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TI makes digital power control design simple with the Digital Power BoosterPack and powerSUITE

March 16, 2015

Charlotte, NC (March 16, 2015) – Today, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced that it has simplified digital power control design with the new, low-cost Digital Power BoosterPack. The BoosterPack is a plug-in daughter card for the C2000™ Piccolo™TMS320F28069M LaunchPad development kit that makes it easy to understand digital power development using the real-time control architecture of TI’s C2000 microcontrollers (MCUs). The BoosterPack is ideal for digital power applications such as power conditioners, uninterruptible power … Read More → "TI makes digital power control design simple with the Digital Power BoosterPack and powerSUITE"

Latest Synopsys Virtualizer Release Accelerates VDK Performance by Up to 5X for Early Software Development

March 16, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

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Ericsson launches 90A digital point-of-load DC/DC converter for high-demand networking equipment

March 16, 2015
  • Major product milestone on the journey to the Software-Defined Power Architecture
  • 90A dual-phase point-of-load DC/DC converter is easy to parallel, delivering up to 360A
  • Compensation-free technology guarantees all-time-high performance
  • Compliant with new ‘teraAMP’ Architects of Modern Power (AMP) standard

Ericsson has launched a new two-phase 90A 3E* digital point-of-load (POL) DC/DC power module that offers compensation-free performance and the ability to easily connect modules in parallel to provide up to 360A to advanced network-processors that require high performance in power delivery and high levels of software … Read More → "Ericsson launches 90A digital point-of-load DC/DC converter for high-demand networking equipment"

Mentor Graphics Announces HyperLynx Tool for Power-Aware Signal Integrity Simulation

March 16, 2015

WILSONVILLE, Oregon, March 16, 2015

HyperLynx Product Highlights

•       New HyperLynx® Signal Integrity/Power Integrity (SI/PI) adds power-aware SI simulation capabilities to ensure accurate modeling and signal performance of high-speed parallel links such as DDR3 and DDR4.
•       Power-Aware IBIS v5.0 modeling ensures accurate simulation of simultaneous switching noise (SSN) and power effects of timing and signal integrity.
•       DDRx Wizard supports the latest JEDEC standards to verify all DDR and LPDDR memory types including the next-generation DDR4 … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces HyperLynx Tool for Power-Aware Signal Integrity Simulation"

Synopsys and Hardent Provide Interoperable Display IP Solutions to Reduce Data Transmission Bandwidth for Ultra High-Definition Mobile Devices

March 13, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

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Synopsys Galaxy Design Platform Enables 90 Percent of Volume-Production FinFET Designs

March 13, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — 

Highlights:

  • Galaxy Design Platform used for 90 percent of production FinFET designs
  • Strong platform adoption underscores Synopsys’ leadership in digital and custom design implementation tools for FinFET
  • All FinFET foundries have used and qualified the Galaxy Design Platform

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its Galaxy™ Design Platform enables 90 percent of the production tapeouts of FinFET-based designs. Over 20 industry leaders worldwide have successfully completed more than 100 FinFET tapeouts using the platform.  Foundries including GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Custom … Read More → "Synopsys Galaxy Design Platform Enables 90 Percent of Volume-Production FinFET Designs"

DecaWave Launches Two-Way Ranging RTLS Evaluation Kit

March 13, 2015

DUBLIN, IRELAND–(March 10, 2015) -Fabless semiconductor company DecaWave announced today a new evaluation kit, TREK1000, based on the industry’s most precise indoor location and communication CMOS chip, the DW1000.

This new kit will allow customers to quickly evaluate the unrivalled performance of DecaWave’s UWB technology in multiple real-time location systems (RTLS) use cases. A concept can be proofed in hours and prototyped in days to bring new and innovative products to the market faster. Based on the two-way ranging scheme, the kit will offer the possibility to … Read More → "DecaWave Launches Two-Way Ranging RTLS Evaluation Kit"

IAR Systems shortens build times in leading development toolchain for ARM-based devices

March 13, 2015

Uppsala, Sweden—March 10, 2015—IAR Systems® updates its leading development tools for ARM® with new device support as well as new functionality. Version 7.40 of IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM introduces support for ARM Cortex®-M7 microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics and Atmel. In addition, the tools now feature parallel build for shorter build times, as well as an integration of IAR Systems’ new tool C-STAT® for powerful static code analysis.

The ARM Cortex-M7 processor is the most recent addition to the ARM Cortex-M family. It is focused on energy efficiency and high performance and is intended for use in … Read More → "IAR Systems shortens build times in leading development toolchain for ARM-based devices"

Lumichip designs-in Cambridge Nanotherm’s thermal management technology

March 13, 2015
  • Specialist LED packaging company champions Nanotherm’s cost-effective, high thermal performance substrates
  • Results of tests on UVA LEDs outlined in free-to-download whitepaper confirm that Nanotherm outperforms all comparative products and provides a viable alternative to exotic ceramic substrates
  • As a result Lumichip has released a range of high performance UVA LED modules based on Nanotherm’s technology

Haverhill, Suffolk, March 12th 2015 – Lumichip, a leading developer of LED packaging solutions and light engines, has designed-in Cambridge Nanotherm’s thermal management technology for LEDs. Thorough tests by Lumichip revealed Cambridge Nanotherm’s technology … Read More → "Lumichip designs-in Cambridge Nanotherm’s thermal management technology"

Linear Technology Showcases µModule Regulators, Silent Switcher & Ultralow Noise Linear Regulator at APEC 2015

March 13, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – March 12, 2015 – Linear Technology will demonstrate high performance analog technology and new power products at APEC 2015 in Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Convention Center, March 16-18. Featured will be Linear Technology’s digital power system management (PSM) products for controlling and monitoring power supplies. Linear will also demo a new family of buck-boost µModule® regulators that simplify complex power circuits, and the LT8640, a 42V, 5A synchronous step-down switching regulator with Silent Switcher® architecture. The LT3042 20V, 200mA, ultralow noise, ultrahigh PSRR RF linear regulator will also be highlighted. APEC attendees should visit Linear’s booth #201 to see … Read More → "Linear Technology Showcases µModule Regulators, Silent Switcher & Ultralow Noise Linear Regulator at APEC 2015"

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