512K flash micro allows greater on-chip software functionality 14 February 2001 Hitachi has announced availability of the H8/3052F, a 16 bit microcontroller based on the H8/300H CPU core. The device features a large on-chip flash memory of 512 KB which allows the integration of communication ...
Flash memories - an exceptional evolution 24 January 2001, Altron Arrow, Communica ST has developed innovative products such as ultra-fast (25 ns) access time flash memories for hard disk drives and the world's first 32 Mb flash memory to combine a dual bank architecture and fast page mode access with full functionality with a 1,8 V power supply
Intelligent direction for HDD evolution 24 January 2001, Altron Arrow, Communica The HDD is beginning to find its way into consumer electronics and emerging Internet appliances
Microcontroller offers 50X performance gain over original 8051 24 January 2001, CST Electronics Embedded OS has grown rapidly over the last couple of years. There has been tremendous growth of Linux and Microsoft also introduced its newly developed embedded NT, Whistler, and XP. According to Aaeon, ...
High performance cPCI DSP board balances processing power, I/O bandwidth and memory 24 January 2001, Electronic Products Design BittWare has released the Hammerhead-6U-cPCI, a new 6U CompactPCI DSP board integrating eight 100 MHz Analog Devices ADSP-21160 SHARC DSPs and a 64 bit, 66 MHz PCI interface. With its distinctive balance ...
PICMICRO CAN chip family targets automotive and industrial applications 24 January 2001, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip Technology has expanded its powerful PIC18CXXX microcontrollers for 8 and 16 bit applications with the PIC18CX58 controller area network (CAN) family, the first PICmicro family targeting automotive ...
Direct Rambus memory sockets 24 January 2001 In an effort to satisfy the increasing demand for higher speed signal transmission and increased bandwidth in new computers, Molex has worked with Rambus to develop RIMM sockets to support direct Rambus ...
Enhanced function smartcard controllers 24 January 2001 Hitachi's two new smartcard controllers, the AE45C and AE450, incorporate high memory and functional integration with a new 16 bit CPU core. The AE45C features a 1024 bit coprocessor and is targeted at ...
Serial paged flash memory 24 January 2001, Communica The first in a family of high-speed low-voltage serial flash memories from STMicroelectronics, the M25P10 has a four-wire SPI-compatible interface with guaranteed compatibility to future higher and lower ...
Dual-bank flash for embedded applications in mobiles and PDAs 24 January 2001, KH Distributors Silicon Storage Technology (SST) has introduced four new members to its ComboMemory product family. On the industry's smallest footprint, the concurrent, dual-bank application-specific memory devices ...
Flash microcontrollers have extensive communications capabilities 8 November 2000, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip's new family of mid-range, high-performance flash microcontrollers offer integrated A-D converters. Using Microchip's advanced 0,5 µm process technology, the PIC16F7X family combines both size ...
Ultra high-speed microcontroller 8 November 2000, CST Electronics Dallas Semiconductor has announced a new DS89C420 ultra high-speed microcontroller. The new DS89C420 microcontroller is claimed to set a new speed record for 8051 type microcontrollers: one instruction ...
Power emulator supports 8 bit micros 8 November 2000 The iC1000 PowerEmulator from iSYSTEM is the ultimate tool for high-performance microcontroller-based embedded applications in the 8 bit area. Supporting a wide range of 8 bit devices, the iC1000 offers ...
8 bit microcontroller 8 November 2000 RF Micro Devices' RD0300 is a new 915 MHz transceiver reference design based on the company's RF2905 monolithic FM transceiver chip. Designed to provide an easy-to-use, on/off keyed radio that directly ...
128 MB SmartMedia card developed 22 November 2000 Samsung Electronics claims it has become the world's first company to develop a 128 MB SmartMedia card, representing the next generation of flash memory-based memory cards for portable products. This ...
Secure microcontroller with 256 KB flash for smartcard market 22 November 2000, Altron Arrow Atmel has released a high performance secure microcontroller with what it claims is the largest reprogrammable nonvolatile memory. The T89SC256C is an 8/16 bit secure microcontroller based on 80C251 enhanced ...
64 MB multimedia card now available 22 November 2000 Hitachi Europe has introduced what it says is the industry's largest-capacity flash MultiMediaCard (MMC) device - the HB288064MM1. This very small, lightweight, 64 MB module stores enough digital data ...
8 bit microcontroller with A/D converter 22 November 2000, Altron Arrow Atmel offers an 80C51-based microcontroller family that has on-chip 10 bit, 8-channel ADC and a programmable dual clock system allowing advanced mastering of speed and power consumption. This microcontroller ...