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The Portland Group Ships Major HPC Compilers and Development Tools Update

February 14, 2013

PORTLAND, Ore., February 13, 2013—The Portland Group^®, a wholly owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics, today announced that the 2013 release of the PGI^® high-performance parallelizing compilers and development tools for Linux, Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows is now available. PGI 2013 includes new features and capabilities for programming the latest HPC accelerators using the OpenACC API. It also delivers significant performance gains on multi-core x64 processors.

“The high-performance computing landscape is evolving rapidly. With the recent introduction of new accelerators from NVIDIA, Intel and AMD, HPC users have more options than ever,” said Douglas Miles, director … Read More → "The Portland Group Ships Major HPC Compilers and Development Tools Update"

Precision 50µV Offset Op Amp Operates with 76V Input Range

February 14, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – February 14, 2013 – Linear Technology introduces the LT6016 and LT6017, dual and quad wide input range operational amplifiers. These amplifiers combine high precision with … Read More → "Precision 50µV Offset Op Amp Operates with 76V Input Range"

Telit Unveils Market’s Smallest COMBO 2G Cellular Module with Multi-constellation Satellite Positioning Receiver

February 14, 2013

RALEIGH, N.C. and Embedded World, NUREMBERG, Germany, February 14, 2013 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solution, products and services, today announced the introduction of the company’s first combination 2G-cellular, multi-constellation satellite positioning receiver module, the GE910-GNSS. The product which incorporates an ARM11 processing core capable of running customer applications internally without the need for additional electronics, can deliver a fully functional high-performance … Read More → "Telit Unveils Market’s Smallest COMBO 2G Cellular Module with Multi-constellation Satellite Positioning Receiver"

Micron Introduces Industry’s Smallest 128-Gigabit NAND Flash Device

February 14, 2013

BOISE, Idaho, 2013-02-14 14:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) today introduced the industry’s smallest 128-gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory device utilizing its award-winning 20-nanometer (nm) process technology. The new 128Gb device stores three bits of information per cell, called triple-level-cell (TLC), creating a highly compact storage solution.

Measuring 146mm², the new 128Gb TLC device is more than 25 percent smaller than the same capacity of Micron’s 20nm multi-level-cell (MLC) NAND device. The 128Gb TLC device is targeted at the cost-competitive removable storage market (flash cards and USB drives), which is projected … Read More → "Micron Introduces Industry’s Smallest 128-Gigabit NAND Flash Device"

Hermon Laboratories chooses CommAgility DSP and RF modules for LTE handset test

February 14, 2013

Loughborough, UK – February 14th 2013 – CommAgility announced today that its Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC) modules are being used in the latest LTE test equipment fromHermon Laboratories. CommAgility will be at the Hermon Laboratories booth at Mobile World Congress (Stand 6F53 in Hall 6) to demonstrate how its DSP processing and RF boards have helped Hermon to create cost-effective, high performance LTE test products.

Hermon uses CommAgility’s AMC-2C6670</ … Read More → "Hermon Laboratories chooses CommAgility DSP and RF modules for LTE handset test"

Zuken’s CADSTAR 14 packs a punch in the fight against design errors

February 14, 2013

14 February 2013 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken announces help for PCB designers looking to improve their bottom line by driving out design errors.

The latest release of CADSTAR version 14, available now, contains a significant range of customer-requested enhancements and new functionality. Designers using Zuken’s expert desktop design solution will benefit from improved productivity and reduced design times through key enhancements. These include improved error report management, an updated BGA wizard and automatic net rerouting.

Identify critical design errors … Read More → "Zuken’s CADSTAR 14 packs a punch in the fight against design errors"

Multicore Association Rolls Out Developer’s Guide to Software Programming for Multicore Designs

February 14, 2013

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Feb. 14, 2013 — The Multicore Association™ announces availability of the Multicore Programming Practices (MPP) guide to provide developers with a detailed set of best practices for writing multicore-ready embedded software. The MPP guide, collectively written by a wide range of industry experts, outlines how to migrate applications to multicore platforms and shares industry-proven techniques that help reduce development costs.

RFEL Launches a Video Image Stabilisation IP Core

February 14, 2013

Newport, Isle of Wight, UK – 14 February 2013 – RFEL, who specialises in high performance, electronic signal processing solutions, now has available its Video Image Stabilisation IP Core, which is the first of its recently announced family of Video Processing IP cores that fully utilises the power of the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs. Stabilisation is performed in real-time and entirely digitally, with the algorithm compensating for unwanted roll and horizontal and vertical shifts of a scene, thereby improving the display to the end-user and reducing work-load. The IP core can be configured to be highly resource efficient and very low power … Read More →

Anritsu Company Expands VNA Master™ Family with Addition of Models Providing 15 GHz Coverage

February 13, 2013

Morgan Hill, CA – February 12th, 2013 – Anritsu Company introduces the MS2027C and MS2037C, two new members of its VNA Master handheld vector network analyzer series that bring the inherent advantages of VNA Master to 15 GHz frequency applications. Providing best-in-class measurement speed and high accuracy in a compact design measuring as small as 8.3×12.4×3.1 (inches), the new MS2027C and MS2037C are ideal for demanding field use environments, including aerospace and defense, SATCOM, commercial wireless backhaul, and research.

The MS2027C VNA Master, which provides frequency coverage from 5 kHz – 15 GHz, specifically addresses complex cable, waveguide and antenna … Read More → "Anritsu Company Expands VNA Master™ Family with Addition of Models Providing 15 GHz Coverage"

TI introduces industry’s first VID interface controller with adjustable start-up current for core-voltage regulators

February 13, 2013

DALLAS (Feb. 11, 2013) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a power management controller with 4- and 6-bit voltage identification (VID) interfaces. The LM10011 is the first VID controller designed to operate along with a point-of-load regulator to adjust the core voltage (VCORE) of a VID-enabled processor, such as TI’s C6000™ power-optimized DSPs and Read More → "TI introduces industry’s first VID interface controller with adjustable start-up current for core-voltage regulators"