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Zuken’s CADSTAR 14 packs a punch in the fight against design errors

February 14, 2013

14 February 2013 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken announces help for PCB designers looking to improve their bottom line by driving out design errors.

The latest release of CADSTAR version 14, available now, contains a significant range of customer-requested enhancements and new functionality. Designers using Zuken’s expert desktop design solution will benefit from improved productivity and reduced design times through key enhancements. These include improved error report management, an updated BGA wizard and automatic net rerouting.

Identify critical design errors … Read More → "Zuken’s CADSTAR 14 packs a punch in the fight against design errors"

Multicore Association Rolls Out Developer’s Guide to Software Programming for Multicore Designs

February 14, 2013

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Feb. 14, 2013 — The Multicore Association™ announces availability of the Multicore Programming Practices (MPP) guide to provide developers with a detailed set of best practices for writing multicore-ready embedded software. The MPP guide, collectively written by a wide range of industry experts, outlines how to migrate applications to multicore platforms and shares industry-proven techniques that help reduce development costs.

RFEL Launches a Video Image Stabilisation IP Core

February 14, 2013

Newport, Isle of Wight, UK – 14 February 2013 – RFEL, who specialises in high performance, electronic signal processing solutions, now has available its Video Image Stabilisation IP Core, which is the first of its recently announced family of Video Processing IP cores that fully utilises the power of the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs. Stabilisation is performed in real-time and entirely digitally, with the algorithm compensating for unwanted roll and horizontal and vertical shifts of a scene, thereby improving the display to the end-user and reducing work-load. The IP core can be configured to be highly resource efficient and very low power … Read More →

Anritsu Company Expands VNA Master™ Family with Addition of Models Providing 15 GHz Coverage

February 13, 2013

Morgan Hill, CA – February 12th, 2013 – Anritsu Company introduces the MS2027C and MS2037C, two new members of its VNA Master handheld vector network analyzer series that bring the inherent advantages of VNA Master to 15 GHz frequency applications. Providing best-in-class measurement speed and high accuracy in a compact design measuring as small as 8.3×12.4×3.1 (inches), the new MS2027C and MS2037C are ideal for demanding field use environments, including aerospace and defense, SATCOM, commercial wireless backhaul, and research.

The MS2027C VNA Master, which provides frequency coverage from 5 kHz – 15 GHz, specifically addresses complex cable, waveguide and antenna … Read More → "Anritsu Company Expands VNA Master™ Family with Addition of Models Providing 15 GHz Coverage"

TI introduces industry’s first VID interface controller with adjustable start-up current for core-voltage regulators

February 13, 2013

DALLAS (Feb. 11, 2013) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a power management controller with 4- and 6-bit voltage identification (VID) interfaces. The LM10011 is the first VID controller designed to operate along with a point-of-load regulator to adjust the core voltage (VCORE) of a VID-enabled processor, such as TI’s C6000™ power-optimized DSPs and Read More → "TI introduces industry’s first VID interface controller with adjustable start-up current for core-voltage regulators"

Gumstix, Inc. Launches Geppetto™ Intuitive Platform To Design And Build Custom Embedded Computers

February 13, 2013

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Gumstix, Inc., the premier provider of Linux computers-on-module (COMs) for electronics manufacturers, today announced the release of Geppetto, a complete system for building and ordering custom embedded computers without the need for extensive knowledge of electrical engineering. Geppetto combines a … Read More → "Gumstix, Inc. Launches Geppetto™ Intuitive Platform To Design And Build Custom Embedded Computers"

Energy Micro offers high-end touch graphics solution for energy efficient MCU applications with TouchGFX

February 13, 2013

Oslo, Norway, 13 February 2013 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, and Mjolner Informatics has partnered to demonstrate a smartphone-like graphical user interface running on its EFM32 Giant Gecko microcontroller. This demonstration, developed using Mjolner’s TouchGFX technology and featuring full touch control, can be seen on Energy Micro’s booth at Embedded World later this month. Mjolner will also present a paper in one of the conference sessions at this event to explain more about the features and benefits of TouchGFX for ARM Cortex-M3.

The control of products designed for markets such … Read More → "Energy Micro offers high-end touch graphics solution for energy efficient MCU applications with TouchGFX"

XP Power adds 10 W model to ultra compact family of DC-DC converters

February 13, 2013

XP Power today announced the JCA10 series of single and dual output 10 Watt metal cased DC-DC converters. Already a popular DC-DC converter family, the JCA series now comprises 2, 3, 4, 6 and 10 Watt models. Packaged in an ultra compact format measuring just 1 x 0.8 x 0.4 inches ( 25.4 x 20.3 x 10.0 mm ) the JCA10 series has a footprint 20% smaller than other DIP-24 devices available on the market. Occupying less PCB space than conventional designs allows designers to reduce the size of new developments or utilise the board space for additional features, while the industry standard DIP-24 pin-out makes the converter an ideal drop-in replacement for … Read More → "XP Power adds 10 W model to ultra compact family of DC-DC converters"

Integration of Tanner EDA and Incentia Tools Increases Capabilities and Productivity for Analog and Mixed-signal IC Designers

February 12, 2013

MONROVIA, California – February 12, 2013 – Tanner EDA, the catalyst for innovation for the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal (A/MS) integrated circuits (ICs), has integrated the DesignCraft™ and TimeCraft™ digital design tools from Incentia Design Systems into Tanner EDA’s HiPer Silicon AMS solution. DesignCraft is Incentia’s complete logic synthesis tool with integrated capability to synthesize and optimize for area, power, timing, and design-for-testability (DFT). Read More → "Integration of Tanner EDA and Incentia Tools Increases Capabilities and Productivity for Analog and Mixed-signal IC Designers"

I&C Technology Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform for Mobile TV SoCs

February 12, 2013

SANTA CLARA, CA, — February 12, 2013— Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification, today announced that I&C Technology Co., Ltd. a developer of mobile TV SoCs, has selected the Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform for analog, RF, and mixed-signal circuit verification.

“I&C Technology’s multi-mode, multi-band mobile TV SoCs operate on multiple standards and have stringent performance and power verification requirements,” saidSangyoub Lee, Ph.D., Vice President, RF/Analog R&D Center at I&C Technology. “We selected the Analog FastSPICE Platform because it delivers nanometer SPICE accuracy 5 … Read More → "I&C Technology Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform for Mobile TV SoCs"

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