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Industry’s First 3-in-1 Waveform Generator Debuts

BEAVERTON, Ore. May 24, 2016 – Tektronix, a leading worldwide provider of measurement solutions, today introduced the industry’s first 3-in-1 arbitrary waveform generator, the AWG4000 Series. With basic, advanced and digital modes, the portable signal generator can be easily shared across design teams and can meet a wide variety of signal generation needs ranging from radar and wireless communications to embedded systems design and research applications.

For a wide range of modern electronics designs, engineers need to generate frequently used … Read More → "Industry’s First 3-in-1 Waveform Generator Debuts"

Matrox Graphics to Demonstrate High-density 4K and 8K AV-over-IP Ecosystem at InfoComm 2016

MONTREAL — May 24, 2016 — At InfoComm 2016 (Las Vegas, June 8–10, booth N2047), Matrox® Graphics Inc. will showcase the unique power and flexibility of multi-channel Full HD, 4K and 8K real-time encoding for digital signage, control rooms and other AV-over-IP applications.

Maevex™ 2 PCI Express® cards that perform quad 4K capture and encoding will be used to stream up to 30 sources from a variety of media players and systems at various resolutions, from 720p all the way up to 8K, with exceptional quality at minimal bitrates. All these streams will be decoded and displayed on four 4K monitors via Matrox Mura™ IPX … Read More → "Matrox Graphics to Demonstrate High-density 4K and 8K AV-over-IP Ecosystem at InfoComm 2016"

Optimised cryptographic solution for home automation on Cortus APS3RP core

Montpellier, France and Zürich, Switzerland 25 May 2016 – Oberon microsystems, a specialist in software engineering for the Internet of Things, and Cortus, a technology leader in low power, silicon efficient, 32-bit processor IP, announce the first results of their cooperation. Oberon’s highly efficient cryptographic code, a key component of its OberonHAP product, has been ported to and optimised for the Cortus APS3RP 32-bit IP core. The combination of the tiny software memory footprint and minimalist processor core is well suited to secure ASICs in battery-powered home automation devices.</ … Read More → "Optimised cryptographic solution for home automation on Cortus APS3RP core"

Synopsys Accelerates Software Development for Automotive Systems with New Models for Bosch Timer and In-Car Communication IP

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

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Imec, Holst Centre and Barco Silex Collaborate on Data Security for Wearables and Internet of Things Networks

Leuven and Louvain la Neuve (Belgium) – May 25, 2016 – The world-leading nanoelectronics research center imec, Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) and micro-electronic design house Barco Silex, belonging to the Barco group, today announced that they will collaborate to implement data security into sensors for wearable devices and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks. The organizations are coming together to bring data security for the IoT to the next level.

Smart wearables for lifestyle and health monitoring as well as many other … Read More → "Imec, Holst Centre and Barco Silex Collaborate on Data Security for Wearables and Internet of Things Networks"

TEWS TECHNOLOGIES Introduces mPCIe Module Family with User-Programmable FPGA

Halstenbek, Germany – May 25th, 2016 TEWS TECHNOLOGIES announced today a standard full PCI Express Mini Card with a user programmable Xilinx Spartan-6 LX25T FPGA. The TMPE633 is designed for industrial, COTS, and transportation applications, where specialized I/O or long-term availability is required. It provides a number of advantages including a customizable interface for unique customer applications and a FPGA-based design for long-term product lifecycle management.

The TMPE633 module versions are available with either 26 ESD-protected 5V-tolerant TTL lines, 13 differential I/ … Read More → "TEWS TECHNOLOGIES Introduces mPCIe Module Family with User-Programmable FPGA"

Icon Labs Announces New Floodgate Defender™, the First Complete Low-cost Compact Industrial Firewall

Des Moines, Iowa –  May 25, 2016 – Icon Labs (www.iconlabs.com), a leading provider of embedded networking and security technologies, announces availability of the low cost and easy to install Floodgate Defender firewall appliance. The compact Floodgate Defender Mark III (4 inches by 3.75 inches by 1.25 inches) provides a critical layer of security for legacy devices that comprise The Internet of Things including SCADA networks, military equipment, critical … Read More → "Icon Labs Announces New Floodgate Defender™, the First Complete Low-cost Compact Industrial Firewall"

Mentor Graphics Analog FastSPICE™ Platform Selected By Silicon Labs for IoT IP Verification

WILSONVILLE, Ore., May 25, 2016— Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that Silicon Labs, a leading provider of silicon, software, and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has selected the Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS™) Platform for circuit verification and device noise analysis of its complex pre-layout and post-layout analog circuits. Silicon Labs is using AFS to analyze PLLs, data converters, wired and wireless transceivers, and other specialized high performance analog and RF circuits.

“We have stringent circuit verification and noise analysis requirements for … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Analog FastSPICE™ Platform Selected By Silicon Labs for IoT IP Verification"

Semifore Launches CoStar™ Platform to Re-Shape Hardware Design, Software Development and Verification

PALO ALTO, Calif. — May 23, 2016 — Semifore, Inc., a worldwide supplier of tools used to design and implement the hardware/software interface, today unveiled a platform of integrated tools to generate dramatic productivity improvements in hardware design, software development and verification for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) and FPGA design methodologies.

The platform, CoStar (Configuration Status Register) Design Director™ provides hardware and software design functionality and behavioral abstraction not available in any other commercial offering or industry standard. It provides multi-language support without the need for specialized interfaces or additional scripting to significantly improve designer productivity and interoperability efficiency as much … Read More → "Semifore Launches CoStar™ Platform to Re-Shape Hardware Design, Software Development and Verification"

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