Mentor Graphics Targets CAE Market by Acquiring Flowmaster Group
The Flowmaster Group has been acquired by Mentor Graphics. Flowmaster is a leader in 1D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software for system design. The acquisition consolidates the position of Mentor Graphics as the first EDA company to move into the adjacent Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) mechanical analysis space. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Texas Instruments DK-LM3S-DRV8312 Motor Control Kit
Texas Instruments introduced their DK-LM3S-DRV8312 motor control kit. It is designed for spinning three-phase brushless motors with a Stellaris Cortex-M3 microcontroller (MCU). The DK-LM3S-DRV8312 development kit is available now. It is an ideal solution for high-volume motor control applications, including low-voltage fans, blowers, pumps, tools and compressors.
Movea GestureBuilder Now Available to Consumer Electronic OEMs and Systems Integrators
Thanks to Movea’s GestureBuilder software, their gesture recognition and gesture database design capabilities are now available to consumer electronic OEMs and systems integrators. Gesture Builder enables touchless gestures’ for control of smartphones, tablets, TV’s, set-top-boxes, and media center PC’s running on Linux, Android, and Windows 7 (Windows 8 support is also planned). GestureBuilder is available now.
Synopsys Acquires Magma Design Automation for $507 Million
Synopsys (Nasdaq:SNPS) will acquire Magma Design Automation (Nasdaq:LAVA) for $7.35 a share in cash, which will result in a transaction value of about $507 million net of cash and debt acquired. According to the two companies, their combined technologies, development capabilities, support teams and sales channels will provide chip designers with greater access to state-of-the art electronic design automation (EDA) solutions that will enable more profitable silicon.
ARM Development Studio 5 CE Targets Android Application Developers
ARM rolled out Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Community Edition (CE). ARM DS-5 CE helps Android application developers create native software that can run up to four times faster than Java code. The reference software development toolkit is available now for download. The new edition is free for use by individuals and organizations with annual revenue of $100,000 or less, and up to 10 employees.
SPIRIT DSP Unveils TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Tablet
SPIRIT DSP introduced TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Tablet. TeamSpirit Tablet is a communications client-side voice and video engine that turns any iOS and Android tablet computer into a HD quality, multipoint video conferencing endpoint. The software development kit enables service providers, application developers and device manufacturers to quickly launch voice and video calling services.
SpaceStudio Virtual Platform Technology Supports ARM-based FPGA Design
Space Codesign® Systems announced the support for ARM-based FPGA design in its SpaceStudioTM 2.2 virtual platform technology. Pioneering hardware/software codesign technology enables electronic engineers to enjoy a higher level of abstraction and executable representation for embedded systems design in commercial multimedia applications. System architects and design engineers can now efficiently exploit the high performance ARM Cortex-A9 dual MPCore, and easily define which code can be moved from hardware to software using sophisticated hardware/software partitioning based on their needs.
Extreme DA Acquired by Synopsys
Synopsys has acquired Extreme DA. By acquiring Extreme DA, Synopsys is extending its expertise in static timing analysis and multicore software development by adding technology and engineering talent to accelerate advancements in Synopsys’ timing analysis solutions. Extreme DA develops software to improve integrated circuit (IC) design performance, power consumption and manufacturing yields. It is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
USPTO Awards Patent to ClioSoft for Universal Data Management Adaptor
The US Patent & Trademark Office has approved a patent submitted by ClioSoft. The patent (US 7,975,247 B2) is for a method and system for organizing data generated by electronic design automation tools. Their patented technology is featured in their Universal Data Management Adaptor (UDMA).
IAR Systems Expands by Acquiring Signum Systems
IAR Systems is expanding. The company announced they have acquired Signum Systems Corp. As a result of the acquisition, IAR Systems will have one of the broadest offerings of development tools for the embedded systems industry. Signum Systems is a California-based vendor of hardware and software development tools for embedded systems. Their JTAG emulators, in-circuit emulators and debuggers complement IAR Systems product line.
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