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Xilinx Announces Intention to Invest $50M in Expansion of Electronic Engineering Operations at EMEA Headquarters in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 3, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced its intention to invest $50 million in an expansion of its electronics engineering operations at the company’s EMEA headquarters in Dublin and Cork.  The company will recruit 45 senior silicon and electronics engineering staff for its regional headquarters in Dublin and for its engineering centre in Cork.   In addition, a further 15 staff will be hired across a broad range of disciplines supporting the continued growth of Xilinx in Ireland.

Xilinx currently employs over 250 at its EMEA headquarters where it operates a research, development, engineering and IT centre in Dublin … Read More → "Xilinx Announces Intention to Invest $50M in Expansion of Electronic Engineering Operations at EMEA Headquarters in Ireland"

Maxim’s Collection of Peripheral Modules Enables Rapid Prototyping with FPGAs and Significantly Lowers Costs

San Jose, CA–July 2, 2012–Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces a collection of 15 peripheral modules which plug directly into any FPGA/CPU expansion port that follows the Digilent® Pmod™ standard. Plug-in simplicity and easy software integration allow rapid prototyping and quick migration from concept to working design. The collection is aggressively priced to allow experimentation with state-of-the-art ICs on even the most modest budget.

Maxim recognizes that peripheral modules are becoming popular for circuit prototyping. This collection supports a wide variety of commonly used analog and mixed-signal functions. The modules are supported by example software and … Read More → "Maxim’s Collection of Peripheral Modules Enables Rapid Prototyping with FPGAs and Significantly Lowers Costs"

Cadence Acquires Sigrity, a Leader in High-Speed PCB and IC Packaging Analysis

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2, 2012—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced it has acquired Sigrity, Inc., a leading signal and power integrity technology provider. Sigrity provides a rich set of gigabit signal and power network analysis technologies, including a unique power-aware signal integrity analysis capability for system, printed circuit board (PCB), and IC package designs.  The combination of Sigrity analysis technologies with Cadence Allegro® and OrCAD® design tools will provide a comprehensive front-to-back integrated flow to enable system and semiconductor companies to deliver high-performance devices employing gigabit … Read More → "Cadence Acquires Sigrity, a Leader in High-Speed PCB and IC Packaging Analysis"

Powerstax A3600 1U Rack Mounted Power Supply Offers up to 3600 Watt output

The A3600 series of power supplies from Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added power solutions manufacturers, offers system builders a convenient and compact power source for applications including communications, industrial, instrumentation and test and measurement. Offering up to 3600 watts of output power in 1U high and 350mm deep19“ </ … Read More → "Powerstax A3600 1U Rack Mounted Power Supply Offers up to 3600 Watt output"

Avnet, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Passive Specialist Altron GmbH & Co. KG

PHOENIX—July 3, 2012  — Avnet, Inc., (NYSE:AVT), announced today that it has acquired Altron GmbH & Co. KG (Altron). Altron, which is headquartered in Lehrte Germany, is a leading interconnect, passive and electromechanical components (IP&E) distributor in Germany, representing over 40 suppliers. Altron generated revenue of approximately US$30 million in calendar 2011.

Patrick Zammit, President of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, said: “The acquisition of Altron is another example of Avnet’s commitment to invest in the European IP&E market. By acquiring Altron, together with our IP&E business unit Avnet … Read More → "Avnet, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Passive Specialist Altron GmbH & Co. KG"

Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded for Smart TV Guarantees Secure High-Speed Recording and Complete Data Safety on Removable External Storage Media of any Type

IRVINE, Calif., July 3, 2012 – Paragon Software Group (PSG), the technology leader in mobile device and embedded system solutions, announces the release of Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded, the first technology to ensure complete data security when removing external storage devices from Smart TVs. Based on the industry’s first and highest-performing Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology, Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded guarantees the … Read More → "Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded for Smart TV Guarantees Secure High-Speed Recording and Complete Data Safety on Removable External Storage Media of any Type"

Tektronix Simplifies Serial Bus Debug to Drive Engineering Productivity

BEAVERTON, Ore., July 3, 2012 – As serial bus standards become faster and more complex, debug has emerged as a major engineering productivity issue. Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, is stepping up to simplify serial bus test complexity. The company today announced a broad set of oscilloscope firmware and software upgrades designed to simplify and shorten serial bus debug cycles and enhanced support for a number of important serial bus standards including PCI ExpressRead More → "Tektronix Simplifies Serial Bus Debug to Drive Engineering Productivity"

Atmel Next-Generation LF RFID Transponder Provides Maximum Flexibility for Consumer and Industrial Identification Applications

Heilbronn, Germany, July 2, 2012 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) today announced production availability of a low-frequency (LF) RFID transponder device, the Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP. Ideal for applications in building access control systems, industrial automation, consumer and industrial segments, and as tokens, key fobs or transponders, this new device offers designers the ability to develop more flexible, high-performance tag devices. The Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP enhances the Atmel LF RFID portfolio with a stand-alone, fully functional tag that includes an antenna coil trimmed to an operating frequency of 125kHz.

The new device provides the highest flexibility … Read More → "Atmel Next-Generation LF RFID Transponder Provides Maximum Flexibility for Consumer and Industrial Identification Applications"

Xilinx CTO Ivo Bolsens to Deliver Keynote at SEMICON West 2012: “All Programmable – from Silicon to System”

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its participation at SEMICON West 2012, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from July 10 – 12, 2012. Ivo Bolsens, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Xilinx, will deliver an opening keynote entitled “All Programmable – from Silicon to System” on Wednesday, July 11 at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, July 11

10:00 – 10:45 a.m., Keynote Stage, … Read More → "Xilinx CTO Ivo Bolsens to Deliver Keynote at SEMICON West 2012: “All Programmable – from Silicon to System”"

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