Design
New version of MagNet will support enhanced core loss calculations
Infolytica Corporation plans to release a new version of MagNet that will be available in the spring of 2008. Topping the list of new features is a total revamp of core loss calculations.
High performance computing engine said to accelerate OEM development
The Eurotech QUANTUM PXA270 based SO-DIMM format Single Board Computer module gives OEMs a low power, high performance and cost effective computer component for easy integration into their application specific motherboards. Its ready to run potential eliminates the work and risk involved with designing the complex processor core and operating system element. Designers can focus on the I/O and interface features unique to their market application.
Fully Programmable Secure Internet Solution for M2M Applications
Connect One has announced a reference design and a corresponding evaluation board that bring together the 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) for application control and the CO2128 iChip for secure, reliable TCP/IP connectivity to LAN and GPRS networks. The marriage of Microchip’s PIC24 and Connect One’s secure iChip offers an attractive option to system architects needing to develop and manage an open and flexible Internet-enabled application.
Mouser Now Stocking Microchip’s PICDEM Touch Sense 1 Demonstration Board
Mouser Electronics has announced it is stocking the PICDEM Touch Sense 1 Demo Board from Microchip Technology, a leading supplier of microcontroller and analog semiconductors.
Synplicity Announces Acquisition By Synopsys
Synplicity, Inc., a leading supplier of solutions for the design and verification of semiconductors, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing. When completed, the acquisition will expand Synplicity’s product portfolio and extend the market reach of its industry leading products.
Mouser Now Stocking Actel’s Icicle Development Kit
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the new Icicle Kit from Actel, the leading supplier of low-power FPGAs and programmable system chips. Leveraging Actel’s 5-microwatt (5µW) IGLOO FPGA, the kit showcases the unprecedented low-power advantages, flexible implementation options, and significant battery savings offered by IGLOO FPGAs for portable applications.
Green Hills RTOS announced for NEC Electronics V850 32-bit Microcontrollers
Green Hills Software has announced that its µ-velOSity RTOS is now available for the NEC Electronics V850 family of embedded microcontrollers. With a ROM footprint as small as 2K bytes, RAM footprint as small as 1K bytes, and service call times as low as 30 cycles, µ-velOSity is ideal for the cost-sensitive, high-performance applications for which V850 is intended.
Floorplanning EDA tool from Teklatech looks set to revolutionize SOC power management
Teklatech, the start-up EDA company that specializes in floorplanning and clock distribution networks for system-on-chip design, today announced the immediate availability of its new FloorDirector product - an advanced floorplanning software tool. FloorDirector offers SoC power-shaping, clock-cycle stretching and robustness to on-chip-variation, accelerating the broad adoption of advanced nanometer geometries.
Converters’ chip scale packaging offers portable systems designers major space savings
By taking advantage of lower component profiles, reduced stray inductance, capacitance and resistance and enhanced electrical characteristics, converters using chip scale packaging (CSP) from AnalogicTech enable designers of cell phones, Bluetooth headsets and other space-constrained portable systems to reduce footprint, improve AC performance, and drive down manufacturing costs.
Electronics Industry Embraces Synplicity’s Confirma Platform for ASIC Verification
Synplicity Inc. has confirmed new product capabilities, widespread customer adoption and increased demand for its Confirma ASIC/ASSP Verification Platform. Since the introduction of the Confirma Platform just six months ago, Synplicity has received over one hundred orders with leading electronics companies worldwide, including the BBC, and has received dozens of positive reports from global design teams who have shaved months off their design tim...