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Semtech Launches Proximity Sensor to Enable Smart Phone and Tablet Makers to Minimize Radio Frequency Exposure in Next Generation Handheld Products

November 10, 2015

CAMARILLO, Calif., November 10, 2015 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the SX9306, a new addition to its SX9300 family of proximity sensors that minimizes radio-frequency (RF) exposure by selectively reducing radio-frequency power in mobile phones and tablets.

The SX9306 is an ultra-low power, capacitive proximity sensor with an on-chip smart engine for human body detection and advanced SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) … Read More → "Semtech Launches Proximity Sensor to Enable Smart Phone and Tablet Makers to Minimize Radio Frequency Exposure in Next Generation Handheld Products"

Cadence Digital and Signoff Tools Enabled for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX Platform Reference Flow

November 10, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 9, 2015?Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that its digital and signoff tools are now enabled for the current version of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES® 22FDX? platform reference flow. GLOBALFOUNDRIES has qualified these tools for the 22FDX reference flow to provide customers with the design flexibility of software-controlled body bias to manage power, performance and leakage needed to create next-generation chips for mainstream mobile, Internet of Things (IoT) and consumer applications. In addition, the ARM® Cortex®-A17 processor was used to validate the implementation flow with the Cadence® Innovus? Implementation System and Genus? Synthesis Solution.

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Altium Adds Support for New ARM® Microcontroller to TASKING Compiler Toolset

November 10, 2015

Amersfoort, Netherlands – 10 November 2015 — Altium Limited <http://www.altium.com/> a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING <http://tasking.com/> ), has announced a new release of its TASKING compiler suite for ARM, extending its support for many new ARM® Cortex®-M based microcontrollers, including Cortex-M7 variants. This … Read More → "Altium Adds Support for New ARM® Microcontroller to TASKING Compiler Toolset"

SmartFlow Compliance Solutions Debuts with Innovative Technology to Confront Global Software Piracy

November 10, 2015

Beverly Hills, Calif., – November 10, 2015 – SmartFlow Compliance Solutions today makes its public debut with innovative products designed to help companies combat intellectual property (IP) theft and establish effective in-house compliance programs. Once deployed, SmartFlow detection, identification and analysis software intuitively compiles data and provides insight to clients on how non-compliance and piracy are affecting their business, customers, and income. Armed with actionable information, businesses can easily enforce compliance and recover lost revenue.

As companies continue to expand globally into emerging economies, information security and software piracy are … Read More → "SmartFlow Compliance Solutions Debuts with Innovative Technology to Confront Global Software Piracy"

u-blox selects ARM mbed IoT Device Platform for IoT wireless connectivity applications

November 10, 2015

Thalwil, Switzerland – November 10, 2015 – u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced it has selected the ARM® mbed™ IoT Device Platform for customers creating host-less Internet of Things (IoT) wireless applications. By adopting the open ARM mbed environment and the u-blox ODIN-W2 module, designers can rapidly develop and deploy wireless IoT applications with ease.

Initially aimed at u-blox’s ODIN-W2 multiradio module, the availability of the ARM mbed development environment, tools and libraries, allows embedded developers … Read More → "u-blox selects ARM mbed IoT Device Platform for IoT wireless connectivity applications"

ADLINK Introduces New Products Based Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product Family for Reliable, Dense and Rugged IoT Solutions

November 9, 2015

ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading global provider of cloud-based services, intelligent gateways, and embedded building blocks for edge devices that enable the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced two new solutions based on the Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product Family. These latest ADLINK offerings are based on 14nm technology-based, server-class Intel® processors that bring intelligence to the edge for IoT applications, and include CompactPCI and VPX processor blades targeted at military and transport applications where ruggedness and compute requirements are intense and space is at a premium.

“The Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product Family … Read More → "ADLINK Introduces New Products Based Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product Family for Reliable, Dense and Rugged IoT Solutions"

Mentor Graphics Announces Collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES on Reference Flow and Process Design Kit for 22FDX Platform

November 9, 2015

WILSONVILLE, Ore., November 9, 2015—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced it is collaborating with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to qualify the Mentor® RTL to GDS platform, including the RealTime Designer™ physical RTL synthesis solution and Olympus-SoC™ place & route system, for the current version of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES® 22FDX™ platform reference flow. In addition, Mentor and GLOBALFOUNDRIES are working on the development of the Process Design Kit (PDK) for the 22FDX platform. The PDK includes support for the Mentor Calibre® platform, covering design rule checking (DRC), layout vs. schematic (LVS) … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces Collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES on Reference Flow and Process Design Kit for 22FDX Platform"

Micrium to Demonstrate uC/OS-III for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC at ARM TechCon

November 9, 2015

Only commercial RTOS available across Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ARM and MicroBlaze cores
Targets safety-critical automotive and wireless infrastructure markets

Weston, FloridaNovember 9, 2015 Micrium, the premier RTOS provider for embedded systems and the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the first demonstration of its µC/OS-III® real time operating system (RTOS) kernel running on the Xilinx® Zynq® UltraScale+ MPSoC board during ARM TechCon.

µC/OS-III is a commercial RTOS supporting all Xilinx processors under a single API; including ARM Cortex A9 and A53, ARM Cortex R5, and Xilinx MicroBlaze soft processor. Micrium’ … Read More → "Micrium to Demonstrate uC/OS-III for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC at ARM TechCon"

Microchip’s Dual-Channel USB Port Power Controller Maximizes System Reliability and Uptime Using Dynamic Thermal Management

November 9, 2015

CHANDLER, Ariz., Nov. 9, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its programmable USB-port power controller portfolio with the dual-channel UCS2112. This new port power controller supports two ports, with eight programmable continuous current limits for each port, ranging from 0.53 to 3.0 Amps for faster charging times at higher currents. Features for protecting and increasing overall system uptime also include integrated current monitoring, precision current limiting, charge rationing and dynamic thermal management. The UCS2112 helps designers … Read More → "Microchip’s Dual-Channel USB Port Power Controller Maximizes System Reliability and Uptime Using Dynamic Thermal Management"

ATopTech’s Physical Implementation Tools Enabled for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX Platform Reference Flow

November 9, 2015

SANTA CLARA, CA – November 9, 2015 – ATopTech, a leader in next-generation physical design solutions, today announced their Aprisa™ and Apogee™ Place & Route tools are now enabled for the current version of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX™ platform reference flow. GLOBALFOUNDRIES has qualified these tools for the 22FDX reference flow to provide customers with the design flexibility of using body bias to manage power, performance and leakage needed … Read More → "ATopTech’s Physical Implementation Tools Enabled for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX Platform Reference Flow"

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