Design
Software upgraded with new load-pull capabilities
A new update to V12 of NI AWR Design Environment. Introduced in June 2015, V12 offers new amplifier-, antenna- and radar-specific features, as well as ease-of-use improvements, speed enhancements and additional third-party integration flows. Continuing to build upon the new load-pull features of V12, the V12.01 update includes numerous additions to the load-pull capabilities.
Data acquisition software's offline operation is expanded
IPETRONIK has announced that it will provide for download the IPEmotion Release 2015 R2 of its data acquisition software. The company extends the offline data analysis operation with the new version, including the triggered performance of operation sequences, statistic operations for an easy calculation of common statistic values such as min, max, average value, RMS etc. and an operation for searching events, which are able to perform analyses ev...
Synopsys allows Fuji Xerox to reduce silicon area by more than 50%
Synopsys has announced Fuji Xerox used its ASIP Designer tool to design a high-performance Application-Specific Instruction Set Processor (ASIP) for its full-colour multifunction printer. With ASIP Designer, Fuji Xerox developed a specialised instruction-set custom processor that consumed less than 50% of the die area of a fixed hardware implementation while still meeting the performance requirements. In addition, unlike fixed hardware, an ASIP o...
Security IP solutions for new SHA-3 cryptographic hash standard
Synopsys has announced the industry's first security IP solutions compliant to the Secure Hash Algorithm-3 (SHA-3) cryptographic standard from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Synopsys' DesignWare SHA-3 Cryptography IP solutions enable developers to protect the integrity of electronic information in applications such as message authentication and digital signatures, random number generation and key derivation functions. ...
Spectrum CNC Technologies offers FREE CNC Editor software
Spectrum CNC Technologies has announced that for a limited time customers will receive a stand-alone version of the new and improved Multi-DNC Editor, Backplotter and File Compare software, FREE with each new Multi-DNC license, hardware purchase or renewed Software Maintenance Agreement.
Atmel launches next-gen flagship Studio 7 IDE
Atmel has announced the release of Atmel Studio 7, the company’s comprehensive, free IDE for MCU design using Atmel | SMART ARM processor-based and AVR MCUs. The company is also launching Atmel START, a highly intuitive graphical platform for creating and configuring embedded applications that allow developers to build custom software platforms.
SolderStar Gets Data SMART at Productronica
SolderStar will preview their latest system at Productronica in Germany which utilises internet based technologies to enable ‘big data’ capture from reflow ovens for intelligent manufacturing requirements and the latest ‘Industry 4.0’ projects and trials.
ON Semiconductor demonstrates Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 compliant charger
ON Semiconductor has introduced a reference design implementing the new Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 protocol. The new protocol provides significant efficiency improvements over the existing Quick Charge 2.0 solution. The high efficiency, small form factor reference design supports the Quick Charge 3.0 high voltage dedicated charging Port Class A and Class B specifications, Qualcomm’s next generation of fast charging technology for smartphones...
Souped-up software reduces guesswork in computer-aided engineering
A team of engineers from University of Wisconsin-Madison recently released a computer-aided engineering software program and its users are already calling it a 'gift from heaven'. UW-Madison mechanical engineering Professor Krishnan Suresh led a team that spent four years developing the software, which assists in optimising the design of parts for just about anything, from bicycles and airplanes to bridges and furniture.
Green Hills Software announces MULTI 7 IDE release for Linux
Green Hills Software has announced a new release of its MULTI IDE for Linux. With this release, Green Hills Software continues to evolve its software development suite with features designed to increase developer productivity and speed time-to-market.