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Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Offers V-by-One HS Video Interface Support for Using Spartan-6 FPGAs in Consumer Video Applications

TOKYO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) , announced today its support for the emerging V-by-One® HS video interface standard with a solution from Xilinx Alliance Member Tokyo Electron Device that combines the low-cost Spartan®-6 FPGA family and a standards-compliant IP core. The solution builds on Xilinx’s Targeted Design Platform strategy of offering integrated application-oriented solutions to enable the rapid development of consumer video products that are compliant with the next-generation high-speed interface specification developed by THine Electronics, … Read More → "Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Offers V-by-One HS Video Interface Support for Using Spartan-6 FPGAs in Consumer Video Applications"

Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Offers V-by-One HS Video Interface Support for Using Spartan-6 FPGAs in Consumer Video Applications

TOKYO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) , announced today its support for the emerging V-by-One® HS video interface standard with a solution from Xilinx Alliance Member Tokyo Electron Device that combines the low-cost Spartan®-6 FPGA family and a standards-compliant IP core. The solution builds on Xilinx’s Targeted Design Platform strategy of offering integrated application-oriented solutions to enable the rapid development of consumer video products that are compliant with the next-generation high-speed interface specification developed by THine Electronics, … Read More → "Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Offers V-by-One HS Video Interface Support for Using Spartan-6 FPGAs in Consumer Video Applications"

Showing off in San Jose

I love successful trade shows. I enjoy the buzz of people meeting and doing business, the chance to catch up on the news and the gossip, and the chance to take the temperature of the industry. Used properly, a trade show is part of an engineer’s professional development, not a boondoggle.

One thing that I use as a gauge is who is exhibiting and where they are in the hall, as well as what themes they are pushing. At US shows there is … Read More → "Showing off in San Jose"

Magma’s Titan Supports IPL 1.0 Standard for Interoperable Process Design Kits

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 11, 2010 — Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced today that the Titan™ Mixed-Signal Platform has been validated to support the interoperability and accuracy requirements of the IPL 1.0 Interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK) standard. The Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL) Alliance standard eliminates the need to develop multiple proprietary PDKs and design databases, reducing development costs, shortening delivery schedules and providing designers earlier access to new advanced process technologies across multiple tools. The combination of Titan’s advanced capabilities and compliance … Read More → "Magma’s Titan Supports IPL 1.0 Standard for Interoperable Process Design Kits"

AppliedMicro APM801xx Energy-Efficient Processor Family Targets 1-Watt Video-Enabled Consumer Devices

SUNNYVALE, Calif.  – May 10, 2010 – Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC), or AppliedMicro, a global leader in energy conscious computing and communications solutions, today announced the APM801xx, a family of energy-efficient embedded processors providing the industry& … Read More → "AppliedMicro APM801xx Energy-Efficient Processor Family Targets 1-Watt Video-Enabled Consumer Devices"

Green Hills Software Extends Support for Cavium Networks OCTEON II Family of Multicore Microprocessors

SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 11, 2010 – Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced the availability of Green Hills Software’s multicore embedded software solutions for the OCTEON®< … Read More → "Green Hills Software Extends Support for Cavium Networks OCTEON II Family of Multicore Microprocessors"

Optimized COM Express Cooling Solutions allow 60°C Ambient Temperature

Stutensee, Germany – MSC Vertriebs GmbH now offers various cooling solutions for its high-performance COM Express™ module families CXB-GM45 und CXC-GS45. A special feature is the spring mounted suspension of the cooling element, which offsets the height difference of various processor types and ensures a tolerance-free adaptation to the component. As a result, an optimal cooling of the integrated Intel® < … Read More → "Optimized COM Express Cooling Solutions allow 60°C Ambient Temperature"

Cavium Networks Unveils OCTEON II CN68XX – Industry’s Highest-Performance Multi-Core Processors for Energy-Efficient Data Center, Mobile Internet and the Borderless Enterprise

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 11, 2010 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, today unveiled a new family of processors which deliver unprecedented compute performance and application acceleration for borderless enterprise, mobile internet infrastructure and secure data center and cloud computing applications. The OCTEON II CN68XX/67XX processor families integrate 8 to 32 enhanced MIPS64 cores with up to 48GHz of 64 bit compute power in a single chip combined with over 85 L3-L7 application and security acceleration engines, virtualization features, 100Gbps of connectivity, and … Read More → "Cavium Networks Unveils OCTEON II CN68XX – Industry’s Highest-Performance Multi-Core Processors for Energy-Efficient Data Center, Mobile Internet and the Borderless Enterprise"

Cambridge Wireless is Unlocking New Semiconductor Opportunities in Connectivity 20th May 2010, Cambridge, UK

Cambridge. 11th May 2010 – Cambridge Wireless announced today the second meeting of the popular semiconductor Special Interest Group meeting taking place on 20th May in Cambridge where it is hosted by the Bluetooth giant company, CSR. For more information, please visit Read More → "Cambridge Wireless is Unlocking New Semiconductor Opportunities in Connectivity 20th May 2010, Cambridge, UK"

Digi-Key Corporation and RECOM Power, Inc. Sign Global Distribution Agreement

Thief River Falls, Minnesota and Brooklyn, New York (USA) – May 11, 2010 – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and RECOM Power, Inc. today announced the two companies have entered into an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute RECOM Power, Inc.’s products to customers worldwide.

RECOM Power, Inc. is a leading supplier of constant … Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation and RECOM Power, Inc. Sign Global Distribution Agreement"

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