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Altera showcases FPGA and SoC designs at Embedded World 2014

January 29, 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"

Altium and Nimbic Announce Partnership and Showcase New Power Integrity Product at DesignCon 2014

January 29, 2014

Carlsbad, CA and Mountain View, CA (January 29, 2014) –Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Read More → "Altium and Nimbic Announce Partnership and Showcase New Power Integrity Product at DesignCon 2014"

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

January 29, 2014

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"

Powerful STM32F4 Microcontrollers Launch New Generation of STM32 Dynamic Efficiency™ Devices from STMicroelectronics

January 29, 2014

Geneva, January 29, 2014 – STMicroelectronics’ latest STM32F401 microcontrollers are the first in a new line of STM32 Dynamic Efficiency™ devices that combine multiple technologies to offer the best balance of dynamic power consumption and execution performance, while boosting feature integration.

Combining high energy efficiency and over 100DMIPS processing capability, STM32F401 Dynamic Efficiency microcontrollers extend battery life and support innovative new features in mobiles, tablets, and smart watches. They are ideal for managing MEMS sensors in smart connected devices, and are used in Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and fieldbus-powered … Read More → "Powerful STM32F4 Microcontrollers Launch New Generation of STM32 Dynamic Efficiency™ Devices from STMicroelectronics"

Rorke Global Solutions Partners With UTSA to Launch Second Open Compute Innovation Lab

January 29, 2014

PHOENIX– January 28, 2014 — Rorke Global Solutions ™ (RGS), a business unit of Read More → "Rorke Global Solutions Partners With UTSA to Launch Second Open Compute Innovation Lab"

Synopsys Announces Immediate Availability of Multiprotocol DesignWare Enterprise 12G PHY IP

January 29, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Support for 1.25 Gbps to 12.5 Gbps data rates covers a broad range of protocols, including PCI Express® 3.0, SATA 6G, 10GBASE-KR, 10GBASE-KX4, 1000BASE-KX, CEI-6G/11G, SGMII, QSGMII, SFF-8431, CPRI, OBSAI and JESD204B
Superior signal integrity across lossy backplanes and port side interfaces enabled by a high-performance analog front-end
Up to 20 percent lower active and standby power consumption compared to competing solutions due to L1 sub-states support, novel transmitter design, DFE bypass and half-rate architecture
Separate Refclk Independent SSC ( … Read More → "Synopsys Announces Immediate Availability of Multiprotocol DesignWare Enterprise 12G PHY IP"

80V Synchronous SEPIC/Inverting/Boost DC/DC Controller Delivers up to 10A Output Current

January 29, 2014

MILPITAS, CA – January 28, 2014 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8710, our first synchronous SEPIC, inverting, boost and flyback multi-topology DC/DC controller. This synchronous device replaces the output diode with a high efficiency P-channel MOSFET, increasing efficiency, maximum output current (up to 10A) and eliminating the heat … Read More → "80V Synchronous SEPIC/Inverting/Boost DC/DC Controller Delivers up to 10A Output Current"

INSIDE Secure Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform for Security Applications IP

January 29, 2014

SANTA CLARA, CA, — January 28, 2014— Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification, today announced that INSIDE Secure (NYSE Euronext Paris: INSD), a leader in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices has selected the Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform for verification of semiconductor IP for security applications.

“Our security IP for SoC and ASIC applications has stringent circuit verification requirements,” said Dr. Dimitrios Karayiannis, Executive VP of Research & Development at INSIDE Secure. “We selected the AFS Platform because it fully addresses our requirements for circuit verification accuracy, performance, and capacity. The … Read More → "INSIDE Secure Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform for Security Applications IP"

Rorke Global Solutions Gives First Look at RGS Cold Storage Powered by SageCloud at Open Compute Project Summit

January 28, 2014

PHOENIX– January 28, 2014 — Rorke Global Solutions ™ (RGS), a business unit of Read More → "Rorke Global Solutions Gives First Look at RGS Cold Storage Powered by SageCloud at Open Compute Project Summit"

Tektronix Rolls Out Automated HDMI 2.0 Compliance Test, Debug Solution

January 28, 2014

BEAVERTON, Ore., 28 January 2014 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced a fully automated compliance test and debug solution for the recently released <http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/index.aspx> HDMI 2.0 specification. The solution covers the HDMI 2.0 transmitter tests and Direct Synthesis based receiver tests, and cable test requirements for fast, consistent and … Read More → "Tektronix Rolls Out Automated HDMI 2.0 Compliance Test, Debug Solution"