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Irida Labs’ NoiseSweeper and EnLight Software Now Available on Cadence Tensilica Imaging/Vision DSPs

SAN JOSE, Calif., 23 Aug 2016 – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Irida Labs announced that Irida Labs’ IRIS-EnLight and IRIS-NoiseSweeper technologies are now available on the Cadence® Tensilica® Vision family of digital signal processors (DSPs). Developed by vision industry experts at Irida Labs, these new technologies enable mobile, automotive, home electronics and wearables designers to achieve improvements in performance while using less power compared with common CPU and GPU implementations. Measurements indicate at least ten times lower power consumption compared to a CPU implementation and five times lower power consumption compared to a GPU implementation. For more information, … Read More → "Irida Labs’ NoiseSweeper and EnLight Software Now Available on Cadence Tensilica Imaging/Vision DSPs"

Synopsys Announces Results of Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that students from the University of Rochester,University of Saskatchewan, University of Southern California and the University of Arizona received awards for their entries in the 2016 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition. The annual competition is open to students in North America working toward a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree who utilize Synopsys’ CODE V® or LightTools® software to perform optical design and engineering research. The awards are granted to students who have submitted papers … Read More → "Synopsys Announces Results of Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition"

Gridbee Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with Synopsys’ DesignWare ARC Processor

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and GRASSE, France, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Gridbee achieved first-pass silicon success for their IoT communication solution with ARC EM core
  • ARC EM processor selected for its extremely low power consumption to enable deep-sleep power savings mode
  • Memory protection unit for ARC EM core enables secure communications by restricting access to secure code
  • Comprehensive MetaWare Development tools generate highly efficient code, further reducing total SoC area and power

Synopsys, … Read More → "Gridbee Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with Synopsys’ DesignWare ARC Processor"

Pasternack Announces New Line of High-Rel Frequency Dividers Available from Stock

Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces an all new line of high-rel frequency dividersthat cover wide frequency bandwidths from 0.5 to 18 GHz and are available in 2, 4, 5, 8, and 10 divide-by-prescaler configurations. These modules are ideal for use in common phase locked loop and frequency synthesizer circuit designs … Read More → "Pasternack Announces New Line of High-Rel Frequency Dividers Available from Stock"

Zuken and Aras Partner to Deliver Ideal EDM/PLM Environment

24 August 2016 – Westford, MA, USA –  Zuken®,  and Aras®, a leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, have entered into a partnership to develop a new approach for managing cross-discipline product development processes that include electrical and electronic design data from design creation to manufacturing. The new solution will span enterprise processes across the lifecycle, as well as detailed electrical design and manufacturing.

The partnership will deliver functionality that couples a domain-specific work-in-process (WIP) library and design data management system, with the … Read More → "Zuken and Aras Partner to Deliver Ideal EDM/PLM Environment"

Vincotech announces launch of a new, deeply integrated Intelligent Power Module (IPM) with CIP topology

  • A NEW IPM WITH CIP TOPOLOGY – BETTER, FASTER IN; SMALLER, CHEAPER OUT 
  • Slashing costs and shrinking footprints with the flowIPM 1B CIP 600 V  

Unterhaching, Germany, August 22, 2016. Vincotech, a supplier of module-based solutions for power electronics, today announced the launch of a new, deeply integrated Intelligent Power Module for 600 V applications. The flowIPM 1B CIP 600 V features  the powerful combination of a high-speed F5 IGBT with the switching performance of a MOSFET and a silicon carbide boost diode in the PFC circuit optimized … Read More → "Vincotech announces launch of a new, deeply integrated Intelligent Power Module (IPM) with CIP topology"

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