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BIOSAP Designs Spartan-6 FPGAs into RAID Motherboard for Surveillance & Storage System Applications

December 20, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) announced today that BIOSAP Taiwan, an alliance partner of RAID (redundant array of independent disks) controller and system company BIOS Corp. Japan, has designed Xilinx Spartan®-6 FPGAs its ROMB miniITX ATOM motherboard for leading surveillance server and network attached storage system applications.

The FPGAs are being embedded into a RAID motherboard to enable system integrators to build highly reliable server appliances, such as surveillance video recorders and network attached storage. This particular ROMB appliance supports high sustained throughput and reliable data storage for … Read More → "BIOSAP Designs Spartan-6 FPGAs into RAID Motherboard for Surveillance & Storage System Applications"

24V, 15A Monolithic Synchronous Step-Down Regulator with Differential Output Sensing & Clock Synchronization

December 20, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – December 20, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3613, a high frequency controlled on-time synchronous step-down DC/DC converter with differential output voltage sensing and clock synchronization. The controlled on-time, valley current mode architecture enables a very fast transient response by increasing its operating frequency during a transient event, allowing the LTC3613 to recover from … Read More → "24V, 15A Monolithic Synchronous Step-Down Regulator with Differential Output Sensing & Clock Synchronization"

Mouser to Distribute Micrium’s Embedded Products Worldwide

December 19, 2011

December 19, 2011 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with Read More → "Mouser to Distribute Micrium’s Embedded Products Worldwide"

Lattice Semiconductor Will Highlight Innovative Programmable Logic Design Solutions For Mobile Devices AT CES 2012

December 19, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – DECEMBER 19, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it will be hosting a private hospitality meeting suite at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 10-13, 2012. The suite will be located in the Las Vegas Hilton, North Hall, 28^th Floor, Suite 127.

With their small form factors, low power consumption and low cost, programmable logic devices (PLDs) are being widely adopted in the design of mobile devices and consumer electronics … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor Will Highlight Innovative Programmable Logic Design Solutions For Mobile Devices AT CES 2012"

XIMEA Introduces World’s Smallest USB 3.0 Industrial Camera Based on Cypress EZ-USB® FX3 Controller

December 19, 2011

MUNSTER, Germany and SAN JOSE, Calif., December 19, 2011 –XIMEA GmbH has set a new benchmark for high-speed industrial cameras with the introduction of the MQ series USB 3.0 SuperSpeed industrial machine vision cameras based on Cypress’s (Nasdaq: CY) EZ-USB^® FX3 USB 3.0 controller.

With its USB 3.0 SuperSpeed data interface, XIMEA’s MQ series is capable of generating 5 Gbps, or the equivalent of 400 megapixels per second (Megapixels/s). Based on XIMEA’s more than 20 years’ experience building ultra-compact cameras, the MQ series offers the latest, highest-grade CMOS sensors with … Read More → "XIMEA Introduces World’s Smallest USB 3.0 Industrial Camera Based on Cypress EZ-USB® FX3 Controller"

Powerful 19-inch industrial computer with PICMG 1.3 slot CPU and Intel® QM57 chipset

December 19, 2011

Munich, December 2011 – DSM Computer has added three powerful variants to its 19-inch Infinity^® computer family, based on DSM‘s new PICMG 1.3 industry slot CPU 96M4371o. The compact plugin card incorporates an Intel^® Core™ processor and the energy-saving Intel^® QM57 mobile chipset. The robust 4 U and 2 U industrial PCs are housed in a solid, high-quality rack and lend themselves to being fitted in 19-inch cabinets.

The 4 U 96M1574 and 96M15801 Infinity^® systems come with 12 free … Read More → "Powerful 19-inch industrial computer with PICMG 1.3 slot CPU and Intel® QM57 chipset"

Mentor Graphics and Mecel Announce the First Complete AUTOSAR 4.x Solution

December 19, 2011

Wilsonville, Ore. and Gothenburg, Sweden, December 15, 2011 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) and Mecel AB announced today the availability of a solution for the design, configuration, generation, and implementation of an AUTOSAR Basic Software (BSW) solution for Versions 4.0.2 and 4.0.3. Mentor Graphics partnered with Mecel, a subsidiary of Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH), in the development of the industry’s first complete AUTOSAR 4.x solution for the automotive marketplace. AUTOSAR is currently the largest E/E (Electrical/Electronic) standardization project in the automotive industry.

Ultralow Noise & Spurious 350MHz to 6GHz Integer-N PLL/Synthesizer Suppresses System Noise

December 19, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – December 19, 2011 – Linear Technology announces the LTC6945, a high performance 6GHz integer-N frequency synthesizer with outstanding -226dBc/Hz normalized closed-loop in-band phase noise, excellent -274dBc/Hz normalized in-band 1/f noise, a wideband phase noise floor of -157dBc/Hz and
best-in-class -102dBc spurious output. In a typical 900MHz … Read More → "Ultralow Noise & Spurious 350MHz to 6GHz Integer-N PLL/Synthesizer Suppresses System Noise"

IEEE Names Six Fellows from Within Council on EDA Ranks

December 19, 2011

NEW YORK –– December 19, 2011 –– The IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) today announced that six candidates from the Council have been appointed Fellow of the IEEE effective January 1, 2012.

Those elevated to the Class of 2012 IEEE Fellow from CEDA are: Naehyuck Chang from Seoul National University for contributions to system-level power characterization, including thermal management; Chong-Nuen Chu of Iowa State University for contributions to physical design of integrated circuits; and Alper Demir at Koc University in Turkey for contributions to stochastic modeling and phase noise analysis.

Also, Rudy Lauwereins … Read More → "IEEE Names Six Fellows from Within Council on EDA Ranks"

Renesas Electronics Introduces High-Commutation Power Semiconductor Device for Motor Drive in Electric Household Appliances Enabling Direct Trigger via an MCU

December 19, 2011

TOKYO, Japan, December 16, 2011—Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of a high-commutation triac, the BCR8LM-14LK, supporting rated RMS on-state current (IT (RMS) of 8-ampere (A) and rated repetitive peak off-voltage (VDRM) of 700 V, which can be triggered directly by a microcontroller (MCU). The new triac can be used to drive loads such as AC (alternating current) motors, solenoids, and heaters in electric household appliances (white goods) such as washing machines and refrigerators.

Triacs are used for controlling power supply switching in AC circuits. Due to … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Introduces High-Commutation Power Semiconductor Device for Motor Drive in Electric Household Appliances Enabling Direct Trigger via an MCU"