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RFEL leverages award winning expertise in DSP to launch family of Video Processing cores

November 20, 2012

Newport, Isle of Wight, UK – 15 November 2012 – RFEL, who specializes in high performance electronic signal processing solutions, will be launching its new family of Video Processing IP cores at the Defence Procurement Research and Technology Exhibition on 21 November 2012 at the University of the West of England.

“For the past 12 years, we have built our expertise in Digital Signal Processing and created award-winning solutions for RF on FPGAs,” explained Dr Alex Kuhrt, RFEL’s CEO.  “We have found that there is a lot of common ground with processing video and so we have been able to leverage our libraries … Read More → "RFEL leverages award winning expertise in DSP to launch family of Video Processing cores"

Agilent Technologies Ships Newest GoldenGate Software Release for RFIC Designers

November 20, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced shipment of its GoldenGate 2012.10 RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software.

The 2012 release offers RFIC designers a host of technology enhancements for accelerated design verification, extended design-for-manufacturing solutions and improved links to system design. Additionally, new licensing models offer users greater purchasing flexibility.

GoldenGate 2012 accelerates design verification through a number of technology enhancements that allow users to set up distributed simulations, run them with unmatched performance, and display and analyze massive amounts of data.</ … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Ships Newest GoldenGate Software Release for RFIC Designers"

Create Custom, High-Performance Video Walls with New Matrox Mura MPX-enabled Solutions from Advantech

November 20, 2012

Montreal, Canada, November 20, 2012 — Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced a worldwide partnership with global embedded computing leader Advantech to launch a new portfolio of video wall solutions. The Matrox-validated product rangeincludes industrial motherboards and chassis, as well as AVS series controllers that support up to two or five Matrox Mura™ MPX Series output/input video wall controller boards. The AVS series controllers will … Read More → "Create Custom, High-Performance Video Walls with New Matrox Mura MPX-enabled Solutions from Advantech"

GENIVI 3.0-Compliant Infotainment Product Available from Mentor Embedded

November 20, 2012

Wilsonville, Ore., November 19, 2012—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the availability of a GENIVI 3.0 specification-compliant Linux®- based Infotainment (IVI) product. As the provider of one of the first complete solutions to be registered as compliant with the new specification, Mentor® Embedded software and services continue to be adopted by Tier 1 suppliers to build advanced in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems.

New features in the Mentor Embedded Infotainment solution that meet the GENIVI 3.0 specification include:

Kilopass XPM IP Provides Non Volatile Memory in IBM 65nm LPE Process for Portable Devices That Demand Lower Leakage Than Bulk CMOS Provides

November 20, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif. November 19, 2012 — Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced the validation of its anti-fuse XPM (eXtra Permanent Memory) NVM IP as “Ready for IBM Technology” in the IBM 65nm 10LPe (low-power enhanced) process. Kilopass’ XPM family provides up to 1Mb of storage capacity for portable device SoCs (System on Chip) that need the lower standby power consumption the IBM 65nm 10LPe process provides.  Kilopass has successfully completed 1000 hours of High Temperature Operating Life (HTOL) and 1000 hours of High Temperature Storage Life (HTSL) per JEDEC 47 standard qualification on … Read More → "Kilopass XPM IP Provides Non Volatile Memory in IBM 65nm LPE Process for Portable Devices That Demand Lower Leakage Than Bulk CMOS Provides"

Atmel maXTouch Controllers Designed into More than 30 Windows 8 Products

November 20, 2012

San Jose, CA, November 20, 2012 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced the company’s maXTouch® controllers have been designed into more than 30 Windows® 8 touch-enabled products ranging from tablets to Ultrabooks and notebook PCs.

As a co-engineering collaborator with Microsoft, Atmel has helped develop high-performance touchscreen specifications for Windows 8 including first-touch latency, finger separation and support for up to 10 simultaneous touches including edge gestures.

Almost all of the 30 plus Windows 8 projects powered by Atmel maXTouch controllers will hit the market by the end … Read More → "Atmel maXTouch Controllers Designed into More than 30 Windows 8 Products"

Tektronix Unveils Ultra-Low Jitter, High Bandwidth Solutions for 100G Transceiver Testing

November 20, 2012

BEAVERTON, Ore. – November 20, 2012 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced a new Phase Reference Module, the 82A04B, for the DSA8300 <http://www.tek.com/performance-oscilloscopes/dsa8300>  oscilloscope that when combined with new electrical sampling modules provide instrument jitter of  <100 femtoseconds, typical. This represents the lowest instrument jitter of any multi-channel oscilloscope on the market, sampling or real-time, making the DSA8300 the instrument of choice for design, debug and characterization of critical 100G transmitters and links on up … Read More → "Tektronix Unveils Ultra-Low Jitter, High Bandwidth Solutions for 100G Transceiver Testing"

Epson Electronics America Launches High-Performance Quartz MEMS Inclinometers & Accelerometers for Seismic, Industrial and Modal Analysis Applications

November 19, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA – November 5, 2012 – Epson Electronics America (EEA) today announced two new compact inclinometers and accelerometers (three-axis sensor units) for different industrial and aerospace applications.These products provide stable monitoring for extended periods of time with a resolution of 0.001 degrees (inclinometer) and 10 ?G (accelerometer). Epson will begin shipping samples in January 2013 and plans to begin volume production within the year.Limited test samples are available now for select customers.

Today these types of sensors are widely used in the construction and civil engineering industries to monitor horizontal and vertical planes in … Read More → "Epson Electronics America Launches High-Performance Quartz MEMS Inclinometers & Accelerometers for Seismic, Industrial and Modal Analysis Applications"

MEMS, the Cornerstone of Intelligent Connected Devices: Key Theme at MEMS Executive Congress US 2012

November 19, 2012

PITTSBURGH—November 19, 2012—MEMS Industry Group (MIG), a global industry organization with more than 150 member-companies and partners, wrapped up another successful MEMS Executive Congress® US 2012, November 7-8, 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ. Fueled by double-digit growth rates and with an overall market estimated to reach US $12.5B by 2016[1], the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) industry is realizing explosive growth in consumer electronics and mobile handsets, is strongly resurgent … Read More → "MEMS, the Cornerstone of Intelligent Connected Devices: Key Theme at MEMS Executive Congress US 2012"

Pre-approved Bluetooth low energy module allows prototypes to be developed within hours while employing the class-leading Nordic nRF51822 SoC

November 19, 2012

Oslo, Norway – November 15, 2012 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today announces that U.K. ODM, Laird Technologies, has developed a fully-approved programmable Bluetooth® low energy module that enables developers to use BASIC language syntax to create Bluetooth low energy prototypes based on the class-leading Nordic nRF51822 SoC in less than a day.

“Laird Technologies has been developing Bluetooth wireless technology modules for over 10 years, and our first Bluetooth low energy module draws on our vast experience,” says Jonathan Kaye, Laird Technologies Embedded Wireless Solutions … Read More → "Pre-approved Bluetooth low energy module allows prototypes to be developed within hours while employing the class-leading Nordic nRF51822 SoC"

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