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Open source framework powers latest IDE, but it isn’t Eclipse
Open source framework powers latest IDE, but it isn’t Eclipse
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Microchip has made a significant strategic shift by adopting an open source framework on which to base the latest version…
Precision mixed-signal microcontroller focuses on portable sensing applications
Precision mixed-signal microcontroller focuses on portable sensing applications
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ON Semiconductor has introduced the first in a new family of mixed-signal microcontrollers for precision measurement and monitoring. Designed for…
MIPS soft-core is optimised for multicore designs in an FPGA
MIPS soft-core is optimised for multicore designs in an FPGA
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The MP32 is a MIPS-compatible applications class processor, and said to be the industry’s first FPGA-based soft-processor to be supported…
Application-specific secure MCU targets USB tokens
Application-specific secure MCU targets USB tokens
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Inside Secure announced the AT90SO72, a secure, embedded microcontroller specifically tailored to meet the needs of USB authentication token applications.

AMD brings high-end graphics to embedded
AMD brings high-end graphics to embedded
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Advanced Micro Devices announced at the Embedded Systems Conference what it claimed is the first graphics chip for embedded systems to support Microsoft's DirectX 11, the OpenCL standard and up…
FreeRTOS hits version 7
FreeRTOS hits version 7
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Real Time Engineers Ltd, the company behind the open source operating system, FreeRTOS, has released version 7.0, which features a new software timer implementation that allows timer callbacks to be…
MIPS now porting Honeycomb
MIPS now porting Honeycomb
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MIPS has announced it has gained official source access to Android 3.0, also known as Honeycomb. It is now porting the latest version of the popular operating system to the…
New software GUI supports MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers
New software GUI supports MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced the Grace software platform, a free visual plug-in that enables developers to easily enable and configure ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller peripherals through a graphical user interface…
Triple-play SoC features MIPS core
Triple-play SoC features MIPS core
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ALi International, an IC design company targeting the digital STB and multimedia player market, has announced that its latest triple-play SoC is based on the MIPS32 24KEf core. ALi was…
Microchip expands extreme low power range
Microchip expands extreme low power range
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The company's range of 16bit extreme low power microcontrollers now includes a family that features a 12bit ADC, EEPROM and the company's own capacitive touch-technology; mTouch. The ability to operate…
Touch controller now offers haptic feedback
Touch controller now offers haptic feedback
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Atmel has introduced capacitive touch application-specific microcontrollers for implementing touch button, slider and wheel functionality, that integrate Immersion's haptic intellectual property (IP) to create a more intuitive and powerful user…
Linux environment upgraded for multicore processors
Linux environment upgraded for multicore processors
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Enea has released a major upgrade to the Linux development environment that it offers for NetLogic Microsystems' multicore, multi-threaded processors. The key addition to the offering is Timesys LinuxLink as the…
8-bit USB flash microcontroller reduces the number of application power supply circuits, simplifies design
8-bit USB flash microcontroller reduces the number of application power supply circuits, simplifies design
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SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd., has introduced a new 8-bit flash microcontroller with USB 2.0 Full-Speed interface function and built-in DC-DC converter (step-up/step-down circuit) with selectable output voltages. The LC87F1864A device…
Development tool optimized for dual-core debug
Development tool optimized for dual-core debug
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The latest Version 3.0.7 of the Universal Debug Engine (UDE) from PLS is equipped with optimized test and debug functions for NXP’s LPC4300 highly integrated dual-core system-on-chip (SoC) family and…
USB MCU families tackle medical applications
USB MCU families tackle medical applications
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Silicon Laboratories has introduced two microcontroller families that expand its focus on USB connectivity. The C8051F38x and C8051T62x/32x are said to be applicable to portable medical devices, as well as…
Kinetis MCU tool kits: 10 development boards to win
Kinetis MCU tool kits: 10 development boards to win
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This month, Freescale is giving away ten development kits worth USD139 each for EETimes Europe's readers to win. You can choose from either the TWR-K40X256-kit, a development tool for the…
Partnership focuses on multimedia for IVI
Partnership focuses on multimedia for IVI
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Embedded multimedia technologies developer, Cinemo, is working with Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe to enable Cinemo to optimise its automotive grade multimedia solutions for Fujitsu's existing and planned Cortex System-on-Chip (SoC) families.
MEMS-based oscillator family aimed at Tablet PCs and E-Books
MEMS-based oscillator family aimed at Tablet PCs and E-Books
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A complete portfolio of MEMS oscillators for Tablet PC and E-Book reader designs is now available from MSC. The solutions, which are based on SiTime's SiT8003 Low Power MEMS Oscillator…
New developer community targets Android on MIPS
New developer community targets Android on MIPS
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MIPS Technologies has launched a site for its developer community specifically tailored to the needs of software developers working with the Android platform, Linux operating system and other applications for…
Big growth seen for CPUs in ‘smart’ systems
Big growth seen for CPUs in ‘smart’ systems
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A new report by International Data Corporation's (IDC) semiconductor research team predicts that "smart systems", those with programmable processor cores, high-level operating systems and Internet connectivity, will consume more than…
ARM adds AllWinner and extends Telechips deal
ARM adds AllWinner and extends Telechips deal
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ARM holdings has been busy expanding its licensee base by signing up AllWinner Technology Co. Ltd. and extending its agreement with Telechips Inc.
At mobile impasse, Intel tips Atom progress
At mobile impasse, Intel tips Atom progress
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The Oak Trail version of Intel's Atom processor is shipping and finding its way into netbooks and tablets. Intel plans a follow version, a 32-nm dual-core Atom processor called Cedar…
MOST50 network interface controller brings system costs down
MOST50 network interface controller brings system costs down
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Chip manufacturer SMSC has launched an intelligent Network Interface Controller for the MOST50 automotive infotainment network technology. The OS81092 is designed to lower the cost for MOST50 systems.
Microcontroller portfolio claims industry’s first programmable metrology devices for low-cost AFE solutions
Microcontroller portfolio claims industry’s first programmable metrology devices for low-cost AFE solutions
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Texas Instruments Incorporated is introducing the MSP430AFE2xx series of metrology analog front end (AFE) ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers. Part of TI's leading embedded processing portfolio, the low-cost MSP430AFE series offers the…
MIPS: Android remains processor neutral
MIPS: Android remains processor neutral
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Processor intellectual property licensor MIPS Technologies is fully involved in Android antifragmentation efforts and is one of many companies invited to participate by Google, according to Art Swift, vice president…
SMD oscillator offers differential output
SMD oscillator offers differential output
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Targeted at Ethernet, microprocessors and general applications that have requirements for oscillators, TFC's smd oscillators with a differential output is now available in a smaller package. Measuring 5.0x3.2mm, the OVT…
Low cost dev kit for Kinetis
Low cost dev kit for Kinetis
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Freescale Semiconductor has announced an all-in-one development tool for evaluating, developing and debugging with its Kinetis line of microcontrollers (MCUs) built on the ARM Cortex-M4 core. Complementing the larger Freescale…
Low-cost 8-bit microcontrollers claim low-cost LCD control with industry-leading low power
Low-cost 8-bit microcontrollers claim low-cost LCD control with industry-leading low power
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Microchip Technology has expanded its 8-bit segmented LCD microcontroller (MCU) family with five new devices—the PIC16LF1902/3/4/6/7 (PIC16LF190X) MCUs. The PIC16LF190X family supports many general-purpose applications and enables the implementation of…


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