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Hardware Design Management Heats Up

When you go to one of the major shows like DAC, you expect to pick up on whatever the latest buzz is. There’s always a topic or two that is on the tip of everyone’s lips, the subject of whispers and gossip and speculation, involving contestants in a “who-can-outshout or -out-outrageous the other guy” competition in a shameless attempt to garner our uninterrupted gaze.

And, in any given year, you can probably guess what the flavors of the year are likely to be. Generally they are a) something completely … Read More → "Hardware Design Management Heats Up"

congatec presents an APIX starter kit for the development of robust and inexpensive control units

Nuremberg, Germany, SPS/IPC/Drives,  24 November 2009   * * *    congatec AG will be presenting a starter kit for APIX technology at SPS/IPC/Drives. APIX was originally developed for transferring image data in vehicles and, thanks to the new APIX starter kit, can now also be quickly and easily put to use in industrial applications. The APIX transfer process enables the use of standard Ethernet cables and makes it possible to … Read More → "congatec presents an APIX starter kit for the development of robust and inexpensive control units"

congatec Presents Compact COM Express Module conga-CS45 with Superior Graphics Performance

Nuremberg, Germany, SPS/IPC/Drives,  24 November 2009   * * *    congatec AG is launching the conga-CS45, a new high-performance COM Express compact module, at this year’s SPS/IPC/Drives show. The module features the  Intel® GS45 small form factor ( … Read More → "congatec Presents Compact COM Express Module conga-CS45 with Superior Graphics Performance"

Evatronix Announces ONFi 2.2 High-Speed Interface Support to its NAND Flash Memory Controller

Bielsko-Biala/Poland, November 24th, 2009 – The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA, today announced its NAND Flash memory controller has been updated to meet the latest specifications of the Open NAND Flash interface (ONFi) and now fully supports the newest High Speed NAND Flash. This allows development of applications that will leverage the ability of new memory technologies to operate with speeds of up to 200 MB per second.

“We are … Read More → "Evatronix Announces ONFi 2.2 High-Speed Interface Support to its NAND Flash Memory Controller"

Synopsys expands DesignWare Data Converter IP portfolio with 40nm solutions

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 24, 2009 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the release of a broad range of data converter IP solutions for 40 nanometer (nm) process technologies. The IP is targeted at broadband wireless communications, wired communications and video designs requiring high-performance, ultra-low power consumption and very compact area. With this latest addition, Synopsys’ DesignWare(r) Data Converter IP portfolio now offers more than 100 data converter IP products comprised of analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) supporting Oversampling, Pipeline, Sigma-Delta, SAR and Current Steering architectures. By … Read More → "Synopsys expands DesignWare Data Converter IP portfolio with 40nm solutions"

Atmel Expands 6-pin AVR Microcontroller Family

San Jose, CA, November 23, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced three new 6-pin picoPower® AVR® microcontrollers. The ATtiny4, ATtiny5, and ATtiny9 are pin- and code- compatible, include a rich feature set, and execute code 6-times faster than the closest competitor.

Using the AVR CPU, the 6-pin tinyAVR® microcontrollers can process up to 12 MIPS at 12 MHz, six times the performance of any other similar sized microcontroller in the market. This processing efficiency significantly reduces the time in active mode and increases the time spent in power saving sleep modes. Combined with Atmel’s picoPower … Read More → "Atmel Expands 6-pin AVR Microcontroller Family"

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