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Xilinx Accelerates Design Productivity for High Volume Applications

February 12, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the availability of the Artix™-7 FPGA AC701 Evaluation Kit for developing high-performance systems that target applications requiring both low cost and low power. Equipped with an All Programmable Artix-7 200T device, the new evaluation kit has the tools, IP and reference designs needed for designers to jump start their design cycle while leveraging the industry’s leading system performance per watt FPGA.

All Programmable … Read More → "Xilinx Accelerates Design Productivity for High Volume Applications"

Dual Channel PC/104 CAN Module Provides 1000V Isolation for Automotive and Industrial Applications

February 12, 2013

February 12, 2013, Arlington, TX – WinSystems introduces their PCM-CAN-2-ISO, a PC/104-compliant, dual channel, isolated Controller Area Network (CAN) module with Windows and Linux drivers available. The board employs high-speed isolated data couplers and power supplies to provide 1000V protection between the two NXP SJA1000 CAN controllers and the network interface. This makes the module ideal for operation in high-voltage … Read More → "Dual Channel PC/104 CAN Module Provides 1000V Isolation for Automotive and Industrial Applications"

OneSpin Solutions Adds RTL-to-RTL Equivalence Checking to Product Family

February 11, 2013

MUNICH, GERMANY –– February 11, 2013 –– OneSpin Solutions™ (www.onespin-solutions.com), provider of innovative formal assertion-based verification (ABV) solutions, announced immediate availability of 360™ EC-RTL, equivalence checking software that compares revisions of register transfer level (RTL) code.

360 EC-RTL is part of the OneSpin 360 EC Product Family. An RTL-to-RTL equivalence checker used to exhaustively compare two revisions of synthesizable RTL code, it features robust register, sequential and power optimization … Read More → "OneSpin Solutions Adds RTL-to-RTL Equivalence Checking to Product Family"

OneSpin Solutions Unveils OneSpin 360 DV Product Family

February 11, 2013

MUNICH, GERMANY –– February 11, 2013 –– OneSpin Solutions™ (www.onespin-solutions.com), provider of innovative formal assertion-based verification (ABV) solutions, announced the bundling of multiple verification tools into its new OneSpin 360™ DV Product Family.

OneSpin 360 DV is shipping now and contains three separate verification tools for push-button formal analysis, automated transaction-level ABV and functional coverage. Tools come bundled with pre-packaged solutions at no additional charge.</ … Read More → "OneSpin Solutions Unveils OneSpin 360 DV Product Family"

Calypto’s Catapult Integrates with Real Intent’s Ascent Lint for Reliable RTL Implementation Flow

February 11, 2013

SAN JOSE and SUNNYVALE, Calif., – February 11, 2013 – Calypto^® Design Systems, Inc., the leader in Electronic System Level (ESL) hardware design and Register Transfer Level (RTL) power optimization, and Real Intent, Inc., the leading provider of software products that accelerate early functional verification and advanced sign-off of electronic designs, today announced the integration of Calypto’s Catapult high-level synthesis tool and Real Intent’s Read More → "Calypto’s Catapult Integrates with Real Intent’s Ascent Lint for Reliable RTL Implementation Flow"

New Ericsson Advanced Bus Converter Ideal for Network-Attached-Storage Applications

February 11, 2013

First digitally controlled Advanced Bus Converter designed to power RAID and NAS hard-disk applications
Output tightly regulated +/-2% over the full input range and any load condition
Dedicated firmware guaranteeing voltage integrity and stability during start-up

Ericsson has launched the industry’s first digitally controlled Advanced Bus Converter specifically aimed at powering Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) hard-disk applications that operate with high capacitive loads up to 15 millifarads (mF). Based on the Ericsson 3E* FRIDA II platform, the BMR456 ‘High-Cap’ series (BMR4560004/018) guarantees stable … Read More → "New Ericsson Advanced Bus Converter Ideal for Network-Attached-Storage Applications"

Agilent Technologies Announces Industry’s Highest-Performance Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers

February 11, 2013

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2013 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) for itsPXA X-Series signal analyzers. Agilent’s RTSA delivers unmatched probability of intercept (POI), analysis bandwidth, sensitivity, and frequency range—capabilities that make it the best way for system developers and signal analysts to see, capture and understand highly elusive signals.

In applications such as radar, electronic warfare and military communications, POI is the key benchmark for RTSA. When configured for real-time spectrum analysis, the PXA can … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces Industry’s Highest-Performance Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers"

Synopsys Signs Multiyear Collaboration Agreement with ARM for Early Software Development for ARMv8 Processors

February 11, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Synopsys® and ARM extend collaboration agreement to include ARM® Fast Models of ARMv8 processors
Synopsys VDK Family for ARMv8 Processors enables OS bring-up, firmware and driver development for products using ARMv8 processors up to a year before board availability
Multicore/multi-cluster software analysis capabilities allow developers to optimize software for product performance and energy efficiency
Semiconductor vendors can create a VDK for their SoC for use by their own software developers as well as those at their customers … Read More → "Synopsys Signs Multiyear Collaboration Agreement with ARM for Early Software Development for ARMv8 Processors"

Convert Any Input Voltage from 2.8V to 80V into a Fixed Output Voltage or Output Current with Up to 98% Efficiency at 250W

February 11, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – February 11, 2013 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8705, a very high efficiency (up to 98%) synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage. This device has four feedback loops to regulate the input current/voltage, along with the output current/voltage. The input current and voltage feedback … Read More → "Convert Any Input Voltage from 2.8V to 80V into a Fixed Output Voltage or Output Current with Up to 98% Efficiency at 250W"

Advanced Micro Peripherals launches new product at Embedded World

February 8, 2013

New York, USA and Cambridge, England, February 8, 2013 – Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP), a world leader in the design and development of ultra-low latency, high throughput embedded video, will be showcasing a selection of its latest video-enabling boards at the industry’s ‘shop window’, Embedded World, February 26-28^th in Nuremberg.

AMP will be joining with Delta Components, its German distributor, and will be displaying six of its market leading products from its highly successful range of frame grabbers throughout the duration of the show.

Lee Foss, AMPs founder and CEO, who will be attending … Read More → "Advanced Micro Peripherals launches new product at Embedded World"