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3.5 Inch Embedded SBC with Intel Atom Processor “Cedar Trial” N2800

Acrosser Technology Co. Ltd, global professional industrial and embedded computer provider, announces the new3.5” SBCAMB-N280S1, which carries the Intel dual- core 1.8 GHz Atom Processor N2800. Acrosser takes advantage of Atom Cedar Trail N2000 series processor in design, such as low power consumption and small footprint as former Atom series. With Read More → "3.5 Inch Embedded SBC with Intel Atom Processor “Cedar Trial” N2800"

Cadence Encounter Technologies Enable Open-Silicon to Reach 2.2 GHz Performance on 28nm ARM Dual-Core Cortex-A9 Processor

BANGALORE, INDIA–(Marketwire – November 06, 2012) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Open-Silicon, Inc., a leading semiconductor design and manufacturing company, has leveraged the latest innovations from the Cadence® Encounter® RTL-to-signoff flow to achieve 2.2 GHz performance on a 28-nanometer hardening of an ARM® dual-core Cortex™-A9 processor.

Open-Silicon used the latest Read More → "Cadence Encounter Technologies Enable Open-Silicon to Reach 2.2 GHz Performance on 28nm ARM Dual-Core Cortex-A9 Processor"

Tokyo Electron Device Announces Release of TB-7V-2000T-LSI ASIC Development Test Platform with Virtex-7 FPGA

Yokohama, Japan, November 6, 2012 – Tokyo Electron Device Limited (TED) has today announced the  release of the TB-7V-2000T-LSI ASIC development test platform featuring a Xilinx Virtex®-7 FPGA.

Released under TED’s inrevium* brand, the TB-7V-2000T-LSI is intended for development of large SoCs  and incorporates a Virtex-7 2000T FPGA, the world’s largest FPGA with performance features that include high-speed internal logic and high-bandwidth interfaces. This makes it possible to perform emulation and prototyping of large SoCs using a single FPGA instead of the multiple chips required in the past. Whereas operating speed can be … Read More → "Tokyo Electron Device Announces Release of TB-7V-2000T-LSI ASIC Development Test Platform with Virtex-7 FPGA"

Synopsys Introduces Memory Test and Repair Solution for Designs at 20 Nanometers and Below

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • Optimized memory test and repair algorithms efficiently address new memory defects,  including process variation faults and resistive faults, at 20 nanometers (nm) and below
  • New hierarchical architecture delivers up to 30 percent reduction in memory test and repair area
  • Hierarchical implementation accelerates design cycles by allowing incremental generation,  integration and verification of test and repair IP at various design hierarchy levels 
  • Support for test interfaces of high-performance processor cores enables designers to maximize productivity and system-on-chip (SoC) performance  
< … Read More → "Synopsys Introduces Memory Test and Repair Solution for Designs at 20 Nanometers and Below"

Nallatech Qualifies FPGA Accelerators for IBM PureFlex™ System

CAMARILLO, Calif., – November 5, 2012 – Nallatech, a leading supplier of high-performance FPGA solutions, today announced it has qualified two FPGA-based PCI Express accelerator cards for the new IBM PureFlexTM System. 

IBM PureFlex is an infrastructure system that provides an integrated computing platform combining servers, storage, networking, visualization and management into a single structure. PureFlex allows customers to increase IT efficiency, minimize risk and lower costs. 

Nallatech is IBM’s only Industry Solutions Reseller (ISR) partner specializing in FPGA solutions. Nallatech has extensive experience integrating and testing FPGA accelerator cards for IBM xSeries, BladeCenter and … Read More → "Nallatech Qualifies FPGA Accelerators for IBM PureFlex™ System"

Evatronix SA Selects MunEDA Tool Suite WiCkeD

BIELSKO-BIALA, Poland and MUNICH, Germany – Nov. 5, 2012 – Evatronix SA has closed a licensing agreement with MunEDAregarding the MunEDA tool suite WiCkeD for analysis, modelling, optimization and verification of integrated circuit designs. With MunEDA’s WiCkeD tool suite Evatronix establishes a fast and reliable process to port its intellectual property (IP) upon customer request and create documented verification of IP quality and robustness.

Carsten Elgert, vice president Marketing and Sales of Evatronix stated: “The ability to port our IP … Read More → "Evatronix SA Selects MunEDA Tool Suite WiCkeD"

Aldec gives SoC Software Engineers early access to Hardware

Henderson, NV – November 5, 2012 – Aldec, Inc. is presenting a paper on Platform Validation at Verification Futures 2012 in Windsor, United Kingdom, on Monday 19th November; where Platform Validation is at the heart of SoC hardware and software co-verification, and currently one of the EDA industry’s hottest topics.

With technology trends, such as embedded processors, and time-to-market pressures, concurrent engineering demands that software engineers have early access to silicon. Platform Validation extends beyond the realms of hardware design simulation and functional verification (for which Aldec is perhaps best … Read More → "Aldec gives SoC Software Engineers early access to Hardware"

Altera Announces Industry’s First FPGA Support for OpenCL – Eases the Adoption of FPGAs for Accelerating Heterogeneous Systems

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced the FPGA industry’s first Software Development Kit (SDK) for OpenCL™ (Open Computing Language) which combines the massively parallel architecture of an FPGA with the OpenCL parallel programming model. The SDK allows system developers and programmers familiar with C to quickly and easily develop high-performance, power-efficient FPGA-based applications in … Read More → "Altera Announces Industry’s First FPGA Support for OpenCL – Eases the Adoption of FPGAs for Accelerating Heterogeneous Systems"

RFEL makes FPGA performance available to ARM Software developers

Newport, Isle of Wight, UK – 5 November 2012 – RFEL, who specialize in high performance electronic signal processing solutions, has announced that it has extended its design service and consultancy range to include Xilinx’s new Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoC. This merges together a mature and powerful ARM® multicore processing system with the latest, high speed, Xilinx 28nm FPGA programmable logic into a single chip.

“Making Zynq-7000 SoC design consultancy part of our service offering,” explained Dr. Alex Kuhrt, RFEL’s CEO, “allows us to offer support to engineers and project managers who wish to take … Read More → "RFEL makes FPGA performance available to ARM Software developers"

New Excelsys Xgen Configurable Power Supply Catalogue Now Available

Excelsys Technologies announces the publication of its new Xgen configurable power supply catalogue. Running to 56 pages the new catalogue brings together for the very first time the full range of the Exclesys Xgen datasheets into a single document.

Dermot Flynn, European Sales Director, comments, “We expect our new catalogue will become the system designers’ power supply selection guide of choice. It includes the latest new product releases, updated product specifications and introduces a range of new configuration options.“

The new Xgen catalogue contains a wealth of technical and configuration support including an easy to use … Read More → "New Excelsys Xgen Configurable Power Supply Catalogue Now Available"

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