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Silexica Expands Tools to Support Automotive Innovation

March 14, 2017

Cologne, Germany – March 09, 2017 – Silexica, the industry leader in multicore software design automation addressing complex, multicore platforms, today announced they have expanded the SLX Tool Suite to include programming support for multicore automotive applications. The tools are currently in evaluation with early access customers and will be available for general release in Q2 2017.

The SLX Tool Suite has been proven in many industry applications and is based upon discussions and work with major automotive suppliers and industry standards groups for the past year. Based upon … Read More → "Silexica Expands Tools to Support Automotive Innovation"

QuickLogic Releases Aurora Software for Evaluation of ArcticPro eFPGA IP

March 14, 2017

Sunnyvale, CA – March 13, 2017 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power programmable sensor processing, embedded FPGA IP, display bridge and programmable logic solutions, today announced that it has released its new Aurora software which enables SoC developers to evaluate the integration of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP into devices designed for different GLOBALFOUNDRIES process nodes.

The Aurora eFPGA development tool supports complete design implementation from RTL through place and route, allowing SoC developers to … Read More → "QuickLogic Releases Aurora Software for Evaluation of ArcticPro eFPGA IP"

Renesas Expands Renesas Synergy™ Platform and Reaches Unprecedented Software Quality Levels

March 14, 2017

Dusseldorf, March 14, 2017 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today unveiled the latest expansion of its Renesas Synergy™ Platform at embedded world 2017. Key developments to the Synergy Platform include: the latest version of the Synergy Software Package (SSP) version 1.2.0 that assures unprecedented levels of … Read More → "Renesas Expands Renesas Synergy™ Platform and Reaches Unprecedented Software Quality Levels"

New tinyAVR® MCUs Increase System Throughput While Lowering Power Consumption in Embedded Applications

March 14, 2017

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 13, 2017 — Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has further expanded its AVR® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio by adding three new devices to the tinyAVR® MCU family. The new ATtiny1617 series of MCUs expand the range of AVR devices that feature Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs), which help increase system throughput while lowering overall power consumption. The new devices extend the memory offering for these next generation tinyAVR MCUs with new 16 KB Flash options, while remaining pin … Read More → "New tinyAVR® MCUs Increase System Throughput While Lowering Power Consumption in Embedded Applications"

Synopsys Extends Automotive Ecosystem for Virtual Prototyping to Include Silicon Mobility Semiconductor Solutions

March 14, 2017

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

New automotive Virtualizer Development Kit for OLEA T222 from Synopsys and Silicon Mobility enables early software development, integration and test
Silicon Mobility OLEA is the industry’s first automotive control unit with field-programmable logic
Synopsys Virtualizer Development Kits offer the broadest automotive virtual prototyping support for increased productivity, higher reliability, and reduced development cost

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) and Silicon Mobility today announced availability of … Read More → "Synopsys Extends Automotive Ecosystem for Virtual Prototyping to Include Silicon Mobility Semiconductor Solutions"

Wind River Transforms Future of Industrial IoT with Breakthrough Software Platform for Control Systems

March 14, 2017

Wind River introduces software platform that enables critical infrastructure companies to cost-effectively evolve aging legacy control systems not previously designed to support IoT.
Based on open standards, Wind River Titanium Control on-premise cloud-scale infrastructure virtualizes traditional physical subsystems enabling control systems.
With addition of platform to product portfolio, company drives new industrial era through virtualization, real-time performance and edge-to-cloud connectivity.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – March 14, 2017 – Wind River®, a world leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things (IoT), is … Read More → "Wind River Transforms Future of Industrial IoT with Breakthrough Software Platform for Control Systems"

UMC and Synopsys Collaboration Speeds 14-nm Custom Design

March 14, 2017

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Custom Compiler support brings visually-assisted automation to UMC customers
New industry-standard interoperable process design kit (iPDK) and tool flow validated for UMC’s 14-nm process
14-nm FinFET iPDK joins a broad set of iPDKs available for other UMC processes

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) and United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (UMC) today announced that the two companies have worked together to enable Synopsys Custom Compiler^{™</ … Read More → "UMC and Synopsys Collaboration Speeds 14-nm Custom Design"}

STMicroelectronics and ClevX Expand Collaboration, Introducing Highly Secure Encryption-Technology Platform for Device Security

March 14, 2017

Geneva, Switzerland and Seattle, WA – March 14, 2017 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and ClevX, an intellectual-property innovator and technology developer for portable storage and mobile device manufacturers, today announced the availability of a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 compliant Encryption Technology Platform reference design for security applications using commercial/industrial-, rather than military-grade chips. The STM32 microcontroller-based platform will aid designers and manufacturers to design and build highly secure FIPS-compliant solutions suited for applications that require certified cryptographic functions. These application domains include consumer, corporate, and industrial applications in healthcare, home automation … Read More → "STMicroelectronics and ClevX Expand Collaboration, Introducing Highly Secure Encryption-Technology Platform for Device Security"

congatec further standardizes interface setup for SMARC 2.0

March 14, 2017

San Diego, CA, Germany, March 14, 2017 * * * congatec – a leading technology company for embedded computer modules, single board computers and embedded design and manufacturing services – introduces new SMARC 2.0 modules supporting powerful USB?C connectivity at Embedded World (hall 1, stand 358) today. The utilization of the USB-C specification makes USB interconnects even more universally applicable, further standardizing the interface setup of SMARC 2.0 based embedded devices. System designers can use USB?C for standard peripherals from USB 3.1 to USB 1.0 and – a brand new option – for connecting displays or even the power supply to the system or peripheral devices, reducing cabling efforts to a single … Read More → "congatec further standardizes interface setup for SMARC 2.0"

GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Demonstrate 56G Long-Reach SerDes at OFC 2017

March 14, 2017

Santa Clara, Calif., March 14, 2016 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading provider of advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology, will exhibit and demonstrate its true long-reach 56Gbps SerDes core at the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Interoperability booth #3853 on March 21-23, during The Optical Networking and Communication Conference in Los Angeles, CA. Key GF experts will be on hand at OFC to provide insight about its broad range of High-Speed SerDes (HSS) solutions and other innovative, high-performance ASIC solutions.

As a part of GF’s high-performance ASIC offering, FX-14™, GF’s 56Gbps SerDes core supports both PAM4 and NRZ signaling, with … Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Demonstrate 56G Long-Reach SerDes at OFC 2017"

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