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Sage-DA announces a new tool to verify DRC decks

February 18, 2014

February 18, 2014, Santa Clara CA – Sage Design Automation, Inc. (Santa Clara CA) today announced DRVerify, a new tool that verifies design rule check (DRC) decks – the latest product in the iDRM design rule compiler platform. Used by process design kit (PDK) teams and DRC deck developers, DRVerify addresses the problem of DRC deck errors, especially in leading edge process nodes of 20nm and below. DRC deck errors that are found late in the design or after tapeout are very costly, and can cause yield issues, incur additional redesign and mask costs, and ultimately hinder the production … Read More → "Sage-DA announces a new tool to verify DRC decks"

Industry’s fastest 12-bit ADC races to 4 GSPS

February 18, 2014

DALLAS (Feb. 18, 2014) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s fastest 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The RF-sampling ADC12J4000 clocks in at 4 GSPS and supports the JEDEC JESD204B serial interface standard for data converters up to 8 Gbps, while consuming 50 percent less power than competitive devices. Measuring 10-mm by 10-mm, it is also the smallest IC in its class. The ADC12J4000 can be used in test and measurement, wireless, and defense applications, such as spectrum analyzers, munitions, digital pre-distortion feedback and radar. For more information about … Read More → "Industry’s fastest 12-bit ADC races to 4 GSPS"

Altera Announces 5 Gbps Microwave Backhaul Solution to Maximize Throughput Capacity and Spectrum Efficiency of 4G Networks

February 18, 2014

San Jose, Calif., February 18, 2014 – Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced the availability of high-performance, cost-effective and scalable microwave backhaul solutions based on the company’s industry-leading FPGAs and QAM modem IP cores from Escape Communications, a leading provider of design and product solutions for wireless communications electronics for telecom and aerospace applications. The offerings address traditional microwave backhaul markets (6 – 42 GHz) and emerging applications in the E-band (70/80 GHz) and V-band (60 GHz) all-outdoor radio (ODR) markets. The solutions are easily scaled to meet individual link capacity requirements between cell sites and the core network, allowing mobile operators to maximize throughput capacity … Read More → "Altera Announces 5 Gbps Microwave Backhaul Solution to Maximize Throughput Capacity and Spectrum Efficiency of 4G Networks"

Accelerometers from STMicroelectronics Track Activity of Objects and People Before Reporting to Mother

February 18, 2014

Geneva, February 18, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, the world’s top MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer and the leading supplier of MEMS for devices for consumer and mobile applications^{^[2]}, today announced that its accelerometer is helping to track motion in the innovative Mother and Motion Cookies from Sen.se, a designer of smart connected devices for the Internet of Things.

Sen.se’s Mother is a caring, adaptable, and programmable … Read More → "Accelerometers from STMicroelectronics Track Activity of Objects and People Before Reporting to Mother"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Demonstrates Microsemi FPGA Mainstream Market Value in New SpeedWay Design Workshops

February 18, 2014

PHOENIX— February 18, 2014 — Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Demonstrates Microsemi FPGA Mainstream Market Value in New SpeedWay Design Workshops"

videantis showcases unified video/vision processor solution at Mobile World Congress

February 18, 2014

Hannover, Germany, February 18, 2014 – videantis GmbH will showcase its latest low power computer vision and video coding solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. Compared to a host CPU, the licensable videantis processor IP provides a 100x performance increase and 1000x power reduction, ideal for bringing HD/UHD video coding and novel always-on computer vision and image processing algorithms to mobile application processors.

Technologies on display

Flexible, multi-format HD/UHD video encode/decode. With support for over 15 video codecs, including 10/12 … Read More → "videantis showcases unified video/vision processor solution at Mobile World Congress"

Telit Unwraps Second Positioning Module Based on MediaTek’s Single Chip SoC Technology

February 18, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C. and LONDON – February 18, 2014 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products and services, today announced the market introduction of Jupiter SL871. The new module, which is based on MediaTek’s low-power MT3333 core, enables multi-constellation tracking. The SL871 is the ideal solution for battery-life sensitive GNSS applications that do not … Read More → "Telit Unwraps Second Positioning Module Based on MediaTek’s Single Chip SoC Technology"

Diodes Incorporated Announces Low Voltage, Low Current Op-Amp for Battery-Powered Applications

February 18, 2014

Plano, Texas – February 18, 2014 – Diodes Incorporated has introduced the TLV271 single channel, rail-to-rail output op-amp. A drop-in replacement for alternative industry standard parts, the op-amp enables designers to make full use of the entire supply voltage operating range.

The device’s wide operating range of 2.7V to 16V enables the TLV271 to support an array of battery- and low-powered consumer and industrial products. A quiescent current of only 550µA helps minimize device power consumption over a gain bandwidth of 2MHz and slew rate … Read More → "Diodes Incorporated Announces Low Voltage, Low Current Op-Amp for Battery-Powered Applications"

Xilinx Announces 1.6Gbps Low Power, Low Cost, Small Cell Backhaul Modem SmartCORE IP for Millimeter Wave Applications

February 18, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its 1.6Gbps low power, low cost, small cell backhaul modem IP for millimeter wave applications. The Xilinx® 256 QAM millimeter wave modem solution supports both point to point as well as point to multipoint line-of-sight communications and addresses both 60GHz and 80GHz markets. Part of the Xilnx SmartCORE™ IP portfolio, this solution consumes less than 5W of power at 1+Gbps data rates. By leveraging the 256 QAM millimeter wave modem IP solution, wireless … Read More → "Xilinx Announces 1.6Gbps Low Power, Low Cost, Small Cell Backhaul Modem SmartCORE IP for Millimeter Wave Applications"

Datalight Expands Its Comprehensive Flash Memory Support to Include SPI NOR and Freescale i.MX6 Flash Memory Controller

February 18, 2014

Datalight Inc., leading developer of flash file systems known for simplifying support for complex flash memory technologies, today announced the latest version of its market-leading FlashFX Tera product with support for SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) NOR. FlashFX Tera provides suppor t for a wide range of NOR, SLC and MLC NAND, and sophisticated NAND controller technologies. Now system designers have access to the flexibility, wear leveling and other patented Datalight technologies on SPI NOR flash.