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Cadence Digital Full Flow Optimized to Deliver Improved Quality of Results with Up to 3X Faster Throughput

March 18, 2020
  • Highlights:
  • Proven flow enhanced with unified placement and physical optimization engines used to complete hundreds of advanced-node tapeouts at 16nm to
  • 5nm and below
    Industry’s first unified physical optimization engine with ML capabilities, offering up to 20% additional PPA improvement versus previous flow
  • Only digital full flow with integrated timing and voltage-drop (IR drop) signoff engines, which provides users with unparalleled signoff convergence

    SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17, 2020—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that the new release of the Cadence digital full flow—proven with hundreds of completed … Read More → "Cadence Digital Full Flow Optimized to Deliver Improved Quality of Results with Up to 3X Faster Throughput"

Keysight Technologies Delivers Professional Functionality in Entry-Level Oscilloscope

New 200 MHz, 2-channel oscilloscopes ensure advanced measurements at affordable price
March 18, 2020

SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 17, 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 four new 2-channel models of the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series oscilloscopes with 50 MHz to 200 MHz bandwidth, providing professional-level measurements and capabilities at an affordable price, including a standard decode … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Delivers Professional Functionality in Entry-Level Oscilloscope"

Power Integrations’ SCALE-iDriver for SiC MOSFETs Achieves AEC-Q100 Automotive Qualification

Compact and robust isolated SiC MOSFET driver incorporates active clamping and <2 µs short-circuit turn-off time
March 17, 2020

San Jose, Calif. – March 17, 2020 – Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in gate-driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today announced that … Read More → "Power Integrations’ SCALE-iDriver for SiC MOSFETs Achieves AEC-Q100 Automotive Qualification"

Rohde & Schwarz enables sub-THz ultra wideband signal analysis

March 17, 2020

Rohde & Schwarz is paving the way for research in the terahertz frequency range by demonstrating multi gigabit data transmission in the D-Band at 140 GHz. The setup features the R&S FSW high-end signal and spectrum analyzer equipped with an R&S FSW-B8001 option, supporting an unparalleled 8.3 GHz internal analysis bandwidth. This new hardware option will be available soon from Rohde & Schwarz. 

Developments in mobile technology are moving constantly towards increasing bandwidths, enabling increasingly high data throughput. The Rohde & Schwarz setup represents some of the first … Read More → "Rohde & Schwarz enables sub-THz ultra wideband signal analysis"

Eyeware and Melexis collaborate on 3D ToF sensor-based eye-tracking solutions for Driver Monitoring Systems

March 17, 2020

Tessenderlo, Belgium, 17 March 2020 – Eyeware, the Swiss-based 3D eye-tracking technology company on a mission to bring attention-sensing solutions to multiple industries, and Melexis, the Belgium-based global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions, have joined forces to create an advanced driver monitoring system (DMS). The DMS leverages Eyeware’s attention-monitoring technology, which uses Melexis’ new MLX75027 3D Time-of-flight sensors with VGA resolution, to enable robust eye gaze and head tracking for in-cabin driver monitoring, even in sunlight.

As a pioneer in the field of eye-tracking, Eyeware uses 3D time-of-flight cameras to overcome the limitations of infrared-based tracking technology. The company … Read More → "Eyeware and Melexis collaborate on 3D ToF sensor-based eye-tracking solutions for Driver Monitoring Systems"

STMicroelectronics Launches Smart Gateway Platform for Automotive Gateway and Domain Controller Applications

March 16, 2020

Geneva, March 16, 2020 – The Smart Gateway Platform (SGP) from STMicroelectronics provides a valuable development tool for prototyping automotive Smart-Gateway and Domain-Controller applications.

The evolution of automotive architectures to include high throughput in-vehicle networking and high data-rate connectivity to the cloud has increased demand for high-performance Smart-Gateway and Domain-Controller Electronic Control Units (ECUs).

ST’s modular Smart-Gateway Platform (SGP), built on gigabit Ethernet communication between the secure and ASIL-B Telemaco3P microprocessor (MPU) and the ASIL-D SPC58/Chorus microcontroller (MCU), delivers powerful processing capability to handle firewall functionalities, predictive maintenance, Over-The-Air ( … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Launches Smart Gateway Platform for Automotive Gateway and Domain Controller Applications"

Microchip Expands Silicon Carbide (SiC) Family of Power Electronics to Provide System Level Improvements in Efficiency, Size and Reliability

700, 1200 and 1700V SBD-based power modules maximize switching efficiency, reduce thermal rise and allow smaller system footprint
March 16, 2020

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 16, 2020 – Demand continues to rapidly grow for Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based systems to maximize efficiency and reduce size and weight, allowing engineers to create innovative power solutions. Applications leveraging SiC technology range from electric vehicles and charging stations to smart power grids and industrial and aircraft power systems. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced its expanded portfolio of smaller, lighter and more efficient Read More → "Microchip Expands Silicon Carbide (SiC) Family of Power Electronics to Provide System Level Improvements in Efficiency, Size and Reliability"

Everspin Technologies and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Extend MRAM Joint Development Agreement to 12nm

Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) continues to scale for both eMRAM and discrete MRAM solutions
March 12, 2020

CHANDLER, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive RAM ( … Read More → "Everspin Technologies and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Extend MRAM Joint Development Agreement to 12nm"

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