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New High-current, High-inductance Power Inductors Are Ideal For Electric Vehicle Applications

Cary, IL, USA — Coilcraft’s new AGP4233 Series shielded power inductors offer a unique combination of high current handling and high inductance, making them ideal for high-current power supply and filtering applications such as those used in electric vehicle start-stop systems. They … Read More → "New High-current, High-inductance Power Inductors Are Ideal For Electric Vehicle Applications"

Automation Federation to conduct industrial cybersecurity program at 19th Annual ARC Industry Forum, 9-12 February in Orlando, Florida

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (22 January 2015) – The Automation Federation, an umbrella organization of the International Society of Automation (ISA), will conduct a high-profile seminar on industrial cybersecurity at the 19th Annual ARC Industry Forum, which will take place 9-12 February 2015 at the Renaissance Orlando hotel at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.

The seminar—to be conducted from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, 9 February—will … Read More → "Automation Federation to conduct industrial cybersecurity program at 19th Annual ARC Industry Forum, 9-12 February in Orlando, Florida"

Keysight Technologies Introduces Industry’s First Adjustable and Integrated Intersymbol Interference Capability in a BERT

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 22, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced adjustable and integrated intersymbol interference (ISI) capability for the J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT. When engineers characterize and test high-speed digital receivers for compliance, they often need to emulate a certain channel loss. The new adjustable and programmable ISI function allows engineers to emulate channel loss. This function is integrated in each pattern generator channel of the J-BERT M8020A, which streamlines test setup by eliminating the need for external cabling and the need to switch … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces Industry’s First Adjustable and Integrated Intersymbol Interference Capability in a BERT"

Cypress Licenses 40-Nanometer Embedded Flash IP to UMC, Enabling Next-Generation MCUs, IoT and Wearables Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 21, 2015 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), a leading provider of embedded nonvolatile memory solutions, and United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that UMC licensed Cypress’s SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded Flash memory intellectual property (IP) for the 40-nanometer process technology node. Cypress’s SONOS delivers an easy-to-integrate nonvolatile memory cell with unmatched scalability for future development. The technology will primarily be used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, wearables, microcontrollers and logic-dominated products. </ … Read More → "Cypress Licenses 40-Nanometer Embedded Flash IP to UMC, Enabling Next-Generation MCUs, IoT and Wearables Applications"

Astrodyne Offers New High Power Density COTS AC/DC Converter

Mansfield, Mass. – January 2015 – Astrodyne Corporation, a global developer and manufacturer of specialized power solutions, now offers a high power density COTS AC/DC converter in its Super MegaVerter series.  The high efficiency sMV500 family provides 500 W of power.

Ideal for use in the most rigorous requirements of mil/aero COTS and other thermally challenging applications, this new power supply uses an IMS metal baseplate, planar transformers and surface … Read More → "Astrodyne Offers New High Power Density COTS AC/DC Converter"

UMC and Cadence Collaborate to Deliver 28nm Design Reference Flow for ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore-based SoC

SAN JOSE, Calif., 20 Jan 2015

Highlights:

  • Flow included Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System, Tempus Timing Signoff Solution, Voltus IC Power Integrity Solution, Quantus QRC Extraction Solution, Physical Verification System, Litho Physical Analyzer and CMP Predictor
  • UMC achieves ARM Cortex-A7 performance and power metrics of 1.7GHz and less than 200mW of dynamic power

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), … Read More → "UMC and Cadence Collaborate to Deliver 28nm Design Reference Flow for ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore-based SoC"

New PCIe Gen3 Carrier in AMC Format from VadaTech

Henderson, NV – Jan 20, 2015 – VadaTech, a manufacturer of embedded boards and complete application-ready platforms, now offers a PCIe Gen3 carrier board that allows high-performance commercial video or other boards to be utilized in a MicroTCA system.  

The AMC104 provides the versatility of using high-end commercial graphics cards, which typically have short shelf lives, as removable mezzanines.  By providing a carrier, users can upgrade their PCIe GPGPU or other video board as needed to serve their needs.   The AMC module comes in a double module, full size.  It routes PCIe Gen3 to the backplane as x4 or x8.    Other … Read More → "New PCIe Gen3 Carrier in AMC Format from VadaTech"

STMicroelectronics Makes State-of-the-Art BCD8sP Smart-Power Technology Available for Prototyping through CMP

Geneva, Switzerland, and Grenoble, France, 21 January 2015 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and CMP (Circuits Multi Projets®) have made ST’s BCD8sP technology platform for smart-power ICs available for prototyping to universities, research labs, and design companies through the silicon brokerage services provided by CMP.

This is the first time ST has released BCD design capability to third parties, which reflects the growing importance of state-of-the-art power integration in … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Makes State-of-the-Art BCD8sP Smart-Power Technology Available for Prototyping through CMP"

Synopsys Expands Memory Verification IP Portfolio with UFS, UniPro and eMMC to Accelerate Verification Closure for Mobile Designs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the expansion of its memory Verification IP (VIP) portfolio to include key titles for the mobile industry. Synopsys memory VIP is based on a native SystemVerilog architecture to enable enhanced ease of use, integration and configurability. With these advanced features, project teams using the JEDEC UFS, MIPI® UniProSM and JEDEC eMMC protocols can further accelerate verification closure of … Read More → "Synopsys Expands Memory Verification IP Portfolio with UFS, UniPro and eMMC to Accelerate Verification Closure for Mobile Designs"

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