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AVX Adds 26VDC Components to its Proven, Dual-Function TransFeed™ & TransFeed Automotive Series Varistors

September 22, 2016

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 22, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has added new 26VDC components to its proven, dual-function TransFeed™ and TransFeed Automotive Series varistors, extending the series’ superlative EMI/RFI filtering and bi-directional ESD protection capabilities to an even broader range of applications, including: automobiles, power supplies, computers, medical instruments, smartphones, multimedia add-on cards, barcode scanners, remote terminals, transceivers, and test equipment.

TransFeed and Transfeed Automotive Series multilayer varistors (MLVs) are transient voltage suppression (TVS) devices that combine the most … Read More → "AVX Adds 26VDC Components to its Proven, Dual-Function TransFeed™ & TransFeed Automotive Series Varistors"

40VIN, 2.1A Rail-to-Rail LDO+ Now Offered in High Temp, 150°C H-Grade in TSSOP Package

September 22, 2016

MILPITAS, CA – September 22, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation announces a new higher temperature “H-grade” version of the LT3086 in the TSSOP package. The LT3086 is part of Linear’s feature-rich LDO+™ family, offering significant functionality previously unavailable in linear regulators. The 40V, 2.1A low dropout linear regulator (LDO) includes current monitoring with externally settable current limit and temperature monitoring with external control of thermal limit temperature. The device includes a programmable power good status flag, cable drop compensation and easy paralleling. The current reference in the LT308x LDO family provides regulation, independent of output voltage.

The LT3086 features … Read More → "40VIN, 2.1A Rail-to-Rail LDO+ Now Offered in High Temp, 150°C H-Grade in TSSOP Package"

Antenna Company Launches High Performance SuperShape® Antenna for Telematics Applications

September 22, 2016

Pleasanton, CA – September 22, 2016 — Antenna Company today announced the launch of a multi-constellation antenna for location tracking and positioning applications, supporting GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou frequency bands. The solution, AC30011, is designed and optimized for easy integration into industry standard OBD-II dongle form factors and has been tested with industry leading GNSS chipsets.

Antenna coverage and performance is a critical issue for many telematics products on the market due to the location of the unit in the vehicle. The AC30011 provides greater coverage and accuracy in challenging RF conditions compared to ceramic GPS patch antennas. The AC30011 provides … Read More → "Antenna Company Launches High Performance SuperShape® Antenna for Telematics Applications"

Cadence Delivers Rapid Adoption Kit for Fast Implementation and Signoff of New ARM Cortex-R52 CPU

September 21, 2016

Highlights:

Cadence® RAK is optimized for new ARM® Cortex®-R52 CPU, targeting embedded designs for the automotive, medical and industrial markets
Cadence RAK works with ARM Artisan® physical IP, enabling designers to meet challenging PPA goals

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 19, 2016?Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the availability of a Cadence Rapid Adoption Kit (RAK) for the new ARM Cortex-R52 CPU, which targets complex embedded designs for safety applications in markets including automotive, medical and industrial. The Cadence RAK, which consists of a complete digital implementation and signoff flow, … Read More → "Cadence Delivers Rapid Adoption Kit for Fast Implementation and Signoff of New ARM Cortex-R52 CPU"

STMicroelectronics Promotes New Digital Age in India

September 21, 2016

Bengaluru, India, September 21, 2016 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is showcasing its latest technologies and products for Smart Driving, Smart Cities and Homes, and Smart Things at electronica India in the Bangalore International Exhibition Center, Hall E2, Booth 2072, September 21-23, 2016.

ST’s Smart Driving solutions focus on increasing safety and security with Assisted Driving, enhancing engine efficiency and accelerating vehicle electrification with Green Driving, and improving comfort and convenience with telematics and infotainment in Connected Driving. Similarly, ST’s offering for Smart Cities and Homes addresses energy efficiency … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Promotes New Digital Age in India"

eSilicon revolutionizes semiconductor IP selection and purchasing

September 21, 2016

SAN JOSE, Calif. — September 21, 2016 — eSilicon Corporation, a leading independent semiconductor design and manufacturing solutions provider, today announced that eSilicon® STAR Navigator now includes automated, online quoting and purchasing capabilities for memory IP and I/O libraries.

Approximately half of the area of advanced system-on-chip (SoC) designs is composed of memory IP. Optimizing the memory subsystem of an SoC requires exploration of hundreds to thousands of possible configurations to identify the optimal match for the chip’s power, performance and area (PPA) requirements. This process can take … Read More → "eSilicon revolutionizes semiconductor IP selection and purchasing"

Synopsys and TSMC Collaborate to Certify Custom Compiler for 16FFC Process

September 21, 2016

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Collaboration includes enhanced reliability simulation support, and electromigration-aware enablement for automotive applications
TSMC 16FFC certification includes custom, digital and signoff tools from Galaxy Design Platform
Custom Compiler is supported with TSMC’s 16FFC Process Design Kits (PDKs) through the iPDK standard

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced a collaboration with TSMC to complete the certification for its 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET Compact (16FFC) process for a suite of Synopsys’ digital, … Read More → "Synopsys and TSMC Collaborate to Certify Custom Compiler for 16FFC Process"

Altium CircuitStudio v1.2 now available exclusively from element14 via eDelivery

September 21, 2016

San Diego, Calif. – September 21, 2016 — Farnell element14, in partnership with Altium, has released version 1.2 of Altium CircuitStudio. Built on 30 years of Altium R&D experience, CircuitStudio is a professional PCB design tool that is ready to pick-up and go. With powerful schematic capture, feature-rich PCB editing and centralised component management it will inspire designers to invent the future, instead of being preoccupied with just making it work. Now, in order to make CircuitStudio more accessible to PCB designers, it is available at a new affordable price … Read More → "Altium CircuitStudio v1.2 now available exclusively from element14 via eDelivery"

Pervasive Displays collaborates with Energia IDE to add ultra-low power e-paper driver support to TI LaunchPad™ development kits

September 21, 2016

Tainan City, Taiwan – 21 September, 2016. Pervasive Displays (PDi), a world leader in e-paper displays today announced the results of its collaboration with community-driven and open source electronics prototyping platform provider Energia. http://energia.nu/ The Energia integrated development environment (IDE) provides similar support for the Texas Instruments (TI) family of LaunchPad™ < … Read More → "Pervasive Displays collaborates with Energia IDE to add ultra-low power e-paper driver support to TI LaunchPad™ development kits"

Mentor Graphics Extends Offering to Support TSMC 7nm and 16FFC FinFET Process Technologies

September 21, 2016

WILSONVILLE, Ore., September 21, 2016—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced further enhancements and optimizations for various products within the Calibre® Platform, and Analog FastSPICE (AFS™) Platform, as well as the completion of further certifications and reference flows for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) 16FFC FinFET and 7nm FinFET processes. Moreover, the Calibre offering has been extended on additional established TSMC processes in support of the growing Internet of Things (IoT) design market requirements.

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