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Mentor Graphics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Extend RET and OPC Collaboration to 28nm

WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 1, 2011—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that the companies have extended their collaboration on computational lithography to the 28nm technology node. Building on a successful deployment at 65nm and 45nm, GLOBALFOUNDRIES will leverage Mentor’s Calibre® computational lithography platform to support its advanced mask production needs at 28nm. The announcement underscores the two companies’ commitment to collaboration in order to deliver enablement technology for advanced nodes.  

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Pentek Enhances ReadyFlow Board Support Package to Speed Embedded System Development

  • C-callable functions provide complete control of board resources
  • Command Line Interface simplifies board configuration with pre-compiled executable code
  • User-friendly Signal Analyzer displays live signals in time and frequency domains 

NUREMBERG, GERMANY, Embedded World Conference–March 1, 2011 – Pentek, Inc., today announced new features for its ReadyFlow® board support package (BSP) to simplify embedded development for the popular Cobalt®, Xilinx® Virtex®-6 based FPGA module family. Enhancements include a Command Line Interface that … Read More → "Pentek Enhances ReadyFlow Board Support Package to Speed Embedded System Development"

GrammaTech Streamlines ISO 26262 Compliance for Functional Safety in Automotive Industry

NUREMBERG, GERMANY, Embedded World 2011−March 1, 2011−GrammaTech, Inc., manufacturer of the most in-depth source-code analysis technology, today announced a new resource for simplifying the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Draft International Standard (DIS) 26262 compliance process with static analysis. ISO 26262, titled “Road vehicles — Functional safety,” is a Functional Safety standard that is currently in the final draft. This … Read More → "GrammaTech Streamlines ISO 26262 Compliance for Functional Safety in Automotive Industry"

Applied Materials and Magma Integrate CAD and Inspection Systems for Faster Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 1st, 2011 – Applied Materials, Inc. and Magma Design Automation, Inc. announced today that they have integrated Magma’s CAD (computer-aided design)-based navigation and yield analysis software with Applied’s advanced inspection systems. This unique combination of design and manufacturing tools has accelerated lithography qualification and improved chip yields at multiple customers for the development and production of advanced technology nodes.

“The introduction of CAD-based inspection technology for defect analysis and monitoring at GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 has helped improve defect management efficiency and reduce cycle time for process optimization,” … Read More → "Applied Materials and Magma Integrate CAD and Inspection Systems for Faster Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes"

Microsemi Announces Expanded Industrial Ecosystem for SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs

NUREMBERG, Germany (Embedded World) and Irvine, Calif.,  – March 1, 2011 Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced an expanded industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion™ intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. This new ecosystem strengthens the current SmartFusion device ecosystem and includes further support by Microsemi partners. Customers now have a broader choice of operating systems and communication protocols for implementation on SmartFusion FPGAs, enabling the acceleration of their designs in industrial and networking applications.

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Microsemi Announces SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs Now Available with uClinux

NUREMBERG, Germany (Embedded World) and Irvine, Calif.,  – March 1, 2011 — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced that open source U-Boot firmware and uClinux™ are now available on SmartFusion™ intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. The availability of Linux on SmartFusion devices provides a convenient design environment as well as an array of open-source projects offered as starting points when developing support for required hardware interfaces. Emcraft Systems, a recent addition to the Microsemi partner program, provides SmartFusion customers a powerful, royalty-free software option with … Read More → "Microsemi Announces SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs Now Available with uClinux"

Xilinx Demonstrating Targeted Design Platforms for Motor Control, Ethernet, Automotive and Extensible Processing Platform at Embedded World, Nuremberg 2011

Embedded World 2011 

Where:

Messe Nuremberg, Hall 12, Stand 515

When:

March 1-3, 2011

Exhibits:

Tuesday, March 1 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 3 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its participation in Embedded World, Nuremberg, from March 1-3, 2011, Hall 12, Stand 515. Xilinx will showcase its Targeted Design Platforms for embedded processing, DSP, high-speed connectivity, industrial and automotive applications. The … Read More → "Xilinx Demonstrating Targeted Design Platforms for Motor Control, Ethernet, Automotive and Extensible Processing Platform at Embedded World, Nuremberg 2011"

All Members Of Lattice’s Award Winning Platform Manager Family Released To Production

HILLSBORO, OR  MARCH 1, 2011  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that its award winning Platform Manager™ family of products has been fully qualified and released to volume production.  Coinciding with this production release is the updated PAC-Designer® 6.0.1 design software, which enables analog and board designers to integrate a circuit board’s power management and digital board management functions into the Platform Manager device family.  In … Read More → "All Members Of Lattice’s Award Winning Platform Manager Family Released To Production"

Xilinx Introduces Zynq-7000 Family, Industry’s First Extensible Processing Platform

Embedded World — Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today unveiled the Zynq(TM)-7000 family, the industry’s first Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) developed to achieve the levels of processing and compute performance required in high-end embedded applications targeting markets such as video surveillance, automotive driver assistance, factory automation, and many others. Supported by an extensive ecosystem of tools and IP providers, the Zynq-7000 family tightly integrates a complete ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-A9 MPCore(TM) processor-based system with 28nm, low-power programmable logic for system architects and embedded software developers to extend, customize, optimize, and differentiate their systems.

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