Infineon has released samples of its ARM Cortex-M0 based LED lighting microcontroller family. Included in the family, called XMC1000, are MCUs that include a peripheral, the brightness and colour control unit (BCCU), that can dim and ...
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BMW and Continental have launched their collaboration into autonomous driving technology with the goal of making accident-free mobility a reality by 2020. The two German automotive powerhouses will work together on the program over the ...
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German carmaker BMW and automotive supplier Continental have collaborated to work on the development and introduction of freeway-grade highly automated driving system on European freeways. In January 2013, both firms have signed an ...
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German Siemens Company recently acquired VePoint Company of Semikron International, in order to further expand the business of E-Car. VePoint Company, located in Nuremberg, Germany, has 30 staff. Siemens and Semikron didn’t publish ...
Atmel has demonstrated at Embedded World in Nuremberg this week its AT86RF233 2.4GHz IEEE 802.15.4 radio transceiver carrying out distance measurement between two radios. A process known as ranging. It can be necessary to determine ...
The German component distribution market stabilised in the fourth quarter of 2012, with a 10% increase in orders, according to the German distribution industry body FBDi, as the Embedded World exhibition opens in Nuremberg. The ...
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ARM and STMicroelectronics have teamed up with MathWorks to offer MATLAB and Simulink embedded design support for ARM Cortex-M processor-based systems. The aim of the partnership is to allow software developers to create their algorithms ...
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What do we mean by “the internet of things” and why is it becoming so important to software design, writes Frank Schirrmeister of Cadence Design Systems As we approach the Embedded World exhibition and conference in Nuremberg ...
"Lack of originality will kill the toy industry". Those are the words of a retired industry veteran who spoke to us at the London Toy Fair this year. But if the breadth of product on offer at this year's Toy Fairs is anything to go by, ...
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Vector Software, a provider of dynamic software testing solutions for embedded systems, will present and exhibit its new embedded software testing tool VectorCAST 6.1. Containing improvements in data aggregation and reporting, usability, ...
A new Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror has dazzled visitors to the 2013 US Toy Fair. Girls can use attach an iPad to the vanity frame to "try on" virtual eye shadow, lipstick and glitter, reports Mashable. Users can hold a wand, dip ...
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This year's Nuremberg International Toy Fair attracted 73,500 traders and buyers from 113 countries. Although slightly down on 2012's figures - which stood at 76,55 - exhibitors remain impressed with the event, with 91.3 per cent of them ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology is all set to introduce its pharmaceutical portfolio at TechnoPharm 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany. The portfolio includes Solidlab 1 and 2, the Manesty tablet press Xpress 100, and the high-shear mixer granulator ...
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The five Nuremberg Toy Fair 2013 ToyAward winners have been revealed. They are as follows: Baby&Infant award (0-2 years) - Tobbles Neo (Fat Brain) This features six colourful cups that encourage children to build their first tower. ...
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) intends to create a standard method to evaluate the energy efficiency of ultra-low power(ULP) microcontrollers. To date, the industry has lacked a common method to test, validate, ...
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