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OneSpin Adds Axiomise and Truechip to Spinnaker Certified Service Partners Program

Partnership Ensures Broad Range of Service Expertise to Meet Variety of Formal Verification Needs

June 15, 2018

MUNICH and SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– June 14, 2018 –– OneSpin® Solutions, provider of innovative formal verification solutions for highly reliable, digital integrated circuits (ICs), today named formal verification training, consulting and services company Axiomise and Truechip, a leading provider of verification IP (VIP) products and services, to its Spinnaker™ Certified Service Partners Program.

Renesas Electronics Updates Model-Based Development Environment to Significantly Ease Software Development Burdens for Multicore Automotive Control Microcontrollers

RH850 Model-Based Development Environment Supports Development of Systems With Multirate Control (Multiple Control Periods)

June 15, 2018

MILPITAS, Calif., June 14, 2018 – Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced an update to its“Embedded Target for RH850 Multicore” model-based development environment for multicore microcontrollers (MCUs) for automotive control applications. The update supports development of systems with multirate control (multiple control periods), which … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Updates Model-Based Development Environment to Significantly Ease Software Development Burdens for Multicore Automotive Control Microcontrollers"

Breker Verification Systems Unveils Next-Generation Trek5 with Fully Compliant Support for Accellera Portable Stimulus Standard

Trek5 Portfolio Leverages Innovative “Intelligent Testbench,” Techniques to Synthesize Complex Test Cases for UVM, SoC Verification

June 14, 2018

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– June 12, 2018 –– Breker Verification Systems, the leading provider of Portable Stimulus-compliant software, today unveiled the latest version of its Trek portfolio and announced full compliance with release 1.0 of the Portable Stimulus Specification (PSS) from Accellera.

The Trek5 portfolio leverages innovative testbench and test synthesis technology to accelerate and simplify complex test case generation for universal verification methodology (UVM) and system-on-chip (SoC) verification flows. The tool suite, including TrekSoC™, TrekUVM, TrekSoC-Si and several “TrekApps,” … Read More → "Breker Verification Systems Unveils Next-Generation Trek5 with Fully Compliant Support for Accellera Portable Stimulus Standard"

Synopsys Fusion Technology Enables Lower Power, Smaller Area, and Higher Performance on Samsung Foundry 7LPP Process with EUV

Synopsys Design Platform Certified using 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 Processor

June 14, 2018

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Synopsys Design Platform with Fusion Technology^™ delivers power, performance, and area benefits for Samsung Foundry’s 7LPP process with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology
Comprehensive full-flow support for single-exposure-based routing and via stapling for maximum design routability in Design Compiler^{< … Read More → "Synopsys Fusion Technology Enables Lower Power, Smaller Area, and Higher Performance on Samsung Foundry 7LPP Process with EUV"}

Intuitive Firmware-Development Tool from STMicroelectronics Accelerates IoT Sensor Design

June 14, 2018

Geneva, June 14, 2018 — STMicroelectronics’ AlgoBuilder tool takes the coding out of firmware development by letting users build … Read More →

Pentek Introduces 766-Channel Software Radio Receiver for Surveillance and Wireless Applications

June 14, 2018

· Two 200 MHz 16-bit A/Ds
·   Four wideband DDCs and up to 762 narrowband DDCs
·   DDC Output Bandwidths from 20 MHz to 20 kHz
·   Independent Tuning on All DDCs

PHILADELPHIA, PA, International Microwave Symposium─June 12, 2018─Pentek, Inc., today announced the newest member of its highly popular Jade® family of high-speed data converter XMC FPGA modules: the 2-channel Jade Model 71865, a 200 MHz 16-bit A/D channelizer with 762 narrowband digital down converters (DDCs) and 4 wideband DDCs, based on the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA. The Model 71865 is an economical and … Read More → "Pentek Introduces 766-Channel Software Radio Receiver for Surveillance and Wireless Applications"

Synopsys Announces New Release of LucidShape Software for Automotive Lighting Design and Analysis

Version 2018.06, Now Available, Reduces Design Iterations Needed to Meet Lit Appearance and Regulatory Requirements

June 14, 2018

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the latest release of its LucidShape^® software for the design, simulation and analysis of automotive exterior lighting. Sophisticated new simulation capabilities in LucidShape version 2018.06 make the design of automotive headlight and signal light systems faster and more efficient.</ … Read More → "Synopsys Announces New Release of LucidShape Software for Automotive Lighting Design and Analysis"

New Wireless Software from Silicon Labs Enables Bluetooth Communications with Sub-GHz IoT Devices

End Users Can Now Set up and Control Sub-GHz Smart Energy, Commercial and Industrial Applications with Easy-to-Use Mobile Apps

June 14, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas – June 13, 2018 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has released new software options for its Wireless Gecko ( http://www.silabs.com/wirelessgecko ) portfolio, enabling simultaneous sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) connectivity on a single chip. This Silicon Labs solution enables commercial and industrial IoT applications … Read More → "New Wireless Software from Silicon Labs Enables Bluetooth Communications with Sub-GHz IoT Devices"

CAST Adds JPEG-LS Decoder to Lossless Image Compression IP Core Suite

CAST’s JPEG-LS Encoder and Decoder provide a scalable, zero-latency, ultra-low-power hardware solution for numerically- or visually-lossless image compression

June 14, 2018

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ USA — June 12, 2018 — Semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST, Inc. has released a JPEG-LS Decoder IP core that—together with the JPEG-LS Encoder already available—provides an efficient hardware compression solution for the lossless or near-lossless transmission or storage of high quality images or video sequences.

The JPEG-LS cores provide:

Superior compression ratios, yielding smaller files than PNG and smaller or similarly sized files than JPEG 2000 (see figure);
Ultra-low power consumption< … Read More → "CAST Adds JPEG-LS Decoder to Lossless Image Compression IP Core Suite"

Menlo Micro, Corning Demonstrate World’s First Through Glass Via (TGV) Package for MEMS Switch Applications

Brings Significant Benefits in Size, Cost and Performance

June 14, 2018

PHILADELPHIA, June 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new era of high-performance RF and power switching products has begun. Corning Incorporated and Menlo Micro, the company responsible for re-inventing one of the most fundamental building blocks of electronic systems – the electronic switch – today announced … Read More → "Menlo Micro, Corning Demonstrate World’s First Through Glass Via (TGV) Package for MEMS Switch Applications"