A chameleon in the world of microcontrollers - Part II 13 August 2003, Altron Arrow Cypress Microsystems described in the first part of this article how it turned the tables on the whole process of choosing a microcontroller with its PSoC (programmable system on a chip) system. It continues ...
Intelligent universal device programmer 13 August 2003, ProMicro The intelligent LabTool-48XP from ProMicro, is a fast universal device programmer with the ability to program an Intel 32 Mbit Flash chip in less than 60 s. Operating through the parallel port on a PC, ...
Embedded USB Flash disk storage with enhanced technologies 13 August 2003, Electronic Products Design M-Systems' has introduced new flash disk storage technology for the embedded market. The company's uDiskOnChip product is a new flash storage plug-and-play module incorporating USB 2.0. While the USB ...
Fast processor for gateways and wireless access points 13 August 2003 IDT's new RC32336 Interprise integrated communications processor is claimed to deliver performance up to 180 MHz. Intended for designers of wireless gateway, wireless access point equipment, SOHO gateways ...
Device programmer with USB/parallel port connection 30 July 2003, ProMicro Needham's EMP-21 universal device programmer from ProMicro, offers the user a choice of whether to connect to a PC via USB or by the parallel port. Supporting over 4000 devices and Windows-based software, ...
On-screen display and USB host microcontroller 30 July 2003, EBV Electrolink Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has jointly developed with subsidiary Fujitsu VLSI Limited, a 32-bit RISC microcontroller that controls character displays for television screens/monitors, including cathode ...
Embedded USB host family 30 July 2003, Altron Arrow, Security Services & Risk Management, Logistics (Industry) Cypress Semiconductor's new family of next-generation USB embedded host controllers feature 16-bit RISC controllers, large memory and low power. They are intended for development of embedded applications ...
Intellectual property products for MIL-STD-1553B 16 July 2003, ASIC Design Services MIL-STD-1553B is a command/response, time-multiplexed serial data bus with a 1 Mbps data rate. The bus contains a bus controller and up to 31 remote terminals. Actel says its Core1553BBC and Core1553BRT ...
Universal platform SoC processor 16 July 2003 Cirrus Logics' EP9312 is a highly integrated system-on-chip processor that is set to pave the way for a multitude of next-generation consumer and industrial electronic products. Designers of digital media ...
32-bit microcontroller family based on ARM7TDMI-S core 16 July 2003, Access Control & Identity Management Royal Philips Electronics has released what it says is the semiconductor industry's first 32-bit ARM7TDMI-S processor core microcontrollers on a 0,18 mm CMOS embedded Flash process. This process enables ...
A chameleon in the world of microcontrollers - Part I 16 July 2003, Altron Arrow, Access Control & Identity Management So, in a world where the leading manufacturers offer huge families of microcontrollers boasting every combination of peripheral options, bells and whistles, why do we need another one?
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New processors extend power and performance for PDAs 16 July 2003, Altron Arrow, Transport (Industry), Products & Solutions Intel has developed three new processors for personal digital assistants (PDAs) that incorporate the latest microprocessor packaging and stacking techniques. They deliver higher performance and longer ...
Managing power - a Microchip Technologies' Tech-Tip 16 July 2003, Tempe Technologies, Products & Solutions All the low power modes in the world will not help your application if you are unable to control the power used by circuits external to the microprocessor. Lighting an LED is equivalent to running most ...
High density Flash memories for BIOS and code storage applications 16 July 2003, Altron Arrow, Industrial (Industry), Products & Solutions ST Microelectronics has expanded its broad range of firmware hub (FWH) and low pin count (LPC) Flash memories with the introduction of higher density and higher performance 16 Mb Flash devices: the M50FW016 ...
DSP applications: blurring the line between simulation and implementation 16 July 2003, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink, Opti-Num Solutions, Access Control & Identity Management You are a DSP engineer tasked with designing and implementing a 15-band digital audio equaliser on a Texas Instruments DSP. You use MATLAB to start the design process. From there, you can design your ...
Phase locked loop clock synthesizers 16 July 2003 ON Semiconductor's NBC12429FN, a 3,3/5,0 V programmable phase locked loop (PLL) clock synthesiser that provides a 25 to 400 MHz system clock, is suited for the primary timing signals in networking, telecoms ...
Bus interface for level translation 16 July 2003, Altron Arrow STMicroelectronics has introduced a 16-bit dual-supply bus transceiver level translator available in the innovative TFBGA package. It is designed for applications in PDAs, motherboards, cellular base-stations, ...