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Freescale’s Integrated MCU Powers OmniPod Insulin Pump for Diabetes Management

Freescale Semiconductor has designed a fully integrated microcontroller (MCU) solution that powers the second generation of Insulet’s OmniPod, the revolutionary tubeless, wireless insulin pump. Freescale’s integrated technology has helped make the new OmniPod one-third smaller, one-quarter lighter and much more power-efficient to help people with diabetes lead a more active life.

From NXP Semiconductors 15 Feb 2013

STMicroelectronics Introduces New Battery Fuel-Gauging IC

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader supplying customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading manufacturer of standard ICs, has unveiled its latest battery fuel-gauging device featuring patented innovations that improve long-term accuracy. This tiny chip, the STC3115, can be used in high-volume handheld electronics, and has already been selected by Samsung for some of its recent smartphones. Battery charge indicators – or fuel gauges - have become essential for managing devices such as smartphones, laptops or digital cameras.

From STMicroelectronics 15 Feb 2013

International Research Team Develops Cocaine Biosensor by Adapting Natural Mechanisms

Since the beginning of time, living organisms have developed ingenious mechanisms to monitor their environment. As part of an international study, a team of researchers has adapted some of these natural mechanisms to detect specific molecules such as cocaine more accurately and quickly. Their work may greatly facilitate the rapid screening—less than five minutes—of many drugs, infectious diseases, and cancers.

15 Feb 2013

New Video Image Stabilisation IP Core from RFEL

RFEL, who specialises in high performance, electronic signal processing solutions, now has available its Video Image Stabilisation IP Core, which is the first of its recently announced family of Video Processing IP cores that fully utilises the power of the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs.

14 Feb 2013

Space-Based Sensors Expand Effectiveness of Ballistic Missile Defense Systems

Space-based sensors can expand the range and effectiveness of the U.S. Navy's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) capabilities, a recent missile defense test has shown.

14 Feb 2013

Microchip Wins Three Awards for Precise and Fast Hand Position Tracking System

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that it has been recognized by the following global electronics industry publications and organizations for product innovation and technology leadership.

14 Feb 2013

Northrop Grumman to Showcase Advanced Hawkeye with New Radar and Sensors at IDEX

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a wide range of defence and security solutions, including cyber-protected C4I solutions, airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance, fire control radars and marine navigation systems, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

14 Feb 2013

Air Monitors Appointed UK Distributor for Environics Products

Air Monitors Ltd, the specialist provider of air quality monitoring equipment and services, has been appointed UK distributor forEnvironics, the US-based manufacturer of gas mixers, gas dilution and calibration systems.

From Air Monitors Limited 14 Feb 2013

The Portland Group Releases PGI Parallelizing Compilers and Development Tools

The Portland Group®, a wholly owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics, today announced that the 2013 release of the PGI® high-performance parallelizing compilers and development tools for Linux, Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows is now available. PGI 2013 includes new features and capabilities for programming the latest HPC accelerators using the OpenACC API. It also delivers significant performance gains on multi-core x64 processors.

From STMicroelectronics 14 Feb 2013

Free 30-day Trail Offer for Latest Version of Plant Simulation and RobotExpert Software by Siemens

Siemens today announced a free 30-day trial offer for the latest versions of Plant Simulation and RobotExpert software from its industry leading Tecnomatix® portfolio for digital manufacturing.

From Siemens 13 Feb 2013

Ben Gurion Airport Deploys Saab Sensis' A-SMGCS for Safe Aircraft Operations

The Israel Airports Authority is now using Saab Sensis' Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) for the safe operation of aircraft maneuvering on the surface of Ben Gurion International Airport. The A-SMGCS fuses multiple surveillance technologies for a comprehensive view of Ben Gurion's runways and taxiways and provides proactive safety alerts to the controllers for runway incursion prevention at Israel's capital airport.

13 Feb 2013

GPS Jamming Poses a Great Threat to Navigation and Timing Signals

The first profile of the perpetrators of GPS jamming on British roads will be presented today alongside research results that confirm it is these small device, available online for as little as £30, rather extreme solar weather, which poses the greatest threat to navigation and timing signals in the UK.

13 Feb 2013

Brain-Machine Interface Enables Rats to Sense Normally Invisible Infrared Light

Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light, normally invisible to them, by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information. The achievement represents the first time a brain-machine interface has augmented a sense in adult animals, said Duke University neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis, who led the research team.

13 Feb 2013

New Reports on Transformer Monitoring, Power Transmission Sensors, and Off-Grid Remote Sensing Application Markets

Utilities across the U.S. are beginning to turn to transformer technologies to improve distribution reliability and efficiency as well as customer service and operating costs. In addition, more intelligent transformers will play a key role in enabling other smart grid applications such as power quality monitoring, closed-loop volt/VAR control, improved outage detection, and theft reduction. The annual market for transformer monitoring hardware in the U.S. is expected to grow from $113 million in 2012 to more than $755 million in 2020. Leading the transformer monitoring market are grid giants ABB, Siemens, GE, Alstom Grid and Schneider Electric.

13 Feb 2013

DCT's Signal Processing Software to be Optimized for Tensilica's IVP Imaging DSP

Tensilica®, Inc. and Dream Chip Technologies (DCT) today announced that they are partnering to port and optimize DCT's video and image signal processing software to Tensilica's new IVP imaging DSP (digital signal processor). DCT has been a Tensilica Xtensions™ partner for a couple of years and will help support new joint customers with their extensive imaging, video and Xtensa DPU background.

13 Feb 2013