| 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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| Wireless library tool speeds up dev of 3GPP LTE designs
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2006-12-22 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the availability of its 3GPP LTE Wireless Library for use with the company's Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software. |
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| Electromagnetic tool offers solution to radio, microwave designs
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2006-12-11 |
| Vector Fields has launched a major evolution of its high-frequency electromagnetic package, Concerto. |
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| Synthesis tool simplifies ANSI C code conversion
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2006-12-06 |
| Catalytic Inc. is rolling out a synthesis tool that converts Matlab code into ANSI C code. By automatically generating C, the MCS tool claims to eliminate the traditional process of manual translation. |
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| Cell BE platform accelerates optical proximity correction
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2006-12-05 |
| Mentor Graphics Corp. and Mercury Computer Systems are bringing out what they say is the first Cell Broadband Engine (BE)-based acceleration platform for the EDA market. |
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| GenISys samples simulation platform for mask aligner lithography
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2006-12-05 |
| GenISys has started sampling a to designers of MEMS-based devices, sensors and flat panel displays flexible simulation platform for mask aligner lithography that lets them virtually model, redesign and optimise device layouts and processes in hours rather than weeks |
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| Simulator to support virtual prototyping
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2006-11-29 |
| Bluespec Inc. will roll shortly release a new version of its Bluesim simulator that supports virtual prototyping for software development and hardware validation. |
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| Optimal test software suite maximises IC yields
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2006-11-29 |
| OptimalTest has launched what it touts as the optimal test software suite for maximising IC yields through managed test results. The OT-TMS was introduced at the International Test Conference (ITC) after what the company described as careful and successful beta testing. |
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| Elektrobit's releases base station interface tester
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2006-11-20 |
| Elektrobit has introduced Base Station Interface Tester, the first commercial test solution providing comprehensive support for verifying the functionality and performance of OBSAI RP3 and RP3-01 interfaces. |
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| Sequence releases flagship product for better clock power
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2006-11-16 |
| Sequence Design has announced PowerTheater 65, its flagship product for RTL power estimation and management which includes enhanced clock power estimation and reduction, as well as improvements to stimulus generation and performance. |
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| NKK offers free 3D CAD files
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2006-11-14 |
| NKK Switches is offering free 3D CAD file downloads for its SmartSwitch line of programmable LCD switches. The 3D CAD downloads assist design engineers in all aspects of design related to PCB and panel design, including space studies and design efficiencies. |
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| DC/DC POL regulators promise new features
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2006-11-10 |
| A new family of high-voltage, high-power DC/DC µModule point-of-load (POL) regulators from Linear Technology promises new features and various output power capabilities. |
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| Synopsys intros DFM tools for 45nm, smaller designs
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2006-11-01 |
| Synopsys Inc. has introduced a family of process-aware DFM products that analyse variability effects at the custom/analogue design stage for 45nm and smaller designs. |
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| Freescale's 32bit MCUs suit automotive apps
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2006-10-23 |
| Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a high-performance 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) optimised for sensor-based collision-avoidance systems. |
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| Software solution enables rapid prototyping of automotive apps
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2006-10-19 |
| Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the RAppID ToolBox, a software solution that supports on-target, rapid prototyping for Freescale's 32-bit MPC5500 automotive microcontroller (MCU) family. |
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| Agilent announces testing solutions for Certified Wireless USB devices
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2006-10-12 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it is shipping key test equipment and software necessary to verify operation of devices based on Certified Wireless USB. |
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| Multilayer chip inductors offer high Q factor
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2006-10-10 |
| FDK Corp. has developed a series of multilayer chip inductors, the AML0603E series for high-frequency circuits and mobile phone modules requiring high Q factor. |
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| Chip inductor delivers high-frequency, low-loss characteristics
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2006-10-05 |
| FDK Corp. has developed the AML0603E series of multilayer chip inductors for high-frequency circuits and modules of mobile phones that require high Q factors. |
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| Sipex introduces downloadable simulator for PowerBlox ICs
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2006-09-26 |
| Sipex Corp. has announced the addition of a downloadable simulator and Spice models for its PowerBlox ICs, allowing the designer to conduct simulations without an Internet connection. The Spice models can also be integrated into the customer's existing simulator to enable complete system simulation |
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| LCD switch consumes less power
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2006-09-25 |
| NKK Switches has announced the latest version of its SmartSwitch that consumes less power and is 25 per cent smaller than the original product. |
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| Magma introduces FineSim SPICE circuit simulator
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2006-09-20 |
| Magma Design Automation Inc., has released the FineSim SPICE, a circuit simulator that dramatically speeds time to results for simulation and analysis while maintaining the accuracy of leading SPICE simulators |
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| Former ST engineers offer free 64bit processor
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2006-09-18 |
| Simply RISC, a team of engineers formerly with STMicroelectronics, NV who have been working in Catania, Italy and Bristol, England, has produced its first offering, a 64bit processor codednamed Sirocco. |
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| OPC tool promising 3-D imaging effects
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2006-09-18 |
| Brion Technologies Inc. has introduced Tachyon M3D that promises more accurate optical proximity correction implementation and verification by incorporating mask three-dimensional imaging effects. |
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| Cadence intros Xtreme series for hardware verification
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2006-09-14 |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. has introduced the Cadence Incisive Design Team Xtreme III Systems, the next generation of the Incisive Xtreme series of accelerator/emulators within the Incisive functional verification platform. |
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| Actis unveils latest version of C++ code analyser
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2006-09-14 |
| Actis Design LLC has unveiled the latest version of its AccurateC static C++ code analyser for SystemC. |
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| Cadence rolls out new version of Virtuoso design platform
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2006-09-13 |
| Cadence Design Systems is rolling out a new version of its Virtuoso custom design platform which offers a constraint-driven design flow and is built on top of the OpenAccess database. |
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| Engineers launch free open source website for C++ verification
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2006-09-06 |
| Two engineers have co-authored a book and have launched a website with open-source tools that can help IC verification teams with C++ verification. |
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| AWR simulation tool provides RF budget analysis
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2006-09-06 |
| Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR) has announced its RF Architect system-level simulation tool that provides an RF budget analysis as well as so-called frequency heritage inspection capabilities |
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| Jasper gives away verification planning tool
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2006-09-01 |
| The GamePlan Verification Planner provides a solution for systematic verification, enabling vital prioritization and progress tracking for each feature tested. |
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| Tool analyses power rails, electromigration issues
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2006-08-30 |
| Sequence Design has combined its Columbus-AMS with components from CoolTime to allow diagnosis of electromigration and voltage drop issues in full-custom designs. |
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