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eXplano Tech to offer new Professional training course on UMTS and HSPA/HSPA+ targeted at those who wish to gain maximum expertise and knowledge in a minimum amount of time.

Luton, UK, 6 October 2011 – This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first 3G network launched by NTT Docomo on the 1st October 2001. According to a report by Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) there are 753 million UMTS subscribers including 467 million HSPA users. There are 136 commercial HSPA+ networks in operation and this is set to rise to 170 by the end of 2011. HSPA/HSPA+ is the most serious contender to the roll out of LTE. 

Currently, the mobile industry focus is on LTE, however, with the advancement of HSPA as a competitor to LTE, in recognition to that … Read More → "eXplano Tech to offer new Professional training course on UMTS and HSPA/HSPA+ targeted at those who wish to gain maximum expertise and knowledge in a minimum amount of time."

Zuken offers faster design and improved communications between logical design and PCB layout

October 6, 2011 ? Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA ? Zuken announces CADSTAR Placement Planner, which helps electronic engineers communicate their intent and provide guidance to the PCB designer more effectively, without time-consuming iterations that can cause unnecessary delays. Zuken developed Placement Planner, an add-on to CADSTAR Schematics, as a price-competitive solution in response to engineers who do not require full CADSTAR functionality.

Placement Planner helps improve design flow between logical design and PCB layout, whether conducting placement studies for space planning or defining the location of critical components. It also helps maintain … Read More → "Zuken offers faster design and improved communications between logical design and PCB layout"

New Cypress CapSense® Express™ Solution Provides a Complete 4 x 4 Matrix System for Keypad Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 6, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), the market leader in touch-sensing, today announced the new CY8CMBR2016 device that enables designers to implement capacitive matrix button systems of up to 4 x 4 buttons without having to write firmware or learn new software tools. A matrix system is a row and column array of buttons typically found in keypad applications in a variety of industrial applications. This is the latest addition to the popular CapSense® Express™ capacitive touch-sensing controller line from Cypress that leverages Cypress’s revolutionary SmartSense& … Read More → "New Cypress CapSense® Express™ Solution Provides a Complete 4 x 4 Matrix System for Keypad Applications"

Microsemi Introduces Industry’s Smallest Hermetic Surface Mount Package for Transistors and Diodes

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Oct. 6, 2011—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today introduced the industry’s smallest hermetic surface mount package for power transistors and diodes. Microsemi pioneered the development of the new industry-standard U4 package, which has achieved Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) qualification for a range of products. The devices assembled as vehicles for this package qualification included medium power NPN and PNP bipolar transistors. Microsemi will also pursue qualifications for additional device types to support customer-specific requirements.

The compact U4 is 70 percent … Read More → "Microsemi Introduces Industry’s Smallest Hermetic Surface Mount Package for Transistors and Diodes"

Ramtron Samples High-Speed Serial F-RAM Devices

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – October 4, 2011 – Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of ferroelectric-based low-power memory and integrated semiconductor products, today announced pre-qualification sampling of a new family of 4- to 64-Kilobit (Kb) serial nonvolatile ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) products. Produced on Ramtron’s ferroelectric memory process at its new U.S. wafer source, the new products feature 1-trillion (1e12) read/write cycles, low power consumption, and NoDelay™ writes.

The FM25040C, FM25C160C, and FM25640C are 4-, 16-, and 64-Kilobit (Kb) memory devices that perform write operations at … Read More → "Ramtron Samples High-Speed Serial F-RAM Devices"

QuickLogic Delivers Power-Efficient Connectivity Between Qualcomm Modem Chipset and Application Processors

Sunnyvale, CA – October 5, 2011 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the leader in low power Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced the availability of a new application solution for the PolarPro® platform family which connects the SDIO port(s) on application processors to the EBI2 interface found on Qualcomm modem chipsets.  This new application solution gives mobile and handheld device designers a low-cost, lower-power, and easy-to-use alternative to common interfaces such as USB ports.  

Many mobile device architectures utilize a PHY-based … Read More → "QuickLogic Delivers Power-Efficient Connectivity Between Qualcomm Modem Chipset and Application Processors"

Magma’s FineSim SPICE Enables Diodes Incorporated to Accelerate Tape Out of Two Highly Integrated Synchronous Switching Voltage Regulators

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, has used FineSim™ SPICE multi-CPU circuit simulation technology to tape out two highly integrated synchronous switching voltage regulators. The AP6502 and AP6503, 340 kHz switching frequency external compensated synchronous DC/DC buck converters, are designed for use in consumer electronics systems such as digital TVs, LCD monitors and set-top boxes, which require ultra-efficient … Read More → "Magma’s FineSim SPICE Enables Diodes Incorporated to Accelerate Tape Out of Two Highly Integrated Synchronous Switching Voltage Regulators"

BEEcube Will Be Presenting at SAME 2011

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — BEEcube will be presenting at the Sophia Antipolis MicroElectronics (SAME) October 12th at Sophia Antipolis, France.  The presentation “FPGA Based Prototyping Issues, A State of Affairs” is part of the Prototyping, Verification, Validation, Test Technical Conference.

Chen Chang, CEO and Founder, and Joseph Rothman, Sr VP of Marketing and Business Development will do the presentation.  It will cover the current state of the art of FPGA prototyping technology as it relates to new high-speed applications and chip designs including Mixed Signal applications. Some of the topics that will be addressed are: … Read More → "BEEcube Will Be Presenting at SAME 2011"

First Industry-Wide Web Portal for Transaction-Level Model Access Welcomes Model Developers and Users

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 29, 2011 –Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced the launch of TLMCentral, the first industry-wide web portal for developers and users of transaction-level model (TLM) technology. TLMCentral aggregates information about free and commercial system-level models of common system-on-chip (SoC) components from leading semiconductor IP vendors, tool providers, service companies and universities. TLMCentral is an open portal that will ease and accelerate the development of virtual … Read More → "First Industry-Wide Web Portal for Transaction-Level Model Access Welcomes Model Developers and Users"

Kistler Introduces K-Beam® MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Family for Automotive, Aerospace and Civil Engineering Applications

October 4, 2011, Novi, Michigan, USA – Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced its K-Beam® high-sensitivity, low-noise MEMS capacitive accelerometer family. The K-Beam® family is designed to support single axis and triaxial measurement requirements within automotive, aerospace, civil engineering, OEM, R&D and in-laboratory test applications, particularly those in which the use of an instrument-grade accelerometer for high-precision, low-frequency measurements is required.

The K-Beam® family is … Read More → "Kistler Introduces K-Beam® MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Family for Automotive, Aerospace and Civil Engineering Applications"

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