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austriamicrosystems announces industry’s first demonstration for standalone NFC MicroSD; developed in cooperation with Infineon

November 15, 2011

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (November 15, 2011) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, today announced the first demonstration that enables NFC (near field communication) data transfer on removable secure elements using a micro-antenna design. This solution was developed in cooperation with Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), the world’s leading supplier of integrated circuits for chip cards. It will speed up the deployment and the acceptance of standalone NFC solutions based on ultra small form factors such as microSD.

NFC is now entering … Read More → "austriamicrosystems announces industry’s first demonstration for standalone NFC MicroSD; developed in cooperation with Infineon"

Xilinx Zynq-7000 Family Wins Embedded & Critical Systems Award at IET Innovation Awards 2011

November 15, 2011

LONDON, Nov. 15, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its Zynq™-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) achieved Embedded & Critical Systems Award status at The Institution of Engineering & Technology’s (IET) annual Innovation Awards, held on Wednesday 9^th November in London. Xilinx was celebrated for achieving an industry first with its new family of devices that incorporate and ARM® dual-core Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processing system with 28nm programmable logic.

The IET Innovation Awards recognise the most innovative companies operating within a wide variety of engineering … Read More → "Xilinx Zynq-7000 Family Wins Embedded & Critical Systems Award at IET Innovation Awards 2011"

Atmel Launches Industry’s First Single-package Microcontroller with LF-RFID Reader

November 15, 2011

Heilbronn, Germany, November 15, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced availability of an AVR® microcontroller (MCU) with an RFID reader block and 16kBytes of in-system self-programmable Flash. Available in a 5mm x 7mm QFN package and operating in the low-frequency (LF) range at 100-150kHz, the Atmel ATA5505 is suitable for all kinds of LF Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) RFID readers and programmers for access control, industrial automation and animal identification applications.

The ATA5505 makes building a complete reader an easy process requiring just a few external components … Read More → "Atmel Launches Industry’s First Single-package Microcontroller with LF-RFID Reader"

Magma’s New SystemNav Speeds Board-Level Failure Analysis by Enabling Signal Trace between Chips, Stacked Dies, PCBs and MCMs

November 15, 2011

ISTFA, SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 — Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced SystemNav™, a next-generation tool that extends CAD navigation and circuit debug from integrated circuits (ICs) to stacked die, printed circuit boards (PCBs) and multichip modules (MCMs). SystemNav is the only commercially available tool that integrates multiple, interactive IC and PCB online trace and circuit debugging with CAD navigation. SystemNav allows rapid signal traces on chips, stacked dies and MCMs and PCBs. With SystemNav, fab teams can trace signals from chip to board, back to chip and then … Read More → "Magma’s New SystemNav Speeds Board-Level Failure Analysis by Enabling Signal Trace between Chips, Stacked Dies, PCBs and MCMs"

Xilinx Enables Cable Operators to Future-Proof Headends To Deliver More Compelling Triple-Play Services to the Home

November 15, 2011

ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2011 (Booth #302) is demonstrating a cable industry first with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) delivering up to 160 QAM channels through a single RF port on Xilinx 28nm 7 series FPGAs. This development is vital for multiple system operators (MSOs) offering expanded triple-play services through existing cable headends and demonstrates that FPGA-based headend equipment can deliver the device and signal densities critical in meeting competitive data and content delivery challenges.

Furthermore, cable equipment vendors incorporating the 7 series FPGA architecture from Xilinx bundled with IP cores and … Read More → "Xilinx Enables Cable Operators to Future-Proof Headends To Deliver More Compelling Triple-Play Services to the Home"

Tektronix Automates DisplayPort Compliance Testing

November 15, 2011

BEAVERTON, Ore., Nov. 14, 2011 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes,today announced new software and test fixtures that provide fully automated compliance testing support for the DisplayPort 1.2 Compliance Test Specification ( CTS). The new offerings are designed to work with an 8 GHz or higher bandwidth Tektronix DPO/DSA 70000 Series digital oscilloscope to ensure … Read More → "Tektronix Automates DisplayPort Compliance Testing"

Atmel Delivers Capacitive Touch Controller with Industry’s Best Proximity Sensing Range

November 15, 2011

San Jose, CA, November 15, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced it has achieved the touch controller market’s longest proximity sensing range of over 10 inches (25cm) with the QTouch® AT42QT2120. A longer sensing range enables a system to wake up as an object or finger approaches the system. The system then turns on the backlight or boots up when touch operation commences. The Atmel QT2120 is ideal for applications in automotive, computing, consumer, industrial, medical and white and brown goods requiring proximity capability.Read More → "Atmel Delivers Capacitive Touch Controller with Industry’s Best Proximity Sensing Range"

Netezza, An IBM Company, Selects Lattice Power Manager Products

November 15, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – NOVEMBER 14, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that Netezza, an IBM Company and the leader in data warehouse appliances, is using the innovative programmable Lattice Power Manager device – the PAC™ POWR 1220AT8 — to integrate and simplify multiple power management functions in a board design.

As board designs become ever more complex, the traditional approach to power management using multiple discrete power management ICs from several different vendors is no longer … Read More → "Netezza, An IBM Company, Selects Lattice Power Manager Products"

Industry Luminaries Share Perspectives on Collaborative Solutions at the 24th EDA Interoperability Forum

November 15, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 — 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 the speaker line-up and details of the 24^th EDA Interoperability Forum. Synopsys welcomes back industry luminaries and experts to share their thoughts on the continued importance of interoperability in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ecosystem and to guide the industry in identifying opportunities and solving the challenges ahead.

WHO: The Forum is a no-charge event recommended for IC design and … Read More → "Industry Luminaries Share Perspectives on Collaborative Solutions at the 24th EDA Interoperability Forum"

Xilinx Alliance Program Introduces Highly Qualified Premier Design Services Providers to Accelerate Customer Design Productivity

November 14, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today introduced the Premier Design Services membership tier of the Xilinx Alliance Program, as an extension of its Design Services member base, to help FPGA customers accelerate new product development and make it easier for FPGA users to find the right partner for their design and development needs.

“The Xilinx Alliance Program creates a global ecosystem through close collaboration with our most trusted partners,” said Dave Tokic, Senior Director, Partner Ecosystems and Alliances at Xilinx. “As designs continue to become more complex, Xilinx understands … Read More → "Xilinx Alliance Program Introduces Highly Qualified Premier Design Services Providers to Accelerate Customer Design Productivity"

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