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Xilinx Establishes Industry-Leading Communications Portfolio for 100G and Beyond Line-cards with the Acquisition of Sarance Technologies

May 17, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its acquisition of Sarance Technologies, completing its industry-leading technology portfolio for addressing next generation line card applications by adding premier connectivity communications capabilities. The new connectivity solution portfolio enables Xilinx to address the fast growing demand for 40G, 100G and beyond Interlaken, Ethernet and High-Speed Ethernet applications as well as new requirements for meeting 400G Ethernet system needs.

The latest acquisition follows the recent additions of Omiino Ltd. and Modelware to Xilinx’s overall strategic portfolio to provide major customers with a ‘one-stop-shop’ for wired communications … Read More → "Xilinx Establishes Industry-Leading Communications Portfolio for 100G and Beyond Line-cards with the Acquisition of Sarance Technologies"

Avnet Embedded Pairs Single Board Computers and LCDs to Create Performance Matched Kits

May 17, 2011

PHOENIX—May 17, 2011 — Avnet Embedded Americas, part of Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), introduces Read More → "Avnet Embedded Pairs Single Board Computers and LCDs to Create Performance Matched Kits"

Energy Micro announces starter kit for energy sensitive product development

May 17, 2011

Oslo, Norway, May 17th, 2011 – Energy Micro has announced the introduction of a starter kit for its ARM® CortexTM-M3 based EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontrollers. Referenced EFM32TG-STK3300 and selling at $69, the kit provides users with all the functionality that’s needed to create ultra low power system designs consuming a fraction of the energy of systems using rival microcontrollers.

Achieving an active mode current consumption of only 160µA/MHz, the energy friendly EFM32TG840 microcontroller featured in Energy Micro’s latest kit is the largest in a family of 23 Tiny Gecko devices now in full … Read More → "Energy Micro announces starter kit for energy sensitive product development"

Lattice Semiconductor And System General Announce Programming Support For Lattice MachXO2 PLD Family

May 16, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – MAY 16, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) and System General, a leading provider of device programming instruments, today announced that both automated and manual programming systems now fully support the first member of the MachXO2™ PLD family, the 1200 LUT LCMXO2-1200. The collaboration between the two companies ensures that customers using System General programming equipment who are entering the production phase of new electronic systems will incur no development delay or additional NRE costs to support MachXO2 PLDs.& … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor And System General Announce Programming Support For Lattice MachXO2 PLD Family"

New Virtex-6 VPX and CompactPCI Cards Combine Performance and Flexibility

May 16, 2011

May 13, 2011, Austin Texas, USA – 4DSP LLC announced the release of the VP680 and FC6301 Virtex-6 FPGA cards. These products, available in 3U VPX and CompactPCI form factors, offer an FPGA Mezzanine Card site that fully supports the 4DSP’s FMC series of Read More → "New Virtex-6 VPX and CompactPCI Cards Combine Performance and Flexibility"

Atmel Launches Industry’s First EEPROM Device with AES-CCM Authentication

May 16, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA, May 16, 2011 – Atmel^® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced an extension to the Atmel CryptoAuthentication™ family, the ATAES132 devices. These new devices offer secure data storage using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) authentication for industrial, consumer, … Read More → "Atmel Launches Industry’s First EEPROM Device with AES-CCM Authentication"

Meggitt Sensing Systems Introduces Endevco ® High-g Piezoresistive Shock Accelerometer with Built-in Mechanical Filter

May 16, 2011

May 15, 2011, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA– Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has introduced the Endevco® model 7270AM6, a highly rugged high-g piezoresistive shock accelerometer with frequency response capabilities down to DC or steady state, designed to support a variety of extreme testing requirements.

Incorporating the use of high-performance technologies first developed by Sandia National Laboratories, the built-in mechanical filter of the Endevco® model 7270AM6 consists of an aluminum housing lined by two layers of elastomeric filter cushion. With the presence of the elastomeric material on both sides of the accelerometer, sensor … Read More → "Meggitt Sensing Systems Introduces Endevco ® High-g Piezoresistive Shock Accelerometer with Built-in Mechanical Filter"

Cypress Enables High-Performance Capacitive Touchscreens to Replace Resistive With New TrueTouch™ Solution for Single-Layer Touchscreen Sensors

May 16, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 16, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today unveiled a breakthrough feature for its TrueTouch™ touchscreen controllers that enables manufacturers of handsets, cameras, GPS systems and other mobile systems to offer the benefits of capacitive touchscreens at resistive touchscreen costs. The new feature available for Cypress’s CY8CTST241 (single-touch with one-finger gestures) and CY8CTST242 (adds limited two-finger gestures such as “pinch” and “zoom”) delivers high performance touchscreen accuracy and responsiveness with a true single-layer sensor panel, drastically reducing the cost of the most expensive component … Read More → "Cypress Enables High-Performance Capacitive Touchscreens to Replace Resistive With New TrueTouch™ Solution for Single-Layer Touchscreen Sensors"

ESCATEC continues its pioneering use of the latest software by being the first user of new version of Mentor Graphics vPlan

May 16, 2011

Heerbrugg, Switzerland – May 16, 2011 – ESCATEC, the EMS innovator, is the first company to deploy the new version 3 of Mentor Graphics’ vPlan. The company will be sharing its experiences of the new software at a Mentor Graphics User Workshop in Munich on June 29, 2011. A key feature of vPlan it that it enables a new PCB design to be virtually assembled with components to check that everything fits appropriately and ESCATEC is now providing this as a service to customers called DFx (Designed For excellence).

“Investing in the latest technology and software is a vital … Read More → "ESCATEC continues its pioneering use of the latest software by being the first user of new version of Mentor Graphics vPlan"

EN55022 Class B Certified 36V, 8A Step-Down µModule Regulator

May 16, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – May 16, 2011 – Linear Technology introduces the LTM4613, an 8A step-down µModule® regulator certified by TUV Rheinland an accredited laboratory, to meet EN55022 Class B EMI (electromagnetic interference) emissions limits at up to 96W of output power. Designed to accept an input voltage from 5V to 36V, the LTM4613 delivers a regulated … Read More → "EN55022 Class B Certified 36V, 8A Step-Down µModule Regulator"