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Mikron Licenses Cadence Physical Verification System and QRC Extraction Solutions for 90 nm IC Design Flow

March 14, 2014

Moscow, Zelenograd; 12 March 2014 – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, and JSC Mikron, the largest manufacturer and exporter of microelectronics and RFIDs in Russia and CIS (Community of Independent States), part of the industrial holding “RTI Systems”, announced today that Mikron has licensed Cadence® Physical Verification System (PVS) and Cadence QRC Extraction to be used in Mikron’s basic 90nm IC design flow.

By leveraging Cadence tools and providing other independent design centers with Cadence solutions, Mikron expects to lower the development costs of new generations of ICs.</ … Read More → "Mikron Licenses Cadence Physical Verification System and QRC Extraction Solutions for 90 nm IC Design Flow"

Touch International Unveils New Highly Advanced Projected Capacitive Touch Technology.

March 14, 2014

Austin, TX – February 26, 2014 – Specialty touch screen and display enhancement manufacturer, Touch International confirmed today the release of a new touch sensing technology that overcomes the limitations of current projected capacitive (p-cap) offerings.  PCAP Plus technology features multi-touch with gestures and works with fingers, heavy gloves, or any other input device.  Additionally, the sensor is designed with a unique construction that performs in compliance with military, aerospace, and medical EMI/RFI requirements.

“Our experience in the high reliability markets has shown a clear missing link between the features and limitations of resistive and projected capacitive touch technology,” says … Read More → "Touch International Unveils New Highly Advanced Projected Capacitive Touch Technology."

Agilent Technologies Introduces World’s Highest-Performance Oscilloscope

March 14, 2014

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 11, 2014 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced its Infiniium Z-Series oscilloscopes, which can be synchronized to measure up to 40 channels simultaneously with a maximum 63-GHz real-time oscilloscope bandwidth (on up to 10 oscilloscopes). With industry-leading noise and jitter measurement floors, the new oscilloscopes enable engineers to effectively test devices that incorporate the newest technologies and achieve new performance milestones.

The Z-Series includes 10 models ranging from 20 to 63 GHz, all of which are bandwidth-upgradable to 63 GHz. The Z-Series also features significantly faster processing and a next-generation user interface.

“The Z-Series further solidifies Agilent’s … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces World’s Highest-Performance Oscilloscope"

Cadence and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce First Test Chip Featuring ARM Cortex-A12 Processor in 28nm-SLP Process

March 14, 2014

Highlights:

  • Test chip designed to demonstrate performance and power characteristics of ARM® Cortex®-A12 processor on GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 28nm-SLP process
  • Achieved maximum frequency of 2.0GHz in 15 weeks using the full Cadence RTL-to-GDSII digital implementation and signoff solutions
  • Full suite of Cadence signoff tools used, including QRC Extraction, Tempus Timing Signoff Solution and the Physical Verification System

SAN JOSE, Calif., 12 Mar 2014: At CDNLive Silicon Valley 2014, Cadence Design Systems Inc. and GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced that they have taped out a quad core test chip built around the ARM Cortex-A12 processor. … Read More → "Cadence and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce First Test Chip Featuring ARM Cortex-A12 Processor in 28nm-SLP Process"

STMicroelectronics and SoftAtHome Accelerate Adoption of Ultra-High-Definition Technologies for a True Cinema-at-Home Experience

March 14, 2014

Geneva, Switzerland, and Nanterre, France, March 13, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and SoftAtHome, a provider of home operating platforms enabling convergent services for the digital home, today announced their extended collaboration to enable operators to deliver Ultra High Definition (UHD) viewing experiences on the latest-generation set-top boxes with ST chips inside.

With UHD content increasing and being transmitted for the first time from some major international sporting events, including the Winter Olympic Games and the upcoming FIFA World Cup™, 2014 is set to be the year for 4K … Read More → "STMicroelectronics and SoftAtHome Accelerate Adoption of Ultra-High-Definition Technologies for a True Cinema-at-Home Experience"

Economical Three-Dimension Magnetometer Sensor with Magnetic Interference Immunity

March 14, 2014

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. – (www.saelig.com)  has announced the IST8303 – a single-chip 3-axis digital magnetometer sensor, housed in an extremely small form factor (1.6 x 1.6 x 1.0mm) 12-pin BGA package, making it ideal for high-volume surface-mount portable products. The IST8303 is an integrated chip containing 3-axis magnetic sensors with an ASIC controller. The IST8303 outputs 14/16-bit data … Read More → "Economical Three-Dimension Magnetometer Sensor with Magnetic Interference Immunity"

Agilent Technologies Announces Next-Generation System for Measuring Flicker Noise

March 13, 2014

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2014 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Agilent EEsof EDA E4727A Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyzer—a next-generation hardware and software system for measurement and analysis of flicker noise and random telegraph noise (RTN).

Flicker noise has long been considered a critical characteristic of electronic devices. It significantly affects performance of circuits such as active mixers, voltage-controlled oscillators, frequency dividers, op amps and comparators, which are … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces Next-Generation System for Measuring Flicker Noise"

Cypress’s New EZ-USB HX3 USB 3.0 Hub Controller Achieves USB-IF Certification

March 13, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 13, 2014 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced a new USB 3.0 hub controller certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) for the SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps standard. The EZ-USB® HX3 USB 3.0 hub controller offers a best-in-class feature set, with robust interoperability, extensive charging support and full configurability, making it ideal for docking stations, monitors, Ultrabook™ devices, digital TVs, set-top boxes, printers and servers.

The versatile HX3 USB 3.0 hub controller offers … Read More → "Cypress’s New EZ-USB HX3 USB 3.0 Hub Controller Achieves USB-IF Certification"

New Xilinx Reference Designs Equip Customers with Industry’s Only Single-Chip Solution for 4x100G OTN Transponders and 2x100G OTN Switching Applications

March 12, 2014

Mar 11, 2014 – SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — At OFC 2014, Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced new reference designs that equip customers with single-chip solutions for 4x100G OTN Transponder and 200G OTN Switching applications. These reference designs, in conjunction with the company’s All Programmable 3D ICs and SmartCORE™ IP, provide customers with a fully featured evaluation platform for the creation and evolution of highly differentiated,  high-bandwidth OTN applications.  Visit Xilinx, Booth #3245 at OFC in San Francisco, < … Read More → "New Xilinx Reference Designs Equip Customers with Industry’s Only Single-Chip Solution for 4x100G OTN Transponders and 2x100G OTN Switching Applications"

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