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SENSORS EXPO NEWS – ACEINNA Launches and Demonstrates New Sensing Technologies

ACEINNA Showcases Industry Leading Sensing Solutions for Autonomous Vehicle Guidance and Current Management
June 11, 2019

Andover, Massachusetts – June 11, 2019

ACEINNA plans to demonstrate its latest advanced sensing technologies at the Sensors Expo and Conference, to be held June 25 to June 27, 2019 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Booth number 1635. The exhibition area is open Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27th, starting at 10am.

ACEINNA is in Booth 1635.

ACEINNA will be demonstrating new sensor solutions – Current Sensors for use in high power computing and industrial applications, as well as new Inertial Measurement Unit sensors used to help autonomous … Read More → "SENSORS EXPO NEWS – ACEINNA Launches and Demonstrates New Sensing Technologies"

KEMET T598 Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Set New Performance Benchmarks to Drive Megatrend Applications in Automotive and Super Computing

Extended life, single digit ESR, CV and volumetric efficiency performance enable T598 devices to provide component solutions for ADAS, autonomous driving and digitalization
June 10, 2019

KEMET Corporation (“KEMET” or the “Company”) (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, today expanded the temperature capability of T598 devices, a first-to-market Tantalum Polymer Surface Mount Capacitor. These devices uniquely address the stringent requirements and new challenges presented by megatrend applications in automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), autonomous driving and in digitalization uses such as supercomputing, mobility services, connectivity and infotainment. T598 automotive grade polymer electrolytic devices combine multiple high-performance characteristics including high capacitance / voltage (CV) ratings, single digit equivalent series resistance (ESR), class-leading ripple performance, and ultra-extended life to truly enable the … Read More → "KEMET T598 Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Set New Performance Benchmarks to Drive Megatrend Applications in Automotive and Super Computing"

Socionext Adopts the Cadence Full-Flow Digital and Signoff Tools for 7nm Designs

June 10, 2019

•       Socionext used the full flow to successfully tape out its latest large, 16nm ASIC chip
•       Socionext adopted the Cadence full-flow digital and signoff tools as their plan of record for 16nm and 7nm designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 4, 2019—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that Socionext used the Cadence® full-flow digital and signoff tools for the successful production tapeout of its latest large, 16nm ASIC chip and has built a design environment for its 7nm designs. Using the capabilities of the integrated full flow, Socionext sped design closure on its 16nm design when compared … Read More → "Socionext Adopts the Cadence Full-Flow Digital and Signoff Tools for 7nm Designs"

New Knowles AISonic™ Audio Edge Processor Optimized for High-Performance Mobile, Ear and IoT Devices

First processor specifically designed for advanced audio and machine learning applications, enhancing power-efficient intelligence and privacy at the network’s edge
June 10, 2019

ITASCA, Ill., Jun. 5, 2019 — Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN), a market leader and global provider of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions, today announced the IA8201, the latest product in its Knowles AISonicTM family of audio edge processors. The IA8201 offers robust voice activation and multi-microphone audio processing optimized for power-sensitive applications. This processor has the compute power to perform advanced audio output, context awareness and gesture control for today’s most advanced consumer electronics.

Processing audio and voice on the … Read More → "New Knowles AISonic™ Audio Edge Processor Optimized for High-Performance Mobile, Ear and IoT Devices"

Renesas Electronics Launches RX72M Group of Microcontrollers with EtherCAT® Support for Industrial Applications

Delivers RX Family’s Highest Performance and Memory Capacities While Realizing Control and Communication Functions on a Single Chip
June 10, 2019

TOKYO, Japan, June 6, 2019 – Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RX72M Group of RX microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring an EtherCAT® slave controller for industrial Ethernet communication. The new flagship product group for the Renesas RX family offers a high-performance, single-chip MCU solution with large memory capacities for industrial equipment requiring control and communication functions such as compact industrial robots, programmable logic controllers, remote I/O, and industrial gateways.

The use of EtherCAT in industrial Ethernet is growing fast, and is currently used on dedicated MCUs, ICs, … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Launches RX72M Group of Microcontrollers with EtherCAT® Support for Industrial Applications"

Cadence Introduces the Spectre X Simulator, a Massively Parallel Circuit Simulator Delivering Up to 10X Faster Simulation with the Same Golden Accuracy

The Spectre X simulator also delivers an increase in capacity of up to 5X for today's large, advanced-node designs
June 7, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif., 03 Jun 2019

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the Cadence® Spectre® X Simulator, a massively parallel circuit simulator designed to provide up to 10X performance gains, while maintaining the golden accuracy customers have come to expect from 25 years of Spectre industry leadership in analog, mixed-signal and RF applications. The new Spectre X simulator can solve 5X larger designs when compared to previous simulation solutions, enabling customers to effectively simulate circuits containing millions of transistors and billions of … Read More → "Cadence Introduces the Spectre X Simulator, a Massively Parallel Circuit Simulator Delivering Up to 10X Faster Simulation with the Same Golden Accuracy"

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

High-quality DesignWare Interface and Analog IP Optimized for High Performance and Low Power in AI, Cloud Computing, and Mobile SoCs
June 7, 2019

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Altium Releases Altium Designer 19.1 and Free Tool for Online Design Visualization

Altium Designer 19.1 Incorporates Customer-Driven Enhancements in Stability and Performance
June 7, 2019

Altium LLC, a leading provider of electronics design systems for PCB design, today announced the release of Altium Designer 19.1 and the Altium 365 Viewer, a free online tool that allows anyone to view Altium Designer projects on the web.

“Altium is dedicated to bringing high-performance, easy-to-use tools to the electronics design industry,” said Ted Pawela, Chief Operations Officer at Altium. “Altium Designer 19.1 and Altium 365 Viewer further streamline the design to realization process through improving the PCB design experience.”

Incorporating user feedback from the Altium BugCrunch forum, recently launched Altium 19.1 offers … Read More → "Altium Releases Altium Designer 19.1 and Free Tool for Online Design Visualization"

Avatar Integrated Systems Partnership Strengthens SiFive Cloud-Based Design

June 6, 2019

LAS VEGAS, June 3, 2019 — Design Automation Conference —SiFive, the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, design platforms, and custom SoC solutions, announced today a new partnership with Avatar Integrated Systems (Avatar), a leader in next-generation physical design solutions. The partnership enables SiFive to use Avatar’s physical design implementation tools within the SiFive cloud design environment.

SiFive is now enabled with Avatar’s industry-leading physical design implementation platform, a complete top-level prototyping, floor-planning, chip assembly, and full function block-level implementation solution. The integration … Read More → "Avatar Integrated Systems Partnership Strengthens SiFive Cloud-Based Design"

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