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PLDA Announces New Partner Ecosystem, Providing True Freedom of Choice for Complete PCIe Controller and PHY Integrated IP Solutions

June 8, 2015

San Jose, California – June 8, 2015 – PLDA, the industry leader in PCI Express® controller IP solutions, today announced the industry’s best support for independently-designed PCIe solutions with the launch of their new Partner Ecosystem. PLDA is the leading supplier of PCIe controller IP solutions, with over 5800 worldwide customers for their PCIe controller IP products and significant industry successes, including a combined PCIe 4.0 Controller and Partner PHY for 16nm process. PLDA has created its Partner Ecosystem to more easily enable selection and integration of complete PCIe controller and PHY solutions, delivering impeccably-designed PCIe solutions as an alternative to traditional, multi-product IP … Read More → "PLDA Announces New Partner Ecosystem, Providing True Freedom of Choice for Complete PCIe Controller and PHY Integrated IP Solutions"

Menta Enhances eFPGA Technology, Improving Performance by 20%

June 8, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO CA, June 8, 2015 — Menta SAS, a provider of embedded FPGA Intellectual Property (IP), today announced its third generation of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) technology. The FPGA fabric for SoC designs provides 20 percent better power performance area than the previous generation. Menta’s eFPGA technology will be demonstrated at the Design Automation Conference in San Francisco, in booth #2716.

“We are thrilled to showcase our enhanced eFPGA technology at DAC,” said Laurent Rougé, Founder and CEO of Menta. “The enhanced performance of our third-generation eFPGA allows customers to realize ASIC-like … Read More → "Menta Enhances eFPGA Technology, Improving Performance by 20%"

Cypress Introduces New USB Type-C to HDMI/DVI/VGA Adapter Dongle Solution and Industry’s Most Robust USB Type-C Development Kit

June 8, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 8, 2015 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced a complete silicon and software solution for USB Type-C to HDMI/DVI/VGA adapter dongles. The EZ-PD™ CCG1-based USB Type-C to HDMI/DVI/VGA Adapter solution enables connectivity between a USB Type-C receptacle and an HDMI/DVI/VGA plug, allowing emerging USB Type-C notebooks to connect to an HDMI/DVI/VGA display. Additionally, Cypress further expanded its USB-Type C design support with the new CY4501 CCG1 Development Kit</ … Read More → "Cypress Introduces New USB Type-C to HDMI/DVI/VGA Adapter Dongle Solution and Industry’s Most Robust USB Type-C Development Kit"

TSMC Certifies Synopsys’ IC Compiler II for its Latest 16-nm Production FinFET Plus Process

June 8, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • IC Compiler II certification for v1.0 16FF+  accelerates customer adoption and deployment
  • Mutual customers can benefit widely from fast design implementation that is transforming physical design
  • Synopsys and TSMC actively collaborating for IC Compiler II 10-nm readiness, with on-schedule delivery to the latest DRM targeted for end of June

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced TSMC’s certification of the IC Compiler™ II place and … Read More → "TSMC Certifies Synopsys’ IC Compiler II for its Latest 16-nm Production FinFET Plus Process"

Silicon Cloud Integrates StarNet’s FastX with Industry’s First Cloud-based IC Design Platform

June 8, 2015

San Francisco, CA – June 8, 2015 – DAC 2015:  StarNet Communications Corp, (http://www.starnet.com/) a leading publisher of remote Linux desktop solutions announced its FastX remote Linux display solution was chosen by Silicon Cloud International to be integrated with its breakthrough cloud-based IC design infrastructure.

The Silicon Cloud system is a turn-key IC design platform that provides a secure, cloud-based semiconductor design infrastructure provisioned with the latest semiconductor process technologies, production grade reference workflows, semiconductor IP, and Electronic Design Automation ( … Read More → "Silicon Cloud Integrates StarNet’s FastX with Industry’s First Cloud-based IC Design Platform"

Altera Reveals Stratix 10 Innovations Enabling the Industry’s Fastest and Highest Capacity FPGAs and SoCs

June 8, 2015

News Highlights:

  • HyperFlex architectural innovations in Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs, built on Intel 14 nm Tri-Gate, deliver 2X performance gains and breakthrough power efficiencies.
  • New era of heterogeneous 3D SiP (system-in-package) integration enables scalability, flexibility and fast time-to-market for next-generation transceiver-based solutions.
  • Industry’s most comprehensive high-performance FPGA security capabilities enabled through an innovative Secure Device Manager.

San Jose, Calif., June 8, 2015 – Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today revealed architectural and product details of its Stratix® 10 FPGAs and SoCs, the next generation of high-end programmable logic devices delivering … Read More → "Altera Reveals Stratix 10 Innovations Enabling the Industry’s Fastest and Highest Capacity FPGAs and SoCs"

Improved EM9301 offers even lower power and Bluetooth® 4.1 support

June 8, 2015

Marin, Switzerland, 8 June 2015 – EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group, announced the release of the latest version of the EM9301 ultra-low power Bluetooth Smart Controller. The EM9301 now supports Bluetooth 4.1, and is the ideal solution for implementing Bluetooth Smart with any microcontroller, ASIC or electronic system. Optimized for different ultra-low power modes, the new chip consumes only 9µA in BLE idle state, and < 0.5 µA in OFF mode.

Ideally suited for ultra-low power wireless sensing, remote control and monitoring applications, the EM9301 operates on as … Read More → "Improved EM9301 offers even lower power and Bluetooth® 4.1 support"

Synopsys Accelerates Automotive SoC Development with Broad Portfolio of Silicon-Proven IP

June 8, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • DesignWare IP portfolio for automotive applications includes Ethernet AVB, LPDDR4, MIPI CSI-2 and DSI, HDMI, PCI Express, USB, Mobile Storage, Logic Libraries, Embedded Memories, NVM, Data Converters, ARC EM processors, EV vision processors and the Sensor and Control IP Subsystem
  • ISO 26262 ASIL B Ready IP accelerates functional safety assessments to help designers reach target ASIL levels
  • AEC-Q100 testing of IP reduces risk and development time for AEC-Q100 qualification of SoCs</ … Read More → "Synopsys Accelerates Automotive SoC Development with Broad Portfolio of Silicon-Proven IP"

Pasternack Introduces an Expanded Line of Solid State High Power Amplifiers

June 8, 2015

Irvine, CA – Pasternack, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has introduced a new portfolio of solid state, high power amplifiers. These coaxial packaged RF amplifiers cover UHF, VHF, L, S and C frequency bands and are widely employed in applications such as electronic warfare, instrumentation, military communications, radar, SATCOM, telecom, data links, medical devices and many others.

Pasternack’s latest release of high performance RF amplifiers  … Read More → "Pasternack Introduces an Expanded Line of Solid State High Power Amplifiers"

Synopsys and TSMC Collaborate to Develop Integrated IoT Platform for TSMC 40-nm Ultra-Low-Power Process

June 8, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

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