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IAR Systems eases software development for Renesas SH-based embedded systems

November 28, 2011

Uppsala, Sweden—November 28, 2011—IAR Systems today announced the availability of version 2.20 of IAR Embedded Workbench for SH. The new product version is an important addition to IAR Systems broad portfolio of C and C++ tools for building and debugging embedded system software for Renesas MCUs.

The new version of IAR Embedded Workbench for SH includes new optimizations and new powerful debugger functionality as well as integration with Subversion, one of the most popular version control systems on the market.

The compiler has been improved to optimize for higher … Read More → "IAR Systems eases software development for Renesas SH-based embedded systems"

Kaneka and imec develop high-efficiency heterojunction silicon solar cells with copper electroplating

November 28, 2011

Leuven, Belgium – November 28, 2011 – At the 21st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, held on November 28th – December 2nd in Fukuoka, Japan, Kaneka and imec present silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cells. The results were obtained by applying copper electroplating technology, which was developed by Kaneka based on imec’s existing copper electroplating technology, A conversion efficiency of more than 21% was achieved (*) in 6-inch silicon substrates with an electroplated copper contact grid on top of the transparent conductive oxide layer.

Today, silver screen printing is the technology of choice for the realization of the top grid … Read More → "Kaneka and imec develop high-efficiency heterojunction silicon solar cells with copper electroplating"

Apache to Host Technology Forum Series on Power and Noise Solutions for Adva

November 28, 2011

Apache Design, Inc., a subsidiary of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS), a leading provider of innovative power analysis and optimization solutions that enable the design of power-efficient, high-performance, noise-immune ICs and electronic systems, today announced the seminar schedule and open registration for their upcoming Apache Technology Forum being held in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

The Apache Technology Forum is a comprehensive one-day technical … Read More → "Apache to Host Technology Forum Series on Power and Noise Solutions for Adva"

Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH Announces the Availability of SEGGER Solutions for Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 MCU Series

November 28, 2011

Dusseldorf, November 28, 2011  –  Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of embOS from SEGGER on Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) series. The embOS product is a priority-controlled real-time operating system (RTOS), designed to be used as a foundation for the development of embedded real-time applications. It is a zero interrupt latency, high-performance RTOS optimised for minimum memory overhead in both RAM and ROM. It features high speed and versatility, providing the benefits of a fully-featured … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH Announces the Availability of SEGGER Solutions for Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 MCU Series"

DMAP Announces Development of DO-254 DAL A Complex Semiconductor IP, Fully Verified with Mentor Graphics Questa® Functional Verification Platfor

November 28, 2011

Toulouse – France, November 28th, 2011 –DMAP, a company focused on high reliability semiconductor applications and producing DO-254 compliant IP, has made available to the market PCI Express and Ethernet (Gigabit, 10G) IP for DO-254 applications that has been verified using SystemVerilog and Assertion Based Verification  (ABV) in an OVM environment. Adherence to DO-254 compliance during development, and verified using  advanced verification methods supported by Mentor Graphics  industry-leading  Questa® functional verification platform, ensures thorough testing of these complex IP devices.

DO-254 explicitly requires functional coverage, a verification approach … Read More → "DMAP Announces Development of DO-254 DAL A Complex Semiconductor IP, Fully Verified with Mentor Graphics Questa® Functional Verification Platfor"

EDA Solutions Celebrates 10 Years in Delivering Analogue and Mixed-Signal Design Solutions

November 28, 2011

EDA Solutions, sole representative in Europe for Tanner EDA, Incentia Design Systems and MOSIS, is celebrating its 10th birthday this month.

The company commenced operations in November 2001, originally based in Southampton, UK, as sole representative in Europe for Tanner EDA’s analogue and mixed-signal software design tools. One month later, in December 2001, the company was also appointed as sole representative for the low-cost prototyping and small-volume production services of MOSIS.

The company has grown in terms of sales in every year of its 10-year existence culminating in its recent appointment, in September 2011, as sole representative … Read More → "EDA Solutions Celebrates 10 Years in Delivering Analogue and Mixed-Signal Design Solutions"

Dialog Semiconductor Power Management and Audio ICS Adopted by Samsung For Android Based Smartphones

November 25, 2011

Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, 24 November 2011 – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has announced that it is shipping system level power management and low power audio ICs in a system-in-package (SIP) to Samsung for use in its S-5368 TD-SCDMA smartphone. The S-5368 is targeted at the Chinese market and will be distributed via China Mobile, the largest Chinese mobile phone operator.

Dialog’s success at Samsung can be largely attributed to it being the first company to combine a highly complex system power management … Read More → "Dialog Semiconductor Power Management and Audio ICS Adopted by Samsung For Android Based Smartphones"

Renesas Electronics Europe and 3S Announce the Availability of CoDeSys for Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 32-Bit Microcontrollers (MCUs) for Industrial Control and PLC applications

November 25, 2011

Dusseldorf, November 24th, 2011 –  Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, and its partner 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH, today announced the availability of 3S’ automation software suite CoDeSys, which supports Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 series of microcontrollers (MCUs).        

Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 series of MCUs are specifically aimed at providing a single-chip solution for the industrial automation market. It is the highest performance flash-based MCU in the industrial market today and provides more … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe and 3S Announce the Availability of CoDeSys for Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 32-Bit Microcontrollers (MCUs) for Industrial Control and PLC applications"

Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH Announces the Availability of the µC/OS-III Port for Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 Series of MCUs

November 25, 2011

Dusseldorf, November 25, 2011  – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of the µC/OS-III, a highly efficient and reliable real-time kernel from Micriµm, for Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 series of microcontrollers (MCUs). With the µC/OS-III, system designers have an intuitive framework for developing multitask applications that take advantage of the V850E2/Mx4’s impressive capabilities.   

Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 series of MCUs comprises both single … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH Announces the Availability of the µC/OS-III Port for Renesas’ V850E2/Mx4 Series of MCUs"

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