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Imec and Renesas ELECTRONICS pioneer high-performance RF solutions in 28nm CMOS technology

June 17, 2013

Leuven, Belgium (June 14, 2013) – At this week’s VLSI circuits Symposium in Kyoto (Japan) (June 12-14, 2013), imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions unveiled the world’s first multi-standard radio frequency (RF) receiver in 28nm CMOS technology, and a 28nm analog-to-digital converter (ADC) targeting wide-bandwidth standards such as LTE-advanced and next-generation WiFi.

Imec specializes in developing reconfigurable RF solutions, high-speed/low-power ADCs and new approaches to digitize future RF architectures and minimize antenna interface requirements. The company combines innovative design with advanced chip technology (28nm and beyond) to develop small, … Read More → "Imec and Renesas ELECTRONICS pioneer high-performance RF solutions in 28nm CMOS technology"

40V, 2A Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter Offered in High Temperature H Grade & High Reliability MP Grade

June 17, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – June 17, 2013 – Linear Technology announces the high temperature H-grade (-40°C to 150°C junction temperature) and high reliability MP-grade (-55°C to 150°C) version of the LTC3115-1 in a 20-lead thermally enhanced TSSOP package. The LTC3115-1 is a synchronous buck-boost converter that delivers up to 2A of continuous … Read More → "40V, 2A Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter Offered in High Temperature H Grade & High Reliability MP Grade"

Latest release of Atollic TrueSTUDIO helps embedded developers achieve highest levels of software quality

June 17, 2013

Jonkoping, Sweden, 17th June 2013 – Atollic® today announced the latest release of the Atollic TrueSTUDIO integrated development environment. Incorporating many new features, Atollic TrueSTUDIO v4.1 aims to even further assist embedded developers to write code of the highest quality. A significant feature added to TrueSTUDIO v4.1 includes the ability to record and display instruction trace data. Other features include the addition of automatic software unit testing within the optional TrueVERIFIER® add-module, and a test case debugger within the optional TrueANALYZER® add-on module.

Synopsys Delivers 2X Speedup for Implementing and Verifying Functional ECOs

June 17, 2013

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

Highlights:

New Synopsys Formality^® Ultra solution cuts days of effort for each functional engineering change order (ECO)
Includes advanced matching, visualization and fast verification technologies
Customers reporting 2X speedup for implementing and verifying functional ECOs

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced Formality Ultra, a new configuration of the Formality … Read More → "Synopsys Delivers 2X Speedup for Implementing and Verifying Functional ECOs"

Optelian announces Intuitive Packet Optical Networking

June 17, 2013

Singapore/Marietta GA/Ottawa ON – June 17, 2013 – Optelian today unveiled its Intuitive Packet Optical Networking™ solution to address the exploding demand for packet-based service delivery. By virtualizing the underpinning technology and complexity of Layer 0, 1 and 2 infrastructure, Intuitive Packet Optical Networking enables service providers to deploy Ethernet and wavelength services more quickly, accelerating their time to revenue.

“Intuitive Packet Optical Networking combines … Read More → "Optelian announces Intuitive Packet Optical Networking"

Altium Releases Enhancement Focused Update to Altium Designer and the AltiumLive Ecosystem

June 17, 2013

Karlsruhe, Germany – 17 June 2013 – Altium Ltd <http://www.live.altium.com/> ., a global leader in Smart System Design Automation and provider of solutions for 3D PCB design (Altium Designer <http://products.live.altium.com/> ) and embedded software development (TASKING <http://www.tasking.com/> ), has launched Altium … Read More → "Altium Releases Enhancement Focused Update to Altium Designer and the AltiumLive Ecosystem"

Atmel Announces New ARM Cortex-M0+ Microcontroller Family, Leveraging Two Decades of Microcontroller Leadership

June 17, 2013

San Jose, CA, June 17, 2013 – Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced the new Atmel® SAM D20, the first series in a new family of embedded Flash microcontrollers based on the ARM® Cortex™-M0+ processor core and designed ideally for home automation, consumer, smart metering and industrial applications.

Leveraging two decades of microcontroller experience and success with the company’s easy-to-use AVR- and ARM-based products, the new series combines innovative and proven technologies including intelligent … Read More → "Atmel Announces New ARM Cortex-M0+ Microcontroller Family, Leveraging Two Decades of Microcontroller Leadership"

Northrop Grumman Develops New Gallium Arsenide E-Band High-Power Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits

June 17, 2013

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – June 13, 2013 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has developed new gallium arsenide (GaAs) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) high-power amplifiers operating in the E-Band communication frequency spectrum.

The APH667 and the APH668 are GaAs-based broadband, three-stage amplifier devices that operate from 81 – 86GHz and 71 – 76GHz respectively.

In 2004, Northrop Grumman became the first company to provide commercial availability of E-Band semiconductors. These new products are an example of Northrop’s ongoing effort to push the boundaries of robust GaAs technology, said Frank Kropschot, … Read More → "Northrop Grumman Develops New Gallium Arsenide E-Band High-Power Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits"

Nallatech to Showcase OpenCL-Compatible FPGA Accelerator Cards at International Supercomputing 2013

June 14, 2013

CAMARILLO, Calif., – June 13, 2013 – Nallatech, a leading supplier of high-performance FPGA solutions, today announced it will showcase its family of FPGA accelerator cards supporting the Altera Software Development Kit (SDK) for OpenCL at International Supercomputing 2013. Nallatech’s PCI Express accelerator cards, featuring Altera’s latest generation of Stratix V Series FPGAs, are capable of accelerating a range of compute and I/O intensive applications while reducing overall power consumption. Visitors to next week’s ISC 2013 in Leipzig, Germany (June 17-June 19), can learn more about programming FPGAs with OpenCL and view a live demonstration by visiting booth #611.

“High performance … Read More → "Nallatech to Showcase OpenCL-Compatible FPGA Accelerator Cards at International Supercomputing 2013"

Strategic Test releases data acquisition software for Linux

June 14, 2013

The sixth generation of the SBench 6 data acquisition software has now been released by Strategic Test, and now the software is available for both Windows or Linux users. SBench continues to support all of the companies PCI Express, PCI, PXI and CompactPCI digitizer, waveform generator and high-speed digital I/O cards, some 300 variants in total. The Base version of Sbench 6 is supplied at no-cost with each UltraFast card. In addition, a fully functional demo version of the Professional Version with a limited run time is also included. The software is also able to run simulated demo cards to allow … Read More → "Strategic Test releases data acquisition software for Linux"

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