ABI Research Publishes Passive RFID Readers Report
According to a new study released by ABI Research, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers are becoming both more highly integrated and more innovative. Reader ICs have come to lead the market for Low Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF) RFID, enabling these technologies to be integrated into smaller, more power-efficient devices. Similar integration is now happening in Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) RFID readers, as products that incorporate the first generation of UHF reader ICs are coming to market.
Jasper Design Automation to Showcase Formal Verification Unleashed at DAC
Jasper Design Automation will provide private demo suite demonstrations of its Formal Verification Unleashed(tm) at the 45th annual Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim, California, June 8th to the 12th, 2008. Visitors to Jasper’s booth #2346 can also view demonstrations of JasperGold® Verification System, the most technically advanced formal verification solution for ensuring higher design quality and greater design confidence from architecture-to-silicon; as well as GamePlan(tm) Verification Planner, a powerful free tool for generating and tracking structured verification plans with analysis features to ensure verification plan completeness.
Innovision Research Debuts Gem NFC IP Evaluation, Licensing Programme
Innovision Research & Technology is making its unique Gem(tm) Near Field Communication (NFC) semiconductor intellectual property (IP) available under an evaluation licensing programme. This will enable semiconductor companies to develop NFC capability, either for stand-alone solutions or as part of System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated NFC solutions.
Darfon Selects Cypress PRoC LP Programmable Radio on Chip
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) announced that Darfon Electronics Corp. (Darfon), a leading manufacturer of PC peripherals, has selected Cypress’s PRoC(tm) LP programmable radio-on-chip for a new ultra-small micro dongle for wireless mice. The micro dongle, roughly the size of a U.S. dime, uses the fully-integrated CYRF69213 PRoC LP device to deliver flawless, low-power wireless connectivity to Darfon’s mice.
Stonestreet One Releases Latest UltraSuite for Windows, WiCenter Basic
Stonestreet One, Inc., the industry leader in WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) and Certified Wireless USB software solutions for PC and embedded systems, announced the latest releases of its UltraSuite® for Windows and WiCenter® Basic for Wireless USB software products, now featuring support for Wireless Host Controller Interface (WHCI) host hardware platforms running with the Microsoft Windows operating system.
NFC Forum Reveals Winners of Global Competition
The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, announced the winners of its Touching the Future: NFC Forum Global Competition. In the competition, developers in a Commercial Track vied for the honor of having their solutions named “The Best NFC Service of the Year 2008,” while a Research Track recognized “The Most Innovative NFC Research Project of the Year 2008.” First-, second- and third-place winners in each track were chosen by a jury composed of senior and recognized professionals and experts from academia and sponsoring companies. The winners were selected from a total of 20 finalists and over 50 entries from 21 countries. The competition finalists demonstrated their entries at the NFC Developers Summit taking place this week at WIMA in Monaco. The winning entries were announced last night at the competition awards ceremony.
Semiconductor Devices in End-User Segments Drive Asian EDA Tools Market
The increased use of semiconductor devices in end-user segments drives the revenue growth of the Asian electronic design automation (EDA) tools market. End markets such as consumer electronics, communications, computing are booming in Asia, creating the need for more market-tailored products. The automotive industry is another growth opportunity for analog EDA tool vendors because of the increased use of electronics in vehicles.
Cadence Debuts RTL to GDSII Reference Flows for ARM Cortex-A9
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) announced the immediate availability of multiple, silicon-ready RTL to GDSII implementation flows based on the Cadence® Encounter® digital IC design platform, for the ARM® Cortex(tm)-A9 processor. The flows are available for three configurations of the ARM Cortex-A9 processor: single core, dual Cortex-A9 MPCore(tm) multicore processor and quad Cortex-A9 MPCore(tm) multicore processor. Proven to enable ARM Cortex-A9 processor performance of up to 800MHz (production-margined at worst case PVT conditions), these reference methodologies offer time-to-market savings for customers designing for high performance within tight power constraints for next-generation devices such as smart phones, mobile internet devices, consumer electronics, automotive infotainment, networking and other embedded and enterprise devices.
Cadence Announces Production Proven Enhancements for Custom IC Design
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced a broad array of new custom IC design capabilities that help chip makers accelerate volume production of large, complex designs, especially at advanced node processes of 65 nanometers and below. These production-proven enhancements to the Virtuoso® suite of technologies further strengthen the holistic approach Cadence® has taken to reduce risk and boost productivity while managing scale and complexity.
Cadence Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator Features Turbo Technology
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced the immediate availability of advanced “turbo” technologies within the Cadence® Virtuoso® Spectre® Circuit Simulator, the industry’s leading analog SPICE circuit simulator with comprehensive foundry support. The turbo technology boosts performance while ensuring silicon accuracy, enabling designers to verify their complex large analog designs, such as phase-locked loops, analog-to-digital converters, transceivers, clock data recovery circuits and power supply circuits.
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