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Xilinx Ships World’s Highest Capacity FPGA and Shatters Industry Record for Number of Transistors by 2X

October 25, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced first shipments of its Virtex®-7 2000T Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), the world’s highest-capacity programmable logic device built using 6.8 billion transistors, providing customers access to an unprecedented 2 million logic cells, equivalent to 20 million ASIC gates, for system integration, ASIC replacement, and ASIC prototyping and emulation. This capacity is made possible by Xilinx’s Stacked Silicon Interconnect technology, the first application of 2.5D IC stacking that gives customers twice the capacity of competing devices and leaping ahead of what Moore’s Law … Read More → "Xilinx Ships World’s Highest Capacity FPGA and Shatters Industry Record for Number of Transistors by 2X"

42V, 750mA(IOUT), 2.2MHz Step-Down DC/DC Converter Needs Only 2.5µA Quiescent Current

October 25, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – October 25, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3973, a 750mA, 42V step-down switching regulator with integrated boost and catch diodes. Its Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 2.5µA in no load standby conditions. The LT3973’s 4.2V to 42V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive and industrial applications. Its internal 1.2A switch can … Read More → "42V, 750mA(IOUT), 2.2MHz Step-Down DC/DC Converter Needs Only 2.5µA Quiescent Current"

eSilicon Selects Synopsys’ Custom IC Design Solution and Tapes Out 28-nm Designs

October 25, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 25, 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 that eSilicon Corp. has deployed Synopsys’ custom IC design solution to streamline its custom memory intellectual property (IP) business. Synopsys’ comprehensive unified custom implementation solution, readily available interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) from leading foundries, and expert application support enabled eSilicon to rapidly deploy the solution and achieve multiple successful 28-nanometer (nm) tapeouts.

Custom memory IP developed by eSilicon uses complex, state-of-the-art memory architectures—including cache, … Read More → "eSilicon Selects Synopsys’ Custom IC Design Solution and Tapes Out 28-nm Designs"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Executive to Present at Hi-Tech and Electronics Supply Chain Summit

October 25, 2011

PHOENIX— October 25, 2011 — Can today’s global supply chains be both agile and efficient? Lalit Wadhwa, senior vice president, global supply chain operations at Avnet Electronics Marketing, an … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Executive to Present at Hi-Tech and Electronics Supply Chain Summit"

Xilinx Continues Record Fast 7 Series FPGA Product Rollout, Secures Over 200 Design Wins & Ships Thousands of Devices Worldwide

October 24, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced it has reached an industry milestone with over 200 design wins in just over six months for its newest line of 7 series FPGA (field programmable gate array) devices, which began shipping in March of this year. To date, the company has shipped thousands of Virtex®-7 and Kintex^TM-7 FPGAs worldwide, addressing a diverse set of applications, ranging from high performance defense RADAR systems and next-generation 200G wired communication bridges to ultra-high resolution medical imaging equipment and cutting edge test and measurement equipment.</ … Read More → "Xilinx Continues Record Fast 7 Series FPGA Product Rollout, Secures Over 200 Design Wins & Ships Thousands of Devices Worldwide"

FTDI Expands Range of ‘Instant USB’ Solutions with USB Hi-Speed to Digital Level UART Cables

October 24, 2011

October 24th 2011 – USB solutions specialist Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) has added two more cables to its USB to digital level serial interface product offering. The new products, which make up the company’s C232HD USB 2.0 Hi-Speed to Digital Level UART cable series, each incorporate one of its FT232H Hi-Speed USB RS232 converter ICs, mounted on a compact circuit board contained within the USB connector at the end of the cable. Receive and transmit buffers with 1 kByte capacities allow … Read More → "FTDI Expands Range of ‘Instant USB’ Solutions with USB Hi-Speed to Digital Level UART Cables"

Atrenta Joins Cadence System Realization Alliance

October 24, 2011

San Jose, Calif. — Oct. 24, 2011 — Atrenta Inc., a leading provider of SoC Realization solutions for the semiconductor and electronic systems industries, today announced that it has joined the Cadence System Realization Alliance. The initial focus for the alliance will be to verify that output of the Cadence^®C-to-Silicon Compiler passes a set of high-level synthesis SpyGlass^® rules that will be jointly developed by Cadence and Atrenta.

The Cadence C-to-Silicon Compiler automatically generates synthesizable register transfer level ( … Read More → "Atrenta Joins Cadence System Realization Alliance"

Meggitt Sensing Systems Introduces Compact, Lightweight, General Purpose Endevco® Piezoelectric Accelerometer

October 24, 2011

October 22, 2011, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has introduced the Endevco® model 2226C, a compact and lightweight adhesive mounted piezoelectric accelerometer, designed for the general purpose vibration testing of smaller structures and objects.

With a sensitivity of 2.8 pC/g, the Endevco® model 2226C features a top mounted 10-32 receptacle for easy installation within space constrained environments. Its light weight (2.8 gm) effectively minimizes mass loading. Units are designed to reliably operate over a temperature range of -55?C to +177?C (-67?F to +350?F). They exhibit excellent … Read More → "Meggitt Sensing Systems Introduces Compact, Lightweight, General Purpose Endevco® Piezoelectric Accelerometer"

Hot Swap™ I²C Bus Buffers Provide High Noise Margins, Level Shifting & Stuck Bus Recovery

October 24, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – October 24, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4313 and LTC4315 high noise margin buffers … Read More → "Hot Swap™ I²C Bus Buffers Provide High Noise Margins, Level Shifting & Stuck Bus Recovery"

Connect Tech Announces a New Product Line of Fanless Embedded Computers

October 24, 2011

TORONTO, ONTARIO – October 20, 2011 – Connect Tech Inc., a leader in delivering connectivity solutions for embedded and industrial applications, today announced the launch of a new line of fanless embedded computers.

Connect Tech’s PAR series of fanelss PCs are designed with processor solutions from Intel and AMD, including Intel® Atom™ N270, Intel® Atom™ Dual-Core D510, Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 and AMD LX800. These compact, high performance fanless systems offer low power consumption, a wide operating temperature range, along with anti-vibration and shock … Read More → "Connect Tech Announces a New Product Line of Fanless Embedded Computers"