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Kodak Alaris Adopts SpyGlass® for FPGA Flow

October 20, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 20, 2014 – Atrenta Inc., the leading provider of SoC Realization solutions for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries, today announced that Kodak Alaris has adopted Atrenta’s SpyGlass CDC (Clock Domain Crossing) analysis tools to enhance its FPGA design and verification flow. With this technology, Kodak Alaris has realized accuracy and productivity gains for increasingly complex FPGA designs with a growing number of asynchronous clock domains.

“At Kodak Alaris, we specialize in providing innovative imaging products to our customers on a frequent basis,” said Victor Hannak, design and verification engineer, Kodak Alaris. “Productivity is key … Read More → "Kodak Alaris Adopts SpyGlass® for FPGA Flow"

TI introduces industry’s first fully integrated LED matrix manager for adaptive automotive headlight systems

October 17, 2014

DALLAS (Oct. 16, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s first fully integrated high-brightness LED matrix manager IC for adaptive automotive headlight systems. The TPS92661-Q1 is a compact, scalable solution that enables automobile manufacturers to create innovative LED headlamps that vary beam patterns and intensity dynamically for optimum roadway illumination and enhanced driver safety. For more information, samples and … Read More → "TI introduces industry’s first fully integrated LED matrix manager for adaptive automotive headlight systems"

Analog Devices AD9135/6 2.8Gsps DACs Available from Mouser Electronics

October 17, 2014

October 16, 2014 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the AD9135 and AD9136 digital to analog converters (DACs) from Analog Devices. The AD9135 is an 11-bit DAC, while the AD9136 is a 16-bit DAC. These devices boast a high dynamic range and a fast sampling rate of 2.8 Giga-samples per second (Gsps).

AD9135-6The AD9135 and AD9136 digital to analog converters, available from Mouser Electronics, are high-speed, high dynamic range dual DACs which permit multicarrier signal generation up to the desired Nyquist frequency. These Analog Devices high speed data converters specifically target wideband communications systems, automated test equipment, and … Read More → "Analog Devices AD9135/6 2.8Gsps DACs Available from Mouser Electronics"

Cadence Announces Industry’s First Multi-Protocol DDR4 and LPDDR4 IP Solution

October 16, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif. , 15 Oct 2014

Highlights:

  • Multi-protocol DDR4/LPDDR4 controller and PHY IP solution enables designers to make performance and system cost tradeoffs while reducing risk and shortening design cycles
  • Combined high-performance and low-power multi-protocol DDR IP provides flexibility to address emerging memory and system cost requirements in consumer, mobile and enterprise applications
  • Extends memory leadership from LPDDR3/DDR4/3 to include LPDDR4 with performance up to 3200Mbps

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic … Read More → "Cadence Announces Industry’s First Multi-Protocol DDR4 and LPDDR4 IP Solution"

Altera Expands Automotive-Grade Product Portfolio with Highly Integrated PowerSoCs

October 16, 2014

San Jose, Calif., – October 16, 2014 – Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced nine new Altera® Enpirion® power system-on-chip (PowerSoC) devices that fully comply with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC-Q100) qualification standard temperature grade 2, a critical stress test qualification for automotive integrated circuits (ICs). The newly qualified Enpirion devices include step-down PowerSoCs from the EP53xx and efficiency-optimized EN63xx families, supporting load currents up to 12 amps. Unlike discrete power products, these turnkey solutions give designers complete power systems that are fully simulated, characterized and production-qualified, streamlining the design-in … Read More → "Altera Expands Automotive-Grade Product Portfolio with Highly Integrated PowerSoCs"

New tutorial shows how the IJTAG (IEEE P1687 Internal JTAG) standard improves validation, test and debug for chips and circuit boards

October 16, 2014

Richardson, TX (Oct. 16, 2014) ? Coinciding with a major step toward final approval of the new IEEE P1687 Internal JTAG (IJTAG) standard for embedded instruments, a new tutorial explains how IJTAG can streamline the validation, test and debug of both the semiconductors where instruments are embedded and circuit boards where they are deployed.

Written by Al Crouch, vice chairman of the IEEE P1687 IJTAG working group and chief technologist for ASSET InterTech (www.asset-intertech.com</ … Read More → "New tutorial shows how the IJTAG (IEEE P1687 Internal JTAG) standard improves validation, test and debug for chips and circuit boards"

Anritsu Mobile Interference Hunting System Makes Locating Interferers Easier, Faster, and More Economical

October 16, 2014

Morgan Hill, CA – October 14, 2014 — Anritsu Company introduces a revolutionary mobile interference hunting system that helps field engineers and technicians locate sources of interference more accurately, efficiently, and economically. Integrating an easy-to-use interface, fast setup times, and numerous features to effectively hunt a variety of signal types in multiple RF environments, the comprehensive solution provides wireless carriers, regulatory agencies, and broadcast and satellite operators with a tool that saves time and money.

The Anritsu mobile interference hunting solution consists of advanced software featuring patent-pending algorithms, an off-the-shelf magnet mount omnidirectional antenna, along with an Anritsu industry-leading handheld spectrum … Read More → "Anritsu Mobile Interference Hunting System Makes Locating Interferers Easier, Faster, and More Economical"

Xilinx and SAI Technology Announce Availability of First All Programmable Software Defined Radio Reference Design for LTE User Equipment

October 15, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and SAI Technology announce the availability of the first LTE UE (User Equipment) Software Defined Radio reference design for the Xilinx® Zynq® All Programmable SoC.  The LTE UE reference design, based on the Zynq All Programmable SoC and implemented with Vivado® HLS, is fully customizable at all protocol layers, supporting any programmable wireless needs. It also provides direct user-to-user ad-hoc communications for Public Safety or Military Software Defined Radio (SDR) … Read More → "Xilinx and SAI Technology Announce Availability of First All Programmable Software Defined Radio Reference Design for LTE User Equipment"

Renesas Electronics Drives Improved Safety for Automotive Chassis Systems Requiring ASIL D Safety Standards

October 15, 2014

Dusseldorf, October 15, 2014 – Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is easing safety design complexities for automotive chassis systems with a new leading-edge series of microcontrollers (MCUs) certified to ASIL-D standards. The RH850/P1x Series of 32-bit MCUs features the world’s first automotive chassis MCUs that utilize a 40nm process. Combining the 40nm process with its unique MONOS flash memory structure, Renesas offers an innovative solution for electrical power steering (EPS), brake systems, and other chassis systems, delivering reduced power consumption, and more efficient functional safety system … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Drives Improved Safety for Automotive Chassis Systems Requiring ASIL D Safety Standards"

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