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Imec and Holst Centre Introduce Evaluation Kit for Ultra-Low Power ECG Analog Front-End

November 20, 2013

Leuven – November 20, 2013—World-leading nanoelectronics research centre imec and Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by imec and TNO (NL), today announced the availability of evaluation kits for their proprietary ultra-low power ECG analog front-end chip for ambulatory cardiac monitoring. The evaluation kits enable device companies to evaluate imec and Holst Centre’s extremely robust ultra-low power technology on their own portable cardiac monitoring solutions.

The ultralow power ECG analog front-end chip provides ECG monitoring at extremely low energy consumption (20uW per channel at a supply voltage of 1.2µV). The chip monitors up to 3-lead ECG signals in compliance … Read More → "Imec and Holst Centre Introduce Evaluation Kit for Ultra-Low Power ECG Analog Front-End"

Cadence Expands Physically Aware Synthesis in RTL Compiler, Improving Power, Performance and Area for Complex Chips

November 20, 2013

Highlights:

New capabilities in RTL Compiler bring physical considerations earlier in the synthesis process for better quality of results
Delivers up to 15 percent improvement in power, performance and area in new version of RTL Compiler

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 20, 2013–Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design automation, today introduced the Encounter® RTL Compiler version 13.1, which includes a new suite of physically aware RTL synthesis capabilities that deliver up to 15 percent improvement … Read More → "Cadence Expands Physically Aware Synthesis in RTL Compiler, Improving Power, Performance and Area for Complex Chips"

NAG to broaden 64-bit ARMv8-A ecosystem

November 20, 2013

20 November 2013 – The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), the global numerical software and HPC services company, announces a new technical collaboration with ARM^® , the world’s leading semiconductor IP supplier. NAG’s highly skilled team of HPC experts, numerical analysts and computer scientists will ensure the algorithms in the NAG Numerical Library and the facilities of the NAG FORTRAN Compiler are available for use on ARM’s 64-bit ARMv8-A architecture-based platforms.

Fairchild Semiconductor Announces New “No Obsolete” Product and Lifetime Supply Policies

November 20, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. – November 20, 2013 – Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, is proud to announce a new product obsolescence policy for power and mobile product lines that is best-in-class in the industry. With this change in policy, Fairchild will no longer obsolete any product unless the company is required to stop making the part. The company is also extending its … Read More → "Fairchild Semiconductor Announces New “No Obsolete” Product and Lifetime Supply Policies"

Inside Secure and Intrinsic-ID Team to Bring a New Level of Security to Cloud-Based Transactions

November 20, 2013

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, and EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, November 20, 2013 – INSIDE Secure (NYSE Euronext: INSD) and Intrinsic-ID today announced they are bringing to market a new class of secure microcontrollers for smart cards, and other applications that apply Hardware Intrinsic Security™ (HIS), to provide the highest levels of security for cloud-based transactions. Hardware Intrinsic Security technology uses the unique attributes of a device to extract high quality security keys, which in turn make the process very secure. By combining INSIDE’s proven secure microcontroller designs with patented HIS technology from Intrinsic-ID, the companies will use the unique physical characteristics of each … Read More → "Inside Secure and Intrinsic-ID Team to Bring a New Level of Security to Cloud-Based Transactions"

STMicroelectronics Teams with Yogitech to Develop Safety Package for STM32 Microcontrollers

November 19, 2013

Geneva, Switzerland; Pisa, Italy, 18 November, 2013 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Yogitech, a leader in providing functional safety solutions, have signed an agreement to create a comprehensive package that will simplify the development and certification of safety-critical applications based on STM32 microcontrollers.

ST and Yogitech have agreed to develop a safety manual and software test libraries as a simple, quick, and effective means of detecting and flagging potentially dangerous failures in STM32 designs using tailored development tools from IAR Systems. Directed at a market estimated at over €400 … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Teams with Yogitech to Develop Safety Package for STM32 Microcontrollers"

SMI Launches MEMS Low Pressure Sensor for Respiratory Market

November 19, 2013

Milpitas, California (PRWEB) November 18, 2013 – SMI (Silicon Microstructures, Inc.) introduces theSM9541 MEMS low pressure sensor Series designed especially for the medical respiratory market. The unique compound gauge offering allows for optimal signal resolution and diagnostics capability. The 14-Bit resolution and 1% accuracy provide the user high performance while the 0.2% full-scale offset stability per year provides the reliability and long-term reliability for critical care products. Available in low pressure ranges of 10, 20, 40, and 100 cm?H2O (0.14, 0.3, 0.6, and 1.4 PSI). With custom solutions available, theRead More → "SMI Launches MEMS Low Pressure Sensor for Respiratory Market"

Khronos Releases OpenVX 1.0 Specification for Computer Vision Acceleration

November 19, 2013

November 18, 2013 – The Khronos TM Group today announced the ratification and public release of the OpenVX TM 1.0 provisional specification, an open, royalty-free standard for cross platform acceleration of computer vision applications and libraries. OpenVX enables performance and power optimized computer vision algorithms for use cases such as face, body and gesture tracking, smart video surveillance, automatic driver assistance systems, object and scene reconstruction, augmented reality, visual inspection, robotics and more. The provisional release of the specification enables developers and implementers to provide feedback before specification finalization, which is expected within six months. The OpenVX 1.0 provisional specification is available atRead More → "Khronos Releases OpenVX 1.0 Specification for Computer Vision Acceleration"

Caeleste and PCO cooperate in the field of CMOS image sensors

November 19, 2013

Antwerp, Belgium, Nov. 19, 2013 – Caeleste and PCO today proudly announce their collaboration to explore novel concepts and ideas in the field of CMOS image sensors. This collaboration is aimed at innovative and advanced product developments and will keep PCO a leader in state-of-the art scientific and industrial cameras.

Patrick Henckes, CEO of Caeleste : “We are very happy to be able to team up with of one of the most advanced scientific camera manufacturers in the world. Our beyond-state-of-the-art focus fits perfectly their continuous innovation efforts. “

Dr. Emil Ott, CEO of PCO : “We are … Read More → "Caeleste and PCO cooperate in the field of CMOS image sensors"

Abalta Technologies Brings WEBLINK to Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-based In-Vehicle Infotainment Platform

November 19, 2013

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — November 19, 2013 — Connected Car Expo — Automotive software solution developer, Abalta Technologies, and Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of safety- and security-certified embedded software solutions, today announced a partnership to integrate Abalta’s connected car solution, WEBLINK, into the Green Hills scalable and highly advanced in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) platform, based on the INTEGRITY® real-time operating system.

“Our automotive customers are demanding smartphone-agnostic car connectivity solutions in their next-generation IVI platforms and WEBLINK offers the most flexible approach of any … Read More → "Abalta Technologies Brings WEBLINK to Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-based In-Vehicle Infotainment Platform"

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