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Microsemi Delivers New Voltage Suppression Solutions for Magnetic Environments

September 13, 2011

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–Sept. 13, 2011–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced two new non-magnetic, 500-watt transient voltage suppressor (TVS) arrays. The new devices were designed specifically for MRI machines to guard against circuit damage caused by electrostatic discharge, electrical fast transients, and the effects of secondary lightning. The USBQNM504xx and USBQNM504xxC TVS arrays are available today, and have already been qualified for use by a major medical equipment manufacturer.

“Our high-performance TVS arrays use non-ferrous metal in their packaging, which makes them ideally … Read More → "Microsemi Delivers New Voltage Suppression Solutions for Magnetic Environments"

ClioSoft Granted Patent for Universal Data Management Adaptor

September 13, 2011

FREMONT, Calif., September 13, 2011 – ClioSoft, Inc., developer of the premier hardware configuration management (HCM) solutions for the electronics design industry, has been granted a patent (US 7,975,247 B2) by the US Patent & Trademark Office for a “method and system for organizing data generated by electronic design automation tools.” Productized as ClioSoft’s Universal Data Management Adaptor ( Read More → "ClioSoft Granted Patent for Universal Data Management Adaptor"

Altera Demonstrates Industry’s First Model-Based Floating-Point DSP Capabilities for FPGAs

September 12, 2011

San Jose, Calif., September 12, 2011—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today demonstrated its new floating-point digital signal processing (DSP) design flow using FPGAs, the industry’s first model-based floating-point design tool that allows implementation of complex floating-point DSP algorithms on an FPGA. Independent analysis conducted by Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI) validates the high performance, efficiency and ease of implementing floating-point DSP designs in Altera’s Stratix® and … Read More → "Altera Demonstrates Industry’s First Model-Based Floating-Point DSP Capabilities for FPGAs"

CEVA Announces Availability of Dolby Mobile Technology for CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP

September 12, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – September 12, 2011 – CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced that it is the first company in the semiconductor industry to offer a Dolby approved DSP core implementation of Dolby® Mobile. Based on the high-performance CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP, CEVA’s implementation of the third generation Dolby Mobile technology, including support of Dolby Digital Plus for mobile, enables a significant time-to-market advantage and power consumption savings for customers designing mobile audio processors incorporating Dolby’s latest mobile audio enhancements.

VIA Labs Launches New Second-Generation USB 3.0 Hub Controller

September 12, 2011

Taipei, Taiwan, September 9, 2011 – VIA Labs, Inc., a leading supplier of SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) integrated chip controllers, today unveiled the VIA Labs VL811 4-port SuperSpeed Hub Controller. The VL811 is VIA Labs’ second-generation USB 3.0 Hub product, and adds support for USB Battery Charging Spec. 1.2. Beyond transfer rates of up to 5Gbps,the VL811 features improved performance for new and existing devices with host controllers, and adds rapid-charging capabilities.

“VIA Labs VL811 builds on the success of the VL810, the world’s first 4-port USB 3.0 Hub controller,” said Terrance Shih, Project Manager of VIA Labs, Inc … Read More → "VIA Labs Launches New Second-Generation USB 3.0 Hub Controller"

6WIND Extends Portable Packet Processing Software to Support Intel® Data Plane Development Kit

September 12, 2011

PARIS, France, September 12, 2011 – 6WIND, the industry standard for commercial multicore packet processing software, today announced the availability of its 6WINDGate™ software with optimized support for the Intel® Data Plane Development Kit (Intel® DPDK). 6WIND will showcase its support for the Intel® DPDK at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco from September 13th through 15th (booth 106).

Already deployed by a wide range of OEMs worldwide, 6WINDGate enables the development of best-in-class mobile infrastructure and … Read More → "6WIND Extends Portable Packet Processing Software to Support Intel® Data Plane Development Kit"

Atmel Launches Home Appliance-Certified QTouch Capacitive Touch Controllers

September 12, 2011

San Jose, CA, September 12, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the new family of QTouch® capacitive touch controllers is International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and European Standards (EN) 60730 ready for the rapidly growing home appliance market. IEC/EN 60730 standards cover mechanical, electrical, electronic, EMC, and abnormal operation of appliances. These certifications assure safe operation within an appliance if a fault within the system is detected by shutting it down.

Selecting the right microcontroller (MCU) increases the ease of passing the certification and helps bring a product faster-to-market. With this … Read More → "Atmel Launches Home Appliance-Certified QTouch Capacitive Touch Controllers"

Lattice Launches Power & Platform Management Seminars and Lowers Price of Evaluation Boards and Platform Manager Devices

September 12, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that, following the publication and widespread adoption of its Power 2 You guide to power management, Lattice is launching the worldwide Power 2 You Seminar Series in October 2011. The seminar will include comprehensive practical and technical presentations that combine basic design principles, advanced programmable power and Read More → "Lattice Launches Power & Platform Management Seminars and Lowers Price of Evaluation Boards and Platform Manager Devices"

IAR Systems acquires Signum to extend core technology for advanced processors

September 12, 2011

IAR Systems, the world’s leading supplier of software tools for developing embedded systems applications, has acquired Signum Systems Corp., a California-based vendor of hardware and software development tools for embedded systems. With the acquisition, IAR Systems complements its product offering with a broad series of high quality JTAG emulators, in-circuit emulators and debuggers. As a result, IAR Systems will have one of the market´s broadest offerings of development tools for the embedded industry.

Uppsala, Sweden—September 12, 2011— “More powerful processors and increasingly complex embedded systems are … Read More → "IAR Systems acquires Signum to extend core technology for advanced processors"

Cadence Demonstrates Proven Design and Verification IP at Intel Developer Forum

September 12, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – September 12, 2011) –

WHO: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, showcases its integration-ready, proven high-speed interface and memory IP solutions, and verification IP with the industry’s broadest support of protocols and memory models, including emerging standards, at the 2011 Intel Developer Forum.Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

WHAT: Cadence … Read More → "Cadence Demonstrates Proven Design and Verification IP at Intel Developer Forum"

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