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Novel Current-Sharing, Diode-OR Controller Eases Design of Reliable Power Systems

June 4, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – June 4, 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4370, a first-of-its-kind current-sharing controller with reverse current blocking. The LTC4370 frees the designer from the limitations and complications of existing current-sharing methods to obtain a simpler, quicker, and space-saving solution for sharing between two supplies. Its supply-agnostic feature lends the design more flexibility and a longer lifetime. By incorporating diode behavior, the controller prevents one supply … Read More → "Novel Current-Sharing, Diode-OR Controller Eases Design of Reliable Power Systems"

MunEDA presents the integration of its WiCkeD design tool with Agilent Technologies’ GoldenGate simulator at DAC

June 4, 2012

San Francisco – USA – June 4, 2012 – MunEDA today announced that it and Agilent Technologies Inc. have integrated MunEDA’s software productWiCkeD^TM for circuit porting, analysis and optimization with Agilent’s GoldenGate RFIC simulation and analysis software to enhance and speed up the analysis, modelling and optimization of RF circuits.

The integrated solution is now available for customer use. It will be presented by MunEDA and Agilent at the 2012 Design Automation Conference (DAC) in San Francisco, June 4 … Read More → "MunEDA presents the integration of its WiCkeD design tool with Agilent Technologies’ GoldenGate simulator at DAC"

Target Compiler Technologies Releases New Multicore Debugger for its MP Designer Product Line

June 4, 2012

49th Design Automation Conference – San Francisco, California, June 4, 2012. Target Compiler Technologies, the leader in ASIP design tools, today announced the commercial release of a new graphical debugger tool for multicore system-on-chip architectures. The new multicore debugger, named ChessMP™, seamlessly integrates with Target’s instruction-set simulation technology for processor cores, thus enabling cycle and instruction-accurate simulation of multicore architectures. Additionally, ChessMP easily connects to FPGA and ASIC implementations of the multicore system through a JTAG-based communication API, thus enabling multicore on-chip debugging.

Today’s release of the ChessMP multicore debugger marks the first phase in the commercial release … Read More → "Target Compiler Technologies Releases New Multicore Debugger for its MP Designer Product Line"

Synopsys Launches Industry’s First Integrated Hybrid Prototyping Solution

June 4, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 4, 2012 –

Highlights:

Get the best of both worlds with a hybrid prototype that seamlessly links virtual and FPGA-based prototypes
Start multi-core SoCprototyping earlier and achieve high-performance execution of system-level models with directly connected real-world hardware interfaces
Partition SoC design blocks between virtual and FPGA-based prototype environments to maximizeoverall prototype performance
Accelerate system bring-upby using virtual prototyping for new design blocks and FPGA-based prototyping for existing logic
Improve debug visibility and control of software under development through the Virtualizer-based environment
Easily … Read More → "Synopsys Launches Industry’s First Integrated Hybrid Prototyping Solution"

Invensense® Expands Into Industrial Applications With The World’s First Single-Chip, Integrated High-Performance 3-AXIS Industrial Gyroscope

June 4, 2012

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 4, 2012 – – InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE: INVN), the leading provider of MotionTracking^™devices, today announced its entry into the industrial market with the introduction of its MPU-3300, the … Read More → "Invensense® Expands Into Industrial Applications With The World’s First Single-Chip, Integrated High-Performance 3-AXIS Industrial Gyroscope"

TI makes LED lighting design easy and fast

June 1, 2012

DALLAS (May 30, 2012) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced two fully integrated LED driver micro-modules that eliminate the external components and complex layout placement challenges typical of LED driver designs. The 450-mA TPS92550 and TPS92551 DC/DC LED driver modules are the industry’s first to incorporate all the required power and passive circuitry into a single IC package to deliver up to 23W of power to the LED. Watch a video … Read More → "TI makes LED lighting design easy and fast"

Saelig Introduces Low-Cost EPIC Sensor For High-Volume Remote Sensing Consumer Applications

June 1, 2012

Pittsford, NY. Saelig Co. Inc.announces the PS25451, an ultra-low cost version of Plessey’s award winning EPIC Sensor that provides remote sensing for high-volume consumer markets. ThePS25451’s novel, economical electrode design eliminates the more expensive titanium dioxide electrodes currently used in higher-end medical applications. The EPIC Sensor (Electric Potential Integrated Circuit) is a new, innovative device that measures electric field changes without physical or resistive contact. EPIC is an award winning, patent-protected technology for rapidly measuring spatial electric fields.

The PS25451 is an ultra-high impedance, non-contact, solid-state electric potential sensor that is ideally suited for … Read More → "Saelig Introduces Low-Cost EPIC Sensor For High-Volume Remote Sensing Consumer Applications"

NLT Technologies and Renesas Electronics Europe Expand Wide-Aspect Ratio Display Lineup for Industrial and Medical Equipment

June 1, 2012

KAWASAKI, JAPAN, Düsseldorf, Germany, May 29, 2012 — NLT Technologies (NLT) Ltd., together with Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH, its sales and marketing channel in Europe, today introduced two new color thin film transistor (TFT) LCD modules, expanding its robust lineup of industrial wide aspect ratio display modules. Featuring ultra-wide angle viewing and other technologies for enhanced image viewability and low power consumption, the two new 10.6-inch WXGA display modules, part numbers NL12876AC18-03 and -03D, are optimized for use in portable medical equipment, industrial equipment and industrial-grade tablets … Read More → "NLT Technologies and Renesas Electronics Europe Expand Wide-Aspect Ratio Display Lineup for Industrial and Medical Equipment"

S2C Releases New Prototype Ready™ ARM11 and ARM9 Modules for FPGA-Based Prototypes

June 1, 2012

San Jose, CA – Jun 1st, 2012 – S2C today announced that it has added ARM1176 and ARM926 GUC test chip modules to the comprehensive family of Prototype Ready™accessories used to create FPGA-based prototypes and to interface FPGA-based prototype boards to the user’s target operating environment. The 2 new … Read More → "S2C Releases New Prototype Ready™ ARM11 and ARM9 Modules for FPGA-Based Prototypes"

Jedat enters the US market with a family of new OA-based Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) Layout Design Tools

June 1, 2012

Chuo-ku, Tokyo, May 31, 2012 Jedat Inc. (Jasdaq:3841), a leading developer of high-performance analog and mixed signal design automation software for integrated (IC) manufacturers, announced today it will be exhibiting at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2012 in San Francisco and will be demonstrating its new family of mixed-signal layout and design analysis tools in booth #2824

Jedat’s complete line of tools, … Read More → "Jedat enters the US market with a family of new OA-based Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) Layout Design Tools"