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Renesas Electronics and Cohda Wireless Bring Together V2X Semiconductors and Software Technology to Deliver V2X Reference Solution for the Autonomous-Driving Era

Düsseldorf, October 7, 2016 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Cohda Wireless, the leading supplier in the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and connected autonomous vehicle (CAV), today announced their collaboration in the fields of automotive vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) … Read More → "Renesas Electronics and Cohda Wireless Bring Together V2X Semiconductors and Software Technology to Deliver V2X Reference Solution for the Autonomous-Driving Era"

Altium Announces Major Update for TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore(tm) with Latest AURIX(tm) Technology

Amersfoort, Netherlands – September 30, 2016 – Altium announces its new TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore(tm) release 6.1, bringing a wealth of improvements and new features to maximize development performance for TriCore(tm)/AURIX(tm)-based applications. The TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore 6.1 is available immediately with a 14-day trial version <http://tasking.com/trial>  on request. Existing customers with a maintenance contract can … Read More → "Altium Announces Major Update for TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore(tm) with Latest AURIX(tm) Technology"

HMicro and STMicroelectronics Announce Wearable Wireless Biosensor Platform that Frees Patients from Cables

Fremont, CA, and Geneva, Switzerland, October 4, 2016 – HMicro, Inc., a wireless solutions developer of innovative products engineered to address the unique requirements of wireless peripherals and complex biosensor applications, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronic applications, have launched their cooperation to create the industry’s first single-chip solution for clinical-grade, single-use disposable smart patches and biosensors. The product, HC1100, targets the 5 billion wired wearable sensors, such as those for vital-sign monitors and electrocardiogram leads, utilized annually. 

The HC1100 chip is based on the WiPoint™ technology and a purpose-built silicon … Read More → "HMicro and STMicroelectronics Announce Wearable Wireless Biosensor Platform that Frees Patients from Cables"

Low ohmic value current sensing resistors from TT Electronics reduce design footprint

Woking, UK, 5 October 2016 – TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today launched the LCS series of thin film resistors.  For sensing and measurement of DC and AC currents in the sub-3A range, the resistors bring precision thin film resistor performance into the field of low ohmic values for use in very accurate current sensing applications.  Most thin film chips have a minimum value in the range of one to 10?, but TT Electronics’ LCS series uses a proprietary technology to extend … Read More → "Low ohmic value current sensing resistors from TT Electronics reduce design footprint"

Renesas Electronics Reveals New RL78/L1A Group of Microcontrollers with Built-in Precise Bio-Sensing Front Ends for Healthcare Applications

Düsseldorf, October 5, 2016 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the RL78/L1A Group of low-power 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with a liquid crystal display (LCD) driver that are ideal for battery-powered sensing devices used in healthcare applications such as blood glucose … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Reveals New RL78/L1A Group of Microcontrollers with Built-in Precise Bio-Sensing Front Ends for Healthcare Applications"

Mentor Graphics, Northwest Logic, and Krivi Semiconductor Announce Availability of Complete DDR4 SDRAM IP Design and Verification Solution

WILSONVILLE, Ore., October 5, 2016 – Mentor Graphics® Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT), Northwest Logic and Krivi Semiconductor today announced the availability of a complete DDR4 SDRAM IP design and verification solution that enables ASIC and FPGA design teams to quickly design and verify DDR4 memory subsystems in the Mentor Graphics IP Partnership Program.  Together, Mentor Graphics, Northwest Logic, and Krivi Semiconductor enable customers to reduce time-to-market by a factor of 2X by integrating complementary design and verification IP into a single flow.  Northwest Logic provides silicon-proven, high-performance, easy-to-use memory controller design … Read More → "Mentor Graphics, Northwest Logic, and Krivi Semiconductor Announce Availability of Complete DDR4 SDRAM IP Design and Verification Solution"

Open-Silicon Tapes Out Industry’s First High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) IP Subsystem Solution for 2.5D ASICs in 16nm FF+

  • 2Gbps per pin data rate at longer trace lengths

  • Available for 2.5D ASIC design starts and also as a licensable IP subsystem

Milpitas, CA, September 28, 2016 – Open-Silicon, a system-optimized ASIC solution provider, today announced it has successfully taped out the industry’s first High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) IP subsystem in TSMC’s 16nm FF+ process in combination with TSMC’s CoWoS® 2.5D silicon interposer technology. This full IP subsystem … Read More → "Open-Silicon Tapes Out Industry’s First High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) IP Subsystem Solution for 2.5D ASICs in 16nm FF+"

XJTAG Delivers Fast ISP Flash Configuration for ARM-Based FPGA SoCs

Key Points:

  • XJFlash now supports In-System Programming of Xilinx Zynq, Altera Cyclone V SoC and other Dual ARM Cortex-A9 based FPGA SoCs
  • Experience up to 20 times faster Flash programming cycles through a single JTAG port
  • Delivers programming times better than or comparable to Ethernet/SD Card based solutions without the need for any additional hardware
  • Significantly increases throughput at the production stage
  • Can be fully integrated with 3rd Party Test Executives

Cambridge, England, 4 October, 2016</ … Read More → "XJTAG Delivers Fast ISP Flash Configuration for ARM-Based FPGA SoCs"

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