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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Demonstrates 2.5D High-Bandwidth Memory Solution for Data Center, Networking, and Cloud Applications

Santa Clara, Calif., August 9, 2017 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that it has demonstrated silicon functionality of a 2.5D packaging solution for its high-performance 14nm FinFET  FX-14™ integrated design system for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). 
 
The 2.5D ASIC solution includes a stitched interposer capability to overcome lithography limitations and a two terabits per second (2Tbps) multi-lane Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES Demonstrates 2.5D High-Bandwidth Memory Solution for Data Center, Networking, and Cloud Applications"

OpenVPX™ Systems Standard Updated

VITA, August 9, 2017 — VITA, the trade association for standard computing architectures serving critical and intelligent embedded computing systems industries, announces the ratification by ANSI of the third edition of the OpenVPX System Standard under ANSI/VITA 65.0-2017. This is a planned update to the architecture framework that defines system-level VPX interoperability for multi-vendor, multi-module, integrated system environments.

With this release the standard was enhanced to better support module coax and fiber-optic connections via blind-mate backplane connectors. Support for radial clocks, used in instrumentation applications, was also added. Several Slot, Backplane and Module profiles, many of which make use … Read More → "OpenVPX™ Systems Standard Updated"

Silicon Labs’ Radio Solution Solves Automotive Industry Challenge of Scaling Price Points and Performance

AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 9, 2017 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced the industry’s most scalable, flexible and cost-effective car radio solution for the global automotive infotainment market. Silicon Labs’ new portfolio of Global Eagle and Dual Eagle AM/FM receivers and digital radio tuners and Digital Falcon coprocessors enables automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to address all market segments, cost and performance levels, and digital radio standards while meeting rigorous automotive quality standards. OEM and aftermarket radio designs based on Silicon Labs’ new portfolio can scale from low-cost, single-tuner AM/FM radios to high-performance systems with multiple tuners and antennas, enabling … Read More → "Silicon Labs’ Radio Solution Solves Automotive Industry Challenge of Scaling Price Points and Performance"

RS Components announces availability of cost-effective Industrial Ethernet access point from Phoenix Contact

OXFORD, UK, 10 August, 2017 – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced availability of an innovative Industrial Ethernet access point from Phoenix Contact. (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/b/phoenix-contact/) Offering quick and easy … Read More → "RS Components announces availability of cost-effective Industrial Ethernet access point from Phoenix Contact"

VadaTech announces the VT988

Henderson, NV – August 9, 2017 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the VT988. The VT988 is a TI ADC08B3000 based 16-channel data acquisition platform capable of synchronous sampling 8-bit ADCs at up to 3 GSPS. All input data channels pass through a Virtex-7 485T FPGA which is user programmable for filtering/DDC. Data can be output through dual front-panel 10 GbE or processed by the on-board JetsonTX2 module, which is ideal for CUDA-based signal processing or AI analysis. The VT988 also has a Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch which provides quad GbE through … Read More → "VadaTech announces the VT988"

Cavium Announces Support for FC-NVMe Standard

SAN JOSE, CA – August 10, 2017 – Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable secure and intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless networking, announces support for the newly ratified NVMe over Fibre Channel (FC-NVMe) 1.0 standard. Cavium’s industry-leading QLogic® 2700 series Gen 6 and 2690 Series Enhanced Gen 5 Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) support connecting NVMe storage over Fibre Channel networks concurrently with the existing storage by using the updated firmware and drivers.

The new Cavium FC-NVMe drivers are targeted … Read More → "Cavium Announces Support for FC-NVMe Standard"

Power Monitoring and Switching System Unlocks Unutilized Power in Data Centers

TUALATIN, Ore. — August 8, 2017 — CUI Inc today announced the production release of its second solution for unlocking power capacity in data center and networking infrastructure. The ICE Switch, manufactured by CUI, is a power monitoring and switching system that connects to Virtual Power Systems’ (VPS) ICE (Intelligent Control of Energy) Software to provide dynamic redundancy inside a data center. Consisting of two identical modules with up to 50 A of current per module, the ICE Switch features hot-swap functionality and a configurable single-phase or three-phase input. The system, housed in … Read More → "Power Monitoring and Switching System Unlocks Unutilized Power in Data Centers"

Fairview Microwave Debuts New Straight Waveguide Sections Operating in 5.85 GHz to 110 GHz Frequency Range

ALLEN, Texas – Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, has launched a new line of straight waveguide sections that operate in the frequency range of 5.85 GHz to 110 GHz and in 13 waveguide bands from C to W band. Typical applications include test benches, instrumentation, MILCOM, SATCOM, telecom, radar and high-efficiency RF/Microwave transmission networks.

Fairview’s new line of  … Read More → "Fairview Microwave Debuts New Straight Waveguide Sections Operating in 5.85 GHz to 110 GHz Frequency Range"

Macronix Introduces New Ultra-High Performance OctaFlash Memory and Services to Power Instant-on Applications

Hsinchu, Taiwan, 8 Aug, 2017 – Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337), a leading integrated device manufacturer in the Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) market, today announced the new Ultra-OctaFlash, following its initial launch in 2015. The new ultra-high performance OctaFlash Memory can perform at an operational frequency of 250MHz with 500MB/s read throughput, the fastest in the industry. This new ultra-high performance solution is designed to meet the growing demand for “instant-on” performance and real-time system responsiveness in automotive, industrial and consumer applications.

With Smartphone … Read More → "Macronix Introduces New Ultra-High Performance OctaFlash Memory and Services to Power Instant-on Applications"

Microsemi Collaboration Enables Mellanox and Other Industry Leaders to Deliver Innovative NVMe-oF Architectures

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. —Aug. 8, 2017—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its collaboration with Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance end-to-end smart interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, and Celestica, a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, to develop a unique reference architecture for NVM express over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) applications as part of Microsemi’s Accelerate Ecosystem Program.

Microsemi’s Accelerate Ecosystem speeds … Read More → "Microsemi Collaboration Enables Mellanox and Other Industry Leaders to Deliver Innovative NVMe-oF Architectures"

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