SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2009 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced 200-MHz and 800-MHz, high-voltage differential probes. The differential probes provide superior general-purpose differential signal measurements required for today’s high-speed power measurements, vehicle bus measurements and digital system designs.

The Agilent N2792A and N2793A differential probes offer 10:1 attenuation, allowing them to be used for a broad range of applications. The probe comes with various probe tip accessories for use with small and large components in tight places.

The differential probes have an input resistance of 1 M? (for N2792A) and 200 … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Probes for General-Purpose Differential Signal Measurements"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 6, 2009 – Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy … Read More → "Synopsys’ Sentaurus TCAD used to simulate solar cell performance characteristics at NREL Simulation provides key insights in the design and optimisation of solar cells"

KAWASAKI (Japan), DUESSELDORF (Germany), PUNE (India), SANTA CLARA, Calif. (USA), October 6, 2009 – NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) and KPIT Cummins (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), today announced the availability of an AUTOSAR 3.0-compatible software package for various hardware platforms. This … Read More → "NEC Electronics and KPIT Cummins Collaborate on New AUTOSAR 3.0-Compatible Solution"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2009 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that SystemVue version 2009.08 is now available for download. It features a number of new capabilities including an automated link that unlocks RF-DSP co-design and a fully … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ SystemVue 2009.08 Unlocks RF-DSP Co-design, Custom Flow for “Model-Based Design”"

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Custom Silicon Solutions, Inc. (CSS) (www.CustomSiliconSolutions.com), a leading fabless semiconductor company that provides turn-key custom ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and standard product solutions, has won a new Military ASIC development … Read More → "Custom Silicon Solutions Wins New Military ASIC Development Program"

Eleventh Annual Boston Event is Part of Largest User Conference Program in EDA

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) , a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the Best Paper Awards for the eleventh annual Synopsys Users’ Group (SNUG®) conference in Boston, Mass., held from September 21-22. SNUG conference attendees and the SNUG Technical Committee awarded first place to Garrett Marshall, Jalpa Shah and Scott Stanslaski of Medtronic for “XA Verification in Implantable Medical Design.” Second place was awarded to Clifford Cummings of Sunburst Design, … Read More → "Synopsys Recognizes Technical Excellence at SNUG Boston Conference"

Two New Models and Three New Applications Deliver Broadest Measurement Capability

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2009 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today expanded its mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope portfolio with two lower-cost 600-MHz Infiniium 9000 Series models, three new application packages and GPIB compatibility. The 9000 Series is the industry’s first oscilloscope family to offer bandwidths from 600 MHz to 4 GHz, and it includes the industry’s first mixed signal oscilloscope to support MIPI and SATA industry standards.

Oscilloscopes are the primary tools engineers use to test and debug electronic designs, and engineers need increasingly broad measurement … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Expands Infiniium 9000 Series Lineup with 600-MHz Oscilloscopes, First Mixed-Signal Scope Supporting MIPI and SATA Applications"

Toolkit Adds Enhanced ATML Functionality to the NI TestStand Platform

NEWS RELEASE – Sept. 15, 2009 – National Instruments today announced the NI TestStand ATML Toolkit to help engineers reduce development and maintenance time by expanding test system component interoperability and increasing test system documentation. The Automatic Test Markup Language (ATML) is an IEEE standard consisting of XML document formats that describe different aspects of a test system. The new toolkit adds support for the ATML TestDescription standard and improves support for the ATML TestResults standard in NI TestStand. The toolkit can be downloaded from the National Instruments … Read More → "National Instruments Introduces the NI TestStand ATML Toolkit for Automated Test Application Development"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2009 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of an add-on process design kit (PDK) with enhanced, foundry-certified features for United Monolithic Semiconductors’s (UMS) popular pHEMT processes (PH25, PH15, PPH25 and PPH15). Providing the most complete MMIC design flow available using Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) platform, the new MMIC tool bar personality completely revamps layout functions, adds many design automation and routing capabilities, and helps streamline the MMIC design process. The add-on PDK is available now from UMS.

The new MMIC tool bar personality enables … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Announces MMIC Tool Bar Personality for United Monolithic Semiconductors’ pHEMT processes"

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Triad Semiconductor Inc., the industry’s leading supplier of via-configurable mixed-signal ASICs, will demonstrate its via-configurable array (VCA) technology, and products implementing the technology, at ArrowFest 2009 in Santa Clara, CA; Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; and Lowell, MA in October.

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Triad will be exhibiting the company’s groundbreaking via-configurable array (VCA) technology to integrate analog, digital, memory and processor solutions for single-chip ASICs or system-on-chip (SoC). Triad’s VCA technology combines silicon-proven resources on a single ASIC die. Unique to Triad’s patented VCA approach is … Read More → "Triad Semiconductor at ArrowFest 2009 in Silicon Valley; Ontario, Canada; Massachusetts: Presents Solution to End High-priced ASICs and SoC Integration with Via-Only™ Technology"