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Synopsys Collaborates with NTU, NCKU, NTHU, and NCTU to Establish Joint Design Labs for IoT Applications

June 22, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys today announced its cooperation with National Taiwan University (NTU), National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), and National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) to establish joint advanced design labs for Internet of Things (IoT) applications at the aforementioned schools. This is the first cooperation between a foreign semiconductor design software and IP company and top universities in Taiwan to focus on advancing IoT ecosystem business opportunities and research and development (R&D). The collaboration is expected to … Read More → "Synopsys Collaborates with NTU, NCKU, NTHU, and NCTU to Establish Joint Design Labs for IoT Applications"

Synopsys and UMC Expand 14-nm FinFET Collaboration to Include DesignWare Embedded Memory and Test Solutions

June 22, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • UMC and Synopsys develop second UMC 14-nm process qualification vehicle (PQV), demonstrating both companies’ ongoing investment in accelerating DesignWare IP adoption on UMC’s 14-nm FinFET process
  • Second UMC 14-nm FinFET PQV includes DesignWare Embedded Memories and DesignWare STAR Memory System
  • Expanded collaboration follows silicon success of 14-nm FinFET PQV containing Synopsys DesignWare Logic Library IP and utilizing StarRC parasitic extraction tool

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) and United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC;TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”) … Read More → "Synopsys and UMC Expand 14-nm FinFET Collaboration to Include DesignWare Embedded Memory and Test Solutions"

TI’s first C2000™ Delfino™ LaunchPad development kit makes high-performance digital control design affordable

June 22, 2015

HOUSTON (June 22, 2015) – Today, on the fifth anniversary of its first LaunchPad development kit, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced the low-cost C2000™ Delfino™ F28377S microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad development kit, the first LaunchPad for the Delfino line of MCU. Based on TI’s C2000 Delfino F28377S MCU, the LaunchPad offers 200 MHz of 32-bit floating-point performance, newly integrated accelerators, as well as high-integrity analog and control peripherals for $29.99. The LaunchPad is compatible with the Digital … Read More → "TI’s first C2000™ Delfino™ LaunchPad development kit makes high-performance digital control design affordable"

Ultra Compact High Efficiency 500W Switch Mode Power Supply now available from Stadium Power

June 22, 2015

Stadium Power the leading UK based provider of power supply solutions, announce the availability of the AQF500 series of ultra compact high efficiency 500 watt switch mode power supplies with Active PFC. These single output power supplies offer high power density up to 26W per cubic inch in just a 5” x 3” (127 x 76.2mm) footprint. Typical applications for the AQF500 series include telecoms, data networking, industrial machinery, monitoring equipment, lighting and broadcast equipment.

12, 24 and 48V output voltage models are available offering high efficiency up to 92% and are rated at 230 … Read More → "Ultra Compact High Efficiency 500W Switch Mode Power Supply now available from Stadium Power"

Synopsys PCI Express IP Adds System-Level Data Protection Features for High-Performance Cloud Computing SoCs

June 22, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • DesignWare IP for PCI Express delivers critical reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features to increase data protection, system availability and issue diagnosis for high-performance, data-intensive cloud applications
  • Support for the new PCIe 4.0 v0.5 specification gives designers the ability to start incorporating the latest functionality while meeting high-performance 16 GT/s data transfer speeds
  • Synopsys will demonstrate its complete PCIe 4.0 IP solutions, including controller, PHY and verification IP, at the PCI-SIG Developers … Read More → "Synopsys PCI Express IP Adds System-Level Data Protection Features for High-Performance Cloud Computing SoCs"

CoreAVI announces the availability of DO-178C certifiable OpenGL drivers for the Intel® HD family of graphics processors for safety critical real time systems

June 22, 2015

Tampa, Florida, June 22, 2015. Core Avionics & Industrial Inc. (CoreAVI) has announced the release of their newest graphics driver suite designed to enable advanced OpenGL graphics using the Intel® HD family of graphics processors on real-time operating systems and safety critical platforms. CoreAVI’s drivers are aligned with the latest Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Technical Standard and include the availability of FAA DO-178C and EASA ED-12C certification evidence up to Design Assurance Level A.

Developed from ground up for real-time, embedded and safety critical platforms, CoreAVI’s new OpenGL ES/SC driver suite for Intel® … Read More → "CoreAVI announces the availability of DO-178C certifiable OpenGL drivers for the Intel® HD family of graphics processors for safety critical real time systems"

Leti to Present Solutions to New Applications Using 3D Technologies at SEMICON West LetiDay Event, July 14

June 22, 2015

GRENOBLE, France – June 22, 2015 – CEA-Leti is hosting its 5th annual LetiDay San Francisco event, “Going Vertical with Leti: Solutions to new applications using 3D technologies”, during SEMICON West.

In addition, Leti experts will share their insights on the MEMS market at TechXPOT North on July 14 and on lithography at the Semiconductor Technology Symposium (STS) on July 15.
The July 14 LetiDay event for invited guests is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. in the fourth-floor Social Terrace at the W San Francisco hotel, 181 3rd St.

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Cadence and Applied Materials Collaborate on Joint Development Program to Optimize Planarization Process Through Advanced CMP Modeling

June 22, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 22, 2015?Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today announced the companies are collaborating on a development program to optimize the chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) process through silicon characterization and modeling for advanced-node designs at 14 nanometer (nm) and below. The program allows design teams to predict the impact of CMP on both functional yield and parametric yield, and for manufacturing teams to boost planarization performance, which is increasingly critical for advanced FinFET architectures.

The Cadence® and Applied Materials joint development program is focused on front end-of-line ( … Read More → "Cadence and Applied Materials Collaborate on Joint Development Program to Optimize Planarization Process Through Advanced CMP Modeling"

Keysight Technologies Announces Asygn’s, Kalray’s Successful Use of its Simulation Tool Suite to Validate PCI Express® Gen3 Serial Links

June 22, 2015

SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 19, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced that Asygn, a company specializing in mixed-signal design and verification, and Kalray, a fabless semiconductor company developing many-core processors, have successfully used the Keysight EEsof EDA simulation tool suite to validate PCI Express (PCIe®) Gen3 serial links on Kalray’s MPPA TurboCard2.

The MPPA TurboCard2 is a family of powerful, low-power PCIe acceleration board for servers, workstations and PCs, featuring four embedded MPPA many-core processors. Engineers can use Kalray TurboCard boards to accelerate many compute intensive applications, such as video encoding, seismic processing, image … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Announces Asygn’s, Kalray’s Successful Use of its Simulation Tool Suite to Validate PCI Express® Gen3 Serial Links"

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