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Jasper Releases Two Property Synthesis Apps Targeted At Early RTL Qualification And Coverage-Driven RTL Verification

October 30, 2012

October 29, 2012, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Jasper Design Automation, the leading provider of verification solutions based on state-of-the-art formal technology, has announced the availability of two new property synthesis Apps as part of the family of JasperGold Apps, which addresses a wide range of design and verification issues. The JasperGold® Structural Property Synthesis (SPS) App is used to detect and eliminate common functional design errors and ensure that code is clean before validation starts. JasperGold’s Behavioral Property Synthesis (BPS) App accelerates verification closure by leveraging both RTL and simulation information to find and fill coverage holes, thereby increasing functional coverage … Read More → "Jasper Releases Two Property Synthesis Apps Targeted At Early RTL Qualification And Coverage-Driven RTL Verification"

Microchip Expands Low-Power Op Amps Into Higher Voltages With Three New 12V Families; Enables Wider Signal Input Range

October 30, 2012

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 29, 2012 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced three new families—the MCP6H7X/8X/9X—of low-power, general-purpose operational amplifiers (op amps) that expand the range to 12V supply voltages. Because they maintain the same pin outs and features of Microchip’s existing 6V and 16V families, designers can easily migrate to the ideal voltage rail, along with the new families’ higher-speed Gain Bandwidth Product (GBWP) range of 2.7-10 MHz. Additionally, all nine members … Read More → "Microchip Expands Low-Power Op Amps Into Higher Voltages With Three New 12V Families; Enables Wider Signal Input Range"

CML launches a new ACE Processor, the CMX188 Providing the Digital Advantage to Analogue Two-way Radios

October 30, 2012

CML Microcircuits (www.cmlmicro.com), a leader in the design, development and supply of low-power analogue, digital and mixed-signal telecommunication semiconductors, has launched a new ACE (Analogue Communications Enhancements) Processor, the CMX188.

The CMX188 ACE Processor is specifically targeted at providing the digital advantage to analogue two-way radios and walkie-talkies, serving both licence-free and licensed two-way radio market sectors. The combination of an embedded low bit-rate vocoder, audio-band modem and digital voice features makes the CMX188 an outstanding product.

The migration from analogue to digital two-way radio is proving to be very slow, with the … Read More → "CML launches a new ACE Processor, the CMX188 Providing the Digital Advantage to Analogue Two-way Radios"

Tektronix Revolutionizes ASIC Prototyping with New Software-Based Debug Solution

October 30, 2012

BEAVERTON, Ore., October 30, 2012 – Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today introduced version 2.0 of its Certus ASIC prototyping debug solution. A suite of software and RTL-based embedded instruments, Certus 2.0 fundamentally changes the ASIC prototyping flow by enabling full RTL-level visibility and making FPGA internal visibility a feature of the prototyping platform. This simulation-level visibility allows engineers to diagnose multiple defects in a day versus a week or more with existing tools.

A major challenge today is that traditional FPGA debug tools are unable … Read More → "Tektronix Revolutionizes ASIC Prototyping with New Software-Based Debug Solution"

Analog Bits’ Sensors Help Achieve Ultra-low Power For ARM-based Servers

October 30, 2012

Sunnyvale, CA, October 30, 2012 – Analog Bits, the leader in Integrated Clocking and Interface IP, today disclosed the use of their new Process, Voltage, Temperature sensors with initial customers. These integrated sensors help to monitor and optimize operating Process, Voltage, Temperature for ultra-low power server products such as the latest ARM-based ECX-1000 “Server-on-Chip” from Calxeda, helping to further reduce system-level power consumption.

“Whether a product is portable or tethered, reducing total power is critical in today’s chip market” stated Mahesh Tirupattur, Executive Vice President, Analog Bits. “For years, Analog Bits has been known for leadership in low-power PLL … Read More → "Analog Bits’ Sensors Help Achieve Ultra-low Power For ARM-based Servers"

Increase performance and slash power by 50 percent with TI’s MSP430FR59xx microcontrollers, based on leading “Wolverine” technology

October 30, 2012

DALLAS, TX (October 30, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announces samples of the first of the world’s lowest power microcontrollers based on its revolutionary “Wolverine” technology platform. TI’s new FRAM-based MSP430FR59xxmicrocontrollers enable developers to add flexibility, performance and battery life to a variety of applications, including wireless sensing, energy harvesting, Smart Grid, industrial, consumer, building automation and security. MSP430FR59xx microcontrollers offer a rich feature set in support of these applications: Up to 64kB embedded FRAM, direct memory access (DMA) engine, 12 … Read More → "Increase performance and slash power by 50 percent with TI’s MSP430FR59xx microcontrollers, based on leading “Wolverine” technology"

Xilinx Announces Defense-Grade 7 Series FPGAs and Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs with Fourth Generation Secure Capabilities

October 30, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its fourth generation secure architecture with Information Assurance and Anti-Tamper IP core support for defense-grade 7 series FPGAs and Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoCs. These unique high reliability, defense-grade devices reduce the risk and cost of deploying the latest Aerospace and Defense (A&D) systems by utilizing off-the-shelf reprogrammable Xilinx® FPGAs</ … Read More → "Xilinx Announces Defense-Grade 7 Series FPGAs and Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs with Fourth Generation Secure Capabilities"

Synopsys Extends Support for ARM AMBA Protocol Verification with New Performance Checker for AMBA 4 AXI4

October 30, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that its next-generation Discovery™ Verification IP (VIP) for the ARM® AMBA® 4 AXI4™ protocol now offers a Performance Checker capability. This capability enables system-on-chip (SoC) verification teams to analyze and validate SoC performance using metrics established during the system architecture definition process, speeding up the debug of SoC performance bottlenecks.

“The SoC’s design including cutting-edge CPU cores, GPU design and the application software has stringent performance requirements in order … Read More → "Synopsys Extends Support for ARM AMBA Protocol Verification with New Performance Checker for AMBA 4 AXI4"

Microsemi Releases Ultra Low Power sub-GHz Radio in Compact Chip Scale Package for Wireless Sensor Applications

October 30, 2012

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–Oct. 29, 2012–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of a new ultra low power (ULP) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for short-range wireless applications where power consumption is of utmost importance. The ZL70250 sets the bar in terms of low power consumption with only 2 milliamps (mA) of current required to transmit and receive data, enabling extremely long battery life and miniaturization. These two features are particularly important for applications using energy harvesting and battery-powered wireless sensor networks.

Semtech Extends ToPSync® Platform Leadership with New ACS9522T Which Lowers Cost in Wireless Equipment Including Small Cells

October 30, 2012

CAMARILLO, Calif., October 30, 2012 — Semtech Corporation. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced it is sampling the newest addition to its ToPSync family of products, the ACS9522T, to tier one telecom equipment vendors.

Semtech’s new market-leading ToPSync synchronization system-on-a-chip sets a new standard for integration levels in the industry by integrating all functionality required to support implementation of any telecom synchronization standard into a single … Read More → "Semtech Extends ToPSync® Platform Leadership with New ACS9522T Which Lowers Cost in Wireless Equipment Including Small Cells"

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