| Acute Technology showcases portable logic analyser
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2007-08-24 |
| Acute Technology's TravelLogic series logic analysers deliver 36 channels, and 4GHz timing and 200MHz state analysis in a 123-by-76-by-21mm package priced sub-$500. |
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| CML unveils low cost, low bit-rate RALCWI Vocoder IC
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2007-08-17 |
| CML Microcircuits and SPIRIT DSP has announced the introduction of a new RALCWI vocoder IC based upon SPIRIT?s Low Bit-Rate Vocoder technology. |
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| USB audio controller for VoIP debuts
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2007-08-17 |
| Winbond Electronics has launched a USB audio controller that can be designed in all Skype or other PC-based VoIP system application segments and increases design time, time-to-market as well as system reliability and lowers system cost. |
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| Actel unveils system mgmt tool for embedded apps
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2007-08-13 |
| Actel's new reference design for embedded apps combines the instant-on mixed-signal Fusion PSC with the optimised, configurable soft CoreABC MCU core to provide a complete system mgmt solution |
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| NI latest LabVIEW eases multicore, FPGA-based app devlt
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2007-08-10 |
| National Instruments has released the latest version of its LabVIEW graphical system design platform for test, control and embedded system development. |
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| ADI rolls out 65nm base band processors
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2007-07-16 |
| ADI's 65nm base band processor line claims to provide lower cost and better power efficiency. |
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| ST ships 1.5 crore single-chip car radio tuner IC
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2007-07-04 |
| STMicroelectronics has announced that it has shipped more than 1.5 crore units of its TDA7540 high-performance single-chip tuner IC used in analogue AM/FM car radio apps. |
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| Actel unveils block-based FPGA design
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2007-06-20 |
| Actel Corp. is unveiling SmartDesign, a graphical design entry capability that lets users graphically create block diagrams from prefabricated blocks from Actel's DirectCore and SmartGen IP libraries, and supports custom blocks written in HDL code. |
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| Configurable mixed-signal IC targets office apps
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2007-06-06 |
| STMicroelectronics has extended its concept of easy configurability and customisability to the analogue domain by introducing the industry's first IC with a complete set of analogue functions for printer, fax and POS system applications. |
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| Broadcom extends 10/100Mbps Ethernet range
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2007-05-24 |
| Broadcom uses its single-port 1Gbps transceiver design to achieve 100Mbit Ethernet speeds over unshielded twisted pairs. |
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| Cadence simulators claim zero correlation error
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2007-05-18 |
| Cadence announced the release of 6.2 version of its Virtuoso MMSIM tool that allows designers to switch from one simulation engine to another without compatibility issues or interpretation problems. |
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| Memory chip reduces PCB space, cost
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2007-05-08 |
| Dallas Semiconductor has developed a memory device that claims to save 20 per cent PCB space and 30 per cent cost. |
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| Automotive ICs combine LIN transceiver, voltage regulator
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2007-04-26 |
| AMI Semiconductor developed low-power, mixed signal devices to improve the reliability while reducing the component count and cost of LIN-based IVN applications |
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| T-Spice simulator slashes runtime by 80%
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2007-04-26 |
| T-Spice simulator offers up to 80 per cent faster runtimes when used on two-processor, dual-core machines and 40 per cent faster simulations on single-processor, dual-core computers |
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| TranSwitch's GbE IP core brings 1000Base-T functions in SoCs
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2007-04-16 |
| TranSwitch announced the availability of its GbE PHY IP core that puts 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T functions in SoCs. |
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| ST solution overcomes limited I/O ports in embedded systems
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2007-04-11 |
| STMicroelectronics' new Xpander Logic family promises to help customers overcome the limited number of I/O ports in MCU and microprocessor-based embedded systems. |
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| Mixed-signal scopes offer 'intuitive' control
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2007-04-11 |
| Tektronix's new mixed-oscilloscopes combine three capabilities—an advanced real-time oscilloscope, a logic analyser and the Wave Inspector waveform search engine—in one small and lightweight portable device for embedded design and debug. |
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| FPGAs include ARM soft processor core
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2007-03-22 |
| ARM's Cortex-M1 soft processor core has been optimised for use in Actel's M1 ProASIC3/E and M1 Fusion device families, in which it can operate at up to 72MHz and be implemented in as few as 4,300 tiles. |
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| Magma Design claims first parallel fast Spice
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2007-03-12 |
| Magma Design announced the availability of the FineSim Pro Parallel Manager, claimed to be the first parallel fast Spice capability targeting the verification of large mixed-signal SoCs. Targeting the verification of large mixed-signal SoCs, FineSim Pro Parallel Manager can run the simulator over distributed networks, or multiple-CPU workstations |
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| USB audio controllers suit VoIP apps
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2007-03-09 |
| Winbond Electronics Corp. America has introduced the first two products in its new USB audio controller series—the W681306 and W681307. |
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| Cypress rolls out capacitive sensing support
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2007-03-02 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has rolled out version 2.2 of the company's PSoC Express development tool for programmable SoC mixed-signal arrays |
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| Agilent, DECOMSYS partner in time-correlated measurement system
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2007-03-01 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. and Dependable Computer Systems GmbH (DECOMSYS) has introduced a measurement system that provides the highest-level FlexRay triggering and protocol decode measurements available in an oscilloscope. |
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| ChipX develops standard-cell ASIC alternative
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2007-02-08 |
| Offering an alternative to standard-cell ASICs, ChipX has introduced a line of so-called Embedded Array products built around structured ASIC libraries. Also known as a structured ASIC fabric, ChipX' Embedded Arrays are based on a 130nm process from UMC. |
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| Audio processors target low-cost audio solutions
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2007-02-01 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has announced two audio processors that provide the DTV and MP3 player docking station markets with cost-effective integrated audio solutions. |
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| Voltage supervisor families offer 7 reset voltage options
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2007-01-29 |
| Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. has launched three families of voltage supervisors with the industry?s broadest selection of embedded memory. |
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| AMI Semi expands octal high-side driver ASSPs
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2007-01-11 |
| AMI Semiconductor has expanded its family of high-side driver ASSPs with a new device designed specifically for the control of LEDs, relays, solenoids, transistor gates, valves, and other loads in industrial systems. |
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| Cypress releases PSoC express design tool
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2007-01-03 |
| Cypress Semiconductor has introduced Version 2.1 of PSoC Express, a free development tool for PSoC mixed-signal arrays that helps to simplify embedded design |
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| Mentor rolls out rule decks for TSMC's 65nm tech
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2006-12-27 |
| Mentor Graphics has announced the availability of Calibre xRC and Calibre xL rule decks for TSMC's 65nm process node. |
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| AMI Semiconductor announces XtreMOS Tech
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2006-12-21 |
| AMI Semiconductor a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal and structured digital products for the automotive, medical and industrial markets, announced the first results on its XtreMOS technology at this year's annual IEDM 2006 |
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| AMIS introduces Fieldbus MAU for industrial apps
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2006-12-12 |
| AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) has introduced the AMIS-49200 Fieldbus Media Attachment Unit (MAU) in the Asian market targeting industrial process automation applications. |
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