MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 21, 2010 — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing today announced enhanced FPGA synthesis support is available for Actel Corporation’s (NASDAQ: ACTL) new SmartFusionTM intelligent mixed signal FPGAs.  Synopsys’ Synplify Pro® FPGA synthesis tools have been enhanced to offer advanced support and timing optimisation for the flash-based FPGA architecture that provides the programmable digital portion of the SmartFusion devices.

“Providing programmable digital and analogue logic with an embedded processor all in one device is a powerful combination,” said Jeff Garrison, director … Read More → "Synopsys announces support for Actel’s new SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs"

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced the addition of Doulos (Morgan Hill, Calif.) to the company’s network of Authorized Training Provider (ATP) members in North America. Doulos, a leader in system-on-chip and field programmable gate array (FPGA) design and verification training solutions, has been an ATP member since 2004, providing services to Xilinx customers in Ireland and the U.K.

Over the past year, Xilinx has expanded the ATP program to include a total of 30 … Read More → "Xilinx Expands Global Network to 30 Members with Addition of New Authorized Training Provider"

SAN JOSE, Calif., and GRENOBLE, France — April 20, 2010 — Presto Engineering Inc., a pioneer of the labless business model for bringing semiconductor products into volume production, and CEA-Leti today announced that they have begun a three-year collaboration to develop test and analysis capability for 3D … Read More → "Presto Engineering and CEA-Leti to Develop Test and Analysis Capability for 3D Semiconductor Devices"

MONROVIA, California – April 20, 2010 – Tanner EDA, the catalyst for innovation for the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), has released version 15 of the company’s HiPer Silicon full-flow design suite, giving designers a complete analog design flow from schematic capture, circuit simulation, and waveform probing … Read More → "Tanner EDA Releases Version 15 of Widely-installed HiPer Silicon Full-flow Design Suite"

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – April 19, 2010 – Yageo Corporation, a leading global passive components supplier, announced today the release of the smallest ceramic chip antenna (PIFA mode) for GPS applications. The new PIFA GPS antenna is an advanced design of the 2.45GHz PIFA antenna that was released last year. Although the same size, it can now reach the same efficiency on lower frequency. This antenna is specifically designed for use in high-end handheld GPS devices, such as mobile phones, PDAs, portable navigation devices, notebook computers, and mobile internet devices. Samples were sent to customers earlier this year while mass production began in March.</ … Read More → "Yageo Introduces the Smallest PIFA GPS Antenna for Handheld Devices"

Starnberg (Germany) April 20, 2010 – The second MOST Forum took place on March 23rd, 2010, in Frankfurt, Germany. 150 professionals from the automotive electronics industry and academia participated in the very informative conference and visited the accompanying exhibition. The broad international audience was composed of attendees from Europe as well as India, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. “Besides the OEM’s perspective and discussion of the ongoing MOST150 development and production launch, the message of the MOST Forum concentrated on two aspects: flexible means of connectivity to the MOST network and the readiness of MOST150 for new applications beyond pure infotainment,” … Read More → "High Spirit at Second MOST® Forum"

Based either on Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11an or IEEE 802.11bgn, the new Rugged Ethernet Port Adapters from connectBlue are well-suited for industrial applications where the Ethernet cable needs to be replaced with a robust wireless connection. The innovative products optimize the installation process as well as lower the installation costs in demanding applications. 

The connectBlue Rugged Wireless LAN Ethernet Port Adapter – RWE231i (2.4GHz) and Rugged Wireless LAN Ethernet Port Adapter – RWE241i (5GHz) are both especially well-suited for mobile, rotating and temporary installations where there is a need for replacing the Ethernet cable with a … Read More → "connectBlue Expands Wireless LAN Ethernet Port Adapter Series"

Oxford, UK, 20 April 2010 – RS Components today announced that it has signed a partnership with ARM to strengthen its Embedded Development Platform (EDP) product line by incorporating microprocessors featured in ARM’s new mbed program. The enhancement sees the introduction of an mbed module that provides a fast and simple prototype and test route for new designs.

RS EDP enables the rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept of embedded systems. It comprises reusable, reconfigurable Personality and Application Modules, developed in-house to provide a variety of processing and I/O functions. Following … Read More → "RS Components integrates EDP with ARM mbed program"