Design
Management and analysis simulation made easier
It has been announced that the circuit simulators from Synopsys will include a native environment for simulation management and analysis. Available in the 2016.03 release of HSPICE, FineSim and CustomSim simulators, the environment provides a comprehensive solution that improves analogue verification productivity.
28nm IP leadership extended with latest UMC 28HPC POPs
ARM has announced the immediate availability of the ARM Artisan physical IP platform and ARM POP IP for United Microelectronics Corporation’s UMC 28HPCU, an enhanced 28nm process technology. This extends ARM’s 28nm IP leadership, giving the ARM ecosystem the broadest availability for 28nm foundation IP across all of the major foundries.
10Gbps USB 3.1 IP first to pass USB-IF Certification
Synopsys has announced that it is the first to achieve SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 2) IP certification from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). To attain certification, the Synopsys DesignWare USB 3.1 Controllers and PHYs passed all of the USB-IF protocol, electrical and interoperability tests for SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 2), SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1 Gen 1) and Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0, 480 Mbps).
Sensor development kit is Bluetooth enabled
The SHT31 Smart Gadget development kit from Sensirion is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The Smart Gadget is a reference design circuit board and development kit that demonstrates the performance and ease-of-use of Sensirion’s SHT3x series humidity and temperature sensors.
eXtremeDB 7.0 DBMS adds powerful features
Phaedrus Systems is pleased to announce that McObject has released eXtremeDB 7.0, an upgrade to its embedded Database Management System (DBMS) product family for the IoT. eXtremeDB was an early IoT enabling technology and its usage has grown with today’s explosion in smart, connected electronics.
Reference flow achieves reduction in area and turnaround time
Cadence Design Systems has delivered a complete digital and sign-off reference flow for Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR Series7 graphics processing units (GPUs).
Solution delivers up to three times reduction in SoC test time
Cadence Design Systems' Modus Test Solution enables design engineers to achieve up to a three times reduction in test time, thereby reducing production test cost and increasing silicon profit margins. This next-gen solution incorporates patent-pending, physically aware 2D Elastic Compression architecture that enables compression ratios beyond 400 times without impacting design size or routing.
Paragon Software releases major update to Camptune X 10.10
Paragon Software Group (PSG) announces the release of a major update to Paragon Camptune X 10.10, the system utility for easy and fast redistribution of disk space on OS X systems. The updated version comes with a redesigned user interface and allows owners of the free edition to also work with Boot Camp.
Industry's first SAS 24G VIP for enterprise storage systems
Synopsys announces what is claimed to as the industry's first VIP to support the SAS (Serial-attached SCSI) 24G standard, making it the first VIP product line to support all SAS interface speed configurations. With increasing demands for the storage, backup and transmission of data, enterprise storage systems are challenged to rapidly transmit data across devices. Synopsys VC VIP for SAS delivers a comprehensive VIP solution, enabling SoC teams t...
Third generation of FactoryLogix to be presented at APEX
Aegis Software will present its FactoryLogix R3 software at this year’s IPC APEX Expo in Las Vegas from March 15. This third release of their flagship solution embraces the principles of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Manufacturing including resource scheduling, configure to order and a standardized machine communication technology.