Large ROM DSPs cut cost 13 February 2002, Altron Arrow Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced two programmable TMS320C54x digital signal processors (DSPs) that incorporate more on-chip read-only memory (ROM). Code compatible with all 19 devices in the TMS320C5000 ...
Microcontroller with a full CAN interface only 7 mm2 13 February 2002, EBV Electrolink The MB90F387, a powerful flash CAN microcontroller, is housed in a minute 48-pin enclosure with plastic encapsulation measuring only 7 mm2. This Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe device, is believed to ...
MCU for auto dash applications 13 February 2002, EBV Electrolink Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe's MB90V390, the cornerstone of a new MB90390 16-bit microcontroller series, combines Fujitsu's 16LX processor core with many peripheral functions. Its smaller process geometry ...
16-bit micro with more flash than predecessor 13 February 2002 Hitachi's H8S/2398F device offers 256 KB of embedded flash memory, double that of Hitachi's preceding model, the H8S/2357F, but costs less due to a new 0,35 µm manufacturing process. It features a popular ...
New DDR technology promises PC users higher performance at lower cost 30 January 2002 South Africa's cash-strapped PC users - looking for the higher performance gains promised by the Pentium 4 (P4) processor - have been advised to take a closer look at new DDR chipset technology, which ...
16 bit MCU with triple CAN interfaces 30 January 2002, EBV Electrolink Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe's MB90-F443G microcontroller, which integrates three CAN interfaces, is the latest member of Fujitsu's 16 bit CAN controller family with on-chip flash memory, designed ...
Joint-developed voice-access development platform shortens development time 30 January 2002, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink Intersil is combining its subscriber line interface circuits (SLICs) with digital signal processors (DSPs) from VoicePump, a subsidiary of DSP Group, for a new four-channel, voice-over-packet (VoP) development ...
PC module with Geode processor 30 January 2002 Digital-Logic's SMGXPC embedded PC module to PC/480 standard uses the highly integrated Geode GX1 processor from National Semiconductor. This processor includes a x86 processor core, display controller ...
In-circuit emulator 21 November 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies The Ceibo DS-XA is a development tool that supports Philips XA microcontrollers at any frequency allowed by the devices. It is serially linked to a PC or compatible systems and can emulate the microcontrollers ...
Blackfin DSP targets telecommunications and Internet appliances 21 November 2001 Analog Devices is sampling the ADSP-21535 Blackfin DSP. The ADSP-21535 is a highly integrated, high performance 16 bit DSP and, according to the company, is the world's first DSP to deliver the Micro ...
RF design simplified with single-chip microcontroller solution 21 November 2001, Tempe Technologies A new microcontroller family from Microchip Technology is claimed to simplify radio frequency designs while reducing component count and board space requirements. The company's 18-pin rfPIC12C509AG features ...
16-bit micros with up to 384 kbyte flash 21 November 2001, Hi-Q Electronics Hitachi's H8/306x series 16-bit Flash microcontrollers now includes a range of new devices that feature up to 384 KB of on-chip Flash memory and comprehensive peripheral sets. The different configurations ...
New automated fine pitch programming systems released 7 November 2001 Spescom MeasureGraph has launched the DataI/O PS200 and PS300, which it claims are the highest performance and most versatile fine pitch automated programming systems available. These systems are developed ...
Flash-based 8 bit low-power micro 7 November 2001 The E0C88F360 is an 8 bit micro-controller with embedded flash memory, data SRAM and dot matrix LCD display, providing a complete system-on-chip solution for many of today's handheld devices and instrumentation ...
FRAM with integrated realtime clock and nonvolatile logic 7 November 2001, MB Silicon Systems Ramtron, a leading developer of ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) products, has rolled out the FM3808, the first in a new line of what it calls 'problem solver memories'. The FM3808 combines a ...
Versatile microprocessors offer high performance in small package 7 November 2001 The H8/3664F is the first member of Hitachi's new H8/300H Tiny series of microcontrollers. The H8/3664F has been designed to enable users of low-end 8 bit microcontrollers an upgrade path to a higher ...
Realtime clocks 7 November 2001 The RTC4553, RTC457x, RTC6242x, RTC6342x, RTC6461x, RTC7242x from Epson offer advantages in terms of cost and availability due to wide usage and have become industry standards, according to the company. ...
Intel launches new compilers for Linux 24 October 2001 Intel has announced Version 5.0 of the Intel C++ Compiler for Linux and the Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux. The compilers are specifically designed to help developers fully utilise the architectural ...
Crystal oscillators 24 October 2001 Pin-compatible to the SG531, SG615, SG636 and SG710 oscillators, the Epson SG8002 series of programmable crystal oscillators are offered in standard DIP and SOP packages, together with the recently introduced ...
