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Atmel maXTouch Solution Powers ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Tablet Touchscreen

May 31, 2011

COMPUTEX, Taiwan, May 31, 2011- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that ASUS, a leading computer manufacturer, has selected the Atmel maXTouch(TM) solution to power the touchscreen for the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer tablet.

Running on the Android Honeycomb 3.0 operating system, the new tablet comes with a 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 IPS panel supporting up to 10-multitouches using Atmel’s maXTouch device. The Eee Pad Transformer tablet also includes a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor with 1GB RAM, 16GB flash storage, twin cameras with 1.2-megapixels on the front and 5-megapixels on … Read More → "Atmel maXTouch Solution Powers ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Tablet Touchscreen"

ATopTech’s Aprisa Physical Design Solution Included in TSMC Reference Flow 12.0 for 28nm Designs

May 31, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA – May 31, 2011 — ATopTech, the leader in next generation physical design solutions, today announced that Aprisa™, the company’s place and route solution, is included in TSMC Reference Flow 12.0. TSMC and ATopTech collaborated in the development of Reference Flow 12.0 to address the increasing design challenges for 28nm. Many new technologies–including 28nm design enablement, timing, reliability, low power and design for … Read More → "ATopTech’s Aprisa Physical Design Solution Included in TSMC Reference Flow 12.0 for 28nm Designs"

Digi-Key Corporation and Lattice Semiconductor Announce Global Distribution Agreement

May 31, 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 – THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation and Lattice Semiconductor Announce Global Distribution Agreement"

IAR Embedded Workbench Selected by ON Semiconductor for its new Q32M210 Precision Mixed-Signal Microcontroller Development Kit

May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011—Foster City, CA and Phoenix, AZ—IAR Systems® and ON Semiconductor today announced that IAR Systems integrated development environment has been chosen as the tool chain for ON Semiconductor’s new Q32M210 precision mixed-signal microcontroller for portable sensing applications. The KickStart edition of IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® was selected for its ability to provide an effective integrated development environment for building and debugging Q32M210 applications.

In addition to IAR Embedded Workbench, the ON Semiconductor development kit includes a hardware board and easy-to-use software with firmware libraries and … Read More → "IAR Embedded Workbench Selected by ON Semiconductor for its new Q32M210 Precision Mixed-Signal Microcontroller Development Kit"

Atmel ARM9-based Products Support Android OS

May 31, 2011

Computex, Taipei, Taiwan, May 31, 2011- Atmel^®Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that the Atmel SAM9G45 and SAM9M10 ARM^®-based products will support the Android™ operating system (OS) for applications in consumer, industrial and computing markets. Based on the 32 … Read More → "Atmel ARM9-based Products Support Android OS"

Magma’s Talus IC Implementation System Supports TSMC 28-nm Process Technology through Reference Flow 12.0

May 31, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 31, 2011– Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Magma’s Talus®, Hydra™, Tekton™, QCP™ and Quartz™ DRC integrated circuit (IC) implementation and verification solutions have been qualified to support the TSMC Reference Flow 12.0. Through TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform (OIP), Magma’s product suite provides users with advanced features to address the challenges of 28-nanometer (nm) design.

“Magma and TSMC have already worked closely to support … Read More → "Magma’s Talus IC Implementation System Supports TSMC 28-nm Process Technology through Reference Flow 12.0"

Calypto Launches Industry’s Most Advanced RTL Power Optimization Platform

May 31, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 26, 2011 — Calypto® Design Systems, Inc., the leader in sequential analysis technology, today announced version 5.0 of its PowerPro®Platform, a full suite of RTL power optimizationtools proven to reduce power by up to 60 percent on multi-million gate designs. The PowerPro Platform features new RTL power analysis capabilities, production-proven optimization techniques for reducing dynamic and leakage power in the logic, memory, and embedded processor sections of an SoC, and is the only solution that provides sequential formal equivalence checking.

Version 5.0 of the PowerPro Platform improves turnaround time by 2X … Read More → "Calypto Launches Industry’s Most Advanced RTL Power Optimization Platform"

New Kistler CoMo Injection Firmware Software Version 2.2.3 Offers Enhanced Real-Time Injection Molding Data Analysis Capabilities

May 31, 2011

May 23, 2011, Farmington Hills, 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 CoMo Injection Firmware software version 2.2.3, designed for greater functionality and enhanced zero-defect process monitoring capabilities within supported automotive, medical, electrical and two-shot injection molding operations.

Developed in response to customer demand and with direct compatibility to Kistler CoMo Injection versions 2869A and 2869B, version 2.2.3 firmware software includes real-time curve display … Read More → "New Kistler CoMo Injection Firmware Software Version 2.2.3 Offers Enhanced Real-Time Injection Molding Data Analysis Capabilities"

Nimbic Launches Scalable and Secure Cloud Computing Solution for Electronic Design Automation

May 31, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA –May 31, 2011 – Nimbic (formerly Physware) today announced the open beta launch of nCloud, the world’s first scalable and secure cloud computing platform for electronic design automation (EDA). Effective immediately, nWave, the leading 3D full-wave EM solver for signal and power integrity (formerly PhysWAVE), and nApex, the leading 3D accelerated parasitic extractor (formerly PhysAPEX), are available on nCloud.

Caswell & Cavium Collaborate to Deliver Breakthrough Energy Efficient Servers With Massive OCTEON(R) Processor Arrays for Cloud Computing

May 31, 2011

Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, announced today the collaboration with Caswell, Inc., a leader in design and manufacturing of high performance communication appliance and storage solutions, to deliver Multi-Motherboard Blade Servers (MMBS) powered by a massive array of OCTEON® processors for energy efficient cloud computing applications. This high computing throughout is delivered using up to 10 systems in a server rack, with each system consisting of a 4U … Read More → "Caswell & Cavium Collaborate to Deliver Breakthrough Energy Efficient Servers With Massive OCTEON(R) Processor Arrays for Cloud Computing"