class=tt>Thursday November 16, 9:00 am ET class=ar>DALLAS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing innovation and excellence in ultra low power microcontroller (MCU) design, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: - ) awarded first, second and third place MSP430 eZ Design Dallas. First prize went to a shirt pocket-sized, two-channel digital storage oscilloscope designed by Shaun Parsons of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Second and third place prizes went to a tiny, battery-free temperature recorder and to a real-time clock temperature-compensating display watch. From July - October of 2006, over 100 contestants from around the globe submitted projects showcasing design skills using the world's lowest-power MSP430 MCU and tools, including the new eZ430-F2013, a USB stick-based full emulation and development tool. For more information on the winning designs, see The winning "pocket scope" features an eight-channel logic analyzer, function generator, bode plotter, spectrum analyzer and two-channel volt meter with simultaneous AC/DC display and data logging functionality.
The design was -- into a convenient, portable unit that could be sold for under $200. The performance, 12-bit analog-to-digital (A/D) converter. The combination of the MSP430 MCU's processing power, integration and ultra-low-power consumption Second place was awarded to Jingxi Zhang of Forster City, California for his "Tiny Temperature Recorder without Battery.
" The eZ430-F2103 tool was used to develop this complete, real-world system, which uses no battery and minimal components to exemplify ultra-low power, high-performance design. The recorder resolution while a single, instantaneous charge allows the device to record operations for applications requiring accurate timing. The design's integrated sensors to compensate for temperature variances.
The MSP430 MCU's ultra-low MSP430 MCU firmware, technical diagrams, block diagrams, pictures of finished and incomplete designs or videos of running hardware. Judges from TI, CMP of on-chip MSP430 MCU features to determine the first, second and third winners. Prizes included 61", 50" and 42" Samsung DLP HDTVs along with free airfare and attendance to the ATC held in Dallas, TX on November 7-9, 2006.
ATC Europe, Asia and Japan To Feature Winning Designs Advanced Technical Conferences in Europe, Asia and Japan will allow labs, in-depth technical lectures and collaboration with MSP430 MCU technology experts for low power, portable design tips and tricks. For more details, see based MCUs to high performance TMS320C2000(TM) digital signal controllers, TI offers designers the broadest range of embedded control solutions. Designers software and hardware tools, extensive third party offerings and technical support.
For more information on the broad range of TI's controllers, see In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational Productivity Solutions business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. symbol TXN.
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