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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CES Unveiled 2013 -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that Atmel® Corporation and Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) are demonstrating Atmel XSense(TM) flexible sensor functionality on thin IT-sized and curved Corning Gorilla Glass form factors. These respective innovations will be showcased during the CES Unveiled and Digital Experience events. This work potentially...
DALLAS, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Answering the question, "How low can you go with power?" Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry's lowest power DC/DC step-down converter, which increases the amount of harvested energy an end application can use as much as 70 percent over alternative devices. The ultra-low power circuit enables battery-free power to applications, such as wireless sensor networks, monitoring systems, smoke detectors,...
DALLAS, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution, new devices are wirelessly connected to the home network and to the cloud. However, headless devices with no keypads or touchscreens including garage door openers, home appliances, lights, thermostats and treadmills can be complicated to connect to a Wi-Fi(®) network. Today, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) offers developers a solution to these challenges with its latest...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(® )Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ozmo, Inc. ("Ozmo"), a leading provider of ultra-low power Wi-Fi solutions that will expand Atmel's wireless offerings and further enhance developers ability to design smart, connected devices, including devices targeted to "The Internet of Things." (Logo:...
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simma Software, Inc., a Texas Instruments (TI) Design Network member, announced today the release of CAN device drivers and high-level protocol stacks that can be seamlessly integrated with TI's TI-RTOS package. TI-RTOS is a complete software package, targeted at TI microcontrollers (MCU), containing a real-time kernel, file system, IPv4/IPv6 compliant stacks, and USB host/device software. "Simma Software supports all of TI's MCU...
DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microcontroller (MCU) developers can spend more time focusing on their unique applications because software design just got easier. Today, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) furthers its investment in the embedded processing software and tools ecosystem with TI-RTOS, a complete real-time operating system (RTOS) based on preemptive multithreading kernel, for its MCU platform. With more than 20 years of experience in delivering...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(® )Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, and UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today announced that Atmel has achieved certification for the UL 60730-1, a standard for automatic electrical controls for household and similar use, for the AT42QT1244/5 and AT42QT1481 capacitive touch controllers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/SF15228LOGO) Atmel is the first...
DALLAS, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering total system power savings for co-processor designs, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announces the new MSP430F521x/F522x microcontroller family. These new microcontrollers support a main supply rail (1.8V - 3.6V) and I/O supply rail (1.8V +/-10%), eliminating the need for level translators and offering system-level advantages such as reduced system cost and increased flexibility. Featuring this new dual voltage...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(® )Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced Samsung has selected Atmel's AVR UC3L microcontroller with patented ultra-low power picoPower technology as its sensor hub management solution for the recently launched Galaxy Note II. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/SF15228LOGO) Powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, Samsung's Galaxy Note II runs on...
HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking the complexity out of motor control designs, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) introduces its latest motor control solution - new highly integrated C2000(TM) Piccolo(TM) F2805x microcontrollers, motor control software, application-specific development tools and extensive support. These Piccolo microcontrollers are optimized for a variety of three-phase inverter motor control applications to enhance power efficiency and...
