Webcast: Selecting the Best Microcontroller for a Mechatronic Design
Freescale Semiconductor has an on-demand webcast entitled, “Microcontroller Choices & Answers: Selecting the Best Microcontroller for a Mechatronic Design.” Overview Mechanical systems interact with the world around them in various ways. When there’s electronics and firmware involved, it’s important to choose the best microncontroller available for the job at hand. Join our moderator and his [...]
Webcast: When Should a Mechanical System Compute?
Freescale Semiconductor has an on-demand webcast entitled, “Microcontroller Choices and Answers: When Should a Mechanical System Compute?” The webinar will cover: The benefits of an embedded processor and software in a mechanical system When a purely mechanical system design is sufficient and/or superior When discrete electronics would be sufficient vs. a microprocessor How to decide [...]
World Markets for Microcontrollers in Automotives
According to Frost & Sullivan, the proliferation of electronic content in automobiles aimed at reducing human errors as well as the growing number of automobile safety features such as additional radars, ultra sonic sensors, cameras, and automatic parking assistance are increasing demaind for microcontrollers. In addition, the introduction of multiplexing in the automotive industry has [...]
PowerQUICC Optimized Java SE for Embedded
Freescale and Sun are optimizing Java SE for Embedded for the PowerQUICC III processor family. The new implementation will enable developers and systems designers may soon incorporate the functionality, security and portability of the Java(TM) SE platform into embedded systems powered by Freescale Semiconductor’s PowerQUICC III processors. Java SE for Embedded is a lightweight, high-performance [...]
Making Things Talk
Recently, I was sent a copy of Tom Igoe’s book, “Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects.” It’s a book about building devices that talk to each other. Through a series of simple projects, readers will learn how to get their projects to communicate with one another by forming networks of smart devices [...]
Embedded Multi-Core CPU Market
According to Venture Development Corporation (VDC), revenue growth for multi-core CPUs in embedded applications is projected to be strong through 2011. Multi-core CPU revenues from embedded in 2011 will be over six times that of 2007 multi-core revenues and over 44 times 2006 levels. The embedded market is shifting from traditional single-core processors to processors [...]
NXP PNX1702 Media Processor EEMBC Benchmarks
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium(R) (EEMBC) recently published certified benchmark scores for NXP Semiconductors’ PNX1702 Media Processor. The PNX1702 is a system-on-chip device intended to perform video, audio, graphics, and general-purpose control processing. With full optimizations making use of the PNX1702′s SIMD operations, the device achieved a score of 386 Consumermarks for EEMBC’s ConsumerBench(TM) digital [...]
Microchip MASTERs Conference
Microchip’s (NASDAQ:MCHP) annual Worldwide MASTERs Conference will take place at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, with the main conference taking place from August 8 – 11, and a pre-conference on August 6 and 7, 2007. The MASTERs Conference provides design engineers with an annual forum for sharing and exchanging [...]
Microchip Design Contest
Microchip and Circuit Cellar Magazine are sponsoring a design contest. Engineers have until October 16, 2007 to win their share of the $15,000 in prizes for their Microchip 16-bit embedded control design. Contestants can also win bonus points by using any of 17 eligible Microchip analog, communication and memory devices in conjunction with a Microchip [...]
ADI Blackfin EEMBC Benchmarks
Analog Devices recently announced the certified results for their Blackfin BF533 processor in a wide range of tests performed by the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC). ADI’s Blackfin demonstrated strong performance in 11 EEMBC benchmark ratings, which test for specific capabilities in embedded communications, networking, consumer, office automation, automotive, industrial and digital entertainment applications. All [...]
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