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Cadence to Present, Showcase Advanced FinFET Design Technology at Common Platform Technology Forum 2013

SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire – February 04, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

WHAT: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

Cadence will showcase its joint development of advanced design technologies in partnership with the Common Platform Alliance (Samsung Electronics, IBM, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES) at the Common Platform Technology Forum on Feb. 5. Attendees can learn more about 20-nanometer and 14-nanometer FinFET standard cell and IP design, physical implementation, and … Read More → "Cadence to Present, Showcase Advanced FinFET Design Technology at Common Platform Technology Forum 2013"

Atmel Introduces New Family of Cortex-A5 Processor-Based MPUs For Embedded Industrial and Consumer Applications

SAN JOSE, CA, February 4, 2013—Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced it is shipping production quantities of the Atmel® SAMA5D3 series, its highest performance, low-power microprocessor units (MPUs) based on the ARM®  Cortex™-A5 core. The new SAMA5D3 series is designed for embedded applications in the industrial space, including factory and building automation, smart grid, medical and handheld terminals, along with consumer applications such as smart watches, outdoor GPS, DECT (digital enhanced cordless … Read More → "Atmel Introduces New Family of Cortex-A5 Processor-Based MPUs For Embedded Industrial and Consumer Applications"

Aldec Launches Free Online UVM Training

Henderson, NV – February 4, 2013 – Aldec, Inc., today announces the launch of Fast Track™ ONLINE, a convenient, online training portal that is available at no cost to the design verification community. In today’s competitive atmosphere, the ability to adopt new technology quickly and reduce design time cycles is critical. As a global industry leader, Aldec is committed to offering educational opportunities and resources to help busy engineers get up to speed quickly. 

“Engineers from locations … Read More → "Aldec Launches Free Online UVM Training"

TI power management front-end chip increases battery run-time in ARM® Cortex A15-based designs

DALLAS (Feb. 4, 2013) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced the industry’s first single-chip, front-end power management unit (PMU) for battery-powered applications based on ARM Cortex A9 and A15 processors. The TPS65090 power management integrated circuit integrates all power management functions and maximizes power efficiency to extend battery run-time in tablets and other portable electronics by 20 percent, simplify design, and reduce board space by 60 percent compared to a discrete approach. To order free samples, visit: www.ti.com/tps65090-pr

The innovative front-end PMU integrates … Read More → "TI power management front-end chip increases battery run-time in ARM® Cortex A15-based designs"

SmartKem Launches Ink Evaluation Kit for ‘Flexible’ Thin Film Transistors

(4 February 2013) – SmartKem Limited, the developer of high performance, organic semiconductor materials for flexible electronics, today announced the launch of a pioneering ink evaluation kit which utilises the company’s scientific expertise to significantly streamline the process of producing prototype flexible thin film transistors (TFTs). Forming part of SmartKem’s newly launched ‘p-FLEX’ portfolio of high mobility, flexible semiconductor solutions, the development kit will allow companies to use SmartKem’s unique knowledge and intellectual property to create high mobility, best-in-class TFT devices with a focus on flexible displays for use in smartphones and tablets. … Read More → "SmartKem Launches Ink Evaluation Kit for ‘Flexible’ Thin Film Transistors"

Daou InCube to offer Design Platforms based on Cortus processors

Montpellier, France and Suji-Gu, Korea, 31 January 2013. Cortus, a technology leader in cost effective, silicon efficient, 32-bit processor IP, and SoC solution provider Daou InCube, announce that they are teaming up to offer platforms and design services based on Cortus 32-bit processor cores.

Cortus S.A. licenses a range of 32-bit processor cores for embedded systems. The cores provide licensees with a scalable choice in embedded computational performance and silicon area to meet a wide variety of application needs. 

“Today’s applications demand small … Read More → "Daou InCube to offer Design Platforms based on Cortus processors"

Saelig Introduces Flash Drive Sized 4GHz Synthesized RF Signal Generator

Fairport, NY: Saelig Company, Inc. announces the availability of the TEG4000-1, a laboratory quality, synthesized 200 to 4000MHz RF signal source. TheTEG4000-1 is the smallest USB microwave synthesized source available and is priced significantly below other competitive bench-top offerings. This handy RF source can be swept in step sizes as low as 1kHz between any two frequencies in its specified range.

The TEG4000-1 offers +1dBm output from its SMA connector, and is controlled and set via the supplied PC software. Its easy-to-use graphical interface offers both numeric entry or slider controls. A significant feature of … Read More → "Saelig Introduces Flash Drive Sized 4GHz Synthesized RF Signal Generator"

Real Intent Unveils Major Performance Enhancements in Ascent IIV and Ascent XV Tools for Early Functional Verification of Digital Designs

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Jan. 30, 2013– Real Intent, Inc., a leading provider of EDA software products today announced new releases of its Ascent Implied Intent Verification (IIV) and Ascent X-Verification (XV) tools for early functional analysis of digital designs, delivering significant performance enhancements for users.Ascent products find elusive bugs and eliminate sources of uncertainty that are difficult to uncover using traditional Verilog or VHDL simulation, leading to both improved quality … Read More → "Real Intent Unveils Major Performance Enhancements in Ascent IIV and Ascent XV Tools for Early Functional Verification of Digital Designs"

Cavium Announces Project Thunder Software Development Platform for Cloud and Data Centers

San Jose, Calif., January 31, 2012 – Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, today announced the availability of Project Thunder software development platform kit (SDK). Project Thunder is a family of 64-bit ARM®v8 processors targeting next generation energy efficient cloud and data center markets.

Project Thunder provides a scalable family of 64-bit ARMv8 processors incorporated into a highly differentiated SoC architecture optimized for cloud and datacenter applications. The family of SoCs will integrate high-performance compute, networking, security, storage along with targeted workload … Read More → "Cavium Announces Project Thunder Software Development Platform for Cloud and Data Centers"

Eurotech Expands Distribution Agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing to Include M2M Platform in North America

Columbia, MD – January 31, 2013 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, has announced the expansion of its distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), adding its M2M Platform to Avnet’s line card.

This contract extension includes Eurotech’ … Read More → "Eurotech Expands Distribution Agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing to Include M2M Platform in North America"

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