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ViaDesigner.com to Reduce Mixed-Signal IC Development Costs by 99%

ViaDesigner, Inc. announces the launch of www.ViaDesigner.com a global community for mixed-signal circuit designers who are pursuing the goal of designing and fabricating their own custom chips at affordable prices.

The ViaDesigner.com community will have access to the award-wining ViaDesigner™ mixed-signal design and simulation software. ViaDesigner software enables system-level designers to design custom ICs. The ViaDesigner software contains powerful, high-level design features that … Read More → "ViaDesigner.com to Reduce Mixed-Signal IC Development Costs by 99%"

Mentor Graphics Announces Successful Integration of the MontaVista Automotive Technology Platform into a Yocto Project 1.3 and GENIVI 3.0-compliant Platform

SAE 2013 WORLD CONGRESS EXPOSITION, DETROIT, Mich., April 18, 2013—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced it has integrated the recently acquired MontaVista Automotive Technology Platform with the Mentor® Embedded Infotainment Base Platform and Sourcery™ CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer development tools. The new Mentor Embedded Automotive Technology Platform (ATP) is fully compliant with Yocto Project 1.3 and GENIVI 3.0, and will continue to track and support upcoming GENIVI versions.

By using the LLTng (Linux Trace Toolkit Next Generation)-enabled ATP automotive Linux platform, embedded developers can now more easily visually analyze and debug complex interactions between the Linux … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces Successful Integration of the MontaVista Automotive Technology Platform into a Yocto Project 1.3 and GENIVI 3.0-compliant Platform"

CEVA Introduces AMF™ – Android Multimedia Framework for Energy Efficient Multi-Core Systems

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., – April 18, 2013 – CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today introduced a new low-energy software framework for Android based systems, which efficiently reduces the power consumption required for complex multimedia processing using a heterogeneous CPU and DSP system architecture. Known as Android Multimedia Framework (AMF™), the framework addresses the most intensive, real-time signal processing applications, including audio, voice, imaging and vision, and seamlessly offloads the related tasks from the CPU to the CEVA DSPs at the Android Operation System (OS) level. Previously, the DSP was detached from … Read More → "CEVA Introduces AMF™ – Android Multimedia Framework for Energy Efficient Multi-Core Systems"

Achieve improved motion and efficiency for advanced motor control designs in minutes with TI’s new InstaSPIN™-MOTION technology

Houston, TX (April 18, 2013) – At long last, system designers have been liberated from limited operating ranges and time-consuming tuning processes with the new InstaSPIN™-MOTION motor control solution from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN).  InstaSPIN-MOTION is a comprehensive torque-, speed- and motion- control software solution that delivers robust system performance at the highest efficiency for motor applications that operate in various motion state transitions. Built upon TI’s InstaSPIN™-FOC motor control solution, InstaSPIN-MOTION is uniquely designed … Read More → "Achieve improved motion and efficiency for advanced motor control designs in minutes with TI’s new InstaSPIN™-MOTION technology"

Cree SiC MOSFETs Enable Next-Generation Solar Inverters from Delta Energy Systems

DURHAM, N.C., April X, 2013 – Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) and Delta Energy Systems announce a breakthrough in the photovoltaic (PV) inverter industry with the release of Delta’s new generation of solar inverters, which utilize SiC power MOSFETs from Cree.  The use of SiC MOSFETs in the next-generation PV inverters can enable significant new milestones in power density, efficiency and weight.

“The next-generation PV inverters from Delta are designed to set a new milestone of power density by utilizing SiC MOSFETs,” commented … Read More → "Cree SiC MOSFETs Enable Next-Generation Solar Inverters from Delta Energy Systems"

Laird Technologies Launches Low-Energy Bluetooth Smart™ Modules for Medical and Other Devices

St. Louis, Missouri, USA, April 16, 2013 – Medical devices that send small amounts of data wirelessly will be able to run for months or even years on a coin cell battery when they use new Bluetooth Smart modules announced today by global technology leader Laird Technologies(LRD: London)

Jonathan Kaye, Laird product manager noted that the modules, each the size of a dime, are perfect for a broad range of devices including in-home medical devices, battery-powered … Read More → "Laird Technologies Launches Low-Energy Bluetooth Smart™ Modules for Medical and Other Devices"

ams introduces industry-leading, ultra-high sensitivity digital light sensor

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (17 April, 2013) – ams AG (SIX: AMS), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog ICs and optical sensors for consumer and communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, today introduced a new performance benchmark with the launch of a digital light sensor family that offers low-light sensitivity down to 0.000377 lux.

Offering a wide 600M:1 dynamic range up to 88,000 lux (bright sunlight), the TSL2591 device family increases design flexibility and offers engineers new levels of performance in ambient light sensors for displays, as well as for a wide range of non-display applications.

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QuickLogic’s Catalog CSSP Strategy Extends Company’s Reach into Diversified Markets

  • Complements customizable products with “off-the-shelf” standard solutions
  • Expands served available market by addressing broad base of customer needs
  • Optimizes use of company’s R&D resources and boosts engineering ROI

Sunnyvale, CA – April 17, 2013 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the innovator in low-power Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), announced today that it has expanded its CSSP strategy to include catalog solutions.  Catalog CSSPs are off-the-shelf devices designed to address common sets of customer requirements without requiring any further customization. 

Catalog … Read More → "QuickLogic’s Catalog CSSP Strategy Extends Company’s Reach into Diversified Markets"

TI introduces industry’s first 8-channel PWM audio processor with dual asynchronous sample rate converters

DALLAS (April 17, 2013) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s first 8-channel pulse-width modulator (PWM) audio processor with dual asynchronous sample rate converters (ASRCs) integrated on a single chip. The HD-compatible TAS5548 allows home and pro audio designers to seamlessly mix two audio sources, providing design flexibility and cost savings compared to competitive solutions that require two chips. It accepts sample rates from 8 kHz to 192 kHz and converts them to a fixed rate of 96 kHz or 192 kHz, eliminating the need to create, store and change coefficients. This simplifies the design of digital multi-channel products, such as … Read More → "TI introduces industry’s first 8-channel PWM audio processor with dual asynchronous sample rate converters"

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