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Texas Instruments gate drivers target IGBT and SiC FET designs

February 26, 2013

DALLAS (Feb. 26, 2013) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced the industry’s first 35-V, single-channel, output stage power management gate drivers for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) FETs. TI’s new UCC27531 and UCC27532 output stage gate driverswith split output provide the most efficient output drive capability, shortest propagation delay and increased system protection for isolated … Read More → "Texas Instruments gate drivers target IGBT and SiC FET designs"

Altera to Build Next-Generation, High-Performance FPGAs on Intel’s 14nm Tri-Gate Technology

February 25, 2013

San Jose, Calif.,and Santa Clara, Calif., February 25, 2013—Altera Corporation andIntel Corporation today announced that the companies have entered into an agreement for the future manufacture of Altera FPGAs on Intel’s 14 nm tri-gate transistor technology. These next-generation products, which target ultra high-performance systems for military, wireline communications, cloud networking, and compute and storage applications, will enable breakthrough levels of performance and power efficiencies not otherwise possible.

“Altera’s FPGAs using Intel 14 nm technology will enable customers to design … Read More → "Altera to Build Next-Generation, High-Performance FPGAs on Intel’s 14nm Tri-Gate Technology"

STMicroelectronics Proximity Sensor Solves Smartphone Hang-ups

February 25, 2013

Geneva, February 25, 2013 — Smartphones are set to become even more flexible and more satisfying to use, thanks to a unique sensor system developed by STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications. Combining three optical elements in a single compact package, the VL6180 is the first member of ST’s FlightSense™ family and uses a new optical-sensing technology that reduces the incidence of dropped callsRead More → "STMicroelectronics Proximity Sensor Solves Smartphone Hang-ups"

Movea Unveils SmartFusion™ Studio for Rapid Integration and Deployment of SmartFusion-Powered Mobile Apps

February 25, 2013

BARCELONA – Feb. 25, 2013 – Movea (www.movea.com), the leader in motion processing and data fusion technologies, today announced the availability of SmartFusion Studio™, a new tool that facilitates the integration and validation of motion features for mobile devices and applications faster and more efficiently than ever. Movea’s SmartFusion Studio is a signal processing design toolkit that provides mobile device OEMS and ODMs with a set of high-performance calibration and debugging tools, enabling rapid integration of motion-based features for valuable applications in pedestrian navigation, gesture recognition, advanced gaming, activity monitoring and … Read More → "Movea Unveils SmartFusion™ Studio for Rapid Integration and Deployment of SmartFusion-Powered Mobile Apps"

Mouser Signs International Distribution Agreement with Coilcraft To Provide Leading Magnetic Components

February 25, 2013

February 25, 2013 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced the signing of a new international distribution agreement with Coilcraft, a leading magnetic component manufacturer, across … Read More → "Mouser Signs International Distribution Agreement with Coilcraft To Provide Leading Magnetic Components"

Launch of SymTA/S 3.3 features significant new timing analysis and design capabilities

February 25, 2013

Braunschweig, Germany – 25^th February 2013. Symtavision has launched SymTA/S 3.3, a major new version of its award-winning system-level tool suite for planning, optimizing and verifying embedded real-time systems. SymTA/S 3.3 features significant new timing analyses including support for FlexRay System Distribution, the new CAN-FD standard, Buffer Fill Level analysis for COM and Gateways, as well as enhanced Gantt chart customization. Major improvements to the design features of SymTA/S 3.3 include a new Customizable Wizard Framework and improved drag-and-drop functionality providing resolution of dependencies. At the same time, Symtavision has announced TraceAnalyzer 3.3, a new version of its powerful solution … Read More → "Launch of SymTA/S 3.3 features significant new timing analysis and design capabilities"

High-Current, High-Voltage and High-Performance Applications Benefit From Microchip’s New LDO Voltage-Regulator Family

February 25, 2013

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2013 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the MCP1755 and MCP1755S high-performance, high-input-voltage and high-output-current family of CMOS Low-Dropout (LDO) voltage regulators. These LDOs can accept a wide input voltage range of 3.6-16V and deliver an output current of 300 mA at output voltages of 1.8-5.5V, while consuming only 68 µA of quiescent current (typical). Additionally, the MCP1755/1755S LDOs have a shutdown pin, enabling them to … Read More → "High-Current, High-Voltage and High-Performance Applications Benefit From Microchip’s New LDO Voltage-Regulator Family"

Xilinx Announces Full Production of its Entire Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC Family

February 25, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2013 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today achieved an important milestone as its entire Zynq™-7000 All Programmable System-on-a-Chip (SoC) device family reached full volume production. Demand for Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs is strong and growing with over 350 unique customers and more than 20,000 devices and 4,000 development boards from Xilinx and Avnet shipped since December 2011. Designs are now active across a wide range of markets, including automotive, industrial, communications, data center, and defense.

Atmel Showcases Smart, Connected Applications from the Lab to the Digital Living Room at Embedded World 2013

February 25, 2013

Embedded World 2013, Nuremberg, Germany, February 25, 2013—Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced the company will be showcasing a variety of smart, connected applications from the lab environment to the digital living room at Embedded World (EW) 2013 held in Nuremberg, Germany, February 26-28, 2013.

Demos will be showcased in the Atmel Stand 5-311, Hall 5.

The following microcontroller (MCU), touch and security applications will be showcased in the ‘lab’ portion of the exhibit:

The recently announced Atmel Cortex™-A5 based SAMA5 … Read More → "Atmel Showcases Smart, Connected Applications from the Lab to the Digital Living Room at Embedded World 2013"

MagnaChip Selects Synopsys’ Proteus LRC for Lithography Verification

February 25, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the adoption of Synopsys’ Proteus™ LRC by MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. MagnaChip uses Proteus LRC in their production mask synthesis flow to identify hotspot locations in designs that are sensitive to variations in the manufacturing process. Detecting these locations early in the mask creation process improves … Read More → "MagnaChip Selects Synopsys’ Proteus LRC for Lithography Verification"