News & Analysis
XMOS Extends AVB Support To Gigabit Ethernet
XMOS has announced that it will provide support for Gigabit Ethernet AVB networking. The XMOS Gigabit endpoint implementation supports AVB applications including high speed streaming of up to 72 channels of audio traffic over Ethernet to networked electronic devices.
Freescale MSC8156 DSP wins 2009 IEC InfoVision Award
Freescale Semiconductor’s MSC8156 multicore digital signal processor (DSP) has won the prestigious 2009 InfoVision Award in the category of “Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies.” Presented earlier this week at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 event by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), the award recognizes advances in technologies, applications, products and services judged to be the most beneficial to the i...
Hall-effect latch IC offers improved switching repeatability in different package options
The new A1222 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an extremely temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect latch IC that offers improved switching repeatability in applications such as detecting the speed and direction of ring magnets for motor commutation in the automotive, industrial and consumer market sectors.
Eland Cables and Unipart Rail win Network Rail Bid
Unipart Rail and Eland Cables are to play an important role in the development of Britain's rail infrastructure, after Unipart Rail secured a three-year cable contract with Network Rail. The contract to supply electrical cables and related services to Network Rail now in place involves a collaboration between two leading suppliers in the rail industry.
NEC Electronics and Wind River Expand Collaboration on Linux Solutions for Portable Audio/Visual Devices Market
NEC Electronics Corporation and Wind River have announced an expanded collaboration to jointly develop Linux solutions for the market of portable devices, such as multimedia players and mobile televisions. As the first jointly developed solution, NEC Electronics today introduced a new software development kit (SDK) based on Wind River Linux technology for the company’s EMMA Mobile™ 1, an optimal system LSI chip for the market of portable devi...
Arrow Advantage plays key role in development of The Pool-Mate
Arrow Advantage - the Arrow Electronics UK sales channels focused on supporting start-up organisations, companies in the early stages of development and other small- to medium-sized enterprises -has played a key role in helping fitness technology company Swimovate in the development of The Pool-Mate, a fully automatic lap and stroke counter watch for swimmers.
Freescale provides embedded intelligence for Takata SafeTraK Lane Departure Warning system
Freescale Semiconductor is providing the processing intelligence behind a next-generation lane departure warning (LDW) system introduced by Takata Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive safety systems. Designed for the commercial trucking industry and use in heavy trucks, the SafeTraK 3 LDW system uses advanced monocular vision technology to help reduce highway accidents related to driver error, fatigue and inattention.
Rigol Selects ADI's Blackfin Processors To Build Functionality Into Award-Winning Test And Measurement Equipment
Analog Devices has announced that test and measurement equipment maker Rigol has selected ADI's Blackfin BF531 processor as the signal processing platform within its DS Series digital oscilloscopes and new DSA1030A series spectrum analysers. Leveraging Blackfin's converged platform for advanced signal and control processing, Rigol was enabled to develop high-performance test and measurement equipment that offers high-end features and functionalit...
Further growth in Essemtec sales
Essemtec posts a substantial sales growth in the first months of H2 2009. On average, revenue has increased 58 percent in the first two months of the second half of 2009, as compared to the completed first half of the year. This growth is unusual especially in the summer months, as these often are considered weak months due to many customers’ summer closedowns.
Zytronic wins design-in for Advantech’s new interactive digital signage solution
Zytronic’s world-beating Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT)-based touch sensing technology has once again been chosen to enable interactive functionality to a heavy duty application that would not have been possible using more traditional touchscreen technologies. The company has formally announced that Taiwanese applied computing giant, Advantech, will incorporate the fully customisable ZYBRID touch sensor into its latest product offering, ...