MILPITAS, CA – October 20, 2009 – Linear Technology announces the LT3743, a synchronous step-down DC/DC converter designed to deliver constant current to drive high current LEDs. The device’s 5.5V to 36V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, DLP projection and architectural lighting. The LT3743 provides up to 20A of continuous LED current from a nominal 12V input, delivering in excess of 80 Watts. In pulsed LED applications, it can deliver up to 40A of LED current or 160 Watts from a 12V input. Efficiencies as high as 95% eliminate any need for external heat … Read More → "Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver Delivers Over 20A of Continuous LED Current"

First commercial Linux support for new OpenVPX platforms

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys® Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of LinuxLink, the first commercial software development framework for building custom embedded Linux®-based products, today announced LinuxLink support for four Ensemble™ 3000 Series and Ensemble 6000 Series modules from Mercury Computer Systems: the HCD3200, HCD6220, HCD6410 and SBC6120 platforms.

The newly supported processing modules each support one or more dual-core MPC8640D or MPC8641D processors. They are components within Mercury’s 3U and 6U OpenVPX systems, which deliver rugged solutions for high-density, high-performance … Read More → "Timesys Announces LinuxLink Support for Four Mercury Computer Systems Ensemble 3000 and Ensemble 6000 Series Modules"

LEESBURG, VA – October 14, 2009, — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has announced the availability of support for Gedae, Inc.’s Graphical Entry Distributed Application Environment (GEDAE) software development tool for multiprocessor DSP systems on its high bandwidth, highly rugged VPX form-factor CHAMP-AV6 DSP engine board. With support for GEDAE users can now run existing Gedae applications on the high-performance CHAMP-AV6, taking full advantage of the board’s advanced dual-core 8640 Power Architecture processor and high-bandwidth … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Announces Gedae Software Development Support for CHAMP-AV6 DSP Engine"

Agreement sets the foundation for industry’s next-generation programmable platforms

SAN JOSE, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) and ARM [; (NASDAQ:ARMH) ] today announced they are collaborating to enable ARM processor and interconnect technology on Xilinx® FPGAs. Xilinx is adopting ARM Cortex processor IP, using performance-optimized ARM cell libraries and embedded memories for their future programmable platforms. In addition, ARM and Xilinx are working to define the next-generation ARM® AMBA® interconnect technology that is enhanced and optimized for FPGA architectures.

The agreement underscores Xilinx’s commitment to … Read More → "Xilinx and ARM Announce Development Collaboration"

— New $119 Control Development Kit and 12 New Reference Designs 
Supporting MachXO PLDs Accelerate Time-to-Market for System Control Designs —

HILLSBORO, OR — OCTOBER 19, 2009 — Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of the new MachXO™ Control Development Kit as well as 12 new reference designs, ideal for prototyping system control functions such as temperature and current monitoring, power supply sequencing, fan control and fault logging, that are commonly found in telecom infrastructure, server, industrial and medical applications. The new kit offers designers of CPLDs and low-density FPGAs a comprehensive suite of board management … Read More → "Lattice Simplifies System Control Applications With MachXO Control Development Kit"

– Comprehensive toolset provide full support for the ARM Cortex-R4(F) processor –

Uppsala, Sweden – October 15 – IAR Systems today announced comprehensive support for ARM® Cortex(TM)-R4(F) processor in version 5.40 of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM.

IAR Embedded Workbench is a renowned set of development tools for embedded applications. The package includes an editor, project management tools, a C and C++ compiler that generates highly optimized code for the combined ARM/Thumb®-2 instruction set, a C-SPY simulator as well as run-time libraries, relocating assembler, linker and librarian tools. The compiler can check … Read More → "IAR Systems launches development tools for ARM Cortex-R4(F) processor"

SiGe technology from Jazz combined with rad-hard design techniques from ADSANTEC enabling essential space applications

RANCHO PALOS VERDES & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jazz Semiconductor, a Tower Group Company (Nasdaq: TSEM) (TASE: TSEM) and ADSANTEC, a fabless design house, today announced their SERDES solution has been selected by NASA for its Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission. The LADEE mission will orbit the Moon with the main objective of characterizing the lunar dust environment to determine the global density, composition, and time variability of the fragile lunar atmosphere before it is perturbed by further … Read More → "NASA Selects Jazz Semiconductor and ADSANTEC for Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission"

New FMC-520 Digital-to-Analog Converter Mezzanine Card Delivers Quad Channel 500MSPS or Dual Channel 1 GSPS Output

HIGH WYCOMBE, UK – October 14, 2009 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS, and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense (A&D) market, has introduced a new FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC/VITA 57) module, the FMC-520 DAC dual/quad channel digital-to-analog converter (DAC) card, that can support up to four analog output channels updating at 500MSPS or two analog output channels at 1.0GSPS. The card is designed for use in demanding military applications … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Dual/Quad Channel DAC FMC Card"

Industry-leading open-source Linux solution for industrial automation, consumer, medical and automotive markets

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys® Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of LinuxLink, the first commercial software development framework for building custom embedded Linux®-based products, today announced the first commercial Linux support for the LPC313x series of microcontrollers from NXP Semiconductors. The LPC313x series will be supported by LinuxLink, with additional support for the family anticipated in future releases.

LinuxLink allows engineers to build custom Linux-based products for the variety of markets and applications targeted by the LPC3000 … Read More → "NXP Selects Timesys as the First Commercial Linux Supplier for LPC313x Microcontroller Series"

– Proven System Blocks close I/O support gaps for non-traditional PC processors
– Simplifies OEM/ODM design while saving power in battery-powered consumer products

Sunnyvale, CA – October 14, 2009 – Continuing its commitment to meeting the needs of mobile device developers, including those targeting the high growth “smartbook” and “netbook” PC market, QuickLogic Corporation has expanded its line of Smart I/O Proven System Blocks (PSBs) for use in Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs). Among the PSBs now available are an I2C master controller, a pulse width modulator (PWM), a PS2 controller, … Read More → "QuickLogic Extends Smart I/O Connectivity To Smartbook/Netbook and Mobile Developers"