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Keysight Technologies, Spreadtrum Communications Announce MoU to Collaborate on Mobile Chipset Advanced Technology

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 24, 2016 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and Spreadtrum Communications (Spreadtrum) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the research and development of mobile chipset advanced technology. The Keysight and Spreadtrum teams will work together to develop test solutions for new testing needs, including mobile chipset baseband, RF module and conformance test. This strategic collaboration brings Keysight’s expertise in mobile chipset test together with integrated hardware and software solutions.

Spreadtrum is a worldwide top 10 fabless semiconductor company headquartered in China. The company’s focus is on the advanced technology within the area … Read More → "Keysight Technologies, Spreadtrum Communications Announce MoU to Collaborate on Mobile Chipset Advanced Technology"

Express Logic’s X-Ware Secure Platform™ Provides Secure Solution for Information- and Safety-Sensitive IoT Devices

Embedded World, Nürnberg, Germany, February 23, 2016 — Express Logic, Inc., provider of the market-leading pre-certified, high-performance ThreadX® real-time operating system (RTOS), today announced its X-Ware Secure Platform™ for ARM Cortex®-M processors. The X-Ware Secure Platform delivers a fully integrated set ofExpress Logic’s X-Ware components (ThreadX, NetX™, USBX™, FileX®, … Read More → "Express Logic’s X-Ware Secure Platform™ Provides Secure Solution for Information- and Safety-Sensitive IoT Devices"

Don’t Miss DVCon U.S. 2016 Next Week!

Louisville, CO – February 23, 2016 – The 2016 Design and Verification Conference and Exhibition U.S. (DVCon U.S.) begins next week, offering the industry’s most comprehensive technical program focused on the design and verification of electronics systems. Sponsored by Accellera Systems Initiative, DVCon U.S. will be held February 29-March 3 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California. 

“Attendees have come to expect an in-depth, very comprehensive technical program from DVCon U.S. and this year will not disappoint,” stated Ambar Sarkar, program … Read More → "Don’t Miss DVCon U.S. 2016 Next Week!"

Altium to Show Upcoming PDN Analysis Solution at embedded world 2016

Nuremberg, Germany – 23 February 2016 — Altium is scheduled to show a pre-release BETA of a new PDN analysis solution at Embedded World 2016 <https://www.embedded-world.de/en>  for their flagship PCB design platform, Altium Designer. The PDN Analyzer extension will allow engineers to easily resolve Power Distribution Network (PDN) issues as they arise in a board layout process without having to rely on physical prototypes to identify voltage and current issues. Altium will be in attendance at Embedded World 2016 <Read More → "Altium to Show Upcoming PDN Analysis Solution at embedded world 2016"

Joint ams and STMicroelectronics solution enables secure NFC transactions in new ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design

Premstaetten, Austria; Geneva, Switzerland, 23 February, 2016 — ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high-performance sensors and analog ICs, and STMicroelectronics, (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today revealed that ARM is using the companies’ NFC solution to provide the secure, high-performance NFC and microcontroller functionality in its new wearable reference design.

The NFC solution developed jointly by ST and ams is comprised of the ST54E from ST, a system-in-package featuring an NFC controller (NFCC) and a secure element compliant with the GlobalPlatform standard v2.2, and ams’ AS39230 NFC … Read More → "Joint ams and STMicroelectronics solution enables secure NFC transactions in new ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design"

Vector Software Announces VectorCAST/Analytics™

Providence, RI – 2/24/2016 Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for embedded software quality, announced today VectorCAST/Analytics. VectorCAST/Analytics provides an easy to understand web-based dashboard of software code quality and testing completeness metrics, enabling users to identify trends in a single codebase or compare metrics between multiple codebases.

Software projects fall into two categories: maintenance of legacy applications and development of new applications. Each presents a unique challenge. Legacy applications are often … Read More → "Vector Software Announces VectorCAST/Analytics™"

congatec triples graphics performance of its Server-on-Modules

San Diego, CA,  February 23, 2016   * * *   congatec, a leading technology company for embedded computer modules, single board computers (SBCs) and embedded design & manufacturing (EDM) services, has added a particularly powerful graphics version to its COM Express Basic Server-on-Module portfolio. The new module features the Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1515M v5, fast DDR4 memory and Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics. The GPU of the new SoC module provides 128 MB eDRAM and with 72 execution units it has three times more parallel execution power than the Skylake architecture without Iris graphics. Developers of tightly packed COM Express based system designs now have access … Read More → "congatec triples graphics performance of its Server-on-Modules"

Real-time capable, cost-sensitive power control with XMC1400 microcontrollers; XMC1000 family extended by performance and connectivity

Munich and Nuremberg, Germany – February 23, 2016 – The XMC1400 microcontrollers will open up new applications for Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) in industrial automation, digital power conversion, and electronic control. In comparison with the earlier XMC1000 products, the new XMC1400 series offers greater control performance … Read More → "Real-time capable, cost-sensitive power control with XMC1400 microcontrollers; XMC1000 family extended by performance and connectivity"

Bringing J-Link to Atmel Xplained evaluation kits

Hilden, Germany – February 24th, 2016

SEGGER’s J-Link is now available on Atmel’s low cost Xplained evaluation platforms, as an on-board debug probe. SEGGER is excited to bring the proven reliability and outstanding performance of the J-Link line of debug probes to the Atmel Xplained evaluation platform.

The Atmel® Xplained evaluation kits provide an on-board, single chip debug solution called Atmel EDBG for which SEGGER now has released an upgraded firmware to give the users the capability to convert their Atmel EDBG to a J-Link OB. The firmware has been developed in close … Read More → "Bringing J-Link to Atmel Xplained evaluation kits"

Synopsys Accelerates Verification Closure of Multimedia SoCs with Next-Generation Verification IP for HDMI 2.0a and HDCP 2.2

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), today announced the availability of Verification IP (VIP) for the HDMI version 2.0a standard, supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR) static metadata extensions and built-in support for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) version 2.2. Synopsys VC VIP for HDMI enables system-on-chip (SoC) teams to design next-generation multimedia chips with ease of use, fast integration and optimum performance, resulting in accelerated verification closure.

“Consumer electronics companies and content providers are rapidly deploying features enabled by the latest HDMI 2.0a specification, such … Read More → "Synopsys Accelerates Verification Closure of Multimedia SoCs with Next-Generation Verification IP for HDMI 2.0a and HDCP 2.2"

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