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GUC Announces 10GBase-KR, Multi-Standard SerDes IP

June 26, 2012

HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Flexible ASIC Leader(TM), today announced the availability of its second generation silicon-proven 10GBase-KR Multi-Standard SerDes IP (MSKR SerDes).

GUC’s MSKR SerDes meets the needs of today’s most demanding high-end networking and computing applications, operating at speeds ranging from 1.25Gb/s to 12.5Gb/s. It supports a number of standards including 10GBase-KR, XFI, CEI-11G/6G, XAUI, RXAUI and 1 GbE.

Designed in TSMC’s 40nm CMOS technology, GUC’s MSKR SerDes IP has achieved industry leading jitter generation (< 400fs) and jitter tolerance (> 0.75 … Read More → "GUC Announces 10GBase-KR, Multi-Standard SerDes IP"

TI class-D audio amplifiers provide industry-leading supply range, switching rates

June 26, 2012

DALLAS (June 26, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced three analog-input class-D stereo amplifiers for use in soundbars, after-market automotive solutions, portable audio docks, and LCD televisions. The TPA3116D2, TPA3118D2 and TPA3130D2 feature the industry’s highest programmable switching rate and widest power supply range, enabling audio output that is both high quality and highly efficient. The devices are pin-to-pin and software compatible and can support a single-layer printed circuit board (PCB), enabling cost savings by allowing designers to reuse a single layout for multiple designs. For more information and to order samples, visit Read More → "TI class-D audio amplifiers provide industry-leading supply range, switching rates"

Hibernate and ITTIA DB SQL Provide Embedded Java Persistence

June 26, 2012

June 26, 2012 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA is expanding its database offering with support for Hibernate Java object persistence. Hibernate is popular open source object relational mapping tool for the Java platform and a new ITTIA DB Hibernate dialect provides powerful, high performance relational persistence and query options for Java applications. Developers of embedded systems and devices can now develop high-level database-driven applications easily with Hibernate and ITTIA DB SQL.

The ITTIA DB JDBC driver includes a Hibernate dialect that developers can use to quickly set up the Hibernate environment. In addition, ITTIA DB SQL supports a rich set of … Read More → "Hibernate and ITTIA DB SQL Provide Embedded Java Persistence"

Breker Verification Systems’ TrekSoC chosen by STMicroelectronics Automotive Products Group

June 26, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. –– June 26, 2012 –– Breker Verification Systems today announced that its TrekSoC™ software has been selected by STMicroelectronics’ Automotive Product Group (APG) toautomate the generation of self-verifying C test cases for multi-threaded system-on-chip (SoC) … Read More → "Breker Verification Systems’ TrekSoC chosen by STMicroelectronics Automotive Products Group"

Murata Joins imec’s Research Platform on Reconfigurable radios

June 26, 2012

Leuven (Belgium) – June 26, 2012 – Imec and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announce that they have entered into a three year research collaboration on reconfigurable radio IC design. By joining forces, Murata will gain insight and better understanding in technology solutions and challenges for cognitive reconfigurable radio front-end. This will enable them to better assess the impact on antenna interface components. Murata’s expertise on components and system will fuel imec’s research towards fully reconfigurable radios.

The trend in wireless communication to have ubiquitous access to a multitude of services drives the development of reconfigurable radios … Read More → "Murata Joins imec’s Research Platform on Reconfigurable radios"

CEVA and eyeSight Announce Availability of Software-based Gesture Recognition Solution for the CEVA-MM3101 Imaging and Vision Platform

June 26, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – June 26, 2012 – CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, and eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a leader in touch-free interfaces, today announced the availability of an optimized software-based gesture recognition solution for the CEVA-MM3101 imaging and vision platform. The combined solution is targeted at a broad range of smart devices including smartphones, tablets smart TVs, automotive infotainment systems and more. eyeSight’s software leverages the CEVA-MM3101 to offer substantial competitive advantages over alternative implementations of gesture recognition-based technology. As … Read More → "CEVA and eyeSight Announce Availability of Software-based Gesture Recognition Solution for the CEVA-MM3101 Imaging and Vision Platform"

Javelin Semiconductor chooses Kilopass Non Volatile Memory Intellectual Property Core for MIPI RFFE Digital Interface in Next Generation CMOS Power Amplifiers

June 26, 2012

Santa Clara, Calif., June 26, 2012 — Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that Read More → "Javelin Semiconductor chooses Kilopass Non Volatile Memory Intellectual Property Core for MIPI RFFE Digital Interface in Next Generation CMOS Power Amplifiers"

SMIC and Synopsys Extend 40nm Low Power Capabilities with Reference Flow 5.0

June 26, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SHANGHAI, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, today announced availability of version 5.0 of their 40-nanometer (nm) RTL-to-GDSII reference design flow. This production-proven flow incorporates a broad range of automated low power and high-performance capabilities through Synopsys’ entire tool suite, giving SMIC customers the differentiated performance and power results needed in today’s chip designs.

The reference flow is the result of collaboration … Read More → "SMIC and Synopsys Extend 40nm Low Power Capabilities with Reference Flow 5.0"

Movea Collaborates with Freescale to Deploy Advanced Motion Processing on New Intelligent Motion-Sensing Platform

June 25, 2012

Grenoble, France – June 20, 2012 – Movea (www.movea.com), the leader in motion processing and data fusion technologies, announced today its collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in embedded processing solutions, to integrate Movea’s MotionCore motion processing software modules with Freescale’s ColdFire-based processors effectively enabling a new Intelligent Motion-Sensing Platform. A demonstration of the integrated technology can be seen at the Freescale Technology Forum in San Antonio.

The demonstration will feature Movea’s MotionCore Foundation package, including calibration and orientation modules. Running on a Freescale … Read More → "Movea Collaborates with Freescale to Deploy Advanced Motion Processing on New Intelligent Motion-Sensing Platform"

SmartSide Adopts Ada and GNAT Pro for Smart Devices Platform

June 25, 2012

PARIS, NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 – SG PARIS 2012 Conference – AdaCore today announced that SmartSide, a Paris-based company providing smart metering and smart grid management solutions, has adopted the Ada programming language and AdaCore’s GNAT Pro development environment for the implementation of their Smart Devices platform. SmartSide offers multi-energy meter data management systems. Distribution Network Operators use SmartSide technology to optimize their Smart Grid networks through the secure, reliable, highly interoperable and business-oriented Smart Energy Core platform.

“In our relentless search for quality and performance, Ada has come up as the most efficient technology forwriting reliable, secure and scalable … Read More → "SmartSide Adopts Ada and GNAT Pro for Smart Devices Platform"

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