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Cortus will be exhibiting their APS3 32 bit processor core at the Design Automation Conference 2011 (DAC), San Diego 6th-8th June

Montpellier, 23rd May 2011. Cortus S.A., the technology leader in ultra low power, silicon efficient 32-bit processor IP cores will be presenting their APS3 technology at the 48th Design Automation Conference in San Diego.

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) exhibition runs from 6th – 8th June, at the San Diego Convention Center, is recognised as the world’s largest industry event for the design of electronic circuits and systems. This year’s conference has an increased emphasis on Embedded Software and Systems (ESS). Cortus S.A. will be exhibiting for the first time at DAC … Read More → "Cortus will be exhibiting their APS3 32 bit processor core at the Design Automation Conference 2011 (DAC), San Diego 6th-8th June"

IAR Systems supports new ultra-low-power MSP430 FRAM microcontrollers from Texas Instruments Inc.

Uppsala, SWEDEN—May 23, 2011—IAR Systems® today announced that its software development toolsuite IAR Embedded Workbench® now offers a complete support for the recently released ultra-low-power MSP430FR57xx FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) microcontroller series from Texas Instruments (TI). The new MSP430FR57xx FRAM series ensures data can be written more than 100 times faster and uses as little as 250 times less power than flash- and EEPROM-based microcontrollers. Because of their low power consumption and write endurance of over 100 trillion cycles, these devices will prove ideal for applications that require continuous data logging or … Read More → "IAR Systems supports new ultra-low-power MSP430 FRAM microcontrollers from Texas Instruments Inc."

Rohde & Schwarz and Synopsys Form Strategic Collaboration for LTE/LTE-Advanced Design Acceleration

MUNICH and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and Rohde & Schwarz, a premium supplier of test and measurement solutions to the wireless and cellular industry, today announced the formation of a strategic collaboration to accelerate the design and verification of chipsets, handsets and base stations that serve the next-generation LTE and LTE-Advanced standards. Synopsys is contributing to the collaboration its strength in Read More → "Rohde & Schwarz and Synopsys Form Strategic Collaboration for LTE/LTE-Advanced Design Acceleration"

Pentek Brings Power of Cobalt Virtex-6 Family to CompactPCI System Designs

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ–May 23, 2011–Pentek, Inc., today announced that its highly popular Cobalt® board family is now available for use in CompactPCI (cPCI) systems. The migration to cPCI gives system designers full access to Pentek’s advanced modular technology, which features high-performance signal acquisition and the processing power of Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs. 

“With the adaptation of our Cobalt modules to CompactPCI, we have rounded out the family to serve … Read More → "Pentek Brings Power of Cobalt Virtex-6 Family to CompactPCI System Designs"

Verific Unveils Perl Interface for its SystemVerilog, VHDL Front-End Solutions

ALAMEDA, CALIF. –– May 19, 2011 –– Verific Design Automation, long known for its SystemVerilog and VHDL front-end solutions used by leading EDA, FPGA and semiconductor companies worldwide, today unveiled a Perl interface to its industry-standard, IEEE-compliant SystemVerilog and VHDL parsers and elaborators.

“We get strong interest for our parser technology from ASIC and FPGA design engineers looking to solve a specific problem in their RTL code or netlist,” says Rob Dekker, Verific’s founder and chief technology officer.  “These engineers are not necessarily C++ programmers and … Read More → "Verific Unveils Perl Interface for its SystemVerilog, VHDL Front-End Solutions"

Carbon Design Systems Adds ARM Cortex-A15 Models to its IP Exchange Web Portal

ACTON, MASS. –– May 19, 2011 –– Carbon Design Systems™, the leading supplier of solutions for architectural analysis, performance optimization and pre-silicon firmware debug,announced today availability of 100% accurate models of ARM®’s Cortex™-A15 processor on Carbon’s IP Exchange web portal through its early access program.

Carbon is the first model provider to offer support for the Cortex-A15 intellectual property (IP) core.  Cortex-A15 models are compiled directly from ARM’s early access implementation register transfer level (RTL) code and maintain 100% functional accuracy.  Models are integrated … Read More → "Carbon Design Systems Adds ARM Cortex-A15 Models to its IP Exchange Web Portal"

Agilent Technologies Introduces Benchtop Source/Measure Units with Superior Performance, Wide Voltage/Current Ranges for Testing of Semiconductors, Components and Materials

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 18, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the B2900A Series, its first line of compact benchtop source/measure units for testing of semiconductors, components and materials. These SMUs provide wide voltage/current ranges and superior performance at modest prices – and they provide an intuitive graphical interface with the industry’s first color displays. They excel at fast, simple current-versus-voltage (I-V curve) characterization of semiconductors, active/passive components and materials in research, development, manufacturing and education applications.

The series provides best-in-class voltage/current ranges and precision in a single … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces Benchtop Source/Measure Units with Superior Performance, Wide Voltage/Current Ranges for Testing of Semiconductors, Components and Materials"

NEC LCD Technologies and Renesas Electronics Europe Announce Availability of Two New 7.2-inch 3D Displays for Use in Industrial Display Applications

Dusseldorf, 20th May 2011 – NEC LCD Technologies Ltd, (NLT), together with Renesas Electronics Europe, its sales and marketing channel in Europe, today announced the introduction of two new 7.2-inch 3D colour thin film transistor (AM-TFT) LCD modules for industrial display applications, the NL8060BH18-01 and NL8060BH18-02. The modules incorporate NLT’s proprietary HDDP (horizontally double-density pixels) technology and are targeted for use in a variety of industrial applications such as 3D CAD/CAM, technical/user manuals, broadcasting, mapping and … Read More → "NEC LCD Technologies and Renesas Electronics Europe Announce Availability of Two New 7.2-inch 3D Displays for Use in Industrial Display Applications"

Accellera Shares Electronic Design Standards Information at the Design Automation Conference; Events Focus on UVM, IP-XACT and IP Tagging

San Diego, CA  – Accellera, the electronics industry organization focused on electronic design automation (EDA) standards, invites Design Automation Conference (DAC) attendees, to several Accellera and DAC events:

Real Intent Highlights Latest Technology for Advanced Sign-Off Verification at DAC 2011

San Diego, CA – May 19, 2011 – Real Intent Inc., the leading provider of software products that accelerate Advanced Sign-Off Verificationof electronic designs, today announced it will highlight its latest technology and proven solutions at this year’s 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in San Diego, California, June 6-8, 2011. Real Intent will feature its Ascent™ XV solution, the industry’s first and only solution for comprehensive X-verification and sign-off. Ascent … Read More → "Real Intent Highlights Latest Technology for Advanced Sign-Off Verification at DAC 2011"

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