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Cadence Enhances Unified Custom/Analog Flow to Boost Productivity at Nodes Down to 20nm

March 21, 2011

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced major enhancements to its Virtuoso®-based custom/analog flow, boosting productivity across the entire flow from initial design specification to final GDSII and for process nodes down to 20 nanometers. The expanded custom/analog flow–spanning design, implementation, and verification–includes methodology improvements to help designers manage design parasitics, < … Read More → "Cadence Enhances Unified Custom/Analog Flow to Boost Productivity at Nodes Down to 20nm"

ArrayComm and CEVA Demonstrate TD-LTE Base Station

March 21, 2011

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 21, 2011 — ArrayComm LLC and CEVA, Inc. [(NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], today announced the successful demonstration of ArrayComm’s BasePort™ TD-LTE base station PHY running on high performance CEVA DSP cores. The demonstration was implemented on Mindspeed’s Transcede™ 4000 System-on-Chip and verified by a tier-1 operator.

“This milestone in TD-LTE technology development is a direct result of our strong collaborative relationship with CEVA and Mindspeed”, said Bruce Duysen, President of ArrayComm. “More than ever, wireless OEMs are requiring packaged hardware/software solutions … Read More → "ArrayComm and CEVA Demonstrate TD-LTE Base Station"

Eurotech Launches the Zypad WL1500 Wearable Computers

March 21, 2011

COLUMBIA, Md., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, announces today the launch of the Zypad WL1500 series of wearable computers. Following in the footsteps of the popular … Read More → "Eurotech Launches the Zypad WL1500 Wearable Computers"

Synopsys’ Next-Generation DesignWare Data Converter IP Delivers 50 Percent Lower Power with Smaller Area

March 21, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the release of its next-generation DesignWare® Data Converter IP solutions, which deliver more than 50 percent improvement in power with smaller area compared to the previous generation of data converters. Optimized for mobile broadband wireless communication applications such as WiFi, WiMAX, LTE, and digital TV reception, the DesignWare Data Converter IP can reach extremely high sampling rates with excellent … Read More → "Synopsys’ Next-Generation DesignWare Data Converter IP Delivers 50 Percent Lower Power with Smaller Area"

NTS Selects Ellisys Protocol Test and Analysis Solution for SuperSpeed USB Programs

March 21, 2011

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND–(Marketwire – March 21, 2011) – Ellisys, a worldwide leader in protocol test and analysis solutions, today announced that National Technical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of engineering services, has selected the Ellisys Explorer™ 280 protocol test, analysis, and compliance system for use in the company’s SuperSpeed USB test and characterization programs. The widely deployed Ellisys Explorer 280 system, the industry’s first SuperSpeed USB protocol analyzer/generator system, provides deep-featured protocol and bus analysis, port emulation, and compliance testing for SuperSpeed USB hosts, … Read More → "NTS Selects Ellisys Protocol Test and Analysis Solution for SuperSpeed USB Programs"

Lauterbach Extends Tools Support for Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform

March 18, 2011

Lauterbach, the leading manufacturer of hardware assisted microprocessor development tools, has launched support for the new Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform that integrates a complete ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processor-based system with 28nm low-power programmable logic.

While Lauterbach’s TRACE32® tool has been supporting the ARM® Cortex™-A9 core for some time, the latest enhancement adds the Zynq-7000 family devices to the list of validated target devices. Therefore TRACE32® … Read More → "Lauterbach Extends Tools Support for Xilinx Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform"

Open University UK adds Linux Certification to Academic Program

March 18, 2011

(Sacramento, CA, USA: March 16, 2011) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world’s premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org) and Open University UK(http://www.open.ac.uk/) announced that students enrolled in Open University’s introductory Linux course will now be eligible for a promotional voucher to obtain the CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI certification. Students and IT professionals who earn their CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI certification are automatically … Read More → "Open University UK adds Linux Certification to Academic Program"

D-Tools Enhances Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program with Kinetics Noise Control

March 18, 2011

ORLANDO, FL. EHX EXPO, MARCH 17, 2011 – D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that Kinetics Noise Control has joined the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program. Based in Dublin Ohio, Kinetics Noise Control designs and manufactures innovative acoustical products to control sound and vibration.

“We offer the broadest range of acoustical solutions of any company in the industry and we’ll continue to design and engineer solutions that meet the needs of the D-Tools user community,” said Doug Johnson, Sales and Marketing Manager, Kinetics Noise Control. “We look … Read More → "D-Tools Enhances Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program with Kinetics Noise Control"

Agilent Technologies Extends its Wireless Leadership with First-To-Market Support for 802.11ac Design and Analysis

March 18, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 17, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its 89600B vector signal analysis software is now able to test 802.11ac signals. This is the first dedicated 802.11ac signal analysis solution on the market.

Agilent is also announcing a new SystemVue 802.11ac library, the W1917EP WLAN baseband verification library, which interoperates with the 89600B VSA 802.11ac software. Wireless system architects and verification engineers can … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Extends its Wireless Leadership with First-To-Market Support for 802.11ac Design and Analysis"

ITTIA DB SQL and Express Logic’s ThreadX and FileX Present a United Embedded Solution

March 18, 2011

March 22, 2011 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA, a global supplier of embedded relational database software, announces the availability of ITTIA DB SQL for ThreadX®, an advanced lightweight real-time operating system (RTOS) from Express Logic, Inc., of San Diego, CA. ITTIA DB SQL is a relational embedded database for special-purpose systems that require self-contained data management software. With ITTIA’s relational data management capabilities and the advanced features and rich set of system services available with ThreadX, the combination is easy to use, flexible, and the ideal choice for demanding embedded application development.

Embedded systems … Read More → "ITTIA DB SQL and Express Logic’s ThreadX and FileX Present a United Embedded Solution"