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X-FAB Joins the IPL Alliance and Announces iPDK Availability

May 14, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL) Alliance announced today that X-FAB Silicon Foundries has joined the IPL Alliance, a standards organization whose charter is to establish an interoperable custom design ecosystem. X-FAB, the leading foundry group for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor applications, is making interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) available for its most popular foundry processes ranging from 0.6 to 0.13 micrometers.

The IPL Alliance, which includes major electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor and foundry companies, released the industry’s first open standard for iPDKs for analog/mixed-signal designs in 2010. The iPDK standard is based on … Read More → "X-FAB Joins the IPL Alliance and Announces iPDK Availability"

Allinea Software unlocks Blue Waters’ full potential

May 14, 2012

Champaign, Illinois, 2012-05-14 – The Blue Waters project is now well underway with a completion date of Fall 2012. As one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, its immense computational power and stability will allow scientists to make breakthroughs in a diverse range of fields. Allinea DDT is the debugger they call on to help them fix their bugs at full scale and exploit the maximum computational power.

The Blue Waters machine aims to deliver breakthroughs in nearly all areas of science and engineering – to enable discoveries into real-world science and engineering, from … Read More → "Allinea Software unlocks Blue Waters’ full potential"

Netronome Reaps Significant Power, Performance and Area Benefits With Cadence Encounter Digital Technology

May 14, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – May 14, 2012) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced today that Netronome, the leading developer of intelligent network flow processors (NFP), gained a significant performance advantage on its low-power “green” SoCs by using the Cadence® Encounter® RTL-to-GDSII flow. In addition to increased chip performance, Netronome engineers using the latest Encounter 11.1 technology achieved a 29% reduction in power consumption, smaller design area and faster overall time to market compared to their former flow, for SoCs targeting the … Read More → "Netronome Reaps Significant Power, Performance and Area Benefits With Cadence Encounter Digital Technology"

TI gives $2.2 million to re-energize introductory electronics courses at UC Berkeley

May 11, 2012

DALLAS and SANTA CLARA (May 10, 2012) — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced a $2.2 million gift to support engineering education at the University of California, Berkeley. The university will use the gift to transform its traditional introductory Electronic Design Laboratory into a dynamic learning environment for undergraduate students.

“With TI’s expanded Silicon Valley research and development base in Santa Clara, this gift represents another step in our commitment to fostering the innovation ecosystem in this region and around the world,” said Gregg Lowe, senior vice president of TI’s Analog business. “The gift also dovetails with … Read More → "TI gives $2.2 million to re-energize introductory electronics courses at UC Berkeley"

Agilent Technologies Announces Voice-over-LTE Test System Developed with Brüel & Kjær

May 11, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 10, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the Agilent PXT wireless communications test set is now available for testing voice quality on Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) 4G phones with the Brüel & Kjær PULSE Audio Analyzer and Head and Torso Simulator (HATS).

Transporting voice over a packet-based LTE cellular infrastructure poses challenges that make voice-quality testing essential. The Agilent and Brüel & Kjær solution combines standards-based test methods with real-world base station emulation, RF test and functional test to ensure that VoLTE phones will meet user’s expectations.</ … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces Voice-over-LTE Test System Developed with Brüel & Kjær"

Peratech creates fast-acting Electronic Nose using QTC technology

May 11, 2012

RICHMOND, North Yorks., England – 11 May 2012. Peratech, the innovator in touch technology, is developing an Electronic Nose using its award-winning, Quantum Tunnelling Composite material. This new sensor technology detects the presence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) very rapidly and can recover equally quickly, in a matter of seconds.

QTC™ materials change their resistance when a force is applied and, in this case, the polymer content of the composite swells when exposed to VOCs. One form of Peratech’s sensor uses a granular type of QTC material that provides a high surface area for absorption enabling it to detect … Read More →

SWS Launches Development Platform for MEMS Inertial Sensors

May 11, 2012

CAIRO, Egypt – May 8, 2012 – Si-Ware Systems (SWS), a premier provider of IC- and MEMS-based solutions for industrial and consumer applications, is launching its Inertial Sensor Development Platform, the SWS61111 (formerly SWP210). For the first time sensor developers have a tool that can be used to evaluate an inertial sensor, such as a gyroscope or accelerometer, to understand the behaviour of the sensor and its performance with complete interface electronics.

The SWS61111 utilizes SWS’s high performance inertial sensor interface ASIC, the SWS1110 (formerly SWI210). The SWS1110 is a configurable ASIC that has been successfully interfaced to multiple accelerometers … Read More → "SWS Launches Development Platform for MEMS Inertial Sensors"

CEA-Leti and Arkema set up a platform dedicated to lithography based on nanostructured polymers

May 11, 2012

The semiconductor industry forecasts a doubling of the performances of electronic components every 18 months. However, the current printing technology – lithography – has to address the physical constraints of ever-greater miniaturization of silicon chips. CEA-Leti and Arkema, in association with LCPO (Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques) ofBordeaux, have succeeded in going beyond the boundaries of the infinitely small by showing the unique resolution potential of lithography based on nanostructured polymers. These initial results meet the requirements of the next 4 generations of electronic chips. Building on this success, CEA-Leti and Arkema have created a development platform dedicated to this technology.</ … Read More → "CEA-Leti and Arkema set up a platform dedicated to lithography based on nanostructured polymers"

Swissbit presents the new F-200 Series CFastTM Card

May 11, 2012

Bronschhofen, Switzerland – With the new F-200 series CFast^TM card and the SATA CompactFlash card, Swissbit has extended its successful CFast^TM portfolio with a new processor technology, which has enabled it to design SLC storage cards with a capacity of up to 64GB. The F-200 series includes an SATA II (Spec 2.6) interface and is compatible with ATA7 and ATA8. Thanks to their reliability, comprehensive monitoring methods, optimized TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and guaranteed long-term availability, these cards are particularly suitable for use in the following sectors: industry, automation, medicine and transportation as well … Read More → "Swissbit presents the new F-200 Series CFastTM Card"

GMSK/GFSK Modulation Added to CMX7164

May 11, 2012

Maldon, Essex – CML Microcircuits (www.cmlmicro.com), a leading innovator and provider of low-power semiconductors for global wireless and two-way radio communications markets, has released a Function Image Update for the high-performance CMX7164 Multi Mode Modem.

Function Image 7164FI-1.x adds the use of GMSK/GFSK modulation and is the latest in a roadmap of function enhancements available through CML’s FirmASIC component technology. These updates are designed to add to the device’s functions and features, increasing its flexibility and facilitating … Read More → "GMSK/GFSK Modulation Added to CMX7164"

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