Gumstix Doubles Memory, Increases Speed of Verdex Motherboards
Gumstix, Inc., maker of the world's smallest full-function miniature computers, announce their verdex motherboards with a Marvell(R) PXA270 CPU offering USB host, CCD camera input, improved power management along with the twice as much memory and 50% more processor speed. These tiny motherboards power fully functional network servers yet fit in the palm of one's hand.
TSMC 65nm Libraries Support Common Power Format
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (NYSE: TSM), the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, announced the availability of 65-nanometer, low-power libraries from TSMC supporting the Common Power Format (CPF).
Hitachi, Cadence Enhance MONOZUKURI Capability for Hardware Development
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), announced that on April 2, 2007 Hitachi will start operating its new design center aimed at enhancing design efficiency and reducing the design-cycle time for Hitachi's hardware products as part of its focus on the company's manufacturing capability. The design infrastructure, which has been co-developed by Hitachi and Cadence, will be used for large-scale-integration (LSI) and printed-circuit-board (PCB) designs.
Cypress Creates New Capacitive Sensing Methods for PSoC CapSense
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) introduced two new sensing methods for its PSoC(R) CapSense capacitive sensing solution offering designers best-in-class performance. The new methods are provided in the PSoC Designer(TM) integrated development environment as user modules – CapSense Sigma-Delta Modulator (CSD) and CapSense Successive Approximation (CSA).
TI Announces 16-Bit DAC with Integrated Precision Reference
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) introduced the first product in a new series of precision digital-to-analog converters (DACs) with an integrated precision reference. The DAC8560 is a 16-bit, single-channel DAC featuring ultra-low glitch (0.15nV-s), ultra-low-power (1.5mW at 2.7V) and an internal reference with 2ppm/C temperature drift and +/-0.004 percent initial accuracy. The combination of a precision DAC and outstanding reference performance makes the DAC8560 a flexible, easy-to-use solution for closed-loop control applications found in portable instrumentation, optical networking, industrial process control, machine and motion control, and data acquisition systems.
Synopsys, Magma End Lawsuits
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) and Magma Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA) announced the companies have agreed to settle all pending litigation between them. As part of the settlement:
- Synopsys and Magma agree to release all claims in both California and Delaware and to cross license the patents at issue in these jurisdictions as well as any related applications
- Both companies agree not to initiate future patent litigation against each other for two years provided certain terms are met
- Magma agrees to make a payment to Synopsys of $12,500,000 toward the settlement of this dispute
- All other terms of the settlement are confidential
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