CETTI/TU Bucharest, KTH Stockholm, TU Braunschweig Join Academic Network
Cadence Design Systems, GmbH (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced that three additional universities will take on active roles in its academic network in Europe. The network promotes the proliferation of leading-edge technologies and methodologies at universities renowned for their engineering and design excellence. The latest additions to the Cadence® Academic Network are the CETTI/TU Bucharest, which will focus on PCB design; the KTH Stockholm, which will concentrate on wireless radio design; and the TU Braunschweig, with the focus on digital low power design methodology.
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APRO BON Series Parallel ATA Solid State Drives
APRO, Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of industrial-grade NAND Flash storage devices, has extended its BON Series Solid State Drives (SSDs) with the addition of a range of Parallel ATA (PATA) SSDs. The new BON Series PATA SSDs utilise SLC (single level cell) NAND Flash technology and are available in a 2.5 inch form factor, rugged, metal-encased package in data capacities of 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 GBytes.
Analog Devices Unveils ADP2300, ADP2301 DC-to-DC Switching Regulators
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, introduced the ADP2300 and ADP2301 dc-to-dc switching regulators, the most recent in their growing portfolio of integrated power management switching regulators. The new 20V 1.2A (amp) step-down, dc-to-dc switching regulators integrate a high-side MOSFET that delivers power conversion efficiencies greater than 90 percent. The new regulators also feature internal loop compensation, integrated soft-start circuitry and bootstrap diodes to enable high-density solutions for intermediate bus generation and point-of-load regulation. The highly integrated ADP2300 and ADP2301 are available in small TSOT packages.
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AWR Announces Graduate Gift Initiative
AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA, announced the AWR Graduate Gift Initiative, which will provide qualified 2010 graduates a fully-functional free license for its popular Microwave Office® and Visual System Simulator[tm] (VSS) software suites. The goal of the initiative is to give graduating engineering students a career head start by providing hands-on exposure to AWR’s high-frequency design software. The announcement was made at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Annual Conference and Expo held here.
Radiocrafts Wireless M-Bus Module Features Patent Pending Technology
Radiocrafts AS, a leading provider of compact RF modules, announce patent pending technology used in their Wireless M-Bus module solutions. Radiocrafts is a leading provider of Wireless M-Bus solutions for use in AMR and Smart Metering. Their module portfolio includes solutions compliant with the Dutch Smart Metering Requirements (DSMR / NTA 8130), and the Open Metering System specification (OMS) initiated in Germany. Radiocrafts is actively participating in the standardisation work of OMS, and in the CEN Technical Committee 294 reworking the EN 13757 (M-Bus).
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Future of Wireless International Conference
The Future of Wireless International Conference, a two day high-profile event to be held in Cambridge on 29th and 30th June 2010, brings together from around the world more than 300 key players, including business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, investors and academics, to explore the key market, business and technology opportunities for wireless and it’s potential impact on society over the next five years.
Sonics Supports AMBA 4 Protocol
Sonics, Inc.®, announced that its on-chip communications solutions will support phase one of the new AMBA® 4 protocol unveiled this week by ARM. This ensures that chip designers who currently use the AMBA 3 specification will have an easy migration path to AMBA 4 products as design upgrades are rolled out. ARM indicates further enhancements to the specification will be available later this year.
Khronos Group Introduces OpenGL 4.0 Specification
The Khronos[tm] Group announced the release of the OpenGL® 4.0 specification — a significant update to the most widely adopted 2D and 3D graphics API (application programming interface) that is deployed on all major desktop operating systems. OpenGL 4.0 brings the very latest in cross-platform graphics acceleration and functionality to personal computers and workstations and the OpenGL standard serves as the basis for OpenGL® ES, the graphics standard on virtually every shipping smart phone.
Evatronix, CMP Provide IP for Universities and Research Laboratories
The silicon Intellectual Property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA and CMP (Circuits Multi Projects®), announced their collaboration and development of an educational program by including the distribution of the large portfolio of Evatronix Intellectual Property (IP) for Universities and Research Laboratories. CMP is a service of Multi Projects on Wafer supporting several technologies. Since 1981, more than 1000 institutions from 66 countries have been served through 5200 projects on 600 Runs. CMP will now license Evatronix IPs to ease the access and shorten the time of designs’ development.
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Avnet Debuts On-Ramp Technical Sessions for Freescale Design Platform
The Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) announces the launch of an On-Ramp Technical Session[TM] featuring design solutions from Freescale Semiconductor. The new On-Ramp session features the Freescale Tower System development platform, a low-cost, modular and customizable demonstration platform that enables advanced development through rapid prototyping. This On-Ramp is available free of charge for qualified Avnet customers in North America, upon request.
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