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Vector Software Launches Webinar Series To Advance Software Test And Certification

September 17, 2015

Providence, RI – 9/17/2015 – Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for robust embedded software quality, announced today its webinar series to help organizations optimize software test and certification. The need for better quality and compliant software has never been greater. Software engineering management and staff will learn tools and techniques necessary for higher quality software that meets regulatory compliance and increases profitability.

Event One – Five Ways to Turbocharge Your Software Testing

Join Vector Software’s Sr. Field Application Engineer, Tim Schneider as he discusses ways for … Read More → "Vector Software Launches Webinar Series To Advance Software Test And Certification"

Synopsys Successfully Tapes Out Broad IP Portfolio for TSMC 10-nm FinFET Process

September 17, 2015

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the successful tape-out of a broad portfolio of DesignWare® Interface and Foundation IP on TSMC’s 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process, reducing risk for designers who want to take advantage of the power, area and performance improvements offered by the process. Achieving this tape-out milestone enables designers to accelerate the development of SoCs that incorporate USB 3.1, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HSIC, PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 and MIPI D-PHY interface IP. In addition, Synopsys is developing embedded memories, DDR4, LPDDR4 and MIPI M-PHY IP, which will further extend its 10-nm IP portfolio. TSMC’s 10-nm process provides 2.2 … Read More → "Synopsys Successfully Tapes Out Broad IP Portfolio for TSMC 10-nm FinFET Process"

Avnet Offers New SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit for Applications Requiring Highest Levels of Design and Data Security

September 17, 2015

PHOENIX—September 17, 2015—Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, and Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today introduced the new SmartFusion^™2 KickStart Kit. The versatile prototyping solution designed by Avnet offers engineers in communications, medical, automotive, video, smart energy and industrial markets the much-needed low power, high security and reliability required for today’s Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices in a low-cost development and demonstration platform. The SmartFusion2 KickStart Kit is priced at $59.95.

Avnet’s SmartFusion2 KickStart board features the low … Read More → "Avnet Offers New SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit for Applications Requiring Highest Levels of Design and Data Security"

Amplicon introduces brand new Impact-D 100 DIN Rail PC

September 16, 2015

Brighton, UK, 16 September 2015 – The new Amplicon Impact-D 100 has been designed and manufactured in the UK to the highest standards. Designed to be compact, rich in I/O and running the latest quad core ATOM™ processor, the Intel® ATOM ™ E3845.

Amplicon has carefully chosen the components and CPU family to ensure optimal performance vs. heat and power consumption, this ensures the system will operate and control your application 24/7 with many years of maintenance free running.

The Intel® ATOM™ E3845 processor allows for advanced technologies to be incorporated into this tiny unit. Technologies such as … Read More → "Amplicon introduces brand new Impact-D 100 DIN Rail PC"

Mentor Graphics and AMD to Accelerate ARMv8-A Linux Development for Embedded Systems

September 16, 2015

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Sept. 16, 2015 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its agreement with AMD to provide comprehensive embedded Linux® tools for AMD 64-bit ARM®-based processors using the Mentor® Embedded Sourcery™ CodeBench Lite offering. To address the growing complexity of embedded systems, AMD embedded customers will have access to the Sourcery CodeBench technology for development and debugging applications for Linux®-based embedded systems.

AMD and Mentor Graphics in 2014 agreed to create an embedded software ecosystem for developers to access powerful open-source, embedded C/C++ development tools to build embedded software in complex heterogeneous architectures … Read More → "Mentor Graphics and AMD to Accelerate ARMv8-A Linux Development for Embedded Systems"

Diodes Incorporated Enables Cost-Effective Headset Detection with Low Power IC in Miniature Package

September 16, 2015

Plano, Texas – September 16, 2015 – The AZV5001 headset detection IC introduced by Diodes Incorporated is targeted at cost- and power-sensitive consumer electronics such as mobile phones, tablet computers and media players. The integration of a comparator, OR gate and N channel MOSFET into a miniature package enables the connection of a headset with microphone to be quickly and simply detected.

The AZV5001 has two detect inputs that together determine when a headset has been inserted into the equipment’s audio jack. The presence of a left audio signal drives the internal comparator output low, which when … Read More → "Diodes Incorporated Enables Cost-Effective Headset Detection with Low Power IC in Miniature Package"

TSMC Certifies Synopsys’ IC Compiler II on 10-nanometer FinFET Process

September 16, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) today announced that TSMC has certified its IC Compiler™ II place and route product for V0.9 of 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology (N10FF), and are on track to work towards V1.0 completion in Q4, 2015. IC Compiler II is the successor to IC Compiler, the place and route solution for advanced designs, delivering an improvement in throughput while achieving quality-of-results (QoR) that meets TSMC’s certification requirements.

IC Compiler II is a place and route system built from the ground up to deliver improvement in design turnaround. Its … Read More → "TSMC Certifies Synopsys’ IC Compiler II on 10-nanometer FinFET Process"

Synopsys’ New HAPS-80 FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution Delivers Up to 100 MHz System Performance

September 16, 2015

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the new HAPS®-80 FPGA-Based Prototyping Systems, a part of Synopsys’ end-to-end Prototyping Solution. The HAPS-80 systems deliver up to 100 MHz multi-FPGA performance and new proprietary high-speed time-domain multiplexing (HSTDM) technology. HAPS-80 with ProtoCompiler design automation and debug software uses the latest Xilinx Virtex UltraScale VU440 devices with 26-million-ASIC-gates capacity per FPGA, supporting designs up to 1.6 billion ASIC gates. The combination of HAPS hardware and ProtoCompiler software significantly accelerates software development, hardware/software integration and system validation.

ProtoCompiler software, which has built-in knowledge of the HAPS system architecture automates partitioning and … Read More → "Synopsys’ New HAPS-80 FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution Delivers Up to 100 MHz System Performance"

Altium Announces Major Update to Flagship PCB Design Tool at Annual Conference

September 16, 2015

Santa Clara, Calif. – 16 September, 2015 – Altium Limited <http://www.altium.com/> has announced the next major update to their flagship PCB design tool, Altium Designer <http://www.altium.com/altium-designer/overview> , at PCB West, an annual PCB design conference in Santa Clara, California. Attendees at PCB West 2015 will get an exclusive first look at all of the new features coming to Altium Designer 16 before its scheduled release in the fall. This update will allow engineers … Read More → "Altium Announces Major Update to Flagship PCB Design Tool at Annual Conference"

Dual, Low Noise Bias Generators in 3mm x 5mm QFN Offer Ultralow Noise and Ripple for Sensitive Circuit Applications

September 15, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – September 15, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3095, a dual-channel IC delivering two very low noise, low ripple bias supplies from a single input. Each channel incorporates a monolithic step-up DC/DC converter post-regulated by an integrated ultralow noise and high PSRR (power supply rejection ratio) linear regulator. The LT3095 delivers up to 50mA of continuous output current at output voltages up to 20V with total ripple and noise < 100µVP-P. The device operates from a 3V to 20V input voltage range, making it compatible with a variety of power sources.

The LT3095’ … Read More → "Dual, Low Noise Bias Generators in 3mm x 5mm QFN Offer Ultralow Noise and Ripple for Sensitive Circuit Applications"

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