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RF Engines Ltd (RFEL) adds real time Image Processing of HD video to its range of IP cores and system design work

Newport, Isle of Wight, UK – 6 April 2011 — RF Engines Limited (RFEL) has announced that it is adding Image Processing IP (Intellectual Property) to its extensive range of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) solutions that run on FPGAs.  “Several of our existing customers have asked us to develop and implement designs for their projects,” explains John Summers, RFEL’s CEO.  “Just as in the case of our existing area of expertise – high specification RF signal processing – there are standard off-the-shelf packages that can solve many problems. However, when the problem becomes more challenging, … Read More → "RF Engines Ltd (RFEL) adds real time Image Processing of HD video to its range of IP cores and system design work"

Berkeley Design Automation and Altos Design Automation Accelerate Complex I/O Characterization

SANTA CLARA, CA, — April 5, 2011— Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., the nanometer circuit verification leader and Altos Design Automation, Inc., the leading provider of IP characterization technology, today announced the support of Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform in Altos’ Liberate product to accelerate complex I/O cell characterization with nanometer SPICE accuracy, including the effects of device noise and layout parasitics.  

Complex I/O cells implemented in nanometer-scale processes run … Read More → "Berkeley Design Automation and Altos Design Automation Accelerate Complex I/O Characterization"

Peratech’s new, see through QTC Clear will revolutionise touch screens

RICHMOND, North Yorks., England – 5 April 2011.  Peratech, the innovators in touch technology, have developed a see through version of their award winning, Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC™) material called QTC Clear™.  This force sensing material can be used to create a whole new class of Force Sensitive touch screens that can completely replace current Resistive touch screen technologies or enhance Capacitive ones to create superior solutions with more features such as 3D input.

“Both Resistive and Capacitive touch screen technologies have their drawbacks,” explained Philip Taysom, Peratech’s Joint … Read More → "Peratech’s new, see through QTC Clear will revolutionise touch screens"

TI’s updated Stellaris® EVALBOT opens the door for more flexibility and fun with microcontrollers and robotics

AUSTIN, Texas, April 5, 2011 – Arming developers with more software and tool options, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the availability of its newest Stellaris microcontroller (MCU) Robotic Evaluation Platform (EVALBOT). The new mini-robot platform within TI’s embedded processing portfolio provides developers the flexibility to choose from a variety of software tool chains so they can fully access the features of the Stellaris Cortex-M3 MCU in their preferred environment. The updated Stellaris EVALBOT is also preloaded with a StellarisWare® application, and the kits now include more example projects in source code, including a demo that … Read More → "TI’s updated Stellaris® EVALBOT opens the door for more flexibility and fun with microcontrollers and robotics"

Launch of TraceAnalyzer 1.2 delivers 10x speed improvement

Braunschweig, Germany – 5th April 2011.  Symtavision, a leading global solutions provider for real-time systems design and verification, has launched TraceAnalyzer 1.2 which delivers a ten-fold speed improvement in terms of visualizing and analyzing timing trace and log data for ECUs, controllers, processors, buses and networks, while also reducing memory requirements ten-fold..

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Sidense Completes TSMC IP9000 Assessment for Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Product Families

Ottawa, Canada – April 5, 2011 – Sidense Corp., a leading developer of Logic Non-Volatile Memory (LNVM) one-time programmable (OTP) memory IP cores, announced today that the Company’s SLP and ULP OTP product families have met the Assessment requirements of TSMC’s rigorous IP9000 program. 

Sidense has many customers license their OTP macros at several process nodes and node variants, ranging from 180nm to 40nm.  Completion of IP9000 Assessment of the 180 … Read More → "Sidense Completes TSMC IP9000 Assessment for Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Product Families"

Kilopass’ TSMC 28nm HKMG Silicon Results Show Scalability of 2T Antifuse Technology

Santa Clara, Calif. –– April 5, 2011 –– Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that its first test chip silicon on TSMC 28nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) has demonstrated that Kilopass’ 2T antifuse technology is scalable to HKMG.  Silicon data shows that existing 2T bit cell performs well on 28HKMG and can scale to 22nm and beyond. This milestone demonstrates how Kilopass patented antifuse NVM technology can migrate to bleeding edge logic CMOS processes.

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TI’s MSP430 microcontroller portfolio expands to offer industry’s first programmable metrology devices for low-cost analog front end solutions

DALLAS, TX (April 4, 2011) – Focusing on metering and Smart Grid applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the MSP430AFE2xx series of metrology analog front end (AFE) ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers. Part of TI’s leading embedded processing portfolio, the low-cost MSP430AFE series offers the industry’s first programmable single-phase metrology devices supported with multiple communication interfaces. The microcontrollers enable system partitioning in metering applications, such as electricity meters, home automation, sub-metering and energy saving systems, which allows flexible, stand-alone, high-quality measurement. The MSP430AFE series is based on a 16-bit RISC architecture with a … Read More → "TI’s MSP430 microcontroller portfolio expands to offer industry’s first programmable metrology devices for low-cost analog front end solutions"

ZMDI newest IO-Link high-voltage line driver targets harsh factory automation environments

Dresden, Germany, April 5, 2011 – ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, today announced the fourth member of its cost-effective IO-Link line driver and level shifter IC family. The new ZIOL2411 offers two independent I/O channels that meet the physical layer requirements of master, sensor and actuator systems used in factory automation applications. The ZIOL2411 is pin- and function-compatible with the ZIOL2401. Designed for master applications ZMDI provides with the ZIOL2411 a cost-efficient IC without an integrated DC/DC converter.

ZMDI’s new high-voltage line driver … Read More → "ZMDI newest IO-Link high-voltage line driver targets harsh factory automation environments"

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