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New Software Development Kit Brings SMART Board® Usability to Web Applications

December 18, 2012

Calgary, AB — December 18, 2012 — SMART Technologies, a world leader in interactive collaboration technologies and maker of the world’s most popular interactive whiteboard, has released a new SMART Board software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to build web applications that sense user actions on a SMART Board interactive display. The applications have embedded intelligence to recognize if the user is touching the interactive display to move an object, sketch with a pen or to perform other physical interactions with the large screen device. SMART is the first interactive technology manufacturer to release an SDK that communicates hardware events directly … Read More → "New Software Development Kit Brings SMART Board® Usability to Web Applications"

New Book Demystifies Black Art of Analog Design

December 18, 2012

WALTHAM, MA – December 18, 2012 – Newnes Press, an imprint of Elsevier, today announced the release of Analog Circuit Design, Volume 2, Immersion in the Black Art of Analog Design by Bob Dobkin and Jim Williams. A companion volume to Analog Circuit Design: A Tutorial Guide to Applications and Solutions, this edition includes new application notes on power management, … Read More → "New Book Demystifies Black Art of Analog Design"

Tektronix Delivers First Automated Test Solution for MHL CTS 2.0 Spec

December 18, 2012

BEAVERTON, Ore., Dec 18, 2012 – Keeping pace with rapidly evolving standards, Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced immediate availability of an automated test solution for the latest Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) Compliance Test Specification (CTS) 2.0 covering transmitter (Tx), receiver (Rx) and dongle testing for both physical (PHY) and protocol layers. The solution features a unique one box solution for PHY and protocol testing coupled with a direct synthesis based solution for Rx testing that reduces errors.

Developed by the MHL Consortium, the MHL … Read More → "Tektronix Delivers First Automated Test Solution for MHL CTS 2.0 Spec"

Imec and Altera Broaden Strategic Collaboration

December 18, 2012

Leuven (Belgium) – December 18, 2012 – Imec and Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced today a broadening of their strategic research collaboration in the framework of imec’s INSITE program. Initially focusing on technology insight into 3-D process technologies, collaboration between imec and Altera will now be broadened toward pathfinding process development kits (PDKs) for logic technology.

Altera’s participation in imec’s industrial affiliation program INSITE is focused on the evaluation of 3D technologies and its impact on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) products. Altera and imec are extending their research collaboration agreement to include 14/10nm CMOS … Read More → "Imec and Altera Broaden Strategic Collaboration"

Cypress’s 2.4-GHz WirelessUSB™-NL Radio-on-a-Chip Powers ITON’s Turnkey Module for Wireless Mice

December 17, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 13, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced that ITON Technology, Ltd., a leading PC peripheral and component manufacturer in China, has selected Cypress’s 2.4-GHz WirelessUSB™-NL radio-on-a-chip for its complete module for wireless mice. The module includes firmware, providing customers with a turnkey solution to create their own end-products. The low power consumption of the WirelessUSB-NL solution helps the module enable mice to operate for up to three years on two AA batteries. WirelessUSB-NL also delivers a long operating range of up to 20 … Read More → "Cypress’s 2.4-GHz WirelessUSB™-NL Radio-on-a-Chip Powers ITON’s Turnkey Module for Wireless Mice"

Lattice Semiconductor Will Feature Real-Time 3D Video Converter AT CES 2013

December 17, 2012

HILLSBORO, OR – DECEMBER 17, 2012 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced it will demonstrate 3D Impact Media’s RealityBox, a low density LatticeECP3™ FPGA-based real-time 3D video converter, in its private “Mobile Innovation” meeting suite at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8-11 in Las Vegas. Lattice suite 2980 will be located in the East Tower, Las Vegas Hotel.

STMicroelectronics selects IAR Embedded Workbench for record-breaking code speed

December 17, 2012

Uppsala, Sweden—December 17, 2012—IAR Systems® today announces that its development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® has been selected by STMicroelectronics for its recently published outstanding scores on the CoreMark® benchmarks. The score 3.37 CoreMarks®/MHz is achieved using the latest version 6.50 of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM with STMicroelectronics’ STM32F417IGt6 microcontroller running at an operating frequency of 168 MHz from internal flash memory.

Compared to the previous world-leading version of IAR … Read More → "STMicroelectronics selects IAR Embedded Workbench for record-breaking code speed"

Elliptic Technologies Selects Synopsys’ Discovery VIP for ARM AMBA Interconnect for Verification of its Leading Security Systems

December 17, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that Elliptic Technologies, a technology leader in embedded security solutions for mobile, networking, smart grid and automotive markets, successfully deployed Synopsys’ Discovery™ Verification IP (VIP) for the ARM® AMBA® protocol for verification of its new-generation Multi-Packet Manager security protocol accelerator (CLP-630). Elliptic cited performance, efficient ease-of-use and smooth deployment as some of the key benefits of Discovery VIP.

“The embedded security market demands delivery of error-free, rigorously verified security … Read More → "Elliptic Technologies Selects Synopsys’ Discovery VIP for ARM AMBA Interconnect for Verification of its Leading Security Systems"

QuickLogic Showcases Broad Range of CSSP Solutions for Mobile Devices at CES

December 13, 2012

Sunnyvale, CA – December 13, 2012 — QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the leader in low-power Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), is demonstrating a broad range of CSSP solutions for mobile devices next month at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. QuickLogic’s CSSPs address common design challenges that mobile device OEMs face and offer features that create product differentiation within the market.

The company’s hospitality suite will feature a variety of processor-to-display and processor-to-processor bridging solutions that solve interface … Read More → "QuickLogic Showcases Broad Range of CSSP Solutions for Mobile Devices at CES"

Arasan Chip Systems further expands its Ethernet portfolio by adding AVB (Audio Video Bridging)

December 13, 2012

San Jose, California – December 10, 2012 -Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. (“Arasan”), a leading provider of Total IP Solutions, announced today that they have added AVB (Audio Video Bridging) to their Gigabit Ethernet MAC product family. The new Gigabit Ethernet MAC with AVB enables the transmission of audio and video streams synchronized within a microsecond of each other, with low delay, and with minimal lost data due to network congestion.

An AVB network implements a set of protocols developed by the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging Task Group. There are four significant differences between the AVB MAC and standard 802 architectures; precise … Read More → "Arasan Chip Systems further expands its Ethernet portfolio by adding AVB (Audio Video Bridging)"

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