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Synopsys’ Custom Compiler Deployed at STMicroelectronics to Boost IP Development Productivity

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — 

Highlights:

  • Production deployment at STMicroelectronics follows extensive evaluation and close collaboration
  • Template Assistants shown to shorten layout tasks for memory and standard cell development
  • Custom Compiler validated for STMicroelectronics’ 28-nm FD-SOI process technology

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that STMicroelectronics (ST), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is deploying Custom Compiler™ for custom design, initially starting with 28-nanometer (nm) FD-SOI IP development. Custom … Read More → "Synopsys’ Custom Compiler Deployed at STMicroelectronics to Boost IP Development Productivity"

IAR Systems supplies highly optimizing development tools for new low-power, multi-market MCUs from NXP

Uppsala, Sweden—March 30, 2016—IAR Systems® announces tool support for NXP® Semiconductor’s recently launched LPC5411x family, a series of low-power, multi-market MCUs. IAR Systems is able to provide early support in the complete C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM®, giving developers access to one single toolbox in which all components integrate seamlessly.

The LPC5411x MCU family is an ARM Cortex®-M4-based expansion of NXP’s LPC MCU portfolio. The product family provides a good balance between power efficiency and … Read More → "IAR Systems supplies highly optimizing development tools for new low-power, multi-market MCUs from NXP"

Synopsys’ Custom Compiler Certified for TSMC 10-nm and 7-nm FinFET Process Nodes

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • TSMC certifies Custom Compiler for 10nm and 7nm FinFET process technologies
  • Custom Compiler supports new FinFET requirements such as track-pattern and full coloring flow
  • Custom Compiler support for industry standard iPDKs enables custom design on a broad set of TSMC process technologies

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that the company’s new Custom Compiler™ tool (see Read More → "Synopsys’ Custom Compiler Certified for TSMC 10-nm and 7-nm FinFET Process Nodes"

Lightower’s Limitless Networks Power eMedicine Innovations in Health Care

BOXBOROUGH, MA — March 30, 2016 — Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier provider of all-fiber, high-performance networking solutions delivered over its own network, explained today how Lightower’s Limitless Networks exceed the most demanding network requirements of advanced technology initiatives in health care – both today and into the future. 

Current innovations in eHealth technology can be classified in one of three main categories: Real-Time Communications, Store-and-Forward Activities, and Remote Monitoring.  Individual applications driving these aspects of telehealth include technologies like telesurgery, video … Read More → "Lightower’s Limitless Networks Power eMedicine Innovations in Health Care"

Custom Compiler Pioneers New Era of Visually-Assisted Automation

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Template Assistants help designers reuse existing custom layout know-how
  • In-Design Assistants reduce iterations with native design rule checks and parasitic extraction
  • Layout Assistants speed up layout tasks with user-guided placement and routing
  • Co-Design Assistants unify custom and digital flow to accelerate mixed-signal IC design

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today unveiled Custom Compiler™, a new custom design solution that closes the FinFET productivity gap by shortening … Read More → "Custom Compiler Pioneers New Era of Visually-Assisted Automation"

Intepro’s Energy-Recovering Rack-Mount DC Load System Features Plug-in Programmable Modules

Intepro Systems announces the ELR 5000 modular, programmable DC load—the latest addition to the Intepro family of power system automatic test equipment (ATE). Housed in a 6U, 19” rack enclosure, the ELR 5000 can accommodate up to 10 completely self-contained, fully-programmable DC load modules with 320W nominal power, each. The modules can be used separately or in parallel, providing up to 3200 Watts. Up to 93% of the load power is returned to the source, offering exceptional energy savings in production test of DC power sources.   

The ELR 5000 Series offers three common regulation … Read More → "Intepro’s Energy-Recovering Rack-Mount DC Load System Features Plug-in Programmable Modules"

Silicon Labs Bluetooth Module and Development tools Shrink Size and Complexity of Low-Power Wireless Designs

AUSTIN, Texas – March 29, 2016 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced a fully integrated, pre-certified Bluetooth® module that gives developers an optimal combination of small footprint, ease of use and low-energy technology for short-range wireless applications. Based on Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko wireless system-on-chip (SoC) device with energy-friendly Gecko MCU technology, the new Blue Gecko BGM113 module provides a small-form-factor Bluetooth 4.1-compliant connectivity solution with 3 dBm output power for applications typically requiring up to a 50 meter range. Backed by Silicon Labs’ best-in-class development software including the battery-extending Energy … Read More → "Silicon Labs Bluetooth Module and Development tools Shrink Size and Complexity of Low-Power Wireless Designs"

Synopsys Accelerates RTL Signoff with Introduction of New SpyGlass Lint Advanced Solution

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), today announced the availability of its SpyGlass® Lint Advanced product, leveraging Lint-Turbo Technology to enable 10X faster performance, 5X improvement in memory footprint and 3X faster design closure, for accelerated RTL signoff. SpyGlass Lint Advanced builds upon the industry-leading SpyGlass family of products, to deliver a static verification methodology that minimizes costly design iterations for large-scale, complex System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. Synopsys’ Lint Advanced solution uses advanced structural techniques, a new hierarchical engine and deeper functional analysis, to enable … Read More → "Synopsys Accelerates RTL Signoff with Introduction of New SpyGlass Lint Advanced Solution"

ADLINK Introduces Mobility, Medical, and Industrial Automation IoT Solutions with Intel® Atom™ x5-E8000 Processor

Taipei, Taiwan March 25, 2016 – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading global provider of cloud-based services, intelligent gateways, and embedded building blocks for edge devices that enable the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the release of four embedded computing solutions designed with the Intel® Atom™ x5-E8000 processor. Built with 14 nm technology, the Intel® Atom™ processor boosts performance and reduces power consumption for mobility, medical, and industrial automation applications. The newly-updated COM Express® cExpress-BW, SMARC® Read More → "ADLINK Introduces Mobility, Medical, and Industrial Automation IoT Solutions with Intel® Atom™ x5-E8000 Processor"

Synopsys to Showcase Software Integrity Platform for ‘Software Signoff’ at Black Hat Asia

SINGAPORE, March 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it will showcase its Software Integrity Platform, a comprehensive suite of software security testing solutions for software signoff, at Black Hat Asia in Singapore (March 29-April 1). Through a combination of best-in-class automated testing and analysis tools, Synopsys’ Software Integrity Platform empowers organizations to reduce risk, cost and time to market by rapidly detecting and fixing critical security vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle and supply chain.

Read More → "Synopsys to Showcase Software Integrity Platform for ‘Software Signoff’ at Black Hat Asia"

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