Duesseldorf, 4th August 2010 – Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that its high-performance 32-bit RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) SH-2/SH-2A™ core-based microcontrollers (MCUs) now support the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 4.1. Renesas Electronics’ support on the .NET Micro Framework, enables system developers to build reliable industrial and information systems with convenient touch-screen applications and more secure network connections, while achieving faster time-to-market.

Renesas Electronics’ SH-2/SH-2A microcontroller series integrates an advanced CPU and LCD display function, and supports a wide range of sophisticated functionalities such as Ethernet and USB. … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces Support for the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 4.1 on its SH-2/SH-2A Microcontroller Series"

MILPITAS, CA – August 5, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3748, a high input voltage isolated flyback DC/DC controller that significantly simplifies the design of an isolated DC/DC converter. No opto-isolator, third winding or signal transformer is required for feedback since the output voltage is sensed from the primary-side flyback signal. The LT3748 operates over a 5V to 100V input voltage range and drives an external N-channel power MOSFET, making it well suited for a wide variety of industrial, medical, telecom, datacom and automotive applications.

The LT3748 operates in boundary … Read More → "100V Isolated Flyback DC/DC Controller Simplifies Design & Eliminates Optocoupler"

MILPITAS, CA – August 5, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3748, a high input voltage isolated flyback DC/DC controller that significantly simplifies the design of an isolated DC/DC converter. No opto-isolator, third winding or signal transformer is required for feedback since the output voltage is sensed from the primary-side flyback signal. The LT3748 operates over a 5V to 100V input voltage range and drives an external N-channel power MOSFET, making it well suited for a wide variety of industrial, medical, telecom, datacom and automotive applications.

The LT3748 operates in boundary … Read More → "100V Isolated Flyback DC/DC Controller Simplifies Design & Eliminates Optocoupler"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 3, 2010—Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Creative Chips, a mixed signal semiconductor IC provider, has taped out its most complex mixed signal chip to date using Synopsys’ Galaxy™ Implementation Platform. The 180 nanometer (nm) CMOS industrial bus controller contains complex analogue and digital blocks that were created using the Galaxy cell based physical implementation solution and Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer® custom implementation solution as a unified platform to accelerate time-to-market. The Custom Designer solution was … Read More → "Synopsys custom design tools enable Creative Chips to achieve first-pass silicon success"

CriticalBlue, a pioneer in embedded multicore software analysis, exploration and verification tools, and Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, announced today immediate support for the OCTEON® and OCTEON II architectures within CriticalBlue’s Prism software analysis, exploration and verification product. Prism can now b e used by software developers building applications on multicore OCTEON and OCTEON II processors. A free 30 day evaluation copy of the Prism Core PSP for … Read More → "CriticalBlue Provides Multicore Software Development Analysis Environment for OCTEON and OCTEON II Processors"

CriticalBlue, a pioneer in embedded multicore software analysis, exploration and verification tools, and Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, announced today immediate support for the OCTEON® and OCTEON II architectures within CriticalBlue’s Prism software analysis, exploration and verification product. Prism can now b e used by software developers building applications on multicore OCTEON and OCTEON II processors. A free 30 day evaluation copy of the Prism Core PSP for … Read More → "CriticalBlue Provides Multicore Software Development Analysis Environment for OCTEON and OCTEON II Processors"

SUNNYVALE, CA, August 4, 2010 — MoSys, Inc. [NASDAQ: MOSY], a leading provider of serial chip-to-chip communications solutions that deliver unparalleled bandwidth performance for next generation networking systems and advanced system-on-chip (SoC) designs, today announced it has partnered with Radiocomp and Read More → "MoSys, Radiocomp and GDA Technologies Partner to Deliver CPRI and OBSAI Compliant Wireless SerDes IP Solution for 3G and LTE Base Station Market"

CAMARILLO, Calif. and CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2010 — Semtech Corp. (NASDAQ: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the availability of a reference design that provides a turnkey platform for highly secure, low-power, multi-band wireless remote keyless entry (RKE) systems. This new reference design integrates Semtech’s high-performance transmitter and transceiver ICs with Microchip’s KEELOQ^® code-hopping technology running on PIC^®& … Read More → "Semtech and Microchip Join Forces to Deliver Turnkey Reference Design Platform for Highly Secure, Multi-Band Wireless Remote Keyless Entry Systems"

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – August 4, 2010) –  Bivar, a leading specialty provider of LED indicationproducts and solutions, today announced ORCAdapt™ a complete light pipe system. The new system arms design engineers with a host of options that make moving LED light in existing and emerging applications much easier. The new ORCAdapt solution consists of an ORCA adaptor with … Read More → "Bivar Launches ORCAdapt™"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced the 33521A 1-channel function/arbitrary waveform generator and the 33522A 2-channel function/arbitrary waveform generator. The 33521A and 33522A … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces 30 MHz Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators with Unparalleled Signal Accuracy"