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TI provides industry’s lowest-power, highest-precision smart e-metering solution

July 19, 2012

DALLAS (July 18, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a new line of analog front ends (AFEs) for power monitoring and control of smart e-meters. The new ADS131E08 family is available with 8, 6 or 4 channels and in 16- or 24-bit resolution. The devices offer high integration and performance, along with the industry’s lowest power consumption per channel and widest upgrade/downgrade path. For more information, visit www.ti.com/ads131e08-pr.

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Ramtron and Module Technology Form Partnership to Extend Fast Write, Higher Density Memory to Standard RFID Readers

July 19, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO and SHENZHEN, P.R.CHINA— July 17, 2012 — U.S. semiconductor maker Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of low energy semiconductor products and Shenzhen, China-based Module Technology Co. Ltd., a leading supplier of UHF Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products, today announced that they have entered into a technology partnership. Under the partnership, Ramtron and Module Technology will enhance Module Technology’s standard RFID reader hardware to support the faster and higher memory array of the Ramtron MaxArias wireless memory. The partnership will impact a wide range of customers—from smart metering, … Read More → "Ramtron and Module Technology Form Partnership to Extend Fast Write, Higher Density Memory to Standard RFID Readers"

PRQA comes out on top in independent assessment of static analysis tools for MISRA compliancy

July 19, 2012

Hersham, UK, 18th July 2012 / — PRQA | Programming Research, a global leader in static analysis, is proud to announce that QA?C has surpassed all others in an independent comparative study of MISRA-C compliancy checking tools.

The final report from TERA-Labs, published 9th May by a research division of the Karel de Grote University College, details the results of the study, clearly indicating that QA?C obtained the maximum score available in nearly all categories, and came out as the leading tool overall.

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Latest Release of Synopsys IC Compiler Enables Giga-Performance Design

July 18, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced the availability of the 2012.06 release of its IC Compiler™ software, featuring multiple advances to support giga-performance design. A key component of Synopsys’ Galaxy™ Implementation Platform, IC Compiler has been addressing the productivity and manufacturability challenges inherent in giga-performance design through smarter optimization, faster design convergence and advanced process node support. This latest release of IC Compiler focuses on helping IC designers achieve higher clock frequencies more efficiently. New capabilities … Read More → "Latest Release of Synopsys IC Compiler Enables Giga-Performance Design"

Cadence Encounter Digital Technology Helps Renesas Gain Advantage in Design Power, Area and Productivity

July 18, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – July 18, 2012) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced today that Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, significantly improved power, area and productivity by using Cadence® Encounter® digital technology to tape out its new generation of automotive 32-bit microcontrollers (MCU). These latest MCUs were designed specifically for integrating system control and network processing functions of car infotainment devices on one chip.

In modern MCU designs, clock networks can contribute … Read More → "Cadence Encounter Digital Technology Helps Renesas Gain Advantage in Design Power, Area and Productivity"

IPM System Integrating Machine-To-Machine Technology From Telit Wireless Solutions For Solar Panels

July 18, 2012

Raleigh, NC – July 17, 2012 – Telit Wireless Solutions, Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and value-added services, has won IPM SYSTEM International GmbH as a new client. The Germany-based company specializes in the area of renewable energy, developing innovative regulation and control technology for the optimization of solar photovoltaic panels.  

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Robotic Nano Positioning Systems have Applications in many High-Tech Fields

July 18, 2012

Auburn, MA, PI (Physik Instrumente) LP – a leading manufacturer of nano positioning systems — provides a complete line of highly accurate 6-axis robotic parallel positioners (Hexapod/SpaceFAB) for advanced applications in fields as diverse as bio/nano-technology, aerospace, medical technology and lasers/photonics. 

Parallel Robots: How do they Work?
Hexapod parallel positioners differ from classical articulated / stacked multi-axis positioners where each actuator is connected to the other actuators / motion axes in a serial configuration. In a hexapod positioner, all six actuators always work together affecting the common motion output platform. This design principle increases the … Read More → "Robotic Nano Positioning Systems have Applications in many High-Tech Fields"

Vicor Corporation Integrates Zero-Voltage Switching into Point of Load Devices with New Picor Cool-Power® ZVS Buck Regulators

July 18, 2012

Andover, MA – July 17, 2012 – Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today introduced its new Picor PI33XX Cool-Power® ZVS buck regulator series that affords board-level designers maximum power density and flexibility for high efficiency point of load DC-DC regulation. The integration of a high performance Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) topology within the PI33XX series increases point of load performance, providing best in class power efficiency up to 98% peak. Products in the PI33XX series are highly integrated with control circuitry, power semiconductors and support components in a high density 10mmx14mmx2.56mm LGA System in Package (SiP). PI33XX buck regulators can … Read More → "Vicor Corporation Integrates Zero-Voltage Switching into Point of Load Devices with New Picor Cool-Power® ZVS Buck Regulators"

Micron Announces Availability of Phase Change Memory for Mobile Devices

July 18, 2012

BOISE, Idaho, 2012-07-17 17:17 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced an industry first with high-volume availability of its 45-nanometer (nm) Phase Change Memory (PCM) for mobile devices, featuring 1-gigabit (Gb) PCM plus 512-megabit (Mb) LPDDR2 in a multichip package. As the first company in the world currently offering PCM solutions in volume production, Micron is providing chipset vendors, enablers, and handset manufacturers with a proven product that meets the expanding needs of today’s wireless market and paves the way for enhanced features and … Read More → "Micron Announces Availability of Phase Change Memory for Mobile Devices"

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