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Microchip Expands PIC24 Lite Microcontroller Portfolio with Advanced Analog Integration and 5V Operation
New PIC24 Lite MCUs Feature On-Chip Op Amps, 8-bit DACs, 12-bit ADC, Flexible PWM Modules and eXtreme Low Power Technology for Cost-Sensitive Automotive, Consumer, Medical and Industrial
Microchip Technology Announces Record Net Sales and Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results
STMicroelectronics Increases Accessibility of MEMS Motion Portfolio by Simplifying Connection to Linux Systems
MEMS Industry Group’s ‘Sensor Performance Parameter Definitions’ Empowers Consumer-Platform Developers
VIA Announces Latest VIA Pico-ITX Board to Jump Start In-Vehicle Innovation, VIA VAB-600
Multicore DevCon 2013: Call for Presentations Dedicated to Developers Using Multicore and Virtualization Technologies
GE to Feature Latest AMD Processor Technology in New Industrial Computing Modules to Enhance Customer Choice
congatec’s entry-level module for COM Express Type 6 with Intel® Atom™ dual-core processors
60 Watt Convection Cooled Medical Power Supply from Emerson Network Power Operates up to 80 Degrees Celsius
ams introduces industry-leading, ultra-high sensitivity digital light sensor

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Moving Targets
The future success of DVFS and near-threshold computing look dubious—at least for SoCs.
Chipnastics
New Processor Core Options Try Some ARM Wrestling
When designing a system on a chip (SoC) that employs one or more embedded processor cores, the choice...
JB’s Circuit
Long Standards, Twinkie IP, Macro Trends, and Patent Trolls
In Part II, IP Extreme’s Savage reveals why IP standards take so long while discussing brand values,...
Chris A. Ciufo on All Things Embedded
Intel vs GM: What’s In Store for Intel’s New CEO, President
Today chip giant Intel announced outgoing CEO Paul Otellini’s replacement: he’s Brian Krzanich,...

This Week’s Top Ten / (Mocana Device Blog)
Here are the top ten blogs for the week ending May 17, 2013: 10. Create Your Own Cellphone Network 9. New Android App Opens Doors—Literally 8. Android Phones Used To Skim Credit Card Data 7. Arduino Boards Can Remotely Start Your Car 6. Security Cameras Still Leaking Data 5. FitBit Health Monitors Hacked 4. BYOD [...]...
This Week’s Top Ten / (Mocana Device Blog)
Here are the top ten blogs for the week ending May 17, 2013: 10. Create Your Own Cellphone Network 9. New Android App Opens Doors—Literally 8. Android Phones Used To Skim Credit Card Data 7. Arduino Boards Can Remotely Start Your Car 6. Security Cameras Still Leaking Data 5. FitBit Health Monitors Hacked 4. BYOD [...]...
Children's obesity a major health concern for Parents - Chera McCabe / (Consumerization: BYOD)
Obesity in children has been a major issue and parents seem to have very little interest or concern in this issue. This was shared by a health and wellness graduate assistant at Indiana University, Chera McCabe. The news detail is as follows: > A new poll released today shows a ......
Blog Post: Dave's Powertrip: Big Numbers, Big Confusion / (TI E2E Community)
It seems that big numbers carry with them big confusion. Big numbers from the age of the universe to the national debt can lead to interesting conversations at the lunch table. The magnitude of such numbers draws our attention, and the engineer in us leads us to make some use of these numbers. For example, the recently...

Enabling Accurate Glucose Measurement
Designing a glucose monitoring device is made easy with an 8-bit, 8051-based Programmable SoC
FRAM-based MCUs Bring Advanced Security to Low-Power Applications
The highly efficient architecture of FRAM-based MCUs simplify secure system design without compromising data integrity or reliability, all while lowering power consumption. Security
VIA Solutions for Portable Medical Devices
Portable computing is a top focus in the small form factor arena and medical devices lead the portable design revolution. Traditional medical devices implement an x86 architecture
Internet-of-Things (IoT) Advances Home Healthcare for Seniors
Open, modular systems deploy quickly and improve monitoring and security. Advancements in embedded information and communication technologies present enormous potential for the intensified
Versatile System Design for Medical Video Applications: A Blueprint
High-performance engines from Intel’s embedded roadmap, along with powerful graphics cards to capture a variety of medical modality and camera images, offer an ideal platform
The Heartbeat Behind Portable Medical Devices
Ultra-low-power, mixed-signal MCUs help developers deliver medical devices to a market that demands the very best in performance and affordability in the smallest form factors.
The Art of DRAM Module Testing
If there are no challenges to produce memory modules, why are there differences in quality and price?
The Convergence of M2M and Positioning
GPS has got you covered, unless you're inside, underground, or out of satellite range. Next-gen cognitive augmentation solutions overcome satellite-only line-of-sight limitations.
Mini Case Study: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Debut on Rugged Tablets
Portability provides flexibility for field maintenance, CAD, and other uses.
The Expanding Threat Landscape of Connected Medical Devices
The medical device industry is in the earliest stages of addressing medical device security today, but developers should expect to see many changes over the next several years.

Industry Research

MEMS Devices Shape Medical Industry, Microsystem Devices to Reach $6.6 billion in 2018
Microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices are shaping the competitive landscape in the global medical device industry. Several factors are behind the increasing demand for and innovation
Digital Health and Fitness Technology Expands by Nearly 25 percent at 2013 International CES
HealthSpot to lead more than 215 companies with health and fitness technology exhibits The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® has announced the nearly 25 percent
The Microwave Tube Market is Still Strong at Nearly $1B for 2012 as GaN Continues to be an Outside Threat, Says ABI Research
While microwave and millimeter wave high-power vacuum electron devices (VEDs) remain “below the radar” of many industry observers, the total available market

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Extension Media Interview with Microchip's Joe Drzewiecki
Editor Chris Ciufo spent time with Microchip software manager Joe Drzewiecki at the Spring DESIGN West show (formerly known as ESC). Microchip launched their new MPLAB X compiler strategy that now goes across all Microchip MCUs. It also adds a new license strategy, optimizations that compile 35 percent faster on 32-bit devices (or save 35 percent on code size). There's also a "totally free" version of the MPLAB X compiler. Check out the 3 minute video.
Ambulance crew with Intel wireless, ruggedized platforms
Intel-powered devices are used throughout their shift, from the dispatch center to monitoring equipment to ruggedized laptops. Hear how an American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance crew explains that their ability transfer patient information wirelessly to the hospital before the patient arrives can save precious minutes in life-or-death situations.
Nurse practitioner using Ultrabook
As our population grows older, technology plays a significant role in providing home-based care for people who have trouble getting to the doctor's office. Critical for "on-the-go" clinicians is a reliable computer that is lighter, faster, and "instant-on." This video provides a preview of what Intel-inspired Ultrabooks can bring to mobile health workers.
MCHP Tube Episode 6
On this episode of MCHP Tube we discuss the new PIC32® MX1/MX2 devices from Microchip Technology.
Microchip Medical Solutions Demo
This video features a number of medical demos, as well as some innovative new products from Microchip customers.
High-performance computing for the next generation of medical therapies
Learn how Intel collaborates with companies to drive high-performance computing that dramatically lowers the cost and shortens the DNA sequencing and indexing time so that researchers can advance the fight against cancer and other very difficult problems. Featured companies are Accelrys Software, Inc. and Diagnomics, Inc
Peake Healthcare Innovations Medical Imaging Cloud
Peake Healthcare Innovations partners with Intel and VMware to create a medical imaging cloud that transforms the cost, quality and delivery of patient care.

Low-Power Processors: When Performance Matters
This white paper takes a fresh look at the performance of low-power x86 CPUs, now that VIA has introduced dual-core and quad-core CPUs.
Best Practice Development Processes for Medical Device FPGAs
For FPGA developers working on designs for medical devices, one approach to dealing with regulatory uncertainty is to borrow heavily from design assurance processes in other safety-critical industries, such as avionics, where standards are well established. These well-established standards mandate a development flow that is controlled, auditable and perhaps most important, specific to the requirements of hardware engineering. While following such a flow will not guarantee smooth sailing though every regulatory approval process for FPGA devices bound for medical applications, it is consistent with basic regulatory intent - to demonstrate to auditors that complex devices meet their requirements and perform well under all foreseeable conditions.

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