May 27, 2009
Programmable Cube Controls Space Station’s COLBERT Treadmill
NASA has selected the UEIPAC Cube from United Electronic Industries (UEI) to perform an essential role in controlling the COLBERT treadmill in the new space station exercise facility. The programmable automation controller (PAC) hardware is compact and rugged, and makes efficient use of conductive cooling. As a result, the unit ideally suited for space applications.
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ED News Staff
May 26, 2009
VIDEO: Low Power Microcontroller-based Design Techniques
Technology Editor Bill Wong talks to Brant Ivey, Application Engineer at Microchip, about low power microcontroller system design. Low power design tends to be application specific so there is a lot of ground to cover. Brant touches on a range of power related issues and discusses ways to reduce power consumption.
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William Wong
May 26, 2009
VIDEO: Touch Sensing Basics
Keith Curtis, Technical Staff Engineer at Microchip, gives Technology Editor Bill Wong a detailed overview on microcontroller-based touch sensing solutions. This includes capacitive and induction touch sensing solutions including how it works and issues that arise using various approaches. Just the thing to get started with touch sensing designs.
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William Wong
May 7, 2009
VIDEO: DSP Doubles Floating Point Performance
Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with Charlie Ice, Product Marketing Manager
for Texas Instruments, about the new 300 MHz Delfino C2834x DSP that doubles
the floating point performance of its predecessor. It is ideal for a range of
applications including high performance motor control.
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William Wong
March 26, 2009
Cellular Switches Enhance Popular Smartphones
RF Micro Devices Inc.'s RF1450 single-pole four-throw (SP4T) switch has been selected by a leading manufacturer for integration into an upcoming multi-featured CDMA smartphone.
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ED News Staff
March 24, 2009
TV Tuner Enhances Automotive Entertainment Systems
OEM automotive electronics systems supplier Delphi is deploying Microtune's MT2067 tuner in the TV receiver system of its factory-installed front- and rear-seat entertainment systems that are shipping to Europe and Japan.
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ED News Staff
March 5, 2009
PCIe Switch Fortifies High-End Security Designs
For its SecPath high-end security systems, H3C Technologies employs IDT’s 89HPES48H12, a 48-lane, 12-port PCI Express system interconnect switch with an advanced architecture.
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ED News Staff
March 5, 2009
Internet DVP Enlists Powerful Multi-Format Source Decoder
Digital video player (DVP) manufacturer Roku has opted for NXP’s PNX8935 multi-format source decoder in its products. The DVP allows instant streaming access to over 40,000 movies including many new releases, and commercial-free TV shows from Amazon Video On Demand.
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ED News Staff
February 20, 2009
Virtual Platform At Work On Next-Gen Spacecraft
Honeywell will use the Simics virtual platform as a simulation platform for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, NASA’s next-generation manned spacecraft. Simics will help to improve the product life cycle of Orion by providing a collaboration capability for software development at least 12 months before actual hardware availability, according to Virtutech.
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ED News Staff
February 20, 2009
MP3 Player Uses Broadcom’s Bluetooth Combo IC
Samsung Electronics has incorporated Broadcom Corp.’s BCM2048 single-chip Bluetooth/FM radio combination device into the award-winning YP-P3 MP3 player, according to Broadcom. Introduced at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show, the P3 media player was a Best of Show winner.
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ED News Staff
January 8, 2009
STB SoC Powers Digital Media Player
2Wire has selected the BCM7405 digital set-top box system-on-a-chip (SoC) to power 2Wire’s new Mediapoint digital media player, according to Broadcom Corp. The MediaPoint player enables service providers to quickly provide their customers with entertainment offerings delivered directly to their TVs, including movies, video, music, and other on-demand Web-based media content, as well as personal music and video content.
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ED News Staff
December 10, 2008
USB Extension License Enhances KVM System
Thinklogical, a provider of KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) extension, switching, and secure console server devices, has incorporated Icron Technology’s ExtremeUSB Core Design License in the new VelocityKVM system.
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ED News Staff
December 2, 2008
Bosch To Use Infineon RASIC For Automotive Radar
The new (third-generation Long Range Radar) automotive radar sensor system from Robert Bosch GmbH will use a chip from Infineon Technologies’ (Radar System IC) product family. Bosch developed the LRR3 for adaptive cruise control at ranges up to 250 m. It is also used for predictive radar-based safety functions such as protective brake assist systems, collision warning features, and automatic emergency braking.
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ED News Staff
November 5, 2008
Freescale Picks CEVA SATA IP For Comm Processors
Freescale Semiconductor has licensed and deployed CEVA Inc.’s latest generation Enterprise SATA Intellectual Property (IP) within its product line, including Freescale’s MPC8315E PowerQUICC II Pro Communications Processor family.
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ED News Staff
November 5, 2008
5-in. E-Book Incorporates E Ink Display
Based on E Ink Corp.’s Vizplex Display, the N510 from Hanvon is the world’s first 5-in. electronic book series, according to the company. In addition to the electronic paper display, the book includes an electronic pen input in an ultra-portable electronic book aimed at mass markets.
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ED News Staff
November 3, 2008
Infineon Power ICs Run Seatbelt Pretension System
Autoliv Inc. has selected Infineon as the sole supplier of power semiconductors for Autoliv’s next-generation seatbelt pretension systems, called Active Seatbelts. The system, currently being used in premium cars, uses an electrical motor and electronics to improve occupant safety by starting to tighten the seatbelt a few milliseconds before an imminent crash.
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ED News Staff
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