HVVi Develops New Architecture for Silicon RF Power Transistor Design
HVVi Semiconductors, Inc., a developer of power transistors, announced the first major advance in silicon RF power transistor design in more than 15 years. Based on the world’s first High Frequency, High Voltage Vertical Field Effect Transistor (HVVFET(TM)), HVVi’s new architecture delivers frequency bandwidth, voltage and power levels to radar and avionic applications that far exceed the capabilities of current bipolar and LDMOS technologies. This revolutionary new patent-pending technology allows HVVi to achieve performance levels comparable to non-silicon technologies at much more attractive cost levels.
Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers, LitePoint RSALTE Support 3.9G LTE
Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, and LitePoint Corporation, a provider of wireless test system solutions, announced their collaborative solution to LTE product development. LitePoint’s RSALTE software is designed to run on Tektronix RSA3000A/B and RSA6100A real-time spectrum analyzers, and offers 3.9G compliance support for designers of UMTS-Long-Term Evolution (LTE) systems.
Hifn, Freescale Team on Storage Reference Design
Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, and Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors, announced the first storage reference design resulting from their previously announced technology development collaboration. Cofio Software, Inc. has adopted the reference design and is deploying its ViStor Virtual Tape Library Software to the joint solution.
Profits Fall for Top 5 Handset Vendors
The Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies service report, “Rich Media Specialists Increase Share Of Global $19 Billion Profits,” reveals falling profits for the traditional top five handset vendors. Their share of industry profits has fallen from 92% in 2004 to 84% in 2007. In addition, Global ASPs have fallen at a 7% CAGR through 2007. The market catalyst vendors realize ASPs that are on average 250% higher than the industry average.
Berkeley Design Automation Debuts Noise Analysis Tool for Analog, RF ICs
Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of Precision Circuit Analysis(tm) technology for advanced analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), announced the availability of the industry’s first comprehensive noise analysis tool for complex analog and RF circuits. The tool, called the Noise Analysis Option(tm), handles every type of complex analog and RF circuit, including all analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), phase-locked loops (PLLs), DC:DC converters, frequency synthesizers, and voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs). Leveraging Berkeley Design Automation award-winning Analog FastSPICE(tm) and RF FastSPICE(tm) technology, the Noise Analysis Option is fully compatible with existing flows, produces true SPICE accurate results, and is already silicon proven.
Macraigor Systems Joins RMI Partner Alliance
RMI Corporation, a leading supplier of Advanced Processor Solutions for networking, communications and consumer applications, announced that Macraigor Systems, LLC has joined the RMI® Partner Alliance, a group of software, component, system and tool providers that bring comprehensive solutions to customers in the infrastructure, enterprise and media markets.
DOC Group, OW2 Consortium Merge CORBA Component Model Initiatives
PrismTech(tm), a leader in high-performance middleware and development tools, announced that the two leading open-source middleware communities are merging their CORBA® Component Model (CCM) initiatives, underpinning the company’s new OpenFusion CCM offering. The Distributed Object Computing (DOC) Group and the OW2 Consortium — with support and contribution from PrismTech — are combining their efforts to advance the development and deployment of CCM technology.
Ethernet Direct Launches WUE-567 Industrial IP-67 Ethernet Switch
Ethernet Direct Corporation, a professional and primary provider of Industrial Networking and communication solutions, is pleased to announce WUE-567 Industrial IP-67 Ethernet switch ideal for use in harsh or outdoor environments, such in the transportation and factory automation industries. The Whale series WUE-567 is a highly reliable and fault-tolerant Industrial 5-port Unmanaged IP-67 Switch. It has 5 10/100TX RJ45 ports that support IEEE 802.3/802.3u/802.3x with 10/100M, full/half duplex, and MDI/MDI-X auto-sensing. WUE-567 Ethernet Switches are designed for to be resistant against dust, dirt, humidity, water, vibration, and shock.
GiDEL Announces PROC_SoC Verification System for SOC, ASIC Designs
GiDEL, a leader in reconfigurable systems, announced that it has released a new generation of the PROC_SoC[TM] Verification System. The PROC_SoC family is designed to debug and verify SoC designs of diverse design styles. The new generation has doubled the capacity of the system by incorporating Altera’s new Stratix® III EP3SL340, the world’s largest and fastest FPGA.
Texas Instruments Releases Code Composer Essentials v3
Spurred by the rapid adoption of its initial Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE) for MSP430 microcontrollers (MCU), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) announced the release of Code Composer Essentials (CCEssentials) v3. CCEssentials v3 for MSP430 provides major upgrades designed to enhance performance, emulation and ease-of-use, all at a very low cost. Leveraging the design flexibility and interoperability enabled by the Eclipse open source platform, designers can easily integrate plug-ins for a highly customized, interoperable and flexible IDE.
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