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System cost is a factor in deciding whether to use a sensor hub, points out Ian Chen, Executive Vice President of Sensor Platforms, a US startup which develops hardware agnostic sensor fusion software. Sensor Platforms’ FreeMotion library of software algorithms and middleware supports all major mobile microprocessors and all sensors used in smartphones and tablets.

Phoenix Photonics has today unveiled two new products as part of its expanded Firebird instrumentation range at the ECOC exhibition, Amsterdam, 17-19 September (Stand number 614). ECOC marks the global launch of a programmable polarization control instrument and an associated polarization controller microprocessor interface.

Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has announced that its MULTI toolchain has been certified to meet the highest levels of tool qualification specified in the IEC 61508:2010 (Industrial), EN 50128:2011 (Railway) and ISO 26262:2011 (Automotive) functional safety standards. Green Hills has received certificates from both TÜV NORD and exida, making the Green Hills MULTI IDE the only commercially av...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the release of a new series of low input current optocouplers with phototransistor output. The VOM617A and VOM618A series feature low input currents of 1 mA (VOM618A) and 5 mA (VOM617A) in the compact SOP-4 mini-flat package, which saves 30 % PCB space over the DIP-4 package.

Ramtron has announced the release of its new F-RAM memory module (TWR-FRAM) that is compatible for use with Freescale Semiconductor’s popular Tower System development platform. Ramtron F-RAM core memory and integrated products are ideal for applications that require high data integrity and ultra-low power consumption — aligning perfectly with Freescale’s target markets in automotive, industrial, enabling technologies and networking.

Energy Micro has declared today that in an evaluation using IAR Systems' tools, Energy Micro's 32-bit EFM32 Gecko microcontroller has demonstrated the industry's best CoreMark number for a device based on the feature-rich ARM Cortex-M3 core.

Timesys today introduced the availability of its award-winning LinuxLink framework for development on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC in the ZC702 Evaluation Kit based on the Linux 3.3 kernel. Timesys LinuxLink for the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC represents the industry's premier Linux offering designed specifically to minimize the complexity of embedded Linux development and ensure a minimum time-to-market for Zynq-7000 All Programm...

Analog Devices, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analogue and digital signal processing, today announced that its Blackfin® processors are an integral part of the world’s first distributed, synchronised undersea pipeline monitoring system, developed by Bjørge AS based on NAXYS Technology for Norway’s largest-ever industrial project, tapping the Ormen Lange natural gas field. The Naxys tech...

Analog Devices, Inc. is continuing to help industrial, medical and communications equipment designers improve power system performance by reducing board space with the introduction today of the ADP5041 and ADP5040 multi-output regulators. The regulators meet the increasing demand for greater power density by combining a high-efficiency, 3-MHz, 1.2-A buck regulator and two 300-mA LDOs (low dropout regulators) in a small 20-lead LFCSP package.

Analog Devices, Inc today introduced a SoC device that integrates all of the RF transmit and receive functions, data conversion, and processing elements required to enable a fully programmable radio. Designed for a range of remote, battery-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) applications, including utility meters, medical telemetry systems, building automation, asset tracking and security systems, the ultra-low-power ADuCRF101 radio SoC feature...