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Konica Minolta Accelerates Hardware Debugging with EVE’s ZEMI-3 Transaction-Level Modeling Methodology

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– June 30, 2011 –– Konica Minolta Technology Center, Inc., of Tokyo, Japan today announced that it accelerated its hardware debugging process through the use of EVE’s ZeBu hardware-assisted verification platform and ZEMI-3 transaction-level modeling methodology. 

Over the past year, Konica Minolta has deployed ZeBu to accelerate the simulation of its high-speed, high-performance large-scale integrated circuits (LSIs) used in image processing.  Konica Minolta designers adopted EVE’s ZEMI-3 transaction-level … Read More → "Konica Minolta Accelerates Hardware Debugging with EVE’s ZEMI-3 Transaction-Level Modeling Methodology"

Enea Announces FastTrack Evaluation Kit for Freescale’s QorIQ Qonverge™ Products

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 22, 2011 – Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) today announced that it is launching its first iteration of FastTrack, a software evaluation kit for Freescale’s QorIQ Qonverge™(www.enea.com/qonverge) products.  FastTrack combines many of Enea’s proven runtime software products … Read More → "Enea Announces FastTrack Evaluation Kit for Freescale’s QorIQ Qonverge™ Products"

MIPS Technologies and Ingenic Semiconductor Collaborate to Bring Android™ ‘Honeycomb’ to New 1GHz MIPS-Based™ Mobile SoC

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 30, 2011 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, and Ingenic Semiconductor, a leading China-based CPU provider for mobile multimedia applications, today announced that they are collaborating to bring Android™ 3.0, also known as ‘Honeycomb’, to Ingenic’s new JZ4770 mobile applications processor, which leverages a MIPS-Based™ XBurst™ CPU running at 1GHz. Honeycomb is the newest version of the Android operating system designed specifically for tablets and other large format products. MIPS and Ingenic will work … Read More → "MIPS Technologies and Ingenic Semiconductor Collaborate to Bring Android™ ‘Honeycomb’ to New 1GHz MIPS-Based™ Mobile SoC"

Microsemi Achieves AS9100 Rev C and ISO 9001 Certifications

IRVINE, Calif.–June 30, 2011–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced that the company’s SoC Product Group achieved compliance with new, stringent AS9100 Rev C quality system requirements for aviation, space, and defense markets. The new revision of AS9100 includes an increased focus on risk management, supplier management controls, on-time delivery, and product conformity measurements, including taking appropriate actions against vendors when planned results are not achieved. Microsemi has more than 20 years of flight-proven reliability, and offers low-power flash- and antifuse-based FPGAs for use in aerospace and … Read More → "Microsemi Achieves AS9100 Rev C and ISO 9001 Certifications"

Vector Fabrics Joins The Synopsys System-Level Catalyst Program

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2011 – Vector Fabrics announced today that it has joined Synopsys’ System-Level Catalyst Program. Aimed at accelerating the adoption of system-level design, the program promotes interoperability between its partners’ design solutions. The combination of system-level design tools from Synopsys and Vector Fabrics can increase the design productivity of systems engineers that develop multicore embedded systems.

Mike Beunder, CEO at Vector Fabrics comments, “Designing a next-generation multicore SoC and optimizing the required software for it is a complex task. You can achieve this efficiently with the use of state-of-the-art software and hardware tools. We are delighted … Read More → "Vector Fabrics Joins The Synopsys System-Level Catalyst Program"

ADLINK Announces New Compact COM Express® Module with Dual Core Intel® Atom™ Processor and DDR3 Memory Support

June 29 2011, San Jose, CA – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading provider of embedded platform products and services, announces the Express-LPC, the newest member of its Computer-on-Module (COM) family. The Express-LPC in Compact form factor measures just 95 x 95 millimeters, and is fully compatible with the Type 2 pin-out of the PICMG& … Read More → "ADLINK Announces New Compact COM Express® Module with Dual Core Intel® Atom™ Processor and DDR3 Memory Support"

Zarlink First to Deliver IEEE 1588 Enabled Synchronous Ethernet Timing Devices

OTTAWA, CANADA – June 29, 2011 – Zarlink Semiconductor (TSX:ZL) today introduced new single-chip timing products capable of delivering the complete synchronization solution required by new wireless technologies, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).

“Our new timing products are the industry’s first single-chip IEEE 1588 enabled SyncE PLL devices,” said Louise Gaulin, vice president of Zarlink’s Timing and Synchronization product group. “Our complete approach provides carriers with well established synchronization from SyncE, together with time alignment provided by IEEE 1588. This approach is critically important for wireless operators as they plan a cost-effective migration to packet-based backhaul … Read More → "Zarlink First to Deliver IEEE 1588 Enabled Synchronous Ethernet Timing Devices"

Exar Releases Family of USB 3.0 Power Distribution Switches

Fremont, California, 29 June 2011 – Exar Corporation (Nasdaq:EXAR) unveiled today the XRP252x series of two single and two dual-channel power distribution switches supporting the latest USB 3.0 and all earlier USB specifications. The XRP2525 and XRP2526 devices are optimised for VBUS power distribution applications with a guaranteed continuous 900mA per channel current capability, controlled rise and fall time and enhanced port protection. The XRP2527 and XRP2528, with continuous current ratings of 1A per channel accept input voltages as low as 1.8V and are perfectly suited for generic power distribution applications. The XRP2527 and XRP2528 also provide enhanced power port … Read More → "Exar Releases Family of USB 3.0 Power Distribution Switches"

Atmel Expands maXTouch E-Series Family for Cameras, Feature Phones and Other High-volume Markets

San Jose, CA, June 29, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the Atmel maXTouch(TM) mXT112E controller optimized for 2.8- to 3.5-inch touchscreens for the fast growing consumer markets including feature phones, digital still cameras, global positioning systems (GPS), gaming consoles and other high-volume devices. The Atmel maXTouch mXT112E includes all the proven functions of the maXTouch E series tailored to meet the precise needs of these exciting consumer devices.

The Atmel maXTouch mXT112E enables true single-layer touchscreens, resulting in screens that are thinner, lighter and brighter. … Read More → "Atmel Expands maXTouch E-Series Family for Cameras, Feature Phones and Other High-volume Markets"

New Nordic nRF2460 audio streamer IC delivers unique class-leading cost and power optimization for mono wireless audio applications

Available now, the Nordic nRF2460 2.4GHz audio streamer IC delivers up to 100-hours of operation from two AAA batteries and targets cost-sensitive, mono audio applications like microphones, subwoofers, musical instruments, and gaming mics. The nRF2460 delivers crystal clear uncompressed 16-bit PCM digital mono audio – even in challenging RF interference environments – and features an integrated 4Mbps 2.4GHz radio, adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) protocol, and innovative quality of service (QoS) engine, while being priced at just USD $1.50 for 10k volume shipments

Oslo, Norway – June 28, 2011 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) … Read More → "New Nordic nRF2460 audio streamer IC delivers unique class-leading cost and power optimization for mono wireless audio applications"

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