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Imagination Technologies releases second generation tools for mobile GPU compute developers

Sunnyvale, CA – 28 August 2013 – Imagination Technologies (IMG.L), a leading multimedia, processor, communications and cloud technologies company, announces it has implemented a set of image and video handling extensions to the EGL Native Platform Interface which will enable developers to create high-performance GPU compute applications on the new low-cost Hardkernel ODROID-XU development system.

Imagination has been one of the early pioneers of mobile GPU compute, being the first mobile IP vendor to achieve OpenCL conformance. To … Read More → "Imagination Technologies releases second generation tools for mobile GPU compute developers"

Pentek Introduces LVDS Digital I/O Module for Control and Data Capture Applications

  • Provides 32-pairs of LVDS digital I/O
  • User-configurable Virtex-6 FPGA
  • Available in XMC, VPX, CompactPCI, AMC and PCIe
  • Rugged, conduction-cooled option for demanding military and avionics applications

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, August 26, 2013Pentek, Inc., today introduced the Model 71610 digital I/O module with LVDS (low-voltage differential signaling) I/O connected to a Virtex-6 FPGA. … Read More → "Pentek Introduces LVDS Digital I/O Module for Control and Data Capture Applications"

Xilinx and National Instruments Honor LocalGrid Technologies with the All Programmable Innovation Award at NIWeek 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 29, 2013 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI) today announced that LocalGrid Technologies, together with Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro), won the All Programmable Innovation Award presented by Xilinx at the Graphical System Design Achievement Awards ceremony held during NIWeek 2013, in Austin, Texas. 

This award is given by NI and Xilinx to honor the most impactful and innovative performance oriented application that uses NI LabVIEW system design software coupled with Xilinx’s ARM® based All Programmable SoCs in … Read More → "Xilinx and National Instruments Honor LocalGrid Technologies with the All Programmable Innovation Award at NIWeek 2013"

AlpCode Introduces Family of Efficient Cryptographic Hash Cores

August 29, 2013 — AlpCode?, established provider of industry-leading software implementations of cryptographic algorithms, introduced the AlpCode SHA family, a range of efficient hardware implementations of the Secure Hash Standard (NIST FIPS 180-4) algorithms.

With their innovative architecture, Alpcode SHA Tiny cores provide higher performance using less logic than competitive offerings, allowing customers to reduce power consumption and achieve good performance in a very small footprint.

The Alpcode SHA Tiny cores for SHA-512 (supporting 384, 512 and 512/t variants) are available immediately, while SHA-256 support and AlpCode SHA Fast cores are scheduled for release next month.

About … Read More → "AlpCode Introduces Family of Efficient Cryptographic Hash Cores"

STMicroelectronics Reveals Top-Performing MEMS Accelerometer for Richer User Experiences

Geneva, August 30, 2013 – STMicroelectronics’ latest high-performance 3-axis MEMS accelerometer, the LIS344AHH, enhances gaming, user-interface and augmented reality experiences, as well as industrial controls and impact monitoring, by providing a large full-scale range of up to ±18g combined with high bandwidth, low noise, and high mechanical and thermal stability.

The high bandwidth of the new device permits a high output data rate allowing sustained accurate measurement of rapidly changing accelerations, enabling enhanced industrial controls, robotic equipment and wearable electronics such as sports monitors. Combining high data rate … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Reveals Top-Performing MEMS Accelerometer for Richer User Experiences"

Algo-Logic Systems launches Full Order-Book running on single-FPGA platform

Santa Clara, California, August 29, 2013 – Algo-Logic Systems, a recognized leader in providing hardware-accelerated, deterministic, ultra-low-latency products, systems and solutions for accelerated finance, packet processing and embedded system industries, today announced availability of their new Full Order-Book solution. The Full Order-Book performs all book building processing and reporting as logic inside a single FPGA. The Low Latency Order-Book is designed using the on-chip memory for customer book sizes with many thousands of open orders, a dozen symbols, and reporting of ten L-2 levels. For use-cases where millions of open orders, thousands of symbols, and … Read More → "Algo-Logic Systems launches Full Order-Book running on single-FPGA platform"

Compact Linear Translation Stage for Nanopositioning

Auburn, MA – precision motion specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) LP – offers a new type of positioning stage based on a miniaturized ceramic inertia drive.

The PI miCos LPS-45 linear translation stage is designed to position samples along a precisely guided path with distances up to 1 inch. The position of the moving platform is measured by an optical linear encoder with nanometer resolution and controlled in closed-loop operation by a compact electronic motion controller.

Drive Principle

Several versions of the LPS45 are available, for applications in air, vacuum and even for … Read More → "Compact Linear Translation Stage for Nanopositioning"

Cadence Palladium XP Platform Chosen by Mellanox Technologies to Shorten Development Time of Interconnect Products

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – August 29, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Mellanox Technologies, a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, has selected the Cadence® Palladium® XP Verification Computing Platform for the development of its leading-edge server and storage products. By allowing hardware and software system integration prior to silicon availability, the Palladium XP platform improved the time … Read More → "Cadence Palladium XP Platform Chosen by Mellanox Technologies to Shorten Development Time of Interconnect Products"

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