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Archive for January 2007

OneSpin 360 Module Verifier Wins Design Verification Tool Award

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

OneSpin Solutions GmbH, an electronic design automation (EDA) company that provides breakthrough formal verification solutions, announced that its flagship OneSpin 360(TM) Module Verifier (360 MV) product has captured the International Engineering Consortium’s (IEC) highest honor in the third annual DesignVision Awards program – winning the “Design Verification Tools” category award.

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TI, Mouser Electronics Host Webcast on Analog eLab Design Center

Posted by Ken Cheung in Events, Training on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and Mouser Electronics, Inc. will present a live Analog eLab(TM) Webcast for designers entitled “The Analog eLab Design Center Introduces SwitcherPro(TM)” on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CST (18:00 hrs CET). TI Analog expert Bill Klein, P.E. will host the Webcast.

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Aonix Reveals Zero-Cost License Model for ObjectAda for Linux

Posted by Ken Cheung in IDE on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Aonix(R), a provider of solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announced a new “zero-cost” license model for its ObjectAda for Linux product. Recognizing the expectations of the Linux community, Aonix has introduced pricing for ObjectAda 8.2 for Linux that emulates what is used for its industry-leading PERC product line. This price model focuses on customer service packs rather than development licenses. ObjectAda 8.2 for Linux provides a full complement of mature Ada technologies with an integrated Eclipse-based environment for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core and most equivalent x86 Linux distributions.

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Jennic Tapes Out ZigBee Wireless IC with Cadence Low-Power Solution

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools,Wireless on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced that Jennic Ltd., a fabless developer of wireless-connectivity solutions, has successfully taped out an embedded ZigBee IC wireless microcontroller with the Cadence(R) Low-Power Solution. The Cadence low-power technology combines RTL synthesis, silicon virtual prototyping, and full-chip implementation from RTL-to-GDSII.

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Synopsys Variation-Aware Extension to SPEF Receives IEEE 1481 Approval

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, announced that the IEEE 1481 working group has approved its proposal for an extension to the Standard Parasitic Exchange Format (SPEF) for process and temperature variation. This proposal enhances the existing IEEE standard 1481-1999 for SPEF by providing a common medium to pass sensitivity-based parasitic information between electronic design automation (EDA) tools. The Synopsys proposal includes key extensions that accurately and concisely represent interconnect parasitic sensitivity information required for sub-65-nanometer (nm) processes. The draft standard for the SPEF extension is now pending balloting and approval by the IEEE Standards Board.

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Lattice Wins Product of the Year Award for LatticeECP2M FPGAs

Posted by Ken Cheung in FPGAs on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) announced that its LatticeECP2M(TM) FPGA family has been named Product of the Year by the editors of analogZONE. The LatticeECP2M family previously garnered Product of the Year recognition from Electronic Products magazine.

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Sun, Mentor Offer Solaris 10-based EDA Solutions on x64 Platforms

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), the creator of the Solaris(TM) Operating System (OS), and Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) announced that Mentor Graphics would begin qualifying and supporting selected Mentor products on x64/x86 platforms running the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS). This outlines Mentor Graphics’ intent to include market leading products BoardStation XE, Calibre(R) nmDRC and LVS, Design for Test suite, and O-In product lines in the Questa(TM) functional verification platform.

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Mentor, TI to Provide Integrated OS Solution for Handset Developers

Posted by Ken Cheung in RTOS,Wireless on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) announced that it is extending its working agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) to provide developers an integrated Operating System solution for the mass market. Integrated within TI’s foundation software, Mentor’s Nucleus(R) Mobile Operating System (OS) will provide a scalable and robust platform for developers working with TI’s OMAP-Vox(TM) platform and 2.5G chipsets, allowing them to quickly and easily integrate basic features and multimedia applications into handsets.

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Concurrent Debuts Real-Time Linux for Mission-Critical VME Applications

Posted by Ken Cheung in RTOS on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Concurrent Computer Corporation (NASDAQ: CCUR), a leading provider of integrated computer solutions and real-time Linux(R) operating systems, announced iHawk(TM) VME, a commercial platform for mission-critical simulation, data acquisition, industrial and aerospace applications. iHawk VME systems feature energy-efficient Intel(R) Core(TM) multi-core technology on a single-slot 6U VME/VXS card.

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Opera 9 for Devices Checks into Tranzas TRZ-8300 Set-top Box

Posted by Ken Cheung in Wireless on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Opera Software announced that Opera 9 for Devices will be deployed on the new Tranzas set-top box, the TRZ-8300. Tranzas Inc. is the Japan-based leader in offering a complete solution for Video on Demand streaming and helping customers to find IP solutions for devices. Tranzas will use the Opera browser to deliver Web content and the user interface to the TRZ-8300, which is designed for deployment in hospitality market, including hotels, hospitals, and spas.

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