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Mentor Graphics Delivers Commercial Mentor Embedded Linux Platform and Graphics Enablement for AMD Embedded G-Series and R-Series Devices

September 22, 2014

WILSONVILLE, Ore., September 22, 2014 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the availability of the Mentor® Embedded Linux® software for the AMD (NYSE: AMD) Embedded G-Series SoC (previously codenamed: “Steppe Eagle”), CPU (previously codenamed: “Crowned Eagle”) and 2nd Generation R-Series APU (previously codenamed: “Bald Eagle”) devices. Developers who began evaluation, prototyping, and development by downloading the previously announced and freely available Mentor Embedded Lite and Sourcery™ CodeBench Lite products can now easily migrate to these new commercially-supported versions. Developers can make use of the Mentor Embedded Linux ( … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Delivers Commercial Mentor Embedded Linux Platform and Graphics Enablement for AMD Embedded G-Series and R-Series Devices"

TI’s new 100G transimpedance amplifier drives high performance in optical networking systems

September 22, 2014

DALLAS (Sept. 22, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced its first transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for the 100G optical networking market. As a key component of the system, the ONET2804T brings high levels of sensitivity with negligible cross-talk penalty and low input-referred noise (IRN) to provide stable and robust communication in hot-pluggable transceivers. The newest member of TI’s broad optical networking portfolio, the 100G TIA serves parallel optical interconnects in applications with data rates of up to 28 Gbps, such as optical line cards, point-to-point microwave backhauls and video over fiber. For more information and to order samples, visit < … Read More → "TI’s new 100G transimpedance amplifier drives high performance in optical networking systems"

Mentor Graphics and Lumerical Unify Optical Design and Simulation Flow

September 22, 2014

WILSONVILLE, Ore., September 19, 2014 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT), a leader in electronic design automation, today announced an integration with Lumerical’s INTERCONNECT to enable new silicon photonics design methodologies that leverage the Pyxis™ and Calibre® platforms.  With the INTERCONNECT integration, users are now able to perform optical circuit simulation directly from the Pyxis Schematic. 

With this integration, users can capture a photonic design and testbench, set up optical simulation parameters for transient and frequency analysis, perform simulation, and view results interactively from the Pyxis Schematic simulation … Read More → "Mentor Graphics and Lumerical Unify Optical Design and Simulation Flow"

Microchip Expands Low-Cost 8-bit PIC® Microcontroller Portfolio With New Devices Featuring Dual ADC Peripheral

September 22, 2014

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2014 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new addition to its PIC12/16LF155X 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family with the PIC16LF1554 and PIC16LF1559(PIC16LF1554/9) devices.  The PIC16LF1554/9 includes two independent 10-bit 100K samples per second Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC) with hardware Capacitive Voltage Divider (CVD) support for Read More → "Microchip Expands Low-Cost 8-bit PIC® Microcontroller Portfolio With New Devices Featuring Dual ADC Peripheral"

Vesper Plans to Disrupt Massive Market for MEMS Microphones

September 22, 2014

BOSTON – September 22, 2014 – Intending to improve the smallest audio component found in smartphones, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, a new Boston-based sensor company called Vesper has designed a microphone that will enhance consumers’ acoustic experience with voice capture and sound recording. Though such microphones are virtually invisible to consumers, the market for the highest-performance devices is huge: the research firm IHS predicts that it will reach $718 million by 2017 (1).

Vesper’s microphone technology offers the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in ultra-compact form factors for consumer microphones: 70 db SNR, … Read More → "Vesper Plans to Disrupt Massive Market for MEMS Microphones"

4DSP Delivers High-Performance A/D-D/A in a Stackable Format with the FMC144

September 19, 2014

Austin, TX – 4DSP announces the release of a new analog-to-digital (A/D) / digital-to-analog (D/A) FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) card for multi-channel data acquisition and high-speed signal processing and recording. The FMC144 is an FMC daughter card that provides four 16-bit A/D channels with speeds up to 370MSPS and four 16-bit D/A channels up to 2.5GSPS. It offers front panel analog I/O access and can be used in a conduction-cooled environment. This module delivers high-bandwidth connectivity for calculation-heavy FPGA-based applications including beamforming and direction finding. The FMC144 is very well-suited for multi-antenna arrays used in the … Read More → "4DSP Delivers High-Performance A/D-D/A in a Stackable Format with the FMC144"

Ultra-accurate ams sensor interface integrated into battery management systems in leading Electric Vehicles

September 19, 2014

Unterpremstaetten, Austria, ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today announced that the BMW Group is using the AS8510, an integrated automotive sensor interface, to provide extremely accurate battery voltage and current measurements in its ‘i3’ series electric vehicles (EVs).

The BMW i3 model that is in volume production today includes an AS8510 in the battery sensor. The battery management system (BMS) monitors battery voltage and battery current of the 400V li-ion battery powering the cars’ electric motors, and ensures the functional safety of the vehicle’s battery systems.

< … Read More → "Ultra-accurate ams sensor interface integrated into battery management systems in leading Electric Vehicles"

Leadcore Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with DesignWare MIPI IP in Smartphone Application Processor SoC

September 19, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Achieved first-pass silicon success and accelerated time to market by four months with DesignWare MIPI D-PHY and DSI Host Controller
  • Gained competitive advantage with silicon-proven MIPI IP that was significantly smaller and lower power compared to alternative solutions
  • Successfully integrated the IP within two weeks with the support of Synopsys’ technical experts, enabling Leadcore to focus on product differentiation

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic … Read More → "Leadcore Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with DesignWare MIPI IP in Smartphone Application Processor SoC"

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