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EEMBC® Undertakes Development of Industry-Standard Ultra-Low Power Microcontroller Benchmarks

January 30, 2013

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — January 30, 2013 — The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) today announced its intent to create a standardized, industry-endorsed method to evaluate the energy efficiency of ultra-low power (ULP) microcontrollers. To date, the industry has lacked a common method to test, validate, and compare the real-world energy consumption of these microcontrollers that target applications such as portable medical devices, security systems, building automation, smart metering, and also applications using energy harvesting devices.

EEMBC was formed in 1997 to develop performance … Read More → "EEMBC® Undertakes Development of Industry-Standard Ultra-Low Power Microcontroller Benchmarks"

Kilopass NVM IP Achieves JEDEC Qualification on High-Demand SMIC 65/55/40nm Processes

January 30, 2013

Santa Clara, Calif. and Shanghai, China — January 30, 2013 — Kilopass Technology, Inc., the leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), andRead More → "Kilopass NVM IP Achieves JEDEC Qualification on High-Demand SMIC 65/55/40nm Processes"

Freescale expands data center focus with C29x crypto coprocessors

January 30, 2013

AUSTIN, Texas – Jan. 30, 2013 – Underscoring its continued focus on the fast-growing data center market, Freescale Semiconductor introduces the C29x family of crypto coprocessors – a new lineup of security accelerators engineered to help the world’s top data center equipment manufacturers efficiently scale to handle dramatic increases in secure network traffic.

The new C29x crypto coprocessors enable multi-chip, single PCI-E card solutions providing more than 120K RSA 2048 operations/second and delivering more than 3x the performance of more expensive PCI-E options currently available from today’s market share leader.

“Internet traffic security requirements are increasingly … Read More → "Freescale expands data center focus with C29x crypto coprocessors"

Imagination Technologies Selects Synopsys as Advanced Verification Technology Partner

January 30, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 30, 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 Imagination Technologies has deployed Synopsys’ C–to-RTL formal consistency checking technology, named HECTOR, to verify its PowerVR family of semiconductor IP cores for graphics, video and display processing applications. Following a multi-year collaboration with Synopsys, Imagination Technologies is utilizing HECTOR to enhance its verification environment with the ability to verify and debug corner cases.

PLS’s Universal Debug Engine (UDE) 4.0.2: Optimized debugging solution for the new ARM® Cortex™-M0 core-based XMC1000 microcontroller family of Infineon

January 30, 2013

Lauta, January 30, 2013 – PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme presents an optimized test and debugging solution, the Universal Debug Engine (UDE) version 4.0.2, for the new ARM® Cortex™-M0 core-based 32-bit microcontroller family XMC1000 of Infineon Technologies that delivers 32-bit performance at 8-bit prices.

Both the UDE 4.0.2 and PLS’s Universal Access Device family seamlessly support the internal debugging resources and peripheral units of the highly integrated XMC1000 components developed for use in intelligent sensor and actuator applications, LED controls, digital power conversion, and controllers for low-end electric motors, for example. The integrated FLASH/OTP programming functionality of the UDE … Read More → "PLS’s Universal Debug Engine (UDE) 4.0.2: Optimized debugging solution for the new ARM® Cortex™-M0 core-based XMC1000 microcontroller family of Infineon"

140V Precision Op Amp Features 3pA Bias Current, 3.5µVP-P Noise for High Gain Applications

January 30, 2013

MILPITAS, CA – January 30, 2013 – Linear Technology announces the LTC6090, a precision operational amplifier that operates on a supply voltage up to 140V (or ±70V). Its combination of rail-to-rail output, 3pA (typical) input bias current, 1.6mV maximum input offset voltage and 3.5µV_P-P low frequency noise delivers the precision required for high performance ATE, piezo driver, and DAC buffer applications. An enhanced slew rate of 19V/µ … Read More → "140V Precision Op Amp Features 3pA Bias Current, 3.5µVP-P Noise for High Gain Applications"

memsstar Receives Multiple MEMS Etch R&D System Orders in Asia; Sells First memsstar® Systems in Korea and India

January 29, 2013

LIVINGSTON, Scotland January 29, 2013 — memsstar Limited, a leading provider of etch and deposition equipment and technology solutions to manufacturers of semiconductors and micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), today announced two strategic etch system order wins from new MEMS customers in Asia. memsstar recently shipped its memsstar^® R&D system to manufacturing customers in Korea and India for use in MEMS research and development, representing the first memsstar etch release system orders from these countries.

The R&D tool was selected by both customers for vapor phase isotropic etching of silicon for MEMS structures to support … Read More → "memsstar Receives Multiple MEMS Etch R&D System Orders in Asia; Sells First memsstar® Systems in Korea and India"

Freescale® Semiconductor partners with IAR Systems to reach new performance high

January 29, 2013

Uppsala, Sweden—January 29, 2013— IAR Systems® today announced that its development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® has helped partner Freescale Semiconductor achieve unmatched performance scores for its Kinetis K70 microcontroller (MCU) series. The scores were measured on the industry-standard CoreMark® benchmark, where the Kinetis K70 MCU together with IAR Embedded Workbench attained a score of 3.40 CoreMark/MHz.

“The powerful optimizations provided by IAR Embedded Workbench deliver outstanding performance for a Kinetis microcontroller,” says Geoff Lees, senior vice president and general manager of Freescale’s MCU business group. “Our Kinetis K70 series is designed for scalable … Read More → "Freescale® Semiconductor partners with IAR Systems to reach new performance high"

Honeywell Introduces High Pressure Premium Switches

January 29, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2013 – Honeywell (NYSE:HON) introduced today its Pressure Switches, High Pressure Premium, HPS Series, the only pressure switches available in the industry with a two million life cycle rating, IP67 environmental sealing, and multiple port and termination options that improve equipment uptime, simplify rapid design and assembly, and reduce total production costs for Honeywell’s OEM customers. The HPS Series are durable, reliable electromechanical gauge pressure on/off switches that are available with either single pole single throw (SPST) normally open or normally closed circuitry, or single pole double … Read More → "Honeywell Introduces High Pressure Premium Switches"

Introducing Footprint Expert Lite!

January 29, 2013

In response to the current economic hardships, PCB Libraries, Inc. is responding with free PCB library solution! It empowers designers to automate the creation of high quality and reliable PCB footprints for FREE. That’s right – anyone can now build professional PCB footprints in any of our supported CAD tool formats.

The Footprint Expert Lite is based on proven IPC-7351 standards for land pattern technology. The new PCB Footprint Expert (FPX) Lite utilizes component package dimensions and IPC-7351 standard rules or user preferences to auto-generate highly accurate solder patterns for printed circuit board component assembly attachment. The … Read More → "Introducing Footprint Expert Lite!"

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