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Synopsys’ Complete CCIX IP Solution Enables Cache Coherency for High-Performance Cloud Computing SoCs

New DesignWare CCIX Controller, PHY and Verification IP Supports Speeds Up to 25Gbps and Enables Faster Data Access

June 6, 2017

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Complete CCIX IP solution supports cache coherency, allowing faster and more efficient sharing of memory between processors and accelerators
Reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features increase data protection, system availability and … Read More → "Synopsys’ Complete CCIX IP Solution Enables Cache Coherency for High-Performance Cloud Computing SoCs"

Cypress Streamlines the Design of Next-Generation USB-C Power Adapters and Chargers with New, Highly-Integrated Controller

Programmable EZ-PD™ CCG3PA Controller Supports Power Delivery 3.0 and Quick Charge 4.0 and Enables Firmware Updates to Keep Up with Changes

June 6, 2017

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — COMPUTEX — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the market leader in USB-C, today announced availability of a new USB-C controller with Power Delivery (PD) that streamlines the design of power adapters, mobile chargers, car chargers and power banks. The EZ-PD™ CCG3PA controller supports the PD 3.0 standard with programmable power supply (PPS) and Qualcomm’s Quick Charge (QC) 4.0 protocol, which enable new power source product designs to provide an improved fast charging user experience. As these standards and the USB Type-C standard continue to evolve, compliance and interoperability pose an ongoing challenge, but the programmable CCG3 … Read More → "Cypress Streamlines the Design of Next-Generation USB-C Power Adapters and Chargers with New, Highly-Integrated Controller"

New family of Texas Instruments SoCs drives down cost of multi-protocol industrial Ethernet communication

Sitara™ AMIC110 system on chip (SoC) simplifies industrial Ethernet communication and provides design versatility by supporting more than 10 standards

June 6, 2017

DALLAS (June 6, 2017) – Cost-optimized industrial Ethernet communication is now attainable with the newly announced family of Sitara™ AMIC SoCs from Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN). The AMIC110 SoC is a multiprotocol industrial communication processor that provides a ready-to-use solution supporting more than 10 industrial Ethernet and fieldbus communication standards. The device … Read More → "New family of Texas Instruments SoCs drives down cost of multi-protocol industrial Ethernet communication"

G+D Mobile Security, Murata, and STMicroelectronics Bring Flexible and Efficient Security Solutions to a Wide Range of IoT Devices

June 6, 2017

Munich, Kyoto, Geneva, June 6, 2017 – New long-range and low-power IoT (Internet of Things) technologies like Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) are enabling new use cases in application areas such as smart cities, smart agriculture, smart manufacturing, and work safety. Alongside robustness and availability, Security is a key to successful adoption of these new applications. G+D Mobile Security, Murata, and STMicroelectronics have teamed up to integrate cost-effective security features into IoT devices. Available now for a wide range of applications and vertical markets, the joint solution aims to ensure integrity and confidentiality of the data exchanged and to allow the … Read More → "G+D Mobile Security, Murata, and STMicroelectronics Bring Flexible and Efficient Security Solutions to a Wide Range of IoT Devices"

Microsemi Expands MMIC Portfolio with New Family of Wideband Plastic Packaged and Bare Die GaAs MMIC Devices Offering High Performance From DC to 27 GHz

New Products to be Showcased at IEEE International Microwave Symposium June 6-8 in Booth 810

June 5, 2017

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced a new family of wideband plastic packaged and chip monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) devices. The new products adds to a growing portfolio of high performance wideband MMICs and include four plastic packaged low noise amplifiers (LNAs), Read More → "Microsemi Expands MMIC Portfolio with New Family of Wideband Plastic Packaged and Bare Die GaAs MMIC Devices Offering High Performance From DC to 27 GHz"

EnSilica develops sureCore’s new, Ultra-Low Power IoT reference platform

June 5, 2017

Devices use the new TSMC’s 40nm Ultra-Low Power (40ULP) process
IoT platform targets wearable, consumer and medical applications

Wokingham, UK – June 5, 2017. EnSilica, a leading independent provider of semiconductor solutions and IP, and sureCore, the low power SRAM IP leader, have announced that EnSilica has developed sureCore’s new, ultra-low power IoT reference platform targeted principally at the development of the next generation of wearable consumer and medical applications.

With proven expertise in low power SoC design for battery powered applications, EnSilica’ … Read More → "EnSilica develops sureCore’s new, Ultra-Low Power IoT reference platform"

IBM Research Alliance Builds New Transistor for 5nm Technology

Less than two years since announcing a 7nm test chip, scientists have achieved another breakthrough

June 5, 2017

ALBANY, NY – 5 June 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM), its Research Alliance partners GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build silicon nanosheet transistors that will enable 5 nanometer (nm) chips. The details of the process will be presented at the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits conference in Kyoto, Japan. In less than two years since developing a 7nm test node chip with 20 billion transistors, scientists have paved the way for 30 billion switches on a fingernail-sized chip.

The resulting increase in performance will help accelerate cognitive computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other data-intensive … Read More → "IBM Research Alliance Builds New Transistor for 5nm Technology"

New triple-FPGA devices from Metamako offer exceptional speed and performance

June 5, 2017

5 June 2017, New York, London & Sydney: Metamako, the leading specialist … Read More → "New triple-FPGA devices from Metamako offer exceptional speed and performance"

Synopsys and Mellanox Demonstrate Complete PCI Express 4.0 Host and Device System Interoperability

Demonstration Proves Successful System Bring-Up and 16 GT/s Data Transfer of the DesignWare IP for PCI Express 4.0 Specification Targeting High-Performance Cloud Computing Designs

June 5, 2017

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

The host, including the DesignWare Root Complex IP for PCI Express 4.0 specification, executes full initialization across the PCI Express link at 16 GT/s with the Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ethernet and InfiniBand network adapter
Lane margining exercised … Read More → "Synopsys and Mellanox Demonstrate Complete PCI Express 4.0 Host and Device System Interoperability"

Synopsys ZeBu Server Emulation System Selected by Konica Minolta

ZeBu Server Enables Hardware and Software Teams to Work in Parallel, Saving Months on Schedules

June 2, 2017

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its ZeBu^®Server emulation system has been selected and deployed by Konica Minolta as their standard hardware platform for verification and early software bring-up on their multi-function printer (MFP) system-on-chip (SoC) designs. ZeBu’s industry-leading performance and scalability are leveraged by Konica Minolta hardware teams to verify block, chip … Read More → "Synopsys ZeBu Server Emulation System Selected by Konica Minolta"