News – Page 1966 – EEJournal

Logic Bank offers Design Services based on Cortus 32-bit processor cores and firmware

October 22, 2012

Montpellier, France and Bundang-Gu, Korea – October 22nd, 2012. Cortus, a technology leader in cost effective, silicon efficient, 32-bit processor IP, and SoC design experts LogicBank, announce that they are teaming up to offer implementation of integrated circuit designs based on Cortus 32-bit processor cores. LogicBank has also licensed the Cortus APS3R core.

Cortus S.A. licenses a range of 32-bit processor cores for embedded systems. The cores provide licensees with a wide choice in embedded computational performance and silicon area to meet a wide variety of application … Read More → "Logic Bank offers Design Services based on Cortus 32-bit processor cores and firmware"

Lattice MachXO2 Control Development Kit Enables Complex System Control and Interface Prototyping

October 22, 2012

HILLSBORO, OR – OCTOBER 22, 2012 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of the Control Development Kit for its MachXO2™ family of ultra-low density FPGAs, enabling low cost prototyping of complex system control and video interface designs. The newly included MachXO2-4000HC device includes 4320 look up tables (LUTs) of programmable logic and 222 Kbits of on-chip memory, which meet the demands of system control and interface applications in communications, computing, industrial, consumer and medical markets.

Engineers can use the MachXO2 Control Development Kit as a … Read More → "Lattice MachXO2 Control Development Kit Enables Complex System Control and Interface Prototyping"

Atmel Expands into Rapidly Growing Ultrabook and Notebook Markets with New Windows 8 Certified mXT3432S

October 22, 2012

San Jose, CA, October 22, 2012 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced sampling of the maXTouch® S Series touchscreen controllers designed for the rapidly growing Ultrabook™ and notebook markets. Building upon the success of the maXTouch S Series, the new Windows 8 Certified Atmel mXT3432S is a touchscreen controller with a small footprint optimized for touchscreens up to 17.3 inches.

As a co-engineering collaborator with Microsoft, Atmel has helped develop high performance touchscreen specifications to support prominent features of Windows 8. These include first-touch latency, finger separation, and support for … Read More → "Atmel Expands into Rapidly Growing Ultrabook and Notebook Markets with New Windows 8 Certified mXT3432S"

Cadence SiP Technologies and Allegro Package Designer Optimized for Hand-Held Consumer Electronics Market

October 22, 2012

TEMPE, AZ–(Marketwire – October 22, 2012) – EPEPS — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced enhancements to its Allegro® 16.6 Package Designer and System-in-Package (SiP) Layout solution that support low-profile IC package requirements for next-generation smartphones, tablets, and ultra-thin notebook PCs. New features in Allegro 16.6 Package Designer and Cadence® SiP Layout include open cavity support for die placement, a new wirebond application mode that improves efficiency, and a wafer-level-chip-scale-package (WLCSP) capability delivering the industry’s most comprehensive design and analysis solution … Read More → "Cadence SiP Technologies and Allegro Package Designer Optimized for Hand-Held Consumer Electronics Market"

IAR Systems significantly improves development tools for Renesas R32C and 78K microcontrollers

October 22, 2012

Renesas DevCon, Orange County, California—October 22, 2012—IAR Systems® today announced new user-friendly functionality in its development tools for Renesas Electronics Corporation’s R32C and 78K microcontrollers. The updates include a new editor and source browser, which enables features such as auto-completion, … Read More → "IAR Systems significantly improves development tools for Renesas R32C and 78K microcontrollers"

Evatronix to Demonstrate the PANTA DP30 Display Processor Prototype at the ARM TechCon 2012

October 22, 2012

Santa Clara, USA – October 22nd, 2012 – Evatronix SA, provider of the high performance display processor for mobile applications, PANTA DP20, announced today a demonstration of capabilities of the successor to the DP20 design, the PANTA DP30 IP. The IP prototype will enable ARM TechCon attendees to experience the improvement in IP performance and find out the additional benefits over the current-gen product.

“The PANTA DP30 prototype is our vision for the evolution of display processors and the demonstration of their benefits when matched with the GPU,” said … Read More → "Evatronix to Demonstrate the PANTA DP30 Display Processor Prototype at the ARM TechCon 2012"

UMC Qualifies Synopsys’ IC Validator for 28-nm Physical Verification

October 22, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

IC Validator brings In-Design physical verification to designers working at UMC’s 28nm node
In-Design physical verification eliminates late-stage design surprises and manual fixes
Sign-off accurate Design Rule Checking (DRC) and layout-vs.-schematic (LVS) runsets now available for UMC customers

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that Synopsys’ IC Validator physical verification product has been qualified by United Microelectronics Corporation for 28-nm … Read More → "UMC Qualifies Synopsys’ IC Validator for 28-nm Physical Verification"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Announces Global SpeedWay Design Workshops™ Featuring the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC

October 22, 2012

PHOENIX—October 22, 2012 — Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: < … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Announces Global SpeedWay Design Workshops™ Featuring the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC"

Lowest Noise, 16-Bit 20Msps ADCs Achieve 84dB SNR & 46 Microvolt (RMS) Input-Referred Noise

October 22, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – October 22 , 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces three low power 16-bit, 20Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), the LTC2269, LTC2270 and Read More → "Lowest Noise, 16-Bit 20Msps ADCs Achieve 84dB SNR & 46 Microvolt (RMS) Input-Referred Noise"

Tesla Selects Cypress’s TrueTouch® Solution to Implement World’s First Fully-Integrated Touchscreen Infotainment System in Model S

October 19, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 18, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced that Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has selected its TrueTouch^® automotive touchscreen solution for the infotainment system in Model S, the world’s first premium electric sedan. The 17-inch touchscreen in Model S is the largest in a production vehicle to date, and is the first to integrate all functional controls into a touchscreen. To Model S, the TrueTouch solution brings design flexibility and a multi-touch experience … Read More → "Tesla Selects Cypress’s TrueTouch® Solution to Implement World’s First Fully-Integrated Touchscreen Infotainment System in Model S"