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Mentor Graphics Questa Platform Chosen for DMP Reference Verification Flow

November 19, 2013

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Nov. 19, 2013—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), today announced that Digital Media Professionals (DMP) has qualified the Questa® functional verification platform for use on its advanced graphics IP that implements DMP’s advanced algorithms. DMP also uses the Questa functional verification platform on its portfolio of 3D and 2D graphics system-on-chip (SoC) solutions to meet the diverse needs of customers such as performance, function, gate size and cost.

DMP is recognized as the leading IP supplier in the embedded graphics device … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Questa Platform Chosen for DMP Reference Verification Flow"

Microchip Announces First Embedded Firmware Development Framework With Internal and 3rd Party Support, Licensing and Resale

November 18, 2013

CHANDLER, Ariz., Nov. 18, 2013 [NASDAQ:  MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the industry’s most comprehensive 32-bit microcontrollerfirmware development framework—MPLAB® Harmony.  This framework is the first to integrate the licensing, resale and support of both Microchip and third-party middleware, drivers, libraries and real-time operating systems.  Currently, Harmony includes third-party offerings from … Read More → "Microchip Announces First Embedded Firmware Development Framework With Internal and 3rd Party Support, Licensing and Resale"

Imagination announces world’s first Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM combo IP

November 18, 2013

London, UK – 18 November, 2013 – Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces the world’s first IP that combines Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and FM receiver in one configurable solution. With this combination of technologies, a new family of Ensigma Series4 ‘Explorer’ radio processor unit (RPU) cores provides an ideal range of solutions for integration onto System-on-Chips (SoCs) targeting a range of next-generation mobile, wearables, IoT and other connected products.

Says Martin Woodhead, EVP engineering for Ensigma, Imagination: “Digital baseband integration is a growing trend in high-volume markets as companies look to further reduce … Read More → "Imagination announces world’s first Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM combo IP"

Agilent Technologies, Aldec Host High-Speed Digital Design and Verification for Safety Critical Applications Seminar

November 18, 2013

What: Learn how to close your safety critical design using the latest high-speed digital design and verification solutions from the leaders in high-speed interconnect, plus FPGA verification, at this complementary half-day technology network forum.  Network with other industry attendees during the event learn about their FPGA and PCB level signal integrity closure strategies.

Topics include:

  • Anticipate SI issues on your high-speed digital PCBs using virtual prototypes and advanced channel simulation

Ardic Instruments announces the M150: a quick point-and-shoot instrument for measuring resonance frequencies in MEMS devices

November 18, 2013

The Ardic Instruments M150 MEMS Analyzer is an award-winning instrument designed to analyze resonance frequencies in MEMS devices from 1Hz to 4.2MHz in 60 seconds. Using a point-and-shoot 3µm laser optical system, the user can quickly obtain resonance peaks of a microstructure through wide bandwidth frequency scanning and real-time Fourier transform. By using non-contact optical measurement, the M150 is a highly effective technique for measuring resonance frequencies without altering the sample properties. The M150 is a critical instrument for MEMS research, development, and quality control.

Most MEMS devices rely on the mechanical resonance of microstructures to achieve the … Read More → "Ardic Instruments announces the M150: a quick point-and-shoot instrument for measuring resonance frequencies in MEMS devices"

Faraday Increases Performance of Its Largest SoC by Utilizing Cadence Digital Implementation and Verification Solutions

November 18, 2013

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – November 18, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design automation, today announced that Faraday Technology Corp., based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, deployed a full Cadence® tool flow to create its largest System-on-Chip (SoC), a 300-million-gate design for a 4G base station. By using Cadence Encounter® digital design tools in Faraday’s hierarchical flow, the design team completed this complex SoC, from data-in to tapeout, in just seven months.</ … Read More → "Faraday Increases Performance of Its Largest SoC by Utilizing Cadence Digital Implementation and Verification Solutions"

Altera Brings FPGA-based Acceleration to IBM Power Systems and Announces Support for OpenPOWER Consortium

November 18, 2013

San Jose, Calif., November 18, 2013—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced that the latest release of the company’s SDK for OpenCL supports IBM Power Systems servers as an OpenCL system host. Customers are now able to develop OpenCL code that targets IBM Power Systems CPUs and accelerator boards with Altera FPGAs as a high-performance compute solution. FPGA users can see a 5-20X performance boost over standard CPU based servers for many applications.

Additionally, Altera announced its full support of the OpenPOWER … Read More → "Altera Brings FPGA-based Acceleration to IBM Power Systems and Announces Support for OpenPOWER Consortium"

Sand 9 Launches First Piezoelectric MEMS Timing Product for Communications Infrastructure, Industrial, Military Apps

November 18, 2013

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – November 18, 2013 – Sand 9, Inc. today became the first micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) company to achieve the stringent low-noise, high-stability and harsh environmental requirements for precision timing in communications infrastructure, industrial and military applications. As the first product based on Sand 9’s patented Temperature Compensated MEMS Oscillator (TCMO™) platform–which features the industry’s highest-performance MEMS architecture–the TM651 offers system designers a better alternative to existing quartz and MEMS-based timing solutions.

The TM651 exceeds the … Read More → "Sand 9 Launches First Piezoelectric MEMS Timing Product for Communications Infrastructure, Industrial, Military Apps"

Ultra-low power circuits to enable next wave of energy harvesting design

November 18, 2013

DALLAS (Nov. 18, 2013) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced five new next-generation power management integrated circuits that efficiently acquire and manage microwatts (uW) to milliwatts (mW) of power harvested from light, heat or mechanical energy sources. The bq25570, bq25505, TPS62740, TPS62737 and TPS62736 maintain the industry’s lowest levels of active quiescent current and enable battery-free operation to wireless sensor networks, monitoring systems, wearable medical devices, mobile accessories and other applications with limited access to power. To order samples and development kits, visit: Read More → "Ultra-low power circuits to enable next wave of energy harvesting design"

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