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Cadence Announces Production Release of Virtual Platform for Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform

February 27, 2012

NUREMBERG, GERMANY–(Marketwire – February 27, 2012) – “Time-to-market is extremely important for our customers’ new smart products, and the challenge lies in the software complexity,” said Endric Schubert, founder and CTO of Missing Link Electronics, Inc. “The Cadence virtual platform enables us to regularly pre-validate our rich open source software stack, even when decoupled from our FPGA hardware development environment.”Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that the company’s Read More → "Cadence Announces Production Release of Virtual Platform for Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform"

Cavium and Microsemi Launch Joint IEEE 1588 / SyncE Platform for Next-Generation Mobile Networks

February 27, 2012

BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwire – February 27, 2012) – Service providers are continuously balancing the need for streamlined infrastructure cost while also accommodating the explosive growth in data, voice and video traffic. Packet networks address this issue. With the migration to packet networks, synchronization for the next-generation 4G wireless applications becomes critical.GSMA Mobile World Congress — Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, announced today a joint IEEE 1588 / SyncE solution with Microsemi Corporation ( … Read More → "Cavium and Microsemi Launch Joint IEEE 1588 / SyncE Platform for Next-Generation Mobile Networks"

SpringSoft and Synopsys Link Debug Technologies to Speed Protocol Verification for SoC Designs

February 27, 2012

HSINCHU, Taiwan and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 27 , 2012 /PRNewswire/ — SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced that they have linked SpringSoft’s Verdi™ Automated Debug System with Synopsys’ Protocol Analyzer. Part of the Synopsys Discovery™ VIP family, Protocol Analyzer enables engineers to quickly understand, identify and debug protocols in their designs. Through this linkage, the identified protocol violations and errors are seamlessly passed to the Verdi environment for … Read More → "SpringSoft and Synopsys Link Debug Technologies to Speed Protocol Verification for SoC Designs"

austriamicrosystems announces new smartphone LCD backlight LED drivers with the industry’s highest efficiency and smallest PCB area

February 27, 2012

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (February 27, 2012) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, has announced the AS3674 and AS3490 LED backlight drivers for smartphone LCD displays. These new LED drivers enable the industry’s best application efficiency at a peak level of 90%, including the DC-DC converter and the current sources. With a PCB footprint of only 11.5 mm², and just four external components required, the AS3674 and AS3940 are well suited for smart phones and other mobile devices where space is at a premium.

The AS3674 … Read More → "austriamicrosystems announces new smartphone LCD backlight LED drivers with the industry’s highest efficiency and smallest PCB area"

HiSilicon and imec collaborate on reconfigurable RF transceivers

February 27, 2012

Leuven, Belgium, February 27, 2012 – HiSilicon and imec have signed a strategic research collaboration to develop innovative RF transceiver architectures for next-generation mobile terminals. With the partnership, HiSilicon joins imec’s R&D program on cognitive reconfigurable radio to jointly conceive low-power and compact high-performance reconfigurable RF transceivers leveraging on state-of-the-art CMOS technology.

Imec’s cognitive reconfigurable radio front-end program investigates reconfigurable RF solutions, high-speed/low-power analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and new approaches to digitize future RF architectures and minimize antenna interface requirements. By combining fundamental rethinking of the circuit architectures and designs … Read More → "HiSilicon and imec collaborate on reconfigurable RF transceivers"

Synopsys Unveils Next-Generation Verification IP for Faster SoC Verification

February 27, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today unveiled its Discovery™ Verification IP (VIP) family based on the new VIPER architecture. Written entirely in SystemVerilog with native support for the UVM, VMM and OVM methodologies, Discovery VIP provides inherent performance, ease-of-use and extensibility to speed and simplify verification of the most complex system-on-chip (SoC) designs. The Discovery VIP family includes Protocol Analyzer, a unique protocol-aware debug environment. Discovery VIP supports all major simulators and offers up to … Read More → "Synopsys Unveils Next-Generation Verification IP for Faster SoC Verification"

SMART Storage Systems Expands Relationship with Avnet Electronics Marketing

February 27, 2012

SMART Storage Systems, an innovative and rapidly emerging SSD technology provider, and Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) and a global distributor of electronic components, enterprise computing and storage products, and embedded systems, today announced that they have expanded their global distribution relationship. The Avnet Memec and Avnet Embedded divisions of Avnet Electronics Marketing will now distribute SMART Storage Systems’ Xceed solid-state drive (SSD) product lines to its customers worldwide. Production quantities of the XceedIOPS, XceedIOPS 2 and XceedStor 500S SSDs are now available.

“Our customers are constantly looking for ways to improve … Read More → "SMART Storage Systems Expands Relationship with Avnet Electronics Marketing"

Tektronix Expands, Enhances Bench Oscilloscope Family

February 27, 2012

BEAVERTON, Ore., February 28, 2012 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes,today announced a series of new models, options and enhancements to its popular MSO/DPO4000B andMSO/DPO3000 mixed signal oscilloscope series, helping to address a broader range of embedded system test and debug needs at more aggressive price points.

With the new models and enhancements to its bench oscilloscope family, … Read More → "Tektronix Expands, Enhances Bench Oscilloscope Family"

Atmel’s maXTouch Controllers Enable Touch Capabilities for In-Car Control Systems

February 27, 2012

San Jose, CA, February, 27, 2012 – Atmel^® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced the availability of its maXTouch^® family for 5″ to 10″ automotive touchscreens and touchpads used in center stack displays, navigation systems, radio human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and rear-seat entertainment systems. With these new automotive-qualified maXTouch devices, Atmel strengthens its position as a market-leading touch supplier and extends its range of supported maXTouch applications from consumer and industrial into automotive.

The new automotive-qualified devices include the maXTouch mXT768E and the maXTouch … Read More → "Atmel’s maXTouch Controllers Enable Touch Capabilities for In-Car Control Systems"

First 28nm ARM Cortex-A9 Processor Optimization Pack now Available for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm-SLP HKMG Process

February 24, 2012

Cambridge, UK – 23^rd February 2012 – ARM today announced the availability of the ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ Processor Optimization Pack (POP) for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 28nm-SLP High-K Metal Gate process technology. Optimized for mobile, networking and enterprise applications, the energy-efficient ARM POP 28nm-SLP for Cortex-A9 processors delivers a performance range from 1GHz to 1.6GHz for worst case conditions, with up to 2GHz in typical conditions. This provides a wide range of flexibility for System-on-Chip (SoC) designers to optimize performance and energy-efficiency using the ARM Artisan® Physical IP Platform and Cortex-A9 POP.

“As consumer demand for high-performance, energy-efficient mobile devices … Read More → "First 28nm ARM Cortex-A9 Processor Optimization Pack now Available for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm-SLP HKMG Process"

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