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ACE’s latest CoSy compiler development system optimizes for extreme architectures

Amsterdam – 14 May 2013 – ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv, world leader in tools and services for professional compiler development, announces the availability of the 2013 Spring Edition of its CoSy compiler development system. Integral support for complex architecture features allows compiler developers now to build, optimize and tune compilers for compute-intensive application domains and extreme architectures.

Standard architectures and their software tools are not adequate to reach the required performance and power levels for application specific domains like audio, video and for new domains like next generation communication standards and embedded vision. Instead, dedicated architectures or extensions to existing architectures … Read More → "ACE’s latest CoSy compiler development system optimizes for extreme architectures"

Forte Design Systems Announces Cynthesizer 5 SystemC High-Level Synthesis

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– May 14, 2013 –– Forte Design Systems™ (www.ForteDS.com), the #1 provider of software to enable design at a higher level of abstraction, today unwrapped its enhanced Cynthesizer™ SystemC-based high-level synthesis (HLS) product.

The new version includes low power synthesis capabilities, core synthesis algorithms, and a new SystemC integrated development environment (IDE). 

“Power efficiency is necessary across the spectrum of … Read More → "Forte Design Systems Announces Cynthesizer 5 SystemC High-Level Synthesis"

TI introduces industry-leading ultra-low noise, high PSRR linear voltage regulators

DALLAS (May 14, 2013) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced two high-current, low-dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulators with excellent noise and power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) performance in very small, easy-to-use packages. The 250-mA LP5907 and 800-mA LP38798 LDOs feature less than 10-µVrms output noise over the 10-Hz to 100-kHz bandwidth, … Read More → "TI introduces industry-leading ultra-low noise, high PSRR linear voltage regulators"

Vicor Corporation Expands Picor Isolated Cool-Power ZVS DC-DC Converter Module Line Up With New High Density (334 W/in3) Solutions

Power Conversion Intelligent Motion (PCIM) 2013 Conference – Nuremberg, Germany – May 14, 2013 – Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced the expansion of its ultra high density Picor Cool-Power® PI31xx series of isolated, ZVS-based DC-DC converters optimized for 24 V industrial, 28 V aerospace/defense and/or demanding wide temperature applications. The new Cool-Power PI31xx converters retain the product series’ signature 0.87″ x 0.65″ x 0.265″ surface-mount package profile to provide up to 334 W/in3 power density and 2,250 V input to output isolation. At less than 50% the size of a conventional isolated 1/16th brick, Cool-Power PI31xx converters provide exceptional performance in an IC package for use … Read More → "Vicor Corporation Expands Picor Isolated Cool-Power ZVS DC-DC Converter Module Line Up With New High Density (334 W/in3) Solutions"

ADLINK Launches Powerful Embedded Vision System, EOS-1220

SAN JOSE, CA – April 23, 2013 – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading provider of machine vision platforms and boards, announced the release of its new EOS-1220 GigE Vision-compliant embedded vision system, featuring 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core processors, four independent PoE (power over Ethernet) ports, full compatibility with GigE Vision cameras and support for smart PoE APIs, allowing remote switching of PoE status. With high-end CPUs and multi-channel connectivity in a compact housing, the EOS-1220 is ideally suited to multi-camera imaging applications such as 3D robot guidance.

Combining … Read More → "ADLINK Launches Powerful Embedded Vision System, EOS-1220"

Cree’s New Power Module Enables Higher Performance, More Reliable and Lower Cost Power Conversion Systems Compared to State-Of-The Art Silicon Modules

DURHAM, N.C., May 14, 2013 – Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) is introducing the industry’s first commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) six-pack power module in an industry standard 45mm package. When replacing a silicon module with equivalent ratings, Cree’s six-pack module can reduce power losses by 75 percent, which leads to an immediate 70 percent reduction in the size of the heat sink or a 50 percent increase in power density.  The new six-pack SiC module unlocks the … Read More → "Cree’s New Power Module Enables Higher Performance, More Reliable and Lower Cost Power Conversion Systems Compared to State-Of-The Art Silicon Modules"

PICMG Enhances CompactPCI® Express Specification

WAKEFIELD, Mass., April 29, 2013, 2013 – PICMG, a leading standards organization for the communications, military and embedded computer industries, is pleased to announce a new revision and upgrade to the CompactPCI Express specification, Revision 2. The new revision to the CompactPCI Express specification adds 5 gigabits per second transfer rate and 8 gigabits per second transfer rate PCI Express operation.  This provides up to 4 times the bandwidth while maintaining full backwards compatibility with previous CompactPCI and CompactPCI Express products.  Also, this specification goes to great length to define how a product’s PCI Express signaling is … Read More → "PICMG Enhances CompactPCI® Express Specification"

HELIOS Program Develops Complete Supply Chain for Integrating Photonics with CMOS Circuit via IC Fabrication Processes

GRENOBLE, France – May 14, 2013 – CEA-Leti said today that Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices because of the success of the recently completed HELIOS program. The €8.5 million European Commission project developed a complete design and fabrication supply chain for integrating a photonic layer with a CMOS circuit, using microelectronics fabrication processes.

HELIOS, which was coordinated by Leti, also demonstrated a complete design flow, integrating both silicon photonics device design and electronic/photonic system design in an EDA-compatible framework (see www.helios-project.eu)</ … Read More → "HELIOS Program Develops Complete Supply Chain for Integrating Photonics with CMOS Circuit via IC Fabrication Processes"

Altera to Deliver Breakthrough Power Solutions for FPGAs with Acquisition of Power Technology Innovator Enpirion

San Jose, Calif., May 14, 2013Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Enpirion, Inc., the industry’s leading provider of high-efficiency, integrated power conversion products known as PowerSoCs (power system-on-chip).  The combination of Altera’s FPGAs with Enpirion’s PowerSoCs will offer customers higher performance, lower system power, higher reliability, smaller footprint and faster time-to-market.

 “Power is increasingly a strategic choice for product differentiation in communications, computing and enterprise, and … Read More → "Altera to Deliver Breakthrough Power Solutions for FPGAs with Acquisition of Power Technology Innovator Enpirion"

Jasper Makes Formal Verification Power-Aware With a New Low Power App for Verification of SOCs With Multiple Power Domains

May 14, 2013, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Jasper Design Automation, the leading provider of verification solutions based on state-of-the-art formal technology, has announced the availability of its new JasperGold® Low Power Verification App (JG-LPV App) which enables users to utilize formal methods for the verification of SOC designs optimized for lower power consumption with multiple voltage and power-management domains. The JG-LPV App reads the RTL description and creates an internal power-aware formal model in accordance with the power partitioning specifications. The new App verifies power optimization structures, power management circuitry, power sequencing, and … Read More → "Jasper Makes Formal Verification Power-Aware With a New Low Power App for Verification of SOCs With Multiple Power Domains"

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