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PRO DESIGN Unveils New Virtex® UltraScale™ 440 FPGA Based Prototyping Solution

February 27, 2015

San Jose, 27 February 2015 – PRO DESIGN, veteran in the E²MS and EDA industry, today announced the launch of its new proFPGA quad VUS 440 System, the next generation of its modular and scalable high performance/capacity FPGA Prototyping solution based on the latest Xilinx Virtex® UltraScale™ FPGA technology.

Assembled with 4 pluggable Xilinx Virtex® UltraScale™ XCVU440 based FPGA modules the quad system offers a capacity of up to 120 M ASIC gates, which is nearly a factor of 2.5 more compared to the previous Virtex® 7 based generation. Up to five proFPGA quad systems with overall 20 FPGA … Read More → "PRO DESIGN Unveils New Virtex® UltraScale™ 440 FPGA Based Prototyping Solution"

Altera and Escape Communications Announce High-capacity Turn-key Modem Solution for E- and V-band Microwave Radios

February 27, 2015

San Jose, Calif., —Feb 26, 2015– Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) and Escape Communications today announced the availability of a high-performance, cost-effective and scalable microwave modem solution that that enables rapid system development and accelerates production shipments for microwave backhaul and fronthaul applications.

•       The turn-key platform includes an Arria V FPGA, host processor, Ethernet PHY, and Texas Instruments (TI) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs).

•       The platform includes both copper and SFP Ethernet ports and supports CPRI over SFP up to 3 Gbps.  For E- and V-band applications, the solution supports up to 256 … Read More → "Altera and Escape Communications Announce High-capacity Turn-key Modem Solution for E- and V-band Microwave Radios"

New Accelerometer with Exceptional Linearity Over Wide Dynamic Range

February 27, 2015

Hampton, Va. February 2015 – Measurement Specialties, now part of TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL), has released the Model 7132AHT, a high temperature, miniature accelerometer with exceptional linearity across dynamic ranges from ±50 g to ±2000 g. 

The unit’s stable temperature response ensures reliable operation over an extended temperature range of -55°C to +163°C, making this triaxial IEPE accelerometer useful in high temperature, high frequency, shock and vibration … Read More → "New Accelerometer with Exceptional Linearity Over Wide Dynamic Range"

Xilinx and BEEcube Announce Highly Scalable Prototyping Platform for 5G Massive MIMO Antenna Systems

February 26, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and BEEcube today announced a highly scalable prototyping platform for 5G massive MIMO antenna systems. The new MegaBEE prototyping platform supports up to 256×256 antennas and provides all the elements necessary to put a massive MIMO system on the air within LTE bands and without external hardware. At the heart of the MegaBEE platform is the Zynq® All Programmable SoC, bringing unmatched programmable hardware and software performance, functionality, flexibility, and integration to early 5G … Read More → "Xilinx and BEEcube Announce Highly Scalable Prototyping Platform for 5G Massive MIMO Antenna Systems"

CEVA Brings Human-Like Intelligent Vision Processing to Low-Power Embedded Systems

February 26, 2015

New CEVA-XM4 imaging and vision IP takes embedded vision one step closer to human vision, enabling:

  • Real-time 3D depth map and point cloud generation
  • Deep learning and neural network algorithms for object recognition and context awareness 
  • Computational photography for image enhancement including zoom, image stabilization, noise reduction and improved low-light capabilities

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., February 25, 2015 – CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of DSP IP platforms for cellular, multimedia and connectivity, today unveiled the CEVA-XM4, its fourth-generation imaging and vision processor … Read More → "CEVA Brings Human-Like Intelligent Vision Processing to Low-Power Embedded Systems"

Qseven IoT kit from congatec simplifies IoT application development

February 26, 2015

San Diego, California, February 24th,  2015   *  *  *   congatec, a leading technology company for embedded computer modules, single board computers and EDM services, has released a Qseven IoT kit that makes it quick and easy to develop applications for the Internet of Things (IoT). The kit provides a complete starter set for the rapid prototyping of embedded IoT applications. The Qseven IoT kit contains a Qseven Computer-on-Module (COM) based on the latest Intel Atom processor technology, a compact IoT carrier board, a 7″ LVDS single touch display with LED backlight, and an extensive set of accessories including AC power supply and 802.11 … Read More → "Qseven IoT kit from congatec simplifies IoT application development"

Keysight Technologies Delivers 64 Synchronous Multi-channel Data Acquisition System with Unique Phase Coherency

February 26, 2015

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced it has developed a highly dense, 64 synchronous multichannel data acquisition system. The system is composed of eight M9703A AXIe high-speed digitizers in a 14-slot chassis and was developed for an enterprise leader in satellite telecommunication systems, where its main requirement was multichannel synchronization and FPGA programming capability.

Keysight modular solutions, based on AXIe products, are extremely compact. This allows reduction of size … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Delivers 64 Synchronous Multi-channel Data Acquisition System with Unique Phase Coherency"

Imec Demonstrates Compact Wavelength-Division Multiplexing CMOS Silicon Photonics Transceiver

February 26, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (International Solid State Circuits Conference 2015)—Feb. 25, 2015—Today, at the 2015 International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), nanoelectronics research center imec, in collaboration with Tyndall National Institute, the University of Leuven (KULeuven) and the Ghent University, demonstrated a 4x20Gb/s wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) hybrid CMOS silicon photonics transceiver, paving the way to cost-effective, high-density single-mode optical fiber links.

Hybrid CMOS silicon photonics transceivers, transmitting and receiving data over single-mode optical fiber, are expected to play a key role in next-generation datacenter connectivity. By leveraging existing CMOS manufacturing and 3-D assembly infrastructure, the … Read More → "Imec Demonstrates Compact Wavelength-Division Multiplexing CMOS Silicon Photonics Transceiver"

Synopsys’ embARC Open Software Platform Accelerates Development of ARC-based Embedded Systems for the Internet of Things

February 26, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Comprehensive suite of free and open-source software accelerates development of application software for ARC-based systems and subsystems
  • Includes commonly used components for the Internet of Things (IoT) such as MQTT and CoAP internet protocols as well as FreeRTOS and Contiki OS operating systems
  • embARC.org downloads, documentation and user forums deliver resources and expertise from a broad community of ARC software developers and partners

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: … Read More → "Synopsys’ embARC Open Software Platform Accelerates Development of ARC-based Embedded Systems for the Internet of Things"

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