SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced the expansion of its Authorized Training Provider (ATP) program to South America with the addition of Anacom in Brazil. The company joins a global network of 28 Authorized Training Providers in Africa and the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and Japan.

“We’re delighted to welcome Anacom as our first training provider in Brazil, extending Xilinx presence and commitment to this emerging market,” said Xilinx Area Sales … Read More → "Xilinx Names First Authorized Training Provider in South America"

BEDFORD, MA – February 23, 2010 – GateRocket, Inc., the leading supplier of verification and debug solutions for advanced FPGAs, today announced the availability of the newest version of its RocketVision® debugging software, further enhancing the company’s innovative approach to reducing design time for high-end programmable devices from Altera and Xilinx.

RocketVision 5.0 introduces new capabilities that allow designers to select individual design blocks to run in their simulator or GateRocket’s RocketDrive® hardware verification system, the industry’s only Device Native® approach to debug and verification. The features enable … Read More → "GateRocket Enhances Industry’s Most Effective FPGA Debug"

BEDFORD, MA – February 23, 2010 – GateRocket, Inc., the leading supplier of verification and debug solutions for advanced FPGAs, today announced the availability of the newest version of its RocketVision® debugging software, further enhancing the company’s innovative approach to reducing design time for high-end programmable devices from Altera and Xilinx.

RocketVision 5.0 introduces new capabilities that allow designers to select individual design blocks to run in their simulator or GateRocket’s RocketDrive® hardware verification system, the industry’s only Device Native® approach to debug and verification. The features enable … Read More → "GateRocket Enhances Industry’s Most Effective FPGA Debug"

KIRCHHEIM/TECK, Germany and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a leading provider of highly integrated innovative power management semiconductor solutions, today announced that the company is working closely with foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) on a bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology specifically tailored to high-performance power management ICs for portable devices.

The 0.25-micron high-voltage process node enables higher voltage functionality to be integrated efficiently into single chip power management ICs, increasing cost efficiencies and expanding the addressable market for Dialog solutions.

The ability to integrate … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor and TSMC Collaborate on Industry-Leading BCD Process for Power Management ICs"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced enhancements to the B1505A Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer to make it the industry’s first single-box solution able to characterize semiconductor devices up to 40 amps and 3000 volts.

The high-power device market is growing rapidly each year due to the demand for green engineering and products that conserve energy. Industry segments leading the growth are hybrid and other high-efficiency cars; industrial uses such as robotics, solar cells, wind electricity and electric trains; and in information technology and consumer electronics CPU power control circuits that require … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s First Single-Box Analyzer/Curve Tracer For 40-Amps/3000-Volt Power Device Evaluation"

Stutensee, Germany – The target platform MSC Q7-MB-EP2 from MSC Vertriebs GmbH supports the development of innovative POI/POS and Digital Signage applications based on a compact power saving MSC Qseven™ module. 

The embedded platform MSC Q7-MB-EP2 differs from the recently presented baseboard MSC Q7-MB-EP1 for the industrial automation market by the implemented Digital Visual Interface (DVI). DVI … Read More → "Qseven based Platform with VDI Port for Digital Signage"

aicas presents the latest version of the leading embedded Java solution JamaicaVM. JamaicaVM 6 is the only Java VM for real-time applications to support the Java 6 language and standard APIs. It will enable you to develop portable applications based on the latest Java 6 standard and get the best performance for your embedded system. The unique real-time garbage collector of JamaicaVM will bring … Read More → "aicas presents JamaicaVM 6 – the first embedded real-time Java VM supporting Java 6 Standard Edition"

San Diego, CA – February 23, 2010 — RAYSPAN® Corporation, the world’s only provider of metamaterial and advanced RF air interface solutions for wireless communications, today announced the availability of RAYSPAN® MTM-E™ solutions for long-term evolution (LTE). MTM-E™ is the only antenna solution that can support six or more bands operating from 698 MHz to 960 MHz in the low band and 1710-2170 MHz as well as 2.6 GHz in the high band without requiring any switching elements or matching circuits. MTM-E™ is the smallest LTE antenna platform available, meeting the requirements for portable LTE devices such … Read More → "Rayspan® Announces Breakthrough Antenna Solution For LTE Devices"

February 23, 2010 – Cortus is pleased to announce uCLinux for the APS3 family of processors. This version of Linux is ideally suited to low power, high performance, embedded systems. The APS3 family of processors are modern, powerful processors, specifically designed for embedded systems, featuring a tiny silicon footprint. 

< … Read More → "Cortus Announces uCLinux for the APS3 Family of Processors"

connectBlue, the innovative and market leading provider of wireless industrial solutions, launches ten Wireless LAN Development Kits designed to evaluate the connectBlue third generation Wireless LAN modules OWL221a and OWL222a. The easy-to-use kits offer complete system functionality with an out-of-the-box testing capability designed to accelerate the customers’ product design, development and delivery.

The connectBlue flexible Wireless LAN Development Kit collection spans over a wide variety of customer development needs. For instance, the manufacturer can choose a complete out-of-the box testing system or choose a software kit for integration into one’s own … Read More → "connectBlue™ Announces Development Kit Collection for Wireless LAN Solutions"