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IAR Systems reports major interest for integrated runtime analysis product

Uppsala, Sweden—December 17, 2014—IAR Systems announces that its runtime analysis add-on product C-RUN is gaining major interest from customers. The add-on is integrated with the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM and the number of customers who have downloaded evaluation versions of the tools with C-RUN now exceeds 30,000.

C-RUN was made available in May 2014. It is sold as an add-on product and performs runtime analysis by monitoring application execution directly within IAR Embedded Workbench. Thanks to the tight integration with the … Read More → "IAR Systems reports major interest for integrated runtime analysis product"

Synopsys’ PrimeTime ADV Achieves Rapid Adoption for Fastest Timing Closure

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced its PrimeTime® ADV advanced timing closure and signoff solution has been adopted by more than 70 leading semiconductor companies and enabled more than 50 successful tapeouts in just nine months since it became generally available. The key to its rapid adoption is ease of integration into existing timing closure flows, fast turnaround time and the ability to significantly reduce the number of timing … Read More → "Synopsys’ PrimeTime ADV Achieves Rapid Adoption for Fastest Timing Closure"

New ASSET InterTech eBook explains how QPI self-healing bus can hinder circuit board quality

Richardson, TX (December 17, 2014) ? According to a new eBook from ASSET® InterTech, circuit boards with self-healing buses like Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) can be a challenge to test and assure board quality unless JTAG boundary-scan (IEEE 1149.1) tests are included in manufacturing. ASSET (www.asset-intertech.com) is the leading supplier of debug, validation and test tools based on embedded instrumentation for software, chips and systems. 

?For circuit board manufacturers, self-healing can mean self-defeating,? … Read More → "New ASSET InterTech eBook explains how QPI self-healing bus can hinder circuit board quality"

Semtech Partners with Link Labs On New Radio Module Featuring Long Distance LoRa™ Technology

CAMARILLO, Calif., Dec. 17, 2014 — Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced it has teamed up with Link Labs, a wireless connectivity product design company based near Washington, D.C., for the LL-LP-20 radio module featuring Semtech’s LoRa™ long distance radio transceiver technology.

The Link Labs LL-LP-20, is a compact, low power, bidirectional radio module for the 915 MHz ISM band and 868 MHz frequency band, and features the LoRaMAC software stack for integration with … Read More → "Semtech Partners with Link Labs On New Radio Module Featuring Long Distance LoRa™ Technology"

Microsemi Announces Successful Completion of Nine NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program Certifications

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Dec. 16, 2015—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the completion of nine new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) certifications.

The AES encryption/decryption, SHA message digest, HMAC message authentication code and ECC-CDH key establishment algorithms, whose implementations were certified, are all part of the NIST “Suite B” collection, with key and digest sizes approved for United States government use at up to the Secret Level, as well as for use in the private sector. The … Read More → "Microsemi Announces Successful Completion of Nine NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program Certifications"

Torquing Group Taps Lantronix xPico Wi-Fi Embedded IoT Enabling Solution to Help Aerial Nano Drone Fly at CES 2015

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Dec 16, 2014) – UK-based Torquing Group has tapped Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX), a leading global provider of smart IoT (Internet of Things) solutions, to provide secure, onboard Wi-Fi technology for its new Read More → "Torquing Group Taps Lantronix xPico Wi-Fi Embedded IoT Enabling Solution to Help Aerial Nano Drone Fly at CES 2015"

Library Expert Enhanced Support for Altium Designer

There have recently been major enhancements to the Library Expert’s output to Altium Designer. This latest update of the Library Expert (v2015) offers users a very streamlined method of creating high quality IPC-7351 compliant Footprints, 3D STEP models, and Footprint Attributes for Description and Height – simultaneously – in Altium Designer.

The new “Script” interface allows the Altium Designer user to import Footprints and 3D STEP into an existing library or a new library with one part at a time or 10,000 parts in minutes while automatically applying user-defined User Preferences for pad shapes for each component family, working … Read More → "Library Expert Enhanced Support for Altium Designer"

Synopsys and Imec Expand TCAD Collaboration to 5 nm and Beyond

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and LEUVEN, Belgium, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with nanoelectronics research center imec to nanowire and other devices (FinFETs, Tunnel-FETs) targeting the 5-nanometer (nm) technology node and beyond. The agreement enables Synopsys to deliver accurate, process-calibrated models for its Sentaurus™ TCAD (technology computer aided design) tools to semiconductor manufacturers for use during 5-nm technology node research and development. This latest agreement … Read More → "Synopsys and Imec Expand TCAD Collaboration to 5 nm and Beyond"

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