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Priced to make powerful embedded PC/104 computing available to the majority of industrial budgets and requirements, the new VEGA86-6270 from ICOP Technology UK is available with or with a passive thermal management system.

Providing box header connectors for IDE, LCD, FDD, printer, RS232 (5) and USB, plus other connections for VGA, RS485, Ethernet and keyboard/mouse, the new Vortex86 6047-4S from Icop Technology UK covers the majority of industrial embedded requirements.

Arcom, a Gold level Windows Embedded Partner, has released updated Development Kits for two embedded single board computers - the ultra-low power 400MHz PXA255 XScale based VIPER and the AMD Geode based SBC-GX1.

Arcom has launched another Pentium ‘board support package’ development kit to support Wind River’s VxWorks 5.5 real-time operating system (RTOS), the most widely adopted RTOS in the embedded industry.

The CX6000 family of Structured ASICs from ChipX is fabricated in a high performance, eight-metal 0.13-µm process, and is said tothe accelerate time-to-market and reduces risk by integrating silicon proven IP subsystems into the Structured ASIC fabric.

ChipX has announced the CX6100 family of Structured ASICs - the latest addition to the company’s growing portfolio of Structured ASICs with embedded IP.

Murata has shown the versatility of its electronic components by building a tiny robot that can ride a bicycle perfectly at up to 76cm per second -forward or backwards.