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Shocking Technologies integrates simulation and design capability for embedded ESD protection into the Cadence Allegro platform

June 18, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif. –  June 18, 2012 – Shocking Technologies, Inc., developer of the patented Voltage Switchable Dielectric™ (VSD™) nano-composite material for protecting electronic products from electrostatic discharge (ESD), today announced the integration of its ESD Simulation Module and design capability for embedded ESD protection into Cadence Design System’s Allegro® PCB technology.

Shocking Tech’s ESD Simulation module enables intelligent ESD design, allowing engineers to efficiently analyze a system net-by-net for vulnerability to direct ESD pulses and to energy coupling from adjacent nets. Recommendations from the Simulation Module can be incorporated into the layout efficiently through automated … Read More → "Shocking Technologies integrates simulation and design capability for embedded ESD protection into the Cadence Allegro platform"

ESCATEC installs $130,000 laser marker to improve PCB identification and traceability

June 18, 2012

Heerbrugg, Switzerland – 18 June, 2012 – ESCATEC, the EMS innovator, has added a laser marking machine for PCB to its production facilities at Heerbrugg in Switzerland. The CO2 laser beam is used to change the surface structure of the solder resist to give a clear and permanent marking on the surface of the PCB. The marking can be for machine-readable codes as well as text, graphics and logos, which show up as white areas on the PCB. The fully automated process writes the data for each board directly from the ERP system and verifies it with a built-in reader.

… Read More → "ESCATEC installs $130,000 laser marker to improve PCB identification and traceability"

Eurotech Announces ReliaGATE 50-21 Multi-Service Gateway for M2M Applications

June 15, 2012

Columbia, MD and Chicago, IL, Connected World Conference – June 12, 2012 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the ReliaGATE 50-21, an industrial grade multi-service gateway designed to enable M2M applications in a variety of environments. Based on the Intel(r) Atom(tm) processor, the ReliaGATE 50-21 Multi-Service Gateway delivers communications, computation power, a middleware application framework and seamless M2M platform integration for immediate service generation and deployment.

The ReliaGATE 50-21 is a flexible, application-ready … Read More → "Eurotech Announces ReliaGATE 50-21 Multi-Service Gateway for M2M Applications"

Molex Introduces The Industry’s Only Vertical PCB Launch Configuration For The High-Speed Digital Testing Industry

June 15, 2012

LISLE, IL – June 14, 2012 – Molex Incorporated today introduced the Precision 2.4mm Compression-Mount Test Connectors, the industry’s only high-speed vertical PCB launch configuration operating to 50 GHz.  The unique vertical PCB launch configuration gives the Precision 2.4 mm Compression-Mount Test Connectors key advantages over more traditional end-launch connectors.  They have a smaller footprint and can be mounted anywhere on the PCB for increased density.  Additionally, the compression-mount design eliminates soldering, resulting in reduced installation time.

“The Molex Precision 2.4 mm … Read More → "Molex Introduces The Industry’s Only Vertical PCB Launch Configuration For The High-Speed Digital Testing Industry"

Saelig Debuts New Low-cost 300MHz Oscilloscope With Deep Memory

June 15, 2012

Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. announces the SDS9302 – a new, two-channel bench-top scope sporting a huge record length for each channel (10MSa when sampling at up to 800MSa/s; 10KSa when sampling the maximum 3.2GSa/s). This allows for zooming in on fast, intermittent pulses or glitches. The SDS9302 is a low-cost versatile scope that is packed with useful features normally only seen on higher-end DSOs, including deep memory, external video-capable trigger, auto-measurements, auto-scaling, large 8″ full color TFT LCD display, external monitor/projector output, XY mode, auto-set, averaging, math functions, USB output, waveform storage, pass/fail output and … Read More → "Saelig Debuts New Low-cost 300MHz Oscilloscope With Deep Memory"

16X Speed-Up of Map-Reduce Framework for Genome Analysis Achieved on $2,500 FPGA Module

June 15, 2012

Seattle, WA – June 14, 2012. Impulse Accelerated Technologies and Pico Computing today released performance statistics for an acceleration of the Genome Analysis Tool Kit (GATK) used in bioinformatics research. In a compelling proof-of-concept project, the Impulse and Pico team were able to speed processing of a common GATK workflow by 16X when compared to the original software-only implementation.

GATK is a software library used to create workflows for genomic sequencing, as well as being as being a collection of tools for translational medicine in projects such as the The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).

Working from GATK code … Read More → "16X Speed-Up of Map-Reduce Framework for Genome Analysis Achieved on $2,500 FPGA Module"

Calling all innovative UK Start ups: enter the famous ‘Discovering Start Up 2012′ competition!

June 15, 2012

Cambridge, UK: 15th June 2012 – Cambridge Wireless and Silicon South West have today announced that registrations for pitching companies to enter the Discovering Start-Ups 2012 Competition have opened. The competition will take place on 21st November and will be hosted at the prestigious London venue of the legal firm Taylor Wessing and is further supported by Google, Rohde and Schwarz and SetSquared Partnership. 

The Discovering Start-Ups Competition is now in its third year and while the format has changed slightly, the principles remain clear: to promote technology start-ups and create a platform for them to network … Read More → "Calling all innovative UK Start ups: enter the famous ‘Discovering Start Up 2012′ competition!"

Anritsu Company to Demonstrate World’s Only Broadband VNA System for On-wafer Characterization from 70 kHz to 140 GHz at IMS 2012

June 15, 2012

Richardson, TX – June 14, 2012 – Anritsu Company announces it will demonstrate the world’s only broadband Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) system that can conduct single sweeps from 70 kHz to 140 GHz in its booth (#807) at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS), to be held June 19-21, in Montreal. The on-wafer device characterization is one … Read More → "Anritsu Company to Demonstrate World’s Only Broadband VNA System for On-wafer Characterization from 70 kHz to 140 GHz at IMS 2012"

Imec Shows New Paths to Scaling Advanced Gatestack and Channel Material for Next-generation CMOS at the VLSI 2012 Symposium

June 15, 2012

Leuven (Belgium), Honolulu (Hawaii, USA) – June 14, 2012 – In the effort to enhance the advanced metal-high-k gate stack for next-generation logic devices, imec successfully demonstrated higher-k dielectric with Replacement Metal Gate (Metal-Gate-Last) transistors that achieved 200x-1000x reduction in gate leakage relative to leading-edge logic devices in the industry with HfO2 high-k gate dielectric. To address the process control and scalability of the replacement metal gate for nano-scale devices, imec achieved tight electrical distribution down to 20nm gate length through detailed process optimizations. By providing fundamental insights into work-function influences due to metal intermixing in aggressively-scaled metal gates, imec’s … Read More → "Imec Shows New Paths to Scaling Advanced Gatestack and Channel Material for Next-generation CMOS at the VLSI 2012 Symposium"

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