March 2010, Northwich, Cheshire, Kane Computing Ltd in conjunction with Manchester University recently announced the latest version of SignalWizard real-time filter design kit.

The SignalWizard 2.5 Kit, which includes hardware and software providing a unique, integrated system for designing, downloading and running very high performance filters in real-time. It includes the high-level PC-based software interface that designs the filter according to the user’s requirements, a hardware module based on an advanced digital signal processor and a low-level firmware operating system that implements the filtering operations.

The Signal Wizard 2.5 brings the power of digital signal processing to … Read More → "Real-Time Filter Design System"

Shanghai, China and Plano, TX, March 1, 2010  – Microtune, Inc (NASDAQ: TUNE) today announced that its multi-standard automotive antenna amplifier, the MT119 is being deployed in the automobiles of BYD Co., Ltd. (www.byd.com) of Shenzhen, China. The MT1119 is currently used in BYD’s fuel-based sedans and all-electric vehicles. It is planned for rollout in BYD’s most popular-selling compact models by March and in all BYD models by year end.

The automotive division of  BYD (build Your Dreams) was started in 2003 and is … Read More → "Microtune’s Automotive Amplifier CHIP Deployed in BYD Cars Targeted for China Market"

BARCELONA, SPAIN – February, 17, 2010 – RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced it has expanded its industry-leading 3G front end product portfolio with the RF7234, RFMD’s second-generation TD-SCDMA power amplifier (PA). The dual-mode RF7234 (TD-SCDMA and WCDMA band 1) follows RFMD’s first-generation TD-SCDMA PA, the RF3266, which has secured multiple design wins across leading TD-SCDMA reference designs and is forecast to support multiple top-tier handset manufacturers headquartered in Asia and Europe.

Both the RF7234 and RF3266 deliver superior performance … Read More → "RFMD® Expands Industry-Leading 3G Product Portfolio with TD-SCDMA Power Amplifier"

LEUVEN, Belgium, March 1 2010 – Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, and Kobil Systems GmbH, a market-leading trendsetter of mobile IT solutions in the area of digital identities, today announced that they collaborate the development and combined selling of a new strategic security product, the mIDentity 3G. The mIDentity 3G will be unique in combining wireless broadband 3G technology and digital security of data and identities while opening up a market for new services and applications. The secured 3G … Read More → "Option and Kobil to develop revolutionary 3G solution for secured transactions"

Munich, February 2010 – Rising energy costs are increasingly awaking the awareness of manufacturing companies. Under the slogan “energy efficiency”, the Munich manufacturer, DSM Computer, has extended its portfolio with an additional Infinity^® “P4-A” panel PC, which, thanks to … Read More → "New DSM Infinity® Panel PC P4-A with Intel® Atom™ and LED Backlight"

Wavre & Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. March 2010. Mitra Energy & Infrastructure SA, provider of high reliability managed energy solutions and Cissoid SA, leader in high-temperature semiconductor solutions, have entered an agreement to cooperate on the design of high-efficiency, high-temperature, turnkey energy conversion solutions for the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (EV & P-HEV).

Today’s battery chargers, DC-DC converters or motor drivers used in hybrid and electric vehicles use conventional semiconductor components, with limited performance in terms of efficiency and operating temperature. As a result, these equipments require complex and expensive fluid cooling to keep the operating temperature low. … Read More → "Mitra Energy & Infrastructure and CISSOID cooperate in the design of next generation, high performance power converters for electrical vehicles."

What: These complimentary CDs are packed with timely information to help overcome test challenges.

Digital Test: How to Master the High-Speed Test Challenge If you develop embedded designs, you face big challenges when it comes to characterizing forward-clocked memory, CPU interfaces and high-speed digital devices based on PCIe(tm)2, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI and MIPI. Learn about the test requirements of your designs and get answers to your questions about compliance testing of next-generation multigigabit interfaces.

Photonic Test: Be Ready for 40/100G Optical … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ Complimentary CDs offer Insight on Signal Integrity and Photonic Test"

Within the next decade microchips are expected to incorporate billions of transistors – the tiny on-off switches that enable circuits to process and store data – creating ultra-powerful computer systems that can process trillions of bytes (terabytes) of data per second.

However, as transistors get smaller, so tiny variations within their structures affect their performance and thus the reliability of the whole microchip. It is a problem which presents a huge barrier to the continued scaling of microchips and the development of ever-more powerful computers.

In order to overcome this obstacle the European Commission (EC) … Read More → "Intel teams up with Glasgow University to facilitate the design of future nanoscale memories"

Berkeley, California, February 26, 2010. Eutecus, Inc. will announce the Bi-i V401X Video Analytics Module, implementing Eutecus’ Multi-core Video Analytics Engine (MVE™) on a single FPGA chip, at the Xilinx booth (Hall 12/12-515) at the Embedded World 2010 Exhibition and Conference on March 2-4 in Nuremberg, Germany. Eutecus is a registered Xilinx Alliance Partner.

The Bi-i V401X, a self contained, small form factor, reference design for rapid incorporation into IP cameras and other video security edge devices, can also serve as a standalone video analytics device. Ideal for implementing embedded Video Analytics capabilities, it combines the power … Read More → "Eutecus, Inc Releases New Video Analytics Module – the Bi-i V401X, with all analytics embedded in a single low-cost FPGA – and Evaluation and Development Environment also announced at Embedded World 2010"