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Latest Synopsys Virtualizer Release Speeds Virtual Prototype Creation by up to 3X

July 24, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Highlights:

  • Enhanced model authoring capability speeds the creation of SystemC-based transaction-level models used to build virtual prototypes
  • New import function reduces modeling effort and errors by automating model generation from IP specifications captured in popular formats such as IP-XACT, Excel, Word and PDF
  • New simulation profiler quickly identifies execution bottlenecks to enable faster prototype simulation performance
  • Deeper integration with popular software debuggers such as ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5™) and Lauterbach TRACE32 System helps identify difficult bugs through multicore and context-aware debugging</ … Read More → "Latest Synopsys Virtualizer Release Speeds Virtual Prototype Creation by up to 3X"

Ramtron and ROHM Sign F-RAM Product Manufacturing Agreement

July 23, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — July 23, 2012 — U.S. semiconductor maker Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of low energy nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and integrated semiconductor products, announced today that it has entered into a Manufacturing and License Partnering Agreement with ROHM Co., Ltd. of Japan. Under the long-term agreement, ROHM will manufacture F-RAM-based semiconductor products for Ramtron on ROHM’s established F-RAM manufacturing line.

Initial low-density F-RAM products have already been qualified for commercial production and Ramtron expects to receive and begin selling the first devices produced on ROHM’s manufacturing line … Read More → "Ramtron and ROHM Sign F-RAM Product Manufacturing Agreement"

Surge Stopper Integrates Ideal Diode for Comprehensive Protection Against Transient Voltages, Currents & Reverse Inputs & Outputs

July 23, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – July 23, 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4364, a surge stopper with ideal diode, providing compact and low-loss protection for 4V to 80V electronics in automotive, avionics and industrial systems. The surge stopper shields downstream electronics from input overvoltages and overcurrent, enabling continuous operation through transient surges. Overcurrent limiting protects the system and supply from  short-circuits at the load. Unique to the LTC4364 is ideal … Read More → "Surge Stopper Integrates Ideal Diode for Comprehensive Protection Against Transient Voltages, Currents & Reverse Inputs & Outputs"

Arasan Chip Systems Announces support of new JEDEC standard; eMMC 4.51

July 23, 2012

San Jose, California – July 20, 2012 – Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. (“Arasan”), a leading provider of Total IP Solutions, announced today the support of the new standard eMMC 4.51 in their SD4.0/SDIO4.0/eMMC4.51 andSD3.0/SDIO3.0/eMMC4.51 Host Controller IP.  

JEDEC published JESD84-B451: Embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), Electrical Standard (Version 4.51) in June 2012. Continuing the evolution of eMMC as an industry-leading memory standard for embedded non-volatile storage of system code, software applications and user data, the new v4.51 is a replacement of v4.5.

Arasan’s SD4.0/SDIO4.0/eMMC4.51 and SD3.0/SDIO3.0/ … Read More → "Arasan Chip Systems Announces support of new JEDEC standard; eMMC 4.51"

CES-Creative Electronic Systems Selects Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY RTOS for VPX SBC Family

July 23, 2012

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — July 23, 2012 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, and CES-Creative Electronic Systems SA, a worldwide provider of aerospace and defense boards and systems, announced today that CES has selected Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY®-11 real-time operating system (RTOS) to be hosted on its newest 3U VPX single board computer (SBC) family (RIOV-2473 and RIOV-2478). The boards feature Freescale QorIQ™ P4080 processors, providing enormous flexibility of high-speed serial connections including PCI Express, serial RapidIO and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

“Creative Electronic Systems chose INTEGRITY-11 to tap … Read More → "CES-Creative Electronic Systems Selects Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY RTOS for VPX SBC Family"

SoCIP 2012 Conference Addressed Next Generation SoC Challenges

July 23, 2012

Shanghai, China – July 23, 2012 – S2C Inc., the organizer of the SoCIP show, announced that the SoCIP 2012 show  held in Shanghai and Beijing was a success, with over 300 qualified attendees. The conference addressed many new design and verification challenges arising from building the next generation SoC such as for mobile computing, consumer electronics and communication systems.  A series of seminar sessions were presented throughout the day by SpringSoft, Tensilica</ … Read More → "SoCIP 2012 Conference Addressed Next Generation SoC Challenges"

ARM and TSMC Collaborate to Optimize Next-Generation 64-bit ARM Processors for FinFET Process Technology

July 23, 2012

HSINCHU, Taiwan and CAMBRIDGE, UK, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) and ARM today announced a multi-year agreement extending their collaboration beyond 20-nanometer (nm) technology to deliver ARM processors on FinFET transistors, enabling the fabless industry to extend its market leadership in application processors.  The collaboration will optimize the next generation of 64-bit ARM® processors based on the ARMv8 architecture, ARM Artisan® physical intellectual property (IP), and TSMC’s FinFET process technology for use in mobile and enterprise markets … Read More → "ARM and TSMC Collaborate to Optimize Next-Generation 64-bit ARM Processors for FinFET Process Technology"

Kistler Three-Component Piezoelectric Force Sensors and Accelerometers

July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012, Novi, Michigan, USA – Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has announced the availability of its three-component force sensors and piezoelectric accelerometers to meet the rigorous demands of satellite and spacecraft force limited vibration testing (FLV).

Satellite and spacecraft manufacturers, and their associated test facilities, use highly specialized equipment to excite, monitor and control vibration inputs during payload development and qualification testing. These manufacturers rely upon FLV as a means of … Read More → "Kistler Three-Component Piezoelectric Force Sensors and Accelerometers"

ADL Embedded Solutions Releases ADLPCIe-PCI: PCIe Bus to PCI Bus Bridge Adapter

July 20, 2012

July 19, 2012 – ADL Embedded Solutions Inc., a leading provider of customizable, high-performance embedded solutions for demanding thermal and rugged environments, today has announced the ADLPCIe-PCI. The ADLPCIe-PCI bridge card enables the upgrade of existing PCI platforms to PCIe/104-based SBCs while maintaining legacy support for PCI peripherals. Current systems utilizing legacy PCI/104 or PC/104+ SBCs can incorporate our latest second and third generation Intel® Core™ SBCs while maintaining legacy PCI support.

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