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Advantech deploys New Dual Processor ATCA Blades and Network Appliances with Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Series

March 14, 2012

Irvine, California, March 13, 2012 – Advantech, a global manufacturer of network computing blades, and multicore processor platforms, announced it is now shipping ATCA blades and network appliances employing the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 family, formerly codenamed Romley-EP, to leading network equipment providers and telecom equipment manufacturers for deployment in their next generation platforms. The new platforms feature increased performance, faster and adaptable I/O along with greater memory capacity – all requirements at the core of applications using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology such as policy enforcement, quality-of-service, mobile and video … Read More → "Advantech deploys New Dual Processor ATCA Blades and Network Appliances with Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Series"

EEMBC Brings Order to the Chaos of Android™ Benchmarking

March 14, 2012

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — March 14, 2012 — The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) today launched its standardized, industry-approved method of evaluating Android-enabled devices. The EEMBC benchmark, named AndEBench, is available for download on Android Market, now part of Google Play, and at the Amazon Appstore for Android. While of great value to processor, system, and software vendors, the easy-to-run AndEBench tool also empowers end-users to validate and compare operations on their phones or tablets, many of which vary considerably in performance.

Ultimately, AndEBench will comprise a battery of performance tests … Read More → "EEMBC Brings Order to the Chaos of Android™ Benchmarking"

Aldec Takes FPGA & ASIC Debugging to the Next Level

March 14, 2012

DRESDEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aldec, Inc. has launched the latest version of its high-performance, mixed-language verification tool, Riviera-PRO™. Unveiled at the Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference, Riviera-PRO release version 2012.02 supports a number of advanced verification methodologies which are set to greatly benefit the designers of complex FPGAs and those migrating to ASIC.

New to version 2012.02 of Riviera-PRO are support for the verification environments constructed with the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) class library and new SystemVerilog IEEE 1800-2009 and VHDL IEEE 1076-2008 constructs. … Read More → "Aldec Takes FPGA & ASIC Debugging to the Next Level"

Xilinx to Deliver Talks at SEMICON China 2012 on 2.5/3-D IC and High-Bandwidth IC Design Through Manufacturing

March 14, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its participation at SEMICON China 2012 taking place in Shanghai, China fromMarch 20 through 22.

What: SEMICON China 2012
Where: Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China
When: March 20 – 22, 2012

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15W I²C Power Manager Charges LiFePO4 Cells at 3.5A for High Power Density Portable & Battery Back-up Systems

March 14, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – March 14, 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4156, a high power, I²C controlled, high efficiency PowerPath™ manager, ideal diode controller and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery charger for single-cell devices such as portable medical and industrial devices, backup devices and other high power density battery-powered applications. The IC is designed to efficiently transfer … Read More → "15W I²C Power Manager Charges LiFePO4 Cells at 3.5A for High Power Density Portable & Battery Back-up Systems"

Teklatech Accelerates SoC Power Integrity Closure with FloorDirector 3.2 Rail-Aware Optimization

March 14, 2012

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 14th, 2012 – Teklatech®, an industry leader in EDA solutions for achieving faster power integrity and noise closure in System-on-Chip (SoC) designs, today announced the release of version 3.2 of its FloorDirector® tool. FloorDirector 3.2 combines high-performance power rail analysis with its signature Dynamic Power Shaping™ capabilities, to enable a powerful Rail-Aware Optimization™ (RAO) solution.

The RAO-enabled design flow allows backend designers of SoC devices to perform advanced, cell-based power rail analysis, and integrates this tightly into FloorDirector’s dynamic power optimization engine. The existing engine is used by design teams today … Read More → "Teklatech Accelerates SoC Power Integrity Closure with FloorDirector 3.2 Rail-Aware Optimization"

Texas Instruments advances program for collaborative innovation

March 14, 2012

DALLAS and SANTA CLARA (March 14, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced TI Silicon Valley Labs, its research center for innovation in analog and mixed signal electronics. The labs’ charter is to conduct advanced research and development in analog and mixed signal circuits and technologies through recruitment of top talent and close collaboration with … Read More → "Texas Instruments advances program for collaborative innovation"

ALi to Introduce Industry’s Most Cost Efficient STB Solutions for Global Market at CCBN 2012, Beijing

March 14, 2012

ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solution provider, today announced the plan to demonstrate a complete collection of cost efficient STB solutions targeting global emerging markets at the upcoming 2012 CCBN, Beijing to be held on March 21st at booth 1B601. These include ALi’s first advanced CA-enabled Linux-based Hybrid STB SoCs, M3603 and M3383, ALi’s latest version of advanced security SoC, M3281, and ALi’s pioneer Network Media Processor, M3911, designed for IPTV/OTT STB.

ALi’s M3603, M3383, and M3281 are especially designed for cost sensitive … Read More → "ALi to Introduce Industry’s Most Cost Efficient STB Solutions for Global Market at CCBN 2012, Beijing"

RF5540 4.9GHz To 5.85GHz Switch And LNA Front End Solution

March 14, 2012

RFMD’s new RF5540 is designed specifically for high-performance WiFi applications in the 5GHz ISM band. This module integrates the LNA with bypass mode and an SPDT switch in a front end solution. The integrated 50Ω input and output match minimizes the number of external components required – optimizing the size and cost of the solution. The RF5540 is packaged in a 2mm x 2mm x 0.5mm, 12-pin QFN.

Features

Single Supply Voltage 2.7V to 4.8V
Integrated 5GHz LNA with Bypass and SPDT

Applications</ … Read More → "RF5540 4.9GHz To 5.85GHz Switch And LNA Front End Solution"

ITTIA DB SQL Data Distribution Bridges QNX with SQL Server

March 14, 2012

March 14, 2012 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA announces the availability of ITTIA DB SQL data distribution features for the QNX® Neutrino®Realtime Operating System (RTOS). These new features, which build upon the existing IITIA DB SQL product for QNX, empower embedded software developers to share and communicate data stored in ITTIA DB SQL on the QNX Neutrino RTOS with a back-end Microsoft® SQL Server database. This allows applications to not only distribute data between devices based on the QNX Neutrino RTOS and Microsoft® SQL Server®, but also benefit from the replication environment necessary for … Read More → "ITTIA DB SQL Data Distribution Bridges QNX with SQL Server"

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