SUNNYVALE, Calif. – March 14, 2016 – SiTime Corporation, a MEMS and analog semiconductor company and a wholly owned subsidiary of MegaChips Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6875), today introduced the Read More → "SiTime Introduces Smallest, Most Stable 32 kHz Super-TCXO with In-System Auto-Calibration"
WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 14, 2016— Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a design, layout, and verification solution to support design applications for TSMC’s Integrated Fan-Out (InFO) wafer-level packaging technology. The solution comprises the Calibre® nmDRC physical verification product, the Calibre RVE™ results viewing platform, and the Xpedition® Package Integrator flow. It enables mutual customers to deploy the unique fan-out layer structures and interconnects in the TSMC InFO technology, targeting cost-sensitive applications such as mobile and consumer products.
The interplay between today’s … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Adds Support for Integrated Fan-Out (InFO) Packaging Technology at TSMC"
SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 14, 2016 — Fairchild (NASDAQ: FCS), a leading global supplier of high-performance semiconductor solutions, released its first 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) diode, the FFSH40120ADN, in its series of upcoming SiC solutions. The 1200V diode’s combination of superior switching performance, higher reliability and low electromagnetic interference (EMI) make it ideal for next-generation solar inverters, industrial motor controls and welders which are all increasingly required to be more energy efficient at higher … Read More → "Fairchild Launches 1200V SiC Diode for High-Speed Solar Inverters and Rugged Industrial Applications"
Chicago – March 14, 2016 – element14 and NXP today announced the launch of NXP’s new Freedom Development Platform K66F for Kinetis K66, K65 and K26 MCUs, which offers optimized performance, scalable integration and low power capabilities. The NXP Freedom Development Platform K66F is ideal for developing low cost, low power applications to replace 8- and 16-bit devices with 32-bit performance particularly in Building Control, Factory Automation, Industrial Drivers, IoT data concentrators and Medical monitoring.
The hardware design is Arduino™ form-factor compatible, featuring Ethernet, crystal-less USB, scalable, secure and OpenSDA to simplify code development. Other features for the … Read More → "element14 launches NXP Freedom Development Platform K66F for 32-bit performance and scalable integration"
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – March 10, 2016 –ATopTech, ClioSoft and OneSpin Solutions are sponsoring free three-day exhibit floor passes to the 2016 Design Automation Conference (DAC). For the eighth year, the “I LOVE DAC” badge provides access to keynotes, the DAC Pavilion and the exhibition floor which includes over 180 exhibitors, the new World of IoT exhibit, a food court featuring local favorite selections and more. DAC is the premier … Read More → "ATopTech, ClioSoft and OneSpin Sponsor the Eighth Annual I LOVE DAC Campaign at the 53rd Design Automation Conference"
March 11th, 2016 – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”, NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981), China’s largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry and one of the world’s largest foundries, and Crossbar, Inc., the RRAM(Resistive Random Access Memory) technology leader, jointly announced today that they had signed a strategic partnership agreement … Read More → "SMIC and RRAM Leader Crossbar Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement"
Leuven (Belgium) — March 11, 2016 —World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec has today announced the opening of its new 300mm cleanroom. With this 4000m2 new facility, imec’s state-of-the-art semiconductor research cleanrooms now totals 12,000m2, one of the most advanced research facilities in the world dedicated to scaling IC technology beyond 7nm. This facility will enable imec to keep its global leading position as a nanoelectronics R&D center serving the entire semiconductor ecosystem. Its global partners including foundries, IDMs, fabless and fablite companies, equipment and material suppliers, … Read More → "Imec Opens New Cleanroom Serving the Global Semiconductor Industry in its Search Towards the Ultimate IC Technology"
Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, debuts a new line of flexible precision VNA test cables rated to 50 and 67 GHz depending on the series. Designed for use as VNA test port extenders, these highly durable and flexible test cables are able to withstand the rigors of test lab use where these cables are constantly flexed during common testing situations.
Pasternack’s newest lines of highly flexible VNA test cables have excellent electrical properties including low VSWR of 1.3:1 … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces New Lines of 50 GHz and 67 GHz Millimeter Wave VNA Test Cables"
Geneva, March 10, 2016 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has extended incentives for designers to choose its popular STM8 microcontrollers for economical computing tasks in the smart devices that support modern work and life.
The latest move by ST, working with Cosmic, means all the … Read More → "Free Software Tool from STMicroelectronics Adds One More Reason to Choose STM8 Microcontrollers for Small, Smart Devices"
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced it has developed a 16nm FinFET+-based programmable device running 56G transceiver technology using the 4-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM4) transmission scheme. Recognized by the industry as the most scalable signaling protocol for next-generation line rates, PAM4 solutions will help drive the next wave of Ethernet deployment for optical and copper interconnects by doubling bandwidth on the existing infrastructure. Xilinx is introducing and demonstrating 56G technology innovation now, ahead of general … Read More → "Xilinx Demonstrates 56G PAM4 Transceiver Technology"
