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Renesas Electronics Europe Introduces Two New Product Groups in R8C/Lx Series of MCUs Tailored to Battery Powered Applications

January 25, 2011

Dusseldorf, 24^th January, 2011 — Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced two new additions to its 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) within the R8C/Lx Series. The new R8C/LAxA product groups offer strong peripheral functions and minimum display capability along with ultra-low power consumption that is ranked among the best in the industry. The R8C/LA3A and LA5A MCUs comprise a total of two groups with 32 pins and 52 pins integrating up to 64 kilobytes (KB) of programmable flash memory. … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Europe Introduces Two New Product Groups in R8C/Lx Series of MCUs Tailored to Battery Powered Applications"

Digi-Key Corporation Announces Worldwide Distribution Agreement with Taoglas Ltd.

January 25, 2011

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011- THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced its worldwide distribution agreement with Taoglas Ltd., a global antenna solutions provider.

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EVE Enhances Emulation Platform with Superior Debugging Capabilities

January 25, 2011

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– January 25, 2011 –– EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, announced today that it has enhanced the design debugging capabilities of its best-in-class ZeBu emulation platform, setting the standard for advanced system-on-chip (SoC) verification and leaping ahead of traditional emulation.

This capability, never before implemented in standard field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based emulation systems, closes the gap with application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based emulators.

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Pentek’s Real-Time Recording and Playback Instrument Offers COTS Configurations with Customizable Options

January 25, 2011

200 MHz, 16-bit A/Ds with multichannel synchronization
Offers 1600 MB/sec sustained recording data rate
Captures IF signals to 700 MHz with up to 80 MHz bandwidth
Includes Windows^® 7 Professional workstation with Intel^®Read More → "Pentek’s Real-Time Recording and Playback Instrument Offers COTS Configurations with Customizable Options"

Altera Unveils 28-nm Device Portfolio Tailored to Customers’ Diverse Design Requirements

January 24, 2011

San Jose, Calif., January 24, 2011—Delivering the industry’s most comprehensive set of device options tailored to customers’ diverse design requirements, Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced its portfolio of 28-nm devices. Altera is providing customers clearly differentiated solutions across the new Read More → "Altera Unveils 28-nm Device Portfolio Tailored to Customers’ Diverse Design Requirements"

Azuro CTS Adopted by SiBEAM for Complex Multi-mode SoC Design

January 24, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA – January 19, 2011 – Azuro, Inc., a leading provider of advanced clock tree synthesis and timing optimization tools for digital chip design, today announced that SiBEAM has adopted Azuro’s PowerCentric™ clock tree synthesis (CTS) solution.

“CTS has become one of the critical bottlenecks in physical design. It typically takes a lot of effort to ensure that clocks are balanced correctly across all operating modes and corners,” said Bernard Shung, Vice President of IC Engineering at SiBEAM. “Azuro CTS works directly from the multi-mode sign-off constraints, and delivers superior timing to … Read More → "Azuro CTS Adopted by SiBEAM for Complex Multi-mode SoC Design"

High-performance PICMG 1.0 Slot CPU with Intel® GM45 Mobile Chipset

January 24, 2011

Munich, January 2011 – DSM Computer’s current industrial Slot CPU 96M4296o conforms to the proven and still very popular PICMG 1.0 Standard. The compact CPU card is equipped with an Intel^® Core™ 2 Duo (Penryn) processor with the 667/800/1066 MHz front-side bus or a Celeron™ processor and the Intel^®GM45/ICH9M chipset with the Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD. The module can be equipped with two DDR3 SO-DIMM memory modules that have a maximum capacity of 8 GB. This makes … Read More → "High-performance PICMG 1.0 Slot CPU with Intel® GM45 Mobile Chipset"

Dual Output Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management via I2C/PMBus Interface & Onboard EEPROM

January 24, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – January 24, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3880/-1, a dual output high efficiency synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with I²C-based PMBus interface for digital power system management. The device combines best in class analog switching regulator performance with precision mixed signal data conversion for unsurpassed ease of power system design and … Read More → "Dual Output Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management via I2C/PMBus Interface & Onboard EEPROM"

Virtualisation: LynuxWorks Announces LynxSecure Support for 2nd Generation Intel Core Processor Family

January 24, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Consumer Electronics Show—January 24, 2011—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, announced LynxSecure 4.0 support of the new Intel Core i7 and i5 processor families. LynxSecure is a separation kernel and embedded hypervisor that provides an environment in which multiple guest operating systems and their applications can execute at the same time, in their own virtual partitions, without compromising security, reliability or data integrity.

“The 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors deliver an incredible performance breakthrough by utilising the latest innovations in multi-core processor and graphics … Read More → "Virtualisation: LynuxWorks Announces LynxSecure Support for 2nd Generation Intel Core Processor Family"

Mouser and Maxim Integrated Products Go Global

January 24, 2011

Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading design engineering resource for semiconductors and electronic components, today launched a major global distribution partnership with Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. This worldwide agreement between two of the industry’s premier solutions and service providers gives design engineers immediate access to Maxim’s vast array of … Read More → "Mouser and Maxim Integrated Products Go Global"