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The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium has announced that Energy Micro have joined their Ultra-Low Power Microcontroller Benchmark Development. Energy Micro will join with EEMBC’s working group that is developing a benchmark targeting ultra-low power microcontrollers. This working group is a subset of the EEMBC Automotive/Industrial subcommittee, which is also developing benchmarks that target low-power automotive applications.

The issue of maximum car payloads tends to arise particularly before long holiday drives for private car users or on a day-to-day basis in the transport industry. As part of ongoing development activities, international automotive supplier Continental is widening the range of functions available with its tire pressure sensors.

Energy Micro today confirmed that its EFM32 Gecko Cortex-M3 MCUs have been chosen by PIEPS GmbH for use in its top-of-the-range handheld avalanche transceiver, the PIEPS VECTOR. Frequent back-country travelers and professional mountain guides rely on avalanche transceivers in the event of an emergency. In normal operation regular handheld devices provide beacon functionality should the user run into trouble, and a receive mode helps rescuers cond...

Energy Micro will showcase a number of customer applications for its EFM32 Gecko families of ARM-based microcontrollers (MCUs) at Embedded World 2013. These will demonstrate how energy efficient devices greatly extend battery life in real-world products.

VELUX has selected the Energy Micro EFM32 Giant Gecko MCU for its latest electric window remote control. The handheld ‘VELUX Integra’ programmable remote has an easy-to-use touch screen interface for controlling windows, ventilation flaps, blinds and other accessories. The EFM32 32-bit MCU with 1024KB of Flash memory incorporates an autonomous low power direct drive TFT controller for the large colour display, which features a smartphone-like...

The IDTechEx report, Electric Buses and Taxis 2012-2022 concentrates primarily on buses defined as enclosed vehicles with a driver that have been designed for stage carriage or transit work and carrying at least 10 passengers. The market for these electric buses and taxis at ex-factory prices will rise 8.7 times from $6.24 billion in 2011 to $54 billion in 2021. Of course, the largest part of that will be buses and detailed figures to 2022 are gi...

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association Energy Harvesting Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2013 titled Forging Ahead: Global Commercialization of Energy Harvesting Technology. The PSMA session will take place on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, from 8:30 AM to noon at the Long Beach CA Convention Center, and will feature seven experts from the commercial and research institute sectors.

GreenPeak Technologies today announced its support for the ZigBee PRO Green Power feature, which adds support for energy harvesting and battery-free applications as part of the ZigBee 2012 standard. GreenPeak also announces achieving ZigBee Certified and Golden Unit status for its Green Power product.

Fujitsu Laboratories and Holst Centre have announced that they have commenced joint research related to the development of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers for wireless sensor networks. The research aims to reduce power consumption in wireless transceivers, a key device in wireless sensor networks that can be employed in medicine, healthcare, agricultural management, and a host of other fields. As a result, the research will help improve the...

Energy Micro announces a partnership with Lamprey Networks to provide energy friendly, secure and certified remote monitoring medical electronic systems. Using a standard EFM32 starter-kit and HealthLink PC tools, the design includes a USB driver and communications protocol stack certified by Continua Health Alliance.