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Mentor Graphics Targets CAE Market by Acquiring Flowmaster Group

Ken Cheung — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:53:12 +0000

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.

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Texas Instruments DK-LM3S-DRV8312 Motor Control Kit

Ken Cheung — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:19:09 +0000

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.

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Movea GestureBuilder Now Available to Consumer Electronic OEMs and Systems Integrators

Ken Cheung — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:56:20 +0000

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.

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Synopsys Acquires Magma Design Automation for $507 Million

Ken Cheung — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:22:01 +0000

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.

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ARM Development Studio 5 CE Targets Android Application Developers

Ken Cheung — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:53:04 +0000

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.

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SPIRIT DSP Unveils TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Tablet

Ken Cheung — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:30:31 +0000

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.

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SpaceStudio Virtual Platform Technology Supports ARM-based FPGA Design

Ken Cheung — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:04:16 +0000

Space Codesign® Systems announced the support for ARM-based FPGA design in its SpaceStudio^TM 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.

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Extreme DA Acquired by Synopsys

Ken Cheung — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:48:43 +0000

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.

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USPTO Awards Patent to ClioSoft for Universal Data Management Adaptor

Ken Cheung — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:51:32 +0000

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).

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IAR Systems Expands by Acquiring Signum Systems

Ken Cheung — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:10:32 +0000

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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AVIX RTOS Supports IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM

Ken Cheung — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:17:22 +0000

AVIX-RT, the company behind the AVIX RTOS, today announced AVIX support for the IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM (IAR EWARM). The ultra-fast AVIX RTOS, which targets all commercially available Cortex-M3 microcontrollers, is a perfect match for IAR EWARM. In addition to enabling AVIX based applications development, AVIX-RT provides a kernel aware plug-in for the IAR EWARM environment. This plug-in seamlessly integrates with IAR EWARM and can be controlled entirely from within this environment. Using IAR EWARM combined with the AVIX plug-in allows for interactive monitoring of the status of all AVIX kernel objects through the plug-in provided Graphical User Interface.

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NXP Semiconductors Sells MRAM Patents to Crocus Technology

Ken Cheung — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:15:14 +0000

Crocus Technology has acquired NXP Semiconductors’ MRAM patent portfolio. The acquisition is the latest step in Crocus Technology’s continuing efforts to build an industry leading patent position. Crocus is a developer of magnetic semiconductor technology for dense, non-volatile, high-speed, scalable chip solutions for general and special purpose applications.

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Calypto Design Systems Acquires Catapult C Synthesis from Mentor Graphics

Ken Cheung — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:39:13 +0000

Mentor Graphics is selling it’s Catapult C Synthesis unit to Calypto Design Systems. Mentor Graphics will continue to support current customers of the Mentor Graphics Catapult C Synthesis tool. However, moving forward, any new customer sales and support will be supplied by Calypto. Other details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Micrium uC/OS-III Source Code Available for Free

Ken Cheung — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:51:15 +0000

Micrium’s uC/OS-III real-time kernel is now officially source available. As a result, developers, researchers, and students can download uC/OS-III’s source code free of charge. Micrium is also making several PDF versions of the uC/OS-III, The Real-Time Kernel book available for free download. Each version is tailored to a different embedded platform.

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New Version: Wind River Platform for Infotainment

Ken Cheung — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:18:57 +0000

Wind River announced a new version of their platform for infotainment. The Wind River Platform for Infotainment is a software platform that enables automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers to develop in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) devices. Wind River Platform for Infotainment is one of the first GENIVI-compliant automotive solutions. The GENIVI Alliance is a nonprofit organization focused on increasing the adoption of an in-vehicle infotainment reference platform.

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Cadence Design Systems Acquires Azuro, Gains Ccopt Clock Technology

Ken Cheung — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:46:27 +0000

Cadence Design Systems have acquired Azuro, Inc. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. All key management, technical and key field applications personnel will transition to Cadence. Azuro markets software tools used to build the clock networks on digital semiconductor chips. Their technology makes chips faster, reduces chip power and dramatically accelerates chip time to market.

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ARM Gains RAVEN Verification Software, Acquires Obsidian Software

Ken Cheung — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:07:35 +0000

ARM acquired Obsidian Software last week. Obsidian Software offers processor verification tools, verification consulting and training services to processor designers. The acquisition will help ARM match their verification strategies with the rate of change in high performance, complex SoC IP components. The Obsidian Software validation team will become part of an ARM Processor validation team based in Austin, Texas.

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Content Addressable Memory Enables Electronics to Start Instantly

Ken Cheung — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:33:51 +0000

NEC and Tohoku University have developed the first content addressable memory (CAM) that both maintains the same high operation speed and non-volatile operation as existing circuits when processing and storing data on a circuit while power is off. The content addressable memory is a part of spintronics logic integrated circuit technologies that utilize the negative properties of electrons together with the spin magnetic moment. NEC’s new CAM utilizes the vertical magnetization of vertical domain wall elements in reaction to magnetic substances in order to enable data that is processing within the CAM to be stored on a circuit without using power.

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Element14 Knode Design Platform for Electronic Design Engineers

Ken Cheung — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:21:35 +0000

Premier Farnell introduced element14 knode, which is an online design platform for electronic design engineers. element14 knode features resources for research, design, development and prototype manufacturing. The online platform automates the creation of explicit dependencies and inter-relationships with other system level components to quickly build a custom design flow. knode, which is short for KNOwledge for Design Engineers, offers a single environment for the entire design flow.

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SMSC Acquires BridgeCo, Wireless Audio Solutions

Ken Cheung — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:22:07 +0000

SMSC acquired BridgeCo for $40 million in cash. Additional cash payments of up to $27.5 million may occur upon achievement of certain performance goals. The acquisition further positions SMSC as a provider of wireless audio solutions for the home or car. BridgeCo offers the industry’s only system-on-a-chip (SoC) and Software Design Kit (SDK) for networked audio. Their JukeBlox software platform enables music streaming to virtually all home audio equipment including home theater systems, A/V receivers, radios, wireless speakers and portable music player docking stations.

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Energy Micro EFM32 Tiny Gecko Starter Kit

Ken Cheung — Wed, 18 May 2011 05:54:27 +0000

Energy Micro introduced the EFM32 Tiny Gecko Starter Kit for their ARM Cortex-M3 based EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontrollers. The EFM32TG-STK3300 kit enables engineers to create ultra low power system designs. The EFM32 Tiny Gecko Starter Kit features a 8×20 segment LCD (supported by Tiny’s sub µA LCD controller), Energy Micro’s Advanced Energy Monitoring system (AEM), and sensors for light, touch and motion. The Energy Micro EFM32TG-STK3300 kit is priced at at $69.

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Cadence Design Systems Acquires Altos Design Automation

Ken Cheung — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:18:34 +0000

Cadence Design Systems acquired Altos Design Automation. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Altos is a leader in foundation IP enablement. The company has over 30 customers, including 11 of the top 20 semiconductor companies.

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Atego Gains DO-178B, DO-254 Solutions by Acquiring HighRely

Ken Cheung — Wed, 04 May 2011 10:21:14 +0000

Atego has acquired HighRely, which is a provider of high reliability engineering solutions, services and tools for critical embedded product and systems development. Atego is a supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative development tools for engineering complex, mission-critical and safety-critical architectures, systems, software and hardware.

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ENSCO Acquires Quantum3D’s IData and IGL 178 Product Lines

Ken Cheung — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:54:41 +0000

ENSCO has acquired Quantum3D’s IData Tool Suite and IGL 178 product lines. The acquisition includes supporting assets and staff. The embedded visual computing tools are now part of IData Visual Systems, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of ENSCO. The IData product line consists of a software development toolkit and application elements that provide a highly efficient development environment and high operational performance for digital display devices.

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ZMD ZIOL2411 Dual Channel IO-Link HV Line Driver

Ken Cheung — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:03:12 +0000

ZMDI introduced the ZIOL2411 line driver/level shifter IC. The ZIOL2411 features two independent HV1 I/O-channels, operating temperature of -40°C to +85°C, and a 4mm x 4mm QFN24 package. The configuration is stored in an on-chip EEPROM and automatically loaded into the IC’s control register during power up. The IC also provides status information, such as overload and over temperature. An implemented SPI interface supports access to configuration and status registers. The ZMD device is available now. Unit prices start at EUR 3.31 (1000-unit volume).

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Movea MotionPod Wireless Inertial Measurement Unit

Ken Cheung — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:39:21 +0000

Movea introduced the MotionPod wireless Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The MotionPod features nine Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) motion, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis magnetometer, and 2.4GHz wireless transmitter. The MotionPod measures only 33x22x15mm (1.3″x0.8″x0.6″) and weighs 14g (0.5 oz). A single MotionPod can provide information like range of motion, rotation, speed, and acceleration. Multiple MotionPods can be networked to gather information simultaneously from different parts of the body. It is ideal for fitness, gaming, and sports applications.

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Mentor Graphics Reveals 3D-IC Strategy

Ken Cheung — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:29:15 +0000

Mentor Graphics revealed its 3D-IC strategy for designing, verifying, manufacturing and testing integrated circuit products using multi-die vertical stacking technology. Mentor also announced their 3D-IC testing solution, which includes multiple components of the Tessent design-for-test product line for integrated multi-die hierarchical scan and built-in self-test (BIST) methodologies. 3D-IC is an alternative to traditional scaling for achieving advances in performance, reduced power consumption, cost reduction, and increased functionality in a small package.

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Synopsys CODE V 10.3 Optical Design and Analysis Software

Ken Cheung — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:44:33 +0000

Synopsys introduced version 10.3 of their CODE V optical design and analysis software. CODE V is an optical engineering and design software. It is used for the optimization, analysis, and tolerancing of image-forming optical systems and free-space photonic devices. CODE V 10.3 features new aspheric design tools. Aspheric surface shapes are used to help reduce or eliminate imperfect or blurred images in optical systems. An aspheric lens can be used to replace multiple spherical lenses. The CODE V 10.3 is available now.

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X-FAB Acquires 25.5% of MFI, Combines MEMS Foundry Resources

Ken Cheung — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:01:23 +0000

X-FAB has acquired 25.5% share of MEMS Foundry Itzehoe GmbH (MFI). X-FAB has the option to become the majority shareholder at a later date. The two companies will join forces to address the market for high-volume MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and will combine their existing MEMS foundry capabilities and resources. The joint cooperation we will close the gap between microelectronics and pure MEMS foundry services. With combined resources, X-FAB’s goal is to increase annual MEMS revenue to over $50 million in the next five years.

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Mercury Computer Systems Acquires LNX Corporation for $31 Million

Ken Cheung — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:09:08 +0000

Mercury Computer Systems acquired LNX Corporation for an all-cash purchase price of $31.0 million. There is also an earn-out of up to $5.0 million payable upon the achievement of financial targets in calendar years 2011 and 2012. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand. It is expected to be neutral to modestly accretive within the first year. LNX designs and builds next generation RF receivers for Signals Intelligence, Communications Intelligence as well as Electronic Attack applications.

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