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AdaCore Launches Free, Online Ada Educational Resource for the Software Development Community

September 25, 2013

NEW YORK and PARIS, September 25, 2013 – AdaCore today launched AdaCore University – a free, web-based resource center for anyone interested in learning about, or how to program in, the Ada programming language. The new website offers pre-recorded courses and other learning materials on Ada, with access to AdaCore’s GNAT Ada toolset for writing and running example programs. It also utilizes the latest in website design and learning tool features. Students at all levels of experience and expertise can begin writing programs quickly and can proceed at their own pace.

Latest Bipolar Power Transistor from STMicroelectronics Rivals MOSFET Energy Efficiency in Space-Saving Outline

September 25, 2013

Geneva, September 25, 2013 – The STMicroelectronics 3STL2540 combines the cost and silicon-area efficiencies of a bipolar transistor with energy efficiency similar to MOSFETs of comparable rating, giving designers a space-saving solution for cost-conscious power-management applications and DC-DC converters.

The 3STL2540 is a -40V/-5A PNP transistor capable of full saturation with maximum voltage drop of 200mV at only 10mA base current. It can achieve an equivalent on-resistance of only 90m?, which is close to the … Read More → "Latest Bipolar Power Transistor from STMicroelectronics Rivals MOSFET Energy Efficiency in Space-Saving Outline"

Kicking Off 51 Years, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) Issues Call for Contributions

September 25, 2013

LOUISVILLE, Colo. –– September 24, 2013 ––The Design Automation Conference (DAC), embarking on its 51^st year as the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, is a not-to-miss occasion for the worldwide community of system designers, system architects, IC designers, embedded system designers, validation engineers, CAD managers, and senior managers, executives, researchers and academics in the electronics field. Continuing the tradition of being in the forefront of electronic design, DAC 2014 is seeking submissions that deal with design technologies and algorithms that address all aspects of electronic design … Read More → "Kicking Off 51 Years, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) Issues Call for Contributions"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Helps Engineers Learn to Design Machines that See at the Embedded Vision Summit

September 25, 2013

Embedded Vision Summit East 2013

PHOENIX—September 25, 2013 — If you are designing a machine that “sees,” then look for Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Helps Engineers Learn to Design Machines that See at the Embedded Vision Summit"

Engineers Set Sights on the Future in Smarter Life Challenge

September 24, 2013

CHICAGO – September 24, 2013 – element14 announced today the launch of the new Smarter Life Challenge, a global design competition which will encourage participants to develop forward-thinking products. The challenge will leverage the technology of single-chip systems, which have potential to change and improve lives.

The initiative, which will use the Cypress PSoC® 4 Pioneer Kit, also aims … Read More → "Engineers Set Sights on the Future in Smarter Life Challenge"

OneSpin Solutions Offers Full Availability of its Cloud Computing System After Successful Beta Program

September 24, 2013

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. –– September 24, 2013 –– OneSpin® Solutions (www.onespin-solutions.com), provider of innovative formal assertion-based verification (ABV) and formal equivalence checking solutions, announced today full availability of its Cloud Computing System after a successful 90-day, limited-trial Beta program.

“With a successful limited-trial program drawing to a close, we can confirm the scalability and performance benefits of an EDA Cloud Computing strategy for static verification solutions,” says Dr. … Read More → "OneSpin Solutions Offers Full Availability of its Cloud Computing System After Successful Beta Program"

Xilinx and Analog Devices Achieve JEDEC JESD204B Interoperability

September 24, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) today announced that they have achieved JESD204B interoperability between Xilinx JESD204 LogiCORE™ IP in the Kintex®-7 FPGA and the ADI AD9250 analog-to-digital high-speed data converter. Achieving JESD204B interoperability between logic and data converter devices is a significant milestone in promoting the widespread adoption of this new technology.

Transition to the high-speed transceiver based JESD204B standard … Read More → "Xilinx and Analog Devices Achieve JEDEC JESD204B Interoperability"

Protect Electronic Devices with Secure Authenticator’s Strong Symmetric-Key Cryptography

September 24, 2013

San Jose, CA—September 23, 2013—Designers can better protect their IP using the DeepCover Secure Authenticator (DS28C22) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). The DS28C22 is a highly secure cryptographic solution for a host controller to authenticate peripherals or embedded designs, and it offers encrypted communication as an added benefit.

DeepCover embedded security solutions protect sensitive data with multiple layers of advanced physical security and provide highly secure storage of the authentication secret keys. Using the FIPS 180 based SHA-256 authentication … Read More → "Protect Electronic Devices with Secure Authenticator’s Strong Symmetric-Key Cryptography"

USB 5V, 2.5A, 42V Input Synchronous Buck with Cable Drop Compensation

September 24, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – September 24, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8697, a 2.5A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator designed to power 5V USB applications. The LT8697 delivers precise 5V regulation at a remote USB port using programmable cable drop compensation to accurately correct the voltage drop from a long connecting cable regardless of variations in … Read More → "USB 5V, 2.5A, 42V Input Synchronous Buck with Cable Drop Compensation"

Lattice Announces MachXO3 FPGA Family; Most Advanced, Lowest Cost per I/O Programmable Bridging and I/O Expansion Solution

September 24, 2013

HILLSBORO, OR – Sept. 24, 2013 -Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced its ultra-low density MachXO3™ Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) family, the world’s smallest, lowest-cost-per I/O programmable platform aimed at expanding system capabilities and bridging emerging connectivity interfaces using both parallel and serial I/O. By matching advanced, small-footprint packaging with on-chip resources, the MachXO3 family puts affordable innovation into the hands of system architects by simplifying the implementation of emerging connectivity interfaces such as MIPI, PCIe, GbE, and much more.

The ultra-low density MachXO3 FPGA … Read More → "Lattice Announces MachXO3 FPGA Family; Most Advanced, Lowest Cost per I/O Programmable Bridging and I/O Expansion Solution"