EDN India - Digital ICs

Atmel Intros Off-the-shelf Automotive-qualified Capacitive Touch Controller

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Atmel Corp. unveils the first standard product capacitive touch controller in the industry that is fully qualified for the automotive market. Based on the patented QTouch capacitive touch technology for ....

Renesas R8C e-Learning Program

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800

The objective of this course is to provide a quick and simple way to learn about the R8C Family of MCUs and the unique benefits it brings to today�s engineers. The R8C series is a result of careful planning and implementation of various design techniques, keeping in mind the present and future requirements of embedded systems.

To equip engineers with the fundamental techniques on how to optimize applications using R8C MCUs, this course is divided into three modules...

11th Annual ISQED to Address Electronic Design Challenges, Trends, and Proven Methodologies

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800

The 11th annual International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), to be held on March 22-24, 2010 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California, U.S.A., has just announced its lineup of ....

Plessey Semiconductors Outlines Product Strategy

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Plessey Semiconductors has announced the planned release of a number of innovative semiconductor products, including a range of amplifiers, demodulators, synthesizers and high-speed pre-scalers, designed ....

Fujitsu Earns USB-IF Compliance Certification for SuperSpeed USB

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) has announced that its USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC has been certified as compliant with the USB 3.0 standard by the USB Implementers Forum Inc. The Fujitsu MB86C30 ....

STMicroelectronics Launches Highly Integrated Ultrasound Pulse Controller

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800

STMicroelectronics (ST) has introduced a highly integrated low-noise ultrasound pulse controller built using ST's advanced high-voltage BCD mixed-signal technology. The STHV748 provides four independent ....

Carnegie Mellon, Intel Partner to Improve Energy Costs, Efficiency in Chip Making

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Corp. have unveiled a new class of materials called solder magnetic nanocomposites that could help streamline the process of computer electronic packaging. A Carnegie ....

NXP, Intrinsic-ID to Collaborate on Chip Security

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800

NXP Semiconductors and Intrinsic-ID, an emerging semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and services provider, have entered into a collaborative agreement to license and deploy a hardware intrinsic ....

SPI/I2C UART Integrates an Oscillator

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Maxim Integrated Products' MAX3107 is said to be the industry's lowest power, fastest, and smallest serial UART to communicate over an SPI(TM)/I2C interface. The device's low power consumption extends ....

iSuppli Teardown: Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800

With its new Nexus One, Google Inc. has taken many of the latest smart-phone innovations and combined them in a single product that manages to be both cutting edge and cost competitive, according to a ....

STMicroelectronics Launches 3D-ready Set-top-box IC

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800

STMicroelectronics (ST) has announced details of a new generation of decoder chips that will enable hybrid Internet/broadcast-TV set-top boxes (STBs) featured to deliver enhanced user experiences and ....