The plethora of choices for non-volatile memory in new designs means that the various aspects of these technologies should be investigated from the point of view of cost, features, power, and performance before deciding on a given device. For large non-volatile memories, NAND and/or NOR flash are typically used in current designs. There a major functional differences between NAND and NOR which must be understood in selecting the appropriate memory devices. There are also numerous design tricks to better enhance the performance and reliability of the system.
Finally, there are new technologies emerging which will also be explored.
This article will reference Nuvation’s IP Camera as an illustration with requirements for small form factor, high performance, reliability, easy of use, and low cost. CONTINUE
Ziggy Wins Heavyweight Battlebot Championship
San Francisco, CA - Ziggy, the Nuvation-CM Robotics battlebot took the top price at RoboGames. At 340 lbs, the Freescale-sponsored, ZigBee-wireless controlled heavyweight robot, features a pneumatic flipper powerful enough to toss a pickup truck, let alone another robot. Watch the final toss, as Ziggy destroys its opponent bot, "The Judge", to plead not guilty.
Nuvation 10-Year Anniversary Bash!
Nuvation celebrated its 10-year anniversary with the Diez de Mayo party in San Jose, and the Carnival in Waterloo. Thanks to all who made both events a huge success. Check out photos from both bashes.
San Jose Event Photos Waterloo Event Photos
DaVinci™ IP Camera Reference Design Product Update
Nuvation's ultra-compact, TI DaVinci™-based, IP Camera reference design gets a new makeover! The reference design get a new Nuvation purple skin outside the production-ready design based on TI’s DaVinci technology-based TMS320DM6446 digital media processor and TI’s digital media software. It enables rapid time-to-market acceleration for the emerging wave of intelligent-edge video surveillance systems, video conferencing, automotive telematics, and machine vision applications. DETAILS
Message from Nuvation's CEO
Welcome to the Summer edition of Nuvation’s CURRENT! We’ve just finished celebrating our 10-year anniversary in both our San Jose and Waterloo design centers. It’s been a fantastic decade involving over 500 design projects through our doors, and we’re looking forward to an even bigger decade ahead. CONTINUE
The plethora of choices for non-volatile memory in new designs means that the various aspects of these technologies should be investigated from the point of view of cost, features, power, and performance before deciding on a given device. For large non-volatile memories, NAND and/or NOR flash are typically used in current designs. There a major functional differences between NAND and NOR which must be understood in selecting the appropriate memory devices. There are also numerous design tricks to better enhance the performance and reliability of the system. 
Nuvation's ultra-compact, TI DaVinci™-based, IP Camera reference design gets a new makeover! The reference design get a new Nuvation purple skin outside the production-ready design based on TI’s DaVinci technology-based TMS320DM6446 digital media processor and TI’s digital media software. It enables rapid time-to-market acceleration for the emerging wave of intelligent-edge video surveillance systems, video conferencing, automotive telematics, and machine vision applications.