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Synopsys’ New USB 3.1 IP Solution Enables 10 Gbps Data Transfer Speeds for Storage, Digital Office and Mobile Applications

October 28, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

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600W – 250V RF Transistors from STMicroelectronics Leverage Latest High-Voltage Technology for Smaller, More Reliable Class-E Power

October 28, 2014

Geneva, October 28, 2014 – STMicroelectronics’ STAC250V2-500E 13.6MHz RF power transistor delivers industry-leading robustness and high power density in a miniaturized and thermally efficient package for high-output class-E industrial power supplies.

The STAC250V2-500E has load-mismatch capability of 20:1, the highest in the industry, for enhanced safety up to the maximum power of 600W. The 0.55×1.35-inch STAC® air-cavity package is more than 50% smaller compared with alternative devices in conventional ceramic packages. Two STAC250V2-500E transistors used together occupy a … Read More → "600W – 250V RF Transistors from STMicroelectronics Leverage Latest High-Voltage Technology for Smaller, More Reliable Class-E Power"

TSMC, Kilopass Deliver NVM OTP IP for the 16FinFET Process Node

October 28, 2014

Santa Clara, Calif., October 28 2014 — Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) intellectual property (IP), announced today that it has successfully ported its one-time programmable (OTP) NVM technology to TSMC’s 16 nanometer (nm) FinFET process.

“Embedded non-volatile memories are becoming an increasingly important part of SoC designs created by our key customers,” notes Suk Lee, TSMC senior director, Design Infrastructure Marketing Division. “Kilopass’ support for this technology at the 16FinFET node enables us to offer our mutual customers a complete solution that saves design time, chip area and power consumption.”

… Read More → "TSMC, Kilopass Deliver NVM OTP IP for the 16FinFET Process Node"

RTOS Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS Supports Microchip’s MPLAB® Harmony Framework

October 28, 2014

San Diego, CA – October 28, 2014 — Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), today announced that its popular ThreadX® RTOS has been integrated into Microchip’s new MPLAB® Harmony Integrated Software Framework, a set of integrated building blocks that simplify and accelerate software development for Microchip 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers. ThreadX provides a quality, production-ready, field-proven RTOS that is easy to use and seamlessly integrated with MPLAB Harmony.

MPLAB Harmony is a flexible, fully integrated firmware development platform for all of Microchip’s PIC32 microcontrollers. It provides the industry’s most advanced framework of software … Read More → "RTOS Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS Supports Microchip’s MPLAB® Harmony Framework"

Mentor Graphics Announces Xpedition System Designer for Comprehensive Multi-board Systems Development

October 28, 2014

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Oct. 28, 2014 —Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT), the market and technology leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design solutions,  today announced its newest offering and key building block in the Xpedition® platform, the Xpedition Systems Designer product for multi-board systems connectivity. The Xpedition Systems Designer product captures the hardware description of multi-board systems, from logical system definition down to the individual PCBs, automating multi-level system design synchronization processes to ensure team collaboration with accuracy and faster design productivity.

Current systems design … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces Xpedition System Designer for Comprehensive Multi-board Systems Development"

Imec, Coventor partner to drive advanced CMOS process development through virtual fabrication

October 28, 2014

LEUVEN, Belgium & CARY, North Carolina – October 28, 2014 – Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec has announced a joint development project with Coventor, a leading supplier of semiconductor process development tools. The collaboration will enable faster and more optimized development of advanced manufacturing technology in the 3D device architecture era, extending down to imec’s 10- and 7-nanometer (nm) processes.

To adopt the 7nm node, the industry needs to select the optimal layout, as well as optimize process step performance and control methodology. Using Coventor’ … Read More → "Imec, Coventor partner to drive advanced CMOS process development through virtual fabrication"

Cadence Announces Industry’s First 25G Ethernet Verification IP

October 28, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 27, 2014–Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced the industry’s first Verification IP (VIP) supporting the new 25-Gigabit (25G) Ethernet specification. The 25G Ethernet specification extends the IEEE 802.3 standard to include operation at 25 Gb/s over copper cables and backplanes and increases server network throughput without using more interconnect lanes. Cadence® 25G Ethernet VIP offers full verification support for both MAC and PHY designs while providing greater assurance that the design can operate as expected.

This new 25G Ethernet specification was created by the 25G … Read More → "Cadence Announces Industry’s First 25G Ethernet Verification IP"

New eXtremeDB Embedded Database Version 6.0 Boosts Scalability, Speed With Distributed Query Processing

October 27, 2014

Federal Way, WA — October 27, 2014 — McObject®, developer of innovative database system software, announced it has released version 6.0 of its eXtremeDB® In-Memory Database System (IMDS) and related product family. The upgrade adds support for distributed query processing, which improves database speed and scalability by leveraging the processing power, memory and bandwidth of multiple hardware nodes in carrying out queries. Additional improvements in version 6.0 benefit developers and end-users in areas including performance, ease of development and operating system support.

With distributed query processing, eXtremeDB partitions a database and distributes query processing across multiple servers, CPUs and/or CPU cores. Performance … Read More → "New eXtremeDB Embedded Database Version 6.0 Boosts Scalability, Speed With Distributed Query Processing"

Silicon Labs Launches Sixth Generation of Industry-Leading Silicon TV Tuners

October 27, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 27, 2014 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), the leading provider of silicon TV tuners, today introduced the sixth generation of its high-performance, field-proven TV tuner ICs. Silicon Labs’ new Si2151 and Si2141 TV tuners address the global hybrid TV and digital TV markets, support both digital and analog video broadcasts, and comply with all worldwide terrestrial/cable TV standards. Leveraging Silicon Labs’ industry-leading architecture honed over five generations, the Si2151/41 TV tuners enable developers to enhance their TV and set-top box (STB) designs with unsurpassed linearity and sensitivity, the world’ … Read More → "Silicon Labs Launches Sixth Generation of Industry-Leading Silicon TV Tuners"

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