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Synopsys speeds timing signoff by 2X with latest multicore technology
Synopsys announced the immediate availability of PrimeTime 2009.12, delivering up to 2X speed up of timing signoff through the addition of threaded multicore processing. With this latest addition, Synopsys’ PrimeTime tool provides a new level of flexibility enabling design teams to achieve optimal runtime performance across their heterogeneous multicore compute environments by utilising distributed and threaded multicore processing in tandem. ...
Synopsys Delivers Optimized Lynx Design System for Common Platform 32/28-nm Technology
Synopsys announced it is delivering an optimized, pre-validated design environment for the Common Platform alliance (CPA) 32/28-nanometer(nm) high-k metal gate (HKMG) technology based on Synopsys' Lynx Design System.
Synopsys First to Deliver High-Performance Audio IP in 40-nm and 55-nm Process Technologies
Synopsys announced the addition of the DesignWare 96 dB Hi-Fi Audio IP in the 40-nanometer (nm) and 55-nm process technologies to its broad portfolio of high-quality audio IP solutions. Synopsys is the first IP provider to offer audio codecs, digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in these advanced processes. The DesignWare Audio IP portfolio offers performance levels from 80 dB to 103 dB and is available in ...
Synopsys Speeds Equivalence Checking by 2X at Nuvoton
Synopsys announced that Nuvoton Technology Corp (TSE:4919), affiliate of Winbond Electronics Corp, standardized on Formality equivalence checking to accelerate verification of its Super I/O chips, displacing their existing solution. Using Formality, Nuvoton designers were able to complete equivalence checking out of the box twice as fast, allowing them to meet their challenging design and schedule goals. This success is now driving broad deployme...
Synopsys Announces Immediate Availability of Silicon-Proven DesignWare Data Converter IP in SMIC 65-nm LL Process Technology
Synopsys announced the immediate availability of the silicon-proven DesignWare Data Converter IP for SMIC's popular 65-nanometer (nm) Low Leakage (LL) process technology, enabling designers to improve their chips' power efficiency and ease their integration efforts. Synopsys is the first IP provider to offer a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance data converter IP solutions consisting of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-a...
u-blox introduces automotive GSM module
u-blox announces LEON-G100 Automotive, a surface-mount automotive quality grade GSM/GPRS modem. It is designed for use in first-mount car telematics applications such as emergency call (e.g. eCall), Stolen Vehicle Recovery and wireless driver assistance services. In addition, it is ideal for after-market applications including road pricing, wireless toll collection, pay-per-use insurance and AVL / fleet management systems.
Arm Holdings PLC reports results for the second quarter and half year ended 30 June 2010
ARM Holdings plc announces its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half year ended 30 June 2010, demonstrating continuing progress in executing its strategy with multiple design wins taking ARM further into new markets.
Scientists at the University of Glasgow develop the World’s smallest diamond transistor
At just 50 nanometres in length the ‘gate’ of the diamond transistor developed by Dr David Moran, of the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, is more than 1000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair, and is half the size of the previous smallest diamond transistor developed by Japanese firm NTT.
austriamicrosystems continuously expands CMOS, High-Voltage, High-Voltage Flash and RF Multi Project Wafer Services for Foundry Customers
austriamicrosystems' Full Service Foundry business unit today released its further expanded fast and cost-efficient ASIC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run, with an even more extensive schedule in 2011. The service, which combines several designs from different customers onto one wafer offers significant cost advantages for foundry customers as the costs for wafer and masks are shared among a number of differen...
austriamicrosystems WINS 2011 “Best of Sensors Expo” Gold Award
austriamicrosystems has announced that it has won the gold Sensors Magazine “Best of Sensors Expo” Award in the sensors category for the AS5410 3D Hall encoder. Sensors Executive Editor Melanie Martella presented the award on June 7, 2011 at the Sensors Expo & Conference, which was held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.