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ZMDI launches easy-to-use Single-Phase Digital Point-Of-Load (POL) Chipset for rapid development of Smart Power Management Solutions

September 26, 2011

Available now: ZSPM1000 and ZSPM 9000

First releases of a family of small, fully configurable POL solutions
High efficiency across the load
Best-in-class BOM cost saving transient performance
Chipset price 10k pieces at €2,12 or US$3,21

Dresden, Germany, September 26^th, 2011 – ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, information technology, industrial, and medical applications enters the smart power management market with the launch of a configurable true-digital, high-performance PWM controller for non-isolated DC/DC POL supplies. The ZSPM1000 operates … Read More → "ZMDI launches easy-to-use Single-Phase Digital Point-Of-Load (POL) Chipset for rapid development of Smart Power Management Solutions"

Synopsys Delivers Unified Solution for Digital and Custom SoC Designs

September 26, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 26, 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 advances in its Galaxy™ Implementation Platform with the availability of its unified solution for mixed-signal designs. The new unified solution provides seamless integration between IC Compiler physical implementation and the Galaxy Custom Designer® solution, allowing design teams to easily move between digital and custom implementation flows while maintaining design data integrity. The unified solution accelerates the design development cycle by enabling quick and reliable custom edits to … Read More → "Synopsys Delivers Unified Solution for Digital and Custom SoC Designs"

TI delivers leading analog integration, best-in-class low power and floating-point performance in new Stellaris® ARM® Cortex™-M4F microcontrollers

September 26, 2011

Austin, TX (September 26, 2011) – Continuing to empower developers with leading ARM®-based embedded processing solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the new low power, floating-point Stellaris® Cortex™-M4F microcontroller generation. All of the new LM4Fx Stellaris microcontrollers provide floating point for performance headroom and best-in-class power consumption to address portability and power budgets. Developers can also select from a variety of high-performance analog, memory and connectivity options to best satisfy design parameters across a broad range of applications, such as industrial automation, motion control, health and fitness and more. The new … Read More → "TI delivers leading analog integration, best-in-class low power and floating-point performance in new Stellaris® ARM® Cortex™-M4F microcontrollers"

Cadence Accelerates Adoption of Emerging Mobile Standards With Expanded Verification IP Portfolio

September 26, 2011

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced new protocol and memory model verification IP (VIP) that will accelerate the adoption of the latest mobile standards. Through close collaboration with leading system and semiconductor companies, and standards bodies, Cadence is delivering VIP at a very early … Read More → "Cadence Accelerates Adoption of Emerging Mobile Standards With Expanded Verification IP Portfolio"

NXP Delivers Industry’s Lowest Power Ku-Band Downconverters for Satellite TV Receivers

September 23, 2011

Eindhoven, Netherlands, September 22, 2011 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today introduced the TFF101xHN, a family of integrated downconverters for use in Low Noise Block (LNB) 10.7-GHz to 12.75-GHz Ku band satellite receiver systems. Designed for downlink signal reception for TV satellite dishes, NXP’s new family of DVB-S compliant downconverters consume 50-percent less current (52 mA) than other integrated solutions, significantly increasing the lifetime of the LNB and improving its reliability. The new downconverters are … Read More → "NXP Delivers Industry’s Lowest Power Ku-Band Downconverters for Satellite TV Receivers"

ADLINK releases multi-function USB DAQ modules

September 23, 2011

Baltimore, MD – AUTOTESTCON – September 14, 2011 – ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading global provider of trusted testing and measurement products, announces the release of its USB-1900 Series and USB-2401 USB DAQ modules. Equipped with built-in signal conditioning, the USB-powered Plug and Play USB DAQ modules deliver easy connection and accurate results for both portable measurement and machine automation applications. Featuring built-in signal conditioning, ADLINK USB DAQ modules enable direct measurement of … Read More → "ADLINK releases multi-function USB DAQ modules"

Spime Announces Launch of SUPL 2.0 Client for Location Positioning with a Tier One Chipset Maker

September 23, 2011

September 19, 2011 (MMD Newswire) – – Spime Inc., the leading provider of LBS technology, today announces the launch of its SUPL 2.0 client with a US based, Tier One chipset manufacturer. Spime’s SUPL is a middleware for smart phones and Tablets that implements a SUPL client enabling SET (SUPL Enabled Terminal) based or SET assisted position determination.

Spime’s SUPL client is a complete implementation of the Secure User Plane Location protocol V2.0 that enables wireless service providers to provide a new generation of location based services (LBS). The SUPL 2.0 client implements the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) standards based bearer … Read More → "Spime Announces Launch of SUPL 2.0 Client for Location Positioning with a Tier One Chipset Maker"

Microchip Technology Delivers 10 Billionth PIC® Microcontroller to Samsung Electronics Co.

September 23, 2011

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 19, 2011 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the shipment of its 10 billionth PIC^® microcontroller (MCU) to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Microchip delivered this 10 billionth microcontroller, the 32-bit PIC32MX340F256(http://www.microchip.com/get/N46K), approximately 10 months after delivering its nine billionth.

Vector Fabrics Demonstrates Parallelization Tool for Multicore NVIDIA Tegra Mobile Chips at ESC Boston

September 23, 2011

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, September 23, 2011: Vector Fabrics has announced today they will showcase their vfEmbedded software development tool parallelizing code for NVIDIA’s multicore mobile Tegra chip at ESC Boston. The vfEmbedded parallelization tool will be showcased at booth #424 at the Embedded Systems Conference.

vfEmbedded already supports the dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 configuration found in the current NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 mobile chip, and will also support the quad-core ARM processor in NVIDIA’s next-generation Tegra chip, Project Kal-El, designed for tablet and smartphone devices.

“We’re excited to see NVIDIA push the … Read More → "Vector Fabrics Demonstrates Parallelization Tool for Multicore NVIDIA Tegra Mobile Chips at ESC Boston"

XP Power launch low cost “green” external power supplies aimed at high volume applications

September 22, 2011

XP Power announced today the launch of the VEH series of low cost “green” single output external AC-DC power supplies. Extending XP Power’s V-Brand product range aimed at high volume cost sensitive applications, the series consists of 5 power levels providing 20, 40, 60, 90 or 120 Watt output, and catering for the popular nominal output voltages from +12 to +48 VDC.

The VEH series are Energy Efficiency Level V rated and are highly efficient, up to 89%. They meet the stringent requirements of global energy efficiency standards such as EISA2007, CEC2008 and the European ErP Directive for a no-load power consumption of less than 0.5 … Read More → "XP Power launch low cost “green” external power supplies aimed at high volume applications"

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