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Atmel Launches Integrated Gate Driver ICs for Automotive BLDC Motor-control Applications

April 4, 2011

Heilbronn, Germany, April 4, 2011– Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the availability of the new set of highly-integrated system basis gate driver ICs. The Atmel ATA6843 and ATA6844 devices are new members of the company’s extensive gate driver family designed for 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor control applications including turbo chargers, waste gates, EGR, pumps, fans, power window, power doors and power seats. They feature six-output stages for direct motor control when combined with an Atmel AVR® microcontroller (MCU), and an on-chip Atmel automotive LIN transceiver IP for in-car communication.</ … Read More → "Atmel Launches Integrated Gate Driver ICs for Automotive BLDC Motor-control Applications"

“Migrate Legacy to QAM” CMX7164 Multi-Mode Wireless Data Modem

April 4, 2011

Maldon, Essex – CML Microcircuits (www.cmlmicro.com), a leading innovator and provider of low-power semiconductors for global wireless and telecommunications markets, today announced the launch of the CMX7164 Multi Mode wireless data modem IC.

The CMX7164 provides 4/16/64-QAM and root raised cosine 2/4FSK baseband modem functions in a single chip, replacing the current need for user programmed DSP plus codec ICs. This development includes digital IF filters, auxiliary codecs, clock generator and I/O functions that lower total BOM … Read More → "“Migrate Legacy to QAM” CMX7164 Multi-Mode Wireless Data Modem"

JUKI and AEGIS Bridge Platforms

April 4, 2011

JUKI and AEGIS Software announce a unique integration of JUKI’s new Intelligent Shop Floor Solutions software package (IS) with CircuitCAM Express for fast data preparation and facility-wide programming.

JUKI’s IS software package provides managers, supervisors and engineers with the tools required to run the most efficient production possible, and has been seamlessly integrated with AEGIS’ CircuitCAM Express, now branded as NPI Plus. This seamless integration provides a full set of CAD importers and Gerber processing with direct … Read More → "JUKI and AEGIS Bridge Platforms"

Ausdia Licenses Verific Design Automation’s Parser Platform

April 4, 2011

ALAMEDA, CALIF. –– April 4, 2011 –– Ausdia Inc., provider of chip design and closure solutions, has licensed Verific Design Automation’s Verilog parser platform for use with its analysis and optimization software for accelerating timing constraint development, constraint validation and timing closure.

“When we looked for a platform for RTL analysis, we quickly realized that the only answer was Verific,” says Sam Appleton, Ausdia’s chief executive officer (CEO). “ … Read More → "Ausdia Licenses Verific Design Automation’s Parser Platform"

6A N-Channel MOSFET Gate Driver Operates over a -55°C to 125°C Junction Temperature Range

April 4, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – April 4, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces a new high reliability (MP-grade) version of the LTC4441, a 6A N-channel MOSFET gate driver that operates over a -55°C to125°C operating junction temperature range. This high power driver is designed to increase the output power and efficiency of a DC/DC controller, enabling it to drive high … Read More → "6A N-Channel MOSFET Gate Driver Operates over a -55°C to 125°C Junction Temperature Range"

siliconPR Unveils Secret PR Unicorns with New Website, Positioning

April 1, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2011 – siliconPR, a boutique PR agency representing the premier semiconductor and systems start-ups in the US, today announced a rebranding to reflect a long-held company secret: two unicorn employees who have been using their innate magical abilities to achieve terrific success for the company and their clients. The rebranding around the two formerly secret unicorns finally makes public revolutionary PR tactics, sure … Read More → "siliconPR Unveils Secret PR Unicorns with New Website, Positioning"

Bluespec Now Working to Eliminate the Industrialized World’s Dependence on Oil

April 1, 2011

Framingham, Mass. – April 1, 2011 – Soon to be previously known as The Synthesizable Modeling Company™, Bluespec Inc. announced today that it has redirected its focus to eliminating the industrialized world’s dependence on oil. Specifically, Bluespec is perfecting the use of water as the next energy source. Imagine, soon the people of the world will be both quenching their thirst and powering their SUVs from the same bottle of plain ol’ water.

Genesis of a Groundbreaking Innovation

Groundbreaking innovations often come from unexpected places. Bluespec has been … Read More → "Bluespec Now Working to Eliminate the Industrialized World’s Dependence on Oil"

Sidense 1T-OTP Memory Available in ON Semiconductor 180 nm Process Technology

April 1, 2011

OTTAWA, Canada and PHOENIX, Arizona – March 31, 2011 – Sidense Corp., a leading developer of Logic Non-Volatile Memory (LNVM) one-time programmable (OTP) memory IP cores, and ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, have announced that Sidense has ported its 180 nanometer (nm) OTP memory SLP product line to ONC18, ON Semiconductor’ … Read More → "Sidense 1T-OTP Memory Available in ON Semiconductor 180 nm Process Technology"

6WIND and ADI Engineering Team Up for High-Performance Packet Processing Platforms

April 1, 2011

March 29, 2011 – PARIS, France and Charlottesville, VA – 6WIND, the leading provider of commercial packet processing solutions, and ADI Engineering, the Open IP ODM and a leading supplier of hardware platforms for embedded networking and embedded Intel® Architecture technology, today announced a partnership to provide high-performance packet processing platforms for networking and telecom applications. The companies will work together to integrate the 6WINDGate™ packet processing software with ADI’s Intel® Architecture-based ATCA and AMC boards, resulting in optimized off-the-shelf solutions ideal for networking and telecom OEMs.

The Applied Research Laboratory standardizes on Altium Designer

March 31, 2011

SYDNEY, Australia – 31 March 2011 – Electronic design software company Altium is aiding the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) in its research and development of defense science and technologies.

As a U.S. Department of Defense-designated, U.S. Navy University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), ARL maintains a long-term strategic relationship with the Navy and provides support for other U.S. armed forces. ARL acquired Altium Designer software and is transitioning its PCB design efforts to that tool.

ARL’s research capabilities are distributed among acoustics, guidance and control, thermal energy … Read More → "The Applied Research Laboratory standardizes on Altium Designer"