MIPS Technologies - Semiconductor design IP

Processors, analog IP and software tools for the embedded market. Applications in digital television, broadband access, WiFi, cable set-top boxes, DVD recorders, HD DVDs, and VoIP.

Interface - @mipsguru

• RF and Wireless Connectivity IP Solutions
• Connectivity IP Solutions
• FPGAView Software
• Application Notes

1899 - Nippon Electric Company, Ltd.is established with Western Electric Company of the United States to become the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.

1925 - Radio Tokyo, Japan's first broadcasting organization is supplied with Western Electric Company broadcasting equipment imported by NEC.

2002 - "The Earth Simulator", the world's fastest supercomputer system for resolving global environmental problems completed.

Sharp Corporation

• 1912-1914 - Company founded
• 1915-1919 - Invention of Ever-Sharp Pencil
• 1953-1954 - First Japan-made TV
• 1964-1966 - World's first electronic calculator
• 1987 - Sharp -- the LCD specialists

1912: Founder, Tokuji Hayakawa, was awarded a patent for the "Tokubijo" snap buckle (he was 18 years old at the time). On September 15, 1912, he established a small metalworking shop in Tokyo. The company began with three employees and initial capital of just under 50 yen...... Sharp

Sharp Corporation - Wikipedia

Intel Corporation - Microcomputer Components

Designs, develops, manufactures and markets microcomputer components of desktop and server systems.

Since 1968, Intel has been dedicated to transforming the world through technology. Take an interactive tour to experience Intel's tradition of advancing life through breakthrough technology.

• Visit the Intel Museum 
• Intel Corporation - Wikipedia
  

Casio Computer Company

Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics, business equipment, clocks, musical instruments, cameras, and electronic dictionaries.

History of Casio

June 1957: Marketing the world' s first compact all-electric calculator, Casio 14-AO and establishing Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Casio Education

(I just remembered my Casio Calculator which was my trusted Helper for a long time. Hence this post. - delabs)

History of Calculators

• The Abacus: Index
• The Old Calculators Web Museum
• DIY Calculator :: Home of How Computers Do Math
• The Intel® 4004 microprocessor
• Busicom electronic calculators

Epson - Office Automation Computing

Computers and peripherals, including PCs, printers, scanners and projectors.

Epson P-6000 Multimedia Photo Viewer

The Epson P-6000 Multimedia Storage Viewer is the ultimate device to view, edit and print JPEG or RAW images without using a PC/Mac. Engineered for the professional and advanced amateur photographer, the Epson P-6000 Multimedia Storage Viewer features an 80GB hard drive and a high quality Epson Photo Fine Premia 4-inch LCD screen"

Epson History

May 1942 - Daiwa Kogyo Ltd. (the predecessor of Seiko Epson Corporation) is established.

Sep. 1968 - The EP-101, the world's first miniprinter, is launched.

Dell - Personal Computers and Servers

"While a student at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984, Michael Dell founded the company as PC's Limited with capital of $1000. Operating from Michael Dell's off-campus dorm room at Dobie Center, the startup aimed to sell IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Michael Dell started trading in the belief that by selling personal computer-systems directly to customers,...."

AMD - Integrated Circuits for Computing

Global supplier of integrated circuits for personal and networked computing and communications.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) - Hardware Specs

CPU: x86-compatible processor with 64KB each L1 I and D cache; at least 128KB L2 cache; AMD Geode LX-700@0.8W (datasheet);

CPU clock speed: 433 Mhz; ISA compatibility: Support for both the MMX and 3DNow! x86 instruction-set extensions; Athlon instruction set (including MMX and 3DNow! Enhanced) with additional Geode-specific instructions.

Embedded Support

One Laptop per Child - OLPC

To provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves.

The OLPC Wiki - OLPC

The mission of the One Laptop per Child association is to develop a low-cost laptop-the "XO Laptop"-to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.

Measure - Lighted Graticule

Oscilloscopes traditionally light the graticule by illuminating its edges; the graticule material (typically acrylic plastic) "pipes" the light through itself. If the piped light hits a line scratched in the plastic's surface, the light bounces off the scratch and illuminates the line.

When doing experiments that involve measurements, such lines become almost mandatory. Indeed, I decided I had to breadboard one up (see the photo) in the course of designing a waveform generator. I wanted to make measurements of the extremes of voltage that an LM358A operational amplifier can output when operated from 5 volts. (It turned out to be roughly 0.5 to 3.1 volts just like the spec sheet and calculations indicated.)