November 16, 2011 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced its global distribution agreement with Read More → "Mouser and Bergquist Announce Partnership for Global Distribution"
Woodcliff Lake, NJ, November 16, 2011 — Semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. is now shipping an improved, sixth-generation version of its successful NAND Flash Memory Controller IP core.
The CAST NANDFLASH-CTRL Core gains support for the latest high-speed memory devices:
The core is … Read More → "CAST NAND Flash Controller Supports Latest High-Speed Memories and is Ready for ONFI 3"
SAN JOSE, Calif., November 16, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced that Oscium has selected the PSoC® 3 programmable system-on-chip for its new WiPry™ family of products for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. The WiPry family is the first RF test equipment for iOS devices. It turns an iOS device into a spectrum analyzer, dynamic power meter or both. The PSoC 3 device in the WiPry seamlessly manages a Cypress WirelessUSB LP transceiver, and handles Apple’s proprietary MFi protocol to communicate with iOS devices.
The WiPry from Oscium is the … Read More → "Oscium’s New WiPry™ Family Powered By Cypress’s PSoC® 3 Device Turns iPod touch, iPhone and iPad into Spectrum Analyzer or Dynamic Power Meter"
San Jose, CA – November 15, 2011 – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading global provider of ruggedized embedded products, announces the release of its latest Ampro by ADLINK™ Extreme Rugged™ CoreModule® 720PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer (SBC) with Intel® Atom™ Processor E600 Series and Rugged ReadyBoard™ 910EPIC SBC with 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 and Celeron® processors. Both SBCs feature onboard Solid State Drives (SSD) and provide a compact form factor suitable for applications in harsh environments such as transportation, self-service, digital signage, … Read More → "ADLINK Technology Presents PC/104-Plus and EPIC SBCs Equipped with Latest Intel ® Atom™ E600 and Intel ® Core™ i7 Processor"
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the availability of three key connectivity IP cores that are vital for building programmable, flexible and cost effective 3G+/4G wireless base stations. Xilinx’s Serial RapidIO Gen 2 v1.2 Endpoint LogiCORE™ IP, JESD204 v1.1 LogiCORE IP , and CPRI v4.1 LogiCORE IP all support connectivity standards and will help developers address design challenges in building new wireless equipment with higher system capacities.
The growth in the number of wireless broadband data users and consumption demands is making today’s wireless infrastructure network … Read More → "Xilinx Announces Key Connectivity IP Cores for Next Generation LTE and LTE-A Wireless Infrastructure Equipment"
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 … Read More → "Atmel Delivers Capacitive Touch Controller with Industry’s Best Proximity Sensing Range"
16 November 2011 – GCF Certification is now able to provide assurance that dual-mode LTE/3G (UMTS/WCDMA) devices can hand-off sessions between the two radio-access technologies (RAT) in ways that conform to the relevant 3GPP standards.
Within weeks of the necessary test cases for dual-mode interworking being agreed, validated and activated by GCF, the Samsung SC-01D became the first dual-mode device to achieve certification. Part of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 range of tablets, the SC-01D supports 2100 MHz LTE together with 3G and its HSPA extension in … Read More → "GCF activates certification for dual-mode LTE/3G devices"
November 16, 2011 — McObject®, provider of the eXtremeDB® In-Memory Database System (IMDS) and related product family, announced it has released eXtremeDB version 4.5. The upgrade improves performance in many key features, and introduces an integration option with third-party message router hardware to accelerate communication in fault-toleranteXtremeDB High Availability deployments. Version 4.5 also boosts developer productivity, with enhancements including a new Java application programming interface (API), improved SQL and High Availability interfaces, more efficient and scalable versions … Read More → "In Version 4.5, eXtremeDB Embedded Database Gains Speed, Scalability and Developer Tools"
Dusseldorf, November 16, 2011 – Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of the RL78 Family with the introduction of the new RL78/G1A Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). The RL78/G1A 16-bit MCUs integrate enhanced analog technology with industry-leading power-efficient technology of the RL78 Family to deliver excellent processing performance. The RL78/G1A Group of MCUs are ideal for a number of applications including industrial automation sensors, white goods, home automation and medical applications. Renesas has equipped the … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces New RL78 Microcontrollers (MCUs) with Enhanced Analog Functionality"
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — 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 updates to its Identify® and Certify® FPGA-based prototyping tools. Algorithm advancements in the latest Certify software release produce up to 30 percent faster FPGA-to-FPGA transmission performance using High-Speed Time Domain Multiplexing (HSTDM), which results in higher … Read More → "Latest Synopsys FPGA-Based Prototyping Tool Releases Improve Speed and Turnaround Time"
