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Synopsys Adds New Algorithms in DesignWare Security Protocol Accelerators to Increase Protection for IoT SoCs

Support for ChaCha20 and Poly1305 Encrypted Authentication Provides More Secure Alternatives for Internet Communications

March 6, 2018

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights

DesignWare Security Protocol Accelerators offer a complete range of standards-compliant symmetric and hash cryptographic algorithms to protect SoCs from IoT attacks
Supports up to 6.8 Gbps Poly1305, 4.5 Gbps ChaCha20, and 4.1 Gbps encrypted authentication at 500 MHz … Read More → "Synopsys Adds New Algorithms in DesignWare Security Protocol Accelerators to Increase Protection for IoT SoCs"

650 V Silicon Carbide FETs Offer Simple Silicon Substitution to Cut Losses in Power Systems

Achieve 15-20% loss reduction and higher frequency operation using standard silicon MOSFET gate drive

March 6, 2018

March 5, 2018, Princeton, New Jersey: UnitedSiC, a manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, has announced the UJ3C series of 650 V SiC FETs as drop-in replacements for silicon Superjunction MOSFETs. Available in standard TO-220, TO-247 and D2PAK-3L packages, they operate with standard Si-MOSFET gate drive, eliminating the need to re-design drive circuits, while offering low RDS(ON) and low gate charge to reduce system losses. Used for power factor correction and DC-DC conversion in both hard-switched and ZVS-switched systems, applications include electric vehicle (EV) chargers, power … Read More → "650 V Silicon Carbide FETs Offer Simple Silicon Substitution to Cut Losses in Power Systems"

TI expands GaN power portfolio with the industry’s smallest and fastest GaN drivers

Two new FET drivers benefit nanosecond LIDAR applications and 50-MHz DC/DC converters

March 6, 2018

DALLAS (March 5, 2018) – Expanding on its industry-leading gallium nitride (GaN) power portfolio, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced two new high-speed GaN field-effect transistor (FET) drivers to create more efficient, higher-performing designs in speed-critical applications such as light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and 5G radio-frequency (RF) envelope tracking. The LMG1020 and LMG1210 can deliver switching frequencies of 50 MHz while improving efficiency and enabling five times smaller solution sizes previously not possible with silicon MOSFETs. For more information, see www.ti.com/lmg1020-pr</ … Read More → "TI expands GaN power portfolio with the industry’s smallest and fastest GaN drivers"

Velankani and STMicroelectronics Collaborate on Smart Meters for ‘Make in India’ Program

Effort highlights the development of smart energy meters based on STCOMET platform

March 6, 2018

Bengaluru and Noida, India, March 5, 2018 – Velankani Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (VEPL), an electronics manufacturing enterprise that focuses on the design and manufacture of products that qualify under India’s Government-led “Make in India” program, has collaborated with STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, in the design and development of Velankani’s Prysm® smart meters for the India market.

The technology collaboration brings together ST’s leading-edge … Read More →

Marvell Launches Industry’s First 16-Port 50GbE PHY Transceiver

88X7120 16-port 50G Ethernet physical layer transceiver fully compliant with new IEEE 802.3cd and 802.3bs standards and aims at high density data center connectivity

March 5, 2018

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (March 5, 2018) – Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL), a leader in storage, networking and connectivity semiconductor solutions, today announced the launch of the 88X7120, the latest offering in its Alaska^®C family of high-speed Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceivers, designed to improve bandwidth and performance in the data center. The new transceiver is purpose-built to address the transition in hyperscale data centers from 25GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) and 100GbE to 50GbE, 200GbE and 400GbE as new applications like artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to drive exponential processing and I/O bandwidth demands. The 88X7120 addresses this … Read More → "Marvell Launches Industry’s First 16-Port 50GbE PHY Transceiver"

Vishay Intertechnology to Showcase Latest MOSFET, IC, Passive Component, and Diode Technologies at APEC 2018

March 5, 2018

MALVERN, Pa. — March 5, 2018 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced its product lineup for the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2018, taking place March 4-8 in San Antonio, Texas. Exhibiting in booth 609, Vishay will highlight its latest industry-leading power IC, passive component, diode, and MOSFET technologies for a wide range of applications.

At APEC 2018, Vishay Siliconix will showcase power ICs, including the star of the show: the new SiC43x family of 8 A, 12 A, and 24 A microBUCK® synchronous buck regulators in the thermally enhanced 4 mm by 4 mm MLP44-24L package. The devices offer a 50 % improvement … Read More → "Vishay Intertechnology to Showcase Latest MOSFET, IC, Passive Component, and Diode Technologies at APEC 2018"

Accellera Portable Test and Stimulus Early Adopter II Release Available for Public Review

Early Adopter II release includes feedback from first Early Adopter release

March 5, 2018

Elk Grove, Calif., March 5, 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 an Early Adopter II release of the Portable Test and Stimulus Standard has been made available by the Portable Stimulus Working Group for public review. The Early Adopter II version is immediately available for Read More → "Accellera Portable Test and Stimulus Early Adopter II Release Available for Public Review"

New ACEPACK™ Power Modules from STMicroelectronics Deliver Advanced Performance and Economy

March 5, 2018

Geneva, March 5, 2018 — STMicroelectronics’ new ACEPACK™ (Adaptable Compact Easier PACKage) modules provide cost-effective and highly integrated power conversion for 3-30 kW applications including industrial motor drives, air conditioners, solar generators, welders, battery chargers, UPS controllers, and electric vehicles.

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Audio Processing Evolves Like Chip Design

New Ways to Do Faster Audio Design

March 5, 2018

There seems to be a natural progression in our industry. It happened before, more slowly, with basic chip design; now that the concept is well established, it can happen more easily elsewhere.

We’re talking about ways to speed up the design process when designing… well, pretty much anything. But the process arose out of the semiconductor industry as we tried to build bigger and better chips more quickly.

Three-Step Program

The first step is tools. Simple tools at first, … Read More → "Audio Processing Evolves Like Chip Design"

Green Hills Software Extends Its Trusted Instrument Cluster Solutions to Renesas Electronics’ R-Car D3 System-on-Chip

Enables Safe and Secure Run-time Architecture and Development Tools for High-Performance Automotive Graphics Applications

March 5, 2018

NUREMBERG, GERMANY – February 27, 2018 – embedded world, Hall 4, Stand 325 – Green Hills Software, the global leader in high-assurance real-time operating systems and virtualization, announced today its safe and secure Read More → "Green Hills Software Extends Its Trusted Instrument Cluster Solutions to Renesas Electronics’ R-Car D3 System-on-Chip"