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Green Hills Software to Present Challenges for Overlapping of Security, Reliability and Safety-Critical Systems for Vehicle Security

SANTA BARBARA, CA — March 22, 2016 — INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS), a Green Hills Software Company, will give a keynote presentation onMarch 29 in Novi, MI, at the TU Cybersecurity Conference 2016. David Sequino, VP & GM, Integrity Security Services, will speak about how security, reliability and safety-critical systems are now coming together to form the foundation for high integrity systems.

Green Hills Software and INTEGRITY Security Services protect critical IoT devices throughout the product lifecycle – from supply chain to device.

Topic: … Read More → "Green Hills Software to Present Challenges for Overlapping of Security, Reliability and Safety-Critical Systems for Vehicle Security"

New Artesyn Wall Mount USB External Power Adapter Families Meet Latest Energy-Efficiency Regulations and add 62368-1 Safety Approvals

Tempe, Ariz. [22 March, 2016] — Artesyn Embedded Technologies today released two new families of wall mount external power adapters with USB output connections that meet the latest energy-efficiency regulations, the DA5 series and DA10 series.

The DA10 series is one of the first power supplies in the industry to be approved to both 60950-1 and 62368-1 safety standards. This aids users as they plan their transition from prescriptive safety standards to … Read More → "New Artesyn Wall Mount USB External Power Adapter Families Meet Latest Energy-Efficiency Regulations and add 62368-1 Safety Approvals"

ams releases interoperable PDK for its 0.35µm analog specialty processes

Premstaetten, Austria (March 22, 2016), ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance sensors and analog ICs, today announces the availability of its first interoperable process design kit (iPDK) for its 0.35µm analog specialty processes. iPDKs are based on the OpenAccess database and use standard languages as well a unified architecture to enable interoperability among multiple EDA vendor tools.

The new iPDK v4.10 significantly improves the time-to-market for highly competitive products in the analog intensive mixed signal arena. This comprehensive design environment with its highly accurate simulation models and parametrized device layouts (PyCells) based on the programming … Read More → "ams releases interoperable PDK for its 0.35µm analog specialty processes"

AVX Releases the Industry’s Highest CV 0603 Tantalum Capacitor Rated at 100uF/6.3V

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 23, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has extended its proven F98 Series resin-molded, undertab termination style tantalum chip capacitors — known for providing miniature, low profile, and high CV solutions that reduce footprint, audio noise, and cost — with the addition of the industry’s smallest, highest CV 0603 tantalum capacitor rated at 100?F/6.3V. The new F98 Series 0603 capacitor delivers twice the capacitance of competitors’ 0603 tantalum capacitors, and halves the footprint of the 0805 component that had previously been the industry’s smallest tantalum capacitor with equivalent ratings. Free from the DC … Read More → "AVX Releases the Industry’s Highest CV 0603 Tantalum Capacitor Rated at 100uF/6.3V"

Mouser, Intel, and Analog Devices Sponsor Create the Future Global Design Contest for Engineers

March 24, 2016 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is continuing its sponsorship of the 14th annual “Create the Future” Design Contest, a challenge to engineers and students worldwide to create the next great thing. Mouser’s valued supplier partners Read More → "Mouser, Intel, and Analog Devices Sponsor Create the Future Global Design Contest for Engineers"

MEMSIC Introduces Next Generation Three-Axis Magnetic Sensor

Mar 24, 2016 — Andover, MA – Mar 21, 2016 – MEMSIC Inc., a leading sensing solution provider, announced today the availability of its MMC3630KJ, an ultra-small size, BGA package, magnetometer for portable devices.

In recent years, the market for MEMS sensors market has grown rapidly and is widely adopted in consumer electronics, industrial control, automotive electronics and other fields. New technology based on motion sensing fusion is playing an increasingly critical role in Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable applications. In order to meet rapidly growth market demand, based on its proprietary technology in magnetic sensor design and more than 10 years of … Read More → "MEMSIC Introduces Next Generation Three-Axis Magnetic Sensor"

Renesas Electronics Reveals RX24T Group of 32-Bit MCUs Targeted to Motor Control for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial Equipment, Office Equipment, and Household Appliances

Düsseldorf, March 23, 2016 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its robust lineup of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with the RX24T Group. Using the RXv2 CPU core, the new MCUs deliver double the performance from the RX23T, 30 percent reduced development time, and features additional instructions designed to accelerate performance and energy efficiency in industrial equipment, office equipment, and household appliances. 

The new product … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Reveals RX24T Group of 32-Bit MCUs Targeted to Motor Control for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial Equipment, Office Equipment, and Household Appliances"

Fairview Microwave Introduces a New Family of Programmable Attenuators

Allen, TX – Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, announces the release of their new digitally controlled programmable attenuators with performance up to 40 GHz and up to 60 dB attenuation range with 0.03 dB minimum step size. These programmable attenuators are commonly used in electronic warfare, military and space communication systems, radar and test and measurement applications.

Fairview’s digitally controlled attenuators perform the important function of adjusting the amplitude of signal levels in RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave systems. The designs utilize PIN … Read More → "Fairview Microwave Introduces a New Family of Programmable Attenuators"

Exar Targets High Definition Video Surveillance with HDCVI Chipset

Fremont, CA – March 23, 2016 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of analog mixed-signal products serving the industrial, high-end consumer and infrastructure markets, announces a High Definition Composite Video Interface (HDCVI) chipset designed to deliver HD video over 500 meters on existing coaxial cable infrastructure. The XR5P900 http://www.exar.com/common/content/default. … Read More → "Exar Targets High Definition Video Surveillance with HDCVI Chipset"

Synopsys’ PrimeTime Speeds Timing and Power Closure for Complex SoC and IoT Designs

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

Highlights:

  • 2X speedup, 16 core scalability and reduced need for costly path-based analysis (PBA) reporting significantly improves turnaround time (TAT)
  • HyperScale technology proven to save schedule time and compute resources in more than 25 tapeouts
  • Advanced Engineering Change Order (ECO) technology enables power reductions of up to 40 percent

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that the 2015.12 release of the Read More → "Synopsys’ PrimeTime Speeds Timing and Power Closure for Complex SoC and IoT Designs"

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