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Alchimer Discloses Major TSV Barrier Film Advance; 100 Percent Step Coverage Boosts Fill Speed and Quality

September 14, 2011

TAIPEI, Taiwan – A new film-deposition technology advance from Alchimer S.A. promises to cut fill deposition times and provide new options for the electronics packaging industry as it struggles to bring through-silicon vias (TSVs) into cost-effective production.

Alchimer today disclosed that its AquiVia TSV barrier-layer process has the ability to provide uniform, guaranteed 100 percent step coverage over complex silicon topography, including high-aspect-ratio vias with scalloped walls. The barrier layer is one of the bottom-most elements in the TSV film stack. Alchimer’s unprecedented coverage capability means that subsequent depositions can … Read More → "Alchimer Discloses Major TSV Barrier Film Advance; 100 Percent Step Coverage Boosts Fill Speed and Quality"

Atmel Industry-Leading maXTouch Controllers Support Windows 8

September 14, 2011

MSFT BUILD, Anaheim, CA, September 14, 2011 – Today at the BUILD conference, Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, announced that the Atmel maXTouch® mXT1386 is the first touch controller to enable touch performance with Microsoft® Corp.’s new touch-centric operating system, Windows® 8. The mXT1386 controller is used in the Samsung® Windows Developer Preview PC. Leveraging Atmel’s proven maXTouch technology, the mXT1386 is the first device in Atmel’s maXTouch family that will support Windows 8 for touchscreens in a variety of sizes.

Touch interfaces have had explosive growth and … Read More → "Atmel Industry-Leading maXTouch Controllers Support Windows 8"

Eurotech Updates Everyware™ Software Framework to Further Simplify Embedded Development

September 14, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — (Intel Developer Forum) – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, announces today they have launched Release 1.4 of the Everyware™ Software Framework to offer developers more options to get their products to market faster with an integrated hardware and software infrastructure. Read More → "Eurotech Updates Everyware™ Software Framework to Further Simplify Embedded Development"

VIA Labs USB 3.0 Host Controllers Receive USB-IF Certification

September 14, 2011

Taipei, Taiwan, September 14, 2011 – VIA Labs, Inc., a leading supplier of SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) integrated chip controllers, today announced that the VIA Labs VL800 4-port and VL801 2-port SuperSpeed USB Host controllers have achieved SuperSpeed USB certification by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). As SuperSpeed USB adoption rapidly gains momentum throughout the industry, the growing number of USB-IF certified products continues to drive a competitive and innovative ecosystem.

“VIA Labs has been a leader in developing a full spectrum of SuperSpeed USB products,” said Dr. Daniel Lin, President, … Read More → "VIA Labs USB 3.0 Host Controllers Receive USB-IF Certification"

XP Power delivers 60 Watts from ultra compact 2″ x 3″ format

September 13, 2011

XP Power today announced an addition to its ECS family of ultra compact single output industrial and medical AC-DC power supplies. Believed to be the smallest 60 W unit currently available on the market, the ECS60 extends the power density benchmark already set by the ECS series. Measuring just 2 x 3 x 1.05 inches (50.8 x 76.2 x 26.7 mm), the ECS60 unit takes up 25% less space than the current industry 2 x 4 inch footprint.

Featuring a no load power of less than 0.5 W, this highly efficient convection cooled unit, typically between 87% – 89%, helps customer’s end-product comply with internationally recognized energy efficiency standards. The … Read More → "XP Power delivers 60 Watts from ultra compact 2″ x 3″ format"

Crucial to Support Next-Generation Intel(R) Server Platform With New Server Memory

September 13, 2011

BOISE, Idaho and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, 2011-09-13 14:03 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, announced today at Intel^® Developer Forum (IDF) its plans to launch Crucial Load-Reduced DIMM (LRDIMM) modules in support of the forthcoming Intel Xeon processor E5 family. As companies grow, IT managers and systems administrators are constantly struggling to meet the needs of new and demanding applications. In recognition of these challenges, Crucial will be making available LRDIMM server memory which will support higher memory densities than standard DDR3 RDIMMs, and allow the addition of … Read More → "Crucial to Support Next-Generation Intel(R) Server Platform With New Server Memory"

Broadcom to Acquire NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., A Leader in Network Communications Processors

September 13, 2011

IRVINE and SANTA CLARA, CA – September 12, 2011 ––Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, and NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETL), a leader in high performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next generation networks, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the agreement, NetLogic Microsystems shareholders will receive $50 per share in a transaction of approximately $3.7 billion, net of cash assumed.

The acquisition meaningfully extends Broadcom’s infrastructure portfolio with a number of critical new product lines and technologies, including … Read More → "Broadcom to Acquire NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., A Leader in Network Communications Processors"

EDA Industry to Recognize Dr. C. L. David Liu with Phil Kaufman Award

September 13, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEW YORK — September 13, 2011 — Dr. C. L. David Liu, the William Mong honorary chair professor of Computer Science and former president of the National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, will be presented with this year’s Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic Design Automation (EDA).

He will receive the annual award, sponsored by the EDA Consortium (EDAC) and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), at a … Read More → "EDA Industry to Recognize Dr. C. L. David Liu with Phil Kaufman Award"

Micro/sys, Inc. Uses Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA to Build Integrated FPGA & ARM Cortex-A8 Processor Single-Board Computer

September 13, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that Micro/sys, Inc. has built a small, low-power, rugged board using an integrated Spartan®-6 FPGA with MicroBlaze™ processor sub-system and ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor. The new Micro/sys SBC1651 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) single-board computer (SBC) gives embedded usersthe ability to adapt a single board to handle a wide range of I/O (input-output) configurations for a variety of applications, while reducing production costs and time-to-market.

“As CPU designs … Read More → "Micro/sys, Inc. Uses Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA to Build Integrated FPGA & ARM Cortex-A8 Processor Single-Board Computer"

Renesas Electronics Announces New SiGe:C Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor with the Industry’s Best Low-Noise Performance for Wireless LANs and Similar Applications

September 13, 2011

Dusseldorf, September 1 3 , 2011 – Renesas Electronics , a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces New SiGe:C Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor with the Industry’s Best Low-Noise Performance for Wireless LANs and Similar Applications"