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X-Ray Imaging Applications to Benefit from Development of Wafer-Scale CMOS Imaging Technology

  • Advanced sensor for medical imaging applications developed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
  • Highly innovative imager enabled by advanced analog design tools from Tanner EDA and leading-edge CMOS Image Sensor manufacturing process technology from TowerJazz
  • Innovative three-sided ‘buttable’ high-resolution high-frame-rate sensor integrates 6.7 million pixels on 50-micron pitch for mammography applications 

Harwell, UK – June 19, 2012 – A highly innovative high-resolution wafer-scale digital image sensor that targets medical imaging applications has been developed at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL). One of the key … Read More → "X-Ray Imaging Applications to Benefit from Development of Wafer-Scale CMOS Imaging Technology"

SymTA/S supports ECU software development on new multicore AURIXTM automotive microcontrollers from Infineon

Braunschweig, Germany – 19th June 2012.  Symtavision, the global leader for timing design and timing verification for embedded real-time systems, has announced that SymTA/S supports the timing design and verification of embedded software developed for the new multicore AURIXTM microcontroller family from Infineon Technologies. 

Featuring up to three independent 32-bit TriCoreTM CPUs, the AURIX MCUs from Infineon have been designed to meet the exacting ISO 26262 safety requirements for automotive applications while significantly increasing performance. The modular design and memory approach of AURIX provide the scalability that customers increasingly demand and … Read More → "SymTA/S supports ECU software development on new multicore AURIXTM automotive microcontrollers from Infineon"

Cypress, Nuvation and Arrow Electronics Introduce New USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Interface Board for Altera FPGAs

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 19, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) and Nuvation Research Corp. today announced the production release of a rapid-prototyping solution that simplifies streaming video, images and other data from Altera FPGAs to a host processor at speeds up to 400 Megabytes per second. This solution includes a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 device interface board that connects to Arrow Electronics’ BeMicro SDK (Software Development Kit), the popular FPGA evaluation platform featuring an Altera Cyclone IV FPGA. This new USB 3.0 expansion board enables BeMicro users to prototype a simpler, uncompressed, cost-effective alternative to traditional slower interfaces such as USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet.</ … Read More → "Cypress, Nuvation and Arrow Electronics Introduce New USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Interface Board for Altera FPGAs"

Agilent Technologies’ Newest 3D-EM Software Release Increases Integration with Circuit Design Flow

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 12, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the latest release of its Electromagnetic Professional software. EMPro 2012 will make it easier to create 3-D models and analyze the electrical performance of packages, connectors, antennas, and other RF and high-speed components.

Agilent will demonstrate EMPro 2012, along with solutions that range from circuit-level modeling through system verification for general RF, microwave, 4G communications, and aerospace/defense applications at IMS 2012/IEEE MTT-S (Booth 1015), June 19-21, in Montréal, Canada. A range of premier partner solutions will … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ Newest 3D-EM Software Release Increases Integration with Circuit Design Flow"

Xilinx Targets Reduced OpEx and CapEx for Network Operators with Expanded FEC IP Core Offering

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 18, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its expanded Forward Error Correction (FEC) Intellectual Property (IP) Core offering at the WDM and Next Generation Optical Networking 2012 Conference being held in the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. The offering includes GFEC, EFEC and high gain FEC (xFEC) solutions used to obtain error control in signal transmission and extend the distance of a transmission that reduces the number of regenerators (hops) along the route, which reduces OpEx and CapEx costs … Read More → "Xilinx Targets Reduced OpEx and CapEx for Network Operators with Expanded FEC IP Core Offering"

Minalogic’s NOMAD Project Provides Technology Solutions to Design Human-Machine Interfaces for Tomorrow’s Tablets and Smartphones

GRENOBLE, France – June 18, 2012 – Minalogic, worldwide competitive cluster dedicated to micro and nanotechnologies and embedded software, today announced the results of a four-year collaborative R&D project, NOMAD (Navigation on Mobile Objects and 3D Access). 

The project was created to provide practical technology solutions to help small and mid-sized companies meet the increasing challenges for improved user experience in the consumer electronics market. These solutions include new human-machine interaction techniques for future smartphones, tablets etc, adapted to more complex usages and sophisticated applications. 

The partnership explored new kinds of interfaces for mobile devices – by using … Read More → "Minalogic’s NOMAD Project Provides Technology Solutions to Design Human-Machine Interfaces for Tomorrow’s Tablets and Smartphones"

Synopsys Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Helping Local Students

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — 

Highlights:

  • Refurbishment activity will take place Saturday, June 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at Lee Mathson Middle School, San Jose, California
  • Opening ceremony speakers (9:35-10:00 a.m.)
    • Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, California’s 16th District
    • Mayor Chuck Reed, City of San Jose
    • Dr. Chi-Foon Chan, Synopsys President and co-CEO
    • Jacqueline Montejano, Lee Mathson Middle School Principal
  • The day’s projects will include repainting buildings, building benches and planter boxes, … Read More → "Synopsys Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Helping Local Students"
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