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18-Bit, 1.6Msps, Pseudo-Differential Serial SAR ADC Achieves 96.5dB SNR Performance & Low 18mW Power

November 7, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – November 7, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2369-18, a serial 18-bit, 1.6Msps pseudo-differential SAR analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which achieves impressive 96.5dB SNR and -120dB THD while supporting a 0V to 5V unipolar input range. The pseudo-differential input simplifies the ADC driver requirement, enabling single-ended drive while benefiting from the reduction of unwanted signals … Read More → "18-Bit, 1.6Msps, Pseudo-Differential Serial SAR ADC Achieves 96.5dB SNR Performance & Low 18mW Power"

Altera’s Quartus II Software Version 11.1 Delivers Arria V and Cyclone V FPGA Support and Productivity Improvements

November 7, 2011

San Jose, Calif., November 7, 2011—Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced the release of its Quartus^® II software version 11.1, the industry’s number one design software in performance and productivity for CPLD, FPGA and HardCopy^® ASIC designs. This latest software release features expanded support for Altera’s 28-nm FPGAs, including compilation support for Read More → "Altera’s Quartus II Software Version 11.1 Delivers Arria V and Cyclone V FPGA Support and Productivity Improvements"

Microchip’s Low-Power, High-Accuracy Instrumentation Amplifier Offers On-Chip Calibration for Enhanced Performance

November 7, 2011

CHANDLER, Ariz., Nov. 7, 2011 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced its first instrumentation amplifier, the MCP6N11. The new instrumentation amp features Microchip’s unique mCal technology, which is an on-chip calibration circuit that enables low initial offset voltage and a means to control offset drift, which results in higher accuracy across time and temperature. The MCP6N11’s low-power CMOS process technology enables … Read More → "Microchip’s Low-Power, High-Accuracy Instrumentation Amplifier Offers On-Chip Calibration for Enhanced Performance"

Lattice Ships 15 Million Power Manager Devices

November 7, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – NOVEMBER 7, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped more than 15 million Power Manager devices. All seven Power Manager devices have been broadly adopted in a wide range of high volume, cost sensitive applications because they enable board designers to integrate the multiple power management functions of a circuit board into a single programmable device. Integration reduces overall system cost by eliminating duplicate functions; for example, the multiple precision voltage references that are required in discrete designs.

“The Lattice POWR607 device has the … Read More → "Lattice Ships 15 Million Power Manager Devices"

Pentek Launches First Digital I/O High-Speed Recording System Family with the New Talon RTS 2715 10Gig Ethernet Data Recorder

November 7, 2011

Recording of up to two 10-Gigabit Ethernet data streams with zero data loss
Support for copper, multi-mode, or single-mode optical interfaces
Up to 20 TB of magnetic or solid-state, hot-swappable NTFS RAID storage
Pre-loaded SystemFlow software includes easy-to-use graphical user interface and application programming interface for turnkey operation and integration

BALTIMORE, MD, MILCOM–November 7, 2011–Pentek, Inc., today released the first in a new family of COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) turnkey high-speed digital recorders, the Talon™ RTS 2715. Available with either magnetic or solid-state disk drive arrays, the RTS 2715 can … Read More → "Pentek Launches First Digital I/O High-Speed Recording System Family with the New Talon RTS 2715 10Gig Ethernet Data Recorder"

SiliconBlue Awarded ISO 9001 Quality Management System Standard Certification

November 7, 2011

SANTA CLARA, California, November 7, 2011 – SiliconBlue® Technologies, the leader in Custom Mobile Device™ (CMD) solutions for handheld applications, today announced that it has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 registration (Certificate No: US004204-1) of its quality management system for the design and manufacture of its mobileFPGA™ devices.

ISO9001 certification focuses on quality management ensuring that a company’s products are designed, documented and implemented according to the nationally mandated ISO 9001:2008 standards. Some of the criteria for ISO9001 … Read More → "SiliconBlue Awarded ISO 9001 Quality Management System Standard Certification"

Arasan Chip Systems Announces SD 4.0 Host Controller IP

November 7, 2011

San Jose, California – November 3, 2011 -Arasan Chip Systems, Inc.(“Arasan”), a leading provider of Total IP Solutions, announced today the availability of SD 4.0 Host Controller IP Core, the latest addition to its flagship Secure Digital (SD) IP product family portfolio. Arasan’s SD Host Controller IP family has been adopted by most tier-one mobile SoC’s vendors which integrate the IP into hundreds of products including smart phones, tablets, cameras, and others.

Arasan SD 4.0 Host Controller IP is compliant with the latest SD specifications, Physical … Read More → "Arasan Chip Systems Announces SD 4.0 Host Controller IP"

PCM-3363: Rugged PCI-104 SBC Based on New Intel® Atom™ N455/D525 Single/Dual Core with DDR3

November 7, 2011

November, 03, 2011, Irvine, California –Advantech, a global embedded computing leader providing solutions across multiple vertical markets through deployment of intelligent applications and services, today announced the arrival of a new PCI-104 Single Board Computer. PCM-3363 uses an Intel® Atom™ N455/D525 processor, supporting 1 x GB of soldered DDRIII 800MHz SDRAM. The Thermal Design Power (TDP) rating including processor and ICH8M chipset is only 9 Watts for the N455, and 13 Watts for the D525, … Read More → "PCM-3363: Rugged PCI-104 SBC Based on New Intel® Atom™ N455/D525 Single/Dual Core with DDR3"

EVE Unveils ZeBu-Blade2 Hardware-Assisted Verification Platform

November 7, 2011

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– November 7, 2011 –– EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today unveiled its ZeBu-Blade2 hardware-assisted verification platform, the first member of the ZeBu emulation family based on Xilinx Virtex6-LX760 field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

ZeBu-Blade2 is the first emulator for application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and systems on chip (SoCs) implemented in 40-nanometer (nm) technology. It offers design teams fast execution and attractive pricing for best-in-class hardware/software integration ahead of silicon availability.

“ZeBu-Blade2 slashes costs and development time like a blade,” notes … Read More → "EVE Unveils ZeBu-Blade2 Hardware-Assisted Verification Platform"

Green Hills Software and Curtiss-Wright Controls Bring Secure Virtualization to Rugged Environments

November 7, 2011

BALTIMORE, MD — November 7, 2011 — MILCOM Conference, Booth 547 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, and Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, OpenVPX™, VXS and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed defense and aerospace market, today announced the availability of the INTEGRITY® Multivisor™ for CWCEC’s SVME/DMV-186 and VPX6-187 single board computers (SBCs).

INTEGRITY Multivisor is Green Hills Software’s multicore, microkernel-based Type-1 hypervisor. INTEGRITY Multivisor provides the software … Read More → "Green Hills Software and Curtiss-Wright Controls Bring Secure Virtualization to Rugged Environments"