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2. Maplesoft extends modeling tools
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... problems in industries such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, and power. MapleSim for physical modeling and a collection of new toolboxes enable fast model development, advanced analysis, and the ...

3. Turn your car into a hybrid
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That may be possible in about three years if a retrofit kit invented by a former IBM engineer pans out in prototype testing. This development is probably a more attainable (and affordable) set-up than ...

4. Two-stroke engine rebirth?
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EcoMotors OPOC internal combustion engine is an update of two-stroke powerplants. The acronym stands for opposed piston opposed cylinder, which describes a "module" consisting of a pair of pistons moving ...

5. Hot News - Synopsys acquire CoWare!
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... automotive. But what about Cadence? They were big chums with the folks at CoWare ... with this announcement they are essentially left without any solution in this space ... which brings us back to the ...

6. Volvo debuts new tech turbo
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... Jonsson, head of Product Development at Volvo Cars. Less is more The turbocharger system was developed by Volvo Cars, Borg-Warner Turbo System, and steel component manufacturer Benteler Automotive. The ...

7. How to Add Content (Blogs, Articles, etc.) to the TechBites Site (v2)
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... your content items to appear in one or more of the TechBites Communities (Automotive, DSP, Video...) then you must first become a member of those communities. Simply visit the communities of interest and ...

8. QNX showcases connected car prototype
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...  Launched in February 2009, the QNX CAR platform is being designed into next-generation in-vehicle computing systems and has attracted more than 50 technology partners and automotive customers, including ...

9. Vehicles talk safety
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Traffic safety is a top-priority area within the EU. By getting vehicles to communicate with one another and using infrastructure in what is known as cooperative systems, it is possible to considerably ...

10. Mentor embraces SystemC in their Catapult high-level synthesis solution
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... Umeda, President, PRIMEGATE Ltd. “We are confident that Catapult C will have a positive impact on not only our business, but also most of electronic and automotive businesses, and help our customers experience ...

11. Synopsys extends its investment in virtual prototypes
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... interoperability, this market has started to take off. Today, Synopsys announced it has acquired VaST Systems Technology Corporation to extend its virtual prototyping solutions into the automotive and ...

12. Airbag sensors transition from discrete mechanical to MEMS commodities: Pt. 1-Challenges
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... automotive safety. On top of airbag sensing, electrically activated seat belt pre-tensioners that firmly hold passengers prior to the crash and rollover detection/mitigation are becoming more and more ...

13. New dev platform for Cypress PSoC 5 with ARM Cortex-M3
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... in PSoC 5, along with the high performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor, position PSoC 5 for demanding applications such as industrial, medical, automotive, and consumer equipment. They also say that ...

14. ADI slashes SHARC cost and power, keeps the good stuff
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... for high-performance audio, industrial, automotive, and medical applications.  Here’s what you get in the new DSPs: Up to 400 MHz of 32-bit floating-point performance—that’s 33% faster than the competing ...

15. 'Baby (your iPhone) can drive my car!'
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Here's a real killer app for your iPhone. Researchers at Freie Universitaet Berlin have developed an application which uses the device as a remote control for a specially equipped van dubbed "The Spirit ...

16. Cypress enhances analog/digital embedded design platform
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... graphics control, as well as audio/voice processing, communication protocols. These capabilities expand PSoC applications in industrial, medical, automotive, communications and consumer equipment markets. ...

17. Hunting a Wild Engineer
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... disciplines/roles in alphabetical order: Analog Circuit Designer, Automotive Electronics Expert, Chip Designer, DSP Architect, Embedded Hardware Designer, ESL Guru, Embedded Software Developer, FPGA Designer, ...

18. Microchip boosts PIC32 connectivity, RAM
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... for the new PIC32MX5/6/7 families include: Automotive (aftermarket, car alarms, GPS); communications (point-of-sale terminals, Web servers, CAN-to-Ethernet-to-USB bridges); industrial/medical (automation, ...

19. Hurray! RTOS leader Enea joins the Power.org community
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... medical technology, automotive and military/aerospace applications.  For more information please visit www.enea.com.  ...

20. Infotainment enters the 'party mode'
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The 2010 model of Toyota's iconic 4Runner SUV has all the grit to tackle trails, while bringing new buzz to tailgating. The recent presentation on the new 4Runner at the monthly meeting of the New England ...