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austriamicrosystems introduces the AS5410 absolute linear position sensor IC as first product of 3D Hall platform

June 13, 2011

Unterpremstaetten, Austria & Rosemont, Illinois (June 6, 2011) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, has introduced the AS5410 linear position sensor, the first product of the world’s first fully-featured 3D Hall platform. The unique 3D Hall sensor solution senses absolute position in automotive & industrial applications and provides the highest resolution position information available. The sensor solution is being demonstrated during the 2011 edition of the Sensors Expo & Conference in Rosemont, Illinois, booth #621. 

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Synopsys Custom Design Solution Enables Moortec Semiconductor to Tape Out High-performance Analog IP

June 13, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Moortec Semiconductor Ltd., a mixed-signal IP and semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) provider, has taped out its high-performance analog IP on TSMC’s 40LP and 28HP processes using Synopsys’ custom design solution and TSMC’s interoperable process design kits (iPDKs). The CMOS embedded temperature sensor IP is a complex, high-precision analog design for thermal management applications in advanced-geometry, high-gate-count digital ICs. Moortec used Synopsys’ comprehensive custom solution, including the Galaxy Custom Designer® schematic and … Read More → "Synopsys Custom Design Solution Enables Moortec Semiconductor to Tape Out High-performance Analog IP"

BEEcube Announces miniBEE™- The Ultimate Full Speed Mixed Signal FPGA Prototyping Platform made portable

June 10, 2011

FREMONT, Calif., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — BEEcube Inc, a leading provider of advanced system-level FPGA prototyping platforms, BEE™ systems, today announces the ultimate full-speed mixed signal FPGA prototyping platform made portable’, the miniBEE. The newest generation BEE, the miniBEEis similar to BEE4 but made smaller.  miniBEE offers application flexibility and customization as well as significant throughput capacity in a smaller footprint.

“Not only is the miniBEE based on the latest Virtex 6 FPGAs, but we have incorporated the latest FMC and SFP+ expansion standards.  miniBEEis an unraveled one-FPGA platform.  miniBEE is coupled with very high-speed 10GE … Read More → "BEEcube Announces miniBEE™- The Ultimate Full Speed Mixed Signal FPGA Prototyping Platform made portable"

Green Hills Software Adds INTEGRITY RTOS Support for Freescale QorIQ® COM Express®

June 10, 2011

CHICAGO, IL — June 7, 2011 — Embedded Systems Conference, Booth 1115 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced its comprehensive software development and run-time solutions for QorIQ® COM Express® Modules, bundled by Freescale Semiconductor and immediately available in the Freescale COM Express Development System kit. Green Hills support includes the INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS), award-winning MULTI® development environment and the Green Hills JTAG Probe, enabling designers to more easily begin developing high quality embedded software with the highest level of reliability and security on modular COTS hardware for industrial … Read More → "Green Hills Software Adds INTEGRITY RTOS Support for Freescale QorIQ® COM Express®"

AppliedMicro’s APM86791 PacketPro™ Embedded Processor Offers Advanced Security Features for Tamper-Proof Systems

June 10, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif.  – June 6, 2011 – Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro (NASDAQ:AMCC), today announced the APM86791 PacketPro™ Gen2 embedded processor aimed at growing network transport, enterprise and consumer markets. The APM86791 is designed to deliver the industry’s most advanced but cost effective network security measures for enhanced protection against intrusion threats, system hacking and theft of system-level intellectual property. The APM86791 leverages AppliedMicro’s SLIMpro™ Trusted Management Module (TMM) to offer multi-layered encryption and authentication capabilities that manufacturers and network administrators need to … Read More → "AppliedMicro’s APM86791 PacketPro™ Embedded Processor Offers Advanced Security Features for Tamper-Proof Systems"

CAST Complements Popular 8051 Family with New 32-bit Processor Core Partnership

June 10, 2011

San Diego, CA, June 3, 2011, 48th DAC — Semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. has reached an agreement with Beyond Semiconductor by which CAST will provide Beyond Semiconductor’s BA22 processor core worldwide.

The BA22 is a fast, compact, power-saving, 32-bit RISC processor that CAST will offer without royalties. These capabilities plus easy development and integration features make the processor an excellent step up for CAST’s large base of 8-bit 8051 customers who need more processing power. In fact, the BA22’s programming code is so efficient that systems using it may require less … Read More → "CAST Complements Popular 8051 Family with New 32-bit Processor Core Partnership"

Compact AC-DC supply delivers 65 W of ‘green’ power from 2″ x 4″ footprint

June 10, 2011

XP Power announced today the ECS65 series of next generation single output open frame AC-DC power supplies. Capable of delivering 65 W and measuring just 2 x 4 x 1.05 inches (101.6 x 50.8 x 26.7 mm), these highly efficient convection cooled units are rated at up to 90% efficiency. Importantly, with a no load power consumption of less than 0.5 W, the ECS65 series will aid designers of end-products ensure their systems meet all internationally recognized energy efficiency standards.

The ECS65 has a wide operating temperature range from -20 degrees C to + 70 degrees C, that suits most applications. Full output power is available up to +50 … Read More → "Compact AC-DC supply delivers 65 W of ‘green’ power from 2″ x 4″ footprint"

SENSOR+TEST 2011: The Application of Color Measurement

June 10, 2011

Jena (Germany) June 7, 2011 – MAZeT GmbH, the provider of development and manufacturing services for embedded computing solutions and optoelectronics in Jena, will present the new Truecolormeter “colorStriker” from Mathai at SENSOR+TEST from June 7-9, 2011, at Booth 322 in Hall 12 of the Nuremburg Exhibition Center. “With this, MAZeT clearly and practically demonstrates exact color measurement with the JENCOLOR color sensors in use on a product,” explains Frank Krumbein, product manager at MAZeT. “We offer interested visitors the opportunity to take selected sample measurements themselves and form their own personal view of the precision and user-friendliness of the colorStriker.”

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Intercept Technology Inc.® Releases Major Design and Manufacture Time Savings with Block Array Design Performance Gains

June 10, 2011

IMS 2011 – Baltimore, Maryland – June 7, 2011 – Intercept Technology, Inc., a leader in PCB/Hybrid/RF electrical engineering applications, today announced benchmark design performance increases of up to 75x using the latest enhancements in its Pantheon PCB/Hybrid/RF layout design application. In some areas, the improvements reached over 100x faster, giving Intercept software unprecedented speed improvements on the largest and most complex designs seen to date.

The performance increases are most notable in designs using Intercept’s block … Read More → "Intercept Technology Inc.® Releases Major Design and Manufacture Time Savings with Block Array Design Performance Gains"

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