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Renesas Electronics Announces New Microcontrollers that Provide Ultimate LED Lighting Functionality

May 26, 2011

TOKYO, Japan, May 26, 2011— Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of five 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), the RL78/I1A family, that implement in a single chip the LED control, power supply control, and communication functions required in LED lighting fixtures.

The new MCUs adopt the Renesas Electronics RL78 CPU, which achieves both high computational performance and ultra low power consumption, and include from 32 to 64 kilobytes (KB) of flash memory in 20 to 38-pin package versions. … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces New Microcontrollers that Provide Ultimate LED Lighting Functionality"

Altera joins imec’s advanced CMOS scaling program for 3-D process technology development

May 26, 2011

Leuven, Belgium – May 26, 2011 – Imec today announced it entered into a three-year research collaboration with Altera Corporation to develop advanced CMOS scaling technologies. Altera joins a growing number of fabless semiconductor companies that are part of imec’s INSITE program, which provides member companies insight into near-term and future IC technology options. The initial collaboration between imec and Altera will focus on the development of 3-D process technologies targeting Altera’s product families.

The imec INSITE program makes information from imec’s advanced process technology research programs available for the product design community … Read More → "Altera joins imec’s advanced CMOS scaling program for 3-D process technology development"

Microsemi FPGAs Help Drive Smart Grid and Electric Vehicle Advances as Part of Ariane Controls Development Platform

May 26, 2011

IRVINE, Calif. and QUEBEC CITY, Canada, May 26, 2011 – Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced that it is working with Ariane Controls, a powerline communications developer, to provide FPGA technology for the industry’s first development platform to support key emerging electric-vehicle charging and related Smart Grid standards.

The Ariane Controls AC-CPM1 AutoGrade J2931 evaluation and development board leverages the performance and flexibility of Microsemi’s ProASIC®3 flash FPGAs to speed design cycles for systems implementing automotive standard J2931 for communication between Electric … Read More → "Microsemi FPGAs Help Drive Smart Grid and Electric Vehicle Advances as Part of Ariane Controls Development Platform"

Introducing Matrox Avio Series: Dual-DVI Fiber Optic KVM Extender Solution Delivers Uncompromised Performance

May 26, 2011

Montreal, Canada, May 25, 2011 — Matrox Graphics Inc. today unveils Matrox Avio™ Series, a new line of fiber optic KVM extenders for graphics intensive design and visualization applications within the process control, automotive, oil & gas, and government and military markets. The KVM extender transmitter/receiver pair enables users to secure the host computer in a climate-controlled machine room by capturing the system’s I/O functionality and extending … Read More → "Introducing Matrox Avio Series: Dual-DVI Fiber Optic KVM Extender Solution Delivers Uncompromised Performance"

Douglas Electrical Components Ultra-High Voltage Feedthroughs Help Advance Protein Biomarker Research

May 26, 2011

Randolph, N.J. (May 25, 2011) – Douglas Electrical Components (DECo) (www.douglaselectrical.com) has developed customized wire feedthroughs to supply power, controls and monitoring into the high-vacuum, high-voltage environment of a line of MALDI TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight) mass spectrometers used in protein biomarker research.

Each unit requires six wire feedthroughs supplying 30,000 vdc, six additional wire feedthroughs supplying 15,000 vdc, and 12 additional wire and coaxial feedthroughs providing control of active elements and signal
monitoring.

“These advanced … Read More → "Douglas Electrical Components Ultra-High Voltage Feedthroughs Help Advance Protein Biomarker Research"

Carbon Adds AXI Analysis Capabilities to SoC Designer Plus

May 26, 2011

ACTON, MASS. –– May 25, 2011 –– Carbon Design Systems™, the leading supplier of software for architectural analysis, performance optimization and pre-silicon firmware debug, today announced immediate availability of its Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA®) Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI) specification Analysis Package for SoC Designer Plus.

The package builds on the SoC Designer Plus virtual platform by adding advanced traffic-generation … Read More → "Carbon Adds AXI Analysis Capabilities to SoC Designer Plus"

Design Automation Conference and Electronic Design Automation Consortium Host DAC 2011 Kick-Off Reception IBM Sponsors

May 26, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 25, 2011 — The Executive Committee of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) and the EDA Consortium (EDAC) will host their annual Kick-Off Reception at this year’s conference in San Diego, California. The reception will be held at the Omni Hotel at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2011, and will be sponsored by IBM.

International Business Machines (IBM), a global leader in information technology, turns 100 years old this June, and in this celebratory year … Read More → "Design Automation Conference and Electronic Design Automation Consortium Host DAC 2011 Kick-Off Reception IBM Sponsors"

Teklatech Innovates Noise Shaping Technology for Wireless and Mobile IC Design

May 25, 2011

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 25th, 2011 – Teklatech®, an industry pioneer in EDA solutions for optimizing digital ASIC power integrity and on-chip noise, today announced the release of version 3.0 of the company’s flagship design automation software FloorDirector®. The release isa manifestation of Teklatech’s vision in the direction of dynamic power integrity (PI) and noise aware IC design. Designers are empowered with control over the noise spectrum of digital circuits. The enhanced tool capabilities allow faster power and noise closure, higher yield … Read More → "Teklatech Innovates Noise Shaping Technology for Wireless and Mobile IC Design"

Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s First HDMI 1.4a Protocol Analyzer and Generator to Support 4K x 2K Resolution

May 25, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 24, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the industry’s highest performance HDMI 1.4a protocol analyzer and generator. This instrument allows designers and engineers to test their devices to ensure they meet the requirements of the HDMI compliance test specification 1.4a (CTS 1.4a).

HDMI is a compact interface for transmitting uncompressed data between digital audio/video sources such as DVD players and set-top boxes and other devices such as computer monitors and digital televisions. The … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s First HDMI 1.4a Protocol Analyzer and Generator to Support 4K x 2K Resolution"

Ramtron Ships First F-RAM Samples Built on New IBM Manufacturing Line

May 25, 2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – May 25, 2011 – Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of ferroelectric-based low-power memory and integrated semiconductor products, today announced broad sampling of the first pre-qualification ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) devices built on the company’s new manufacturing line at IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM). The FM24C04C and FM24C16C are serial 5-volt devices with 4- and 16-kilobits of F-RAM memory, respectively. The devices offer a high-performance nonvolatile data collection and storage solution for electronic systems. Ramtron’s F-RAM … Read More → "Ramtron Ships First F-RAM Samples Built on New IBM Manufacturing Line"

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