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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"

Simulink Verification Tools Qualified to ISO 26262

April 18, 2011

NATICK, Mass. – (12 Apr 2011) — MathWorks today announced that TÜV SÜD certified Simulink Design Verifier and Simulink Verification and Validation for use in ISO 26262 compliant development processes. This independent assessment helps automotive engineers developing high-integrity embedded systems to establish the required confidence in the proper functioning of these verification tools according to their use cases.

MathWorks classified and prequalified the automatic test case generation … Read More → "Simulink Verification Tools Qualified to ISO 26262"

TI’s new evaluation platform drives three-phase brushless motors for quicker time to spin

April 15, 2011

DALLAS (April 14, 2011) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today introduced a complete motor control evaluation kit for spinning brushless DC (BLDC) and permanent magnet synchronous (PMSM) motors. The DRV8312-C2-KIT is a high-performance, power-efficient and cost-effective sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) and trapezoidal commutation platform. It spins motors out of the box, speeding development of sub-50-V and 6.5-A brushless motors for driving medical pumps, gates, lifts and small pumps, as well as industrial and consumer robotics and automation. For more information or to place an order, visit Read More → "TI’s new evaluation platform drives three-phase brushless motors for quicker time to spin"

INCHRON GmbH opens first US service office

April 15, 2011

Potsdam, Germany, 15 April 2011 * * * INCHRON GmbH, a leading provider of solutions for the development of real-time critical embedded systems, is strengthening its foothold in the US. The company has opened a service office in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to help local customers competently and promptly. Beate Kasi, Professional Services Engineer, and Nasir Kasi, Business Development Manager, are the technical contacts for US customers.

“We have been working in the US since 2008 and now want to expand our engagement further,” … Read More → "INCHRON GmbH opens first US service office"

Mercury Computer Systems Selected to Deliver Hyperspectral Imaging System for Multi-INT Wide Area Surveillance Equipment

April 15, 2011

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – April 14, 2011 – Mercury Computer Systems Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted ISR subsystems provider, announced that it has been selected to provide a SWaP-optimized hyperspectral image processing and storage subsystem for multi-INT wide area surveillance equipment used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Mercury’s customer will use the subsystem to locate individual adversaries and enemy tactical communications. The design integrates two configurations of Mercury’s PowerBlock^{< …} Read More → "Mercury Computer Systems Selected to Deliver Hyperspectral Imaging System for Multi-INT Wide Area Surveillance Equipment"

Aegis Unveils the Industry’s First iPhone / iPad Application for Manufacturing Operations at APEX 2011

April 15, 2011

Las Vegas, Nevada – Aegis Software unveils its next industry-first technology in the form of the only iPad and iPhone integrated manufacturing software system for electronics assemblers. Visitors to the Aegis booth are entered in an iPad giveaway to celebrate the ultimate factory speed, control, and visibility solution.

inSite brings simple, instant, and mobile access to quality, WIP, performance, and traceability information. Forward and reverse traceability is immediately available for viewing and to share direct from your device via email. View active WIP, … Read More → "Aegis Unveils the Industry’s First iPhone / iPad Application for Manufacturing Operations at APEX 2011"

Gresham Introduce New High Performance 600W MicroTCA Power Supply

April 15, 2011

Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury based MIL and Commercial power conversion specialist, introduces the PS-1138 high-power module designed for use in MicroTCA systems. It supports shelves, cubes, MicroTCA enclosures, and other implementations and complies with the PICMG MicroTCA Revision 1.0 specification. The PS-1138 provides functionality for powering, managing and protecting a MicroTCA system that includes up to 12 Advanced Micro-Controllers, 2 MicroTCA carrier hubs and 2 cooling units.

MicroTCA offers the telecom market a standardised, highly configurable, hardware platform for a broad range of applications, able to be produced in high volumes at low cost. MicroTCA provides a system architecture allowing … Read More → "Gresham Introduce New High Performance 600W MicroTCA Power Supply"

VS1063 – The World’s Most Advanced MP3 Encoder and Audio Codec Chip

April 15, 2011

Tampere, Finland, 15th April 2011 – VLSI Solution announces today VS1063, the world’s most advanced audio codec chip.

The VS1063 IC can encode an unforeseen multitude of audio formats, from MP3 and Ogg Vorbis to G.711 u-law, G.711 A-law, G.722 and 16-bit PCM. The proprietary MP3 and Ogg Vorbis encoders have been carefully tuned for highest possible audio fidelity for high-quality audio streaming or recording.

VS1063 can play back MP2, MP3, WMA, OGG, LC-AAC, HC-AAC, FLAC, IMA, G.711 u-law, G.711 a-law, G.722 and WAV PCM formats, making it very suitable for hi-fi audio playback … Read More → "VS1063 – The World’s Most Advanced MP3 Encoder and Audio Codec Chip"

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