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Microsemi Invests in Veracity to Support Commitment to IoT Security Market

June 22, 2016
  • Collaboration brings synergies for industrial customers to address security concerns
  • Continued product development focused on leading solutions for industrial Ethernet applications complements Veracity solutions

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—June 22, 2016—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its collaboration with Veracity Security Intelligence, Read More → "Microsemi Invests in Veracity to Support Commitment to IoT Security Market"

Silicon Carbide power MOSFETs from TT Electronics operate in environmentally challenged applications

June 22, 2016

Weybridge, UK, 22 June 2016 – TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today launched a Silicon Carbide (SiC) power MOSFET that is designed for high temperature, power efficiency applications with a maximum junction temperature of +225°C.  As a result of this operating potential, the package has a higher ambient temperature capability and can therefore be used in applications, including distribution control systems with greater environmental challenges, such as those in close proximity to a combustion engine.

Supplied in a … Read More → "Silicon Carbide power MOSFETs from TT Electronics operate in environmentally challenged applications"

Cadence Debuts PSpice Web Portal and Ecosystem to Help Designers Address System Level Mixed-Signal Wireless and IoT Challenges

June 22, 2016

San Jose, Calif., June 22, 2016 ?Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the launch of PSpice.com, http://www.pspice.com/ a new user-community web portal that lets designers, partners and students access materials related to PSpice® analog and mixed-signal simulation and analysis in one central location.

The PSpice.com portal includes application notes, design examples, video tutorials and tools necessary or helpful for creating designs. Its forum discussion section allows users to share knowledge about design experiences, ask technical questions to other PSpice users or Cadence® experts and get recommendations for products and services. The portal … Read More → "Cadence Debuts PSpice Web Portal and Ecosystem to Help Designers Address System Level Mixed-Signal Wireless and IoT Challenges"

Achronix Introduces the Highest FPGA Memory Bandwidth, PCIe Acceleration Board for Data Center Applications

June 21, 2016

Santa Clara, Calif., June 21, 2016 – Achronix Semiconductor Corporation today announced the availability of the new PCIe form factor Accelerator-6D accelerator board which is the industry’s highest single-FPGA memory bandwidth, PCIe add-in card for high-speed data center acceleration applications. The board integrates a Speedster™22i HD1000 FPGA with 700,000 look-up-tables that connects to six independent memory controllers allowing for up to 192 GB of memory and 690 Gbps of total memory bandwidth.

Each DRAM controller on the HD1000 runs at 1,600 MT/s and connects to two SODIMMs allowing for single, dual- and quad-rank SODIMM and SORDIMM DDR3 operation. The board … Read More → "Achronix Introduces the Highest FPGA Memory Bandwidth, PCIe Acceleration Board for Data Center Applications"

Keysight Technologies Announces BenchVue 3.5 Software for Instrument Control, Data Logging, Test Automation

June 21, 2016

Highlights:

  • Software release enables automated test creation without instrument programming
  • Free upgrade available to tens of thousands of users

SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 21, 2016 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the latest release of its popular BenchVue software; … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Announces BenchVue 3.5 Software for Instrument Control, Data Logging, Test Automation"

IDT Collaborates with Cavium to Support Hyperscale Data Centers

June 21, 2016

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20, 2016 – Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) (NASDAQ: IDTI) today announced its collaboration with Cavium, Inc., on a reference design that supports the burgeoning workloads of the hyperscale data center.  The IDT® DDR4 memory interface solutions are incorporated into the reference design, which is built on Cavium’s ThunderX family of workload-optimized 64-bit ARMv8-based processors.

The Cavium ThunderX® reference design can be used to build energy-efficient server solutions featuring IDT’s DDR4 technology. Cavium and its industry partners developed the design to target server solutions for members of the Open Compute Project (OCP) and … Read More → "IDT Collaborates with Cavium to Support Hyperscale Data Centers"

Accelerate and De-risk Materials Decisions for Semiconductor R&D With IMI Labs from Intermolecular

June 21, 2016

Addresses the growing cost and complexity of semiconductor materials research and selection

  • Opens up IMI platform to the industry, with flexible range of standard and customized service offerings
  • Makes it easy to explore, test and characterize multiple materials simultaneously
  • Provides access to new or exotic materials that are risky to bring into billion dollar fabs or production facilities
  • Delivers fast, comprehensive, high quality data that accelerates critical materials decisions

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20, 2016 — Read More → "Accelerate and De-risk Materials Decisions for Semiconductor R&D With IMI Labs from Intermolecular"

Bosch Sensortec launches the world’s smallest 9-axis motion sensor

June 21, 2016
  • Ultra-low power consumption helps extend usage intervals of battery driven devices
  • Enables smart watch gestures, step counting, magnetic heading and device orientation
  • Pin- and register-compatible with BMI160 for design flexibility

Today, Bosch Sensortec is launching the BMX160, a compact 9-axis motion sensor that is ideally suited for a wide range of applications such as smartphones, smart watches, fitness trackers, smart jewelry – e.g. rings, necklaces – as well as Augmented/Virtual Reality devices.  

Compared to smartphones, wearables face much … Read More → "Bosch Sensortec launches the world’s smallest 9-axis motion sensor"

Synopsys Optimizes DesignWare IP for PCI Express 4.0 Architecture to Reduce Latency by up to 20 Percent

June 21, 2016

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

Highlights:

  • Synopsys’ optimized PHY and Controller IP for PCI Express architecture reduces latency by 20 percent and area by 15 percent
  • Lane margining capability assesses system performance for design robustness
  • Testing within the ecosystem ensures interoperability and reduces integration risk
  • See demonstrations at PCI-SIG DevCon in Santa Clara, CA, June 28-29         

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), today announced the … Read More → "Synopsys Optimizes DesignWare IP for PCI Express 4.0 Architecture to Reduce Latency by up to 20 Percent"

TI introduces the industry’s lowest-power, low-jitter retimers for 4K UHD video and camera interface

June 21, 2016

DALLAS (June 21, 2016) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced three high-performance retimers which enable an extended signal range over long traces, connectors and cables without degradation of signal integrity. These devices expand TI’s high-performance retimer portfolio, and support flexible, cost-optimized system design, enabling designers to speed their products to market while maintaining optimal performance. With up to 60 percent lower power consumption than competitive devices and the widest temperature range from -40C to 85C, the new retimers enable robust video and camera signal quality in equipment such as … Read More → "TI introduces the industry’s lowest-power, low-jitter retimers for 4K UHD video and camera interface"

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