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At DVCon, Calypto Demonstrates High Level Synthesis, Power Optimization and Electronic Design Equivalence Checking; Participates in Multi-Core SoC Tutorial

March 2, 2012

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At the Design Verification Conference (DVCon), Calypto® Design Systems, Inc., the leader in Electronic System Level (ESL) hardware design and Register Transfer Level (RTL) power optimization, will demonstrate its products – Catapult® HLS (High Level Synthesis), SLEC® (Sequential Logic Equivalence Checking) and Read More → "At DVCon, Calypto Demonstrates High Level Synthesis, Power Optimization and Electronic Design Equivalence Checking; Participates in Multi-Core SoC Tutorial"

Agilent Technologies Introduces Widest-Bandwidth, Instrumentation-Grade Clock Recovery Solutions for Testing High-Speed Digital Communications Systems

March 2, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a new family of instrumentation-grade clock recovery solutions for optical and electrical testing of high-speed digital communications components and systems. The solutions offer the industry’s highest bandwidth and low jitter performance at significantly lower cost than similar products.

Bit-error-ratio testers and oscilloscopes require a clock signal to synchronize the measurement system to the incoming data stream. When the necessary synchronous clock is not available, a common solution is to derive the clock from the data being measured. Agilent’s … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Widest-Bandwidth, Instrumentation-Grade Clock Recovery Solutions for Testing High-Speed Digital Communications Systems"

Molex Partners with Altera and Gennum to Demonstrate 100 Gbps Enabling Technology at OFC/NFOEC

March 2, 2012

LISLE, Ill. – March 2, 2012 – Molex Incorporated will partner with Altera Corporation and Gennum Corporation to demonstrate interoperability of a 28 Gbps Very Short Reach (VSR) interconnect solution at OFC/NFOEC, March 6 – 8. The companies are using this opportunity to illustrate their commitment to helping system engineers and manufacturers develop higher density and lower … Read More → "Molex Partners with Altera and Gennum to Demonstrate 100 Gbps Enabling Technology at OFC/NFOEC"

RFMD® Unveils 2ND Generation Ultra-High Efficiency PAs

March 2, 2012

Barcelona, Spain, February, 27, 2012 – RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the expansion of its ultra-high efficiency power amplifier (PA) product portfolio to include six 4G LTE PAs. The new PAs deliver superior peak efficiency and current consumption in LTE mode and complement RFMD’s first-generation family of ultra-high efficiency PAs for WCDMA applications.

With the addition of the six new LTE PAs, RFMD’s ultra-high efficiency product family now covers WCDMA bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, and … Read More → "RFMD® Unveils 2ND Generation Ultra-High Efficiency PAs"

element14 drives Raspberry Pi revolution to educate a new generation of programmers

March 2, 2012

Units available to pre-order from 29 February in Europe, US and Asia
Raspberry Pi dedicated area on the element14 Community
Support materials and PCB tools available free in the Knode on element14 and the Community

LONDON – Feb. 29, 2012 – element14, the first collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts and a part of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell [LON:PFL], today … Read More → "element14 drives Raspberry Pi revolution to educate a new generation of programmers"

Ramtron and Revere Security Join Forces to Enable Secure and Energy Efficient F-RAM Semiconductor Devices

March 2, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — February 28, 2012 — U.S. semiconductor maker Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of low energy semiconductor products, and Revere Security, a leading developer of hyper-efficient cryptographic data security solutions, today announced that they have entered into a partnership to enable the integration of Revere Security’s Hummingbird HB-2 security technology into Ramtron’s nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) products. Under the partnership, Ramtron and Revere Security will work together on joint product development, joint go-to-market approaches for secure semiconductor solutions, and a roadmap to drive security technology … Read More → "Ramtron and Revere Security Join Forces to Enable Secure and Energy Efficient F-RAM Semiconductor Devices"

Option announces LGA module for 4G LTE

March 2, 2012

Leuven, Belgium – February 28, 2012 – Option (EURONEXT: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), a global leader in wireless connectivity, security and experience, today announces its new 4G LTE module, the GTM801 which is footprint compatible with the 3G LGA module, the GTM601. Option’s embedded solutions provide flexible alternatives: manufacturers can design tablets or ultra-portable notebooks using the same layout to offer either 3G with the GTM601 or 4G LTE with the GTM801 to meet diverse market needs.

Both modules are designed to support Windows 8 and the USB-IF Mobile Broadband Interface (MBIM) specification. The GTM801 is … Read More → "Option announces LGA module for 4G LTE"

Artila Releases ARM9 Single Board Computer Supporting High Resolution LCD

March 2, 2012

Taipei, Taiwan – March, 2012 — Artila Electronics, the leading designer and manufacturer of ARM9 industrial PC, is proud to announce the launch of M-506, an ARM9 Linux-< … Read More → "Artila Releases ARM9 Single Board Computer Supporting High Resolution LCD"

Agilent Technologies Adds 1-GHz Models and DVM Capability to Award-Winning InfiniiVision X-Series Oscilloscopes

March 2, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the addition of four 1-GHz models to its award-winning line of InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series oscilloscopes. These new oscilloscopes address the growing need for higher-bandwidth bench scopes by offering 1-GHz models at prices starting at what other leading manufacturers charge for models with half the bandwidth.

Doubling the available bandwidth addresses the top customer-requested enhancement for this oscilloscope family. The 2000 and 3000 X-Series continue to draw acclaim from engineers and industry opinion-leaders for their combination of performance, value and innovative new features like WaveGen, which integrates fixed-function … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Adds 1-GHz Models and DVM Capability to Award-Winning InfiniiVision X-Series Oscilloscopes"

austriamicrosystems new smart LED driver produces sophisticated light effects while dramatically conserving system power

March 1, 2012

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (February 28, 2012) – A new smart LED driver IC, the AS3668 introduced by austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, controls up to four LEDs to produce sophisticated indicator lighting effects in mobile phones and tablets without requiring the intervention of the power-hungry baseband processor.

It can also be used in many other consumer electronics devices such as 3G and LTE modems, USB memory sticks, game controllers and headsets in which indicator lighting can enhance the user interface, and in which high-value … Read More → "austriamicrosystems new smart LED driver produces sophisticated light effects while dramatically conserving system power"