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Synopsys Releases LucidShape and LucidDrive Version 2.1

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —  

Highlights:

  • Upgraded LucidShape TreeView functionality enables faster performance for large models
  • Enhanced LucidShape Visualize Module has a simplified user interface for fast fine-tuning of photorealistic images
  • Enhanced LucidShape Human Eye Vision Image interface includes glare analysis based on Vos and Holladay formulations
  • Expanded LucidDrive nighttime driving simulations include new scripts, options and libraries

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the availability of version 2.1 of its LucidShape® … Read More → "Synopsys Releases LucidShape and LucidDrive Version 2.1"

Mentor Graphics Optimizes Tools and Flows to Help Designers Succeed With Samsung Foundry’s 10nm FinFET Process

WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 9, 2016— Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics, it is delivering a wide range of design, verification and test tools and flows optimized for Samsung Foundry’s 10nm FinFET process. The announcement includes the Calibre® physical verification suite, Mentor® Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS™) platform, Olympus-SoC™ digital design platform and Tessent® test product suite. These tools have been optimized and certified so that system-on-chip (SoC) designers can quickly adopt Samsung Foundry’s advanced 10nm process with greater confidence in first-pass … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Optimizes Tools and Flows to Help Designers Succeed With Samsung Foundry’s 10nm FinFET Process"

Curtiss-Wright Announces Results of HPEC System Performance Study for US Air Force-Led Next Generation Radar Evaluation Program

ASHBURN, Va. – March 7, 2016 – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today released the successful results of its participation in the US Air Force (USAF)-led Next Generation Radar (NGR) Processor Study. Curtiss-Wright demonstrated that its proposed multiprocessor High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) Radar processing architecture, based on demanding specifications and requirements provided by the USAF, has met the study’s target benchmarks. The goal of the study is to assess the capability of cost-effective commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software to perform airborne radar signal processing. Curtiss-Wright ran and optimized the study’s … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Announces Results of HPEC System Performance Study for US Air Force-Led Next Generation Radar Evaluation Program"

Anritsu Introduces Enhanced SkyBridge Tools That Shortens DAS Testing Times by as Much as 90%

Morgan Hill, CA – March 1, 2016 – Anritsu Company introduces a new version of its award-winning SkyBridge Tools™ cloud-based test management tool that reduces the time associated with testing and verifying distributed antenna systems (DAS) by as much as 90%. With enhanced features, SkyBridge Tools can serve as a DAS Test Management Tool that automatically creates detailed test plans based upon easily imported test criteria to greatly simplify installation and commissioning of in-building wireless systems for more timely reimbursement of completed work.

Built on a Microsoft architecture, the new version of SkyBridge Tools brings a more simplified test process to the … Read More → "Anritsu Introduces Enhanced SkyBridge Tools That Shortens DAS Testing Times by as Much as 90%"

RF transistor delivers >50% efficiency at 150W DVB-T for ultra wideband asymmetrical Doherty applications

Nijmegen, The Netherlands – 8 March, 2016 – Ampleon today announced the launch of the BLF888E RF power transistor designed for DVB-T UHF asymmetrical wideband Doherty amplifier applications. Fabricated in a SOT539 package using a sixth generation high voltage LDMOS process, the BLF888E has greater than 50% power efficiency, this being typically up to 10% more efficient compared to previous devices. With its high efficiency rating, the device helps reduce the energy consumption profile of the end-application. The average DVB-T power output is 150 Watt, representing typically a 25% increase in output … Read More → "RF transistor delivers >50% efficiency at 150W DVB-T for ultra wideband asymmetrical Doherty applications"

42V Triple Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 93% Efficiency & Operates from 3V to 42V Inputs

MILPITAS, CA – March 8, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8601, a 42V input capable, high efficiency triple output synchronous monolithic step-down switching regulator. Its triple channel design combines two high voltage 2.5A and 1.5A channels with a lower voltage 1.8A channel to deliver three independent voltage outputs as low as 0.8V. Its synchronous rectification topology delivers up to 93% efficiency while Burst Mode< … Read More → "42V Triple Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 93% Efficiency & Operates from 3V to 42V Inputs"

Sidense Exhibiting at TSMC 2016 North American Technology Symposiums

Ottawa, Canada and San Jose, Calif.

What

Sidense will be exhibiting at the North American TSMC Technology Symposiums (San Jose, CA, Austin, TX and Boston, MA). Stop by the Sidense booth to find out how low-cost, secure and reliable 1T-OTP non-volatile memory (NVM) IP, available from 180nm to 20nm including HV and BCD process nodes, can be a key component in your Smart Connected designs.

Where and When

San Jose, CA</ … Read More → "Sidense Exhibiting at TSMC 2016 North American Technology Symposiums"

AVX Extends & Improves its THH 230ºC Hermetic Series High Temperature SMD Tantalum Capacitors

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 7, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has added several new capacitance and voltage ratings to its THH 230ºC Hermetic Series high temperature SMD tantalum capacitors, which, more than two years after their introduction, still feature the highest temperature ratings of any SMD tantalum capacitors available on the market. AVX has also improved the performance of the THH Series’ “I” case components, extending the maximum rated operating temperature from 215ºC to 230ºC. The series now features capacitance values spanning 6.8µ … Read More → "AVX Extends & Improves its THH 230ºC Hermetic Series High Temperature SMD Tantalum Capacitors"

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