| CADEKA Introduces Low-Power 10- and 12-bit ADCs |
November 14, 2008 -- CADEKA Microcircuits LLC has introduced two new ADC families operating from 20MSPS up to 80MSPS. The company claims that its CDK2307 (12-bit) and CDK2308 (10-bit) ADCs offer the lowest total power dissipation in the ... read more |
| Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller Hosts JBOSN High-Performance RTOS |
November 14, 2008 -- Atmel Corp. and IBOSN Systems Co., Ltd. announced today the port of the JBOSN high-performance RTOS (real-time operating system) onto Atmel's AT91CAP9S customizable microcontroller.
The JBOSN RTOS is a m ... read more |
| NEC Electronics Selects Mentor Graphics Calibre nmLVS for Circuit Characterization at 40nm and Below |
November 14, 2008 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that NEC Electronics Corp. has selected the Calibre nmLVS product to establish a highly accurate circuit characterization flow for 40nm and below. The Calibre nmLVS verification t ... read more |
| Microtronix Updates Multi-Port SDRAM Memory Controller IP Cores to Support Stratix III and Arria GX FPGAs |
November 14, 2008 -- Microtronix announced today that it has updated its high-performance line of multi-port SDRAM memory controller intellectual property (IP) cores to support the growing demand for next generation Altera Stratix III and ... read more |
| PLDA Announces SuperSpeed USB IP Solutions Integrating USB 3.0 Host and Device Functionality |
November 14, 2008 -- PLDA today announced the immediate availability of a new line of SuperSpeed USB IP products designed for ASICs and FPGAs. SuperSpeed USB or USB 3.0 increases the speed of USB to 5GHz, reducing system latency and incre ... read more |
| SiRF Signs Licence Agreement for Imagination Technologies' Multimedia IP |
November 14, 2008 -- Imagination Technologies, Ltd. announced that SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., a provider of GPS-enabled location platforms, has licensed a number of Imagination’s latest generation graphics, video and display technolo ... read more |
| Ralink Technology Leverages MIPS32 Processors in 802.11n Access Point/Router SOCs |
November 14, 2008 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. has announced that its synthesizable MIPS32 24KEc processor core is powering Ralink Technology Corp.'s RT3052 and RT3050 802.11n Single Chip Access Point/router SOCs. The 24KEc core enab ... read more |
| ARM Introduces Software Interface Standard for Cortex Processor-based Microcontrollers Featured |
November 13, 2008 -- ARM has announced the availability of the ARM Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS), a vendor-independent hardware abstraction layer for the Cortex-M processor series. The CMSIS enables consisten ... read more |
| TSMC Purchases Magma's Titan Analog Migration to Reduce Analog Porting Time |
November 13, 2008 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced that TSMC has agreed to incorporate into its analog design environment. TSMC uses Titan AM to port its analog IP building blocks to new process nodes so its customers an ... read more |
| Cadence Launches ActiveParts Portal and Brings New Productivity-Boosting Technology to Latest OrCAD Release |
November 13, 2008 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has unveiled its new ActiveParts Portal, an expansion of its ActiveParts online component data solution, that will offer PCB design teams even greater access to key component information. ... read more |
| Forty CAST IP Cores Validated for Mentor Graphic’s Precision FPGA Synthesis Tool |
November 12, 2008 -- CAST, Inc. is working with Mentor Graphics Corp. to ensure that users of the company’s FPGA synthesis design flow have a superior experience using CAST’s IP cores. Forty CASTcores have so far successfully under ... read more |
| Fujitsu Microelectronics Provides Advanced 65-nm RF CMOS Process Design Kit |
November 13, 2008 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. today announced the availability of 65-nm RF CMOS manufacturing services with the introduction of an advanced Process Design Kit (PDK) to enable first-pass silicon success.
< ... read more |
| Jazz Licenses RF Design Enablement Technology to Fujitsu Microelectronics |
November 13, 2008 -- Inc. announced today that Fujitsu Microelectronics, Ltd. has licensed Jazz’s high-precision RF models and design kits for RF and very high digital content system-on-chip (SOC) products. This license agreement creates ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Collaborates with Lake Washington Technical College to Open PCB Design Laboratory |
November 13, 2008 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. has announced the opening of the Mentor Graphics Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Laboratory at the Lake Washington Technical College’s (LWTC) Kirkland, Washington, campus.
The primary p ... read more |
| Synopsys Announces Complete SuperSpeed USB IP Solution Consisting of Device Controller, PHY and Verification IP |
November 13, 2008 -- Synopsys, Inc. has announced a complete, single-vendor SuperSpeed USB IP solution consisting of the DesignWare device controller, PHY and verification IP. The solution also includes a SuperSpeed USB virtual platform a ... read more |
| Open-Silicon Introduces MAX Technologies |
November 13, 2008 -- Inc. has announced the introduction of three new MAX technologies to address design issues common to the 65-nm and 40-nm process nodes. Depending on each customer's needs, Open-Silicon will use the PowerMAX, CoreMAX, ... read more |
| TI Targets Medical Imaging OEMs with Portfolio of Embedded Processors and Analog Products |
November 12, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced a portfolio of more than 15 dedicated embedded processors which enable faster, more accurate results for doctors and clinicians while empowering imaging equipment manufacture ... read more |
| eSilicon Delivers 65-nm Silicon and Package to Achronix |
November 12, 2008 -- eSilicon Corp. today announced it delivered working silicon for Achronix Semiconductor Corp. field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) . The implementation of the first member of the Speedster family, the SPD60, i ... read more |
| Tensilica Ports RealVideo Codec to 388VDO Video Engine |
November 12, 2008 -- Tensilica, Inc. has ported the RealVideo codec from digital entertainment services company RealNetworks, Inc. to the 388VDO Video Engine, increasing the versatility of this popular video chip subsystem. The RealVideo ... read more |
| TI's Introduces Single-Chip MSP430 MCU and Low-Power RF Transceiver |
November 12, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced the new CC430 technology platform offering what it claims is the industry's lowest-power, single-chip radio-frequency (RF) solution for microcontroller (MCU) based applicatio ... read more |
|
