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Future Electronics and ADD semiconductor extend distribution agreement to global franchise

April 22, 2011

Zaragoza, Spain, and Dallas, Texas, 20 April 2011 – Future Electronics and ADD semiconductor, the high-performance powerline communication (PLC) IC company for smart metering, lighting, and home/building automation applications, today announced that both companies have extended their agreement for distribution of ADD’s powerline communication SoCs to a global franchise.

ADD specializes in the design of system-on-chip (SoC) PLC solutions for narrow band communications using the low voltage electric grid transmission medium that turns the existing electric grid into a reliable and easy-to-use ‘smart … Read More → "Future Electronics and ADD semiconductor extend distribution agreement to global franchise"

Mercury Computer Systems Announces Strategic Agreement with CommAgility

April 22, 2011

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – April 21, 2011 – Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted ISR application-ready subsystems (ARS) provider, and CommAgility announced that they have reached a strategic agreement enabling Mercury to leverage market-leading technology to develop best-in-class application-ready subsystems for commercial and military communications, and wireless infrastructure systems. This agreement will allow Mercury to incorporate CommAgility and jointly-developed products into its existing platforms and to quickly generate new solutions that exploit the latest Texas Instruments’ (TI) Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology, providing … Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Announces Strategic Agreement with CommAgility"

Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Quad Channel 250 MSPS 16-bit Analog Input FMC

April 22, 2011

HIGH WYCOMBE, UK– April 21, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS, and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has introduced a new rugged FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC/VITA 57) module, the FMC-516 is a quad channel 250 MSPS 16-bit analog input card that enables I/O devices to be directly coupled to a host FPGA. By providing direct ADC connection to the host FPGA, this compact card ensures maximum throughput and enables multiple channels and boards to be synchronized. The … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Debuts Quad Channel 250 MSPS 16-bit Analog Input FMC"

Laird Technologies Releases New Tpcm™ 580SP Series Screen Printable Phase Change Material

April 22, 2011

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – April 21, 2011– Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced the release of its new Tpcm™ 580SP Series phase change material.

The Tpcm™ 580SP Series is the latest phase change material (PCM) offered in Laird Technologies’ thermal interface material (TIM) product … Read More → "Laird Technologies Releases New Tpcm™ 580SP Series Screen Printable Phase Change Material"

IQRF Wireless Network Systems Now Available from LPRS

April 21, 2011

LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, has been appointed as the UK technical distributor for the IQRF complete IQMesh wireless network platform, components and systems manufactured by Microrisc.

Based in the Czech Republic Microrisc have spent some 140 man-years developing the extensive IQRF product range intended for applications such as smart metering, home and building automation, intelligent street lighting and environmental monitoring

IQRF wireless network components are fully integrated modules with pre-programmed micro-controllers intended to speed up time-to-market of reliable wireless Mesh networks. The extensive IQRF product range offers OEM modules … Read More → "IQRF Wireless Network Systems Now Available from LPRS"

DAC 2011 Announces Pavilion Panel: Career Velocity Vectors – The Excitement of Engineering

April 21, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – April 19, 2011 – A career development panel featuring women in electronic design automation (EDA) will be held at Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2011 on Monday, June 6, 2011. The 48th DAC, the premier conference devoted to design and design automation of electronic systems, will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, from June 5-10, 2011.

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What: Pavilion Panel: Career Velocity Vectors: the Excitement of Engineering
Engineering … Read More → "DAC 2011 Announces Pavilion Panel: Career Velocity Vectors – The Excitement of Engineering"

NEW EMBEDDED TECHNOLOGY Introduces Compact COM EXPRESS Computer Solution For Rugged Mobile I/O applications such as Robots, Small UAV, Vehicle and Wearable Systems

April 21, 2011

ENCINITAS, CA—April 20, 2011—NEW EMBEDDED TECHNOLOGY is pleased to announce the A-Brain mobile compact computer baseboard compatible with COM Express compact size standard computer modules. New Embedded Technology designed this unit specifically for such rugged mobile computer applications such as Androids, Robots, UAV and wearable computers where extended temperature, shock and vibration were a critical factor of the environment. It is also excellent for fixed outdoor settings requiring a small size and in an environment that is not friendly to regular computers such as security monitoring, RFID control, … Read More → "NEW EMBEDDED TECHNOLOGY Introduces Compact COM EXPRESS Computer Solution For Rugged Mobile I/O applications such as Robots, Small UAV, Vehicle and Wearable Systems"

ClioSoft to Demonstrate Hardware Configuration Management Solutions and Visual Design Diff at ChipEx 2011

April 21, 2011

FREMONT, Calif., April 21, 2011 – ClioSoft, Inc., developer of the premier hardware configuration management (HCM) solutions for the electronics design industry, will demonstrate its SOS Design Collaboration Platform and Visual Design Diff at ChipEx 2011 in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 3^rd and 4^th, 2011. The SOS platform is integrated seamlessly with Cadence’s Virtuoso® Custom IC, Mentor’s ICstudio, SpringSoft’s Laker™ Custom Layout Automation System and Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer … Read More → "ClioSoft to Demonstrate Hardware Configuration Management Solutions and Visual Design Diff at ChipEx 2011"

Tanner EDA to Demonstrate Version 15.11 of Full-flow Analog Design Suite and TowerJazz PDK at ChipEx 2011

April 20, 2011

MONROVIA, California – April 20, 2011 — At ChipEx 2011, Tanner EDA, the catalyst for innovation for the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), will demonstrate the latest version of their full-flow analog design suite, HiPer Silicon, and the TowerJazz process design kit (PDK) for analog designers. ChipEx 2011 takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 3^rd and 4^th, 2011.

What: Demonstrating … Read More → "Tanner EDA to Demonstrate Version 15.11 of Full-flow Analog Design Suite and TowerJazz PDK at ChipEx 2011"

Enea Upgrades Linux Configuration and Build Environment for NetLogic Microsystems’ Multi-Core Processors

April 20, 2011

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 20, 2011 – Enea (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) today announced that it has released a major upgrade to the Linux development environment that it offers for NetLogic Microsystems’ (NASDAQ: NETL) industry-leading multi-core, multi-threaded processors. The key addition to the offering is Timesys LinuxLink as the configuration and build engine of the platform. Enea and Timesys recently announced a strategic alliance focused on Linux and multicore. Now known as the Enea® Linux PlatformBuilder, the NetLogic Microsystems Edition (ELPB-NE) is now available for the XLP™, XLR^® and XLS< … Read More → "Enea Upgrades Linux Configuration and Build Environment for NetLogic Microsystems’ Multi-Core Processors"

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