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Synopsys and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Collaborate to Develop Broad Portfolio of DesignWare IP for 12LP+ FinFET Solution

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announces New 22FDX+ Platform, Extending FDX Leadership with Specialty Solutions for IoT and 5G Mobility

Santa Clara, Calif., September 24, 2020 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the world’s leading specialty foundry, announced today at its Global Technology Conference the next generation of its FDXTM platform, 22FDX+, to meet the ever-growing need for higher performance and ultra-low power requirements of connected devices. GF’s industry-leading 22FDX® (22nm FD-SOI) platform has realized $4.5 billion in design wins, with more than 350 million chips shipped to customers around the world.

GF’s new 22FDX+ builds on the company’s 22FDX platform, offering a broader set of features that provide high performance, ultra-low power, and specialty features and capabilities … Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announces New 22FDX+ Platform, Extending FDX Leadership with Specialty Solutions for IoT and 5G Mobility"

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to Expand Position in Tactical and Enterprise Network Communications Systems Markets with Acquisition of Pacific Star Communications

ASHBURN, Va. – September 24, 2020 – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division announced today that it expects to significantly enhance its position in, and commitment to, the U.S. and global battlefield Network Operations (NetOps) markets following Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s announced intention to acquire the stock of Pacific Star Communications, Inc. (PacStar®). PacStar is a leading provider of advanced tactical communications solutions for battlefield network management, including commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based rugged, small form factor communications systems, and proprietary “IQ-Core® Software” integrated, network communications management software. The addition of PacStar’s product portfolio will greatly expand the breadth of the Defense Solutions division’ … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to Expand Position in Tactical and Enterprise Network Communications Systems Markets with Acquisition of Pacific Star Communications"

New SVT series introduced as part of Panasonic Industry OS-CON capacitors

Panasonic Industry Europe is continuously developing new series of surface mount Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid capacitors OS-CON and introduces the SVT series.

This new series features low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) characteristics – even at low temperatures, excellent noise reduction capabilities, and frequency characteristics.

Additionally, the wide temperature rating of -50°C up to +125°C for up to 2.000 hours proves the robustness and a long lifespan of this development and enables operation in high-reliability applications.

Depending on the model of the SVT, the new capacitors feature  … Read More → "New SVT series introduced as part of Panasonic Industry OS-CON capacitors"

Advantest Introduces Evolutionary V93000 EXA Scale™ SoC Test System

TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) has announced its next-generation V93000 testers targeted at advanced digital ICs up to the exascale performance class. The systems’ new test heads incorporate Xtreme Link™ technology, and the EXA Scale universal digital and power supply cards that enable new test methodologies, lower cost-of-test and faster time-to-market.

Today’s most advanced semiconductor processes allow for technology transformations that enable real-time integration of data from a countless number of sources such as IoT and handheld devices, automobiles … Read More → "Advantest Introduces Evolutionary V93000 EXA Scale™ SoC Test System"

COM Express module supports PCIe Gen4 and AI optimization

ADLINK Technology, a global provider of leading edge computing solutions, launches its next generation COM Express Type 6 module, the cExpress-TL, based on the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 and Celeron® processor (formerly Tiger Lake UP3). Featuring a brand new high performance graphics core called Intel® Iris® Xe and supporting AVX-512 VNNI (Vector Neural Network Instructions), the cExpress-TL provides AI inferencing performance nearly 3X that previously available from non-VNNI platforms.

11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors have a configurable power range of 15 to 28 watts, which makes them ideally suited for fanless space-constrained embedded … Read More → "COM Express module supports PCIe Gen4 and AI optimization"

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Mentor Collaborate to Launch New Semiconductor Verification Solution Embedded with Advanced Machine Learning Capabilities

Santa Clara, Calif., September 24, 2020 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the world’s leading specialty foundry, today announced at its annual Global Technology Conference (GTC) a significantly enhanced design for manufacturability (DFM) kit embedded with advanced machine learning (ML) capabilities. Developed in collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business, the new industry-leading ML-enhanced DFM solution, built on Mentor’s Calibre® nmDRC platform, can provide customers with a more effective design and development experience and, ultimately, contribute to a faster time to market.

The new ML-enhanced DFM kit is launching as an update to the process design kit (PDK) for GF’s 12LP+ … Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Mentor Collaborate to Launch New Semiconductor Verification Solution Embedded with Advanced Machine Learning Capabilities"

Efabless Expands support for Cloud-based Design Platform

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Efabless Corporation, the leading open innovation platform for IC design, announced today it has expanded design support for the GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®) 130G solution. The new offering, which includes digital design and low cost ASIC development based on configurable design templates, provides a full “semiconductor ecosystem in a box” that brings the power of GF’s 130G solution to a network of previously unserved OEMs, IC designers and IP providers. New capabilities are available on GF’s 130nm platform now.

The Cloud-based design platform provides access to EDA tools, infrastructure and prototyping … Read More → "Efabless Expands support for Cloud-based Design Platform"

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