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Magma’s New Excalibur-Litho is First System to Efficiently Integrate Real-Time Data from Semiconductor Manufacturing Floor with CAD Information, Speeding Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes

March 30, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced Excalibur-Litho™, a complete fab analysis framework that supports the development and monitoring of advanced lithography solutions. Excalibur-Litho is the first system to efficiently integrate design and real-time data from the semiconductor manufacturing floor, including defectivity, metrology and tool history, enabling an unmatched level of data analysis, monitoring and process control. Excalibur-Litho optimizes yield ramps with built-in solutions for litho qualification through the proprietary coupling of design-based binning, electrical cross mapping, and fab-wide data correlation. This enables unprecedented … Read More → "Magma’s New Excalibur-Litho is First System to Efficiently Integrate Real-Time Data from Semiconductor Manufacturing Floor with CAD Information, Speeding Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes"

Aster Technologies – The unique Integrated DfT workflow from Design to Production

March 30, 2011

During APEX 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas, ASTER Technologies, the leading supplier in Board-Level Testability and Test Coverage analysis products, announces the first tool to provide an integrated workflow for DfT and test coverage analysis from design through to mainstream production.

Design-For-Test is becoming crucial to ensure complex board performances. In the traditional Design flow, DfT is a specific step after the layout phase as addressed by tools such as FabMaster-TestExpert. The CAD file is loaded and a mechanical analysis is performed in order … Read More → "Aster Technologies – The unique Integrated DfT workflow from Design to Production"

austriamicrosystems releases 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS process for volume production

March 30, 2011

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (March 30, 2011) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS) today announced the conditional release for volume production of its advanced 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS process technology “H18” which will be manufactured in IBM’s 200mm Burlington wafer facility. Jointly developed with IBM, the 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS process is the 6th generation of continuously improved High-Voltage CMOS technologies developed at austriamicrosystems.

Featuring a new level of RF and HV integration capability on a single IC, the new 0.18& … Read More → "austriamicrosystems releases 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS process for volume production"

LPRS introduce 2.4 – 2.7GHz WiMax and WiFi antenna for Broadband and 4G Telecoms markets

March 29, 2011

As Ofcom announces its auction plans for the wireless spectrum designated for 4G services such as high speed mobile broadband access, LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the introduction of the ARW-2400-2700-10 directional antenna for WiMax and WiFi applications. Operating in the 2.4-2.7GHz frequency band and already selling in quantities of tens of thousands, the ARW-2400-2700-10 antenna meets the existing requirements of wireless communications infrastructure and 3G communications operators and is also designed to meet the needs of 4G systems as they become available from 2014.</ … Read More → "LPRS introduce 2.4 – 2.7GHz WiMax and WiFi antenna for Broadband and 4G Telecoms markets"

Docea Power to Exhibit at SNUG San Jose Designer Community Expo

March 29, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – March 28, 2011) –

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Docea Power, the design-for-low-power company that delivers software solutions for power and thermal analysis at the architectural level, will exhibit at the Synopsys Users Group (SNUG®) San Jose Designer Community Expo to be held Monday, March 28, from 4:30-7:30pm at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Docea Power representatives will be able to discuss how power and temperature behavior of System-on-Chips and platforms (board) architectures can be simulated and optimized for different scenarios using Aceplorer. The team will also demonstrate how the interoperability with … Read More → "Docea Power to Exhibit at SNUG San Jose Designer Community Expo"

NXP Releases World’s Smallest Logic Packages for Handheld Mobility

March 29, 2011

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS–(Marketwire – March 29, 2011) – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) today announced the world’s smallest logic plastic packages measuring 0.9 x 1.0 x 0.35 mm with 0.3 mm pitch. The ultra-compact packaging design is ideal for leading-edge portable handheld devices such as smartphones, tablets and SD cards where chip and board space comes at a premium. The SOT1115 … Read More → "NXP Releases World’s Smallest Logic Packages for Handheld Mobility"

New RUGGEDrive portable memory line from Datakey Electronics gives OEMs USB flash drive or SD card functionality in a more robust, secure package

March 29, 2011

SAVAGE, MN – Datakey Electronics’ new RUGGEDrive™ line of portable memory solutions offers the data storage and transfer capabilities of consumer-grade USB flash drives and SD cards in a more reliable and secure package. The unique form factor and rugged design of the RUGGEDrive line provide embedded system designers with a base level of security and reliable harsh-environment operation that consumer memory products fail to deliver.

RUGGEDrive memory tokens are … Read More → "New RUGGEDrive portable memory line from Datakey Electronics gives OEMs USB flash drive or SD card functionality in a more robust, secure package"

Altera Charts New Course for the Industry with Optical Innovation

March 29, 2011

San Jose, Calif., March 29, 2011— Envisioning a world that matches bandwidth capacity with the imagination of application and content developers, Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced plans for optically interconnected programmable devices. Because transceivers are vital for this major industry … Read More → "Altera Charts New Course for the Industry with Optical Innovation"

National Instruments CEO to Deliver CommNexus Industry Leaders Presentation

March 29, 2011

NEWS RELEASE – Mar. 22, 2011 – As part of the CommNexus Industry Leaders Series, Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and cofounder of National Instruments, will speak at the CommNexus San Diego Special Interest Groups (SIGs) active forum on March 29 in San Diego, Calif. In his speech, “Trends and Technologies Driving the Future of Test,” Truchard will explore how the latest technologies in embedded design and instrumentation will shape the product platforms of the future and help engineers reduce cost while increasing productivity.

“When considering the history of modular instrumentation, we have tangible evidence of … Read More → "National Instruments CEO to Deliver CommNexus Industry Leaders Presentation"

Very Low Power 12-/14-Bit 25Msps-125Msps ADCs Operate at Less than 100mW at 125Msps

March 29, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – March 29, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces a family of ultralow power 14-bit and 12-bit, 25Msps to 125Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that dissipate less than 1mW per mega sample per second from a 1.8V supply, making them the lowest power high speed ADCs on the market. The LTC2145 family includes two-channel simultaneous … Read More → "Very Low Power 12-/14-Bit 25Msps-125Msps ADCs Operate at Less than 100mW at 125Msps"