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cpu    

AVR PicoPower - the Ultimate Low Power Solution
Atmel's picoPower™ technology saves energy while maintaining MCU performance. picoPower enabled microcontrollers incorporate a number of techniques for reducing the power consumption in both active and sleep modes and still react quickly from any sleep mode. With more and more portable and hand-held applications, wireless networks and sensors, and battery operated appliances, sleep modes have become important. Nevertheless it is equally important that the MCU is able to deliver performance without ruining the power budget while the CPU is active.
preview: http://www.atmel.com  

resource    

Autosar - Automotive Open System Architecture
The objective of the partnership is the establishment of an open standard for automotive E/E architecture. It will serve as a basic infrastructure for the management of functions within both future applications and standard software modules.
preview: http://www.autosar.org  

standards    

LIN Specification - Local Internconnect Network
The LIN Standard encompasses the specification of the transmission protocol, the transmission medium, the interface between development tools, and the interfaces for software programming. LIN guarantees the interoperability of network nodes from the viewpoint of hardware and software, and a predictable EMC behavior.
preview: http://www.lin-subbus.org  

partners program    

COMET (COMmunity Enabling Telematics)
COMET (COMmunity Enabling Telematics) allows Renesas and member companies-leading hardware, software and middleware providers in the telematics market space-to make comprehensive and vertically integrated one-box systems development solutions available to systems engineers designing telematics and Car Infotainment System (CIS) products.
preview: http://www.comet-alliance.com  

showcase    

Microsoft Windows Embedded
Windows Embedded helps you get your next-gen connected devices to market faster with a large supportive community of experts and partners, with confidence in familiar Microsoft Visual Studio tools and componentized features, and with built-in connectivity to other devices, PCs, servers, and Web services.
preview: http://clk.atdmt.com  

project    

AJACS: Applying Java to Automotive Control Systems (Defunct?)
AJACS is a two-year project of car manufacturers and suppliers, partially funded by the European Commission (IST1999-12504). Consortium Objectives The objective of AJACS is to specify, develop and demonstrate an open technology allowing the use of Java in deeply embedded automotive control units such as engine control systems.
preview: http://www.ajacs.org