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Synopsys' DesignWare Universal DDR Memory Controller Delivers up to 30 Percent Lower Latency and Increases System Performance
Synopsys announced the release of its enhanced DesignWare Universal DDR Memory Controller, which delivers up to 30 percent lower latency and offers up to 15 percent higher throughput than the previous generation controller. The DDR Memory Controller offers new features such as high-priority bypass and configurable 'look-ahead.' The high-priority bypass option allows designers to improve latency by bypassing the scheduling algorithm, allowing imme...
Broadcom Announces Smartphone Baseband Chip with HSPA+ Cellular Modem and Merlyn Applications Processor Capable of 1080p Video and Graphics
Broadcom announced a new baseband processor for affordable and high performance smartphones. The new BCM28150 HSPA+ baseband integrates a Broadcom® Merlyn™ applications processor with the latest VideoCore® IV mobile multimedia/graphics technology. This new baseband offers customers one of the highest performance, smallest footprint size and lowest power smartphone solutions available for Android™ and other open operating syste...
Broadcom's Smartphone Chip Delivers Android with Advanced Graphics at an Affordable Price Point
Broadcom announced a new 3G baseband processor that integrates a powerful ARM Cortex A9 processor with high-end 3D graphics support and advanced processing for mass-market Android handsets. Manufactured in the advanced 40 nanometer (40nm) CMOS process, the new Broadcom BCM21654 HSPA processor provides mainstream smartphones with superior graphics and user interface performance that rivals high-end devices. It also includes built-in support for An...
Broadcom Introduces Its Most Advanced GPS Solutions Featuring GLONASS Satellite Support
Broadcom announced two new GPS system-on-a-chip solutions that include support for the GLONASS Russian Navigation Satellite System, which almost doubles the number of satellites that are available for navigation. Broadcom introduces its most advanced GPS solutions to date for smartphones, mobile handsets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable media players and portable navigation devices (PNDs). The Broadcom® BCM47511 standalone GPS re...
ASSET demonstrates ScanWorks’ non-intrusive validation and test capabilities at Embedded World
At the upcoming Embedded World Exhibition and Conference March 1-3 in Nuremberg, Germany, ASSET InterTech (Hall 9, Stand 277) will be offering hands-on demonstrations of non-intrusive board test (NBT) and validation strategies running on its ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments.
GL Enhances T1 E1 Analyzer Products and Software
GL Communications Inc. announced today the release of T1 E1 Analyzer Software Version 6.0 along with new T1 E1 Hardware. Addressing the media, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, Our T1 E1 Analysis suite of products provides comprehensive analysis and emulation capabilities for voiceband analysis and signaling protocol analysis”.
ON Semiconductor’s new power MOSFET devices deliver valuable space savings and robust performance for automotive modules
ON Semiconductor today announced the introduction of six new AEC-Q101 qualified logic level, single channel, power MOSFETs for automotive module in small, flat lead packages.
The LIN Bus in Modern Automotive Headlamp Systems
ON Semiconductor has been supplying mixed signal integrated circuits for automotive lighting systems for over a decade. High-volume products include lamp-failure detection, contact-less sensor interfaces, HID (High Intensity Discharge) ballast drivers and stepper motor drivers. Modern automotive headlamp systems will rely heavily on the use of sensors and actuators in the near future. These remote sensors and actuators are connected to an electro...
Automatic HVAC Air Recirculation
This paper highlights the system requirements and operating conditions of automatic air recirculation valves and reviews compatibility of existing actuator types with these requirements. When comparing the available technologies, it becomes clear that air recirculation flap actuators containing a bipolar stepper motor offer key advantages over actuators with other motor types. It is shown how specific bipolar stepper motor drive techniques can ...
PSMA Announces Special Presentation Session on Capacitors in Power Electronics at APEC 2011
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Magnetics Committee is sponsoring a Special Presentation session at APEC 2011 titled “Capacitors in Power Electronics.” The session will take place on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, 2011, at the Fort Worth Texas Convention Center, and will feature seven experts from capacitor companies that serve the power electronics industries.