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UMC unveils new CMOS-MEMS sensor products; world stops spinning

Eavesdropper

United Microelectronics Corporation has recently announced that the company has produced customer Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensor products, with volume production scheduled for this year. As MEMS sensor applications become increasingly...
- 20 Jan 2011
Flexible screens to inspire future products

Eavesdropper

Later this year, Hewlett-Packard researchers say, they expect to deliver to the U.S. Army a working prototype of what they're calling a "*** Tracy wristwatch" — a lightweight, wearable device that soldiers in the field can use to view digital ...
- 19 Jan 2011
Laser light transforms material into superconductor

Dig

One hundred years after superconductivity was first observed in 1911, a research team from Oxford, Germany and Japan observed conclusive signatures of superconductivity after hitting a non-superconductor with a strong burst of laser light. The materi...
- 14 Jan 2011
Researchers store entangled photons in crystal

ZeroSizeObject

Quantum applications, from cryptography to computation, all benefit from the use of entangled particles, (photons.) Creating and manipulating these photons is generally pretty straightforward, but storing them is not, which makes the issue of p...
- 13 Jan 2011
ACS system uses E-Ink to make future tanks invisible

ZeroSizeObject

British defense tech firm BAE Systems is developing an active ‘e-camouflage’ system that will employ a form of electronic ink to project imagery of a vehicles surrounding terrain, rendering the vehicle somewhat invisible to potential attackers....
- 13 Jan 2011
‘Liquid Pistons’ could power self-focusing camera lenses

ZeroSizeObject

A few unassuming drops of liquid locked in a very precise game of “follow the leader” could one day be found in mobile phone cameras, medical imaging equipment, implantable drug delivery devices, and even implantable eye lenses. Researchers at ...
- 13 Jan 2011
Hot- booze binge drinking material turns into superconductor

Eavesdropper

It was only a matter of time before science and alcohol were combined to create something great. Who knew that drinking and finding new ways to create superconductors would go hand-in-hand? It turns out a Japanese scientist took the time to con...
- 11 Jan 2011
CES 2011 New glasses from PixelOptics, Augmented Reality

Eavesdropper

Bi-focals have been around since the dawn of mankind and haven’t changed much since they were invented by Benjamin Franklin. However a company called PixelOptics has gone ahead and re-invented them with state of the art technology. Their new em...
- 7 Jan 2011
Hacker la carte EXPLORER16 : alimentation et debogueur/programmateur intégré

MicrochipRTCfr

Bonjour, Vous êtes possesseur d'une carte EXPLORER16 ? Vous vous demandez à quoi sert le connecteur USB inutilisé ??? Ces 2 liens montrent comment : 1/ Programmer le PIC18F4550/LF4550 qui se trouve sur la carte EXPLORER16 pour int...
- 2 Jan 2011
Googlemaps on PIC32 Multimedia Expansion board

MicrochipRTCfr

Hi, Interested to view any map from googlemaps on your embedded design ? The PIC32 Multimedia expansion board with the PIC32 ethernet starter kit enable instantaneous display of the map / sky view of any address in the world. The proje...
- 20 Dec 2010
Linux嵌入式系统设计的3个层次

laidandan

第1层次：以PCB CAD软件和ICE为主要工具的设计方法。　　这是过去直至现在我国单片机应用系统设计人员一直沿用的方法，其步骤是先抽象后具体。　　抽象设计主要是根据嵌入式应用系统要实现的功能要求，对系统功能细化，分成若干功能模块，画出系统功能框图，再对功能模块进行硬件和软件功能实现的分配。　　具体设计包括硬件设计和软件设计。硬件设计主要是根据性能参数要求对各功能模块所需要使用的元器件进行选择和组合，其选择的基本原则就是市场上可以购买到的性价比最高的通用元器件。必要时，须分别对各个没有把握的部分...
- 11 Oct 2010
Tuesday at ESC: The Plenary Sessions

GardenState

The Embedded Systems Conference, along with chowder (pronounced chow-dah) and Fenway Park, is one of the better reasons for visiting Boston. Traditionally the first day of the show is reserved for half-day tutorials and the main block of conference ...
- 22 Sep 2010
ARM MCU Search for Embedded GUI Project

Former Member

ARM MCU should have an external parallel bus interface to be connected to the graphics controller.Please visit http://www.colibrigraphics.com/ to see a list of ARMs with this peripheral.
- 29 Jun 2010
Free graphics display designer tool for PICs

MicrochipRTCfr

Looking for faster & free embedded GUI design ? The Graphics Display Designer tool enables graphical design of the user interface and generates C code which can be directly compiled into libray calls using the free Microchip compilers.Code c...
- 26 Jun 2010
TFT LCD datasheet search

Former Member

Please visit http://www.colibrigraphics.com to seach a TFT glass for your project.
- 26 Jun 2010
Free Epson S1D13781 Configuration Utility

Former Member

Free Epson S1D13781 Configuration Utility generates an initial code for the graphics controller. It can be downloaded from http://www.colibrigraphics.com
- 26 Jun 2010
Batteries Not Included

GardenState

The first Embedded Systems Conference in Chicago (well, truth be told, Rosemont, IL, which is just off the runway at O’Hare) was “co-located” this week with the somewhat larger Sensors Expo & Conference. The notion of co-location doesn’t al...
- 9 Jun 2010
Freedom of Speech: At ESC TI's Gene Frantz Addresses Multicore

GardenState

I'll admit it: I'm envious of TI's Gene Frantz. Not because of his technical contributions to DSP--well, maybe a little--but mostly because his status as Principal Fellow at TI, an elite group to which few are invited, has made him somewhat bulletpro...
- 28 Apr 2010
ESC Processor Panel Debate: The Heavy Artillery Was Left Behind

GardenState

If pugilists enter a prizefight with too much respect for one another the spectators are likely to watch an event that resembles fisticuffs less than it does "Dancing with the Stars". That, unfortunately is what happened yesterday during the ESC's "N...
- 28 Apr 2010
Introduction To LM Technologies Ltd.

Former Member

My name is Hazel Doughty. I'm the Sales & Marketing Manager of a Bluetooth module and adapter manufacturer called LM Technologies Ltd, based in the UK. I would like to start by introducing LM and would be happy to answer any and all questions you...
- 31 Jan 2010
STMicroelectronics and ARM Team Up to Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment

bheemarao

ST adopts ARM Cortex-A9 multicore processor to deliver high-performance SoCs for an enhanced HDTV experience for consumers, while raising the bar for power efficiency in home entertainment equipment GENEVA, SWITZERLAND AND CAMBRIDGE, UK – Oct. 2...
- 29 Oct 2009
ARM stretches out with A5 core, graphics, FPGAs Details emerge on Atmel 2010 chip using Cortex A5 core

bheemarao

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Just a mile down the road from the headquarters of archrival Intel Corp., ARM Ltd. opens its annual Silicon Valley technical conference today announcing a new core to anchor its high-end line of mobile and embedded processors.The m...
- 29 Oct 2009