Hitex gets a new name

Karlsruhe, Germany — Hitex Automation, which has manufactured process control solutions and PC104 modules since 1976, has been renamed Emtrion.

The company's latest products are the HiCO.SH3 embedded processor module and a starter kit based on the Renesas SH7727 DSP processor.

The HiCO.SH3 design was commissioned by Renesas for use as either as a design reference development platform and as an OEM module in customer equipment.

The HiCO.SH3 is compatible with a variety of industry standard software and operating systems, and is available with a WIN.CE.net' board support package, for use with Microsoft Embedded Visual Tools.