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Microsemi Announces General Availability of Engineering Samples for its Lowest Power, Cost-Optimized Mid-Range PolarFire FPGAs

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its PolarFire™ field programmable gate array (FPGA) engineering samples (ES) are available for ordering. The PolarFire FPGA family provides the lowest power, cost-optimized mid-range devices spanning from 100K logic elements (LEs) to 500K LEs. Its Read More → "Microsemi Announces General Availability of Engineering Samples for its Lowest Power, Cost-Optimized Mid-Range PolarFire FPGAs"

New high-performance sensor interface solution from ams enables medical, industrial and security CT scanners to render sharper and more detailed images

Premstaetten, Austria (June 28, 2017) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today released the AS5900, a current-to-digital converter for use in Computed Tomography (CT) scanners which offers ultra-low noise, very high resolution and excellent linearity.

The outstanding analog performance of the AS5900 will enable new CT scanners to produce sharper, more detailed images. Medical CT scanners equipped with the AS5900 will feature an improved X-ray detector module, and will help physicians to produce more accurate diagnoses while subjecting patients to lower doses of radiation.

 

The AS5900 detector interface … Read More → "New high-performance sensor interface solution from ams enables medical, industrial and security CT scanners to render sharper and more detailed images"

Coupled inductors from TT Electronics are perfect for automotive DC/DC converter applications

Woking, UK, 30 June 2017 – TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today launched the HA78D series of coupled inductors for use in DC/DC converter applications.  With their high temperature rating and AECQ200 certification, they are ‘automotive ready’ for the latest generation of motor vehicles.

The HA78D series shielded SMD inductors have been designed specially for use in DC/DC converter configurations including flyback, multi-output buck, SEPIC* and Zeta applications. With their high leakage inductance they are ideal for SEPIC … Read More → "Coupled inductors from TT Electronics are perfect for automotive DC/DC converter applications"

iFLYTEK On-Device Speech Recognition Software Now Available For CEVA’s Ultra-Low Power Audio/Voice DSPs

SHANGHAI, China – Mobile World Congress – June 30, 2017 – CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of signal processing IP for smarter, connected devices, today announced that an optimized implementation of iFLYTEK’s speech-recognition software suite is available for CEVA’s audio/voice DSPs. The tightly-integrated solution is available for customers and is already in production for an ultra-low power voice processor targeting high volume consumer electronics.

Speech recognition is fast becoming the Human Machine Interface (HMI) of choice for consumer electronics, the smart home, mobile and wearable devices, … Read More → "iFLYTEK On-Device Speech Recognition Software Now Available For CEVA’s Ultra-Low Power Audio/Voice DSPs"

Half brick 150 Watt DC-DC converters offer ultra wide 8:1 input range

June 29th 2017 – XP Power today announced the QSB150 series of 150 Watt half brick DC-DC converters aimed at a wide range of applications where an ultra-wide input range are required. Conforming to the industry standard half brick footprint of 61.5 x 57.9 x 12.7 mm (2.40 x 2.28 x 0.50 inches), and having pin out compatibility with existing industry standards, the QSB150 is highly efficient, typically up to 92 %. Available in six regulated single output models, covering all the popular nominal output voltages from + 12 to + 48 VDC, a voltage trim function allows adjustment of +/-10 % of stated … Read More → "Half brick 150 Watt DC-DC converters offer ultra wide 8:1 input range"

AImotive Releases aiWare: The First of Its Kind, AI-Optimized Hardware Accelerator For Autonomous Driving

MOUNTAIN VIEW and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 29, 2017 – AImotive (www.aimotive.com) today announced its much anticipated, AI-optimized hardware IP is available to global chip manufacturers for license. aiWare, built from the ground up for running neural networks, is up to 20 times more power efficient than other leading AI acceleration hardware solutions on the market. VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (www.verisilicon.com), a Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS®) company, will be the first to integrate aiWare into a chip design,and the aiWare-based test chips will be fabricated on the GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) 22FDX® semiconductor process (www.globalfoundries.com).

< … Read More → "AImotive Releases aiWare: The First of Its Kind, AI-Optimized Hardware Accelerator For Autonomous Driving"

Mentor introduces unique Valor NPI automated technology solution to ease PCB design for manufacturing

The new Valor® NPI [New Product Introduction] release from Mentor provides an automated printed circuit board (PCB) design-for-manufacturing (DFM) flow, replacing traditional, manual error-prone processes.

DFM rules set-up time can be reduced from weeks to days.

Based on the industry’s market-leading Valor NPI technology, critical design data is automatically extracted to derive PCB technology classifications for appropriate manufacturing process constraints.

The new Valor NPI application democratizes DFM by providing ease-of-use benefits to PCB designers without having to become DFM subject-matter experts.

Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced the unique Valor® … Read More → "Mentor introduces unique Valor NPI automated technology solution to ease PCB design for manufacturing"

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