News Articles http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/ 12/22/2008 9:55:07 AM Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a range of structural metallic-glass composites, based in titanium, that are lighter and less expensive than any the group had previously created, while still maintaining their toughness and ductility--the ability to be deformed without breaking http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Scientists-Create-Titanium-Based-Structural-M-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/22/2008 9:55:07 AM It's a clear, colorless disk about 5 inches in diameter that bends and twists like a playing card, with a lattice of more than 20,000 nanotube transistors capable of high-performance electronics printed upon it using a potentially inexpensive low-temperature process http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Researchers-Create-Printed-Circuit-Lattices-O-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/17/2008 10:55:37 AM Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a leading data communications and telecommunications technology company based in suburban Minneapolis, is now shipping a new member of its embedded Universal Socket Connectivity family for industrial and medical device solutions http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Multi-Tech-Shipping-Isolated-Ethernet-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/16/2008 5:06:00 AM SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. recently released the SE2568U ISM band high-performance power amplifier (PA) targeted at the embedded 2.4GHz wireless LAN (WLAN) market. This new device integrates direct to battery operation and offers state of the art integration for embedded handheld and modular application http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/SiGe-PA-Enables-Smallest-System-Footprint-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 10:42:37 PM Intel Corporation has completed the development phase of its next-generation manufacturing process that further shrinks chip circuitry to 32 nanometers (a billionth of a meter) http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Intel-Completes-32nm-Process-Development-Phas-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 1:53:57 PM A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Clear-Computer-Chip-With-Technology-Similar-T-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 1:18:38 PM Alereon, Inc., the Certified Wireless USB technology leader for Ultra Wideband (UWB) WiMedia solutions, announced today they have received FCC modular certification for its AL5708 Worldwide Wireless USB Half-MiniCard. The AL5708, which provides Wireless USB connectivity for laptops and desktop PCs, is the first and only FCC approved Wireless USB embedded notebook solution for use in UWB bandgroups one, three and six. Alereon's AL5708, which is PCI Express (PCIe) type H2 compliant, is based http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Alereon-Receives-FCC-Modular-Certification-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 12:06:00 PM Connect One, the Device Networking Authority, today released Nano LANReach, an embedded LAN module that quickly and easily connects any embedded device to 10/100BaseT LANs with minimal programming. Measuring only 2.5x3.5 centimeters including a built-in RJ45 connector, the Nano LANReach's extensive firmware functionality makes it the most affordable and versatile LAN solution for embedded devices today. Based on Connect One's CO2144 chip, Nano LANReach offers plug-and-play Serial-to-LAN functionality enabling immediate and full-featured LAN connectivity http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Connect-One-Adds-Embedded-LAN-Module-to-Nano-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 11:35:00 AM MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux commercialization, today announced that MontaVista Linux now provides support for the ARM1176JZ-S and ARM1176JZF-S processors, including the first ever big endian support option for the ARM11 family in a Linux environment. By supporting these ARM11 family processors, MontaVista gives consumer device manufacturers a commercial-quality Linux implementation along with tools to reduce time-to-market and development costs for custom SoC designs. "ARM is constantly pushing the envelope when http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/MontaVista-Linux-Provides-Support-for-ARM11-F-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 11:00:00 AM Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband internet devices, today introduced its roadmap for supporting advanced mobile chipsets built on ARM Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 MPCore multicore processors. OK Labs technology targets use cases that include both Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) on dual, tri- and quad-core mobile CPUs as well as asymmetric multicore systems with ARM processors dedicated to different processing functions. Open Kernel Labs http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Open-Kernel-Labs-Secure-HyperCell-Technology-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 9:00:00 AM ChipStart LLC, a semiconductor intellectual property distribution company, announced recently it has entered into a value-added reselling agreement with LogicVision, Inc. http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/ChipStart-Forges-Value-Added-Relationship-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 5:16:00 AM Plastic that conducts electricity and metal that weighs no more than a feather? It sounds like an upside-down world. Yet researchers have succeeded in making plastics conductive and cutting production costs at the same time. http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Plastic-As-A-Conductor-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/10/2008 5:52:56 AM Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of embedded, high-performance computing solutions for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced the availability of the RACE ++ Series PowerPC 7448 Multicomputer http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Mercury-Computer-Systems-Announces-The-RACE-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/10/2008 4:07:00 AM HP and the Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University (ASU) today announced the first prototype of affordable, flexible electronic displays. Flexible displays are paper-like computer displays made almost entirely of plastic. This technology enables displays to become easily portable and consumes less power than today's computer displays http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/HP-and-Arizona-State-University-Demo-Flexible-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 7:45:00 AM ARC International, a leading provider of consumer intellectual property (IP) to OEM and semiconductor companies globally, recently announced a VoIP solution based on the ARC Sound platform running the VoIP software suite available from HelloSoft, Inc. a leading provider of VoIP technologies, that provides SoC customers twice the voice channels of comparable IP cores http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/ARC-And-Hellosoft-Offer-A-VoIP-Solution-That-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/4/2008 4:18:00 AM Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated for the first time the existence of a key magnetic-as opposed to electronic-property of specially built semiconductor devices. http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Neutron-Researchers-Discover-Widely-Sought-Pr-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/1/2008 2:12:21 PM MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux commercialization, today announced that it will support developers running MontaVista Linux for use with the Google Android platform http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/MontaVista-Provides-Commercial-Quality-Linux-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/20/2008 12:17:54 AM Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., a leading supplier of semiconductor-based server and storage interconnect products, today announced that its 40Gb/s InfiniBand ConnectX adapter and InfiniScale IV switch products will be demonstrated in a Dell PowerEdge M1000e-series Blade Enclosure at the SC08 show in Austin, Texas on November 17-20 http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Mellanox-Dell-Demonstrate-Worlds-First-40Gbs-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/20/2008 12:11:27 AM Cypress Semiconductor Corp. recently introduced a complete 2.4-GHz solution for the embedded market. The new CyFi Low-Power RF solution delivers the industry's leading combination of reliable connectivity, power-efficiency and superior range, and is supported by the flexible and easy-to-use PSoC programmable system-on-chip http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Cypress-Introduces-CyFi-Low-Power-RF-Worlds-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/20/2008 12:00:00 AM Researchers from IBM and Purdue University have discovered that tiny structures called silicon nanowires might be ideal for manufacturing in future computers and consumer electronics because they form the same way every time. http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/Researchers-Find-Silicon-Nanowires-May-Be-Ide-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/19/2008 10:50:00 AM