Design
IC Compiler deployed for hierarchical design implementation
MediaTek has initiated deployment of Synopsys' IC Compiler place and route solution for hierarchical design implementation. This collaboration extends the deployment of IC Compiler to the full flow starting from hierarchical design planning, through top and block-level place and route to final chip assembly.
Software feature reduces electrical power consumption
A feature in the latest release of the company's windows-based WINCON operating system, the ENERGY PILOT software feature is designed to reduce the consumption of electrical power and process gas for manufacturers that may have interruptions in production.
Reference design for universal-input auxiliary power supply
Based on a member of Power Integrations’ LinkZero-LP family of ICs, the DER-417 reference design has been announced by Power Integrations. This reference design is for an 8W, universal-input auxiliary power supply that achieves zero standby power consumption for appliance applications.
IDE meets industrial, rail and automotive safety standards
Building on its prior certifications, the MULTI integrated development environment (IDE) from Green Hills Software has been certified to meet the highest levels of tool qualification specified in the IEC 61508:2010 (Industrial), EN 50128:2011 (Railway) and ISO 26262:2011 (Automotive) functional safety standards.
Accelerate software development of ARC processor-based SoC designs
The DesignWare ARC Software Development Platforms from Synopsys accelerates software development and debug of ARC processor-based SoC designs. The ARC AXS101 and AXS102 Software Development Platforms are complete and ready-to-use hardware and software platforms that include ARC processors, peripherals, pre-built Linux and MQX operating systems, device drivers, and application examples, enabling designers to start software development prior to SoC...
Mobile virtualisation solution approved by U.S. DoD
Green Hills Software and Samsung have revealed that the Samsung KNOX Hypervisor Type-1 mobile virtualisation solution has been approved for use on sensitive U.S. Department of Defense enterprise networks. This represents a broad collaboration between Green Hills Mobile, Samsung, mobile network carriers, systems integrators and the Department of Defense.
Precision AFEs for Current Measurement are available for analog ASICintegration
JVD announce the availability of a second critical piece of IP for Analog Front Ends. Following the announcement of the SCi310 Current to Voltage Converter in January, JVD, in conjunction with Systemcom, has made available two additional IP blocks designed for conditioning signals from sensors where the generic information about the phenomenon being detected, whether light or other physical or chemical or electromechanical apparatus, passes the f...
Ready-to-use platform for evaluating MEMs sensors
The STEVAL-MKI109V2 motherboard from STMicroelectronics is designed to provide users with a complete, ready-to-use platform for the evaluation of the company’s MEMS products. The board features a DIL24 socket to mount all available adapters for both digital and analog output MEMS devices.
Development platform for digital signal controllers
The AC164133 Buck/Boost Converter PICtail Plus Daughter Board from Microchip Technology provides an easy and economical development platform for dsPIC SMPS and Digital Power Conversion GS family Digital Signal Controllers.
Software chosen to rebuild powerful data management solution
Qt, the cross-platform application and UI development framework by Digia, has been deployed by Thinkbox Software to rebuild the company’s production-proven high-volume data processing solution, Deadline, for identical performance across platforms. When rebuilding Deadline, Qt technology’s simplified means of development within a single package helped Thinkbox develop graphically-rich UIs quickly and efficiently, and enabled the fast d...