/ Wireless USB :: Broadcom Delivers Industry's First Single-Chip 802.11n USB Solution to Bring Low Cost, Dual-Band Performance to Wi-Fi USB Adapters

Broadcom announced the world's first single-chip dual-band 802.11n solution for universal serial bus (USB) adapters.  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: Spansion EcoRAM Architecture Unveiled, Projecting Breakthroughs in Main Memory Capacity

Spansion released further details surrounding the architecture and performance of its EcoRAM solution, a new class of memory for read-intensive applications.  >>  

DVD Recorder/ Player :: Pioneer chooses Wolfson audio DACs for its advanced Blu-ray player

Wolfson announces that its WM8740 high performance stereo DAC has been selected by Pioneer Electronics for use in its latest Blu-ray home theatre disc player.  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: STMicroelectronics' Free Fall Detection Solution for Advanced Hard-Disk Drives Prevents Data Damage in Newest Notebooks from Fujitsu Siemens Computers

STMicroelectronics’ complete free-fall detection solution has been chosen to protect the user’s data stored on hard-disk drives in the new ESPRIMO Mobile family of professional...  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: Winbond Launches its New Series of Temperature Monitoring IC –W83L771AWG / 773G / 775G

Winbond is introducing a new, high precision, energy saving hardware monitoring IC series- W83L771AWG/773G/775G.  >>  

HDMI/ DVI :: Gennum ActiveConnect Solution Adopted by Tributaries for Long-Reach HDMI Extender

Demonstrating ongoing industry support and adoption of its ActiveConnect solution, Gennum announced that Tributaries has deployed a new extender based on the ActiveConnect solution.  >>  

LCD Display Monitors :: VIA Launches VIPRO Touch-Screen Panel PC

VIA announced the VIA VIPRO VP7710 touch screen panel PC, a full featured, entirely fanless panel PC suitable for intelligent display applications in demanding environments.  >>  

Ethernet :: SMSC Expands Its Ethernet Product Portfolio with High-Performance Switch, PCI Ethernet and USB to Ethernet Solutions

SMSC has broadened its portfolio of Ethernet technology solutions with the introduction of several new switches, PCI Ethernet controllers and USB to Ethernet controllers for the embedded market.  >>  

Driver Warning Safety/ Security :: First automotive dual core, floating point MCUs from Texas Instruments let designers innovate and differentiate for safety critical applications

Helping designers differentiate complex safety critical applications, Texas Instruments today introduced the TMS570F microcontroller (MCU), the industry's first ARM Cortex-R4F processor-based...  >>  

Ethernet :: Gennum Enables Long Reach Infiniband QDR, 40 GbE and 100 GbE Applications with Industry's First Quad 10Gb/s CDR

Gennum Corporation has announced the industry’s first quad 10 gigabits per second (Gb/s) clock and data recovery (CDR) solution aimed at optical modules, backplanes, line cards and active...  >>  

Handheld/ PDA/ Palmtop :: Actel Breaks New Ground with nanoPower and nanoSize FPGAs

Actel has introduced nano versions of its IGLOO and ProASIC3 FPGAs, targeted at the high-volume, portable consumer market with power consumption down to as 2 microwatts.  >>  

CAN, LIN, MOST, FlexRay :: Xilinx Automotive Solutions Enable Networking for Vehicle Infotainment Systems Using MOST Standard

At the Convergence Conference and Exhibition, Xilinx, highlighted Xilinx Automotive (XA) programmable solutions that are being applied by a global automotive supplier in the development of...  >>  

RFID :: ZMDs RFID time & temperature recording IC

ZMD launched the ZMD41211, its multifunction temperature logger and Smart Label RFID IC.  >>  

GPS :: Triquint Releases Smallest, Most Integrated GPS Front-End Module

TriQuint announced the release of its newest highly-integrated RF module for GPS (global positioning satellite) navigation systems.  >>  

Patient Monitoring/ Telemetry :: TI's single-chip MSP430 MCU and low power RF solution advances networking, energy harvesting, security, lighting and metering

Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the new CC430 technology platform offering the industry's lowest power, single-chip radio-frequency (RF) solution for microcontroller- (MCU) based...  >>  

Ultra Wideband/ Wireless USB :: ANADIGICS Powers Sierra Wireless' COMPASS 885 USB Modem

ANADIGICS has announced that it’s AWT6155, AWT6221 and AWT6241 power amplifiers (PAs) are being shipped to Sierra Wireless for use in the Compass 885 USB Modem.  >>  

Patient Monitoring/ Telemetry :: TI's single-chip MSP430 MCU and low power RF solution advances networking, energy harvesting, security, lighting and metering

Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the new CC430 technology platform offering the industry's lowest power, single-chip radio-frequency (RF) solution for microcontroller- (MCU) based...  >>  

Mobile Multimedia Platforms/ Components :: New Bluetooth + FM Solution from Broadcom Delivers an Enhanced Audio Experience and Extended Battery Life

Broadcom announced a new combination chip that integrates a complete Bluetooth Version 2.1 + enhanced data rate (EDR) baseband, radio and software, along with a high performance FM stereo radio...  >>  

AC/ DC Power Conversion :: National Semiconductor Introduces Six PowerWise Energy-Efficient Subsystem Reference Designs

Six new PowerWise reference designs from National Semiconductor Corp. empower design engineers to speed through the design process, delivering products that consume less power, extend battery life...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: Fairchild Semiconductor's 8A Buck Regulator Achieves 95 Percent Peak Efficiency in Servers, Workstations and Distributed POL Applications

Fairchild Semiconductor enables power designers to achieve higher output current and high efficiency using less PCB space with its TinyBuckTM DC-DC regulator.   >>  

Mobile Multimedia Platforms/ Components :: New Bluetooth + FM Solution from Broadcom Delivers an Enhanced Audio Experience and Extended Battery Life

Broadcom announced a new combination chip that integrates a complete Bluetooth Version 2.1 + enhanced data rate (EDR) baseband, radio and software, along with a high performance FM stereo radio...  >>