DAY ONE AT FTF AMERICAS
16 June 2008
HEADLINES
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Freescale announces pin-compatible, power-efficient series in new QorIQ™ communications platforms
New P1 and P2 families use 45-nm technology and e500 cores to deliver unprecedented performance at very low power
AUSTIN, Texas – June 16, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor introduces the first two product series based on its new QorIQ™ Communications Platforms for next-generation multicore networking applications. The P1 and P2 platform series include Freescale's first communications processors based on 45-nm technology. Utilizing the e500 Power Architecture® core, these devices offer a multicore migration path for PowerQUICC® II Pro and PowerQUICC III processor customers.
Freescale QorIQ™ communications platforms signal a new way forward for embedded multicore technology
Building on the heritage of PowerQUICC® processors, QorIQ platforms offer new levels of performance, power efficiency and programmability
ORLANDO, Fla. – June 16, 2008 – (Freescale Technology Forum) – Freescale Semiconductor, a pioneer of the communications processor and the world's top supplier of embedded semiconductors, introduces a new brand of communications platforms designed to enable the next era of networking and take embedded multicore to new levels of adoption. The new QorIQ platforms are the next-generation evolution of Freescale's PowerQUICC® processor line and are designed to help developers migrate to multicore with confidence.
Eight-core microprocessor from Freescale redefines state-of-the-art for embedded multicore processing
Freescale's QorIQ™ P4080 communications processor boosts performance, advances power efficiency and reduces programming complexity
ORLANDO, Fla. (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 16, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor introduces the QorIQ P4080 multicore processor – a highly advanced eight-core communications processor designed to set new standards for performance, power efficiency and programmability in the embedded multicore space.
New Freescale Flexis™ AC microcontroller family optimized for large appliance market
Robust 5-volt EMC/EMI performance provides peace of mind for developers designing in ‘noisy' environments
ORLANDO, Fla. (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 16, 2008 – Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) are critical concerns for developers designing in “noisy” environments that contain numerous electrical components in close proximity. To address this design challenge, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a scalable microcontroller (MCU) family designed to help engineers cut through the noise in large appliance and industrial applications.
Freescale and Monebo partner to deliver innovative heart monitoring platform
Advanced technology designed to enable more efficient and higher quality cardiac care
ORLANDO, Fla. (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 16, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor and Monebo Technologies have forged a partnership to deliver a comprehensive platform for medical equipment using electrocardiogram (ECG) technology. The “ECG-on-a-chip” solution combines Monebo's Kinetic™ ECG software with Freescale's embedded processing technology to enable medical equipment manufacturers to develop easy-to-use ECG monitoring tools.
Freescale debuts three new Power Architecture™ microcontrollers for automotive designs
Next-generation 32-bit MCUs optimized for cost-sensitive chassis, safety, instrument cluster and body electronics applications
ORLANDO, Fla. (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 16, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor, the leading semiconductor supplier to the automotive industry, has expanded its portfolio of Power Architecture™ microcontrollers (MCUs) to address a broad range of cost-sensitive automotive applications requiring 32-bit performance. The company has introduced three new automotive MCU families optimized for safety, chassis, instrument cluster, body electronics and gateway designs.
Manufactured on 90-nanometer technology, the three Power Architecture MCU families were developed collaboratively with STMicroelectronics as part of a joint design program initiated in January 2006. Based on the e200 Power Architecture core, the MCU products share a common hardware and software ecosystem, which enables system designers to streamline the development process by reusing code and development tools.
Freescale Technology Forum Americas opens today
ORLANDO, Fla. – June 16, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor kicks off the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) Americas today at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Conference Centers in Orlando, Fla.
FTF provides a unique opportunity for attendees to view and interact with the entire Freescale ecosystem, a global community comprised of Freescale and its partners, customers and universities. More than 2,000 designers, applications engineers, industry-leading experts, executives and hardware, software and tools partners are on hand for the Americas event.
PHOTOS FROM FTF AMERICAS 2008 Day One
DAY TWO AT FTF AMERICAS
17 June 2008
Rich Beyer Keynote Video– FTF Americas 2008
Freescale Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rich Beyer Delivers Opening Keynote at FTF Americas 2008 in Orlando, Florida.
“My business philosophy is built around one basic guiding principle… put the customer first in everything that we do, and we will build the strongest foundation for growth.
- Rich Beyer
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WINNER: Best in Show –
Innovative Platforms
SAN JUAN SOFTWARE
Control Devices From ZigBee, Synkro and PopNet Networks From Apple iTouch
FTF Technology Lab Booth #1861 |
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WINNER: Best in Show –
Best in Class Development Support
TIMESYS
Factory: Timesys’ Build-to-Order Linux Web Tool
FTF Technology Lab Booth #1854 |
HEADLINES
Freescale unveils next-generation device in single-chip IEEE® 802.15.4/ZigBee® Platform-in-PackageTM family
MC13224 device eases development of a wide range of wireless industrial and home entertainment applications
ORLANDO (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 17, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor is now sampling the next-generation MC13224 device in its single-chip IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee® Platform-in-PackageTM (PiP) family. This family is based on IEEE® 802.15.4 technology, known for its benefits in the areas of cost, performance and efficiency for real-time remote monitoring and control.
The latest addition to the MC1322x family is designed for a range of wireless applications, including energy management, commercial building automation, industrial control and monitoring and home entertainment control. The family supports existing protocols, such as SMAC, IEEE 802.15.4 MAC, ZigBee stack and SynkroTM network protocol stack, with the ability to support the WirelessHARTTM specification, ISA100 and 6LoWPAN.
Freescale CodeWarrior® tools move to Eclipse
Freescale joins the Eclipse Foundation, moves tools to open architecture software platform
ORLANDO, Fla. (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 17, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor today announced its award-winning CodeWarrior® development tools are leveraging Eclipse technology, an open architecture software platform, to ease tool integration for customers and third party vendors across Freescale's portfolio. Freescale joined the Eclipse Foundation to promote embedded initiatives as a core part of the Eclipse roadmap.
CodeWarrior tools on the Eclipse software platform are expected to provide an integrated suite of plug-ins, giving developers a robust and extensible tool kit for the multiple phases of software production. The open source nature of the Eclipse environment is already embraced by many of Freescale's third party vendors, such as MontaVista, Wind River, QNX and LynuxWorks, with hundreds of free and commercial plug-ins available to improve productivity and reliability and reduce software development time.
Freescale introduces industry’s first multi-standard accelerator supporting emerging wireless technologies for 3G-LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+ and TDD-LTE base stations
MSBA8100 device replaces expensive FPGA or custom ASIC devices
ORLANDO, Fla. (Freescale Technology Forum) – June 17, 2008 – In a bold move to fundamentally advance next-generation broadband wireless base station design, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the industry's first multi-standard baseband accelerator device. The first accelerator to support 3G-LTE, the MSBA8100 also supports the emerging wireless WiMAX, HSPA+ and TDD-LTE standards, enabling manufacturers of wireless infrastructure equipment to create substantially lower-cost, differentiated channel cards.
For carriers, this advance in silicon design brings deployment of LTE and other next-generation wireless networks closer to reality. The MSBA8100 multi-standard baseband accelerator supports legacy 2G/3G technologies as well as the newest wireless standards. Freescale is the first semiconductor company offering a customized and off-the-shelf solution fully addressing these standards. Target applications include next-generation standalone or unified 3G-LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+ and TDD-LTE equipment, as well as products that support established radio standards.
VIDEOS FROM FTF AMERICAS 2008 Day Two
National Instruments CEO Interview with Freescale
Dr. James J. Truchard, president and CEO of National Instruments interviewed by David Bragg at Freescale Technology Forum Americas 2008.
MPC5606S 32-bit Instrument Cluster MCU
Thin Film Transistor displays in intrument cluster application
For more videos check out the Freescale Channel on YouTube
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DAY THREE AT FTF AMERICAS
18 June 2008
Lisa Su Keynote Video– FTF Americas 2008
Lisa Su, Ph.D.: “The Embedded Intelligence Revolution”
Senior vice president and chief technology officer Lisa Su, Ph.D., delivers her keynote presentation at FTF Americas 2008 in Orlando: “Today I want to look out, into the future, to make some projections as to what things will look like 10 years from now, and what we can collectively do to make this happen.”
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Flexis™ AC Face-off and Digital Sun Distiller Win People’s Choice Awards
Winner, Partner Innovative Solutions: Digital Sun Distiller
Jose Luis Rojas, iluxon S.A. de C.V. (Design Challenge Finalist)
Winner, Freescale Collaborative Solutions: Flexis™ AC Face-off
NuVation and Freescale
HEADLINES
Tales from the Freescale Tech Forum
The Freescale Tech Forum has a lot to offer, from automotive to low-cost PCs.
By Richard Nass, Embedded.com
Part of my job as an editor/reporter is to attend industry conferences, and I do attend many. One that's been a must-attend for me for the past few years has been the Freescale Tech Forum (FTF). This is my fourth consecutive FTF, and it's amazing how Freescale has changed over those four years.
There are many reasons why I like to attend FTF. One is to find out where one of the industry leaders thinks our industry is headed. And that's possible because people like myself are given access to executives within Freescale who are setting the company's direction, including the CEO, Rich Beyer, and the CTO, Lisa Su.
PHOTOS FROM FTF AMERICAS 2008 Day Three
DAY FOUR AT FTF AMERICAS
19 June 2008
HEADLINES
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Winners - Can Your Badge Do This?
Grand Prize: Sound Enabled Electronic Sketch
Eduardo Corpeno, Universidad Galileo
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Runner Up: Process Management – Sand and Snake Application
Ronald Fries, Emerson
Runner Up and IAR Bonus Prize – Ghost Messenger
Catalina de la Cuesta, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
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FTF Americas Design Challenge WInners
1st Place: Digital Sun Distiller
Jose Luis Rojas, iluxon S.A. de C.V.
2nd Place: Clean Water Diverter
Mark Donkers, OES, Inc.
3rd Place: ZigBee®-based Wireless Sensor Network for Greenhouse Automation
Alfredo Cabal, CODE Ingeneria
www.freescale.com/designchallenge
VIDEOS FROM FTF AMERICAS 2008 Day Four
Freescale CTO Lisa Su at FTF 2008
CTO Lisa Su talks to David Bragg about the Freescale Technology Forum 2008.
Can your badge do this? FTF badge board contest
Design with your badge at FTF 2008.
Freescale University Programs Overview FTF 2008
Freescale University Programs Area Overview at FTF 2008 Orlando, FL.
For more videos check out the Freescale Channel on YouTube
PHOTOS FROM FTF AMERICAS 2008 Day Four
