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Saelig Introduces USB-powered 5GSa/s Digitizer

August 5, 2011

Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced thePS6407 – a USB-connected high-speed digitizer which provides very fast data capture for industrial and scientific applications. With four 1 GHz 50-ohm analog inputs and a 5 GS/s real-time sampling rate, ThePS6407 can handle a wide variety of signals such as: high-speed serial data; automated test rig waveforms; high-frequency circuit designs; radio, laser and radar IF signals; and many other types of rapid experimental data. The PS6407’s 1 Gigasample memory buffer allows high-speed capture of very long data records, while the USB streaming mode allows for continuous capture … Read More → "Saelig Introduces USB-powered 5GSa/s Digitizer"

Vector Fabrics working with Imagination Technologies to tap the power of multi-pipe and multi-core PowerVR GPUs

August 5, 2011

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, August 5, 2011: Vector Fabrics, a company that specializes in developing tools for the design, analysis and parallelization of multicore software, is demonstrating the initial results of its collaboration with Imagination Technologies at SIGGRAPH 2011. Vector Fabrics’ vfEmbedded tool makes it easy to analyze and parallelize software making full use of OpenCL for application processors with PowerVR SGX Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).

PowerVR GPUs, as well as delivering market leading graphics performance, can also deliver immense computational power through OpenCL, which can provide a significant boost in performance for certain applications and algorithms. Until now it has … Read More → "Vector Fabrics working with Imagination Technologies to tap the power of multi-pipe and multi-core PowerVR GPUs"

Microsemi Announces Availability of Intrinsic-ID’s Security IP on its Flash-based cSoCs, FPGAs and Development Boards

August 5, 2011

IRVINE, Calif.–August 4, 2011–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the immediate availability of Intrinsic-ID’s QuiddikeyTM security intellectual property (IP) on its flash-based devices and development board including the SmartFusion® customizable system-on-chip (cSoC), as well as ProASIC®3, IGLOO® and Fusion FPGAs.

Intrinsic-ID’s security QuiddikeyTM IP includes the company’s patented physical unclonable function (PUF) technology, enabling an added level of security in secure government applications as well as in commercial markets including the financial, energy, automotive and mobile industries.

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RISC Pioneers Impart MIPS® Architecture Creation Story

August 5, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 5, 2011 – During a panel discussion “Risking It All on RISC” hold at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA, on July 27th several of the MIPS progenitors discussed the creation of the MIPS® architecture and its continued influence on the semiconductor and computing industries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3paiCK3dlK0

In 1981, Dr. John Hennessy led a Stanford University research team that developed the MIPS architecture, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) microprocessor architecture … Read More → "RISC Pioneers Impart MIPS® Architecture Creation Story"

Laird Technologies Releases New WPC39S0B-001 Wideband/Lowband Land Mobile Radio VHF Antenna

August 4, 2011

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – August 2, 2011 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced the release of its new WPC39S0B-001 wideband/lowband VHF antenna.

Expanding Laird Technologies’ line of land mobile radio antennas, the WPC39S0B-001 is a public safety antenna designed to work at sustained high vehicle speeds and with a heavy-duty cycle (10 minutes @ 100W). It operates in the 39 to 46 MHz frequency band with 2 dBi gain. The antenna provides an omnidirectional pattern with vertical … Read More → "Laird Technologies Releases New WPC39S0B-001 Wideband/Lowband Land Mobile Radio VHF Antenna"

Cavium Announces Shipment of Industry-Leading 10-Core OCTEON(R) II Processors Into Mobile Basestation, Enterprise Router, Storage and 10G Adapter Applications

August 4, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – August 02, 2011) – “Cavium’s OCTEON II processor architecture based on physical 64-bit cores and faster caches provides higher overall CoreMark industry-standard benchmark compute performance along with lower latency and greater determinism for packet processing,” said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst at The Linley Group. “These important attributes make the CN66XX a compelling solution for a wide range of networking, security and mobile OEM customers.”Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, … Read More → "Cavium Announces Shipment of Industry-Leading 10-Core OCTEON(R) II Processors Into Mobile Basestation, Enterprise Router, Storage and 10G Adapter Applications"

Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Quad Channel 500 MSPS 14-bit Analog Input FMC

August 4, 2011

HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — August 3, 2011 — 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, VPX, VXS, and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has introduced a new rugged FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC/VITA 57) module, the FMC-518 is a quad channel 500 MSPS 14 … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Quad Channel 500 MSPS 14-bit Analog Input FMC"

Tektronix Launches MHL Compliance Test Solution

August 4, 2011

BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug 4, 2011 – Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced today complete support for a Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL^™) compliance test solution that works with Tektronix DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series Oscilloscopes. The innovative one-box solution enables seamless testing and analysis from the MHL PHY layer to the link layer and back.

Created by … Read More → "Tektronix Launches MHL Compliance Test Solution"

Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New Family of 3U CompactPCI Rugged Multi-Platform Mission Computer Sub-Systems

August 4, 2011

SAN DIEGO, CA – August 3, 2011 – 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, has introduced a new family of compact, natural convection-cooled rugged ½ ATR-style 3U CompactPCI systems, the MPMC-9320-x family of Multi-Platform Mission Computer. Developed … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New Family of 3U CompactPCI Rugged Multi-Platform Mission Computer Sub-Systems"

Maxim’s New Obsolescence Mitigation Program Ensures a Future Supply of Discontinued Mil/Aero Parts

August 4, 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA—August 4, 2011—Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) is introducing a new Obsolescence Mitigation (OM) Program to minimize the impact of integrated circuit (IC) device obsolescence on long-term military/aerospace programs. The new program ensures a future supply of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) plastic parts utilized in long-term mil/aero programs.

Obsolescence Impacts Long-Term Programs

The rapid evolution of semiconductor technologies has been the cornerstone and hallmark of the IC business from its earliest days. Continuous semiconductor process and manufacturing improvements allowed chips to become more integrated and added features and … Read More → "Maxim’s New Obsolescence Mitigation Program Ensures a Future Supply of Discontinued Mil/Aero Parts"

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