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Chrontel Standardizes on Magma to Accelerate Development of Analog/Mixed-Signal ICs

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 22, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced Chrontel, a leading provider of display interface ICs for personal computers, portable media players and smartphones, has standardized on the Titan™ Mixed-Signal Design Platform, FineSim™ SPICE and FineSim Pro circuit simulation, and Quartz™ DRC and Quartz LVS physical verification products. Chrontel selected the Magma software after an extensive evaluation and benchmarking of the Titan-based flow against other EDA flows resulted in a 50 percent improvement in productivity. 

“To keep up with the changing demands … Read More → "Chrontel Standardizes on Magma to Accelerate Development of Analog/Mixed-Signal ICs"

Open-Silicon Adopts Magma’s SiliconSmart ACE for Standard Cell and I/O Cell Characterization and Modeling to Maximize Performance on Advanced-node Designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Open-Silicon has standardized on SiliconSmart® ACE for standard cell and I/O cell characterization and modeling. A long-time user of SiliconSmart, Open-Silicon upgraded to SiliconSmart ACE to leverage the tool’s proven ability to quickly and accurately characterize libraries for multiple process, voltage and temperature (PVT) corners which will enable them to maximize power savings and performance on advanced-node designs. Open-Silicon uses SiliconSmart ACE in particular for characterization of new cells created with its patented CoreMAX™ … Read More → "Open-Silicon Adopts Magma’s SiliconSmart ACE for Standard Cell and I/O Cell Characterization and Modeling to Maximize Performance on Advanced-node Designs"

Protecode Announces Full Support of SPDX Standard by its Leading Open Source License Management Tools

OTTAWA, ON – August 17, 2011 – Protecode Inc., a leading provider of open source license management solutions, today announced several major enhancements to its existing Protecode System 4™ license management software. System 4 now fully supports the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) standard, and also includes a package pre-approval workflow application, Code Administrator™.</ … Read More → "Protecode Announces Full Support of SPDX Standard by its Leading Open Source License Management Tools"

GALEP-5 Universal Device Programmer from Conitec

Pittsford, NY, USA: GALEP-5is a new, diminutive, palm-sized programmer with a 60,000 device output. Its high speed allows it to double as a fast production programmer in ganged arrays, while its JTAG debugging capabilities enable GALEP-5 to be used for microcontroller development.

GALEP-5 is a universal programmer for a wide range of device types: EPROM, EEPROM, FLASH memory, serial EEPROM, NV-RAM, LPC, FPGA, PLD, EPLD, GAL, PALCE, PIC, Microcontroller (MCU). More than 60,000 device algorithms are currently supported. Additionally, GALEP’s JTAG player can program SVF/JAM data into all existing and future devices that have a … Read More → "GALEP-5 Universal Device Programmer from Conitec"

eSilicon and TSMC Support Long Lifecycle Products

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 18 – eSilicon Corporation today announced that, together with TSMC, they will provide long-life process technology support for customer products, while continuing to produce products on latest generation process technologies, including 28nm. eSilicon is a member of the TSMC Value Chain Aggregator (VCA) partnership program. 

The TSMC VCA partnership program enables customers to more fully benefit from TSMC’s technology by leveraging VCA partner expertise to support customers’ semiconductor needs. VCA … Read More → "eSilicon and TSMC Support Long Lifecycle Products"

Touchstone Semiconductor and Future Electronics Announce ‘TS1001 Coolest Op Amp’ Design Competition Winner

Milpitas, Calif. – Aug. 18, 2011 – Touchstone Semiconductor, Inc., a developer of high-performance analog integrated circuit solutions, and Future Electronics, a leader in the distribution and marketing of semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the winner of their ‘TS1001 Coolest Op Amp’ Design Competition.

Eric John Holland, a senior electronics design engineer at Avery Weigh-Tronix, was awarded the top prize of $1,000 for his design of a working, low-power 555 timer using Touchstone’s TS1001 op amp. The TS1001 is the industry’s first 0.8V, 0.6µA op amp cutting power requirements at … Read More → "Touchstone Semiconductor and Future Electronics Announce ‘TS1001 Coolest Op Amp’ Design Competition Winner"

Fritz Technologies Uses LynxSecure to Develop Assured Sharing Platform Services – Server Separation Development (ASPS-SSD)

SAN DIEGO, CA, NDIA Navy Gold Coast Conference−August 19, 2011−Fritz Technologies Corporation has completed work for the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. intelligence community to develop a trusted computing solution using state-of-the-art, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) LynxSecure software from LynuxWorks, Inc. This Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) solution allows access to unclassified, secret and top secret applications and data to be maintained in separate domains on a single server, or workstation, and supports strictly controlled sharing between those domains.

Fritz designed and delivered the prototype system that demonstrates the consolidation of multiple physical servers … Read More → "Fritz Technologies Uses LynxSecure to Develop Assured Sharing Platform Services – Server Separation Development (ASPS-SSD)"

Ericsson Power Modules introduces new application for Android smartphones

  • New application for Android smartphones connects Power Modules’ customers to the latest information on advanced power module technologies
  • Delivers the latest news on Power Modules products, technology and special events, in addition to providing sales office contact details and locations

Ericsson Power Modules has launched a new application, or ‘app’, for Android smartphones that delivers easy access to real-time strategic information on the latest advanced power technologies available from the company.

The new Power Modules app has been designed to keep Power Modules’ customers informed, in real time, about the latest … Read More → "Ericsson Power Modules introduces new application for Android smartphones"

RTI Introduces Limited-Bandwidth Plug-Ins to Address the Challenges of Constrained Network Communication

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—August 16, 2011—Real-Time Innovations (RTI), The Global Leader in DDS, today announced the availability of Limited-Bandwidth Plug-Ins for RTI Data Distribution Service, designed to overcome situations where a network is constrained by low or limited bandwidth, intermittent connections or related issues. RTI is unveiling Limited-Bandwidth Plug-Ins at the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America Meeting in Washington, D.C., this week in booth #1030.

Network bandwidth constraints are commonly found in a wide range of applications. Examples include unmanned vehicles, advanced combat net radio (CNR) systems, asset tracking systems, air-traffic management systems and systems using … Read More → "RTI Introduces Limited-Bandwidth Plug-Ins to Address the Challenges of Constrained Network Communication"

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