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Silexica Expands Into FinTech Industry Bringing Next-Generation Compute Acceleration

Empowering Financial Services with SLX FPGA for Improved Performance and Time-to-Market

June 1, 2020

San Jose, CA – June 1, 2020 – Silexica (SLX) silexica.com has announced its entry into the FinTech industry to help financial service companies and exchanges leverage next-generation compute acceleration for improved latency/throughput, determinism, risk management, security, performance per watt, and total cost of ownership (TCO). Silexica’s SLX Tool Suite empowers software and hardware engineers to deeply analyze and optimize C/C++ algorithms for high-level synthesis (HLS) implementation in FPGA designs to improve performance and time-to-market.

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Samsung Foundry Certifies Synopsys Design Compiler NXT for 5/4nm FinFET Process Technologies

More than 100 customers have adopted Design Compiler NXT since its introduction one year ago

June 1, 2020

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Customers adopting Design Compiler NXT report significant reduction in runtimes together with improvements in power, performance and area (PPA)
New advanced optimizations, such as concurrent clock and data (CCD) optimization, are essential for meeting PPA goals at advanced nodes
Samsung Foundry customers benefit from an 8 to 10 percent improvement in … Read More → "Samsung Foundry Certifies Synopsys Design Compiler NXT for 5/4nm FinFET Process Technologies"

Ambarella Adopts Cadence Clarity 3D Solver for AI Vision Processor Development

Ambarella to shorten design cycle using Clarity 3D Solver for fast, accurate 3D analysis

June 1, 2020

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1, 2020—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that Ambarella, Inc. has adopted the Cadence® Clarity™ 3D Solver for design of their next-generation AI vision processors. Ambarella’s products are used in a wide variety of human and computer vision applications, including video security, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), electronic mirror, drive recorder, driver/cabin monitoring, autonomous driving and robotic applications.

Per a recent evaluation, an Ambarella computer vision (CV) system on chip (SoC) and PCB were run on the Cadence Clarity 3D Solver. Results of both simulations show that when there is … Read More → "Ambarella Adopts Cadence Clarity 3D Solver for AI Vision Processor Development"

New eBook from Mouser and Analog Devices Explores Growing Importance of Energy Storage Solutions

June 1, 2020

June 1, 2020 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces a new eBook in collaboration with Analog Devices, highlighting Energy … Read More → "New eBook from Mouser and Analog Devices Explores Growing Importance of Energy Storage Solutions"

IAR Systems enables security compliance for embedded applications based on mainstream MCUs from NXP Semiconductors

The latest version of the security development tool C-Trust, an extension to IAR Embedded Workbench, adds support for the popular NXP K22, K24, K64, KV56 and KV58 MCU families on top of the other already supported NXP products

May 29, 2020

Uppsala, Sweden—May 18, 2020—IAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces the addition of support for a number of MCU devices from NXP® Semiconductors within its security development tool C-Trust®. This enhanced device support helps embedded developers to implement security, and ultimately helps meet new compliance standards from recent security legislations for IoT products that are already in development or production. Furthermore, in an additional release coming soon, C-Trust will also integrate support … Read More → "IAR Systems enables security compliance for embedded applications based on mainstream MCUs from NXP Semiconductors"

SkyWater Chosen for Volume U.S. Manufacturing of Temperature Sensing Chip for Low-Cost Wearable Solution that Detects Early Stage Symptom of COVID-19

Smartphone-enabled wireless patch provides self-health monitoring and public health contact tracing to support roadmap to reopen the country

May 29, 2020

BLOOMINGTON, MN, May 26, 2020 – SkyWater Technology, the innovator’s trusted foundry partner, announced today it was chosen by investment firm, Asymmetric Return Capital (ARC) and Linear ASICs, a fabless analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company, to volume manufacture a microchip with temperature sensing capabilities used in a low-cost, smartphone- enabled wireless patch that assists in the … Read More → "SkyWater Chosen for Volume U.S. Manufacturing of Temperature Sensing Chip for Low-Cost Wearable Solution that Detects Early Stage Symptom of COVID-19"

STMicroelectronics Powers Adoption of Safe and Efficient LED Streetlamps with 150-Watt Evaluation Board and Reference Design

May 29, 2020

Geneva, May 28, 2020 – Accelerating the creation of LED streetlamps and other medium- to high-power lighting applications, the STMicroelectronics EVL150W-HVSL LED-driver evaluation board and reference design integrates features that ensure high performance and save bill-of-materials (BOM) costs.

As a 150W, 1A mains-input driver, the EVL150 … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Powers Adoption of Safe and Efficient LED Streetlamps with 150-Watt Evaluation Board and Reference Design"

Cirrus Logic Launches Advanced Haptic and Sensing Technology Solutions for Richer, Immersive User Experiences

New Haptic ICs Enable Increased Functionality and Sleek Buttonless Designs for Variety of Smartphones, PCs, Wearables, Gaming, Virtual Reality and Automotive Applications

May 29, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas – May 28, 2020 – With the goal of elevating the user experience for a wide range of consumer devices, Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS) is leveraging its technology leadership in low-power, low-latency mixed-signal processing to develop an advanced product portfolio of haptic and sensing integrated circuits (ICs). Cirrus Logic’s haptic products and sophisticated haptic feedback technology enable sleeker, more robust end products with fewer mechanical controls for new responsive and immersive user experiences.

Already a leader in haptic technology for smartphones, Cirrus Logic is expanding its haptics and sensing expertise to provide an immersive touch experience for applications … Read More → "Cirrus Logic Launches Advanced Haptic and Sensing Technology Solutions for Richer, Immersive User Experiences"

Keysight’s 5G Solutions Selected by Audix to Ensure Safe Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave Emissions from 5G Devices

Keysight’s solutions verify safety compliance of wireless devices operating in sub-6GHz and mmWave frequency bands

May 29, 2020

SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 28, 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, today announced that Audix, a Taiwanese-based test laboratory, has selected Read More → "Keysight’s 5G Solutions Selected by Audix to Ensure Safe Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave Emissions from 5G Devices"

SensiML Uses AI Technology to Help Fight COVID-19 Global Pandemic

May 28, 2020

Company invited to join consortium with goal to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
AI-based cough analysis used to predict if subject has symptoms of COVID-19 infection
Crowdsourcing effort underway to collect large dataset of cough samples

Portland, OR – May 26, 2020 – SensiML™ Corporation, a leading developer of AI tools for building intelligent IoT endpoints, today announced that it is collaborating on an effort to use its AI technology to help … Read More → "SensiML Uses AI Technology to Help Fight COVID-19 Global Pandemic"