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Flex Logix High-Performance Embedded FPGA IP Core Now Available for TSMC 16FF+ and 16FFC

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., December 13, 2016 – Flex Logix Technologies, Inc., the leading developer of embedded FPGA IP cores and software, today announced it has completed design of a high-performance IP core for TSMC 16FF+ and 16FFC, with performance for wide, single-stage logic around ~1GHz at worst case PVT conditions. Expected to be fully validated in silicon in early 2017, the EFLX-100 embedded FPGA IP core for TSMC 16 … Read More → "Flex Logix High-Performance Embedded FPGA IP Core Now Available for TSMC 16FF+ and 16FFC"

Pasternack Launches Waveguide Direct Read Attenuators Covering 18 to 110 GHz

RVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has released a new line of waveguide direct read attenuators for instrumentation, test benches, high efficiency RF/Microwave transmissions, SATCOM, MILCOM, radar and telecom applications.

Pasternack’s direct read attenuators are available in WR-42 to WR-10 waveguide standards operating in … Read More → "Pasternack Launches Waveguide Direct Read Attenuators Covering 18 to 110 GHz"

Imec and Holst Centre Introduce World’s First Solid-State Multi-Ion Sensor for Internet-of-Things Applications

LEUVEN (Belgium) —Dec. 13, 2016—At last week’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco (USA), imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology and Holst Centre debuted a miniaturized sensor that simultaneously determines pH and chloride (Cl)levels in fluid. This innovation is a must have for accurate long-term measurement of ion concentrations in applications such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture and diagnostics for personalized healthcare. The sensor is an industry first and thanks to the SoC (system on chip) integration it enables massive and cost-effective deployments in Internet-of-Things (IoT) settings. … Read More → "Imec and Holst Centre Introduce World’s First Solid-State Multi-Ion Sensor for Internet-of-Things Applications"

Silicon-proven HBM Gen2 Hardened PHY from eSilicon

SAN JOSE, Calif. — December 15, 2016 — eSilicon Corporation, a leading independent semiconductor design and manufacturing solutions provider, today announced the availability of its silicon-proven 14nm FinFET and 28nm planar HBM Gen2 Hardened PHY solution.

High-bandwidth memory (HBM), integrated with 2.5D technology, achieves higher bandwidth while using less power in a substantially smaller form factor than DDR4, GDDR5 or hybrid memory cube (HMC).

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Renesas Electronics Announces Completion of Safety Microcontroller Lineup Suitable for System Platform Development to Accelerate Realization of Autonomous Driving

Düsseldorf, December 15, 2016 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced four new RH850/P1L-C Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). The RH850/P1L-C Group is designed for use in chassis and safety systems, such as anti-lock brake and airbag systems, as well as compact motor control systems. The RH850/P1L-C is a low-end MCU Group that is part of the RH850/P1 … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces Completion of Safety Microcontroller Lineup Suitable for System Platform Development to Accelerate Realization of Autonomous Driving"

element14 becomes first Distributor to offer eDelivery for MATLAB & Simulink Student Suite

LONDON, 14 December 2016: element14, The Development Distributer, has added MATLAB and Simulink Student Suite from MathWorks to its range of software tools available by instant e-delivery.  e-delivery is available to customers  via all channels – including online, call centres and field sales, meaning that engineers no longer need to wait to be able to benefit from their purchases and can ‘get to work’ instantly. 

The MATLAB and Simulink Student Suite is comprised of Read More → "element14 becomes first Distributor to offer eDelivery for MATLAB & Simulink Student Suite"

Fast 16-Bit 1.5Msps/Channel Octal Simultaneous Sampling SAR ADC Maintains AC Performance up to the Nyquist Frequency

MILPITAS, CA – December 14, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2320-16, a 16-bit 1.5Msps per channel, no latency successive approximation register (SAR) ADC with eight simultaneously sampling channels supporting a rail-to-rail input common mode range. The LTC2320-16 features a flexible analog front end that accepts fully differential, unipolar or bipolar analog input signals, as well as arbitrary input signals, and maintains an 82dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and high common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) of 102dB, when sampling input signals up to the Nyquist frequency. This wide input bandwidth of the LTC2320 allows the digitization of input signals up to … Read More → "Fast 16-Bit 1.5Msps/Channel Octal Simultaneous Sampling SAR ADC Maintains AC Performance up to the Nyquist Frequency"

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