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Smartfusion Mixed Signal Fpga Wins Electronic Products’ Product of The Year Award

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Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), today announced its SmartFusionTM intelligent mixed signal FPGA was honored with Electronic Products’ Product of the Year award. Microsemi is a leading provider of semiconductor technology and is aimed at powering a smart, secure, connected world.

The editors of Electronic Products-a leading trade publication for electronic design engineers-evaluated thousands of products launched in 2010. The winning products were selected on the basis of innovative design, significant advancement in technology or application and substantial achievement in price and performance. SmartFusion FPGAs integrate an FPGA, hard ARM® CortexTM-M3-based microcontroller subsystem (MSS) and programmable analog, offering full customization, IP protection and ease-of-use. SmartFusion devices offer a compelling solution in a wide variety of applications, including motor control, system and power management and industrial automation when faced with options for co-processing or interface customization. These applications span the industrial, military, medical, telecommunications, computing and storage markets.

 


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Jim Harrison, Electronic Products Magazines west coast editor, said that adding an ARM Processor to the FPGA/analog functions of the Fusion parts was a superb idea. He further added that for many applications, SmartFusion is all one needs in a single package, plus they really liked the integrated design environment and the secure in-system programming.

Rich Kapusta, vice president terrestrial products, SoC Products Group at Microsemi said that SmartFusion devices represented a major advancement in FPGA technology and Microsemi was proud to be leading the way by giving their customers the most innovative programmable technology available. He further added that to win the Product of the Year Award from Electronic Products was a great distinction and recognition and they strived to define and develop value-added products that deliver differentiation and market leadership benefits to their customers.

The 2010 Product of the Year Awards were announced in the January 2011 issue of Electronic Products with a cover feature and a brief description of each product. Additionally, the winning products appear on Electronic Products’ website electronicproducts. 2010 marks the 35th annual Electronic Products’ “Product of the Year” Awards, which recognizes the best products in the industry.

About Microsemi Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC) offers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor technology. Committed to solving the most critical system challenges, Microsemi’s products include high-performance, high-reliability analog and RF devices, mixed signal integrated circuits, FPGAs and customizable SoCs, and complete subsystems. Microsemi serves leading system manufacturers around the world in the defense, security, aerospace, enterprise, commercial, and industrial markets.

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The Best 3D TVs

For all the hype they’ve received in the past year, 3D TVs aren’t exactly flying off store shelves. The biggest problem is that there’s still very little 3D content available. Also, when they started hitting the market last year, 3D sets were priced much higher than their 2D counterparts. Now, however, prices have come down a bit—probably because these models aren’t selling as quickly as manufacturers had hoped.

 

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If you’re in the market for a new HDTV anyway, it doesn’t hurt to get a 3D-ready set if you can find a deal. After all, all the 3D TVs listed below deliver excellent 2D performance too. One thing to keep in mind, though: 3D TV doesn’t always just mean paying for the set itself. Many manufacturers sell the required glasses separately for as much as $150 a pair. So if you want to be able to enjoy 3D with family and friends, tack on a few hundred dollars the price of your TV. (The only exception here is Vizio’s XVT3D650SV, which uses passive 3D, and four pairs of glasses are bundled with the set.) Also if you’re going to watch 3D Blu-ray discs, there’s also the cost of a 3D-enabled player. But the good news is that you don’t have to buy everything at once; you can get the set first and add the 3D accessories later.

If you’re ready to make the move to 3D, check out our list of the best 3D TVs below, along with current street prices, or compare these 3D-ready HDTVs side by side. For a top-rated 2D TV, check out The 10 Best HDTVs. And for general HDTV buying advice, read How to Buy an HDTV.