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Altium Joins AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture

Sydney, Australia – April 17, 2014  Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING), has joined theAUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) development partnership.  TASKING is a leading provider of compiler solutions to software developers within the micro-controller market.  TASKING’s development tools are highly regarded by high-end suppliers, particularly within the automotive … Read More → "Altium Joins AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture"

ATopTech’s Aprisa and Apogee Physical Implementation Tools Certified by TSMC for V1.0 16nm FinFET Process

SANTA CLARA, CA – April 14, 2014 – Aprisa™ and ApogeeTM, ATopTech’s place and route solutions, have been certified for the version 1.0 Design Rule Manual (DRM) of TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process . ATopTech, a leader in next generation physical design solutions, continued their ongoing collaboration with TSMC to optimize ATopTech physical implementation tools to support advanced designs in TSMC 16nm FinFET (16FF). The rigorous … Read More → "ATopTech’s Aprisa and Apogee Physical Implementation Tools Certified by TSMC for V1.0 16nm FinFET Process"

Agilent Technologies Offers First User-Extensible Recorder Application for Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 15, 2014 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of the option RTR, the industry’s first real-time spectrum recorder and analyzer application example for real-time spectrum analyzers (RTSAs).

Option RTR enhances the RTSA capabilities currently available for the Agilent PXA and MXA signal analyzers. Option RTR enables engineers … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Offers First User-Extensible Recorder Application for Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers"

51st Design Automation Conference (DAC) to Debut Automotive Systems and Software Track

Louisville, Colo. –– April 15, 2014 –– It was just a matter of time before the Design Automation Conference, known as the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, would incorporate a special track dedicated to the automotive industry. Almost every facet of a vehicle today has a relationship to embedded electronics and software. From long-standing features like lighting and radio to advanced powertrain controls, driver assistance, and safety features to the merging of consumer electronics and in-vehicle infotainment, electronics permeate every vehicle today. These features stretch the limits of … Read More → "51st Design Automation Conference (DAC) to Debut Automotive Systems and Software Track"

JOT’s Desktop Robot Enables Focused Plasma Treatment

JOT Automation, the leading supplier of test and production solutions, introduces a desktop robot for focused plasma treatment. The JOT400 Plasma Cellwith a programmable path control system performs cold plasma pre-treatment for products as small as a wristwatch computer up to a 10-inch tablet.

“With our fully automated solution, pure surfaces for a stable adhesive bonding are achieved quickly while leaving easily harmed touchscreens untouched. The plasma treatment is done precisely only to areas where it is needed to gain a high-quality tape … Read More → "JOT’s Desktop Robot Enables Focused Plasma Treatment"

IAR Systems releases new version of development tools for Renesas low-power RL78 microcontrollers

Uppsala, Sweden—April 16, 2014—IAR Systems® today introduces an updated version of its embedded development tools IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas RL78. The version includes several new features which further enhance and simplify development of applications based on Renesas low-power RL78 microcontrollers.

In version 1.40 of the complete and high-performance toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for RL78, support for the C++ feature multiple inheritance is added. This allows developers to define classes based on multiple parents and inherit characteristics and features from them. With support for the __ … Read More → "IAR Systems releases new version of development tools for Renesas low-power RL78 microcontrollers"

Elliptic Technologies Announces the Availability of High Performance, NIST SP 800-90 Compliant Random Number Generators

April 16, 2014 – Ottawa, Canada: Elliptic Technologies, a leading provider of security solutions for the connected world, today announced the launch of two NIST (National Institute of Standards Technology) SP 800-90a/b/c Compliant True Random Number Generators (TRNG): CLP-850 and CLP-890to add to their extensive security portfolio. Elliptic customers and partners can rely on this new technology to provide the highest level of FIPS 140 compliant security. Portable … Read More → "Elliptic Technologies Announces the Availability of High Performance, NIST SP 800-90 Compliant Random Number Generators"

Registration Opens for Microchip’s 18th Annual Worldwide MASTERs Conference; Premiere Technical Training Event for Embedded-Control Engineers

CHANDLER, Ariz., April 16, 2014 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced it is accepting registrations for its 18th annual Worldwide MASTERs Conference at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, with the Main Conference taking place from August 20-23, and a Pre-Conference on August 18-19, 2014.

The MASTERs Conference is a valuable resource for designing with Microchip’s products that provides design engineers with an annual forum for sharing and exchanging technical information on the Company’ … Read More → "Registration Opens for Microchip’s 18th Annual Worldwide MASTERs Conference; Premiere Technical Training Event for Embedded-Control Engineers"

Vivado Design Suite 2014.1 Increases Productivity with Automation of UltraFast Design Methodology and OpenCL Hardware Acceleration

SAN JOSE, Calif.April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today released the Vivado® Design Suite 2014.1, the industry’s only SoC-strength development environment. This release extends the automation of the UltraFast™ design methodology and delivers an average of 25 percent faster runtimes and 5 percent improvement in performance across all devices. Also new to 2014.1 is hardware acceleration of OpenCL kernels, within Vivado High-Level Synthesis (HLS).

With over 2,500 customers trained on the UltraFast design methodology and 30,000 views of the UltraFast design methodology Read More → "Vivado Design Suite 2014.1 Increases Productivity with Automation of UltraFast Design Methodology and OpenCL Hardware Acceleration"

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