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Cadence Acquires Sigrity, a Leader in High-Speed PCB and IC Packaging Analysis

July 3, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2, 2012—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced it has acquired Sigrity, Inc., a leading signal and power integrity technology provider. Sigrity provides a rich set of gigabit signal and power network analysis technologies, including a unique power-aware signal integrity analysis capability for system, printed circuit board (PCB), and IC package designs. The combination of Sigrity analysis technologies with Cadence Allegro^® and OrCAD^® design tools will provide a comprehensive front-to-back integrated flow to enable system and semiconductor companies to deliver high-performance devices employing gigabit … Read More → "Cadence Acquires Sigrity, a Leader in High-Speed PCB and IC Packaging Analysis"

Powerstax A3600 1U Rack Mounted Power Supply Offers up to 3600 Watt output

July 3, 2012

The A3600 series of power supplies from Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added power solutions manufacturers, offers system builders a convenient and compact power source for applications including communications, industrial, instrumentation and test and measurement. Offering up to 3600 watts of output power in a 1U high and 350mm deep19“ </ … Read More → "Powerstax A3600 1U Rack Mounted Power Supply Offers up to 3600 Watt output"

Avnet, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Passive Specialist Altron GmbH & Co. KG

July 3, 2012

PHOENIX—July 3, 2012 — Avnet, Inc., (NYSE:AVT), announced today that it has acquired Altron GmbH & Co. KG (Altron). Altron, which is headquartered in Lehrte Germany, is a leading interconnect, passive and electromechanical components (IP&E) distributor in Germany, representing over 40 suppliers. Altron generated revenue of approximately US$30 million in calendar 2011.

Patrick Zammit, President of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, said: “The acquisition of Altron is another example of Avnet’s commitment to invest in the European IP&E market. By acquiring Altron, together with our IP&E business unit Avnet … Read More → "Avnet, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Passive Specialist Altron GmbH & Co. KG"

Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded for Smart TV Guarantees Secure High-Speed Recording and Complete Data Safety on Removable External Storage Media of any Type

July 3, 2012

IRVINE, Calif., July 3, 2012 – Paragon Software Group (PSG), the technology leader in mobile device and embedded system solutions, announces the release of Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded, the first technology to ensure complete data security when removing external storage devices from Smart TVs. Based on the industry’s first and highest-performing Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology, Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded guarantees the … Read More → "Paragon UFSD 9.0 Embedded for Smart TV Guarantees Secure High-Speed Recording and Complete Data Safety on Removable External Storage Media of any Type"

Tektronix Simplifies Serial Bus Debug to Drive Engineering Productivity

July 3, 2012

BEAVERTON, Ore., July 3, 2012 – As serial bus standards become faster and more complex, debug has emerged as a major engineering productivity issue. Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, is stepping up to simplify serial bus test complexity. The company today announced a broad set of oscilloscope firmware and software upgrades designed to simplify and shorten serial bus debug cycles and enhanced support for a number of important serial bus standards including PCI Express, Read More → "Tektronix Simplifies Serial Bus Debug to Drive Engineering Productivity"

Atmel Next-Generation LF RFID Transponder Provides Maximum Flexibility for Consumer and Industrial Identification Applications

July 2, 2012

Heilbronn, Germany, July 2, 2012 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) today announced production availability of a low-frequency (LF) RFID transponder device, the Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP. Ideal for applications in building access control systems, industrial automation, consumer and industrial segments, and as tokens, key fobs or transponders, this new device offers designers the ability to develop more flexible, high-performance tag devices. The Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP enhances the Atmel LF RFID portfolio with a stand-alone, fully functional tag that includes an antenna coil trimmed to an operating frequency of 125kHz.

The new device provides the highest flexibility … Read More → "Atmel Next-Generation LF RFID Transponder Provides Maximum Flexibility for Consumer and Industrial Identification Applications"

Xilinx CTO Ivo Bolsens to Deliver Keynote at SEMICON West 2012: “All Programmable – from Silicon to System”

July 2, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its participation at SEMICON West 2012, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from July 10 – 12, 2012. Ivo Bolsens, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Xilinx, will deliver an opening keynote entitled “All Programmable – from Silicon to System” on Wednesday, July 11 at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, July 11

10:00 – 10:45 a.m., Keynote Stage, … Read More → "Xilinx CTO Ivo Bolsens to Deliver Keynote at SEMICON West 2012: “All Programmable – from Silicon to System”"

TAKUMI Graphics IP Cores Reference Designs Available on S2C Prototyping Platform

July 2, 2012

San Jose, CA – July 2, 2012 – S2C announces that TAKUMI Corporation, a Japan-based advanced Graphics Intellectual Properties (IP) provider, has implemented a series of Graphics IP cores on S2C’s rapid FPGA-based prototyping systems including GS3000 and GSV3000 cores. These TAKUMI IP cores have been fully validated in FPGAs and can be easily demonstrated to and evaluated by customers; thereby significantly reduce system-on-chip (SoC) integration time.

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CMOSIS Enters Mass Production of the CMV12000; Its 150 fps 12-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor

July 2, 2012

Antwerp, Belgium, 02 July 2012 – CMOSIS one of the leading suppliers of CMOS image sensors for industrial applications, today announced the production of its 12-Megapixel CMV12000 with 150 FPS frame rate in both monochrome and colour. With the availability of the CMV12000, CMOSIS broadens its current CMV portfolio of high-performing global shutters CMOS image sensors with a device addressing the high-resolution segment of the industrial and broadcasting vision applications. The unique properties and features such as high resolution in 4K HD format, high dynamic range and global shutter, are a perfect fit for broadcasting, traffic monitoring, high-end industrial imaging and automation … Read More → "CMOSIS Enters Mass Production of the CMV12000; Its 150 fps 12-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor"

congatec presents the conga-TS77 COM Express Module with support for new Intel® Core™ processor variants

July 2, 2012

Deggendorf, Germany, 2 July, 2012 * * * congatec AG, a leading manufacturer of embedded computer modules, releases the conga-TS77 which supports the latest 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor variants and the new Mobile Intel QM77 chipset. The Type 6 COM Express module offers more performance, improved energy efficiency, greater security thanks to Intel® VT (Intel® Virtualization Technology) and optional Intel® AMT (Intel® Active Management Technology) 8.0 support.

The conga-TS77 is immediately available with support for the Intel® Core™ i7-3555LE (2.50 GHz, 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache, 25W), Intel® Core™ i7-3517UE (1.7 GHz, 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache , 17 W) and Intel® Core™ i5-3610 … Read More → "congatec presents the conga-TS77 COM Express Module with support for new Intel® Core™ processor variants"