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PointGrab Unveils the Next Generation of Gesture Recognition for Consumer Electronics and the Home Environment

December 17, 2013

Tel Aviv, Israel – Dec. 17, 2013 – PointGrab Ltd. today unveiled the next generation in gesture recognition solutions for consumer electronic devices and home appliances. The breakthrough technology allows consumers to control devices from distance by simply pointing at them. The solution uses depth information to create a “transparent space” in front of the user enabling a “touch-like” operation of devices, but from a distance. The new “AirTouchTM”technology is designed for Consumer Electronic devices and the new “PointSwitchTM”solution works for home appliances. Both breakthroughs will be privately demonstrated at the forthcoming Consumer Electronics … Read More → "PointGrab Unveils the Next Generation of Gesture Recognition for Consumer Electronics and the Home Environment"

Pentek Introduces High-Speed, Rugged Rackmount and Portable Recorders for Ground, Ship and Airborne Applications

December 17, 2013

UPPER SADDLE RIVER?NJ-December 16, 2013?Pentek, Inc., today introduced two additions to the Talon^® family of high-speed turnkey recording systems. The Model RTR 2728 rugged portable and the Model RTR 2748 rugged rackmount recorders use state-of-the-art SSD (solid state drive) storage technology to achieve aggregate recording and playback rates up to 4 GBytes per second.

As complete recording systems, these Talon recorders are ideal for recording and reproducing wideband IF signals at sample rates up to 1 GSamples/sec. Systems are built on a Windows 7 Professional workstation with an Intel Core I7 processor … Read More → "Pentek Introduces High-Speed, Rugged Rackmount and Portable Recorders for Ground, Ship and Airborne Applications"

Cadence Showcases IP for Mobile, Home Entertainment and Automotive Markets at CES 2014

December 17, 2013

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – December 17, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) plans to showcase its IP (intellectual property) that helps chip designers quickly integrate next-generation technology in new consumer devices at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Visitors can make appointments to see the Tensilica® demonstrations, meet with Cadence executives, and discuss design challenges.

WHEN:
Tuesday, January 7, through Read More → "Cadence Showcases IP for Mobile, Home Entertainment and Automotive Markets at CES 2014"

Blu Wireless combines Imagination’s MIPS Aptiv CPUs in groundbreaking 60GHz System IP for WiGig and backhaul markets

December 17, 2013

London, UK – 17 December, 2013 – Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) and Blu Wireless Technology (BWT) are sharing details of Blu Wireless’ new HYDRA baseband technology for efficient multi-gigabit wireless processing. The ground-breaking technology leverages multiple MIPS Aptiv processors together with HYDRA vector DSP technology in a unique heterogeneous multiprocessing architecture targeting the burgeoning 60GHz space.

The 60GHz market is being driven by consumer demand for HD video ‘anywhere, anytime’ via smartphones, laptops and tablets. 802.11ad Wi-Fi (also called WiGig), which uses the 60GHz band, is … Read More → "Blu Wireless combines Imagination’s MIPS Aptiv CPUs in groundbreaking 60GHz System IP for WiGig and backhaul markets"

42V, 3.5A (IOUT), 2.2MHz Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 96% Efficiency & Needs Only 2.5µA of Quiescent Current

December 17, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – December 17, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8610A and Read More → "42V, 3.5A (IOUT), 2.2MHz Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 96% Efficiency & Needs Only 2.5µA of Quiescent Current"

New Frontier Silicon digital radio chip targets smart devices and global markets

December 17, 2013

London, 17^th December 2013

Frontier Silicon announces details of Chorus 4, its next generation digital radio chip. Chorus 4 is a single-chip solution, which integrates four previously separate chips to deliver significant cost and energy consumption savings.

Chorus 4 is the fourth generation chip from Frontier Silicon. The chip is designed to encourage the continued advance of digital radio around the world by supporting all major global digital radio standards. Chorus 4 provides solutions for multiple devices, including consumer radios, the automotive aftermarket and, for the first time, smartphones and tablets. The company’s previous solutions have already … Read More → "New Frontier Silicon digital radio chip targets smart devices and global markets"

Synopsys Announces Release 2013.12 of the RSoft Product Family

December 17, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Enhanced modeling of optical surface scattering for subwavelength optical components
Faster photonic device simulations
Expanded Multi-Physics utility for analysis of physical effects on photonic devices
Flexible modeling and simulation of Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop (ROADM) networks
Compliance with latest Optical Transport Network (OTN) standards

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and … Read More → "Synopsys Announces Release 2013.12 of the RSoft Product Family"

Altium announces new release of TASKING C compiler for Power Architecture

December 17, 2013

Sydney, Australia, 17 December 2013 – Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING) announces a new major release of its TASKING C compiler solution for automotive application development, supporting the Power Architecture® based microcontrollers from the Freescale Qorivva/5xxx series and STMicroelectronics SPC5 series.

In addition to various improvements on code optimizations for speed and size, the new compiler brings device support for the MPC56xx and SPC56 … Read More → "Altium announces new release of TASKING C compiler for Power Architecture"

Qualcomm Announces Availability of its Gimbal Proximity Beacons to Enable Customer Engagement Based on Micro Location

December 16, 2013

SAN DIEGO – December 09, 2013 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Retail Solutions, Inc., has made its Gimbal™ proximity beacons commercially available as part of the Gimbal context aware, proximity platform. Gimbal proximity beacons, available in two models, are accurate down to one foot and work indoors and outdoors.

Gimbal is a comprehensive context aware, proximity platform for brands to engage their customers’ mobile devices with highly relevant communications using a powerful combination of physical location, activity, time and personal interests. Gimbal helps increase the relevance of content delivered to end … Read More → "Qualcomm Announces Availability of its Gimbal Proximity Beacons to Enable Customer Engagement Based on Micro Location"

Isola Expands Commercial Production of I-Speed(R) PCB Materials Into Asia

December 16, 2013

CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Isola Group S.a.r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards, announced it had successfully transitioned the manufacturing of its low-loss, I-Speed material to Asia. The move was in response to an increased demand for I-Speed products. The cost benefits of manufacturing in Asia … Read More → "Isola Expands Commercial Production of I-Speed(R) PCB Materials Into Asia"