Raytheon, the main mission systems equipment integrator for the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer program, is using Texas Instruments' TMS320C6455 digital signal processors in that ship's sonar signal sub-system. The Acoustic Transmit Receive Integration Module sonar systems consist of multiple boards, each processing four channels of sonar. The system is part of the Total Ship Computing Environment, which uses Ethernet, Serial RapidIO and other commercial technologies. The DDG 1000 Zumwalt is the first of a class of multi-mission destroyers being developed for land attack and naval support. It will provide forward presence and deterrence operating as part of joint and combined expeditionary forces in ground campaigns and littoral dominance.
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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