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Accellera Systems Initiative Forms Portable Stimulus Working Group

February 11, 2015

Elk Grove, Calif., USA, February 11, 2015 – Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera), the electronics industry organization focused on electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) standards, announced it has established a new working group with the charter to develop the electronic industry’s first standard for portable test and stimulus. When completed and adopted, this standard will enable a single specification that will be portable from IP to full system and across multiple target implementations.

The formation of the Portable Stimulus Working Group (PSWG), in accordance with Accellera procedures, follows a Proposed Working Group (PWG) activity that was open … Read More → "Accellera Systems Initiative Forms Portable Stimulus Working Group"

Atmel Launches Next Generation Radiation-Hardened Mixed-Signal ASICs for Space Applications

February 11, 2015

San Jose, CA, February 11, 2015—Atmel^®Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced its next generation radiation-hardened (rad-hard) mixed-signal ASIC platform for high-performance and high-density solutions for space applications. Manufactured on 150 nm Silicon on Insulator (SOI) process, the ATMX150RHA adds to Atmel’s portfolio of rad-hard solutions.

Providing a platform that simplifies the design process for space application, Atmel’s new mixed-signal ATMX150RHA delivers up to 22 million routable gates, includes non-volatile memory blocks, flexible form … Read More → "Atmel Launches Next Generation Radiation-Hardened Mixed-Signal ASICs for Space Applications"

BucklingBeam Introduces Advanced Vertical MEMS Probe Technology – MOTUS III SD

February 10, 2015

Round Rock, TX – February 10, 2015 – BucklingBeam announced today the release of its new proprietary MEMS (Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems) based technology designed to enhance testability for semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. With semiconductors continuing to shrink in size in order to meet the requirements of today’s increasingly compact consumer electronics, BucklingBeam’s precision technology will make an immediate impact on overall quality and the bottom line.

This new, patent-pending MEMS-based solution – Motus^™ III SD – is designed for stringent, high-end, high pin count applications requiring fine … Read More → "BucklingBeam Introduces Advanced Vertical MEMS Probe Technology – MOTUS III SD"

CommAgility announces signal processing VPX module with PCIe interface

February 10, 2015

Loughborough, UK – 10th February 2015 — CommAgility today announced the VPX-D16A4-PCIE, a rugged high performance DSP and FPGA based card in the compact VITA 65, 3U OpenVPX™ form factor, with a high speed Gen2 PCI Express (PCIe) interface.

The new module is ideal for applications such as electronic warfare (EW), software radio, imaging or radar that require very high signal processing performance in the robust VPX form factor for deployment in harsh environments. In particular, it is well suited to implementations where it interfaces with other boards based around Intel® processors, such as those available from Concurrent Technologies … Read More → "CommAgility announces signal processing VPX module with PCIe interface"

Cypress Samples the First Integrated, Single-Chip USB Type-C Port Controllers For Next-Generation USB Cables, Power Adapters, Notebooks and Monitors

February 10, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., February 9, 2015 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the USB market leader, today sampled the industry’s first integrated, programmable USB Type-C port controller solution. The USB Type-C standard is gaining rapid support with top-tier PC makers by enabling slim industrial designs, easy-to-use connectors and cables, the ability to transmit multiple protocols, and delivery of 100W of power – a significant improvement over the previous 7.5W standard. These companies have been keenly awaiting the controller solutions required to bring a revolutionary generation of cables, power adapters, notebooks and monitors to market.

Cypress’s new Read More → "Cypress Samples the First Integrated, Single-Chip USB Type-C Port Controllers For Next-Generation USB Cables, Power Adapters, Notebooks and Monitors"

SWS’ NeoSpectra Sensors are Being Used to Help Solve the World’s Food Demand Problems

February 10, 2015

CAIRO, Egypt – February 9, 2015 – Si-Ware Systems (SWS), a premier provider of IC- and MEMS-based solutions for industrial and consumer applications, has had its Prism award winning MEMS spectral sensors chosen by Dutch Sprouts for use in its Near InfraRed (NIR) portable analyzers that farmers can use for in-situ soil analysis.

SWS’ spectral sensors, newly branded as NeoSpectra™, deliver the same functionality as conventional bench top spectrometer instruments: quantification and identification of materials by measuring their spectral response. NeoSpectra sensors are the most compact and the lowest cost Fourier Transform InfraRed (FT-IR) spectrometers in the market today. The first … Read More → "SWS’ NeoSpectra Sensors are Being Used to Help Solve the World’s Food Demand Problems"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Expands Antenna and Cable Offering in Americas with Taoglas USA, Inc. Deal

February 10, 2015

SAN DIEGO & PHOENIX—February 10, 2015—Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Expands Antenna and Cable Offering in Americas with Taoglas USA, Inc. Deal"

Exar’s Quad Universal PMIC Delivers >40A/Output

February 10, 2015

Fremont, CA – February 10, 2015 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance integrated circuits and system solutions, today introduced the XR77128, a universal PMIC which drives up to 4 independently controlled external DrMOS power stages at currents >40A for the latest 64-bit ARM processors, FPGAs, DSPs and ASICS. DrMOS technology is quickly growing in popularity in telecom and networking applications. These same applications find value in Exar’s Programmable Power technology which allows low component count, rapid development, easy system integration, dynamic control and telemetry. … Read More → "Exar’s Quad Universal PMIC Delivers >40A/Output"

TI’s SafeTI™ software development process assessed to meet ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 functional safety standards to ASIL D and SIL 3 levels of safety integrity

February 10, 2015

Houston (Feb. 10, 2015) – Today, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced that its SafeTI™ functional safety software development process is now certified as suitable for development of ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 compliant software components. TI’s process was assessed by TÜV NORD, an internationally recognized and accredited independent assessor of compliance to quality and safety standards. In addition, new SafeTI Compliance Support Packages (CSPs), developed according to TI’s certified software development process, are now available for Hercules™ microcontroller (MCU) software components. TI developed these CSPs to make it easier for … Read More → "TI’s SafeTI™ software development process assessed to meet ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 functional safety standards to ASIL D and SIL 3 levels of safety integrity"

STMicroelectronics and YOGITECH Release Safety Design Package for STM32 Microcontrollers

February 10, 2015

Geneva, Switzerland; Pisa, Italy, February 10, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and YOGITECH, a leader in providing functional safety solutions, have completed development of a flexible software-design support package that streamlines certification of safety-critical systems featuring STM32 microcontrollers.

Begun in November 2013, the joint project has produced a set of STM32 safety manuals to assist application design, as well as Software Test Libraries (fRSTL) certified according to the IEC61508:2010 functional-safety standard. YOGITECH used its patented fRMethodology white-box approach … Read More → "STMicroelectronics and YOGITECH Release Safety Design Package for STM32 Microcontrollers"

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