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High Voltage Boost & Inverting Charge Pumps Deliver Low Noise Dual Outputs with Post-Regulating ±50mA LDOs

MILPITAS, CA – August 31, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3265, a high voltage, highly integrated, low noise dual output power supply which takes a single positive input supply (VIN_P) and generates low noise bipolar rails up to ±2•VIN_P without any inductors. The device includes a boost doubling charge pump, an inverting charge pump and two low dropout (LDO) regulators. The boost charge pump has a wide 4.5V to 16V input range and powers the positive LDO post regulator from its output, VOUT+. The inverting charge pump has an even … Read More → "High Voltage Boost & Inverting Charge Pumps Deliver Low Noise Dual Outputs with Post-Regulating ±50mA LDOs"

BeSpoon’s Position-tracking System Captures and Displays Real-Time Data to Improve Sports Teams’ Performance

LE BOURGET DU LAC, France – Aug. 31, 2015 – BeSpoon SAS today launched BeSpoon Sport Edition, an ultra-precise position-tracking system that allows teams to measure and analyze player movement in three dimensions and provide immediate feedback to improve performance. 

Designed for professional and other high-level competitive teams, BeSpoon Sport Edition generates key metrics such as distance run faster than 7km/h, average acceleration and jump height in real time. These next-generation statistics immediately give coaches, players and fans new insight into the action on the field.

BeSpoon’s impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) technology, which can track individuals’ or … Read More → "BeSpoon’s Position-tracking System Captures and Displays Real-Time Data to Improve Sports Teams’ Performance"

Synopsys Named a Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), today announced that it has been has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing*. Gartner defines application security testing (AST) as products and services designed to analyze and test applications for security vulnerabilities, ideally using multiple approaches, including static AST (SAST), dynamic AST (DAST), interactive AST (IAST) and mobile AST. The full report can be downloaded Read More → "Synopsys Named a Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing"

Lime Microsystems and ZyXEL Partner to Deliver Open Source Solutions for Next Generation Wireless Mobile Networks

Lime Microsystems, the leading supplier of Field Programmable RF Transceiver (FPRF) ICs, and ZyXEL, a global leader in broadband networking technologies, are to collaborate in developing open source implementations for next generation wireless mobile networks.

The collaboration between Lime and ZyXEL is an important milestone in the adoption of open source ideology by major corporations.  It is envisaged that this collaboration will lead to a more diverse, creative and cooperative way of developing technology and that this will result in greater interoperability and scalability in the deployment of wireless mobile networks.

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Synopsys’ IC Validator Signoff Physical Verification Delivers 2X Memory Reduction in Latest Release

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) today announced the 2015.06 release of its comprehensive physical verification signoff product, IC Validator. The 2015.06 release focuses on refinements to the core engines to deliver a 2X memory footprint reduction. With IC Validator 2015.06, designers can extend the use of their current workstations and manage multiple concurrent jobs with greater ease. The new release delivers 20 percent faster signoff DRC performance on average and is as much as 2X faster in many cases. IC Validator extends support for emerging process nodes and FinFET technology with new four-color patterning decomposition and verification support. Certified signoff runsets at 28 nanometers (nm) … Read More → "Synopsys’ IC Validator Signoff Physical Verification Delivers 2X Memory Reduction in Latest Release"

Synopsys Initiates $100 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to repurchase an aggregate of $100 million of Synopsys stock. This is the second ASR launched during the current fiscal year – the first being a $180 million ASR that was instituted in December 2014.

Under the terms of the ASR, Synopsys will receive an initial share delivery of approximately 1.7 million shares, with the remainder to be settled on or before December 7, 2015, upon completion of the repurchase. The specific number of shares that … Read More → "Synopsys Initiates $100 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement"

Proven Power Solutions for Altera Arria 10 FPGA

MILPITAS, CA – August 27, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces power management solutions for the Altera® Arria® 10 FPGA Development Kit. Technical details of this board can be found at linear.com/altera. Linear Technology’s solutions address key power requirements of the Arria 10 FPGA Development Kit and its supporting system blocks. For example, the LTC3877 VID Controller plus LTC3874 Phase Extender DC/DC Regulator provide 105A at 0.95V for the core rail … Read More → "Proven Power Solutions for Altera Arria 10 FPGA"

ETC Simulation Contracted by Concordia University to Expand ADMS Training System with Utilities Capabilities

SOUTHAMPTON, PA, USA, August 27, 2015 – Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s (OTC Pink: ETCC) (“ETC” or the “Company”) Simulation Division (“ETC Simulation”), located in Orlando, Fla., has announced the signing of a contract with Concordia University Portland to expand their Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (“ADMS”) training suite to include additional capabilities to support the training of utility companies in emergency management. 

The partnership between Concordia University and the Western Energy Institute, in cooperation with Portland General Electric will be the first of its … Read More → "ETC Simulation Contracted by Concordia University to Expand ADMS Training System with Utilities Capabilities"

Neonode Will Showcase zForce DRIVE at the 66th Frankfurt Motor Show IAA

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Neonode Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON), the leading optical touch and proximity technology company for automotive Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems, will in cooperation with Autoliv Inc.(NYSE:ALV) (SSE:ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, showcase the innovative zForce(R) DRIVE(TM) MultiSensing(R) steering wheel at the 66th Frankfurt Motor Show IAA.

zForce DRIVE steering wheel is already in testing with a number of large automotive OEMs. The gesture and touch enabled steering … Read More → "Neonode Will Showcase zForce DRIVE at the 66th Frankfurt Motor Show IAA"

Fairview Microwave Expands Waveguide Portfolio with New Family of Waveguide Directional Couplers

Allen, TX – Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces their new family of precision waveguide directional couplers. This release consists of 28 models covering a frequency range from 18 GHz to 110 GHz in seven popular frequency bands including K, Ka, Q, U, V, E and W bands.

Fairview Microwave’s waveguide couplers are available in waveguide sizes from WR-42 up to 18 GHz all the way to WR-10 up to 110 GHz. These directional couplers are offered with 10 dB or 20 dB coupling values and have high directivity of 30 dB typical with insertion loss … Read More → "Fairview Microwave Expands Waveguide Portfolio with New Family of Waveguide Directional Couplers"

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