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Accellera Announces Availability of UVM 2017-1.0 Reference Implementation

New reference implementation is aligned with IEEE 1800.2

November 14, 2018

Elk Grove, Calif., November 13, 2018 — Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera), the electronics industry organization focused on the creation and adoption of electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) standards, announced today that the Accellera Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) Working Group has released the UVM 2017-1.0 reference implementation.

“We have been very focused on updating the UVM reference implementation to match the new IEEE 1800.2 standard,” stated Justin Refice, Chair of the UVM Working Group. “We are aligned with the enhancements that make it more powerful and easier to use, and we have worked hard to … Read More → "Accellera Announces Availability of UVM 2017-1.0 Reference Implementation"

EMA Launches Ultra Librarian Reference Design Cloud Starting with TRINAMIC Motion Control Components

November 14, 2018

Rochester, NY (November 13, 2018) – EMA Design Automation® (www.ema-eda.com), a full-service provider and innovator of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, today announced the release of its Ultra Librarian Reference Design Cloud, giving engineers easy, web-based access to reference design schematics enabling faster design starts. The first set of reference designs are available for TRINAMIC Motion Control ICs. At the same time, schematic symbols, … Read More → "EMA Launches Ultra Librarian Reference Design Cloud Starting with TRINAMIC Motion Control Components"

Xilinx Extends Data Center Leadership with New Alveo U280 HBM2 Accelerator Card; Dell EMC First to Qualify Alveo U200

Alveo portfolio and Dell PowerEdge server with the U200 to be demonstrated at SC18

November 14, 2018

DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2018, SC18, Booth #927 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) the leader in adaptive and intelligent computing, today announced that it is expanding its recently-announcedAlveo™ data center accelerator cards portfolio with a new product, the Alveo U280. The Alveo U280 card will offer new features including support for high-bandwidth memory (HBM2) and leading edge, high-performance server interconnect. Xilinx also announced that … Read More → "Xilinx Extends Data Center Leadership with New Alveo U280 HBM2 Accelerator Card; Dell EMC First to Qualify Alveo U200"

ClioSoft Integrates SOS Design Data Management Platform with Mentor’s Tanner IC Design Tools

Collaborative SoC design management platform offers analog mixed-signal users to seamlessly manage different revisions & releases of design data from the Tanner IC tool cockpit

November 14, 2018

FREMONT, Calif., November 12, 2018 – ClioSoft today announced SOS for Tanner, a SoC design management platform developed by ClioSoft in collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business. The solution involves integration of ClioSoft’s flagship enterprise data management software, Read More → "ClioSoft Integrates SOS Design Data Management Platform with Mentor’s Tanner IC Design Tools"

Tiny Coin-Shaped Development Kit from STMicroelectronics Delivers Sensor Fusion, Voice Capturing, and Bluetooth 5.0 Mesh Networking

November 13, 2018

BlueNRG-Tile is 2.5cm diameter all-in-one battery-operated motion, environmental, acoustic and distance-ranging sensor node

Ready-to-go Eval and Software Development Kits unleash BlueNRG-2 SoC ultra-low-power processing and mesh networking capabilities
Demonstrated at Electronica in Munich, Nov 13-16, Hall 3C-Booth 101

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MagnaChip Offers Automotive-Grade 0.18 micron BCD Process Technology with up to 200V Operation Voltage

November 13, 2018

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., November 12, 2018 — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip Semiconductor”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced today that it now offers Foundry customers a 0.18 micron BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) 200V high-voltage process. This new BCD process uses SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrates with solid high-voltage isolation and extends MagnaChip’s existing BCD processes from 100V to 200V. Having 200V devices in a BCD process is valuable because it enables a Power IC to be designed for high voltage applications, including automobiles, electrical vehicles, industrial motor drivers, ultrasonic medical imaging … Read More → "MagnaChip Offers Automotive-Grade 0.18 micron BCD Process Technology with up to 200V Operation Voltage"

Miniature, high-resolution CMOS image sensors create new potential for single-use, high performance endoscopes

ams announces pre-release of NanEyeM and NanEyeXS Micro Camera Modules for medical imaging applications and minimally invasive surgery

November 13, 2018

Premstaetten, Austria (12 November, 2018) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today announced the introduction of the latest products in its award-winning NanEye family, building on the success of the industry’s original miniature image sensor module for endoscopes, the NanEye 2D. The NanEyeM and NanEyeXS, pre-released today, will enable the production of high-performance, single-use endoscopes for use in minimally invasive surgery.

The new 1mm² NanEyeM offers a high-resolution 100kpixel readout over an LVDS digital interface at a maximum rate of 49 frames/s at 62MHz. … Read More → "Miniature, high-resolution CMOS image sensors create new potential for single-use, high performance endoscopes"

Avnet and Octonion Working to Deliver AI and Security at the Edge

Designing products to speed IoT development

November 13, 2018

PHOENIX – November 12, 2018 – Success in today’s Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace requires unique combinations of hardware, software and security delivered in a timely manner to solve complex technical requirements. Now entrepreneurs and creators can expect to have a new solution that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help speed the development process through a new product being developed by Avnet (Nasdaq: Read More → "Avnet and Octonion Working to Deliver AI and Security at the Edge"

BittWare and Nallatech Join Forces as Part of Molex Establishing a Leadership Position in the FPGA Acceleration Market

Nallatech and BittWare FPGA accelerator products for compute, network and storage applications will now be marketed under the BittWare brand

November 13, 2018

Dallas, TX – November 12^th, 2018 – BittWare, a Molex company, will showcase market-leading FPGA products for compute, network and storage applications at the Supercomputing 2018 (SC18) Conference and Exhibition, November 12-15 in Dallas, Texas. Customers are invited to booths 226 and 3941 to see … Read More → "BittWare and Nallatech Join Forces as Part of Molex Establishing a Leadership Position in the FPGA Acceleration Market"

Samtec Features Latest High-Performance Copper and Optical Solutions at SC18

November 12, 2018

New Albany, IN: Samtec, a privately held $800 MM global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, will showcase and demonstrate their latest high-performance interconnect at SuperComputing 2018 in Dallas, TX.

Next-generation high-performance copper and optical interconnect must solve multiple technical challenges including higher data rates, increased system and chassis density, and improved signal integrity. Samtec’s diverse product and technology portfolio provides system designers architectural solutions to the challenges faced by the industry.

SC18 Demonstrations

eSilicon 7nm 56 Gbps DSP SerDes over 5m ExaMAX® Backplane Cable Assembly
- Demonstration … Read More → "Samtec Features Latest High-Performance Copper and Optical Solutions at SC18"