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Optimal+ Selected by Xilinx to Provide Real-Time Analytics for Wafer Sort and Final Test Manufacturing Operations

HOLON, Israel — Optimal+, a leader in Manufacturing Intelligence solutions, today announced that it was selected by Xilinx to provide real-time visibility into their production test operations taking place in their global supply chain. In a move intended to improve efficiency, quality and yield, Optimal+ and Xilinx collaborated to create an environment based on the Optimal+ Global Ops solution that would provide Xilinx with real-time visibility into all test operations occurring in their OSATs.

Through the use of the Optimal+ Big Data Infrastructure, Xilinx is able to monitor all aspects of their test operations … Read More → "Optimal+ Selected by Xilinx to Provide Real-Time Analytics for Wafer Sort and Final Test Manufacturing Operations"

ARM Cortex-A72 Models and Virtual Platforms Released by Imperas and Open Virtual Platforms

Oxford, United Kingdom, May 24, 2016 — Imperas Software Ltd. (www.imperas.com), the leader in high-performance software simulation, announced the availability of models and virtual platforms for the Cortex-A72 ARMv8 processors, in addition to the previously released Cortex-A53 and A57 models.  This boosts the Imperas Open Virtual Platforms™ (OVP™) processor model library to over 160 models across a spectrum of IP vendors.  Over 40 ARM cores are supported including Cortex-A, Cortex-R and Cortex-M families.

Imperas support for ARMv8 cores, such as the Cortex-A72, includes models, Extendable Platform Kits™ (EPKs™), integration with ARM DS-5 for … Read More → "ARM Cortex-A72 Models and Virtual Platforms Released by Imperas and Open Virtual Platforms"

Synopsys Launches Pre-Wafer Simulation Solution to Reduce Semiconductor Process Development Time

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Enables earlier narrowing down of process and device options, reducing expensive and time-consuming wafer-based iterations
  • Allows creation of higher-quality early Process Design Kits (PDKs) for design technology co-optimization (DTCO)
  • Targeted to advanced process nodes
  • Early PDK enables IP designers to deliver more competitive products

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced a pre-wafer simulation solution to help semiconductor manufacturers reduce process node development time. The new solution provides a comprehensive process, transistor and circuit simulation flow that enables … Read More → "Synopsys Launches Pre-Wafer Simulation Solution to Reduce Semiconductor Process Development Time"

Ampleon demonstrates Wideband System Solution featuring Xilinx DPD IP at IMS 2016

Nijmegen, The Netherlands– May 24th, 2016 – Ampleon today announced it will demonstrate a wideband system solution at IMS 2016 that uses Xilinx’s Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) IP with Xilinx All Programmable SoC and MPSoC technology.

DPD and power amplifier (PA) efficiency improvements are closely related, because PAs with higher efficiencies tend to be less linear and more difficult to pre-correct. Advanced pre-distortion systems are needed to recover the wanted linearity. The advent of wide-band and multiband systems poses additional challenges to the pre-distortion system, … Read More → "Ampleon demonstrates Wideband System Solution featuring Xilinx DPD IP at IMS 2016"

Imec and Infineon Cooperate on 79 GHz CMOS Radar Sensor Chips for the Automotive Industry

Leuven (Belgium) and Munich (Germany) – May 24, 2016 – The world-leading nanoelectronics research center imec and semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that they are cooperating in CMOS sensor chip development. Based on the agreement unveiled at the annual Imec Technology Forum in Brussels (ITF Brussels 2016), Infineon and imec are working on highly integrated CMOS-based 79 GHz sensor chips for automotive radar applications. Imec contributes its advanced expertise in high-frequency system, circuit and antenna design for radar applications thus complementing Infineon’s radar sensor chip … Read More → "Imec and Infineon Cooperate on 79 GHz CMOS Radar Sensor Chips for the Automotive Industry"

Synopsys Delivers Industry’s First Cache Coherent Subsystem Verification Solution for Arteris Ncore Interconnect

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced the availability of the industry’s first cache coherent subsystem verification solution for Arteris’ Ncore interconnect.  The Arteris Ncore interconnect is a configurable distributed heterogeneous cache coherent interconnect that enables system on chip (SoC) teams to efficiently design customized, fully coherent systems.  With Synopsys’ configurable cache coherent Network-on-Chip (NoC) subsystem verification solution, SoC teams can accelerate verification closure of their particular Arteris Ncore cache coherent interconnect configuration.

“The Arteris Ncore interconnect delivers enhanced configurability for heterogeneous … Read More → "Synopsys Delivers Industry’s First Cache Coherent Subsystem Verification Solution for Arteris Ncore Interconnect"

EMA Launches ‘Can You Spot the Difference?’ Contest

Rochester, NY (March 24, 2016) – EMA Design Automation® (ema-eda.com), a full-service provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, has launched a ‘Can You Spot the Difference’ Contest for Electrical Engineers. 
The contest highlights the design compare function added in the new OrCAD 17.2 2016 release which helps users quickly identify what changes are made between PCB design revisions.

“We are excited about the release of the … Read More → "EMA Launches ‘Can You Spot the Difference?’ Contest"

Pixus Upgrades MicroTCA Chassis to PCIe Gen 3 Speeds

Waterloo, Ontario  —  May 24, 2016   –  Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, has upgraded its 1U MicroTCA enclosure system to PCIe Gen 3.  The company will continue to upgrade its various configurations of MicroTCA solutions to the higher-speed standard.

The Pixus PXS0108 MicroTCA chassis platform features 6 Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) slots and 1 MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) slot.  Various power options are available, including a dual redundant configuration.  The PXS0108 has an active backplane that alleviates the need for expensive Power … Read More → "Pixus Upgrades MicroTCA Chassis to PCIe Gen 3 Speeds"

Pulsic at DAC 2016: Overcoming the Traditional Bottlenecks in Transistor-level and Cell-level Custom Design Flows

SAN JOSE, CA – May 24, 2016 – Typically, there are three phases in custom design flows where time to final layout has been a bottleneck: area estimation, layout / simulation cycle and final layout. Pulsic, the premier provider of physical design tools for precision design automation, will demonstrate solutions to overcome those bottlenecks at DAC 2016: Pulsic Animate™ and Pulsic Unity™ Chip Planner.

Pulsic Animate surpasses traditional approaches to automating transistor-level IC design, which have attempted to improve on portions of the design flow, but have not managed to generate near “manual-quality” layout without significant user intervention. Animate is the first complete … Read More → "Pulsic at DAC 2016: Overcoming the Traditional Bottlenecks in Transistor-level and Cell-level Custom Design Flows"

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