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Touchstone Semiconductor Adds Six New Analog ICs to Alternate-Source Maxim Product Family; 15 Products Now Available

November 30, 2011

MILPITAS, Calif. – Nov. 30, 2011 – Touchstone Semiconductor, a developer of high-performance analog integrated circuit solutions, today announced the expansion of its Maxim alternate-source family to 15 products with the addition of six new current-sense amplifiers. Touchstone now offers eight current-sense amplifiers as part of its Maxim alternate-source family.

The new current-sense amplifiers include the TSM9938H, TSM9938T and TSM9938W and the TSM9634H, TSM9634T and TSM9634W. They are pin-compatible, specification-identical and functionally identical to Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX9938H, MAX9938T and MAX9938W and the MAX9634H, MAX9634T … Read More → "Touchstone Semiconductor Adds Six New Analog ICs to Alternate-Source Maxim Product Family; 15 Products Now Available"

Magma’s Latest Version of FineSim Pro Delivers 3X Faster Runtime, Allowing SPICE-Accurate Simulation of Very Large Analog/Mixed-Signal Designs

November 30, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the availability of a new version of the FineSim™ Pro full-chip circuit-level simulation product that delivers 3X faster runtime than previous versions while continuing to deliver SPICE-accurate results. As an example, FineSim Pro was able to simulate a large post-layout design containing more than 75K MOS devices and more than 2.9 million parasitic resistors and capacitors in a little over an hour. With this latest version, chip designers … Read More → "Magma’s Latest Version of FineSim Pro Delivers 3X Faster Runtime, Allowing SPICE-Accurate Simulation of Very Large Analog/Mixed-Signal Designs"

EMA Automates Symbol Generation With New App for OrCAD Capture

November 30, 2011

Rochester, NY (November 30, 2011) – EMA Design Automation™ (www.ema-eda.com), a full-service provider of mechanical and electrical CAD tools, today announced the release of SymbolGen – an app that automates the extraction of complex PDF tables, including BGA and SOIC maps, cutting time down to a fraction and eliminating errors normally seen in a manual entry approach. “Symbol creation is a constant challenge for circuit designers,” said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. “Today’s complex schematic symbols have upwards of 2,000 pins or … Read More → "EMA Automates Symbol Generation With New App for OrCAD Capture"

LDRA Tool Suite Now Supports QNX Neutrino RTOS and QNX Momentics Tool Suite to Streamline Regulatory Burden

November 30, 2011

Wirral, UK, November 30, 2011. LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis, and test tools, has announced today that its LDRA tool suite now supports QNX Software System Limited’s QNX® Momentics® … Read More → "LDRA Tool Suite Now Supports QNX Neutrino RTOS and QNX Momentics Tool Suite to Streamline Regulatory Burden"

IAR Systems adds new functionality to development tool suite for Texas Instruments MSP430

November 30, 2011

Uppsala, Sweden—November 30, 2011—IAR Systems® today announced the availability of new functionality in IAR Embedded Workbench® for Texas Instruments’ microprocessor family MSP430. The new version adds several new features, among which are Position-independent code and read-only data (ROPI), and Multithread support.

Most applications are designed to be placed at a fixed position in memory. However, it is sometimes useful to instead decide at runtime where to place the application. When using the added functionality of Position-independent code and read-only data (ROPI) the compiler will generate code … Read More → "IAR Systems adds new functionality to development tool suite for Texas Instruments MSP430"

Touchstone Semiconductor Introduces the Tightest Offset, Low-Power Current-Sense Amplifiers

November 30, 2011

Milpitas, Calif. – Nov. 30, 2011 – Touchstone Semiconductor, a developer of high-performance analog integrated circuit solutions, today announced the TS1100 family of 1μA current-sense amplifiers that cut offset to 30µV, over 3X tighter than the closest competitor. The tight offset allows users to not have to increase power consumption in order to achieve improved accuracy. This is something that cannot be done with any other low power current sense amplifier. The TS1100 is available in four gain options from 25V/V to 200V/V, so customers can choose the ideal gain option for their unique … Read More → "Touchstone Semiconductor Introduces the Tightest Offset, Low-Power Current-Sense Amplifiers"

New Power Integrity Advance module launched for CADSTAR 13.0

November 29, 2011

November 29, 2011 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken today announces a new tool for ensuring correct behavior of power distribution systems embedded within CADSTAR design flow, called Power Integrity Advance.

Power Integrity Advance conducts EMC analysis and AC and DC power integrity analysis to help predict, analyze and control design issues that may cause problems later down the design process.

Jeroen Leinders, CADSTAR distribution manager, says: “With the number of pins on devices increasing to more than 1,000, and differing power … Read More → "New Power Integrity Advance module launched for CADSTAR 13.0"

Integrating models and code with new Eclipse plugin

November 29, 2011

Jyväskylä, Finland—November 29, 2011—MetaCase (www.metacase.com), provider of the leading domain-specific modeling (DSM) environment, MetaEdit+®, today announced a new plug-in for Eclipse. The plug-in allows users to work with MetaEdit+ models directly from Eclipse. It also automatically imports source code generated from the MetaEdit+ models into Eclipse, and builds and runs it there.

Traditionally, it has been difficult for development teams to combine the use of models and code – modeling tools and programming environments. The reason is partly … Read More → "Integrating models and code with new Eclipse plugin"

Global Unichip’s USB 3.0 Device Controller IP Passes USB-IF Test Procedure for SuperSpeed Products

November 29, 2011

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Flexible ASIC Leader™, today announced that its USB 3.0 Device Controller IP has passed the USB-IF Test Procedure for SuperSpeed products and is now listed in the Integrator List.

The USB 3.0 Device Controller IP supports SuperSpeed USB peripheral functionality that provides a 10x data transfer rate over Hi-Speed USB. It is backward compatible with USB 2.0 to ensure interoperability with billions of USB products already on the market.

GUC’s USB 3.0 Device Controller IP is highly configurable and employs an aggressive power saving methodology. It is … Read More → "Global Unichip’s USB 3.0 Device Controller IP Passes USB-IF Test Procedure for SuperSpeed Products"

Magma’s Titan Delivers Higher Quality and Faster Design Convergence for Analog IP

November 29, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2011 — Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the availability of a new release of the Titan™ Analog/Mixed-Signal (Titan AMS) Design Platform. With patent-pending analog design technology, Titan provides an innovative FlexCell-to-GDSII™ analog/mixed-signal (AMS) flow that organically integrates both electrical design and physical design into one unified design methodology. This paradigm-shifting, electrical-physical co-design flow ranges from front-end design such as schematics to circuit optimization in Titan Analog Design Accelerator (Titan ADX) to back-end design such as placement and routing in Titan Analog Virtual … Read More → "Magma’s Titan Delivers Higher Quality and Faster Design Convergence for Analog IP"

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