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AMC Platform Features a Flexible Memory Architecture and FMC I/O Expansion Capability

February 9, 2011

February 7th, 2011 – Nallatech, a leading supplier of high-performance COTS and custom FPGA solutions, announces the availability of the AMC-420, a mid/full size processing card designed for telecommunications, networking, defense, and imaging applications.

This PICMG® AMC.0 R2.0 compliant AMC features a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA that provides high-performance processing resources, with a range of devices that include logic-oriented LXT and DSP-oriented SXT. An extremely flexible memory architecture supports configurations with up to 1GB DDR3 SDRAM or up to 36 … Read More → "AMC Platform Features a Flexible Memory Architecture and FMC I/O Expansion Capability"

Ericsson’s Digital Voltage Regulator Offers Unprecedented Levels Of Control And Energy Saving

February 9, 2011

Highly flexible monitoring and control PMBus compliant
Optimized power consumption
Parallelable for end user versatility

Ericsson Power Modules’ 3E series BMR463 is a second-generation, digital point-of-load regulator with unprecedented functionality. It enables systems architects to fully monitor and dynamically control the energy that is delivered to strategic components such as processors, FPGAs, ASICs and others, down … Read More → "Ericsson’s Digital Voltage Regulator Offers Unprecedented Levels Of Control And Energy Saving"

Microsemi Announces Timing Controller plus LED Backlight Solution for Next-Generation 3D LCD TVs

February 9, 2011

IRVINE, Calif., February 8, 2011 — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at powering a smart, secure, connected world, today announced collaboration with Sony® Corporation Semiconductor Business Group (“Sony”) for the first open market 3D-capable timing controller plus local dimming LED backlighting solution for the manufacturing of lower cost, high volume next-generation LCD TVs. The combined solution includes a Sony timing and lighting controller, part number CXD4730GB and the Microsemi LED driver solution consisting of two chips, the DAZL!(TM)2000 series 32-port logic chip (LX24232) and 8-port … Read More → "Microsemi Announces Timing Controller plus LED Backlight Solution for Next-Generation 3D LCD TVs"

Green Hills Software Compilers Produce Record EEMBC Automotive Benchmark Results

February 9, 2011

SANTA BARBARA, CA — February 8, 2011 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced that its optimizing compilers for Power Architecture® were used by Freescale Semiconductor for certified, published Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium® (EEMBC) Automark™ scores for their 32-bit Qorivva™ MPC5566, MPC5607B, MPC5644A, and MPC5674F microcontrollers. The results for the MPC5674F are the highest Automark scores ever achieved on an automotive microcontroller. The Green Hills compilers have been chosen for EEMBC published benchmark scores more than any other compiler and have attained the highest published scores … Read More → "Green Hills Software Compilers Produce Record EEMBC Automotive Benchmark Results"

Renesas Electronics and Renesas Mobile Announce New LTE Triple-Mode Modem Platform, the SP2531

February 9, 2011

Dusseldorf, 8 February 2011 – Renesas Electronics and its subsidiary, Renesas Mobile Corporation, an innovative supplier of advanced cellular semiconductor solutions and platforms, today announced the availability of its LTE triple-mode modem platform, the SP2531. The new platform integrates a single-chip triple-mode modem baseband processor that supports LTE/HSPA+/GSM, RF transceiver ICs, high power amplifiers, power management devices and related software.

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Altera’s 28-nm Variable-Precision DSP Block Architecture Wins the 2011 DesignVision Award

February 8, 2011

San Jose, Calif., February 2, 2011—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced that its variable-precision digital signal processing (DSP) block architecture won the DesignCon 2011 DesignVision Award in the Semiconductor and IC category. Altera’s variable-precision DSP block architecture was recognized by DesignVision Award judges for its ability to enable high-precision, high-performance digital signal processing in FPGAs that efficiently … Read More → "Altera’s 28-nm Variable-Precision DSP Block Architecture Wins the 2011 DesignVision Award"

Analog Bits Unveils Industry’s Lowest Power 40nm High Bandwidth SerDes

February 8, 2011

Mountain View, CA — Feb. 8, 2011 — Analog Bits, the Integrated Clocking and Interface IP leader, today announced the commercial availability of the industry’s lowest power 40nm, high-speed Serializer/Deserializer IP. The break through macro is programmable to support multiple protocols and small enough to be used in embedded SOC’s.

The Analog Bits 40nm SerDes supports more than 100 lanes, from 1 to 12.5 Gb per lane on single IC with a mere 5mw per gigabit per second per lane power consumption. It is currently in production in multiple applications and is validated in over 30 industry … Read More → "Analog Bits Unveils Industry’s Lowest Power 40nm High Bandwidth SerDes"

Altera Delivers Industry’s First Interface Targeting MoSys’s Serial, High-Density Bandwidth Engine Device

February 8, 2011

San Jose, Calif., February 8, 2011—Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced it successfully completed interoperability testing between its Stratix^® IV GT FPGA and the Bandwidth Engine^® device from MoSys in a serial memory application. Stratix IV GT FPGAs leverage the GigaChip™ Interface to interoperate with MoSys’s Bandwidth Engine device, providing designers of 100G wireline applications, such as traffic management and packet processing, a high-performance, high-bandwidth memory solution. With its Stratix IV GT FPGA, Altera is the first FPGA vendor to deliver device support for the GigaChip Interface.

Strategic Test announces World’s first Freescale i.MX53 processor DIMM module

February 8, 2011

Woburn, USA – February 4, 2011. Strategic Test is introducing the TX53 Computer on Module – a further addition to its CoM family based on Freescale’s multimedia processors. The brand new module integrates the high-performance and energy-efficient ARM Cortex™ A8-based Freescale multimedia processor i.MX53 with 1 GHz clock speed and enhances Strategic’s module family as its most powerful addition. Thanks to the i.MX53’s support of multi-standard-video with up to 1080p, the module is ideal for deployment in embedded applications with high performance demands … Read More → "Strategic Test announces World’s first Freescale i.MX53 processor DIMM module"

Surface Mount 3A LDO is Easily Paralleled for High IOUT without Any Hot Spots

February 8, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – February 8, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3083, a 3A LDO that can be paralleled for heat spreading and higher output current, and is adjustable with a single resistor. This regulator is based on the same innovative architecture as its 1.1A predecessor, the LT3080, which uses a current source reference for single resistor output … Read More → "Surface Mount 3A LDO is Easily Paralleled for High IOUT without Any Hot Spots"