Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced a customer-friendly microcontroller (MCU) die sales program, accelerating time to market and giving customers another option for small-footprint designs.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced a low-power, FPD-Link serializer that delivers the industry’s highest screen resolution while extending battery life in tablet computers, ebooks, laptops and portable display monitors.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. continued its efforts to help customers reduce time to market for new systems and SoCs with the announcement of new in-circuit acceleration based on the Incisive and Palladium XP platforms for the company's System Development Suite, and extensions to the Verification IP Catalog for acceleration and emulation to give engineers the ability to go beyond simulation to speed verification of large-scale SoCs, sub-systems and systems.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today launched the industry’s first IP subsystem for the development of SoCs supporting the NVM Express 1.0c standard, an interface technology used in the rapidly growing solid-state drive (SSD) market.
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This design note features the flexible, synchronous NCP3170 high-efficiency buck regulator that accepts input voltages from 4.5 V to 18 V and drives 3 A loads at output voltages as low as 0.8 V.
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Learn how the new architecture in the NCP1612 PFC controller can help you extend the benefit of Critical Conduction Mode (CrM) PFC’s with enhanced light load efficiency and built-in protection features for improved reliability and safety without external components—when cost-effectiveness, reliability, and high efficiency are critical.
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Public Wireless, Inc. has chosen to partner with Freescale Semiconductor to leverage market-leading QorIQ Qonverge processors for a new line of outdoor small cell base station solutions.
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Solutions guide to highly efficient power supplies featuring high active-mode efficiency, low standby-mode consumption and power factor correction.
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Freescale is taking an early leadership position in the next-generation WLAN access point market by demonstrating one of the first production-ready solutions to support the emerging 802.11ac standard at this week’s Interop event in Las Vegas.
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MIPS Technologies, Inc. today introduced a new generation of microprocessor cores. The Aptiv Generation cores, including the proAptiv, interAptiv and microAptiv families, offer three distinct performance levels for applications across MIPS' target segments.
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Freescale Semiconductor introduces two 64-bit, multicore QorIQ P5 family control plane processors delivering 2.4 GHz of single threaded performance per core.
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EVE confirmed today that Texas Instruments Incorporated used its ZeBu-Server (for Zero Bugs) hardware-assisted verification platform to accelerate development of its embedded software for the OMAP 5 platform.
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Intersil Corporation today unveiled its active cable solution specifically designed to support Thunderbolt cables. As data rates in cables reach 10Gbps and beyond, the physical properties of thin cables cause significant signal impairment.
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Synopsys, Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of privately held RSoft Design Group, Inc., a leading provider of photonics design and simulation software headquartered in Ossining, New York.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited has adopted the newly updated Cadence Chip Planning System at its nine design centers spread around the globe.
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Qualcomm Incorporated and Clearwire Corporation today announced that Qualcomm will add support for Clearwire's upcoming LTE TDD network to its line of multi-mode LTE chipsets with the inclusion of support for 3GPP's Band 41 (B41) radio frequency.
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RF Micro Devices, Inc. announced today it has teamed with Silicon Laboratories, Inc. to deliver Sub-GHz solutions for a broad range of smart grid applications.
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Microchip Technology Incorporated today announced that Microchip has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Standard Microsystems Corporation for $37.00 per share in cash, which represents a total equity value of about $939 million, and a total enterprise value of about $766 million, after excluding SMSC’s cash and investments on its balance sheet of approximately $173 million.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of its ground-breaking Cadence OrCAD Capture Marketplace to the entire OrCAD and Allegro PCB design community through a standard desktop browser, as well as the addition of several new apps and a trial period for paid apps.
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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced a series of voltage references offering the industry’s best combination of noise performance, initial output voltage accuracy, low temperature coefficient (TC), and excellent long-term stability at unmatched price points.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced TripleCheck IP Validator, a new addition to the Cadence Verification IP (VIP) Catalog that simplifies and accelerates compliance testing of interface design IP.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced today that China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has introduced a low-power, advanced-node IC design reference flow using Cadence Encounter digital technology and SMIC's 40-nanometer manufacturing process.
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STMicroelectronics today introduced a high-performance, ultra-low-power wireless transceiver for Automatic Meter Infrastructure and other wireless sensor node applications, such as alarm and security systems, home and building automation, and industrial monitoring and control.
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There’s a potentially devastating wireless signaling storm brewing, and SEVEN Networks, a provider of innovative mobile solutions that reduce smartphone data traffic on wireless networks, has released a new infographic depicting the mounting problem that is plaguing wireless networks across the globe.
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Algotochip today announced delivery of a SoC silicon solution for mimoOn’s mi!MobilePHYTM reference chain. mimoOn, the definitive leader LTE software products for software defined radio platforms, delivered fully functional reference code for the LTE UE PHY standard to Algotochip.
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Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced the availability of the VeloceR2 platform, the next-generation of emulation solutions for the verification of electronic system and Systems on Chip (SoC) designs.
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ON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of switching buck regulators for space-constrained, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) sensitive automotive entertainment and infotainment applications. These highly integrated devices offer industry leading conversion ratios for battery connected switch-mode power supplies.
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ST-Ericsson announced today the guidelines of its new strategic direction, the signature of an agreement to transfer to STMicroelectronics its stand-alone application processor activities, and additional measures to accelerate time-to-market and lower the breakeven point. More...
OEMSensors.com is launched today by Monnit Corporation with a new line of OEM-ready wireless sensors, gateways and back-end monitoring software targeting broad lines of commercial, industrial and M2M applications. The launch addresses the large demand for an easily integrated line of wireless sensors into new or existing OEM offerings. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the acquisition of Roving Networks. Roving Networks is a privately held, fabless semiconductor developer of Wi-Fi certified transceivers and FCC certified Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules. More...
Redpine Signals, Inc. today announced the release of the industry’s first simultaneous dual-band 5GHz MIMO 802.11ac + 2.4GHz BT4.0, 802.11n chipset. The new SoC is based on Redpine’s Quali-Fi 802.11ac technology. More...
Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced the ADP2370/71 15-V, 800-mA output DC-to-DC regulator optimized for better energy efficiencies in battery-powered applications using multiple alkaline/NiMH, lithium cells, or other standard power sources. More...
Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced an integrated circuit (IC) that converts a smartphone or tablet computer’s narrow soundstage into a much wider and exciting audio experience for consumers. More...
ARM today announced the availability of a high performance, power-optimized quad-core hard macro implementation of its flagship Cortex-A15 MPCore processor. More...
How do you choose the right power management components in high current systems such as computing or telecom? Let’s say up to 30V, and anywhere from 25 to 200A. There are so many tradeoffs involved. More...
ARM today announced the availability of a significantly expanded lineup of ARM Processor Optimization Pack (POP) solutions for TSMC 40nm and 28nm process technologies targeting a range of ARM Cortex processors. More...
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Mentor Graphics Corp. announced its intention to place the front-end UML editor of its powerful BridgePointT xtUML environment into the open source domain. This action is intended to provide the system design community with broader access to comprehensive UML editing capabilities, encouraging advancement to powerful executable and translatable model-driven development. More...
Accelerometers are a key component in any portable or non-stationary device that needs to respond to motion or device orientation – not just game controllers and cell phones but even industrial robots and process control machinery. It isn’t enough to choose an accelerometer from its datasheet; you need to evaluate its performance in practice. This article will review two triple-axis accelerometer-based evaluation boards from Freescale and Texas Instruments that demonstrate just how useful accelerometers can be. More...
A new Android app from STMicroelectronics provides a modern, fast and spontaneous way for customers to design circuits using their smartphones or tablets. More...
Zero is the Apple of electric motorcycles. The Santa Cruz, Calif.,-based company’s bikes coast out of the factory in gleaming perfection with control software that has been optimized for safety and performance. And, as with iPhones, the source code remains a company secret. More...
Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced 14 new intelligent power devices (IPDs), including the µPD166023, designed for automotive applications driving exterior lamps such as headlamps and fog lamps as well as seat heaters and motors.
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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation today announces the launch and volume production ramp up of its USB 3.0 ReDriver Signal Conditioning product family. The product family is being designed into platforms offering the new USB 3.0 serial protocol, and enables these high speed channels to operate over longer distances and still meet the signal specifications.
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Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced a single-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller that brings economical "plug-and-play" simplicity to embedded power sourcing equipment (PSE) designs.
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Redpine Signals, Inc. today introduced Wi-Fi RTLS tags operating in the 5 GHz band. Offering advanced features for enterprise and industrial markets, the WiseMote WM1-20 (2.4 GHz) and WM1-50 (2.4/5 GHz) 802.11n Wi-Fi RTLS tag devices work with any third-party hardware and software RTLS infrastructure.
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Digi International and Wind River, today announced a collaboration to deliver a new family of cloud-connected wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions. The M2M Solution Builder kits will include a combination of hardware, software, cloud connectivity and access to tailored M2M development services. More...
The term “mobile processor” refers to a range of processors used in mobile CE devices, often referred to as applications processors and central processing units (CPUs). These highly flexible mobile processors are used in multifunction devices that combine computing, communications, entertainment, and/or productivity capabilities. More...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced the addition of design intellectual property (IP) for the LPDDR3 mobile memory standard to the company’s design IP portfolio. Designed to provide the high bandwidth and low power consumption required by smartphones and tablets, the Cadence LPDDR3 memory IP solution includes integrated controller and PHY support, virtual prototyping, verification IP and Allegro design-in kits to accelerate implementation and reduce design risk. More...
The goal of an energy harvesting (EH) system is to extract intermittently available energy from ambient energy sources such as light, thermal difference and vibrations, and use the energy to perform useful work. As the ambient energy available is relatively modest, energy harvesting systems are more suited for low power, low duty rate applications such as wireless sensor networks, structural health monitoring and asset tracking. More...
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits today announced that it has achieved its ISO/TS 16949:2009 certification. The scope of the specification extends to all elements of Peregrine Semiconductor’s systems it employs to design, produce and deliver its products. More...
