| Digital-to-Analog Converter Delivers 18-bit Monotonic Performance for Precision Industrial Applications |
September 16, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced what the company claims is the industry's highest accuracy digital-to-analog converter (DAC), which features 18-bit monotonic performance, ±2 LSB integral nonlinearity (INL ... read more |
| Agilent Announces New ESL EDA Platform |
September 16, 2008 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced SystemVue 2008, a new EDA platform for electronic system-level (ESL) design. The new platform cuts physical layer (PHY) design time in half for high-performance communication ... read more |
| Entropic Communications Tapes Out Home Networking Device Using New Zroute Technology in Synopsys IC Compiler |
September 16, 2008 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Entropic Communications, Inc. a provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, has successfully taped out its latest home networking chip using Zroute, Synop ... read more |
| GateRocket Receives $3M in Venture Financing |
September 16, 2008 -- GateRocket, Inc. has completed a $3 million Series-A round of financing led by New Atlantic Ventures, Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), and Long River Ventures. Seed-stage investors and Angel g ... read more |
| Nuvation Introduces the Multichannel Video Front End Reference Design for Acceleration of Video Security Encoder Designs |
September 16, 2008 -- Nuvation Research Corp. has introduced its Multichannel Video Front End (McVFE) reference design for accelerating new product development of video security multi-channel encoders. Nuvation's McVFE reference design is ... read more |
| STATS ChipPAC Introduces Pre-Stacked PoP Solution |
September 16, 2008 -- STATS ChipPAC, Ltd. has introduced a new pre-stacked Package-on-Package (PoP) solution that includes both a top and bottom PoP package that are assembled and tested separately, then stacked and reflowed together to p ... read more |
| Altera Devices Offer Full Support of XAUI Protocol with 10-Gbit Ethernet Reference Design |
September 16, 2008 --Addressing the demands of broadband networking and telecommunication applications, Altera Corp. has announced the availability of a 10-Gbit Ethernet (10GbE) reference design targeting designers using the XAUI communications ... read more |
| Actel Launches Flash-Based FPGAs into Space |
September 16, 2008 -- Actel Corp. today introduced the first radiation-tolerant, flash-based FPGAs for space-flight applications. The reprogrammability of the new low-power RT ProASIC3 devices simplifies prototyping and eases hardware tim ... read more |
| Aart de Geus Selected to Receive the 15th Annual Phil Kaufman Award Featured |
September 16, 2008 -- The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Consortium and IEEE Council on EDA (CEDA) today announced that Dr. Aart de Geus, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc., has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the ... read more |
| Actel Adds DSP Capabilities to RTAX Space FPGAs |
September 16, 2008 -- Actel Corp. has added sophisticated digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities to its radiation-tolerant FPGA technology for space-flight applications. The RTAX-DSP family combines Actel's radiation-tolerant RTAX-S ... read more |
| Altera Devices Offer Full Support of XAUI Protocol with 10-Gbit Ethernet Reference Design |
September 15, 2008—To address the demands of broadband networking and telecommunication applications, Altera Corp. today announced the availability of a 10-Gbit Ethernet (10GbE) reference design targeting designers using the XAUI communi ... read more |
| PLDA's AHB-PCIe Bridge IP Selected for JVC's Next-Generation Professional Digital Camcorder System |
September 15, 2008 -- PLDA has announced a key design win for its AHB-PCIe bridge IP with Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. Professional Systems Division (JVC), a leader broadcast, professional and security video and audio equipment. JVC will ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Introduces Next-Generation Decoder IC for High-Definition Set-Top Boxes |
September 15, 2008 -- STMicroelectronics has begun sampling the STi7105 high-definition video decoder, with enhancements for higher performance, lower power, and lower bill-of-materials (BoM) costs in set-top boxes and home media servers. ... read more |
| SynTest Technologies Receives Two Fundamental Patents on Scan Compression |
September 12, 2008 -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued two patents (U.S. Patent No. 7,412,637 and U.S. Patent No. 7,412,672) to SynTest Technologies, Inc. for its inventions covering broadcasting scan patterns for reducin ... read more |
| TI Introduces Video Development Platform to Reduce Design Time for Broadcast Equipment Manufacturers |
September 15, 2008 -- Extending the capabilities of its broad suite of video solutions, Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced a video development platform that enables media gateway equipment manufacturers as well as the broadcast ... read more |
| TI Launches Kilby Labs to Deliver Breakthrough Semiconductor Technology |
September 15, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced its new "Kilby Labs" today, a center of innovation designed to foster creative ideas for breakthrough semiconductor technology. Launched on September 12, the 50th anniversar ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics' Ultra-Compact MEMS Gyroscope Provides Analog and Digital Outputs |
September 15, 2008 -- By providing a choice of analog or digital absolute angular-rate outputs, the LY530AL from STMicroelectronics enhances design flexibility, eases integration and saves external components. With a full-scale range up ... read more |
| ChipX Adds More Than 60 Analog Functions to IP Portfolio |
September 15, 2008 -- ChipX Corp. has added more than 60 industrial-grade analog building blocks to its line-up of analog and mixed-signal IP. Following the company's digital to analog converter family announcement in June 2008, ChipX is ... read more |
| TOOL Announces New Release to LAVIS Layout Visualization Platform |
September 15, 2008 -- TOOL Corp. has announced the release of LAVIS Version 8.0 layout visualization platform software. This version improved the usability of the functions added in LAVIS Ver.7.2, and added further enhancements to some of ... read more |
| Video Security Camera Reference Designs from TI Provide Wide Dynamic Range and Video Analytics Capabilities |
September 15, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) is adding two new IP network camera reference designs based on the TMS320DM355 digital media processor based on DaVinci technology to further support the video surveillance market. The tw ... read more |
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