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With leading camera developers worldwide already designing its Blackfin processor into surveillance and machine vision cameras, Analog Devices has announced the availability of IntelliVision’s video analytics and intelligence solutions for Blackfin. IntelliVision’s video analytics solutions are used extensively in automated monitoring, surveillance and security solutions to identify and react to suspicious activities without the need for oper...

Luminary Micro has announced the new Stellaris DK-LM3S9B96 Development Kit platform in support of the ten new Stellaris family members launched earlier this month. The new development kit provides users access to all the features of the new Stellaris microcontrollers, including new combinations of connectivity, data efficiency, and advanced motion control.

Onkyo, a leading global name in audio/video components and home theatre systems, has designed its new BR-925 CD/HDD receiver system around the Blackfin BF532 convergent processor from Analog Devices. Onkyo, whose stated philosophy is to “deliver products that are superbly designed and built to a consistently outstanding standard of excellence,” chose the Blackfin processor for its ability to meet specific design goals for the BR-925 digital a...

Atmel has announced a low-cost re-targeting flow for migrating designs from its low entry-cost AT91CAP ARM-based customizable microcontrollers to its ASICs that minimize unit cost in high volume. This flow, based on automated netlist re-targeting that preserves system functionality, enables customers to benefit from the low development costs and rapid prototype availability of the CAP™ and then, once the product has been proved in its appli...

Atmel has announced its CAP7L customizable microcontroller that allows fabless semiconductor companies to implement ARM7 processor-based systems-on-chip (SoCs) with a turn-around period as low as 12 weeks, a nominal NRE charge of only $75,000, and unit costs as low as $5, without requiring a separate licence from ARM.

NEC Electronics Europe has announced the release of two Plug it! starter kits to evaluate Full Speed 12 Mbps USB 2.0 function and host communications implemented in its 32-bit V850ES/Jx3-H and V850ES/Jx3–U microcontroller range. V850ES/Jx3-H has Full Speed 12 Mbps USB 2.0 function capability whilst V850ES/Jx3–U incorporates both Full Speed 12 Mbps USB 2.0 host and function capabilities.

Renesas Technology has announced the first RX Family microcontroller products built around the new RX CPU that is destined to become the mainstay of the company’s business in serving global embedded systems markets. The RX CPU implements a complex instruction set computer (CISC) architecture that integrates and significantly extends the capabilities of Renesas’ existing 16-bit and 32-bit MCU products, while providing compatibility that protec...

Toshiba has expanded its family of low-power ARM-based microcontrollers with a new device that can help to reduce the component count and cost of embedded industrial designs supporting human machine interface (HMI) applications. The new device further enhances the scalability of the Toshiba ARM9 family, helping designers to select the optimum price/performance point for their target applications.

NXP has announced what it says is the world’s first functional ARM Cortex-M0 silicon. The Cortex-M0 processor represents a breakthrough in terms of size, low power and energy efficiency while its simplicity makes it one of the easiest architectures to use on the market today. As the first Cortex-M0 processor licensee, NXP will present fully functional Cortex-M0 silicon demonstrations at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, March 30 -...

NEC Electronics has announced the release of its latest Spin it! development kit. The 78K0R – Spin it! is a single-board, low-voltage motor control development platform designed specifically for the evaluation of NEC Electronics’ 16-bit 78K0R/Ix3 Motor Control MCU family.