News Bytes - June Issue Of Our Newsletter Now Available

The June 2011 issue of the Sarsen Technology News Bytes includes:

• Commercial & Rugged Altera Stratix® IV GX 3U VPX Board


• Game Changing Technology from Matrox/Trenton Partnership


• 4-port, CAN bus interface board from UEI


• Intel® Atom™ Z530P PC/104-Plus SBC

Also included are two white papers:

• Intel® Signage Goes Super-Size with Video Walls: Jim Renehan, Director of Marketing, Trenton Technology discusses the latest video wall technologies


• Laser-based Security System Relies on VersaLogic for Processing Power in Extreme Weather Conditions: Effective night time security is a critical deterrent to crime and terrorist activity around the world. Often the rugged environmental conditions prove to be a challenge for security systems

Paul Rainosek Of GSC Visits Sarsen Technology

The President of General Standards Corporation, Paul Rainosek, visited the Sarsen Technology offices in June. It was great to spend time with Paul and his family and we look forward to meeting with them again in Huntsville, Alabama.

Free Tickets for DSEi 2011

We have a number of free tickets for the Defence & Security Equipment International exhibition 13 - 16 September at ExCel in London. You will find Sarsen Technology on stand S4-104. After the 30th June the entrance fee is £30 and if you chose to pay at the door on the day it is £100. Please call us on 01672 511166 for the advance tickets.

May 2011 News Bytes Newsletter

The May 2011 edition of our News Bytes newsletter is available today and will feature:

• Extreme Engineering Solutions Intel® Core™i7 Processor-Based 3U Air-Cooled CompactPCI Express Module


• General Standards Wide-Range 24-Bit, 16-Channel, 105KSPS Analog Input Module


• BittWare Anemone Co-Processor for FPGAs: A New Approach to Floating Point DSP


• Trenton Technology PICMG 1.3 System Host Board with Intel Xeon E3-1200 Sandy Bridge CPU


• New product catalogues from D-TA Systems and General Standards


• Military Embedded Systems interview with Dipak Roy of D-TA Systems


• Extreme Engineering Solutions Built-In Test Software

You can sign up for a copy of our News Bytes newsletter via our web site www.sarsen.net

BittWare Anemone - A New Approach to Floating Point DSP

Traditional floating point DSPs, while excellent at complex processing tasks, have limitations when it comes to chip real estate and power efficiency that have caused them to become an endangered species. And FPGAs, while superior for versatility and configurability, can be difficult to use for complex and evolving applications. The BittWare Anemone, featuring the Epiphany architecture from Adapteva, enables the best assets of both to be combined, thereby offering a completely new approach to floating point digital signal processing. This hybrid solution provides a standard processor software development environment working in conjunction with a world-class FPGA platform, allowing users to optimally partition their algorithms into hardware and software. The result is superior development productivity and unmatched system size, weight, and power.

Intel Takes The Lead for UK Embedded Masterclass 2011

UMR, the organiser of the Embedded Masterclass, has announced that Intel is to be the headline sponsor at this year’s Embedded Masterclass. The Embedded Masterclass is an annual UK technical conference, practical workshops, and exhibition that brings together hi-tech engineers and vendors for the sharing of information on the very latest in microprocessor technology, debug and development tools and embedded software.

This year’s event will take place at Bar Hill, near Cambridge on Wed 5th October and is expected to build on the success of previous years. www.embedded-masterclass.com

“We are delighted to have Intel on board as our headline sponsor,” said David Williams, Director of UMR, the company organizing the event. “With developments such as the Atom, Intel have brought a lot of innovation to the embedded space in recent years and I feel sure engineers will be keen to learn about their latest offering and their vision for future devices.”

Sarsen Technology is exhibiting at the UK Embedded Masterclass 2011. Please visit our web site at www.sarsen.net for details.

Industry Record - Transistors on an Integrated Circuit

Altera Breaks Semiconductor Industry Record for Most Transistors on an Integrated Circuit

Industry's Highest-Bandwidth, Highest-Performance FPGA Features a Record-Setting 3.9 Billion Transistors.

San Jose, Calif., April 18, 2011 – Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced it set an industry milestone in semiconductor technology by delivering the most transistors ever packed onto an integrated circuit. Altera's 28-nm V FPGAs are the semiconductor industry's first devices to feature 3.9 billion transistors. This level of functionality delivers unparalleled performance to system designers.

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