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MEMS Industry Group Tackles Critical Technical Issues Affecting MEMS

June 1, 2012

PITTSBURGH—May 29, 2012—MEMS Industry Group® (MIG) engaged technology leaders attending its annual technical conference for members, Member to Member (M2M) Forum, on the most pressing challenges affecting the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) industry. Held May 8-10, 2012 in Pittsburgh, M2M Forum® began with a tour of Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) microsystems labs, offering a rare opportunity to engage with engineers at one of the world’s top R&D institutions. Through interactive working group sessions, presentations and … Read More → "MEMS Industry Group Tackles Critical Technical Issues Affecting MEMS"

New Pareon tool from Vector Fabrics smooths multicore software optimization

June 1, 2012

Eindhoven, June 1st, 2012 — Vector Fabrics, a company that specializes in programming tools to optimize software for multicore architectures, today announced the launch of its new development tool, PareonTM.

Pareon allows software developers to optimize their applications for multicore systems in hours or days, a task that typically takes weeks or months to complete. The tool’s analysis engine prevents hard-to-find and hard-to-reproduce threading bugs, while its hardware modelling engine prevents the developer from writing code that introduces performance bottlenecks or even causes slowdowns. Pareon helps developers address the consumer’s demand for fast, high-quality, … Read More → "New Pareon tool from Vector Fabrics smooths multicore software optimization"

APS5 32 bit Microcontroller IP Core for High Performance Embedded ASIC Designs Launched by Cortus

June 1, 2012

Montpellier, France, 31st May 2012. Cortus, a technology leader in cost effective, silicon efficient 32-bit processor IP, launches the latest member of their processor family: the high performance, high throughput APS5. The APS5 combines good integer computational performance with a high maximum clock frequency. This processor IP is designed for ASICs requiring more complex processor subsystems such as those with instruction and data caches or co-processors. The APS5 can be implemented in dual- or quad-core configurations or be used in a heterogeneous system with APS3R.

The Cortus APS5 is a high performance, high throughput, 32 … Read More → "APS5 32 bit Microcontroller IP Core for High Performance Embedded ASIC Designs Launched by Cortus"

Analog Bits Unveils Integrated Sensor Macro Family

June 1, 2012

Mountain View, CA, May 31, 2012 – Analog Bits, the Integrated Clocking and Interface IP leader, today announced the immediate availability of a fully integrated Sensor macro product line to monitor both on-chip temperature variation and voltage supply.

Temperature variation is a particularly acute problem below 65nm process lithography as increased power density and ever-thinning wires induce electro-migration, product life, and reliability issues to the point of potentially causing system-on-chip (SoC) field failures.

Large die are especially susceptible to temperature and voltage variation, often requiring close, careful monitoring. Sensor IP enables SoCs to not only … Read More → "Analog Bits Unveils Integrated Sensor Macro Family"

Sibridge Technologies Announces USB 3.0 Host and Device Design IP

June 1, 2012

Santa Clara, California, May 31, 2012: Sibridge Technologies, a leading provider of design and verification IPs as well as System/SoC design and verification services announced the availability of their USB 3.0 host and device design IP. The company had earlier announced the availability of their USB 3.0 verification IP.  The company will showcase the USB 3.0 host and device design IP as well as the verification IPs running on Axiom Design Automation’s MPSim high performance SystemVerilog simulator in booth #1625 during the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC), from June 4-6, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Sibridge’s USB 3.0 design … Read More → "Sibridge Technologies Announces USB 3.0 Host and Device Design IP"

Methodics Acquires Missing Link Tools To Expand Platform for Advanced SoC Design and IP Quality Management Solutions

May 31, 2012

San Francisco, Calif. – May 31, 2012 – Methodics, Inc., the leading provider of integrated solutions used in managing design data and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for complex IC design, today announced it has acquired Missing Link Tools, LLC. Missing Link Tools (MLT) provides a frontend tool-suite to manage digital design and verification. These tools plug into the ProjectIC™ design data management system from Methodics. The resulting combination offers a complete solution for the task of managing analog and digital IP and assembling SoC designs. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. Missing Link Tools’ founders will join Methodics effective immediately.</ … Read More → "Methodics Acquires Missing Link Tools To Expand Platform for Advanced SoC Design and IP Quality Management Solutions"

ASTC and Tanner EDA Ink Partnership for EDA Development Tools and Services

May 31, 2012

MONROVIA, California – May 30, 2012–Tanner EDA, the catalyst for innovation for the design, layout, and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), and Australian Semiconductor Technology Corporation (ASTC), providing global consulting services for semiconductors, software and systems, are collaborating to deliver analog /mixed signal ASIC design services and solutions globally.

ASTC with its manufacturing partners will deliver A/MS IP and Custom ASIC turnkey design services with Tanner EDA tools and flows. ASTC has invested in IP enablement and infrastructure readiness with Tanner EDA tools and flows to deliver low cost A/MS design service solutions to … Read More → "ASTC and Tanner EDA Ink Partnership for EDA Development Tools and Services"

Agilent Technologies Introduces Lower-Priced, Yet Powerful Oscilloscopes

May 31, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 31, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 1000B Series oscilloscopes. The four new two-channel models, with bandwidths from 50 MHz to 150 MHz, offer powerful capabilities at an attractive price for engineers, technicians and educators.

“Customers have told us they love our oscilloscopes, but sometimes they are beyond their budgets,” said Jay Alexander, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Oscilloscope Products Division. “That is why we are so excited about our new 1000B family. We are delivering advanced scope features at a starting price 30 percent lower than we’ve ever offered before.”</ … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Lower-Priced, Yet Powerful Oscilloscopes"

XMOS and UMAN Provide Complete AVB Solutions

May 31, 2012

Bristol, UK and Burlingame, Calif. (May 31, 2012) – XMOS®, developer of the industry’s first event-driven 32-bit embedded processor, announced its partnership with UMAN, the global leader in digital AV media transport and network connectivity, to deliver end-to-end Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB) solutions.

AVB is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-driven standard for reliable and low latency transport of media over mixed-use Ethernet networks. Read More → "XMOS and UMAN Provide Complete AVB Solutions"

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