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Avago Technologies and Xilinx Streamline Design of 10 Gigabit Ethernet Systems Using FPGAs and Optical Interconnects

March 7, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., and SINGAPORE, Mar. 7, 2010 — Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), and Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced completion of interoperability testing between Xilinx® Virtex®-6 HXT FPGAs and Avago SFP+ and QSFP+ optical transceiver modules. The testing proves the design and interoperability of 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet ports using optical interfaces from Avago with the market-leading transceiver jitter performance of Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs.

“Xilinx Virtex-6 HXT FPGA with integrated GTH transceivers was designed to meet the demanding jitter requirements for the 10 Gbps optical interfaces. The superior jitter performance enables us to support Avago’ … Read More → "Avago Technologies and Xilinx Streamline Design of 10 Gigabit Ethernet Systems Using FPGAs and Optical Interconnects"

Semtech 40G MUX/DEMUX Platform Enables JDSU 40G Metro Optical Network Transponder Solutions

March 7, 2011

CAMARILLO, Calif., Mar 7, 2011 — Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced they have successfully integrated Semtech’s 40Gb/s multiplexer (MUX)/demultiplexer (DEMUX) chipset platform into JDSU’s 40Gb/s DWDM transponder modules. Semtech is a leader in the emerging, short-reach, metropolitan and long-haul optical network markets as a leading supplier of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s MUX/DEMUX chipsets. JDSU is a leader in integrated 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversion solutions for these markets.

“Explosive video, voice and traffic demands, including HDTV, … Read More → "Semtech 40G MUX/DEMUX Platform Enables JDSU 40G Metro Optical Network Transponder Solutions"

Complete Energy Measurement SoC Provides More Management and Control of AC/DC Power Supplies in Servers and Data Communication Equipment

March 7, 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA—March 7, 2011— Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces the launch of a new Teridian/Maxim energy-measurement system on chip (SoC), the 78M6613. The 78M6613 is the industry’s first SoC energy-measurement solution for AC/DC power supplies that brings a higher level of management and control to servers and other equipment in data centers.

The new Teridian/Maxim chip comes as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/ENERGY STAR(R) mandates toward greater efficiency and accurate energy measurement in data centers begin to bear down on enterprises around the globe. The 78M6613 enables the capture … Read More → "Complete Energy Measurement SoC Provides More Management and Control of AC/DC Power Supplies in Servers and Data Communication Equipment"

SuperTalent Unveils New SSD Lineup

March 7, 2011

San Jose, California – March 3^rd, 2011 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today unveiled its next generation TeraDrive^TM. Featuring the 2nd generation SandForce^TM controllers, a SATA III 6Gbps interface, and the new ONFi Double Data Rate NAND flash, these new drives promise to deliver twice the performance of their predecessors.

At 3 Gbps, the SATA 2 interface posed a bottleneck to existing SSD designs but little performance was to be gained by changing to … Read More → "SuperTalent Unveils New SSD Lineup"

Exar Launches XRP7724; the Next Generation PowerXR(tm) Programmable Power Platform

March 7, 2011

Fort Worth, TX, Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) – March 7, 2011 – Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) added a significant new controller to its PowerXR family of programmable power system ICs. The XRP7724 is a highly integrated programmable power controller with the industry’s most advanced design capabilities, robust performance and the most flexible design environment in the industry. With expanded voltage and current ranges, SMBus interface and independently controlled channel frequencies, the XRP7724 is flexible enough to handle the most demanding applications spanning mobile to industrial to high-performance computing. Our patented Digital Pulse Frequency Modulation (DPFM) … Read More → "Exar Launches XRP7724; the Next Generation PowerXR(tm) Programmable Power Platform"

Curtiss-Wright Controls New Rugged Ethernet Switch Subsystem Delivers 24 Ports of GigE and 4 Ports of 10 GigE Interfaces

March 7, 2011

SAN DIEGO, CA – March 4, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, OpenVPX™, VXS and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has introduced the newest member of its SwitchBox ready-to-deploy military network system family – the SwitchBox 684, an innovative, lightweight rugged modular system that delivers 24 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports and a choice of 4 ports of 10 GigE fiber or 2 ports of 10GibE copper interfaces. The SwitchBox 684, based on CWCEC’s high performance VPX6-684 FireBlade 6U OpenVPX& … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls New Rugged Ethernet Switch Subsystem Delivers 24 Ports of GigE and 4 Ports of 10 GigE Interfaces"

PCM-9363 3.5” SBC – New Intel® Atom™ N455/D525 Single/Dual Core with DDR3 & DC Power Protection

March 7, 2011

March, 04, 2011, Irvine, California –Advantech, a global embedded computing leader providing embedded platform solutions across multiple vertical markets through deployment of intelligent applications and services, today announced the arrival of a new 3.5” SBC using the latest Intel technology: PCM-9363 with Intel® Atom™ N455 1.66 GHz and the dual core D525 1.8 GHz processors with ICH8M chipset. The processors integrate DDR3 memory supporting up to 4 GB capacity for D525 and 2 … Read More → "PCM-9363 3.5” SBC – New Intel® Atom™ N455/D525 Single/Dual Core with DDR3 & DC Power Protection"

Apache Design Solutions to Host Technical Workshop Series at DATE 2011

March 7, 2011

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – March 7, 2011 – Apache Design Solutions, providing the industry’s leading power and noise solutions for Chip-Package-System (CPS) convergence, announced that it will host two educational Technical Workshops during the upcoming DATE 2011 conference being held at AlpExpo in Grenoble, France. The Apache Technical Workshops will take place during the conference on March 15, from 14:00 p.m. to 15:00 p. … Read More → "Apache Design Solutions to Host Technical Workshop Series at DATE 2011"

RS Components upgrades DesignSpark PCB with 3D

March 7, 2011

OXFORD, UK, March 7th 2011 – RS Components has today announced the release of DesignSpark PCB version 2, its free PCB design software package. Working in partnership with Number One Systems, new features in DesignSpark PCB include unique 3D visualisation of PCB layouts, and increased library management functionality. The upgraded version 2 software is free to download for new users at www.designspark.com/pcb, and existing users will be alerted to the upgrade via release alerts in the tool.

Over 50,000 users have downloaded DesignSpark PCB … Read More → "RS Components upgrades DesignSpark PCB with 3D"

Yokogawa Achieves 5X Faster Programmable Logic Controller Performance With Synopsys’ Processor Designer

March 7, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Yokogawa Electric Corporation used Synopsys Processor Designer to achieve ultrafast ladder program processing performance for their latest FA-M3V programmable logic controller (PLC). Yokogawa also saved significant development and verification effort with Processor Designer since the tool automatically generates software development tools such as C-compiler, assembler/linker, debugger and the instruction set simulator (ISS) needed for early software development prior to processor availability.

“Our new PLC FA-M3V has achieved … Read More → "Yokogawa Achieves 5X Faster Programmable Logic Controller Performance With Synopsys’ Processor Designer"

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