Hitachi has added 128 kbytes of 5V flash memory to its H8S series of 16-bit microcontrollers to accommodate complex programs. The new H8S/2144 and H8S/2134 operate at up to 20 MHz and have eight power-saving modes to suit portable applications. Peripherals include ADCs, DACs, timers, and support for IrDA and smart-card interfaces. Applications include cellular phones, disk drives, airbag-deployment control, industrial control, and smart-card readers. The company's 8-bit H8/300 chips are upwardly compatible with the H8S series instruction set, enabling OEMs to easily upgrade to 16-bit performance while lowering power consumption. Hitachi Semiconductor: Product Code 4275
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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