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memsstar Receives Multiple MEMS Etch R&D System Orders in Asia; Sells First memsstar® Systems in Korea and India

LIVINGSTON, Scotland ­ January 29, 2013 — memsstar Limited, a leading provider of etch and deposition equipment and technology solutions to manufacturers of semiconductors and micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), today announced two strategic etch system order wins from new MEMS customers in Asia. memsstar recently shipped its memsstar® R&D system to manufacturing customers in Korea and India for use in MEMS research and development, representing the first memsstar etch release system orders from these countries.

The R&D tool was selected by both customers for vapor phase isotropic etching of silicon for MEMS structures to support … Read More → "memsstar Receives Multiple MEMS Etch R&D System Orders in Asia; Sells First memsstar® Systems in Korea and India"

Freescale® Semiconductor partners with IAR Systems to reach new performance high

Uppsala, Sweden—January 29, 2013— IAR Systems® today announced that its development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® has helped partner Freescale Semiconductor achieve unmatched performance scores for its Kinetis K70 microcontroller (MCU) series. The scores were measured on the industry-standard CoreMark® benchmark, where the Kinetis K70 MCU together with IAR Embedded Workbench attained a score of 3.40 CoreMark/MHz.

“The powerful optimizations provided by IAR Embedded Workbench deliver outstanding performance for a Kinetis microcontroller,” says Geoff Lees, senior vice president and general manager of Freescale’s MCU business group. “Our Kinetis K70 series is designed for scalable … Read More → "Freescale® Semiconductor partners with IAR Systems to reach new performance high"

Honeywell Introduces High Pressure Premium Switches

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2013 – Honeywell (NYSE:HON) introduced today its Pressure Switches, High Pressure Premium, HPS Series, the only pressure switches available in the industry with a two million life cycle rating, IP67 environmental sealing, and multiple port and termination options that improve equipment uptime, simplify rapid design and assembly, and reduce total production costs for Honeywell’s OEM customers. The HPS Series are durable, reliable electromechanical gauge pressure on/off switches that are available with either single pole single throw (SPST) normally open or normally closed circuitry, or single pole double … Read More → "Honeywell Introduces High Pressure Premium Switches"

Introducing Footprint Expert Lite!

In response to the current economic hardships, PCB Libraries, Inc. is responding with free PCB library solution! It empowers designers to automate the creation of high quality and reliable PCB footprints for FREE. That’s right – anyone can now build professional PCB footprints in any of our supported CAD tool formats. 

The Footprint Expert Lite is based on proven IPC-7351 standards for land pattern technology. The new PCB Footprint Expert (FPX) Lite utilizes component package dimensions and IPC-7351 standard rules or user preferences to auto-generate highly accurate solder patterns for printed circuit board component assembly attachment. The … Read More → "Introducing Footprint Expert Lite!"

MegaChips Licenses Arteris FlexNoC Fabric IP for Next-Generation Imaging SoCs

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier of network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP solutions, today announced that MegaChips Corporation of Osaka, Japan, has selected Arteris FlexNoC fabric IP for use within next-generation imaging SoCs.

MegaChips previously licensed Arteris’ inter-chip link IP products for chip-to-chip connectivity. They chose Arteris’ FlexNoC interconnect fabric IP to support the small size and low power consumption requirements for the … Read More → "MegaChips Licenses Arteris FlexNoC Fabric IP for Next-Generation Imaging SoCs"

Synopsys Announces Energy-Efficient 28-nm PCI Express 3.0 PHY with Support for 10GBASE-KR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Multi-rate PHY IP spans 1.25 Gbps to 10.3 Gbps data rates to cover a broad range of protocols
  • Multiprotocol solution supports key standards: PCI Express 3.0, 10GBASE-KR, 10GBASE-KX4, 1000BASE-KX, CEI-6G-SR, SGMII and QSGMII
  • Optimized for area and power consumption with support for IEEE’s Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard to facilitate green enterprise technologies

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP … Read More → "Synopsys Announces Energy-Efficient 28-nm PCI Express 3.0 PHY with Support for 10GBASE-KR"

Altium strengthens leadership team for next step in Smart System Design Automation

Karlsruhe, Germany – 29 January 2013 – Altium Ltd <http://www.live.altium.com/> ., global leader in Smart System Design Automation and provider of solutions for 3D PCB design (Altium Designer <http://products.live.altium.com/> ) as well as embedded software development (TASKING <http://www.tasking.com/> ), announces a global strategic change in its management team. The expanded corporate management team … Read More → "Altium strengthens leadership team for next step in Smart System Design Automation"

AWR and Zuken announce RF verification flow for PCB design

SANTA CLARA, Calif., DESIGNCON 2013 – BOOTHS #707, #164 – Jan. 29, 2013 – AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, together with Zuken, a leading provider of electrical and electronic engineering software solutions, today announce AWR Connected™ for Zuken. This RF printed circuit board (PCB) verification flow simplifies the PCB design process and therefore shortens design cycles by enabling users to quickly and easily simulate and verify embedded RF functionality. AWR Connected for Zuken provides a pathway from Zuken’s Read More → "AWR and Zuken announce RF verification flow for PCB design"

Renesas Electronics America Introduces New RX-Based Solutions Kit for Graphic/Touch Panel Solutions

SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 28, 2012 – Today, Renesas Electronics America Inc. announced the development of a new, cost-effective Solutions Kit for the RX family of MCUs, enabling engineers working in a broad mix of application segments to take advantage of Renesas’ low-power and high-performance RX family. The Embedded GUI Solution Kit will continue to drive innovation for the next generation of connected “smart society” applications, helping … Read More → "Renesas Electronics America Introduces New RX-Based Solutions Kit for Graphic/Touch Panel Solutions"

Tektronix Launches New Toolset for Serial Data Link Analysis

BEAVERTON, Ore., Jan. 28, 2013 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced a new Serial Data Link Analysis Visualizer software package (SDLA Visualizer) for Tektronix performance oscilloscopes including the DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series. Designers working on next generation high-speed serial standards can use SDLA Visualizer to specify their link, de-embed any components from the measurement path, simulate virtual link components, apply equalization and take measurements at multiple points on the transmission line in a serial data system, module or chipset.

For designers doing physical layer … Read More → "Tektronix Launches New Toolset for Serial Data Link Analysis"

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