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EMA Puts SiliconExpert Part Insight into the OrCAD Design Environment Reducing Supply Chain Risk

Rochester, NY (October 18, 2016) – EMA Design Automation® (www.ema-eda.com), a full-service provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, today announced the addition of SiliconExpert to its PCB design portfolio.  This provides three new capabilities to the EMA customer base: Part Search for electronic component data and business intelligence for millions of components, BOM Manager to proactively monitor the supply chain risk … Read More → "EMA Puts SiliconExpert Part Insight into the OrCAD Design Environment Reducing Supply Chain Risk"

EnOcean launches Dolphin brand for its energy harvesting wireless modules

  • From October 2016, EnOcean will market its energy harvesting wireless modules and white label products under the Dolphin brand.
  • EnOcean strengthens leadership position in energy harvesting wireless technology for self-powered Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Oberhaching (Germany), October 18, 2016 – EnOcean, the world’s leading developer of energy harvesting wireless technology, will offer its energy harvesting wireless modules and white label products under the new brand name “Dolphin – Self-powered IoT by EnOcean” in the future.

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Motion-Sensing Device from STMicroelectronics Certified for Google Daydream and Tango, Supports Immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality on Android Mobile Devices

Geneva, October 18, 2016 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced that its LSM6DSM 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has earned certification for use in next-generation mobile devices running Google Daydream, a high-performance virtual-reality platform, and Tango, a platform that maps 3D space and enables it to be overlaid with virtual objects.

Announced at the Google I/O Developer Conference 2016, Daydream is being built into the newest generation of smartphones and other mobile devices and will operate along with a controller and a viewer to provide an amazing … Read More → "Motion-Sensing Device from STMicroelectronics Certified for Google Daydream and Tango, Supports Immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality on Android Mobile Devices"

Mentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS Advances EtherCAT Real-Time Performance for Industrial Automation

WILSONVILLE, Ore., October 18, 2016 —

  • Mentor Graphics® Nucleus® real-time operating system (RTOS) advances real-time EtherCAT®  performance for industrial automation with integration to the Koenig-pa GmbH (KPA) EtherCAT® Master stack.
  • The reference software drastically reduces development costs and time to market for ARM®-based SOCs by providing the building blocks to develop a highly optimized industrial automation solution. 
  • The solution provides flexibility to customize functionality for industrial applications.  

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS Advances EtherCAT Real-Time Performance for Industrial Automation"

First dual-port CSI-2 quad deserializer hub enables faster, more flexible ADAS applications

DALLAS (October 18, 2016) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s first dual-port quad deserializer hub that is compliant with the MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 (CSI-2) specification. The new automotive-qualified hub simultaneously aggregates and replicates high-resolution data from up to four cameras. High data throughput and precision are essential in autonomous driving and sensor fusion-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), including surround-view systems, rearview cameras, driver-monitor cameras, camera-monitor systems, front camera systems and satellite radar equipment. For more information, see Read More → "First dual-port CSI-2 quad deserializer hub enables faster, more flexible ADAS applications"

Silexica to present tutorial at ARM TechCon: “Enabling a productivity boost for Multicore software developers and Architects”

Saratoga, Calif. –  October 17, 2016 – Silexica, the leading provider of Software Design Automation tools for multicore architectures will host a booth and present a tutorial on Silexica Technology, enabling a productivity boost for Multicore software developers and Architects at ARM Tech Con October 25-27, 2016.

What:

Modern software applications increasingly push the boundaries of processor capabilities and the industry has responded by moving to multicore architectures. Multicore software development techniques and tools, however, have not experienced the same levels … Read More → "Silexica to present tutorial at ARM TechCon: “Enabling a productivity boost for Multicore software developers and Architects”"

Samtec Expands ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane Connector System

New Albany, IN: Samtec, a privately held $625MM global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, proudly announces the expansion of the ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane Connector System optimized for high-density and high-speed performance. The scalable ExaMAX® system meets today’s data rates while providing a future-proof path for next generation architectures.

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Baidu Adopts Xilinx to Accelerate Machine Learning Applications in the Data Center

SAN JOSE, Calif.Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, is utilizing Xilinx® FPGAs to accelerate machine learning applications in their data centers in China. The two companies are collaborating to further expand volume deployment of FPGA-based accelerated platforms. As rapid growth of emerging applications begins to drive up computational workloads, data centers are turning to application accelerators to … Read More → "Baidu Adopts Xilinx to Accelerate Machine Learning Applications in the Data Center"

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