WIXOM, Mich., May 6 /PRNewswire/ — Acromag, a leader in designing and manufacturing industrial I/O solutions, has released a very affordable Modbus/TCP Master OPC DA Server to help engineers quickly integrate their Ethernet I/O modules into a control system communicating over Ethernet. The Model ACMBTCP-OPC software package is exclusively for use with Acromag I/O and delivers high-speed connectivity to their BusWorks® and EtherStax® Modbus TCP/IP slave devices via Ethernet for just $199. A free 30-day evaluation version is available.

“Acromag’s OPC server offers the most … Read More → "New $199 OPC Server for Acromag Ethernet I/O"

WIXOM, Mich., May 6 /PRNewswire/ — Acromag, a leader in designing and manufacturing industrial I/O solutions, has released a very affordable Modbus/TCP Master OPC DA Server to help engineers quickly integrate their Ethernet I/O modules into a control system communicating over Ethernet. The Model ACMBTCP-OPC software package is exclusively for use with Acromag I/O and delivers high-speed connectivity to their BusWorks® and EtherStax® Modbus TCP/IP slave devices via Ethernet for just $199. A free 30-day evaluation version is available.

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Kirchheim/Teck, 6th May 2010 – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a leading provider of highly integrated innovative power management semiconductor solutions, announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement to use NXP’s ultra-low-power embedded digital audio signal processor (CoolFlux™ DSP) technology and accompanying firmware, including NXP Software’s LifeVibes™ Voice speech enhancement engine.

The move by Dialog is the next step in a strategic initiative to develop and deliver market-leading standalone and integrated power management and audio ICs with highly differentiated feature sets. Integration of the NXP DSP allows multiple audio decoding … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor licenses NXP’s CoolFlux DSP and LifeVibes software for smartphones and next generation convergent portable devices"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ — NextOp Software, Inc. today announced BugScope, the industry’s first assertion synthesis product to synthesize high quality assertions and functional coverage properties from the Register Transfer Level (RTL) design and testbench. These properties enhance existing verification flows by helping design and verification engineers uncover corner-case bugs, expose functional coverage holes and increase verification observability. 

BugScope automatically generates assertions and functional coverage in IEEE standard formats such as SVA, PSL or synthesizable Verilog. … Read More → "NextOp Announces BugScope™ Assertion Synthesis for Progressive, Targeted Verification"

SANTA CLARA, CA, –  May 5, 2010 – eASIC Corporation, a provider of NEW ASIC devices, today announced the immediate availability of its eTools 8.1 Design Suite for implementing 45nm Nextreme-2 designs. The eTools 8.1 tool suite delivers a robust ASIC grade design flow with the simplicity and ease of design that is normally associated with FPGA design tools. New features and enhancements in eTools 8.1 enable designers to reduce overall design time by up to 40% while increasing design performance by up to 30% compared to the previous eTools 8.0 suite.</ … Read More → "eASIC eTools 8.1 Design Suite Reduces Design Time by 40%"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTL) today announced it will present at the 2010 Space Parts Working Group (SPWG) Conference, a joint government-industry working group sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation and the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). In its 39th year, SPWG is an unclassified, … Read More → "Actel to Present at Space Parts Working Group"

SHENZHEN, China, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cogo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COGO) , a leading platform services provider for the technology and industrial sectors in China, today announced it has secured its first embedded module design wins with Intel. The new supplier relationship will allow Cogo to utilize Intel’s successful family of x-86 processors, broadening the company’s exposure in a number of China’s consumer and Industrial end markets.

Cogo expects to begin recording revenue from its Intel solutions in … Read More → "Cogo Announces Embedded Design Wins With Intel"

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – May 4, 2010 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced the release of its thermal/EMI combination shield design case study.

The case study discusses in detail the process of how thermal simulation software was utilized in the design of a Read More → "Laird Technologies Releases Thermal/EMI Combination Shield Design Case Study"

Ingolstadt and Rome – May 5, 2010 – Telit Wireless Solutions will be equipping the new Audi A8 with UMTS/HSDPA-based broadband communications modules. The company has announced today that the new, third-generation “MMI Navigation plus” infotainment system will offer the UC864-E-AUTO Telit automotive … Read More → "Audi AG Adopts UMTS/HSDPA Technology From Telit Wireless Solutions For Its New Infotainment System"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) , a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of the DesignWare® Ethernet Quality-of-Service (QoS) Controller IP which implements the new IEEE specifications for audio video bridging (AVB) features. The DesignWare Ethernet IP solution supports the new IEEE 802.1AS and 802.1-Qav version D6.0 specifications. These specifications enable efficient networking of streaming audio video (AV) applications through IEEE 802.1 networks found in consumer electronics, automotive … Read More → "Synopsys Unveils Ethernet Controller IP With New Audio Video Bridging Feature"