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Power Electronics Highlights from Infineon

Short video presentations about Power Electronics Highlights from Infineon: Self-acting Press-FIT assembly - Leading SIC Technologies - Highest Power Density.

Embedded News
(Jul 1, 2009)
Chips, Boards & Tools
Overview about the most important embeddded product news of the last two weeks. Free subscription

Embedded Know-how
(Jun 10, 2009)
Technologies & Applications
In-depth technical information: articles, white papers, webinars, etc.
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WEBINARS

VPX with Kontron [more]

Solving the programming and manageability challenges of multicore systems [more]

Power Management in an Embedded Mulitprocessor Cluster [more]

Getting started with Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard [more]

Embedded Development Solutions of ADDI-DATA [more]

Breaking News

July 23, 2009 in Munich
Small form factor computing has evolved from low performing embedded platforms to robust, standardized and scalable solutions for a wide spectrum of industries. Subjects of the conference are to provide an overview about pros and cons of the different form factors, to inform about technologies, applications, product & services and to give insights into the latest technologies from Intel.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Virtualization in the Embedded Market
Virtualization is no longer only a domain of the server and enterprise world. In the embedded world, virtualization technologies not only target security-critical military environments, but also gain importance in other applications which require security, such as industrial, medical, and financial services.

MicroTCA - open standard for Industrial, Medical, Transportation and more
Originally conceived for telecoms, MicroTCA technology is beginning to be utilized by a wider range of applications especially in the market segments industrial, medical, transportation.

ARM-based Processors & Controllers
Amongst others, in this special feature ARM presents in a webinar the Cortex-M0 processor, the smallest and most energy efficient ARM processor to date.

Embedded Computing with Intel Atom Processor
The Intel Atom is extending the x86 processor architecture into new embedded markets. Besides technical articles and webinars, this special feature provides videos from Embedded World showing the latest Atom-based boards, modules and systems.

TECHNICAL ARTICLES

How to manage obsolescence for long-lived embedded systems
Innovation in hardware platforms constantly results from chip manufacturers and board vendors offering ever more featured and powerful solutions, but this in turn creates the problem of managing obsolescence. The PikeOS is proposed by SYSGO as the answer. [more]

Off- the-shelf embedded solutions based on Qseven CPU modules
This article describes carrier boards already developed using the new Qseven Computer-on- Module standard, based on 45nm technology with a maximum power consumption of 12W and a compact 70mm x 70mm square module, plus the forthcoming mobile version. [more]

EtherCAT offers improved solutions for industrial PLC applications
The EtherCAT fieldbus communication infrastructure has been integrated into the MicroSys families of powerarchitecture- based system-onmodules and single board computers. This article describes the EtherCAT functionality and its benefits for PLC-based industrial applications. [more]

The key differences between enterprise and embedded virtualisation
Over the past few years, virtualisation technology has been widely adopted in the enterprise market to make best use of ever more powerful multi-core processors. Having proven itself in the back-office environment, it is now quickly spreading in the embedded market. [more]

16- to 32-bit convergence with multi-voltage architectures
Innovations in ultra-low-power standby and real-time clock implementation in STM32 ARM Cortex-M3 core-based microcontrollers enable leakage currents to be minimized for battery-powered applications. [more]