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Dialog Semiconductor to acquire Atmel for $4.6 Billion

September 21, 2015

London, United Kingdom and San Jose, California, 20 September 2015 – Dialog Semiconductor (XTRA: DLG) and Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) announced today that Dialog has agreed to acquire Atmel in a cash and stock transaction for total consideration of approximately $4.6 billion. The acquisition creates a global leader in both Power Management (2) and Embedded Processing solutions. The transaction results in a fast growing and innovative powerhouse, supporting Mobile Power, IoT and Automotive customers. The combined company will address an attractive, fast growing market opportunity of approximately $20 billion by 2019.

Dialog will complement its leadership position in Power Management ICs with a leading … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor to acquire Atmel for $4.6 Billion"

Exar Targets Video Surveillance with High Resolution DVR Solution

September 21, 2015

Fremont, CA – September 21, 2015 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high-performance integrated circuits and system solutions, today announced the release of the VRC7008E http://www.exar.com/VRC7008E Digital Video Recorder (DVR) PCI Express (PCIe) add-in card. Designed for professional video surveillance applications, the VRC7008E card features the Exar S7100 software configurable processor and performs H.264 encoding on eight channels of up to 960H NTSC/PAL video at full resolution and frame rate. With 960H video, surveillance professionals realize a 33% greater horizontal field-of-view ( … Read More → "Exar Targets Video Surveillance with High Resolution DVR Solution"

TIA Director of Government Affairs Tapped to Lead FCC Cybersecurity Working Group

September 21, 2015

Arlington, VA (September 21, 2015) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced that Brian Scarpelli, Director of Government Affairs at TIA, has been appointed by the FCC to co-chair a key advisory group on cybersecurity for the core public communications network.

The Secure Hardware and Software – Security by Design working group (WG 6) under the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) is responsible for providing recommendations to FCC Chairman Wheeler on voluntary best practices for network equipment manufacturers to make the nation’s core communications … Read More → "TIA Director of Government Affairs Tapped to Lead FCC Cybersecurity Working Group"

Keysight Technologies Introduces Industry’s Fastest Arbitrary Waveform Generator

September 18, 2015

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today added a 92-GSa/s, 32-GHz modular instrument to its portfolio of arbitrary waveform generators. The new high-speed, wide-bandwidth M8196A arbitrary waveform generator allows engineers to generate digital, multi-level (e.g., PAM-4, PAM-8, DMT) signal scenarios at 8 bits vertical resolution and test their electrical and optical links with complex modulated signals up to 64 GBaud. This makes the M8196A the fastest and most versatile signal generator in the industry. The M8196A supports leading edge research for 100 Gb/s, 400 Gb/s and 1 Tb/s communication applications.

“The M8196A AWG provides … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces Industry’s Fastest Arbitrary Waveform Generator"

Eurotech announces a new Release 3.1 of ESF, its Java-OSGi Framework for M2M Gateways, Smart Devices and IoT Applications, broadening support of hardware interfaces like GPIO, RS485, Bluetooth/BLE

September 18, 2015

Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, announced the official release of ESF 3.1, the Java OSGi software framework for M2M multiservice gateways and smart devices.

ESF offers a development environment for Java programmers that radically simplifies the creation and remote management of embedded applications. ESF provides a set of common services for Java developers building M2M applications, including I/O access, data services, network configuration and remote management.

ESF acts like the bridge between the private device network and the local network or public Internet or cellular network. It provides … Read More → "Eurotech announces a new Release 3.1 of ESF, its Java-OSGi Framework for M2M Gateways, Smart Devices and IoT Applications, broadening support of hardware interfaces like GPIO, RS485, Bluetooth/BLE"

KEMET Introduces Engineering Center

September 18, 2015

KEMET introduced its new Engineering Center online education resource, focused on providing practical answers to questions involving passive components in electronic applications. Engineering Center features blog posts, a calendar of free technical seminars, component tools and a knowledge library authored by KEMET’s field application experts.

“KEMET has long recognized the need for concise educational content for real-world passive circuit designs,” said Per Loof, KEMET Chief Executive Officer. “Our technical team designedEngineering Center to enhance our position as the easy-to-design-in company, increasing our value as a trusted supplier and partner.”

With a 100% focus on electrical … Read More → "KEMET Introduces Engineering Center"

Green Hills Software Announces MULTI 7 IDE Release

September 17, 2015

SANTA BARBARA, CA — September 17, 2015 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a new release of its MULTI® integrated development environment. With this release, Green Hills Software continues to evolve its software development suite with features designed to increase developer productivity and speed time to market.

Major new features include:

• Seamless multicore debugging
Green Hills Software was one of the first companies to provide a probe and debugger solution that supported multicore debugging. MULTI 7 continues Green Hills Software’s … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces MULTI 7 IDE Release"

Vector Software Launches Webinar Series To Advance Software Test And Certification

September 17, 2015

Providence, RI – 9/17/2015 – Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for robust embedded software quality, announced today its webinar series to help organizations optimize software test and certification. The need for better quality and compliant software has never been greater. Software engineering management and staff will learn tools and techniques necessary for higher quality software that meets regulatory compliance and increases profitability.

Event One – Five Ways to Turbocharge Your Software Testing

Join Vector Software’s Sr. Field Application Engineer, Tim Schneider as he discusses ways for … Read More → "Vector Software Launches Webinar Series To Advance Software Test And Certification"

Synopsys Successfully Tapes Out Broad IP Portfolio for TSMC 10-nm FinFET Process

September 17, 2015

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the successful tape-out of a broad portfolio of DesignWare® Interface and Foundation IP on TSMC’s 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process, reducing risk for designers who want to take advantage of the power, area and performance improvements offered by the process. Achieving this tape-out milestone enables designers to accelerate the development of SoCs that incorporate USB 3.1, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HSIC, PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 and MIPI D-PHY interface IP. In addition, Synopsys is developing embedded memories, DDR4, LPDDR4 and MIPI M-PHY IP, which will further extend its 10-nm IP portfolio. TSMC’s 10-nm process provides 2.2 … Read More → "Synopsys Successfully Tapes Out Broad IP Portfolio for TSMC 10-nm FinFET Process"

Avnet Offers New SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit for Applications Requiring Highest Levels of Design and Data Security

September 17, 2015

PHOENIX—September 17, 2015—Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, and Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today introduced the new SmartFusion^™2 KickStart Kit. The versatile prototyping solution designed by Avnet offers engineers in communications, medical, automotive, video, smart energy and industrial markets the much-needed low power, high security and reliability required for today’s Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices in a low-cost development and demonstration platform. The SmartFusion2 KickStart Kit is priced at $59.95.

Avnet’s SmartFusion2 KickStart board features the low … Read More → "Avnet Offers New SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit for Applications Requiring Highest Levels of Design and Data Security"

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