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Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) Receiver from Maxim Integrated Enables Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Through Its RF to Bits® Architecture

April 12, 2013

San Jose, CA—April 10, 2013—Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) today announced the MAX2173 RF to Bits tuner for digital audio broadcast (DAB) applications in automobiles and other mobile DAB/FM products. The industry’s first RF to Bits DAB/FM tuner Read More → "Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) Receiver from Maxim Integrated Enables Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Through Its RF to Bits® Architecture"

Microsemi Achieves NIST Certification on EnforcIT™ Cryptography IP Cores for FPGA and ASIC Designs

April 12, 2013

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—April 12, 2013—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced it has achieved National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) algorithmic certification on its U.S.-developed EnforcIT™ Cryptography Suite of National Security Agency (NSA) Suite B algorithms.

The EnforcIT Cryptography Suite contains intellectual property (IP) cores for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the XTS-AES Tweakable Block Cipher, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), and the Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA-2) with HMAC. These cryptography cores support multiple key sizes and block cipher modes. In … Read More → "Microsemi Achieves NIST Certification on EnforcIT™ Cryptography IP Cores for FPGA and ASIC Designs"

Imperas Delivers ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore High-Performance Processor Model with Integrated Software Development Environment

April 12, 2013

OXFORD, United Kingdom, April 9th, 2013 – Imperas has today released its latest software model, the ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore, to complement its existing range of ARM Cortex models.

The model uses Imperas high performance code morphing technology to allow software engineers to execute development code at hundreds of million of instructions per second. Incorporated within the model is Imperas range of advanced development tools for efficient software analysis and debug.

“The ARM Cortex processors include capabilities, such as TrustZone and Virtualization, that must be modeled accurately to ensure absolutely reliable software execution during the verification process,” highlighted … Read More → "Imperas Delivers ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore High-Performance Processor Model with Integrated Software Development Environment"

Tektronix Delivers New Precision Multi-Phase Power Analyzer

April 11, 2013

BEAVERTON, Ore., April 9, 2013 – Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced its new precision multi-phase Power Analyzer. Featuring the industry’s first Spiral Shunt™ design (patent application submitted), the Tektronix PA4000 Power Analyzer gives power electronics engineers stable, precise current measurements even on highly distorted power waveforms common in many applications.

With energy efficiency and new power sources often taking center stage in the world of electronics design, engineers need newer and more … Read More → "Tektronix Delivers New Precision Multi-Phase Power Analyzer"

BlinkSight and imec announce world’s first single-chip indoor GPS solution

April 11, 2013

BlinkSight, a fabless semiconductor company in real-time location systems (RTLS), has released the first single-chip ‘indoor GPS’ solution for RTLS and wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. Based on ultra-low power impulse radio technology by imec and Holst Centre, the new chip delivers real-time information to track and trace people and objects in indoor environments. Its unique combination of high accuracy, long range and low power consumption is ideal for both business and consumer applications.

“The real-time location business is emerging and the global market for connected devices is growing at tremendous speed,” said BlinkSight CMO Guus Frericks. “ … Read More → "BlinkSight and imec announce world’s first single-chip indoor GPS solution"

Power Supply Selector guide provides quick and easy method for specifying power supplies

April 11, 2013

XP Power today launched the first edition of its new style short form product catalog. The full color 56 page Power Supply Selector guide uses an extremely informative yet visually pleasing method of presenting XP Power’s comprehensive line-up of AC-DC power supplies and DC-DC converters. Key specifications for each product range is provided in an easy to follow layout, and the task of initial range selection is simplified by the use of index pages containing thumbnail images of each series organized by type and output power rating. The complete range of XP Power’s portfolio is represented with … Read More → "Power Supply Selector guide provides quick and easy method for specifying power supplies"

Fairchild Semiconductor Works with E-Meter Companies to Provide Smart Meter Service Disconnect Switches

April 10, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 10, 2013 – Smart e-meters need the ability to remotely disconnect the loads from the grid to better manage the system during high demand usage or during a shortage of power sources. The function must be tolerant of the noisy environment of the smart meter as it is directly connected to the incoming feed from the grid and controlled by a micro-controller. The best solutions integrate service disconnect switches with accurate input filter timing, XOR input protection, the maximum output pulse-width to protect the relay, and the configurability of either following the input or to always provide a … Read More → "Fairchild Semiconductor Works with E-Meter Companies to Provide Smart Meter Service Disconnect Switches"

First Myriad RF interface board launched for USB / DE0-Nano FPGA board connection

April 10, 2013

Azio has launched the first interface board for Myriad RF, a non-profit, open-source RF hardware project. The DE0-Nano interface board connects to the Myriad-RF1 allowing users to easily connect to Altera Cyclone IV FPGAs (on Terasic’s $80 DEO-Nano board). The DE0-Nano also provides a USB connector to link Myriad directly to PCs and Raspberry Pi to set up the board.

Azio has also announced a competition with its first 250 customers being entered into a draw for a free DE0-Nano interface board. Full details on the board and competition are on the … Read More → "First Myriad RF interface board launched for USB / DE0-Nano FPGA board connection"

Altera Demonstrates Industry’s First QPI 1.1 FPGA Home Agent for Enhanced Server Capabilities

April 10, 2013

San Jose, Calif., April 10, 2013—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced the industry’s first demonstration of an FPGA Home Agent enabled by the Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) protocol 1.1. Connecting to Intel’s Sandy Bridge XEON processors, the demonstration leverages an Altera® Stratix® V FPGA configured as the Home Agent, and it supports both the Caching Agent and Home Agent in a Pactron Vigor Development Platform. This solution is ideal for designers of low-latency signal-processing, packet processing and embedded applications, such as high-frequency trading and big data that needhigher … Read More → "Altera Demonstrates Industry’s First QPI 1.1 FPGA Home Agent for Enhanced Server Capabilities"

Microsemi and Virtual Extension Team to Enable Lowest Power Sub-GHz Mesh Network for Coin Cell Powered and Energy Harvest Applications

April 10, 2013

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—April 10, 2012—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Virtual Extension, a leading wireless mesh networks company based in Beit-Dagan, Israel, today announced a two-chip wireless mesh network chipset and reference design that brings a new level of performance and signal robustness to applications requiring networks with high performance and ultra-low power consumption. The reference design features Microsemi’s ZL70250 chip scale package (CSP) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band applications and Virtual Extension’s VE209M wireless mesh controller. … Read More → "Microsemi and Virtual Extension Team to Enable Lowest Power Sub-GHz Mesh Network for Coin Cell Powered and Energy Harvest Applications"

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