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Synopsys Outreach Foundation Achieves Major Science and Math Education Milestone

September 20, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Synopsys Outreach Foundation has provided more than one million individual experiences to students and teachers participating in its various science programs since 1999
Foundation to celebrate this milestone by recognizing teachers who have made significant contributions to the program:
- Gloria Hayes-Perkins, Horace Cureton Elementary School
- Amy Brindos-Reeber, Buchser Middle School
- Bruce Kawanami, Monta Vista High School (retired)
Celebration and teacher recognition ceremony to take place Monday, September 24, 2012, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the … Read More → "Synopsys Outreach Foundation Achieves Major Science and Math Education Milestone"

Xylon logicBRICKS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Now Runs on the ZedBoard Development Kit from Avnet Electronics Marketing

September 20, 2012

Zagreb, Croatia, September 20, 2012 – Xylon d.o.o., a leading provider of advanced FPGA application solutions and IP cores, today announced the availability of the 2D and 3D Graphics Processing Units (GPU) logicBRICKS reference design for Xilinx® Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoC based ZedBoard™ development kit from Avnet Electronics Marketing.

This pre-verified reference design provides system designers with everything needed to develop and display graphics on a PC monitor or other type display connected to the ZedBoard.

New LDRA Point Tool Enforces Programming Rules, Improving Software Quality and Consistency

September 19, 2012

Boston, MA, DESIGN East. September 18, 2012. LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, announces LDRArules™, a programming rule checker that brings together a collection of rules from a broad spectrum of programming standards. Implemented as a stand-alone product, LDRArules enables development teams to improve their software quality by selecting and adhering to relevant industry programming standards. Companies can easily … Read More → "New LDRA Point Tool Enforces Programming Rules, Improving Software Quality and Consistency"

Imec Demonstrates Electronics that Flex and Stretch like Skin

September 19, 2012

Leuven (Belgium) – Sept. 18, 2012 – Imec announced today that it has integrated an ultra-thin, flexible chip with bendable and stretchable interconnects into a package that adapts dynamically to curving and bending surfaces. The resulting circuitry can be embedded in medical and lifestyle applications where user comfort and unobtrusiveness is key, such as wearable health monitors or smart clothing. At the 2012 ESTC conference (Electronics System Integration Technology Conference) in Amsterdam (September 17-20, 2012), the researchers will present their results and showcase their latest demonstrations.

Today most electronic appliances are rigid, or at most, mechanically flexible. A growing number of applications, however, … Read More → "Imec Demonstrates Electronics that Flex and Stretch like Skin"

Green Hills Software Announces Compiler Release 2012.5

September 19, 2012

Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has announced a new release of its Green Hills Compiler toolchain. With this release, Green Hills Software continues to deliver tools that cover the widest range of embedded devices while maximising product performance and reliability, and minimising development and production cost.

New, cutting-edge processors supported out-of-the-box include:

Freescale Qorivva MPC57xx automotive processors, the first of several releases on an aligned roadmap with Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale e6500 … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces Compiler Release 2012.5"

TI introduces world’s first programmable differential amplifiers

September 19, 2012

DALLAS (September 19, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the world’s first programmable differential amplifiers (PDAs). The 2.4-GHz LMH6881 single-channel PDA and 2.4-GHz LMH6882 dual-channel PDA provide optimized noise, distortion and bandwidth performance over a 6-dB to 26-dB gain range, simplifying the way engineers design with differential amplifiers. Designing systems with PDAs increases flexibility and significantly reduces design time, solution size and bill of materials (BOM) cost for a broad range of applications. For more information or to place an order, visit www.ti.com/lmh688x-pr</ … Read More → "TI introduces world’s first programmable differential amplifiers"

Hitachi Selects Synopsys’ Discovery Verification IP for ARM AMBA Interconnect for Verification of its Storage Systems

September 19, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced that the storage solutions division of Hitachi, Ltd. has selected Synopsys’ Discovery™ Verification IP (VIP) for the ARM® AMBA® AXI3™ protocol for verification of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. Enabled by Synopsys’ next-generation VIPER architecture, Discovery VIP demonstrated a performance advantage over other VIP, as well as delivered protocol-aware debug capabilities and advanced built-in coverage features, which have accelerated Hitachi’s Storage Systems verification closure process.

“Our advanced … Read More → "Hitachi Selects Synopsys’ Discovery Verification IP for ARM AMBA Interconnect for Verification of its Storage Systems"

Agilent Technologies’ New 2- to 16-Channel 60-GHz Oscilloscope System Reduces Cost of Testing High-Speed Designs

September 19, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 18, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a 60-GHz remote sampling head oscilloscope module for engineers who design, validate and manufacture high-speed electrical communications systems and components.

The Agilent N1045A 2/4-port electrical remote sampling head module provides the most economical solution for accurately characterizing multilane designs used in today’s new and emerging standards such as IEEE 802.3 ba/bj/bm (40Gb/100Gb Ethernet) and Optical Internetworking Forum CEI 3.0.

Users can configure up to four N1045A modules in a single Agilent 86100D DCA-X wide-bandwidth oscilloscope mainframe to create a system … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ New 2- to 16-Channel 60-GHz Oscilloscope System Reduces Cost of Testing High-Speed Designs"

Timesys Introduces LinuxLink for Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC

September 19, 2012

BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Design East — Timesys Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of the industry’s easiest-to-use and affordable embedded Linux products and professional services, today introduced the availability of its award-winning LinuxLink framework for development on the Xilinx® Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoC in … Read More → "Timesys Introduces LinuxLink for Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC"

GrammaTech Introduces Static Analysis for Java

September 18, 2012

BOSTON, MA, Design East–September 18, 2012–GrammaTech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of source-code analysis tools, today announced CodeSonar® for Java. The tool works on all Java code, including code written for Android. The analysis flags quality and security defects. It also works seamlessly with CodeSonar for C/C++, allowing developers to analyze code written in multiple languages and manage warnings in a single location, saving time.

“CodeSonar has always been popular with customers writing high-assurance software in C/C++. Many of our customers are also using Java. This release enables them to use a single … Read More → "GrammaTech Introduces Static Analysis for Java"

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