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Synopsys Announces Availability of Complete 28-nm Data Converter IP Portfolio

July 17, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Complete portfolio of data converter IP includes high-speed and general-purpose ADCs and DACs
New successive approximation register architecture for 12-bit ADCs supports conversion rates up to 320 MSPS
12-bit, 80 MSPS ADCs provide low 3.5 mW power consumption and 0.045 mm² area use for mobile communication applications

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the availability of its 28-nanometer (nm) Read More → "Synopsys Announces Availability of Complete 28-nm Data Converter IP Portfolio"

Visure Solutions Integrates with ALM Hub to Simplify Data Exchange Between Customers’ Tool Chains

July 17, 2013

Madrid, Spain, July 17, 2013—Visure Solutions, The Requirements Lifecycle Company, has partnered with agosense GmbH, provider of the market-leading integration and data exchange platform agosense.symphony. The partnership creates immediate data exchange for Visure Requirements, an award-winning requirements definition and management solution, with a large number … Read More → "Visure Solutions Integrates with ALM Hub to Simplify Data Exchange Between Customers’ Tool Chains"

Cadence Incisive Platform Cuts Fujitsu Semiconductor’s Regression Verification Time by 3X

July 17, 2013

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – July 17, 2013) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

Highlights:

Incremental elaboration using Incisive Enterprise Simulator reduced regression verification time
Incisive Enterprise Manager automated combinations of design and testbench changes
Compression algorithms in the Incisive Enterprise Simulator reduced disk storage requirements

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced … Read More → "Cadence Incisive Platform Cuts Fujitsu Semiconductor’s Regression Verification Time by 3X"

Applied Materials’ Next-Generation Defect Review and Classification Technology Improves Yield For Complex 3D Transistors, 1X Nanometer Nodes

July 16, 2013

SEMVision G6 system’s unique multi-dimensional imaging delivers the industry’s highest resolution and image quality
Advanced system design and full automation capabilities enable up to 100% faster throughput
Purity ADC dynamic machine learning algorithms deliver exceptional defect capture rate, classification accuracy and throughput

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 8, 2013 – Applied Materials, Inc. today announced a suite of new defect review and classification technologies for its market-leading SEMVision(TM) … Read More → "Applied Materials’ Next-Generation Defect Review and Classification Technology Improves Yield For Complex 3D Transistors, 1X Nanometer Nodes"

Avnet Embedded Offers New Rorke Global Solutions™ Paladin™ Digital Signage Media Player

July 16, 2013

PHOENIX—July 16, 2013 — Businesses looking to integrate a state-of-the-art digital signage media player now need only call Rorke Global Solutions™, a business unit of the Read More → "Avnet Embedded Offers New Rorke Global Solutions™ Paladin™ Digital Signage Media Player"

Cypress’s New USB-Serial Bridge Controllers First to Integrate CapSense® Touch Sensing and Battery-Charge Detection

July 16, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16, 2013 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today expanded its market-leading USB product portfolio, adding a unique family of USB-Serial bridge controllers. The new CY7C6521x family is the first to provide dual-configurable serial channels for UART/SPI/I²C communication along with industry-leading CapSense^® capacitive touch-sensing technology, enabling flexible design of human interface solutions. Cypress provides proprietary drivers to support multiple operating systems, adding to the design flexibility of the controllers. The family is also the first to integrate efficient battery-charge detection compliant to Version 1.2 of the USB-Implementers Forum (USB-IF) Battery … Read More → "Cypress’s New USB-Serial Bridge Controllers First to Integrate CapSense® Touch Sensing and Battery-Charge Detection"

HCC Embedded Contributes FAT File System to FreeRTOS Project

July 16, 2013

New York, 16^th July, 2013 – Embedded file system and flash experts HCC Embedded today announced that they will contribute a fully functional, FAT compatible file system to the highly successful FreeRTOS project. Engineers will have access to ‘FAT SL’ free of charge when using FreeRTOS+. Developers will be able to download the source code based file system for evaluation and training on any MCU target. A license which permits free use in commercial projects on some MCUs will be announced shortly.

The file system is highly stable, having been professionally developed … Read More → "HCC Embedded Contributes FAT File System to FreeRTOS Project"

Power chip’s ultra-low quiescent current extends battery life in MCU-based systems

July 16, 2013

DALLAS (July 15, 2013) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a multi-mode power management unit (PMU) that enables ultra-low, total system quiescent current as low as 100 nA, which minimizes power consumption in battery-powered, microcontroller-based water and gas meters and other industrial applications. The TPS65290 PMU manages all power requirements in the system, including load conditions from 100 nA to 500 mA. To order free samples, visit:www.ti.com/tps65290-pr.

The TPS65290 PMU incorporates three factory configurable “always-on” power supplies for microcontroller (MCU) sleep mode and an automatic … Read More → "Power chip’s ultra-low quiescent current extends battery life in MCU-based systems"

Industry’s Smallest Bipolars from Diodes Incorporated Help Shrink Portable Designs

July 16, 2013

Plano, Texas – July 16th, 2013 – Diodes Incorporated has announced the industry’s first small-signal bipolar transistors to be provided in the miniature DFN0806-3 package. With a footprint of 0.48mm2 and an off-board profile of only 0.4mm, the transistors are 20% smaller than equivalent DFN1006, SOT883 and SOT1123 parts.

The bipolar’s size advantage, coupled with a commendable 400mW power dissipation capability, will benefit smartphone, tablet and other space-critical portable product designs. Two complementary pairs of NPN and PNP transistors are initially being introduced … Read More → "Industry’s Smallest Bipolars from Diodes Incorporated Help Shrink Portable Designs"

PGI Accelerator Compilers Add Support for AMD APUs and GPUs

July 16, 2013

Portland, Oregon – July 16, 2013 —The Portland Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics and a leading supplier of compilers for high-performance computing (HPC), today announced availability of a Beta release of the PGI Accelerator™ Fortran, C and C++ compilers with support for the OpenACC® API targeting AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) and discrete Graphics Processing Units (dGPUs).

“One of PGI’s goals is to increase productivity and provide performance portability for applications developed and maintained by science and engineering domain experts,” said Douglas Miles, Director of The Portland Group. “The OpenACC standard was developed in direct response to the … Read More → "PGI Accelerator Compilers Add Support for AMD APUs and GPUs"