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Renesas Electronics Introduces Ultra-Compact Reference Board for Set-Top Box (STB) Solution Supporting Cloud Compatibility and Home Content Distribution

January 10, 2012

Dusseldorf, January 10, 2012 – Renesas Electronics , a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of an ultra-compact reference board that can be used as an IP network–compatible High Definition set-top box (STB) solution. The new reference board adds cloud features to non connected TVs, enabling multi-room content distribution (home content distribution), both of which are expected to achieve wide adoption in the near future.

Renesas began supplying the new reference board to partner companies today and … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Introduces Ultra-Compact Reference Board for Set-Top Box (STB) Solution Supporting Cloud Compatibility and Home Content Distribution"

Microdul Adopts Advanced Mixed-signal Solution from DOLPHIN Integration and Tanner EDA and Leads Regional User Group to Drive Continued Innovation

January 10, 2012

MONROVIA, California and MEYLAN, France – January 10, 2012 – Microdul AG – a specialist for high quality semiconductors and micro-systems assembly – has adopted an integrated mixed-signal flow from Dolphin Integration and Tanner EDA. The solution brings together HiPer Silicon, Tanner EDA’s analog design suite, with SMASH, Dolphin Integration’s logic and mixed-signal simulator, to provide an affordable and innovative mixed-signal EDA flow that operates smoothly from design capture to verification. Microdul benefits from a state-of-the-art design flow that ensures compatibility with several foundries’ PDKs.

Coupling an easy-to-use schematic editor and a single kernel … Read More → "Microdul Adopts Advanced Mixed-signal Solution from DOLPHIN Integration and Tanner EDA and Leads Regional User Group to Drive Continued Innovation"

MCAD and ECAD speak the same language with CADSTAR Board Modeler Lite

January 10, 2012

January 10, 2012 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken announces a new version of Board Modeler Lite that offers significant productivity enhancements during board layout design.

Board Modeler Lite 6.1 – available now with CADSTAR 13.0 – bridges the process between MCAD and ECAD design flows by offering a common platform to communicate between the two disciplines. Board Modeler Lite helps resolve issues during the exchange of data between mechanical and electronic design and provides a forum during PCB layout to conduct electromechanical analysis early in the design process, with accurate 3 … Read More → "MCAD and ECAD speak the same language with CADSTAR Board Modeler Lite"

Timesys® Announces Support for Intel® Atom™ Processor N2000 and D2000 Series-based Platform

January 10, 2012

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of the industry’s most-easy-to-use and affordable embedded Linux solutions, today announced support for the new Intel^® Atom™ processor N2000 and D2000 series.

Dual 18-Bit Current Output SPI DAC Achieves ±1LSB INL & DNL

January 10, 2012

MILPITAS, CA – January 10, 2012 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2758, the industry’s first high performance dual, 18-bit, current output digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The LTC2758 offers accurate 18-bit DC specifications, including ±1LSB (max) INL and DNL over temperature. In addition to excellent DC specifications, the LTC2758 offers fast settling of 2.1µs and … Read More → "Dual 18-Bit Current Output SPI DAC Achieves ±1LSB INL & DNL"

New Kionix Gyro Sets Low-Power Benchmark for Consumer-Grade Devices

January 9, 2012

LAS VEGAS — Kionix, Inc., a global leader in MEMS inertial sensor design and manufacturing, today announced its second-generation gyro, the KGY23—a 3-axis, 4 x 4 x 0.9mm sensor that features low power, low noise, flexible output ranges, and excellent bias stability over temperature.

Aimed at the consumer market, the KGY23 features:

Green Hills Software Key Technology Partner in Clemson University’s Reconfigurable Digital Cockpit Program

January 9, 2012

LAS VEGAS, NV — January 9, 2012 — Consumer Electronics Show 2012, Visteon Tent — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) announce today Green Hills Software’s role as a technology partner in CU-ICAR’s Deep Orange 2 reconfigurable vehicle cockpit that will showcase the future in digital cockpit experience. This technology, demonstrated in the Visteon tent at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, provides a glimpse into how drivers can safely and reliably interact with their vehicle’s features.

Kionix Announces First ‘Combo’ Product with 3-Axis Gyro and 3-Axis Accelerometer

January 9, 2012

LAS VEGAS–Kionix, Inc., a top-three provider of MEMS inertial sensors for consumer products, today introduced the KXG02, a low-power, low-current, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer combination device for high-volume consumer applications. Targeting a rapidly growing market predicted to reach $724.5 million by 2014, according to IHS iSuppli, the KXG02 enables six degrees of freedom for tablets, smartphones, television remote … Read More → "Kionix Announces First ‘Combo’ Product with 3-Axis Gyro and 3-Axis Accelerometer"

MIPS Technologies Teams with Leading Providers of Multimedia and Gaming Solutions to Enable Multi-screen Consumer Experience

January 9, 2012

INTERNATIONAL CES, LAS VEGAS, Nev. – January 9, 2012 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, announced that it is teaming with leading providers of multimedia and interactive entertainment solutions to enable an advanced multi-screen consumer experience on MIPS-Based™ platforms.

MIPS is working with TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V:TNG), the global leader in the multiplatform deployment of interactive entertainment, to bring real-time, multi-screen gaming to Android™ digital home and mobile platforms. Separately, MIPS Technologies and PacketVideo are … Read More → "MIPS Technologies Teams with Leading Providers of Multimedia and Gaming Solutions to Enable Multi-screen Consumer Experience"

Kionix Introduces Sensor Fusion Software Solution with Maximum Flexibility and Performance

January 9, 2012

LAS VEGAS — Kionix, Inc., a leading provider of inertial sensors for the consumer electronics and mobile-products markets, today introduced its 9-axis sensor-fusion solution. This new software solution is flexible, scalable and optimized for low power and high performance, addressing the needs of a wide variety of motion-based product-development challenges.

The Kionix Sensor Fusion software … Read More → "Kionix Introduces Sensor Fusion Software Solution with Maximum Flexibility and Performance"