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Synopsys’ IC Validator Adopted by Plastic Logic for Physical Verification of Advanced Displays

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and DRESDEN, Germany, Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Plastic Logic adopts Synopsys IC Validator for physical verification signoff of flexible display designs using proprietary organic thin film transistor technology
  • IC Validator’s hierarchical technology efficiently handles huge design sizes

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, and Plastic Logic, a world leader in plastic electronics, today announced that Plastic Logic … Read More → "Synopsys’ IC Validator Adopted by Plastic Logic for Physical Verification of Advanced Displays"

Spansion Launches Industrial-grade e.MMC Memory for Consumer, Communication and Industrial Embedded Systems

Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a global leader in embedded systems, today launched a family of industrial-grade e.MMC NAND memory products for the consumer, communication and industrial equipment markets.  Offered in 8GB and 16GB densities and temperature ranges from -40C to +85C, Spansion’s e.MMC NAND memory products address a growing demand for reliable, higher density storage in these markets.  The new Spansion e.MMC family complements Spansion’s leading portfolio of parallel and serial NOR flash memory, and SLC NAND flash memory for embedded applications.

Spansion e.MMC products use high-density MLC NAND that … Read More → "Spansion Launches Industrial-grade e.MMC Memory for Consumer, Communication and Industrial Embedded Systems"

Pasternack Introduces New Lines of Digitally Programmable Attenuators

November 13, 2014 – Irvine, CA – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces the release of their new 5 Bit, 8 Bit and 10 Bit broadband PIN diode digital step attenuators with performance up to 40 GHz depending on the configuration. These programmable, variable step attenuators are commonly used in electronic warfare, military and space communication systems, radar and test and measurement applications.

Pasternack’s new digital step attenuators come in 30 dB and 60 dB values and have attenuation step resolution of 0.25 … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces New Lines of Digitally Programmable Attenuators"

Imec and Holst Centre Report Breakthrough in Qualitative and Reliable EEG Monitoring Systems for Home Monitoring

Leuven (Belgium) and Eindhoven (the Netherlands) – Nov. 13, 2014 – At next week’s Neuroscience 2014, held Nov. 15-19 in Washington, D.C.,), nanoelectronics research center imec and Holst Centre will present their next-generation wireless electroencephalography (EEG) headset achieving increased EEG data quality. The headset combines dry electrodes with integrated skin-to-electrode impedance monitoring to provide information about the contact quality throughout the entire EEG recording. Unique signal processing is integrated to cancel out motion artefacts. This breakthrough technology paves the way to wireless EEG monitoring solutions for environments without specialized … Read More → "Imec and Holst Centre Report Breakthrough in Qualitative and Reliable EEG Monitoring Systems for Home Monitoring"

mCube Named MEMS Start-Up of the Year at MEMS Executive Congress; Wins Technology Showcase Competition with its Software Gyro

SAN JOSE, CA – November 13, 2014 – mCube, provider of the world’s smallest MEMS motion sensors, today announced the company secured three awards at last week’s MEMS Executive Congress for its significant innovations in MEMS and sensors.  Based on online votes from colleagues, partners, suppliers and customers, mCube was named “MEMS Start-Up of the Year” and its leading accelerometers secured runner up for “Best MEMS/Sensor Device of the Year.”  In addition, mCube’s iGyro™, the industry’s first software-based gyroscope, took first place in the MEMS & Sensors Technology Showcase, … Read More → "mCube Named MEMS Start-Up of the Year at MEMS Executive Congress; Wins Technology Showcase Competition with its Software Gyro"

Xilinx and its Ecosystem Showcase Compute, Storage, and Networking Acceleration for Data Center and HPC Applications at SC14

SAN JOSE, Calif.Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced it will showcase, together with its ecosystem, compute, storage, and networking acceleration for Data Center and HPC applications at Supercomputing 2014. Through a series of demonstrations and presentations, Xilinx and its ecosystem will highlight FPGA-based solutions demonstrating new and industry-leading capabilities that can enable rapid innovation and accelerated deployment in the Data Center. To learn more, visit Xilinx at booths #3903 and 4003, November 17 – 20, 2014 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention … Read More → "Xilinx and its Ecosystem Showcase Compute, Storage, and Networking Acceleration for Data Center and HPC Applications at SC14"

Popular development tools from IAR Systems support complete Atmel | SMART MCU and MPU portfolio

Uppsala, Sweden—November 13, 2014—IAR Systems®, the world-leading provider of development tools for embedded systems, and Atmel® Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced the two companies have extended their partnership to include over 1,400 new example projects in IAR Systems’ development tools to support Atmel’s entire portfolio of world-class MCUs and MPUs (microprocessors).

Designers using Atmel AVR and Atmel | SMART MCUs and MPUs can now leverage IAR Embedded Workbench®, the leading C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain, with new example projects to bring their products faster to market. … Read More → "Popular development tools from IAR Systems support complete Atmel | SMART MCU and MPU portfolio"

Xilinx Announces Industry’s First Low Latency 25G Ethernet IP for FPGAs to Address Throughput Challenges in Data Center Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif.Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the industry’s first low latency 25G Ethernet IP for FPGAs to address throughput challenges in data center applications. The low latency 25G Ethernet MAC and PCS LogiCORE™ IP solution helps to reduce data center CapEx by providing a migration path from 10G to 25G links and delivers a drastic increase in performance by more than doubling the front panel bandwidth between top of rack switches and servers (10G to 25G). … Read More → "Xilinx Announces Industry’s First Low Latency 25G Ethernet IP for FPGAs to Address Throughput Challenges in Data Center Applications"

XP Power plug top power supplies comply with latest level VI energy efficiency standard

XP Power today announced what it believes to be one of the first 5 Watt plug top power supplies to comply with the new Energy Star level VI energy efficiency standard. A requirement for all such external power supplies in use from February 2016, the VEL05 and VER05 series meet the standard’s no load input power requirement of  <0.1 Watt. Introduced in February 2014 the Energy Star level VI standard aims to significantly lower the amount of power consumed when the end application is turned off or is no longer connected.

The VEL05 series have a … Read More → "XP Power plug top power supplies comply with latest level VI energy efficiency standard"

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