| Micro/sys Uses Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA to Build Integrated FPGA and ARM Cortex-A8 Processor Single-Board Computer |
September 13, 2011 -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that Micro/sys, Inc. has built a small, low-power, rugged board using an integrated Spartan-6 FPGA with MicroBlaze processor sub-system and ARM Cortex-A8 processor. The new Micro/sys SBC1 ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics and TSMC Address Advanced Node Fill Requirements Using Calibre SmartFill |
September 14, 2011 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced a collaboration with TSMC to support SmartFill functionality in the Calibre YieldEnhancer product for TSMC's manufacturing processes starting at 65nm. The analysis and aut ... read more |
| GlobalFoundries Offers BCDlite Technology Process for Applications in Automotive Industry |
September 12, 2011 -- GlobalFoundries today announced it is offering its BCDlite foundry technology optimized for automotive applications such as power-management devices, audio amplifiers, displays and LED driver ICs. Built on a proven p ... read more |
| ASSET InterTech Integrates ScanWorks with Teradyne Di-Series Instruments |
September 13, 2011 -- ASSET InterTech, Inc. and Teradyne, Inc. have collaborated to integrate the boundary-scan test capabilities of ASSET's platform for embedded instruments into Teradyne's Di-Series of high-performance digital te ... read more |
| ASSET ScanWorks Offers Validation Tools for New Intel "Haswell" |
September 13, 2011 -- When circuit board designs for desktop and mobile applications roll out with Intel CoreT processors based on the new Intel microarchitecture code-named "Haswell," ASSET InterTech, Inc.'s ScanWorks platform for embedd ... read more |
| Open-Silicon Awarded Patent for Low-Power ASIC-Design Methodology |
September 14, 2011 -- Open-Silicon, Inc. announced today that the U.S. States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent 7,941,776 related to Open-Silicon's PowerMAX technology. This new Open-Silicon patent focuses on lowering SOC ... read more |
| IAR Systems Acquires Signum to Extend Core Technology for Advanced Processors |
September 12, 2011 -- IAR Systems AB has acquired Signum Systems Corp., a vendor of hardware and software development tools for embedded systems. With the acquisition, IAR Systems complements its product offering with a broad serie ... read more |
| CEVA Announces Availability of Dolby Mobile Technology for CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP |
September 12, 2011 -- CEVA, Inc. today announced that it is the first company in the semiconductor industry to offer a Dolby-approved DSP core implementation of Dolby Mobile. Based on the high-performance CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP, CEVA's imp ... read more |
| Embedded Processor Market Achieves Record-Setting Revenue of $3.6 Billion Featured |
September 13, 2011 -- The embedded processor market rebounded strongly in 2010, reaching a record-setting revenue of $3.6 billion and will top $5.1 billion by 2015 according to The Linley Group's recently released "A Guide to High Speed E ... read more |
| Athena Announces Advanced True Random Number Generator |
September 12, 2011 -- The Athena Group, Inc. has announced the availability of the Advanced True Random Number Generator (TRNG), which meets the stringent requirements for random-bit generators, both deterministic and non-deterministic, a ... read more |
| Posedge Announces High-Performance, Low-Gate-Count PE-SD3.01/ SDIO3.0 /eMMC4.5 Combo Device Controller IP |
September 12, 2011 -- Posedge Inc. has announced the availability of its upgraded Combo Device Controller IP. The fully JEDEC-compliant Combo Device Controller IP is highly configurable and completely compatible with all SD3.01/ SDIO3.0 a ... read more |
| New Partnership Brings Audyssey's Sound Correction Technologies to Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSP |
September 13, 2011 -- Tensilica, Inc. and Audyssey Laboratories, Inc. announced today that they are working together to bring Audyssey's audio technologies to Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSP (digital signal processing) core for digital ... read more |
| EtherWaves Adds Support for Tensilica Dataplane Processor Cores |
September 12, 2011 -- EtherWaves and Tensilica, Inc. today announced the further expansion of the ClearSignal software-based DAB/DMB solution, by porting to Tensilica's Xtensa dataplane processor architecture.
The ... read more |
| ARM Forecast to Record Highest Growth in the 32/64-bit MCU/eMPU Market Featured |
September 12, 2011 -- According to findings from the 2011 edition of Semicast Research, Ltd.'s study of 32/64-bit Microcontrollers, Embedded Microprocessors and DSPs, ARM became the leading architecture for 32/64-bit MCUs/eMPUs in 2010, a ... read more |
| ClioSoft Granted Patent for Universal Data Management Adaptor |
September 13, 2011 -- ClioSoft, Inc. has been granted a patent (US 7,975,247 B2) by the US Patent & Trademark Office for a "method and system for organizing data generated by electronic design automation tools." Productized as ClioSoft's ... read more |
| SIGMA Designs Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGAs Into Newest Line of SIGMA SD1 High-Performance Digital Cameras |
September 12, 2011 -- Xilinx, Inc. last week announced that longtime customer, SIGMA Corp., has designed Spartan-6 FPGAs into its flagship digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, the SIGMA SD1, for professional and enthusiast photograph ... read more |
| Discretix Content Sharing Solution for Android Devices Utilizing DLNA and Secure DTCP-IP |
September 12, 2011 -- To address the need for easy-to-use, cross-device content-sharing solutions for new smartphones, tablets, connected TVs, hybrid set-top boxes and game consoles, Discretix Technologies, Ltd. and AwoX have partnered to ... read more |
| Renesas Electronics Newest SuperH Microcontrollers Combine Connectivity Functions Such as USB and System Control Capabilities |
September 12, 2011 -- Renesas Electronics Corp. has announced the availability of the company's new 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), the SH726A and SH726B, designed to lower the system cost of products, such as car and home audio systems a ... read more |
| Chipus Provides IPs at SilTerra Technologies |
September 12, 2011 -- Chipus Microelectronics has begun to design a set of low-voltage, low-power analog IPs for SilTerra 0.18-µm CMOS process. Chipus plans to provide power-management and data-converter IPs for both 0.18µm and 0.1 ... read more |
| Lund University Researchers Use MATLAB and MathWorks Tools to Speed Analysis of Heart Transplant Risk Profile |
September 12, 2011 -- MathWorks, Inc. today announced that Lund University, one of the world's leading research universities, used MATLAB, Neural Network Toolbox, Parallel Computing Toolbox, and MATLAB Distributed Computing Server to impr ... read more |
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