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Barco Silex releases Multi-Channel Ultra HDTV 8K JPEG 2000 encoder and decoder cores

September 9, 2013

Louvain-la-Neuve, Sept. 6, 2013 – Barco Silex, the leading provider of JPEG 2000 compression IP cores and solutions, announced today the release of a new range of single-chip, multi-channel 8K UHDTV JPEG 2000 cores. The cores have been implemented on the 28nm FPGA’s and SoC’s of Altera and Xilinx.

“This new range of ultra-high resolution JPEG 2000 cores fitting in a single FPGA or SoC device are facilitating manufacturers to develop future-proofed solutions for UHDTV”, said Jean-Marie Cloquet, Manager of the image processing division of Barco Silex. “Thanks to the flexible and scalable architecture of our cores, we … Read More → "Barco Silex releases Multi-Channel Ultra HDTV 8K JPEG 2000 encoder and decoder cores"

Cadence Announces Industry’s First Verification IP for HDMI 2.0

September 9, 2013

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – September 06, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced the availability of the industry’s first verification IP (VIP) supporting the new HDMI 2.0 specification. This VIP enables designers to quickly and thoroughly verify that their systems-on-chip (SoCs) conform to the HDMI 2.0 specification, accelerating ramp-up to mass production. The Cadence VIP for HDMI 2.0 supports all major logic simulators, verification languages, and methodologies including the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).

“The HDMI 2.0 verification IP provided … Read More → "Cadence Announces Industry’s First Verification IP for HDMI 2.0"

6WIND Announces Virtual Switch Acceleration Software Solution for Intel® Open Network Platform

September 9, 2013

PARIS, September 9, 2013 — 6WIND, the gold standard for data plane processing in software-defined networks, today announced support for Intel® Open Network Platform (Intel® ONP) within its 6WINDGate™ networking software solution that provides up to 10x acceleration for virtual switches. Optimized for use in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) deployments and cloud data centers, this solution addresses critical scalability challenges faced by service providers. A founding member of the recently-announced CloudNFV™ initiative, 6WIND is demonstrating this solution, together with Intel, Ixia and Red Hat, in its booth number 849 at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, CA … Read More → "6WIND Announces Virtual Switch Acceleration Software Solution for Intel® Open Network Platform"

Dialog Semiconductor Licenses Cadence’s Industry-Leading Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP IP

September 9, 2013

KIRCHHEIM UNTER TECK, GERMANY–(Marketwired – September 09, 2013) – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, audio, AC/DC and short-range wireless technologies, announced today that it has licenced Tensilica® HiFi Audio/Voice DSP IP from Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ( … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor Licenses Cadence’s Industry-Leading Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP IP"

Synopsys Announces DesignWare STAR Hierarchical System to Accelerate Silicon Testing of SoCs

September 9, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Increase design and design-for-test (DFT) productivity with automatic test integration and validation of system-on-chip (SoC), including analog/mixed-signal IP, digital logic blocks, memory and interface IP
Optimize test time and power consumption with dynamic parallel and serial test scheduling
Re-use IP- and logic block-level test patterns at the SoC level, saving development time and effort
Reduce test logic area and signal routing with streamlined hierarchical network based on … Read More → "Synopsys Announces DesignWare STAR Hierarchical System to Accelerate Silicon Testing of SoCs"

Multibeam Technology Predicted For Use in Advanced Photomask Production by 2016 According to eBeam Initiative Survey

September 9, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 9, 2013—The eBeam Initiative, a forum dedicated to the education and promotion of new semiconductor manufacturing approaches based on electron beam (eBeam) technologies, today announced the completion of the second annual eBeam Initiative survey. 28 member companies from across the photomask supply chain participated in the survey. Participants provided their opinions on a variety of topics critical to advanced photomask production, including the implementation of multibeam mask writing, mask write times at the 10-nm node, adoption of eight-inch and larger photomasks, the future of EUV lithography, and the adoption of general purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) solutions … Read More → "Multibeam Technology Predicted For Use in Advanced Photomask Production by 2016 According to eBeam Initiative Survey"

Mentor and ASSET Deliver IJTAG Automated Chip-to-System-Level IP Integration

September 9, 2013

WILSONVILLE, Ore., September 9, 2013—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced full interoperability between the Tessent® IJTAG chip-level IP integration product and ASSET® InterTech’s ScanWorks® platform for embedded instruments, which includes chip, circuit board and system-level IJTAG tools. This combination of industry-leading capabilities delivers a comprehensive chip-to-system-level automated IJTAG IP integration solution, greatly simplifying the user’s ability to leverage chip-level resources to the printed circuit board (PCB) or system levels. Chip IP that is compliant with the IJTAG standard (IEEE P1687), such as self-test or … Read More → "Mentor and ASSET Deliver IJTAG Automated Chip-to-System-Level IP Integration"

TI expands motor driver portfolio with its first integrated stepper motor pre-driver

September 9, 2013

DALLAS, Sept. 9, 2013 — Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today expanded its motor driver portfolio to include the company’s first integrated stepper motor pre-driver. The DRV8711 is highly configurable with a best-in-class on-chip micro-stepping indexer, as well as stall detection, and advanced current regulation that easily and efficiently tunes any motor. External MOSFETs control the stepper motor to provide minimum heat dissipation and 20-percent more scalable output current than the nearest competitor, allowing designers to customize their design. The stepper motor pre-driver is designed for industrial applications, including textile machinery, … Read More → "TI expands motor driver portfolio with its first integrated stepper motor pre-driver"

Movea Delivers Enhanced Absolute In-Air Pointing For Interactive TV

September 9, 2013

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – Sept. 09, 2013 – Movea, the leading provider of data fusion and motion-processing solutions, today announced the addition of powerful absolute pointing capabilities to the company’s MoveaTV solution, effectively bringing a more intuitive TV watching experience to the living room. By introducing advanced and absolute pointing, Movea enables TV remote control manufacturers and service providers to deliver improved in-air pointing navigation and thus a more seamless experience for their customers.

With its new absolute feature, Movea is the first to enable absolute in-air pointing for 6-axis motion-enabled remotes, removing the need for magnetometer inclusion for a … Read More → "Movea Delivers Enhanced Absolute In-Air Pointing For Interactive TV"

Hillcrest Labs Selected by Hisense to Bring Motion, Gesture and Cursor Control to Smart TVs and Set-Top Boxes

September 6, 2013

Rockville, MD – September 4, 2013 – Hillcrest Labs and Hisense Company Limited (Hisense) today announced a strategic partnership by which Hisense will deploy Hillcrest’s patented Freespace(R) in-air pointing and motion control software in its next-generation of Smart TVs and Pulse set-top boxes. Freespace enables point-and-click, gesture and motion control of Smart TV devices through simple in-air movements of a handheld remote control. This allows users to navigate their TV user interface just like they do on computers, smartphones and tablets.

Hisense is the fifth largest television manufacturer in the world with a growing global business … Read More → "Hillcrest Labs Selected by Hisense to Bring Motion, Gesture and Cursor Control to Smart TVs and Set-Top Boxes"

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