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IAR Systems boosts debugging and trace capabilities for ARM developers New integration with JTAGjet™-Trace adds advanced trace functionality

November 12, 2012

Uppsala, Sweden—November 12, 2012—IAR Systems® today launched a complete integration of JTAGjet™-Trace into the development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM®. Thanks to the new full integration, IAR Embedded Workbench users gain access to advanced trace support for all ARM cores and can take full advantage of the trace capabilities on ARM Cortex™-M, Cortex-R and Cortex-A devices in addition to … Read More → "IAR Systems boosts debugging and trace capabilities for ARM developers New integration with JTAGjet™-Trace adds advanced trace functionality"

New FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution Delivers Up To 3x System Performance Improvement

November 12, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Up to 3x improvement in system prototype performance enabled through enhanced HapsTrak® 3 I/O connector technology and high-speed time-domain multiplexing
Modular system architecture scales from 12 to 144 Million ASIC gates to accommodate a range of design sizes from individual IP blocks to processor subsystems to complete SoCs
New capability in Synopsys’ Certify® software, in combination with HAPS’ flexible interconnect architecture, accelerates multi-FPGA partitioning productivity by up to 10x
Enhanced Universal Multi-Resource Bus host connectivity of up to 400 MB/s … Read More → "New FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution Delivers Up To 3x System Performance Improvement"

Imec and CANON ANELVA Corp. to collaborate on STT-MRAM

November 12, 2012

November 12, 2012 (Tokyo, Japan) – CANON ANELVA Corp., a leading supplier of processing equipment for the semiconductor device manufacturing industry, and the Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec will collaborate on advanced STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) research and development.

The collaboration will run in the framework of imec’s R&D program on advanced emerging memory technologies. Imec’s research program aims at exploring the full technology potential of STT-MRAM including performance beyond 1ns and scalability beyond 10 nm for embedded & stand alone applications. Research will be performed on CANON ANELVA’s deposition tool which has … Read More → "Imec and CANON ANELVA Corp. to collaborate on STT-MRAM"

TI unveils adapter power controller with lowest standby power

November 12, 2012

DALLAS (Nov. 12, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced a power management controller with a 700-V start-up switch that achieves less than 10 mW of “no-load” standby power in 5- and 10-watt cube adapters used with smartphones and tablets. In addition to the lower power capability, the new UCC28710 primary-side, regulated flyback controller helps designers create smaller cube adapters and AC-powered equipment. For more information and samples, visit:www.ti.com/ucc28710-pr.

The innovative controller maintains an industry-best 78-percent average power efficiency at 5 watts, which … Read More → "TI unveils adapter power controller with lowest standby power"

Nallatech FPGA Accelerator Card Supports OpenCL For High Performance Computing

November 9, 2012

CAMARILLO, Calif., – November 7, 2012 – Nallatech, a leading supplier of high-performance FPGA solutions, announces that the PCIe-385N FPGA accelerator card now supports the Altera Software Development Kit (SDK) for OpenCL – an open computing language that combines the massively parallel architecture of an FPGA with the OpenCL parallel programming model. This PCI Express accelerator card, featuring Altera’s latest generation of Stratix V Series FPGAs, enables FPGAs to work in concert with the host processor to accelerate parallel computation at a fraction of the power compared to hardware alternatives. Visitors to next week’s Supercomputing 2012 in Salt Lake City, UT, can … Read More → "Nallatech FPGA Accelerator Card Supports OpenCL For High Performance Computing"

60V Input Step-Down DC/DC Controller Draws Only 40µA in Battery-Powered Systems

November 9, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – November 8, 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3864, a high voltage step-down DC/DC controller that draws only 40µA quiescent current in standby mode with the output enabled in Burst Mode^® operation. The 3.5V to 60V input supply range is designed to protect against high voltage transients, to operate continuously during automotive cold crank and covers a broad range of … Read More → "60V Input Step-Down DC/DC Controller Draws Only 40µA in Battery-Powered Systems"

Saelig Announces imPulse ECG Personal Monitor To Be Launched at Electronica

November 9, 2012

Pittsford, NY: imPulse is a personal handheld ECG Personal Monitor that will be introduced at this year’s Electronica Show in Munich, Germany, designed using unique EPIC touch sensors. Created by the sensor’s manufacturer Plessey Semiconductors, imPulse is aimed at the home health market, and will allow the routine, quick and accurate recording of ECG signals outside of the medical environment – without the need for conductive gel or skin preparation.

This compact, portable device detects an ECG signal when the user’s thumbs are placed on the two sensor pads, using two … Read More → "Saelig Announces imPulse ECG Personal Monitor To Be Launched at Electronica"

Mentor Graphics Embedded Linux Platform Achieves Yocto Project 1.3 Compatibility

November 9, 2012

Wilsonville, Ore., November 8, 2012—Continuing its commitment to open source development, Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the newest release of its Yocto Project™ 1.3-compatible Mentor® Embedded Linux platform. With this release, Mentor Graphics furthers its commitment to provide embedded developers with solutions to harness the capabilities of open source technology and to create customized, yet commercially supported, embedded Linux platforms.

This new Mentor Embedded Linux release is updated to include:

New or enhanced software recipes incorporating the latest stable open source technology
Improved compatibility with Yocto Project 1.3 … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Embedded Linux Platform Achieves Yocto Project 1.3 Compatibility"

Coventor Strengthens Industry’s Only Integrated MEMS + IC Co-Design Solution With Advanced 3D Modeling In Newest Version Of MEMS+ Platform

November 9, 2012

CARY, North Carolina – November 7, 2012 – Coventor^®, Inc., the leading supplier of design automation software for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), today introduced the MEMS+^® 3.0 design platform, the latest version of its unique MEMS+IC co-design platform aimed at accelerating development of complex 3D systems with state-of-the-art actuators, accelerometers and gyroscopes, microphones and other types of MEMS devices.

With the new … Read More → "Coventor Strengthens Industry’s Only Integrated MEMS + IC Co-Design Solution With Advanced 3D Modeling In Newest Version Of MEMS+ Platform"

A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates Selects Silex Microsystems’ SmartBlocks™ for Rapid Development of Semi-Custom MEMS Sensors

November 8, 2012

Järfälla, Sweden and Burlingame, California, November 7, 2012 – Silex Microsystems <http://www.silexmicrosystems.com> , the world’s largest pure-play MEMS foundry, announced today that A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates <http://www.amfitzgerald.com> (“AMFitzgerald”), a MEMS product development firm, has selected Silex’s SmartBlocks™ technology for its RocketMEMS™ program, a new model for designer-foundry collaboration that enables rapid and cost-effective development of MEMS sensors. Initially targeted for the pressure sensor market, AMFitzgerald’s new program leverages decades … Read More → "A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates Selects Silex Microsystems’ SmartBlocks™ for Rapid Development of Semi-Custom MEMS Sensors"

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