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Cadence Introduces Voltus IC Power Integrity Solution, Delivering Exceptional Performance and Capacity in Power Signoff

November 12, 2013

Highlights:

New power integrity analysis engine with massively parallel execution brings up to 10X faster performance
New hierarchical architecture supports very large designs up to 1 billion instances
Tightly integrated with key Cadence tools throughout the design flow, including Cadence Tempus Timing Signoff Solution, for the fastest design closure in the industry

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2013—Addressing the critical power challenges faced by electronics developers, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today introduced Voltus™ IC … Read More → "Cadence Introduces Voltus IC Power Integrity Solution, Delivering Exceptional Performance and Capacity in Power Signoff"

Pentek Introduces 2-Channel Analog RF Tuner for Communications, Radar and Signal Intelligence Systems

November 12, 2013

Wide RF signal tuning range from 400 MHz to 4 GHz
Amplifies RF input levels as low as -60 dBm
Output signal bandwidths to 390 MHz
Available in PMC/XMC, AMC, VPX, cPCI and PCIe formats

Synopsys and CEVA Deliver Superior Performance, Power and Area for CEVA DSP Cores with DesignWare HPC Design Kit

November 12, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

CEVA and Synopsys collaborated to develop highly optimized DSP core implementations for wireless communications applications including base stations and handsets
Results enabled by Synopsys’ DesignWare HPC Design Kit, a processor optimization kit that includes more than 125 standard cells and memory instances, and an ultra-high density memory compiler
CEVA achieved an 8 percent performance improvement (worst-case operating conditions) over previous results, and a maximum performance of 1.3 GHz in a 28-nm process while … Read More → "Synopsys and CEVA Deliver Superior Performance, Power and Area for CEVA DSP Cores with DesignWare HPC Design Kit"

Wind River Delivers Android Expertise to Clarion AX1 Automotive IVI Device

November 12, 2013

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Nov. 12, 2013 – Wind River®, a world leader in embedded software for intelligent connected systems, announced that Clarion Malaysia is using Wind River Android software and expertise in their new Clarion AX1 automotive in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) device.

As the connected car is becoming a more common reality, cars are quickly adopting new features to create a consumer electronics experience. Wind River provided Clarion with a customized Android software platform and software integration services to develop a high-quality … Read More → "Wind River Delivers Android Expertise to Clarion AX1 Automotive IVI Device"

Saelig Announces Lab-grade Precision Portable Spectrometer for 200 – 1050nm Light

November 12, 2013

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) has introduced the GL SPECTIS 5.0 Touch – a state-of-the-art portable instrument for obtaining light measurement data ranging from NIR to UV with laboratory accuracy. Each GL SPECTIS 5.0 Touch Spectrometer is individually calibrated to deliver precise, accurate, and quick results, making it ideal for measurements of light sources such as LEDs, LED assemblies, halogen and fluorescent lamps,Read More → "Saelig Announces Lab-grade Precision Portable Spectrometer for 200 – 1050nm Light"

Green Hills Software to Exhibit at MILCOM 2013, November 18 – 21, 2013 in San Diego, CA

November 11, 2013

SANTA BARBARA, CA — November 11, 2013 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded and mobile virtualization solutions, will demonstrate multiple technology offerings focused on tactical applications and cyber security on commercially available trusted mobile computing devices at MILCOM 2013, November 18 – 21, 2013, in San Diego, California.

In booth #1023, Green Hills Software will demonstrate:

AGIS LifeRing Deployed on INTEGRITY Trusted Mobile Devices

Secure mobility enables improved command and control (C2) for Warfighters and First Responders. Through the integration of AGIS LifeRing™ operating on Read More → "Green Hills Software to Exhibit at MILCOM 2013, November 18 – 21, 2013 in San Diego, CA"

Xilinx Ships Industry’s First 20nm All Programmable Product

November 11, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 11, 2013 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced first customer shipment of the semiconductor industry’s first 20nm product manufactured by TSMC, and the PLD industry’s first 20nm All Programmable device. Xilinx UltraScale™ devices deliver an ASIC-class advantage with the industry’s only ASIC-class programmable architecture coupled with the Vivado® ASIC-strength design suite and recently introduced UltraFast™ design methodology. The UltraScale devices enable 1.5X – 2X more realizable system-level performance and integration for customers, equivalent to a generation ahead of the competition.

“This announcement underscores our first-to-market leadership commitment of … Read More → "Xilinx Ships Industry’s First 20nm All Programmable Product"

Reflex CES ‘Aurora-Like 64B/66B IP Core Enables Mixed Vendor FPGA Designs

November 11, 2013

PARIS, France – October 28, 2013 – Reflex CES, a provider of Modified-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) solutions for embedded and complex systems, today announced the release of its new FPGA Aurora-like 64B/66B IP core, a turnkey solution enabling designers of complex systems to interconnect Xilinx and Altera high speed transceiver FPGAs. Based on Altera FPGAs, the new IP core supports 64B/66B encoding and high-speed interfaces up to 14.4 Gbps, enabling interoperability between Xilinx and Altera FGPAs, with an effective … Read More → "Reflex CES ‘Aurora-Like 64B/66B IP Core Enables Mixed Vendor FPGA Designs"

Verifiable Kernel for STM32 Released as Free Distribution on the Embedded Software Store

November 11, 2013

New York, 11^th November 2013 – HCC today announced the launch of eTaskSync, a fully verifiable embedded kernel for STMicroelectronics STM32 family of MCUs. eTaskSync is available as a free source code download from the Embedded Software Store, an online site dedicated to the embedded design community. eTaskSync supports events, tasks and mutexes and is rigorously compliant with MISRA-C:2004. It is supplied with 100% MC-DC analysis and 100% statement and object code coverage tests giving engineers the ability to fully verify the kernel in the target environment.

eTaskSync is intended … Read More → "Verifiable Kernel for STM32 Released as Free Distribution on the Embedded Software Store"

SIC introduces new ideas in NFC Energy-Harvested Sound based on the SIC4310 ‘NFC Enabler’

November 11, 2013

Silicon Craft Technology, a leading innovative ASIC design company in RFID & NFC, has successfully developed a new passive NFC transponder IC with UART and GPIO interface in order to meet demand in the toy, advertising, and souvenir markets. This product aims to unleash new ideas and applications based on the passive NFC technology including, for instance, interactive toys without batteries.

Recently, NFC technology has been incorporated in mobile payment and transportation applications. Still, NFC technology has the innovative potential to reach new frontiers in industries such as smart toys and printed media.