MILPITAS, CA – March 13, 2014 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3870, a dual phase synchronous step-down slave controller that can generate currents up to 240A when paired with a companion master … Read More → "Phase Extender, Slave Step-Down Controller for up to 240A Compatible with Digital Power System Management"
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"
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"
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"
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"
SANTA CLARA, CA, — March 11, 2014— Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification, today announced that IC Plus Corporation, a communication and networking IC design company has selected the Analog FastSPICE Platform for full-circuit verification of their mixed-signal integrated circuits.
“Our stringent verification flow requires full-circuit verification of our mixed-signal designs with nanometer SPICE accuracy,” said Albert Liu, VP of R&Dat IC Plus Corporation. “The Analog FastSPICE Platform has the accuracy, performance, and capacity to handle our full-circuit verification requirements. The AFS Platform provides nanometer SPICE accuracy significantly faster than alternative … Read More → "IC Plus Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform for Mixed-Signal Circuit Verification"
PITTSBURGH – Akustica, Inc., a Bosch Group company and leading provider of MEMS microphones, has added four new high-performance analog microphones to its high definition (HD) voice product line, … Read More → "Big Performance, Small Package – Akustica’s Newest MEMS Microphones Target Smartphones and Wearables"
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —
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Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving … Read More → "Synopsys Announces STMicroelectronics’ Adoption of IC Compiler for CPU and GPU Implementation"
ERFURT, Germany – Mar. 12, 2014 –
Who
X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in “More than Moore” technologies
What
Will exhibit its high-performance power management solutions in 0.18 and 0.35 micrometer technologies at the Applied Power Electronics (APEC) 2014 Conference and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas, next week. These solutions include its ultra-high-voltage CMOS process and a new analog cell library available in its XU035 process that helps engineers design monolithic … Read More → "X-FAB to Exhibit Ultra-High-Voltage Process and New Analog Building Blocks for AC/DC Converters and AC LED Applications Available for Designers of Power Electronics at APEC 2014 Conference and Exposition"
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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 12, 2014—Cadence … Read More → "Cadence Expands ARM-based System Verification Solution, Reducing Time-to-Market for Mobile, Networking and Server Applications"
