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Optimized development tool for NXP’s digital signal controller (DSC) architecture

April 19, 2011

Lauta (Germany) April 19, 2011 – PLS presents at ESC Silicon Valley Booth 2301 at multicore Expo, the latest Version of the Universal Debug Engine (UDE). UDE 3.0.7 is equipped with optimized test and debug functions for NXP’s LPC4300 highly integrated dual-core system-on-chip (SoC) family and offers unlimited dual-core debugging under a single user interface.

The LPC4300 family brings together an ARM Cortex-M4 with a Cortex-M0 to an asymmetrical dual-core digital signal controller (DSC) architecture. Both processors each operate with their own … Read More → "Optimized development tool for NXP’s digital signal controller (DSC) architecture"

Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical Cuts Design Time at Exar

April 19, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Exar Corporation, a provider of software and subsystem solutions for industrial, datacom and storage applications, has broadly deployed Synopsys’ Design Compiler® Graphical RTL Synthesis solution, a key component of the Galaxy™ Implementation Platform, to shorten its IC design schedule. Previously, engineers at Exar performed multiple time-consuming iterations between synthesis and place and route due to routing congestion issues identified late in the design flow by the backend design teams. Using Design Compiler … Read More → "Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical Cuts Design Time at Exar"

Intel, Micron Extend NAND Flash Technology Leadership, Introduce Industry’s Smallest, Most Advanced 20-Nanometer Process

April 18, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BOISE, Idaho, April 14, 2011 – Intel Corporation and Micron Technology Inc. today introduced a new, finer 20-nanometer (nm) process technology for manufacturing NAND flash memory. The new 20nm process produces an 8-gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash device, providing a high-capacity, small form factor storage option for saving music, video, books and other data on smartphones, tablets and computing solutions such as solid-state drives (SSDs).

The growth in data storage combined with feature enhancements for tablets and smartphones is creating new demands for NAND flash technology, especially greater capacity in smaller designs. The new 20 … Read More → "Intel, Micron Extend NAND Flash Technology Leadership, Introduce Industry’s Smallest, Most Advanced 20-Nanometer Process"

Atmel maXTouch Solution Enables Kyocera Echo Touchscreens

April 18, 2011

San Jose, CA, April 18, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that the Atmel maXTouch(TM) mXT224 controller has been selected to power the touchscreens for the Kyocera Echo dual-screen Android phone.

The Echo is the industry’s first dual-touchscreen smartphone with two 3.5-inch 480 x 800 displays that can be unfolded and used as a single 4.7-inch 960 x 800 surface, similar to a “tablet” display, or as individual displays. These screens are connected with a slick Kyocera patent-pending sliding liquid-metal “pivot hinge” that can be closed and used as a regular … Read More → "Atmel maXTouch Solution Enables Kyocera Echo Touchscreens"

Altera Breaks Semiconductor Industry Record for Most Transistors on an Integrated Circuit

April 18, 2011

San Jose, Calif., April 18, 2011 – Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced it set an industry milestone in semiconductor technology by delivering the most transistors ever packed onto an integrated circuit. Altera’s 28-nm Stratix^® V FPGAs are the semiconductor industry’s first devices to feature 3.9 billion transistors. … Read More → "Altera Breaks Semiconductor Industry Record for Most Transistors on an Integrated Circuit"

Lattice Semiconductor Announces Lowest Cost Design Platform for FPGAs With Configurable SERDES

April 18, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR — April 18, 2011) — Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of the new LatticeECP3™ Versa Development Kit, which is ideal for developing leading edge applications in a variety of markets such as industrial networking, industrial automation, computing, medical equipment, defense and consumer electronics. The low cost LatticeECP3 Versa Development Kit is … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor Announces Lowest Cost Design Platform for FPGAs With Configurable SERDES"

60V Battery Charging Controller & Power Manager

April 18, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – April 18, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4000, a high voltage controller and power manager that converts virtually any externally compensated DC/DC power supply into a full-featured battery charger. The LTC4000 is capable of driving typical DC/DC converter topologies, including buck, boost, buck-boost, SEPIC and flyback. The device offers precision input and charge current regulation … Read More → "60V Battery Charging Controller & Power Manager"

Dr. Limor Fix to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA at 48th DAC

April 18, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Colo. –– April 18, 2011 –– Dr. Limor Fix, senior principal engineer and director of academic programs and research at Intel, will be awarded the 12th annual Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Achievement Award at the 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in San Diego, CA. on June 6, 2011. The award honors Fix for her leadership and personal and professional contributions to women in the industry.

DAC 2011 Pavilion Panel: Words of Wisdom: The award presentation and a conversation with the Marie R. Pistilli Award Winner will take place from 4:30 until 5:30pm on June 6 … Read More → "Dr. Limor Fix to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA at 48th DAC"

Synopsys Advances Mixed-Signal Verification with New CustomExplorer Ultra

April 18, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of the CustomExplorer™ Ultra mixed-signal verification environment as part of Synopsys’ Discovery™ Verification Platform. CustomExplorer Ultra provides a comprehensive regression and analysis environment to increase verification productivity and streamline the verification process for analog and mixed-signal designs. The combination of CustomExplorer Ultra and Synopsys’ CustomSim™/VCS® mixed-signal verification solution provides design teams with a high-performance, productive mixed-signal simulation and regression management environment for complex system-on-chip (SoC) verification.

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Lattice Design Tools Provide Complete 8-Bit Microcontroller System Support for Cost Sensitive, Low Power PLD Applications

April 18, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR — April 18, 2011 — Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced release 1.2 of its Lattice Diamond™ FPGA design software tool suite, the flagship design environment for Lattice FPGA products. Users of the new MachXO2™ PLD devices can now generate complete systems based on the LatticeMico8™ open source 8-bit controller core … Read More → "Lattice Design Tools Provide Complete 8-Bit Microcontroller System Support for Cost Sensitive, Low Power PLD Applications"