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Microsemi Announces New TimeSource “Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock” to Protect Against GNSS Vulnerabilities

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Oct. 27, 2016—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its TimeSource Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock (TimeSource Enhanced PRTC), a new system enabling telecommunications and mobile operators to meet the new G.8272.1 recommendation from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), while also protecting against serious threats associated with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) vulnerabilities.

Microsemi’s new TimeSource Enhanced PRTC “generates time” by producing its own independent time scale aligned with GNSS, while its phase, time and frequency … Read More → "Microsemi Announces New TimeSource “Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock” to Protect Against GNSS Vulnerabilities"

Cadence Delivers Industry’s First Comprehensive TCL1 Documentation to Support Automotive ISO 26262 Standard

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 26, 2016—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that it has delivered the industry’s first comprehensive Tool Confidence Level 1 (TCL1) documentation that is compliant with the automotive ISO 26262 standard. To be deemed compliant, TÜV SÜD, an internationally accredited independent testing and conformity assessment company, completed an evaluation and confirmed the TCL1 predetermination for the Cadence® analog/mixed-signal tool chain and digital front-end design and verification flows. In addition, an evaluation of the Cadence digital implementation and signoff flow is expected to be completed by the end of year. Once complete, more … Read More → "Cadence Delivers Industry’s First Comprehensive TCL1 Documentation to Support Automotive ISO 26262 Standard"

Xilinx Addresses Rigorous Security Demands at Fifth Annual Working Group for Broad Range of Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2016 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) will address rigorous security demands at its fifth annual Security Working Group for Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Communications, Industrial IoT, and Medical markets.  The working group agenda will include a discussion of an industry-leading Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) based IP that will greatly enhance the hardware root of trust when deploying Read More → "Xilinx Addresses Rigorous Security Demands at Fifth Annual Working Group for Broad Range of Applications"

Mentor Graphics Partners with Telemotive on Smart Charging Technology for Plug-in Vehicles

WILSONVILLE, Ore., October 27, 2016 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a joint engineering and marketing agreement with Telemotive AG, a Magna International company and a leading automotive supplier of engineering services and tech products. The heart of the agreement will be the integration of Mentor’s Volcano VSTAR™ AUTOSAR stack with Telemotive’s Power Line Communication (PLC) – two technologies which together provide key software building blocks to automotive suppliers creating electronic control units (ECUs) that allow for smart charging of electric vehicles.

Smart charging, which includes transmission … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Partners with Telemotive on Smart Charging Technology for Plug-in Vehicles"

Cavium to Showcase ARMv8 Processor Solutions to Accelerate Next Generation Infrastructure at ARM TechCon 2016

SAN JOSE, CA – Oct. 26, 2016 – Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless networking, will exhibit ThunderX and OCTEON TX ARM-based solutions for next-generation Infrastructure deployments in booth# 603 at ARM TechCon 2016 from October 26-27 in Santa Clara, California.

Cavium’s ThunderX … Read More → "Cavium to Showcase ARMv8 Processor Solutions to Accelerate Next Generation Infrastructure at ARM TechCon 2016"

LDRA integration with ARM DS-5 Development Studio provides the first “Road to Certification” solution

Wirral, UK – October 25, 2016 -> LDRA , the leading provider of standards compliance (compliance), automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, today announced the further integration of the industry-leading LDRA Tool Suite® with ARM ® DS-5 Development Studio (DS-5) known. The integrated “Road to Certification” solution from LDRA and the ARM Fixed Virtual Platform (FVP) allows embedded system designers to test their applications … Read More → "LDRA integration with ARM DS-5 Development Studio provides the first “Road to Certification” solution"

Synopsys Custom Compiler Certified for Samsung’s 10-nm Process Technology

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Custom Compiler validated to support Samsung’s 10LPP process
  • 10LPP iPDK supports the Custom Compiler visually-assisted automation flow
  • Along with Custom Compiler, Samsung 10-nm support is available for the full set of Synopsys Galaxy Platform tools

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its Custom Compiler tool has been certified by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to support their 10-nanometer (nm) LPP (Low Power Plus) process. This included providing and validating a Custom Compiler process design kit (PDK) … Read More → "Synopsys Custom Compiler Certified for Samsung’s 10-nm Process Technology"

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