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Himax Imaging Adopts Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3™ Peripheral Controller For Its USB 3.0 5M Sensor Evaluation Board

September 26, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 26, 2012, – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced that Himax Imaging, Inc. (“Himax Imaging”), a leading CMOS image sensor manufacturer, has selected Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3™ peripheral controller for its USB 3.0 5M Sensor Evaluation Board. This evaluation board can be used with a variety of imaging sensors, including the popular HM5065(5M), HM3451(3.4M), HM2056/2057(2M), HM1375 (1.3M) and HM1055(HD) models, which are widely used in application such as PC cameras, document scanners and industrial cameras.

FX3 is the industry’s first … Read More → "Himax Imaging Adopts Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3™ Peripheral Controller For Its USB 3.0 5M Sensor Evaluation Board"

Microchip’s New Embedded Wi-Fi® Development Boards Integrate TCP/IP Stack; Enable Internet of Things Via Simple Serial Connection

September 26, 2012

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 25, 2012 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the integration of its Wi-Fi^® modules from the recent Roving Networks acquisition into its flexible, modular Explorer development systems supporting all of Microchip’s 8, 16 and 32-bit PIC^® microcontrollers. The RN-131 and RN-171 PICtail™/PICtail Plus daughter boards are the first two products developed by Microchip based on Roving Networks modules. These modules use a simple serial interface to connect with any PIC microcontroller, and expand < … Read More → "Microchip’s New Embedded Wi-Fi® Development Boards Integrate TCP/IP Stack; Enable Internet of Things Via Simple Serial Connection"

Cadence Allegro Accelerates Product Creation Through Efficient Collaborative ECAD Environment Using Microsoft SharePoint

September 25, 2012

SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire – September 25, 2012) – PCB WEST — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced the newest release of its Allegro® printed circuit board (PCB) technology, addressing customer need for a streamlined solution for efficient product creation. Allegro 16.6 accelerates timing closure for high-speed interfaces by 30-50 percent, through timing-aware … Read More → "Cadence Allegro Accelerates Product Creation Through Efficient Collaborative ECAD Environment Using Microsoft SharePoint"

Semtech’s 30V Micropower Buck Regulator Platform Improves Battery Life and Reduces Standby Power in Consumer Applications

September 25, 2012

CAMARILLO, Calif., Sept 25, 2012 — Semtech Corporation. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today launched the first device in its platform of high-efficiency micropower step-down switching regulators. The SC4530 is a 30V micropower buck regulator that provides light-load efficiency greater than 80% at 650µA output and an ultra-small, 50mm² solution footprint. This combination of features addresses the key requirements for long battery life, small size and design simplicity in notebook PCs … Read More → "Semtech’s 30V Micropower Buck Regulator Platform Improves Battery Life and Reduces Standby Power in Consumer Applications"

Altium to demonstrate the power of Altium Designer at electronica 2012

September 25, 2012

Karlsruhe, Germany – 25 September 2012 – Altium <http://www.live.altium.com/> , provider of design software and services for the development of electronic and mechatronic systems, will showcase the award-winning Altium Designer software at electronica 2012 <http://www.electronica.de/en/home> in Munich. From 13 – 16 November the company will present the latest product innovations and services to the industry.

Visitors to Stand 659 in Hall A1 can discover the capabilities … Read More → "Altium to demonstrate the power of Altium Designer at electronica 2012"

First PCB Built Using the IPC-2581 Format Reduces Fabrication Preparation Time by 30 Percent

September 25, 2012

SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire – September 25, 2012) – PCB WEST — The IPC-2581 Consortium, the collective group of PCB design and supply chain companies devoted to enabling, facilitating and driving the use of IPC-2581 in the industry, announced today that consortium members have fabricated the industry’s first PCB by transferring the design data to manufacturing in the IPC-2581 format, while reducing overall fabrication time by 30 percent. This is another big step forward since the consortium validated the format earlier this year.

The bare board was fabricated with a PCB design from Fujitsu Network Communications. Fujitsu exported the fabrication data contained … Read More → "First PCB Built Using the IPC-2581 Format Reduces Fabrication Preparation Time by 30 Percent"

Texas Instruments unveils the Stellaris® LaunchPad – a fully-functional, flexible and low-price kit for ARM® Cortex™-M4 developers

September 25, 2012

Austin, TX (September 25, 2012) – Expanding its innovative LaunchPad portfolio to the ARM ecosystem, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced a new low-price, easy-to-use Stellaris® LM4F120 LaunchPad evaluation kit. The tool allows professional engineers, hobbyists and university students to begin exploring ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers and TI’s Stellaris family of microcontrollers for under $5 USD. The core of the new LaunchPad is a Stellaris LM4F120 MCU with best-in-class low power, integrated analog and floating point performance and lends itself to the highly flexible and modular design environment … Read More → "Texas Instruments unveils the Stellaris® LaunchPad – a fully-functional, flexible and low-price kit for ARM® Cortex™-M4 developers"

Aldec Enhances Award-Winning Active-HDL with Flexible File Management to Manage Complex FPGA Projects

September 25, 2012

Henderson, NV – September 24, 2012 – Aldec , Inc . today announced the immediate availability of Active-HDL™ 9.2, an HDL-based FPGA Design and Simulation solution now offering flexible file management to allow engineers to effortlessly manage complex FPGA projects. This powerful concept enables designers to create project structures compatible with FPGA synthesis and place and route tools – allowing one common project structure to be used between multiple vendor tools. … Read More → "Aldec Enhances Award-Winning Active-HDL with Flexible File Management to Manage Complex FPGA Projects"

Microchip’s New 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers Combine High Integration, Low Power and a Highly Efficient Method to Implement Touch Sensing

September 25, 2012

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2012 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its 8-bit eXtreme low Power (XLP) Enhanced Midrange Core PIC^®microcontrollers (MCUs), with the new PIC16F1512/13 devices.

These new 28-pin MCUs offer a combination of advanced digital and analog peripherals, along with XLP for the extended battery life that many applications require. These features make the general-purpose PIC16F1512/13 MCUs ideal for a … Read More → "Microchip’s New 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers Combine High Integration, Low Power and a Highly Efficient Method to Implement Touch Sensing"

Xilinx Honored with Outstanding Achievement at e-Legacy Awards 2012 for Robotic-assisted Surgical Application

September 25, 2012

LONDON, Sept. 25, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) is proud to announce that it was been presented with an Outstanding Achievement award at the Electronic Product Design e-Legacy Awards 2012 event in London earlier this month. Xilinx was recognized in the Medical Advances category for the inventive use of FPGAs in a robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgical application for 3D vision and precise control by longtime customer, Intuitive Surgical, in its popular da Vinci® … Read More → "Xilinx Honored with Outstanding Achievement at e-Legacy Awards 2012 for Robotic-assisted Surgical Application"

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