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CISSOID launches High-Temperature Combo, Triple Op-Amp & Voltage Reference for Instrumentation Amplifier & Sensor Applications

April 11, 2011

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – April 11, 2011. CISSOID, the leader in high-temperature semiconductor solutions introduces RUBY, a new triple operational amplifier with a built-in voltage reference for reliable operation from -55°C to +225°C. The three operational amplifiers can easily be configured as an instrumentation amplifier with external resistors, while the 5V voltage reference can provide up to 25mA for complete bridge excitation in high temperature sensor applications.

CHT-RUBY is available in a small footprint, surface-mount hermetically sealed ceramic … Read More →

RFM Diversifies Its Short-Range Radio Proucts By Adding Wi-Fi® & Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® Combination Modules

April 11, 2011

DALLAS, TEXAS, (April 11, 2011) RF Monolithics, Inc. (RFM. [NASDAQ: RFMI]), a leader in M2M wireless technology, today introduced the WLS-series of Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combination modules to the company’s integrated short-range radio products. With the addition of three new standards-based modules – the WLS1270, WLS1271, and the WLS1273 – the RFM integrated short-range radio product line now includes high-performance standards-based technologies in addition to the company’s proprietary RFIC- and SAW-based product portfolio.

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Cypress Introduces EZ-USB® FX3 Controller, The Industry’s Only Flexible SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Solution

April 11, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today introduced its first USB 3.0 controller, the EZ-USB^® FX3 targeted at video and imaging, printing, scanning, and a variety of applications that need higher throughput than USB 2.0. The new EZ-USB FX3 (CYUSB3014) device is a flexible peripheral controller with a General Programmable Interface (GPIF II) that delivers a 5-Gbps USB 3.0 data pipeline, a fully configurable ARM9™ processor core and backwards compatibility with USB 2.0. With an internal bus architecture designed to operate at 4 times the USB 3.0 speeds, … Read More → "Cypress Introduces EZ-USB® FX3 Controller, The Industry’s Only Flexible SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Solution"

TI achieves industry’s first SuperSpeed USB four-port extensible host controller with USB-IF certification

April 11, 2011

DALLAS (April 11, 2011) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is the first semiconductor company to receive certification from the USB Implementer’s Forum (USB-IF) for its SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) four-port extensible host controller (xHCI). In addition to the four-port host controller, theTUSB7340, TI also achieved certification for its two-port host controller, the TUSB7320. These four- and two-port host controllers support such applications as notebooks, desktop computers, workstations, servers, add-in cards … Read More → "TI achieves industry’s first SuperSpeed USB four-port extensible host controller with USB-IF certification"

Tektronix Delivers New RF Video Network Monitoring Solution to Ensure Superior ISDB-Tb Broadcast Quality

April 11, 2011

LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwire – April 10, 2011) – Tektronix, Inc., the market leader in broadcast video test, monitoring and analysis solutions, today announced a new solution for monitoring ISDB-Tb broadcasts from the moment video content enters the network until broadcast, helping to ensure superior quality of service (QoS) for viewers. With advanced capabilities like remote monitoring and diagnosis, it helps broadcasters deliver reliable services across massive service areas while minimizing the time experts need to spend in the field tracking down the source of problems.

With the new& … Read More → "Tektronix Delivers New RF Video Network Monitoring Solution to Ensure Superior ISDB-Tb Broadcast Quality"

Cadence Announces Availability of World’s First DDR4 IP Solution

April 11, 2011

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced a comprehensive DDR4 solution that will enable SoC designers to take immediate advantage of the performance gains afforded by the emerging DDR4 memory standard. Having worked with hundreds of customers to integrate earlier generations of this important memory controller interface, Cadence and the newly acquired Denali team offer the proven, high-quality IP and sophisticated integration environment required to speed integration, reduce cost and ensure design manufacturability. The solution includes hard and soft PHY IP; controller … Read More →

Tektronix Introduces World’s Smallest Full-Featured Waveform Monitor and Rasterizer for Content Creation, Post Production, and Broadcast

April 11, 2011

LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwire – April 10, 2011) – Tektronix, Inc., the market leader in broadcast video test, monitoring and analysis solutions, today unveiled the compact WFM5200 waveform monitor andWVR5200 rasterizer to meet the needs of video content production, post production, and broadcast for affordable 3G-SDI monitoring capability that can be tailored to specific applications.

The world’s smallest full-featured waveform rasterizer and waveform monitor that can monitor up to four 3G-SDI signals simultaneously, the … Read More → "Tektronix Introduces World’s Smallest Full-Featured Waveform Monitor and Rasterizer for Content Creation, Post Production, and Broadcast"

Mentor Graphics FloTHERM with Bottleneck and Shortcut Technology Wins 2011 Design News Golden Mousetrap Award for Best Design Tools Product

April 11, 2011

WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 31, 2011 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that it has received the 2011 Design News Golden Mousetrap Award for Best Product in the Design Tools Category for its FloTHERM® 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The FloTHERM 9 product features an industry-first, patent-pending technology for Bottleneck (Bn) and Shortcut (Sc) fields that identifies where heat flow congestion occurs in the electronic design and why, and identifies optimum thermal shortcuts to efficiently resolve the design problem.

“The products highlighted in this year’ … Read More → "Mentor Graphics FloTHERM with Bottleneck and Shortcut Technology Wins 2011 Design News Golden Mousetrap Award for Best Design Tools Product"

Impulse and Convey Enable C-to-FPGA Programming for Hybrid-Core Computing

April 8, 2011

Bellevue, WA – April 8, 2011 – Impulse Accelerated Technologies today announced the availability of a new C-to-FPGA Platform Support Package (PSP) enabling software programming of Convey computing platforms, including the Convey HC-1^ex hybrid-core server. The new PSP allows Convey platform developers with a new, more efficient path from C-language algorithms to FPGA accelerators.

Convey hybrid-core systems, which combine high-performance Intel® processors with closely coupled Xilinx® FPGA devices, provide hybrid, FPGA-accelerated computing. The Convey systems employ “personalities”—application-specific instruction sets that accelerate performance-critical segments of applications. Convey provides turnkey personalities, … Read More → "Impulse and Convey Enable C-to-FPGA Programming for Hybrid-Core Computing"

Agilent Technologies Hosts 2011 Symposium for LTE, LTE-Advanced

April 8, 2011

What: The symposium is designed for those developing the LTE ecosystem, from components to eNB and mobile devices. This complimentary, full-day symposium covers a variety of hot topics presented by Agilent measurement experts and is intended to stimulate thinking and encourage discussion around the challenges of LTE deployment.

When: Starting April 2011

Where: 4/19/2011 – Anaheim, CA

Agilent Technologies

Suite 300, Room: Balboa A,B

2125 E Katella Ave

Anaheim , California 92806

4/21/2011 – Santa Clara, CA