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Hagiwara Electric Launches C-to-FPGA Image Processing & DSP Design Service

May 17, 2011

Tokyo, Japan – May 18, 2011 – Impulse Accelerated Technologies today announced that Hagiwara Electric of Tokyo, Japan, has introduced a new service to develop customized FPGA-based image processing libraries and solutions, using the Impulse CoDeveloper high-level synthesis tools.

As originally reported in the Japanese publication, Tech-On, at the 14^th annual Embedded Systems Expo (ESEC) held at Tokyo May 9-11, Hagiwara Electric has introduced its new service to enable fast development of FPGA board level solutions for image processing. Hagiwara is using the Impulse C-to-FPGA synthesis tools in combination with proprietary image processing libraries. This approach … Read More → "Hagiwara Electric Launches C-to-FPGA Image Processing & DSP Design Service"

Tektronix meets design goals with 8HP SiGe Technology in 30+ GHz Oscilloscope Development

May 17, 2011

BEAVERTON, Ore., May 16, 2011– Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that validation of ASICs designed in IBM’s 8HP silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS Specialty Foundry technology are exceeding target specifications for a planned new performance oscilloscope capable of greater than 30 GHz bandwidth across multiple channels while minimizing noise found in older chip sets.

The new oscilloscope platform will meet electronic designers’ needs for more accurate characterization of high speed serial data beyond 10 Gb/s, and enhance optical modulation analysis of 100GbE where complex signaling requires accurate bit capture.

VIA Launches Next Generation POS Board, the New VIA EPIA-M860

May 17, 2011

Taipei, Taiwan, May 17, 2011 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced its latest Mini-ITX board paired with the VX900 chipset, the new VIA EPIA-M860 Mini-ITX board. The VIA EPIA-M860 combines a 1.2GHz VIA Nano E-Series Processor with the VIA VX900 media system chipset creating a complete platform for demanding digital signage, media terminals, infotainment devices and online streaming video.

Designed as a full featured entry level VX900 board, the EPIA-M860 is the first … Read More → "VIA Launches Next Generation POS Board, the New VIA EPIA-M860"

Protecode Announces the Industry’s First Real-time Solution for Open Source License Management

May 17, 2011

Ottawa, ON – May 16, 2011 – Protecode Inc. <http://www.protecode.com/> , a
leading provider of open source <http://info.protecode.com/an-open-source-world-a-primer-on-licenses-obligat ions-and-your-company/> license management tools, today announced the availability of the industry’s first solution for real-time management of open source licensing and copyrights. Previously only available for the Eclipse Integrated Development Platform (IDE), the Developer Assistant <Read More → "Protecode Announces the Industry’s First Real-time Solution for Open Source License Management"

Atrenta Ships the Industry’s Most Comprehensive RTL Platform

May 17, 2011

San Jose, Calif., May 16, 2011 – Atrenta Inc <http://www.atrenta.com/> ., a leading provider of SoC Realization solutions for the semiconductor and electronic systems industries, has announced the availability of the next-generation release of its popular SpyGlass(r) product family. SpyGlass 4.5 contains a number of innovations to further increase its impact across a broad range of advanced system on chip (SoC) designs and customer applications.

Atrenta has enhanced the SpyGlass family in multiple areas, including usability, debug, advanced linting, power … Read More → "Atrenta Ships the Industry’s Most Comprehensive RTL Platform"

Industry-leading efficiency and performance levels are enabled by TI’s three new digital power development kits based on Piccolo™ microcontrollers

May 17, 2011

HOUSTON, TX (May 17, 2011) – Bringing new efficiency and performance capabilities to digital power supplies, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced three new development kits that further expand its TMS320C2000™ microcontroller (MCU) digital power portfolio of software, tools and training. The new kits enable and simplify the more complex power supply functions that are currently in high demand, such as bridgeless design and Peak Current Mode Control (PCMC) with Slope Compensation. Programming challenges have been greatly reduced due to TI’s free controlSUITE™ platform that includes more than 25 modular digital power software blocks. With … Read More → "Industry-leading efficiency and performance levels are enabled by TI’s three new digital power development kits based on Piccolo™ microcontrollers"

Nanosys Unlocks Full Color LCD Viewing Experience with Nanotechnology

May 17, 2011

Palo Alto, Calif., May 17, 2011 – Nanosys, Inc., an advanced materials architect, today announced that its next generation LCD technology, the Quantum Dot Enhancement Film (QDEF™), is available to display manufacturers. Device designers can now increase color gamut by as much as three times without making the trade offs in cost, size and brightness they’ve had to make in the past. This means richer, more viscerally vibrant reds and a deeper palette of greens – the color the human eye sees more intensely than any other color.

Agilent Technologies Expands PCIe® High-Speed Digitizer Family for OEMs

May 17, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced several new options for its popular U1084A PCI Express^® (PCIe) embedded ADC cards. The U1084A’s digitizer technology combines fast analog-to-digital converters with on-board field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology allowing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to easily design-in high-speed signal acquisition and analysis.

The family is now … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Expands PCIe® High-Speed Digitizer Family for OEMs"

InPA Systems and S2C Partner to Enhance Rapid Prototype Debug Flow

May 17, 2011

San Jose, California – May 16, 2011 – InPA Systems, Inc <http://www.inpasystems.com/> ., an innovator in FPGA-based rapid prototyping bring up and debug and S2C Inc <http://www.s2cinc.com/> ., a leading rapid SoC/ASIC prototyping solutions provider, announced today that they have partnered for the development and testing of an integrated solution for high-speed, multi-FPGA debug. This technology is still in beta, but it is expected to be released … Read More → "InPA Systems and S2C Partner to Enhance Rapid Prototype Debug Flow"

andersDX and Baanto International Announce Strategic Technology Partnership for mid-large sized Touch Interface Solutions

May 17, 2011

LOS ANGELES, CA, USA and LONDON, UK – 17th May, 2011 – andersDX, market leader in the field of interface technologies and usability, and Baanto International, a leading independent manufacturer of touchscreen and position-sensing technologies, have used the SID Display Week event in Los Angeles, California to announce a strategic technology partnership.

The new European partnership supports andersDX’s commitment to optimsing user experience through device interfaces by combining their core display, embedded computing and GUI competencies and solutions with Baanto’s innovative Read More → "andersDX and Baanto International Announce Strategic Technology Partnership for mid-large sized Touch Interface Solutions"