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RFMD Expands Industry-Leading Portfolio Of High Performance 2.4GHz Front End Modules For ZigBee®/HAN Applications

January 18, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C., January 10, 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 release of the RFFM6201, a 2.4GHz band single-chip Zigbee® front-end module (FEM) featuring an integrated power amplifier, low noise … Read More → "RFMD Expands Industry-Leading Portfolio Of High Performance 2.4GHz Front End Modules For ZigBee®/HAN Applications"

Xilinx Announces ISE Design Suite 13.4 Further Extending 7 Series FPGA Support and Design Productivity

January 18, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today released ISE® Design Suite 13.4, which provides public access to the MicroBlaze™ Micro Controller System (MCS), new RX Margin Analysis and debug capabilities for the 28nm 7 Series FPGAs and partial reconfiguration support for the Artix™-7 family and Virtex®-7 XT devices.

MicroBlaze MCS Simplifies Microcontroller-based Designs

MicroBlaze MCS, new to the Xilinx® LogiCORE™ IP core offering, provides a turnkey microcontroller solution to Xilinx customers. It includes the MicroBlaze processor, local memory for program … Read More → "Xilinx Announces ISE Design Suite 13.4 Further Extending 7 Series FPGA Support and Design Productivity"

Saelig Debuts New USB 60MHz Oscilloscope/Logic Analyzer

January 18, 2012

Pittsford, NY: Saelig Company, Inc. announces the availability of the MSO-28 – a new, USB-powered, entry-level mixed-signal 60MHz oscilloscope adapter for PCs. This lightweight, economical scope adapter combines a two-channel oscilloscope with a synchronous 8 channel logic analyzer, sampling at 200MSa/s (5ns), all in one compact, extremely portable USB instrument. Simultaneously-clocked analog waveforms and digital data can now be displayed in phase on the same screen with the efficient and easy-to-useFrontPanel software.

The MSO-28’s advanced triggering options include: oscilloscope (analog) trigger: rising/falling edge and pulse width; logic analyzer trigger: 8 bit … Read More → "Saelig Debuts New USB 60MHz Oscilloscope/Logic Analyzer"

X-REL Semiconductor launches new products: a Versatile Timers Family and a Power MOSFET Family

January 18, 2012

Grenoble, France, 18 January, 2012 – Following the announcement of its XTRM products family (-60°C to +230°C) of high-temperature and extreme reliability electronics components, X-REL is proud to announce the availability of five new products belonging to two product families:

Maxim’s 3D Integration Technology Enables Industry’s Smallest Class D Amplifier Solution

January 18, 2012

Sunnyvale, CA– January 17, 2012 – Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) todayannounced the MAX98314, the industry’s first mono, 3.2W, Class D amplifier with integrated input coupling capacitors.

With the integrated input capacitors, the MAX98314 fits in a small 1mm x 1mm solution size and saves at least 25% board space. The part is ideal for applications … Read More → "Maxim’s 3D Integration Technology Enables Industry’s Smallest Class D Amplifier Solution"

Matrox to License Proprietary Source Code of M-Series Solutions

January 18, 2012

Montreal, Canada, January 17, 2012 — Matrox Graphics Inc. announced today that the source code of its M-Series drivers will be made available to approved OEM developers seeking to leverage their high level of expertise and development capacity. 

Those interested in collaborating with Matrox and developing M-Series driver source code to better meet their specific requirements can contact Matrox. Developers authorized under specific license agreements can then gain access to various tools and resources, including the appropriate Matrox programmer’s guide, register specifications, as well as consultation on suggested engineering and related devices to be used … Read More → "Matrox to License Proprietary Source Code of M-Series Solutions"

MIPS Joins Renesas Electronics’ SoC Partner Program

January 18, 2012

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – January 18, 2012 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, announced today that it has joined the Renesas Electronics SoC Partner Program. Renesas Electronics Corporation, a leading global provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, is a long-time licensee of the MIPS64® architecture and processor cores including the MIPS32® 74K™, 24KE™ and 4KE™ cores.

Renesas Electronics’ SoC Partner Program promotes collaboration with its partners based around the … Read More → "MIPS Joins Renesas Electronics’ SoC Partner Program"

Picochip Achieves First Silicon Success for 40-nm picoXcel Femtocell Chip Using Synopsys’ Lynx Design System

January 18, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Picochip Ltd., who recently signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Mindspeed Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), has successfully achieved first silicon success using Synopsys’ Lynx Design System and Galaxy™ Implementation Platform in the design of its next-generation 40-nanometer (nm) PC3008 picoXcell femtocell chip optimized for high-volume, cost-sensitive consumer applications. The Lynx Design System enabled Picochip’s engineering team to quickly and efficiently upgrade to a pre-tested 40-nm Galaxy-based production design flow, … Read More → "Picochip Achieves First Silicon Success for 40-nm picoXcel Femtocell Chip Using Synopsys’ Lynx Design System"

Renesas Electronics Announces Low-Loss Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Devices Integrating Power Conversion Circuit in Single Chip

January 18, 2012

TOKYO, Japan, January 17, 2012—Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of a Schottky barrier diode (SBD), the RJS6005TDPP, employing silicon carbide (SiC, Note 1), a material considered to have great potential for use in power semiconductor devices. The new SiC Schottky barrier diode is ideal for use in high-output electronic systems such as air conditioners, communication base stations, and solar power arrays. The new device also incorporates technology developed jointly by Hitachi, Ltd., and Renesas Electronics, which contributed to achieving approximately 40 percent reduced low power consumption … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces Low-Loss Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Devices Integrating Power Conversion Circuit in Single Chip"

The faster-than-fast Fourier transform

January 18, 2012

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Fourier transform is one of the most fundamental concepts in the information sciences. It’s a method for representing an irregular signal — like the voltage fluctuations in the wire that connects an MP3 player to a loudspeaker — as a combination of pure frequencies. It’s universal in signal processing, but it can also be used to compress image and audio files, solve differential equations, and price stock options, among other things.

The reason the Fourier transform is so prevalent is an algorithm called the fast Fourier transform ( … Read More → "The faster-than-fast Fourier transform"

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