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Increased design flexibility with CADSTAR 13.0 Constraint Browser and Topology Editor

December 7, 2011

December 7, 2011 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken today announces increased flexibility for electronic engineers through CADSTAR’s Constraint Browser and Topology Editor.

Constraint Browser is available now in CADSTAR 13.0. The application guides engineers through a fully integrated, constraints-driven design methodology to meet high-speed performance requirements, offering a fast and effective method to enter the most complex rules early in the design process. It also reduces design costs and time-to-market by eliminating unnecessary prototypes and re-engineering cycles.

Jeroen Leinders, CADSTAR distribution … Read More → "Increased design flexibility with CADSTAR 13.0 Constraint Browser and Topology Editor"

Logic PD Accelerates Product Innovation Using Leading Technologies with Catalyst™ Modular Technology Platform

December 7, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS – Dec. 6, 2011 — Logic PD, offering a smarter way to innovate for all phases of a product’s lifecycle, is making rapid development using sophisticated technologies possible for leading-edge products. The company today introduced Catalyst™, a modular technology platform that provides proof-of-concept technologies for fully-connected, user-friendly products. With Catalyst, Logic PD is breaking down the long-standing barriers and time constraints to using cutting-edge technologies to develop new, innovative products faster.

< … Read More → "Logic PD Accelerates Product Innovation Using Leading Technologies with Catalyst™ Modular Technology Platform"

Vincotech Introduces A New Family Of Compact, Half-Bridge Power Modules

December 7, 2011

Unterhaching, Germany – December 7, 2011. Vincotech, a supplier of module-based solutions for power electronics, has added a new family of power modules to its portfolio of baseplate-less half-bridges ranging up to 1200V/ 150A and 600V/ 200A. flowPHASE 0 2nd Generation enables you to downsize your design, select the optimum chipset from a wide range of readily available components, and still use the same PCB.  

With the new flowPHASE 0 2nd Generation power modules  Vincotech’s portfolio of baseplate-less half-bridges now encompasses a new and remarkably compact line of products  ranging from 50 … Read More → "Vincotech Introduces A New Family Of Compact, Half-Bridge Power Modules"

Saelig Introduces World’s First iPhone? – based WiFi Spectrum Analyzer and Power Meter

December 6, 2011

Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. has introducedWiPry-Combo – the world’s first dynamic power meter and spectrum analyzer accessory for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone – offering a modern touch interface not available on PC-based instruments. WiPry-Combo turns an iOS device into an ultraportable spectrum analyzer and dynamic power meter. WiPry-Combo brings RF power measurements to a graphical interface to show RF waveforms like an oscilloscope – instead of showing voltage, RF amplitude is displayed on an iOS portable device. Actual power output can be triggered, captured, and recorded for protocol verification or for troubleshooting … Read More → "Saelig Introduces World’s First iPhone? – based WiFi Spectrum Analyzer and Power Meter"

IPextreme Introduces Xena™

December 6, 2011

Silicon Valley, Calif. – December 6, 2011 – IPextreme, Inc., the company bringing famous IP (intellectual property) to system-on-chip designers worldwide, today announced the immediate availability of Xena™, a complete, secure, scalable platform for managing semiconductor IP.

Xena serves both semiconductor companies managing IP assets within their company and IP companies who wish to have a professional class infrastructure to manage the distribution and support of their IP products to customers. Companies of any size can benefit from Xena’s inexpensive cost structure, which can scale with their business needs.

Built on proven technology … Read More → "IPextreme Introduces Xena™"

Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s First SD UHS-II Card-Compliance Test Tools for Portable Consumer Electronics

December 6, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the industry’s first secure digital ultra-high-speed card-compliance test software. The new SD UHS-II bus interface technology increases secure digital performance with data rates up to 1.56 Gb/sec in consumer electronics applications. The compliance test package helps designers accelerate the development of SD UHS-II card-based systems and ensure their interoperability. 

The Agilent N6461A SD UHS-II card compliance test application, which runs on … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s First SD UHS-II Card-Compliance Test Tools for Portable Consumer Electronics"

ASM Qualifies New Higher-k Gate Process for 14nm Manufacturing

December 6, 2011

ALMERE, The Netherlands, December 5, 2011 -ASM International N.V. (www.asm.com) (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM), the leader in atomic layer deposition (ALD) of high-k gate materials, today announced the successful demonstration of a new 14nm high-k gate dielectric process that achieved less than 6 angstroms equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) at a customer’s 14nm R&D line, an improvement of about 40% from the current advanced nodes. The new high-k process improves device performance by enabling faster switching and lower leakage current, while reconfirming the extendibility of hafnium based … Read More → "ASM Qualifies New Higher-k Gate Process for 14nm Manufacturing"

Green Hills Software Selected by Altair Semiconductor for 4G Wireless Broadband Solutions

December 6, 2011

SANTA BARBARA, CA — December 6, 2011 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has announced that its compilers, the Green Hills Probe and MULTI® development tool chain, have been used by Altair Semiconductor in the development of its 4G LTE products. Altair is a leading LTE chip supplier with approximately 30 different customer products shipping globally, covering all variants of the LTE standard on a single chipset and software platform.

“We selected Green Hills Software after conducting an extensive analysis of the solutions in the market,” said Nohik Semel, vice president … Read More → "Green Hills Software Selected by Altair Semiconductor for 4G Wireless Broadband Solutions"

Intel, Micron Extend NAND Flash Technology Leadership With Introduction of World’s First 128Gb NAND Device and Mass Production of 64Gb 20nm NAND

December 6, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BOISE, Idaho, 2011-12-06 00:32 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq:MU) today announced a new benchmark in NAND flash technology — the world’s first 20 nanometer (nm), 128 gigabit (Gb), multilevel-cell (MLC) device. The companies also announced mass production of their 64Gb 20nm NAND, which further extends the companies’ leadership in NAND process technology.

Developed through Intel and Micron’s joint-development venture, IM Flash Technologies (IMFT), the new 20nm monolithic 128Gb device is the first in the industry to enable a terabit (Tb) of data storage in a fingertip-size … Read More → "Intel, Micron Extend NAND Flash Technology Leadership With Introduction of World’s First 128Gb NAND Device and Mass Production of 64Gb 20nm NAND"

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