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Cypress QDR-IV SRAMs Enable World’s Lowest Latency Network Switch

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10, 2015 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) market leader, today announced that networking equipment maker  Exablaze has selected Cypress’s QDR-IV SRAM for itsExaLINK Fusion networking switch. The switch utilizes a modular design implemented using a Xilinx Ultrascale FPGA interfaced to a QDR-IV memory. The ExaLINK Fusion leverages Cypress’s fastest QDR-IV device running at 1066 MHz, which provides the highest Random Transaction Rate (RTR) of any memory on the market.

RTR, the number … Read More → "Cypress QDR-IV SRAMs Enable World’s Lowest Latency Network Switch"

ESCATEC investment enables it to offer manufacture and test of next generation, high density, micro-scale PCBs

Heerbrugg, Switzerland – 9 March 2015 – ESCATEC, one of Europe’s leading providers of contract and manufacturing services, has invested in the next generation of ultra small needles for bed of nails testing of high density, micro-scale PCBs.  This will enable the company to provide customers with next generation, high density, micro-scale PCBs that are growing in popularity, especially for wearable electronics and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.  Automated bed of nails testing ensures that production costs are kept low for customers and that yields are improved as manual testing with probes is eliminated.

“PCBs are always getting smaller and … Read More → "ESCATEC investment enables it to offer manufacture and test of next generation, high density, micro-scale PCBs"

Synopsys’ IC Compiler II Enables Toshiba’s Tapeout of Complex 40-nm SoC, Proves out Game-Changing Capabilities

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • IC Compiler II enables Toshiba’s successful tapeout of advanced 40-nm SoC
  • 6X faster design turnaround time with one-third of the memory footprint
  • 60 percent smaller buffer area during clock tree synthesis delivers superior design area and power QoR
  • Seamless handling of multiple modes and corners reduces timing ECO iterations

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its IC Compiler II place and route solution has enabled Toshiba to accelerate tapeout of an advanced 40 … Read More → "Synopsys’ IC Compiler II Enables Toshiba’s Tapeout of Complex 40-nm SoC, Proves out Game-Changing Capabilities"

IAR Systems adds major functionality to leading tools for Texas Instruments’ MSP430 microcontrollers

Uppsala, Sweden—March 9, 2015—IAR Systems® has launched a new version of its leading development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for Texas Instruments’ ultra-low-power MSP430™ microcontrollers. In addition to the add-on product C-STAT® for integrated static code analysis, version 6.30 introduces stack usage analysis and faster build times through parallel build.

Stack usage analysis provides details on the maximum stack depth in an application. Calculating the stack space is notoriously hard for all but the smallest embedded systems. This fact makes worst case maximum stack depth very useful information in most embedded projects. Using the stack information now available … Read More → "IAR Systems adds major functionality to leading tools for Texas Instruments’ MSP430 microcontrollers"

Cypress Samples Its Second-Generation USB Type-C Controller in an Ultra-Small Chip-Scale Package for USB 3.1 Cables and Cable Adapters

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9, 2015 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the USB market leader, today sampled an ultra-small footprint, integrated USB Type-C cable controller solution with power delivery (PD). Optimized for 2.4-mm thin USB Type-C cable connectors, the programmable EZ-PD™ CCG2 controller is fully capable of supporting any USB Type-C Downstream Facing Port (DFP) or Upstream Facing Port (UFP) applications. EZ-PD CCG2 is available in a 3.3 mm2 Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP) and is the first programmable solution to fully integrate both the Type-C transceiver and termination resistors … Read More → "Cypress Samples Its Second-Generation USB Type-C Controller in an Ultra-Small Chip-Scale Package for USB 3.1 Cables and Cable Adapters"

Xilinx Announces SDSoC Development Environment for All Programmable SoCs and MPSoCs

SAN JOSE, Calif.March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced the SDSoC™ Development Environment for All Programmable SoCs and MPSoCs. The third member of the Xilinx® SDx™ family of development environments, the SDSoC development environment enables the broader community of embedded software developers to leverage the power of hardware and software ‘all programmable’ devices.  The SDSoC environment provides a greatly simplified ASSP-like programming experience including an … Read More → "Xilinx Announces SDSoC Development Environment for All Programmable SoCs and MPSoCs"

Bosch Sensortec launches MEMS sensors with integrated microcontroller for Android smart phones

  • Implementing the full Android Lollipop sensor stack with lowest power sensor and sensor hub combination
  • Significantly reduces power consumption by up to 95 % for always-on applications in mobile devices by handling sensor processing and data batching
  • The functionality can be easily extended through externally attached sensors and new software features

Bosch Sensortec today announced the BHI160 and BHA250, two sensor devices with integrated sensor hub. Today’s smart phones rely on always-on sensors for applications such as fitness tracking, step counting, indoor navigation and gesture recognition. By offloading sensor processing to the … Read More → "Bosch Sensortec launches MEMS sensors with integrated microcontroller for Android smart phones"

Microchip Introduces 3V 16-Mbit, 32-Mbit and 64-Mbit Serial Quad I/O™ Interface SuperFlash® Memory Family

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 9, 2015 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new family of 3V Serial Quad I/O™ interface (or SQI™ interface) SuperFlash® memory devices—the SST26VF.  This three-member “26 Series” SQI interface family is available with 16-Mbit, 32-Mbit or 64-Mbit of memory, and is manufactured using Microchip’s high-performance CMOS SuperFlash technology, which provides the industry’s fastest erase times and superior reliability.

To learn more about the SST26VF, … Read More → "Microchip Introduces 3V 16-Mbit, 32-Mbit and 64-Mbit Serial Quad I/O™ Interface SuperFlash® Memory Family"

PrismTech Introduces Vortex Lite Delivering Low Latency, Real-Time Data-Sharing for Resource Constrained Internet of Things Devices

Boston, MA, USA – February 17, 2015 – PrismTech™, a global leader in software platforms for distributed systems, today announced the general availability of Vortex™ Lite, a new and major component of its Vortex intelligent data-sharing platform. Vortex Lite targets low latency resource constrained Internet of Things (IoT) devices and is well suited for use with networked sensors, single board computers, embedded gateways and micro-controllers.

With the addition of Vortex Lite, PrismTech now offers the most comprehensive intelligent data-sharing platform solution for IoT systems. Other components in the Vortex family include Vortex OpenSplice™ for corporate systems, Vortex Café for mobile phones … Read More → "PrismTech Introduces Vortex Lite Delivering Low Latency, Real-Time Data-Sharing for Resource Constrained Internet of Things Devices"

Pasternack Expands Lines of Microwave and Millimeter Wave Right Angle RF Adapters

Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has expanded their lines of high frequency right angle RF adapters which are widely used in the military and commercial markets for applications such as wireless communications, test labs, equipment racks and many other space-limited applications.

Pasternack’s new lines of microwave and millimeter wave right angle RF adapters are offered with four in-series and between-series connector options including 1.85mm, 2.4mm, 2.92mm and 3.5mm. The upper operating frequency for these right angle adapters ranges from 34.5 GHz with the 3.5mm … Read More → "Pasternack Expands Lines of Microwave and Millimeter Wave Right Angle RF Adapters"

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