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Imec and sureCore collaborate on SRAM Design IP

March 31, 2015

Sheffield, England and Leuven, Belgium – 27 March 2015 – sureCore Ltd., the low power SRAM IP company and nanoelectronics R&D center imec today announced that they are collaborating on low-power SRAM IP. The collaboration includes the licensing of a set of imec SRAM design IP to sureCore to expand sureCore’s IP portfolio and a participation in sureCore. Moreover, sureCore will establish a branch in Leuven to tap into the design ecosystem around imec. The Leuven-based sureCore team will consist … Read More → "Imec and sureCore collaborate on SRAM Design IP"

Microsemi Extends Leadership in Satellite Electronics with New Radiation Tolerant Telemetry Controller IC Providing Key Functions for Sensor Monitoring, Attitude and Payload Control

March 31, 2015

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—March 31, 2015—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the first member of its new radiation tolerant Space System Manager (SSM) family of special purpose mixed signal devices, the LX7730 telemetry controller integrated circuit. The LX7730 integrates the required functions in satellite telemetry systems and interfaces with radiation tolerant FPGAs such as those offered in Microsemi’s portfolio of FPGA solutions.

Microsemi’s new radiation tolerant telemetry controller … Read More → "Microsemi Extends Leadership in Satellite Electronics with New Radiation Tolerant Telemetry Controller IC Providing Key Functions for Sensor Monitoring, Attitude and Payload Control"

STMicroelectronics’ Extended-Temperature-Range Serial EEPROMs Boost Industrial and Smart Lighting Design Flexibility

March 31, 2015

Geneva, March 31, 2015 – STMicroelectronics’ new Industrial-Plus Serial EEPROMs, which operate at temperatures to 105°C, deliver the industry’s most complete selection of densities, bus interfaces, and packages, giving designers extra flexibility to upgrade data and parameter storage without making pc-board design changes.

With 34 new part numbers from 2Kbits to 512Kbits in a choice of SO8N or TSSOP pin-compatible packages, the M24 (I²C) and M95 (SPI) series enable equipment used in challenging thermal conditions to benefit from enhanced-reliability devices.

Typical applications include advanced industrial controls and networking equipment, smart-lighting systems, smart power switches, … Read More → "STMicroelectronics’ Extended-Temperature-Range Serial EEPROMs Boost Industrial and Smart Lighting Design Flexibility"

Synopsys Launches High-Performance Embedded Vision Processor IP

March 30, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

New DesignWare EV Processor Family dramatically increases accuracy and performance for embedded vision applications such as video surveillance, gesture recognition and object detection
Multicore architecture optimized for vision applications delivers over 1000 GOPS/Watt with 5X better power efficiency than other available vision processors
Comprehensive programming environment based on emerging embedded vision standards such as OpenCV and OpenVX simplifies application software development

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), today announced … Read More → "Synopsys Launches High-Performance Embedded Vision Processor IP"

Bouygues Telecom announces June launch of France’s first “Internet-of-Things” network based on LoRa technology

March 27, 2015

Paris, 26 March 2015 – Since November 2013, the city of Grenoble has been the setting for a unique experiment, the first of its kind in the world. For 16 months, Bouygues Telecom, its international partners (Semtech, Sagemcom, Eolane, Adeunis and Kerlink) and several major industrial customers have been testing LoRa (Long Range) technology and assessing its performance in real-life conditions. LoRa’s ability to respond to the wide-ranging demands of large industrial customers (excellent penetration in buildings or in basement spaces, bi-directional and secure communications, mobile devices, geolocation services, … Read More → "Bouygues Telecom announces June launch of France’s first “Internet-of-Things” network based on LoRa technology"

Pentek Introduces Dual Channel Adaptive IF Relay XMC for Commercial and Military Communications

March 26, 2015

SAN DIEGO, CA, WInnComm?March 24, 2015?Pentek, Inc., today introduced the newest member of its Cobalt^® line of XMCs (Switched Mezzanine Cards): the Model 71624 dual channel, 34 signal, adaptive IF (Intermediate Frequency) relay XMC with a Virtex-6 FPGA. As an IF relay, it accepts two IF analog input channels, modifies up to 34 signals, and then delivers them to two analog IF outputs. Any signal within each IF band can be independently enabled or disabled, and changed in both frequency and amplitude as it passes through the module.

The 71624 supports many useful functions for both commercial and military … Read More → "Pentek Introduces Dual Channel Adaptive IF Relay XMC for Commercial and Military Communications"

Sidense Increases its Coverage of the Popular 28nm Node

March 26, 2015

Ottawa, Canada – (March 26, 2015) – Sidense Corp., a leading developer of non-volatile memory OTP IP cores, today announced that the Company’s SHF 1T-OTP macros for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm HPP and SLP processes have met all of GLOBALFOUNDRIES qualification requirements. Applications for Sidense SHF memory IP include code storage, ROM replacement, secure encryption key storage, configuration, fuse replacement, trimming and calibration in networking, mobile computing and communications, IoT, automotive and industrial applications.

“We are seeing rapid growth in customer adoption of the 28nm process node that, when tied to our SHF product family, offers designers enhanced functionality, lower power and … Read More → "Sidense Increases its Coverage of the Popular 28nm Node"

Silicon Labs Pumps Up the Volume for Automotive Infotainment with Scalable Car Radio System Solutions

March 26, 2015

AUSTIN, Texas – March 25, 2015 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading provider of broadcast audio solutions for automotive infotainment, today introduced a complete portfolio of receivers/audio processors and multi-standard digital radio ICs designed to deliver best-in-class AM/FM and digital radio performance for the global car radio market. The Si479xx family of AM/FM receivers and digital radio tuners delivers a new benchmark for car radio reception performance with on-chip audio processing at the lowest system cost. The new Si46xx family, which includes single-chip digital radio coprocessors and data receivers, provides an advanced digital radio audio decoding and … Read More → "Silicon Labs Pumps Up the Volume for Automotive Infotainment with Scalable Car Radio System Solutions"

Microchip’s MOST150 INICs Enable Cost-Effective Smart Antenna Module Coaxial Connectivity to Automotive Control, Audio, Video and Internet Protocol Networks

March 26, 2015

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 25, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that the MOST^®Cooperation released its MOST150 technology coaxial physical layer specification. This new industry-standard specification enables Microchip to support smart antenna module connectivity to in-vehicle MOST150 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and infotainment networks, via its OS81118AF Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC) with integrated coax transceiver. The MOST150 coaxial physical layer is ideally suited for smart-antenna telematics and other data traffic from AM/FM, DAB, SDARS, DVB-T, 3G/LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi^® signals … Read More → "Microchip’s MOST150 INICs Enable Cost-Effective Smart Antenna Module Coaxial Connectivity to Automotive Control, Audio, Video and Internet Protocol Networks"

Industrial Internet Consortium Announces Smart Grid Testbed

March 26, 2015

Reston, VA – The Industrial Internet Consortium^® announces its first energy-focused testbed: the Communication and Control Testbed for Microgrid Applications. Industrial Internet Consortium member organizations Real-Time Innovations (RTI), National Instruments, and Cisco, are collaborating on the project, working with power utilities CPS Energy and Southern California Edison. Additional industry collaborators include Duke Energy and the power industry organization – Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP).

Today’s power grid relies on a central-station architecture not designed to interconnect distributed and renewable power sources such as roof-top solar and wind turbines. The system must over-generate power to … Read More → "Industrial Internet Consortium Announces Smart Grid Testbed"

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