SYDNEY, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Altium has released a new prototyping peripheral add-on board for its NanoBoard FPGA-based development boards.

The new board works with both the fixed-FPGA NanoBoard 3000 and the fully-configurable NanoBoard NB2. It will be available from December from Altium’s on-line distribution partners, in packs of either three or 20.

The board does away with having to create special, custom PCBs for circuit prototyping. A single on-board connector plugs into the NanoBoard to give direct access to the I/O on the host NanoBoard FPGA and common NanoBoard resources, including power and JTAG lines. Designers … Read More → "One Less Custom PCB to Design for Prototypes"

WASHINGTON, DC, Software Defined Radio Forum–December 1, 2009–Pentek is introducing its 71620, a multichannel, high-speed data converter XMC module suitable for connection to HF or IF ports for communications, radar, telemetry and medical systems. This new module is the first member of Pentek’s Cobalt™ family of products slated to employ Xilinx’s new Virtex-6 family. With greater than two times more resources than previous Virtex generations, including … Read More → "Pentek Introduces First Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA Module with High-Performance Features Invaluable for Radar and Telemetry Applications"

DALLAS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced the first in a new class of high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) delivering ultra-low power consumption and excellent dynamic performance across wide signal bandwidths from DC up to 550 MHz. At the maximum sample rate of 250 mega samples per second (MSPS), the 14-bit ADS4149 consumes 30 percent less power, while delivering 3-dB greater signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) than the nearest low-power ADC. This combination of power and performance enables greater efficiency and density while enhancing range and sensitivity in defense, test and measurement, and communications applications. For more information and to order … Read More → "Texas Instruments introduces the lowest power 250-MSPS, 14-bit ADC"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Continuing to deliver solutions for embedded designers, Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTL) today announced that it has extended Core8051s support for its line of high-reliability Axcelerator® , radiation-tolerant RTAX and low-power IGLOO® FPGAs. By broadening Core8051s support, Actel enables designers developing high reliability, space-flight or portable embedded designs to take advantage of the strong ecosystem and deep code base that exists for 8051-based processors while simultaneously leveraging the flexibility advantages delivered by Actel FPGAs.

Core8051s is an ASM51-compatible 8-bit microcontroller core that runs programs written for the industry … Read More → "Actel Extends Core8051s Processor Support to RTAX, Axcelerator and IGLOO Families"

HILLSBORO, OR — NOVEMBER 30, 2009 — Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped over 25 million MachXO^TM PLDs. Broadly adopted in a wide range of high volume, cost sensitive applications, customers worldwide are using the MachXO PLD family due to its unparalleled ease-of-use, flexibility, system … Read More → "Lattice Ships 25 Millionth MachXO Programmable Logic Device"

Evatronix adds value to this important IP event with a day packed 
with high quality technical seminars

Bielsko-Biala/Poland, November 26th, 2009 – The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA, today announced they will host a series of technical seminars on December 2nd at the Read More → "Evatronix free IP-ESC Grenoble seminars to include USB 3.0, NAND Flash and appearances from Samsung Semiconductor and Micron"

HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that it plans to launch the automotive industry’s first process qualification specification and service package for automotive-grade semiconductor manufacturing at the China IC Design Conference being held in Xiamen on December 2.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – November 24, 2009 – Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a leading provider of embedded computing systems and software for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced availability of its family of OpenVPX™ Reference Design Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Announces Availability of OpenVPX Reference Design Kits"

LEUVEN, Belgium – November 24, 2009 – Option, the wireless technology company, today announced that its GTM501, the world’s smallest 3G module and one of Option’s broadband wireless breakthroughs, will be used in MOTO Development Group’s Android 2.0 Media Platform (AMP) offering reduced time-to-market … Read More → "Option 3G solution in Google Android 2.0 development platform for pocket, handheld and tablet devices from MOTO Development Group"

MILPITAS, CA – November 24, 2009 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3991, a 1.2A, 55V step-down switching regulator with an integrated boost diode. Its Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 2.8µA in no load standby conditions. The LT3991’s 4.3V to 55V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive and industrial applications. Its internal 1.7A switch can deliver up to 1.2A of continuous output current to voltages as low as 1.19V. The LT3991’s Burst Mode operation offers ultralow quiescent current, making it well suited for applications such as automotive or industrial systems that demand always-on operation and … Read More → "55V, 1.2A (IOUT) Step-Down DC/DC Converter with Only 2.8µA Quiescent Current"