INRIA and STMicroelectronics sign partnership agreement for Embedded Systems (25-Nov-2008)
STMicroelectronics and INRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science and control announce that they have signed a partnership agreement covering embedded systems.
The Portland Group and AMD ink agreement to collaborate on accelerator compiler technology (21-Nov-2008)
The Portland Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Microelectronics have announced their agreement with AMD to cooperate on the development of compiler technology for AMD FireStream compute accelerators. As part of the agreement, PGI and AMD will investigate and develop technology to enable PGI Fortran and C compilers to generate code directly for AMD FireStream boards and to generate heterogeneous x64+GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) executables that enable automatic utilization of AMD FireStream products if present in a system.
The Portland Group announce availability of PGI 8.0 optimising compilers and tools for Multi-core x64 Processors (19-Nov-2008)
The Portland Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Microelectronics have announced the general availability of the PGI Release 8.0 line of high-performance compilers and development tools for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. PGI Release 8.0 includes full support for the recently announced OpenMP 3.0 multi-core parallel programming standard in Fortran and C across all supported platforms.
ST Microelectronics unveil new series of high-performance three-axis linear accelerometers (12-Nov-2008)
ST Microelectronics have introduced a new family of high-performance three-axis linear accelerometers with digital output. The tiny 3x3x1mm sensors boast resolution scalability, smart embedded features and reduced power consumption, addressing the exploding demand for miniaturised motion-sensing solutions in the consumer and industrial markets.
TSH122 Video Buffers from ST Microelectronics Unlock Extra Battery Life for Mobile Video Products (11-Nov-2008)
Mobile video devices including digital cameras, camera phones and personal media players can run longer using the new TSH122 video buffer IC from ST Microelectronics, specialists in analogue ICs. The TSH122 video buffer IC has a low operating current of 1.7mA and draws a low standby current at just 4nA typical, 500nA maximum.