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Synopsys Launches Ultra-Low Power IP Subsystem for Sensors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Integrated, pre-verified hardware and software IP subsystem consisting of a power- and area-efficient ARC 32-bit processor, digital and analog interfaces, hardware accelerators, software library of DSP functions and I/O software drivers
  • Highly configurable with tightly integrated peripherals and dedicated hardware  maximize sensor processing efficiency
  • More than ten configurable hardware accelerators reduce memory footprint and decrease power consumption by a factor of 10 compared to equivalent discrete component implementations
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Altera Demonstrates Interlaken Connectivity with Cavium OCTEON® Multicore Processors

San Jose, Calif., July 30, 2013—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced the interoperability of its Interlaken intellectual property (IP) core on Stratix® V FPGAs with  Cavium’s OCTEON multicore processors. This accomplishment simplifies OEM’s device decision making process by ensuring chip-to-chip connectivity upfront.

“Altera’s flexible Interlaken IP enabled us to quickly show interoperability between our products,” said John Bromhead, director, Solutions and Services at Cavium. “This solution gives our customers the added assurance that when they develop with Altera FPGAs and … Read More → "Altera Demonstrates Interlaken Connectivity with Cavium OCTEON® Multicore Processors"

New Varieties of Temperature Sensors Now Offered by Oven Industries Inc.

Oven Industries, Inc. offers a wide variety of temperature sensor probes, from thermistors and thermocouples, to resistance thermometers. From ensuring accuracy and ensuring that the high-quality sensor probes are easily integrated with other PID temperature controller systems, Oven Industries, Inc. is leading the way with temperature sensors.  

Visitors to the Oven Industries website can find a useful “Temperature Sensor Selection Guide,” which can help with selection of the correct sensor probe for the right project. The guide shows the tolerance level, model number, temperature range and key details about the five sensors … Read More → "New Varieties of Temperature Sensors Now Offered by Oven Industries Inc."

Cirrus Logic Ultra-Low Power, 4-Channel Microphone A/D Converter Enhances Performance for Voice Applications

AUSTIN, Texas – July 24, 2013 – Focusing on enabling enhanced voice processing features in smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics applications, Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) has introduced the ultra-low power CS53L30 analog-to-digital (A/D) converter.

With ultra-low power consumption of less than 2.5 mW per channel, the CS53L30’s high-performance, four-channel microphone A/D converters enhance voice processing features such as noise suppression, acoustic echo cancellation and multi-channel beamforming and offer improved performance in voice capture processing for voice control and recognition. The CS53L30 is currently shipping in volume production in multiple handsets to … Read More → "Cirrus Logic Ultra-Low Power, 4-Channel Microphone A/D Converter Enhances Performance for Voice Applications"

Cadence Enables Validation and Verification of PCIe 3.0 Designs With New SpeedBridge Adapter

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – July 29, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Cadence SpeedBridge Adapter for PCIe 3.0 enables rapid emulation deployment and efficient driver and application-level testing
  • System emulation capability under real-world operating conditions allow early hardware/software co-verification

Providing designers with an important tool to validate and verify their PCI Express (PCIe) designs, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: Read More → "Cadence Enables Validation and Verification of PCIe 3.0 Designs With New SpeedBridge Adapter"

Altera Delivers Fully Verified EtherCAT Protocol IP Free of Upfront Licensing Fees

San Jose, Calif., July 29, 2013—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced the availability of a fully verified EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) protocol intellectual property (IP) for Altera FPGAs. This announcement is the latest offering from the collaboration between Altera, EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) and Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, for a licensing structure that gives developers access to leading Industrial Ethernet protocols with no upfront license fees, no per-unit royalty reporting or protracted negotiations, ultimately simplifying the integration of FPGA-based Industrial Ethernet designs.

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Exceptional Positioning Accuracy in New GNSS-enabled PCI Express Mini Card from MEN Micro

AMBLER, Pa. July 2013 – MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, has released the PX1, a new PCI Express Mini Card that uses a GNSS receiver to handle data transmissions from both GPS and GLONASS systems.

The board, which supports both active and passive antennas via a U.FL connector, provides superior satellite-based … Read More → "Exceptional Positioning Accuracy in New GNSS-enabled PCI Express Mini Card from MEN Micro"

Complete Power Management IC Solutions for i.MX6, ARM Cortex & Other Advanced Portable Application Processor Systems

MILPITAS, CA – July 29, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3676 and LTC3676-1, complete PMIC power management solutions for portable processors including Freescale’s i.MX6 series, PXA, OMAP, ARM Cortex and other advanced portable microprocessor-based systems. The LTC3676 and LTC3676-1 contain four synchronous step-down DC/DC converters for core, memory, I/O and system … Read More → "Complete Power Management IC Solutions for i.MX6, ARM Cortex & Other Advanced Portable Application Processor Systems"

STMicroelectronics, ARM and Cadence Improve Tool and Model Interoperability with Three Joint Contributions to Accellera Systems Initiative

Geneva, Switzerland, Cambridge, UK, San Jose, California, July 29, 2013 — STMicroelectronics, ARM and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced three new contributions to the SystemC Language Working Group of the Accellera Systems Initiative. This collaboration will further increase model and tool interoperability for electronic system-level (ESL) design at the transaction-level.  

The joint work includes new interfaces for interrupt modeling, which allow seamless integration of models from different companies; application programming interfaces for register introspection that enable tool interoperability to seamlessly display and update register values; and new approaches for memory-map modeling that improve users’ productivity during debugging of virtual … Read More → "STMicroelectronics, ARM and Cadence Improve Tool and Model Interoperability with Three Joint Contributions to Accellera Systems Initiative"

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