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Agilent Technologies Announces Industry-First Compliance Test Suite for DDR4 and LPDDR3 Logic Analysis

September 12, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 10, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the industry’s only test suite for compliance testing of computer and embedded DDR/2/3/4 and LPDDR/2/3 memory applications. With this software suite and an Agilent logic analyzer, digital designers can monitor DDR/2/3/4 or LPDDR/2/3 systems in real time to identify elusive, intermittent violations in protocol or bus-level timing.

The new software allows users to customize tests, either by adding to existing test groups or by defining unique test groups of valid logic analyzer triggers for protocol or bus-level timing violations. Customized real-time compliance tests can be … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces Industry-First Compliance Test Suite for DDR4 and LPDDR3 Logic Analysis"

Starts Foundry Service to Offer Direct Access to Open-Platform 3-Axis Inertial Sensor Process

September 12, 2012

Erfurt, Germany – Sept. 12, 2012 – X-FAB Silicon Foundries, which has shipped more than a billion MEMS devices, today announced the industry’s first open-platform MEMS 3D inertial sensor process available directly from a high-volume pure-play foundry. With access to the new 3D inertial sensor process, fabless and other companies will be able to apply their own design or use X-FAB’s design partner, and immediately run wafer volumes without long and costly process development. X-FAB’s open-platform process results in … Read More → "Starts Foundry Service to Offer Direct Access to Open-Platform 3-Axis Inertial Sensor Process"

TI’s PMBus™ server power management and protection IC delivers most accurate power monitoring for Intel® Node Manager capable server platforms

September 11, 2012

DALLAS (Sept. 11, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a new server monitoring, protection and control IC with on-chip PMBus™ support. The LM25066IA is fully compliant to Intel^® Node Manager 2.0 and provides designers of servers with a system power management and protection solution that interfaces directly with the Intel management engine. The LM25066IA delivers 1-percent current measurement accuracy and 2-percent power measurement accuracy over the server operating temperature range, enabling these dynamic server platforms to implement power capping schemes that minimize operating expense and improve reliability in data centers. For more information and samples, … Read More → "TI’s PMBus™ server power management and protection IC delivers most accurate power monitoring for Intel® Node Manager capable server platforms"

Xilinx Demonstrates Industry’s First QPI 1.1 Interface with FPGAs at Intel Developer Forum

September 11, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 11, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) the industry’s first demonstration of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) interfacing to an Intel Sandy Bridge Xeon Processor using the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) protocol. Xilinx’s QPI solution provides developers a low-latency, high-performance link to … Read More → "Xilinx Demonstrates Industry’s First QPI 1.1 Interface with FPGAs at Intel Developer Forum"

SPIRIT DSP Upgrades Voice and Video Engine for Mobile Service Providers and Application Developers

September 11, 2012

MOSCOW, Russia – Sept. 11, 2012 – SPIRIT DSP, the world’s #1 voice and video over IP engines provider serving more than 1 billion users in 100+ countries, announced today a significant upgrade to its TeamSpirit^®Voice and Video Engine, a sophisticated cross-platform mobile VVoIP SDK (Software Development Kit) for service providers, software application developers and … Read More → "SPIRIT DSP Upgrades Voice and Video Engine for Mobile Service Providers and Application Developers"

Samsung Selects Atmel maXTouch S Controller To Power Galaxy Note’s 10.1″ Touchscreen

September 11, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA, September 11, 2012–Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced Samsung has selected the Atmel maXTouch® mXT1664S controller to power Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet touchscreen.

The tablet offers a 10.1-inch WXGA 1280 x 800 touchscreen display driven by Atmel’s mXT1664S controller for a superior touch experience. With Atmel’s maXTouch technology, users can experience faster responses, higher accuracy including reduced unintended touches, lower device power consumption, brighter displays and better operation with noisy chargers. Running on Google’s Android(TM) 4 Ice Cream … Read More → "Samsung Selects Atmel maXTouch S Controller To Power Galaxy Note’s 10.1″ Touchscreen"

Green Hills Software to Present and Exhibit at DESIGN East/ESC Boston 2012

September 11, 2012

SANTA BARBARA, CA — September 11, 2012 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, will deliver technology presentations at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, MA, Hynes Convention Center, during the week of September 17, 2012. In booth #409, Green Hills Software will also demonstrate its latest embedded software solutions.

Green Hills Software speaker presentations include:

Topic: Designing your System for High Reliability and Security

When: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Embedded Systems Conference, ESC-2011, Room 312
Who: Greg Davis, Director of Engineering
Synopsis: … Read More → "Green Hills Software to Present and Exhibit at DESIGN East/ESC Boston 2012"

Cadence Executives Offer Insight on Memory Trends Impacting Cloud Computing and Mobility at MemCon 2012

September 11, 2012

SAN JOSE CA–(Marketwire – September 11, 2012) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a global leader in electronic design innovation, will showcase the company’s expertise in memory design IP at MemCon 2012.

Martin Lund, senior vice president of research and development, SoC Realization Group at Cadence, kicks off MemCon 2012 with his keynote speech, “How Cloud and Mobility are Disrupting the Memory Ecosystem” … Read More → "Cadence Executives Offer Insight on Memory Trends Impacting Cloud Computing and Mobility at MemCon 2012"

Kionix Introduces the KXCNL Accelerometer with Dual User-Programmable State Machines

September 11, 2012

Ithaca, NY – September 11, 2012 – Kionix, Inc. today announced the release of the KXCNL, a configurable accelerometer with dual state machines to allow designers to dynamically program the device for numerous applications. The KXCNL’s dual state machines allow the device to simultaneously run multiple applications at the chip level, taking significant processing load off the system’s main applications processor and conserving power.

The KXCNL enables a wide combination of applications from … Read More → "Kionix Introduces the KXCNL Accelerometer with Dual User-Programmable State Machines"

Cypress Adds 16-Mbit Parallel nvSRAMs and Synchronous NAND Interfaces To Industry-Leading Non-Volatile Memory Portfolio

September 11, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 11, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today introduced a family of 16-Mbit non-volatile static random access memories (nvSRAMs), including devices with synchronous NAND flash memory interfaces. The family marks the industry’s first non-volatile SRAM memory that can interface directly with Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) and Toggle NAND bus controllers. The 16-Mbit family extends Cypress’s nvSRAM portfolio to address Solid State Drives (SSD) for enterprise systems, high-end Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), high-speed data/error loggers in storage, and networking equipment.

The 16-Mbit nvSRAMs offer access times as low as 25 ns, making them … Read More → "Cypress Adds 16-Mbit Parallel nvSRAMs and Synchronous NAND Interfaces To Industry-Leading Non-Volatile Memory Portfolio"

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