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OPC Foundation and Object Management Group (OMG) Announce Cooperative Strategy

Both OPC UA and DDS are important to the future of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). While the technologies are essentially complementary, there is significant confusion in the market about how they relate to each other, causing unnecessary political noise and technical conflict. This document outlines both technology and market positioning for DDS and OPC UA. It serves as a basis for a common recommendation to the market by both the OMG DDS and OPC Foundation OPC UA communities.

Market and Application Positioning
The organizations agree that the two standards are largely complimentary … Read More → "OPC Foundation and Object Management Group (OMG) Announce Cooperative Strategy"

Brite Semiconductor Releases “YOU” Brand IP Portfolio and Silicon Platform Solution

Shanghai, China—April 13, 2016— Brite Semiconductor Corp. (“Brite”) announced today the release of a brand-new “YOU” IP portfolio and silicon platform solution. Based on more than 8 years successful experience of design service and IP development on the cutting-edge processes, Brite provides “YouIP” which means “IP belongs to YOU” portfolio solution and silicon platform to assist customer to win emerging markets like IoT, wearable devices, mobile, consumer electronics and so on, combining with comprehensive ASIC design service solution and trusted manufacturing partner SMIC. YouIP is an IP and platform family attributing to not only Brite, but also our … Read More → "Brite Semiconductor Releases “YOU” Brand IP Portfolio and Silicon Platform Solution"

The Quantum Revolution is coming!

The second CW (Cambridge Wireless) Technology and Engineering Conference (CW TEC) will bring together leaders in the world of Quantum 2.0 to unravel this new field of science and engineering and look at how it could change the face of industry.   Based on esoteric principles of quantum mechanics such as superposition, entanglement and tunnelling, quantum technology promises to increase computational power by many orders of magnitude, perhaps enabling signal processing algorithms impossible with today’s technology, rendering our best encryption methods useless while yet creating new methods that are provably unbreakable, making tiny atomic clocks many orders of magnitude more … Read More → "The Quantum Revolution is coming!"

Accelerated Designs Adds Library Support for Zuken’s CR-8000 and CR-5000

13 April 2016 – Westford, MA, USA – Zuken’s CR-8000 and CR-5000 PCB design platforms will now offer users access to more than 7 million symbols, footprints and 3D STEP models from Accelerated Designs.

Accelerated Designs, based in Huntsville, Alabama, is the premier content provider for PCB-based design libraries. The company collaborates with numerous semiconductor and component suppliers to offer a wide range of Integrated Circuits (ICs), discrete components and connectors.

“We are looking forward to a successful … Read More → "Accelerated Designs Adds Library Support for Zuken’s CR-8000 and CR-5000"

Imec Technology Forum Brussels Puts Nanotechnology in the Hot Seat

Leuven (Belgium) April 13, 2015 –Imec, the world leading nanoelectronics research center today announced that its annual Imec Technology Forum (ITF) in Brussels will take place May 24-25, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium at SQUARE, Brussels Meeting Centre. ITF Brussels is the flagship of imec’s worldwide series of technology forums that brings experts and visionaries together to discuss the future of technology and tech-innovation to market. This year’s theme is “Daring to Take a Different View—Nanotechnology in the Hot Seat,” which will explore nanotechnology from all angles, … Read More → "Imec Technology Forum Brussels Puts Nanotechnology in the Hot Seat"

Green Hills Software Announces INTEGRITY and INTEGRITY Multivisor Virtualization Solutions for Renesas’ Third-Generation R-Car H3 SoC

BOSTON, MA — April 13, 2016 — Embedded Systems Conference, Booth #870 – Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the immediate availability of its safe and secure INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS)and Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces INTEGRITY and INTEGRITY Multivisor Virtualization Solutions for Renesas’ Third-Generation R-Car H3 SoC"

Cobham Introduces New 8800SX Digital Land Mobile Radio Test Set

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Cobham has introduced the new 8800SX Digital Radio Test Set for testing Land Mobile Radio systems. The 8800SX features new software for testing a wide variety of Motorola and other OEM radio systems and also features a new external 10 MHz reference designed to ensure that Land Mobile Radio end users have the best equipment to ensure their radio equipment is operating at the highest standard. The 8800SX has been reviewed and approved by Motorola for maintaining all Motorola technologies including GTR8000 P25 Phase 2 and LSM systems.

Cobham introduced the new product as … Read More → "Cobham Introduces New 8800SX Digital Land Mobile Radio Test Set"

Connections for ASSET’s SourcePoint software debugger simplified to USB3 for Intel systems with DCI

Richardson, TX (April 13, 2016) – A new system controller for ASSET® InterTech’s SourcePoint™ hardware-assisted software debug platform allows engineers to begin software debug immediately by offering a fast and easy way to connect SourcePoint to Intel®-based target platforms that support Direct Connect Interface (DCI).

The new system controller, called the Closed Chassis Controller (CCC), features USB3 connectivity rather than Intel’s legacy 60-pin XDP connector or a MIPI60 connector. Many portable systems like laptops or tablets do not have the board space available for the much larger XDP or MIPI connectors and yet they still require connectivity … Read More → "Connections for ASSET’s SourcePoint software debugger simplified to USB3 for Intel systems with DCI"

Synopsys Delivers Industry’s First Verification IP for USB Power Delivery 3.0

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced the availability of the industry’s first verification IP (VIP) and UVM source code test suite to support the USB Power Delivery 3.0 standard. With the increase in demand for optimized power management solutions, Synopsys VC VIP for USB Power Delivery 3.0 enables system-on-chip (SoC) teams to design next-generation products in the consumer, automotive and industrial markets with ease of use and integration, resulting in accelerated verification closure. 

“The new USB Power Delivery 3.0 standard improves power transfer over … Read More → "Synopsys Delivers Industry’s First Verification IP for USB Power Delivery 3.0"

Luxoft shows Symtavision’s effective timing design, analysis and verification are essential to development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Braunschweig, Germany – 12th April 2016. Luxoft Holding, Inc (NYSE: LXFT), a leading provider of software development services and innovative IT solutions to a global client base, demonstrated at the recent Embedded World event in Nuremberg the expertise of Symtavision, a Luxoft subsidiary, in the growing area of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for the automotive industry with software tools and services for real-time system design and development.

Luxoft recently announced that it has acquired Symtavision, a provider of automotive software tools and consulting services for scheduling analysis, architecture optimization, and timing verification. This acquisition expands Luxoft’ … Read More → "Luxoft shows Symtavision’s effective timing design, analysis and verification are essential to development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems"

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