COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the availability of the Everyware™ Device Cloud, which enables organizations to bring data from device to business application with one complete, integrated solution to turn bits of data into valuable and actionable information.  The Read More → "Eurotech Launches Everyware™ Device Cloud for Complete Device Data Management Solution"

Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of Virtex(R)-6 HXT FPGAs that support 40Gbps and 100Gbps line cards with flexible port configurations including 1x40Gbps, 4x10Gbps, 1x100Gbps and 10x10Gbps. Additionally, Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs support the long reach optical requirements of next generation communications equipment without the need for costly external re-timer circuitry through market leading transceiver jitter performance.

Xilinx has validated Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs interoperability with industry leading optical transceiver suppliers including Avago Technologies. “Avago Technologies is pleased to offer optical transceivers compatible with Virtex-6 FPGAs for standards including 10Gbps … Read More → "Xilinx Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs Deliver Superior Transceiver Performance for Wired Optical Communications"

MILPITAS, CA – November 15, 2010 – Linear Technology announces the LT1999, a high-voltage amplifier designed for bidirectional current sensing in the presence of fast switching common-mode voltages from -5V to 80V. This wide input common-mode range is obtained with standard low voltage op amp supplies. A 2MHz bandwidth enables the LT1999 to monitor currents in H-bridge motor controls, switching power supplies, solenoid, and battery chargers. To maintain outstanding … Read More → "Bidirectional Current Sense Amplifier Operates from -5V to 80V with 80db of CMRR at 100 kHz"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SHANGHAI, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981), today announced that they have delivered a comprehensive solution for system-on-chip (SoC) design for SMIC’s advanced 65-nanometer (nm) process. The solution integrates Synopsys’ broad DesignWare™ interface and analog IP portfolio plus other foundation IP with Synopsys’ Galaxy™ Implementation Platform, in a tuned reference flow. The companies have also begun work on their 40-nm design solution. Based on collaboration agreements for 65-nm and 40-nm, … Read More → "Synopsys and SMIC Team to Deliver Proven SoC Design Solution for 65-nm to 40-nm Process Nodes"

Shanghai, China – November 15, 2010 – S2C Inc., a leading rapid SoC prototyping solutions provider,announced that S2C customers can now buy DDR2 and DDR3 Prototype Ready IP that work with S2C’s4th generation S4 TAI logic module. The Prototype Ready IPs enable customers to have out-of-box 2G Bytes of DDR2 SDRAM operating at up to 533Mbps or 2GBytes of DDR3 SDRAM operating at up to800Mbps on S2C’s Altera Stratix IV based FPGA prototypes. Getting FPGA DDR2 and DDR3 memoriesto run at these high frequencies requires significant engineering. S2C has … Read More → "DDR2 and DDR3 Prototype Ready™ IP Now Available From S2C"

November 9th, Uppsala, Sweden, IAR Systems today announced the availability of software development tools for Atmel’s 32-bit AVR UC3C family of microcontrollers that feature an extended instruction set capable of hardware-accelerated floating point arithmetic. IAR Embedded Workbench is currently the only tool suite offering compiler support for the FPU on UC3C devices. Developers using devices in the UC3C series will benefit from the integrated floating-point compiler support provided in IAR Embedded Workbench.

The early release of tools and software for the UC3C family has been made possible thanks to the close partnership … Read More → "IAR Systems first to support Atmel 32-bit AVR UC3C devices"