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New XGS CMOS Image Sensors Enhance ON Semiconductor Offerings for High-Resolution Industrial Imaging

Integrated Global Shutter sensor portfolio provide common architecture and resolutions up to 45 Mp
October 19, 2020

PHOENIX, Ariz. – 19 October, 2020 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has expanded their XGS family of image sensors with high performance, low noise products that offer 12-bit image quality at a high frame rate. The new offerings include the XGS 45000, the XGS 30000 and the XGS 20000, which provide detailed imaging with up to 45 Mp for resolution critical applications and up to 60 fps in 8K video mode. Also available is the new XGS 5000, designed with low power performance and state-of-the art image quality for compact 29 x 29 mm2 camera designs. Alongside the XGS 5000, 3 Mp and 2 Mp variants have been released for … Read More → "New XGS CMOS Image Sensors Enhance ON Semiconductor Offerings for High-Resolution Industrial Imaging"

Silexica Extends Collaboration with Mentor for High-Level Synthesis

October 15, 2020

San Jose, CA – October 15, 2020 – Silexica (silexica.com) has announced that they will be presenting in a Virtual HLS Seminar Series in October 2020 organized by Mentor, a Siemens business. Silexica’s SLX empowers software and hardware engineers to deeply analyze C/C++ algorithms for high-level synthesis (HLS) implementation in ASIC and FPGA designs to make better decisions and further accelerate performance. Silexica joined Mentor’s OpenDoor™ partner program in 2019 and participated in the first virtual seminars for Europe and North-America  in May 2020 to advance HLS adoption in FPGAs and ASICs.

“As … Read More → "Silexica Extends Collaboration with Mentor for High-Level Synthesis"

RS Components’ SeaQuest: a 3D-printed model boat’s journey of inspiring engineering innovation

RS DesignSpark documentary showcases 10km journey for autonomous model boat
October 15, 2020

London, UK: 12 October, 2020 – RS Components (RS), a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers, has released a 10-episode documentary series – titled SeaQuest – featuring members of its DesignSpark engineering community who embarked on a first-of-its-kind challenge to design, test and build a self-guided, 3D-printed model boat and send it on an ocean adventure. The challenge, which was initiated back in the spring of 2018, set the goal of fulfilling RS’ ambition to achieve a world record for the greatest distance travelled by a 3D printed autonomous model boat.

Devised … Read More → "RS Components’ SeaQuest: a 3D-printed model boat’s journey of inspiring engineering innovation"

Keysight First to Submit to 3GPP Protocol Test Cases for Verifying 5G New Radio Devices Supporting IP Multimedia Subsystem

Achieved using Keysight’s conformance toolset and Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 5G Mobile Platform
October 15, 2020

SANTA ROSA, Calif., October 14, 2020

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that the company was first to submit protocol test cases for verifying 5G new radio (NR) devices supporting IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to 3GPP using Keysight’s Read More → "Keysight First to Submit to 3GPP Protocol Test Cases for Verifying 5G New Radio Devices Supporting IP Multimedia Subsystem"

Renesas Announces Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter with Ultra-Low Quiescent Current for Powering Sensors, MCUs, Wireless Devices, and Other Components

ISL9122A with Bypass Mode Offers Maximum Flexibility, Extends Battery Life of Wireless and Smart IoT Devices
October 15, 2020

TOKYO, Japan, October 13, 2020 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the ISL9122A, a flexible buck-boost switching regulator with bypass mode that provides ultra-low quiescent current (IQ) for powering sensors, microcontrollers (MCUs), wireless devices, and other system components. Operating with battery output from 1.8V to 5.5V, the ISL9122A extends the battery life of smart IoT devices powered by coin-cell, lithium and multiple series alkaline batteries. Target applications include wireless earbuds, fitness bands, smart watches, water and gas meters, portable medical devices, and a wide range of battery-operated smart IoT devices.</ … Read More → "Renesas Announces Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter with Ultra-Low Quiescent Current for Powering Sensors, MCUs, Wireless Devices, and Other Components"

Vishay Intertechnology Integrated 40 V MOSFET Half-Bridge Power Stage Offers Best in Class RDS(ON) and FOM to Increase Power Density and Efficiency

Space-Saving Device Features Maximum RDS(ON) Down to 8.05 mΩ and Qg of 6.5 nC in Compact PowerPAIR® 3x3S Package
October 15, 2020

MALVERN, Pa. — Oct. 14, 2020 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new 40 V n-channel MOSFET half bridge power stage that delivers increased power density and efficiency for white goods and industrial, medical, and telecom applications. Integrating high side and low side MOSFETs in one compact PowerPAIR® 3.3 mm by 3.3 mm package, the Vishay Siliconix SiZ240DT provides best in class on-resistance and on-resistance times gate charge — a key figure of merit (FOM) for MOSFETs used in power conversion applications.

The two TrenchFET® MOSFETs in the SiZ240DT are internally connected in a half-bridge configuration. The SiZ240DT’s … Read More → "Vishay Intertechnology Integrated 40 V MOSFET Half-Bridge Power Stage Offers Best in Class RDS(ON) and FOM to Increase Power Density and Efficiency"

Synopsys and Samsung Foundry Announce Reference Flow for Predictable Execution of ASIL D-Compliant SoC Design for Automotive Applications

Comprehensive Flow Implements Synopsys' Functional Safety Processor IP for Efficient Development of Autonomous Driving and ADAS SoCs
October 14, 2020

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —

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New Cadence Clarity 3D Transient Solver Delivers Up to 10X Faster System-Level EMI Simulation

System design teams can quickly and accurately simulate large and complex hyperscale, automotive, mobile, and aerospace and defense systems
October 14, 2020

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 13, 2020—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today expanded its system analysis product line with the introduction of the Cadence® Clarity™ 3D Transient Solver, a system-level simulation solution that solves electromagnetic interference (EMI) system design issues up to 10X faster than legacy 3D field solvers and offers unbounded capacity. Built on Cadence’s massively parallel matrix solver technology, the Clarity 3D Transient Solver handles workload levels that previously required time-consuming and expensive anechoic test chambers to test prototypes for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance. The new solver is capable of simulating large designs that until now have … Read More → "New Cadence Clarity 3D Transient Solver Delivers Up to 10X Faster System-Level EMI Simulation"

Rohde & Schwarz, Rohde & Schwarz propels 5G LBS with Assisted-GPS and 5G NR FR2 mmW performance testing

October 14, 2020

As wireless network operators roll out 5G NR in the millimeter wave spectrum, it is critical to ensure continued reliability of E911 calls and accurate determination of location in mobile devices.

Rohde & Schwarz, the leader in 5G NR and Location Based Services (LBS) test and measurement, has verified Assisted-GPS (AGPS) performance in a commercial mobile device, while simultaneously transferring data using 5G millimeter wave (mmW). This capability is now available with the Rohde & Schwarz TS-LBS Location Based Services test system.

5G NR utilizes frequencies in the FR1 frequency range (<7.125GHz) and in … Read More → "Rohde & Schwarz, Rohde & Schwarz propels 5G LBS with Assisted-GPS and 5G NR FR2 mmW performance testing"

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