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Imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussel Present Small, Low-Cost and Low-Power Chip for multi-gigabit 60GHz Communication

February 3, 2016

Leuven, Belgium – Feb. 2, 2016 – At this week’s IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC2016), nanoelectronics research center imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) presented a four-antenna path beamforming transceiver for 60GHz multi Gb/s communication in 28nm CMOS technology. The transceiver is a breakthrough in developing a small, low-cost, and low power solution for multi-gigabit communication targeting WiGig ® as well as 60GHz wireless backhaul applications.

Due to the tremendous growth of mobile data traffic, display and audio applications, new spectral resources in the mm-wave frequency bands are needed to support user demand for high data … Read More → "Imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussel Present Small, Low-Cost and Low-Power Chip for multi-gigabit 60GHz Communication"

Dialog Semiconductor Expands Power Management Market with Industry’s first PMICs for Smart TVs and Set-top Boxes

February 3, 2016

London, United Kingdom – February 3, 2016 – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth® Smart technology, today announced that the company is entering the smart TV and set-top box (STB) market with a family of highly integrated PMICs that leverage its power management leadership in smartphones and tablet computing. Dialog is currently sampling three PMICs for low to high-end smart TVs to major OEMs. The devices were developed in partnership with TV System-on-Chip (SoC) … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor Expands Power Management Market with Industry’s first PMICs for Smart TVs and Set-top Boxes"

Optimal+ Announces Big Data Analytics Support for NI Semiconductor Test System

February 3, 2016

HOLON, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Optimal+, a global big data analytics provider for the semiconductor industry, announced that it has collaborated with Read More → "Optimal+ Announces Big Data Analytics Support for NI Semiconductor Test System"

Xilinx Transceiver Breakthrough Brings Greater Cost Efficiency to Data Center Interconnects

February 3, 2016

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced a transceiver technology breakthrough, bringing greater cost efficiency to data center interconnects. Xilinx’s Virtex® UltraScale™ devices have achieved compliance to the 25GE, 50GE and 100GE copper cable and backplane IEEE and related specifications which supports up to five meters of copper cabling in the data center and up to one meter of backplane interconnect. These specifications include the IEEE 802.3bj 100GBASE-CR4/KR4, IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-CR/CR-S/KR/KR-S, and 25 Gigabit … Read More → "Xilinx Transceiver Breakthrough Brings Greater Cost Efficiency to Data Center Interconnects"

Renesas Electronics Develops 90 nm One-Transistor MONOS Flash Memory Technology to Accelerate Intelligence in Automotive Control Systems

February 3, 2016

Düsseldorf, February 3, 2016 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of 90-nanometer (nm) one-transistor MONOS (Note 1) (1T-MONOS) flash memory technology that can be used in combination with a variety of processes, such as CMOS and bipolar CMOS DMOS (BiCDMOS), and provides high program/erase (P/E) endurance and low rewrite energy consumption. Renesas anticipates that the new flash memory circuit technology will enable it to add flash memory to automotive analog devices with improved performance and reliability. This superior circuit technology makes possible the … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Develops 90 nm One-Transistor MONOS Flash Memory Technology to Accelerate Intelligence in Automotive Control Systems"

First Compliance Verification Process for Ethernet ECUs

February 3, 2016

Munich (Germany) February 3, 2016 – RUETZ SYSTEM SOLUTIONS – experts in automotive data communication – provides the first compliance verification process for Ethernet ECUs accomplishing the OPEN ALLIANCE TC8 Test Specification. “With IP/Ethernet technology in cars moving closer to realization, excellent quality and cost effectiveness of all components is mandatory,” stated Wolfgang Malek, General Manager and Co-Founder of RUETZ SYSTEM SOLUTIONS. “The system specifications of whole board nets underlie enormous changes. Thus, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers have to do their best to implement these new requirements reliably and right … Read More → "First Compliance Verification Process for Ethernet ECUs"

Synopsys Redefines Circuit Simulation with Native Environment

February 3, 2016

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

HSPICE, FineSim and CustomSim 2016.03 release to include native environment for analog verification
Eliminates the need for third-party analog design environments
Streamlines multi-testbench, multi-corner simulation setup, job monitoring and post simulation analysis
Deployed at Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Business for analog verification

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its circuit simulators will include a native environment for simulation management and analysis. Available in the 2016.03 release … Read More → "Synopsys Redefines Circuit Simulation with Native Environment"

TI drives high-voltage batteries with industry’s first 100-V high-side FET driver

February 2, 2016

DALLAS (Feb. 1, 2016) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the first single-chip 100-V high-side FET driver for high-power lithium-ion battery applications, delivering advanced power protection and control. The bq76200 high-voltage solution efficiently drives high-side N-channel charge and discharge FETs in batteries commonly used in energy storage systems and motor-driven applications, including drones, power tools, e-bikes and more. For more details, see www.ti. … Read More → "TI drives high-voltage batteries with industry’s first 100-V high-side FET driver"

Renesas Electronics Develops Camera Video Processing Circuit Block with Low Latency, High Performance, and Low Power Consumption for Automotive Computing SoC for the Autonomous-Driving Era

February 2, 2016

Düsseldorf, February 2, 2016 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of a new video processing circuit block for use in automotive computing system-on-chips (SoCs) that will realize the autonomous vehicles of the future.

The automotive computing SoCs for autonomous vehicles are required to integrate the functionality of both in-vehicle infotainment systems and driving safety support systems, and to operate both in parallel. … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Develops Camera Video Processing Circuit Block with Low Latency, High Performance, and Low Power Consumption for Automotive Computing SoC for the Autonomous-Driving Era"

New eXtremeDB 7.0 DBMS Adds Powerful Features to Cement its Key Role on the Internet of Things

February 2, 2016

Federal Way, WA, USA – February 1, 2016 — McObject® announced it has released eXtremeDB® 7.0, an upgrade to its embedded database management system (DBMS) product family for the Internet of Things (IoT). eXtremeDB was an early IoT enabling technology, and its usage has grown with today’s explosion in smart, connected electronics. Version 7 extends this track record, enabling devices and servers within the IoT to function more efficiently, securely and autonomously, while giving developers and architects more flexibility in building the technology that comprises this vast network.

eXtremeDB supports … Read More → "New eXtremeDB 7.0 DBMS Adds Powerful Features to Cement its Key Role on the Internet of Things"