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Xilinx Making Ground Breaking Network Communication Systems Possible With First Shipments of Transceiver-Packed Virtex-7 X690T FPGAs

March 28, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced shipments of the Virtex®-7 X690T FPGA, combining the industry’s most reliable high-speed serial transceivers, highest system bandwidth, and market-optimized FPGA resources. The Virtex-7 X690T FPGA is the first of a set of devices in the 7 series to address advanced high-performance Wired Communication applications that … Read More → "Xilinx Making Ground Breaking Network Communication Systems Possible With First Shipments of Transceiver-Packed Virtex-7 X690T FPGAs"

TEWS TECHNOLOGIES introduces PMC Module with High-Density User-Programmable FPGA

March 28, 2012

Halstenbek, Germany – March 28^th, 2012. TEWS TECHNOLOGIES announced today the TPMC632, a PMC module providing a user configurable XC6SLX45T-2 or XC6SLX100T-2 Spartan-6 FPGA. Designed for industrial, COTS, and transportation applications, where specialized I/O or long-term availability is required, the TPMC632 provides a number of advantages including a customizable interface for unique customer applications and a FPGA-based design for long-term product lifecycle management.

Three different module versions are available. The TPMC632-10 provides 64 ESD-protected TTL lines and the TPMC632-11 offers 32 differential I/O lines using EIA 422 / EIA 485 compatible, … Read More → "TEWS TECHNOLOGIES introduces PMC Module with High-Density User-Programmable FPGA"

Timesys Announces LinuxLink for Boundary Devices Nitrogen6X Development Kit

March 28, 2012

PITTSBURGH, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of the industry’s most-easy-to-use and affordable embedded Linux products and professional services, today announced the availability of its award-winning LinuxLink framework for Boundary Devices’ Nitrogen6X, the industry’s first development kit … Read More → "Timesys Announces LinuxLink for Boundary Devices Nitrogen6X Development Kit"

High Linearity Downconverting Mixer Covers 4-6GHz RF Frequency Range

March 28, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – March 28, 2012 – Linear Technology announces the LTC5544, a 4GHz to 6GHz high dynamic range downconverting mixer. The LTC5544 mixer offers high linearity with 25.9dBm IIP3 (Input Third-Order Intercept), high conversion gain of 7.4dB owing to its integrated IF amplifier, and a noise figure of 11.3dB. These performance characteristics enable excellent dynamic range performance for both main receivers … Read More → "High Linearity Downconverting Mixer Covers 4-6GHz RF Frequency Range"

Microchip Brings Cost-Effective Advanced Analog and Digital Integration to 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers

March 27, 2012

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 26, 2012 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from DESIGN West in San Jose the expansion of its 8-bit PIC16F(LF)178X enhanced Mid-range core microcontroller (MCU) family to include advanced analog and integrated communication peripherals, such as on-chip 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), 8-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), operational amplifiers, and high-speed comparators, along with EUSART (including LIN), I²C™ and SPI interface peripherals. The MCUs also feature … Read More → "Microchip Brings Cost-Effective Advanced Analog and Digital Integration to 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers"

Xilinx Offers Defense-Grade Virtex-6Q FPGA Family with Anti-Tamper and Anti-Counterfeit Features

March 27, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced availability of the Virtex®-6Q Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) family, a high performance defense-grade, programmable solution for major defense applications. NSA has reviewed the Xilinx Security Monitor (SECMON) IP core and found that it provides a level of Anti-Tamper (AT) protection, which will further strengthen the secure capabilities of the Virtex-6Q family of FPGAs. The arrival of these devices in combination with the SECMON IP core, provides a secure platform for Aerospace … Read More → "Xilinx Offers Defense-Grade Virtex-6Q FPGA Family with Anti-Tamper and Anti-Counterfeit Features"

Lattice And Intellivision Announce Intelligent HD Video Analytics For The HDR-60 Camera Development Kit At ISC West

March 27, 2012

HILLSBORO, OR – MARCH 27, 2012 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it will be demonstrating a LatticeECP3™ FPGA-based video camera supporting intelligent HD video analytics from IntelliVision at Lattice booth 2140 at the ISC West Conference in Las Vegas, March 28-30, 2012.

The low cost, low power LatticeECP3 FPGA on the HDR-60 Camera Development Kit integrates a complete suite of intelligent video analytics from IntelliVision combined with the IONOS ISP pipeline … Read More → "Lattice And Intellivision Announce Intelligent HD Video Analytics For The HDR-60 Camera Development Kit At ISC West"

IAR Embedded Workbench Selected by GainSpan as Primary Development Tool Chain for MCU Drivers and Next Generation Chip

March 27, 2012

Foster City, CA—March 27, 2012— IAR Systems® today announced that GainSpan, the leader in low power Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi connectivity for the internet of things, has selected IAR Embedded Workbench® for its next generation Wi-Fi chip currently in development, and has standardized on IAR Systems tool chain as the primary development tool in the development and integration of MCU drivers for their Wi-Fi chips and modules.

GainSpan offers a range of chip, modules, development kits and software to enable developers to easily add Wi-Fi connectivity to embedded … Read More → "IAR Embedded Workbench Selected by GainSpan as Primary Development Tool Chain for MCU Drivers and Next Generation Chip"

Mentor Embedded Continues to Simplify Linux and Open Source Development with Support of the Yocto Project

March 27, 2012

DESIGN WEST 2012, SAN JOSE, Calif., March 27, 2012—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is again simplifying Linux and open source development with the release of its next generation Mentor® Embedded Linux platform. The Mentor Embedded Linux platform includes support for the Yocto Project, an open source collaborative project established by The Linux Foundation. By leveraging the Yocto Project, the Mentor Embedded Linux platform helps developers easily build Linux-based embedded systems, independent of hardware architecture. With the new Mentor Embedded Linux platform, developers also gain the ability to easily select the best Linux kernel for their needs, whether that … Read More → "Mentor Embedded Continues to Simplify Linux and Open Source Development with Support of the Yocto Project"

S2C Makes Major Enhancements to its TAI Player Pro FPGA Prototype Design and Debug Software

March 27, 2012

San Jose, CA – March 27, 2012 – S2C announced today that it has made significant new enhancements to its TAI Player Pro FPGA-based prototype design and debug software. TAI Player Pro 4.1 major enhancements enable the simultaneous multiple Altera or Xilinx FPGA debug and the addition of new runtime features including constant measurement of voltage and current plus the real time measurement of clock frequencies.

TAI Player Pro serves uniform front-end to Altera, Xilinx or other 3rdparty FPGA synthesis, place and route and debug software. With TAI Player Pro, the user designs … Read More → "S2C Makes Major Enhancements to its TAI Player Pro FPGA Prototype Design and Debug Software"