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Intercept Technology Inc.® Joins with Moss Bay EDA to Offer a Low Cost Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Signal Integrity (SI) Checking Solution

Santa Clara, CA – DESIGNCON – January 29, 2014 – Intercept Technology Inc., in partnership with Moss Bay EDA, today announces the availability of a low cost Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) solution. The software solution pairs the EMSAT post-layout EMC and SI design rule checkers, developed by IBM® and sold through Moss Bay EDA, with a customized Pantheon EMSAT Viewer that displays each violation 

EMSAT now has several options for user flows from any layout software environment by utilizing Intercept’s numerous database translators. EMSAT customers can use a DSN file output to analyze … Read More → "Intercept Technology Inc.® Joins with Moss Bay EDA to Offer a Low Cost Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Signal Integrity (SI) Checking Solution"

3A, 4MHz, Synchronous Step-Down Regulator in 3mm x 4mm QFN Now Offered in High Reliability H Grade & Military MP Grade to +150°C

MILPITAS, CA – January 29, 2014 – Linear Technology announces new high reliability H grade and military MP grade versions of the LTC3612, a high efficiency, 4MHz synchronous buck regulator that incorporates a constant frequency, current mode architecture. The device can deliver up to 3A of continuous output … Read More → "3A, 4MHz, Synchronous Step-Down Regulator in 3mm x 4mm QFN Now Offered in High Reliability H Grade & Military MP Grade to +150°C"

Altium and Nimbic Announce Partnership and Showcase New Power Integrity Product

Karlsruhe, Germany, January 29, 2014 – Altium Limited <http://www.altium.com/> , a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer <http://products.live.altium.com/> ) and embedded software development (TASKING <http://www.tasking.com/> ) along with Nimbic <http://www.nimbic.com/> , a leading … Read More → "Altium and Nimbic Announce Partnership and Showcase New Power Integrity Product"

Microchip Introduces Power Monitoring IC With High-Accuracy Signal Acquisition and Power Calculations

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 28, 2014 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new power monitoring IC, the MCP39F501.  This device is a highly integrated, single-phase power-monitoring IC designed for real-time measurement of AC power.  It includes two 24-bit delta-sigma ADCs, a 16-bit calculation engine, EEPROM and a flexible two-wire interface.  An integrated low-drift voltage reference in addition to 94.5 dB of SINAD performance on each measurement channel allows accurate designs with just 0.1 % error across a 4000:1 dynamic range.

The … Read More → "Microchip Introduces Power Monitoring IC With High-Accuracy Signal Acquisition and Power Calculations"

Synopsys to Host First Developers Forum for Verdi Interoperable Apps (VIA) at SNUG Silicon Valley 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced it will be hosting the inaugural Verdi Interoperable Apps (VIA) Developers Forum at SNUG Silicon Valley 2014 with the call for presentations for the forum now open. At this forum, SoC (system-on-chip) design teams from around the world can learn about further maximizing the effectiveness of Synopsys’ Verdi® solution, the industry’s de facto debug platform, with custom automation programs that leverage … Read More → "Synopsys to Host First Developers Forum for Verdi Interoperable Apps (VIA) at SNUG Silicon Valley 2014"

PSMA Announces Special Industry Session at APEC 2014 on Breakthrough Technologies Driving Successful Energy Harvesting-Powered Products

MENDHAM, N.J.—January 30, 2014— The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Energy Harvesting Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2014 titled: “Breakthrough Technologies Driving Successful Energy Harvesting-Powered Products.” The session will take place onTuesday, March 18, 2014, from 8:30 a. … Read More → "PSMA Announces Special Industry Session at APEC 2014 on Breakthrough Technologies Driving Successful Energy Harvesting-Powered Products"

Cadence DDR4 PHY IP Achieves 2667 Mbps Performance for 28nm – Fastest in the Industry

Highlights:

  • 2667 Mbps performance provides higher bandwidth
  • Reduced power for low-cost computing
  • Greater reliability and improved stacking capabilities

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 29, 2014— Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that it has achieved 2667 Mbps performance on its DDR4 PHY Intellectual Property (IP) for 28nm, the highest known performance in the industry. Targeting server, networking and consumer applications, the Cadence® DDR4 PHY IP is a silicon-proven, robust and low-risk DDR PHY that has been verified with the Cadence DDR4 controller … Read More → "Cadence DDR4 PHY IP Achieves 2667 Mbps Performance for 28nm – Fastest in the Industry"

Altera showcases FPGA and SoC designs at Embedded World 2014

San Jose, Calif., January 29th, 2014 — Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced its participation at Embedded World 2014. On their booth, number 450 in Hall 4, Altera will discuss their portfolio of ARM® Cortex™ A9 and A53 based SoC devices and will showcase a number of FPGA and SoC-based demonstrations.

In collaboration with partner Exor International, Altera will demonstrate an implementation of an integrated programmable logic controller (PLC) and a human machine interface (HMI) system running on a single 28 nm Altera Cyclone® V SoC. Software is provided by Exor International and 3S-Smart Software Solutions to deliver an integrated … Read More → "Altera showcases FPGA and SoC designs at Embedded World 2014"

Industry’s first SAS-3 repeater for enterprise server, storage and router systems

DALLAS (Jan. 29, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s first signal conditioner capable of driving the serial-attached SCSI (SAS-3) protocol. In addition to supporting the faster data rates of the newest SCSI standard, the DS125BR800A multi-protocol repeater is compatible with existing 3-Gbps and 6-Gbps SAS link rates used in data center applications. It also supports the PCI Express (PCIe) Gen-1, Gen-2, Gen-3 and SATA 1.5-Gbps, 3-Gbps and 6-Gbps interface standards. This flexibility allows equipment manufacturers to employ one device for multiple protocols with data rates up to 12.5 Gbps. For information or to order samples, … Read More → "Industry’s first SAS-3 repeater for enterprise server, storage and router systems"

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