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octoScope Introduces Industry’s First MIMO Wireless Channel Emulation Logic Subsystem

December 26, 2012

MARLBORO, MA –– December 20, 2012 –– octoScope, Inc., a wireless solutions and services company, today announced a real-time logic implementation of its multiple input multiple output (MIMO) octoFade™ wireless testing solution. When applied to a wireless signal using digital signal processing, channel emulation makes the signal appear as though it has traversed a realistic indoor or outdoor space, having been reflected from walls, cars, people or other surfaces. With octoFade, channel emulation … Read More → "octoScope Introduces Industry’s First MIMO Wireless Channel Emulation Logic Subsystem"

Agilent Technologies Selected by ST-Ericsson for RF and Digital Design Validation Solution Leadership

December 26, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that ST-Ericsson selected Agilent’s solution for characterizing RF transceivers, a key component of every mobile phone. The RF wireless and digital laboratory solution required capabilities for LTE, W-CDMA, GSM, TD-SCDMA, MIMO and DigRF v4.

“The characterization of our RF transceiver requires a huge number of complex RF and digital measurements mixed together,” said Sylvain Bertrand, ST-Ericsson, RF broadband validation manager. “Agilent is able to accurately characterize 2G, 3G and LTE technologies in RF and over the DigRF digital bus used in … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Selected by ST-Ericsson for RF and Digital Design Validation Solution Leadership"

New Book Demystifies Black Art of Analog Design

December 26, 2012

WALTHAM, MA – December 17, 2012 – Newnes Press, an imprint of Elsevier, today announced the release of Analog Circuit Design, Volume 2, Immersion in the Black Art of Analog Designby Bob Dobkin and Jim Williams. A companion volume to Analog Circuit Design: A Tutorial Guide to Applications and Solutions, this edition includes new application notes on power management, data conversion and signal conditioning circuit solutions, and an extensive circuit collection of reference designs. The content is based on the research and writing … Read More → "New Book Demystifies Black Art of Analog Design"

LDO from Diodes Incorporated Boosts Drive Capability

December 26, 2012

Plano, Texas – December 20th, 2012 –– Diodes Incorporated has introduced a pair of ultra low dropout (LDO) linear regulators, capable of delivering a continuous 3.0A output for a dropout voltage of just 0.23mV. With maximum input voltages of 3.65V and 5.5V, respectively, the AP7175 and AP7176B provide an adjustable output voltage suitable for high-efficiency systems in a wide range of products including notebooks, PCs and set-top boxes.

To meet the sequencing requirements of FPGAs, DSPs and other digital devices, both LDOs provide an enable input and power-good output, allowing users to configure custom power management … Read More → "LDO from Diodes Incorporated Boosts Drive Capability"

Digi-Key Corporation Announces Global Distribution Agreement with Cicoil

December 21, 2012

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation Announces Global Distribution Agreement with Cicoil"

Mentor Graphics Announces Comprehensive Design Enablement Platform for Samsung’s 14nm IC Manufacturing Process

December 21, 2012

WILSONVILLE, Ore., December 21, 2012—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced comprehensive design, manufacturing, and post tapeout enabling support for Samsung’s 14nm IC manufacturing processes, providing customers with a complete design-to-silicon flow concurrent with early process availability. The fully interoperable Mentor® flow helps customers achieve fast design cycles and first time silicon success.

The Mentor solutions optimized for Samsung’s 14nm offerings include the Calibre® platform with design rule checking (DRC), LVS checking, extraction, design for manufacturing (DFM) and advanced fill, as well as the Tessent® design for test (DFT) suite and yield analysis … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces Comprehensive Design Enablement Platform for Samsung’s 14nm IC Manufacturing Process"

Demonstration of world’s first wearable 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer grade MEMS sensors at International CES

December 21, 2012

Enschede, the Netherlands – December 21^th 2012 – Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, will demonstrate the world’s first wearable 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer grade MEMS combo sensors at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas, USA.

As part of a broader strategy, Xsens now offers IP originally developed for professional (B2B) applications of 3D body motion tracking using wearable motion trackers for mass market application in the … Read More → "Demonstration of world’s first wearable 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer grade MEMS sensors at International CES"

MEMS Is Changing The Game – Plus The Tablet, Handset And Future Of Consumer Electronics

December 21, 2012

PITTSBURGH—December 18, 2012—MEMS Industry Group (MIG), a global industry organization with close to 150 member-companies and partners, today announced a line-up of suppliers, partners and end-user companies, all participating in MEMS TechZone, its show-floor experience at the 2013 International CES.

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) are pervasive in smartphones, tablets, game controllers, notebooks, and other popular consumer electronics. From tiny inertial sensors that ‘translate’ motion into the digital realm, miniature microphones that improve voice input and speech … Read More → "MEMS Is Changing The Game – Plus The Tablet, Handset And Future Of Consumer Electronics"

Xilinx Vivado Design Suite Now Available in WebPACK Edition

December 21, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its Vivado™ Design Suite is now available in WebPACK Edition, giving designers immediate access to a no cost, device-limited version of the industry’s first SoC strength design environment. Offered with the 2012.4 release of the Vivado Design Suite, WebPACK Edition provides the same IP and system-centric design flows of the Vivado Design Suite Design edition that enables up to 4x faster time to integration and implementation … Read More → "Xilinx Vivado Design Suite Now Available in WebPACK Edition"

Cypress Integrates Ramtron F-RAM Offerings Creating World’s Broadest Fast-Write Nonvolatile Memory Portfolio

December 21, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 20, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced that it has integrated Ramtron International’s ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) products into its portfolio, offering the market’s widest range of densities for fast-write nonvolatile memories. F-RAM is the industry’s lowest-power nonvolatile memory, complementing Cypress’s nonvolatile static random access memories (nvSRAMs), which are the world’s fastest. This new combination serves a broad range of applications that require data to be retained when power is lost. Combined, over a billion units of … Read More → "Cypress Integrates Ramtron F-RAM Offerings Creating World’s Broadest Fast-Write Nonvolatile Memory Portfolio"