On the edge, the law benefits programmable logic vendors Altera and Xilinx and programmable node makers EZchip and NetLogic.
U.S. and Asian demand, he says, was broad-based, with particularly solid growth for analog chips, embedded controllers and programmable logic devices.
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As custom chips embrace programmable logic, and programmable logic takes in major blocks of components such as processors, a further intriguing possibility is emerging.
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Additional features include a 3 Megapixel video camera provides high definition video conferencing, and a full sized keyboard with a number pad, and programmable gaming buttons.
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In one application, Siemens' Industry Automation division--a customer of ours for two years--is placing our chips into human-machine interfaces and programmable logic controls for industrial automation machines.
The first two eras were tabulating machines and programmable computers.
It is if your t-shirt is wearable, shareable, and programmable.
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Everything about Bug's products is customizable and programmable.
Rather than discussing the already worn (and to me irrelevant) debate of digital book versus analog book, I talked about future technologies like brain computer interface, real-time simulation and programmable material, and how these will change the face of literature far beyond the Kindle, perhaps eventually eliminating text altogether.
E-textiles have been around for centuries (think metallic thread) but now that computers have become the size of a pack of gum, affordable and easily programmable, and a new 3D Printer comes on the market daily, fashion tech is starting to catch on and more and more widespread.
Other exclusive features include vibration feedback so you know it received your touch-screen commands, tilt sensors and buttons programmable for both short and long presses, doubling the available functions.
Consider the change from hardwired TVs and telephones into programmable PCs and handheld teleputers.
And the true train and public transit buffs won't shy away from the RailDriver train controller, complete with a throttle, break, reverser, switch controls and 35 programmable buttons.
In addition to LEGO's famous bricks, the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set contains a multitude of parts-including motors, infrared sensors and a programmable microcomputer-that allow children to create robots that walk, move or take whatever action they're programmed to do.
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The company has designed a relatively cheap chip that is powerful enough to decode digital video (MPEG-2) on the fly and is also programmable.
The gestures are user programmable and therefor are secure.
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Being fully programmable and with their massive parallelism, the 96 cores of StemCell Media processors can easily handle the onerous computational requirements of this new CODEC and support higher resolutions that are beyond today's display systems.
Secretary Chu announced on Monday that Recovery Act investments have enabled the installation of 5 million smart meters and 140, 000 programmable thermostats to date.
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D. in programmable assembly and nanotechnology is perched in his workshop, an aircraft control tower at an abandoned naval station across the bay from San Francisco.
Our PSoC products are well suited for Bluetooth low energy applications in this market, as their programmable analog and digital peripherals can interface with almost any sensor to provide integrated one-chip solutions to our customers.
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These kinds of problems are surmountable, and it seems fair to say that we will be seeing an increasing number of nanotech applications hit the food industry, with some potentially amazing results, from health and safety benefits to programmable, personalized food.
Included with the Modbook Pro is a best-in-class digitizer pen with two programmable side buttons and digital eraser.
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And when you're all done, you've created a programmable robot that can follow trails, avoid obstacles and react to changes in light.
Even the little Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner morphed into a programmable robot called Create and made the list.
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Electronic Buyers News, a trade publication, estimates that Xilinx has 29% of the market for programmable logic chips, and Altera, also based in San Jose, has about 25%.
It has 15 fully programmable buttons, arranged and tuned for intuitive operation, and on-board flash memory to store macros in up to six profiles that can be switched on-the-fly.
Cisco also says the new processor is fully programmable, allowing ISPs and corporations to add other edge computing services to the ASR-1000 without adding new hardware, and in some instances, allowing customers to get rid of hardware and cut costs.
The LABB algorithm also operates on a frame-by-frame basis by identifying "dark areas" and "bright areas" within a frame, then adding a programmable amount of gain to the dark areas, resulting in a more realistic and viewable image.
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Set the programmable timer on the machine and it will be ready just in time for dinner.
With the winter bearing down, we've put together a series of guides explaining how to winter-proof your home and how to save money with a programmable thermostat.
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