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Cypress’s New Bluetooth Low Energy Solutions Earn Bluetooth 4.1 Qualification

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 9, 2014 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced its new highly integrated, single-chip Bluetooth® Low Energy solutions have achieved Bluetooth qualification. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group awarded specification 4.1 qualification to Cypress’s Link Layer componentBluetooth Low Energy protocol stack and … Read More → "Cypress’s New Bluetooth Low Energy Solutions Earn Bluetooth 4.1 Qualification"

Mouser Announces Expanded Partnership and Portfolio with Hittite Microwave Products from Analog Devices

December 8, 2014 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading global distributor and developer’s top choice for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that they have expanded their strategic partnership and worldwide distribution agreement with < … Read More → "Mouser Announces Expanded Partnership and Portfolio with Hittite Microwave Products from Analog Devices"

VadaTech Offers Over 35 Adapter/Carrier Cards for Embedded Open Architectures

Henderson, NV – Dec 09, 2014 – VadaTech, a manufacturer of embedded boards and complete application-ready platforms, offers a wide range of adapter cards that allow standard mezzanine cards of multiple formats to be utilized within the system.    The adapter cards and carriers allow the re-use of legacy boards and the leveraging of existing technology to help solve an engineer’s needs. 

VadaTech offers 17 adapter/carrier cards in the AdvancedTCA form factor.  This includes blades that accept standard VME/VME64x, CompactPCI, PCIe/PCI-x, PMC/XMC, AMC, and COM Express modules.  In the AMC format, the company has carriers for PMC … Read More → "VadaTech Offers Over 35 Adapter/Carrier Cards for Embedded Open Architectures"

MilSource introduces first Power over Ethernet (PoE) solution from Techaya to power cameras and sensors on existing US defense industry mobile Ethernet-infrastructure

Los Angeles – DEC. 9, 2015, 2014 – MilSource, a U.S. distributor of military-grade Ethernet connectivity solutions, today announced availability of Techaya’s MILTECH 910PoE (Power over Ethernet) rugged, 8-port, MIL-STD gigabit switch. It provides both data connectivity and power to PoE-enabled cameras, WiFi access points, mesh nodes and other devices that are in compliance with IEEE 802.3af/at standards for power over Ethernet.

The MILTECH 910PoE is ideal for mobile Ethernet-equipped applications, such as vetronic and avionic platforms. It is the only military-grade gigabit Ethernet switch on the market that eliminates the … Read More → "MilSource introduces first Power over Ethernet (PoE) solution from Techaya to power cameras and sensors on existing US defense industry mobile Ethernet-infrastructure"

Xilinx and Calsoft Labs to Jointly Present High Performance NFV Solution at the 2014 Carrier Network Virtualization Event

SAN JOSE, Calif.Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced it will present, together with Calsoft Labs, a high performance Network Function Virtualization (NFV) solution at the 2014 Carrier Network Virtualization Event. The joint presentation will highlight the performance of Calsoft Labs’ Cloud VPN Gateway and Virtual CPE frameworks by leveraging Xilinx FPGA offload capabilities, enabling rapid acceleration of NFV applications. To learn more, visit the Calsoft Labs stand,December 10-11, 2014 at the Carrier Network Virtualization event in < … Read More → "Xilinx and Calsoft Labs to Jointly Present High Performance NFV Solution at the 2014 Carrier Network Virtualization Event"

Synopsys’ Latest Release of IC Compiler II Ready for Broad Availability of the Power of 10X

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Introduces additional technologies such as multi-objective concurrent clock and data optimization and advanced low power optimization techniques
  • Offers early support for 10-nm process technology
  • Fast-paced adoption underway, with several industry leaders using IC Compiler II for production tapeouts.
  • 10X productivity enables game-changing possibilities for physical design.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to  accelerate innovation in chips and … Read More → "Synopsys’ Latest Release of IC Compiler II Ready for Broad Availability of the Power of 10X"

Infineon Accelerates Arduino Projects with Dedicated RGB Lighting Shields and Motor Control Shields for Arduino

Munich, Germany – December 8, 2014 –Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced two shields for theArduino design community. The shields target two important applications: RGB lighting and motor control

Both Shields are compatible to Arduino Uno R3 and can be combined with the XMC1100 Boot Kit … Read More → "Infineon Accelerates Arduino Projects with Dedicated RGB Lighting Shields and Motor Control Shields for Arduino"

Latest Release of Synopsys’ LightTools Delivers Advanced Features for Illumination Design

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Support for 3D textures on curved surfaces facilitates the design of complex lighting systems
  • The Unified Glare Rating utility optimizes luminaires to automatically reduce glare in a room environment
  • Polarization analysis enhancements speed simulation of digital projector and backlit display designs

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the availability of … Read More → "Latest Release of Synopsys’ LightTools Delivers Advanced Features for Illumination Design"

IAR Systems reinforces development for the MSP430 community

Uppsala, Sweden—December 8, 2014—IAR Systems® releases a new version of its leading development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for the MSP430 core from Texas Instruments. The new release adds new features as well as support for the latest MSP430 FRAM-based microcontrollers. Support for several new FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) microcontrollers has been added, including the new RF430FRL15x sensor transponders that are a part of TI’s Security + Communications series.

IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 is a complete … Read More → "IAR Systems reinforces development for the MSP430 community"

eXtremeDB Embedded Database System Shown Compatible with AdaCore’s GNAT Pro Toolset for Ada Programming Language

December 8, 2014 — McObject® announced that its eXtremeDB® In-Memory Database System (IMDS) has been tested and proven compatible with AdaCore’s GNAT Pro Ada development environment. This combination brings the speed and reliability of McObject’s embedded database system product family to Ada developers using AdaCore’s toolset.

The Ada language and AdaCore’s tools are heavily used in real-time and embedded systems that demand maximum safety, security and reliability, delivered through features including highly analyzable code (making performance more predictable) and the ability to restrict run-time features that will be used. GNAT Pro has been adopted widely in … Read More → "eXtremeDB Embedded Database System Shown Compatible with AdaCore’s GNAT Pro Toolset for Ada Programming Language"

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