Electronic Design editors cover breaking news in the technology industry. Email address: EdNewsStaff@gmail.com
586 results found for ED News Staff, displaying items 1 - 20
August 20, 2008
[Designed In] Wireless Docking Station Uses WiQuest RF Solution
Kensington has selected WiQuest Communications Inc. as the sole wireless USB solution provider for the new Wireless USB Docking Station—the first wireless USB docking station certified by the USB-IF. The system uses WiQuest’s Wireless USB Device Mini Card reference design.
August 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] User Advisory Group To Guide Open Verification Methodology’s Evolution
The best cooperative efforts in the EDA industry are guided by the collective input of users and technology providers. Those that aren’t tend to be dominated by one or two key players, making them somewhat less than truly cooperative. The Open Verification Methodology (OVM) World community is striving for the former path through its establishment of the OVM Advisory Group (OAG), an organization of distinguished users and ecosystem suppliers.
August 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] DDR3 and DDR2 Memory IP Bolsters SoC Designs
A full range of DesignWare DDR intellectual property (IP) is available for systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) that require an interface to high-performance DDR3, DDR2, and DDR memory subsystems. The DesignWare DDR IP delivers memory system performance of up to 1600 Mbps, which is the maximum data rate of the JEDEC DDR3 specification. The IP includes configurable protocol and memory controllers, integrated mixed-signal PHYs including I/Os, and verification IP.
August 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] PCB Tools Cross-Probe Between Layout And Schematic
Providing a valuable mechanism for design, review, verification, and testing of printed-circuit board (PCB) designs, CircuitSpace Foundation from DesignAdvance Systems now offers cross-probing between layouts and PDF schematics. The new cross-probing capability adds to CircuitSpace’s existing auto-clustering and replication technologies and works seamlessly within Cadence’s Allegro PCB design environment.
August 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Constraint-Driven Flow Targets PCB High-Density Interconnects
With pin pitches shrinking on FPGAs and other IC packages, many printed-circuit board (PCB) designers—like it or not—are forced to enter the realm of high-density interconnects (HDIs). In response to this trend, Cadence has announced the SPB 16.2 release of its Allegro and OrCAD families of PCB design flow. While the flow has offered constraint-driven design for some time, that capability is now coupled with new features aimed at HDIs.
August 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Cadence Abandons Its Bid To Buy Mentor Graphics
There will be no merger of Cadence Design Systems and Mentor Graphics after all. Cadence has withdrawn its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mentor Graphics’ common stock. Instead, Cadence’s board of directors has authorized a $500 million increase to Cadence’s stock repurchase program.
August 15, 2008
[Technology In The News] Report Cites Chip Programming For iPhone 3G Problems
Problems involving dropped calls and the inability to receive faster 3G service on Apple’s new iPhone 3G may be related to a communications chip made by Infineon Technologies. Sources quoted by BusinessWeek said that faulty software on the chip causes problems when the iPhone needs to switch from wireless networks that allow faster downloads to slower ones.
August 14, 2008
[Technology In The News] Programming Environment Featured On CUDA U Site
Classes have already begun at CUDA U, a new section on the CUDA Zone Web site where users can find instructional material, syllabuses and curricula, and information on schools and programs that offer instruction on NVIDIA’s CUDA programming environment.
August 14, 2008
[Technology In The News] NVIDIA Showing Fully Interactive GPU-Based Ray Tracer
NVIDIA is demonstrating what it says is the world’s first fully interactive graphics processing unit-based ray tracer this week at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles. Based on NVIDIA GPU technology, the ray tracer shows linear-scaling rendering of a highly complex, two-million polygon, anti-aliased automotive styling application.
August 14, 2008
[Designed In] RFEL Digital IC Replaces Analog IF In Spectrum Analyzer
The latest spectrum analyzer from LIG Nex1 employs RF Engines Ltd.’s advanced SpectraChip IF design to replace the instrument’s analog IF filtering section. Replacing traditional analog components with modern digital techniques helps to make the systems easier to manufacture, more reproducible, and more reliable, according to RFEL.
August 12, 2008
[Designed In] Infineon Security MCU Powers Chinese Transportation Smart Card
Infineon Technologies has become the sole chip provider for the most popular contactless microcontroller transportation card in China. In the last six months, Shenzhen Tong Ltd., the public transportation company, has issued more than two million “Shenzhen Tong” microcontroller cards in the city of Shenzhen, with volume expected to exceed three million by the end of the year.
August 12, 2008
[Designed In] DC-DC Converter Uses Microchip Op Amp, MCU
Citing the breadth of Microchip Technology Inc.’s analog and digital products, Bel Power Inc. has selected two Microchip devices for use in a next-generation Power over Ethernet (PoE) half-brick dc-dc converter.
August 8, 2008
[Technology In The News] STMicroelectronics, STATS ChipPAC, And Infineon Join Forces On Wafer-Level-Packaging
Semiconductor makers STMicroelectronics and Infineon have teamed with 3D packaging provider STATS ChipPAC to jointly develop the next generation of embedded Wafer-Level Ball Grid Array (eWLB) technology. The technology will be based on Infineon’s existing eWLB packaging, which has been licensed to both STMicroelectronics and STATS ChipPAC.
August 7, 2008
[NI Week] Modular RF Instruments Deliver Fast Wireless Measurements
National Instruments claims its new RF vector signal analyzer, RF vector signal generator, and PXI Express 18-slot chassis can perform measurements up to 10-times faster than traditional instrumentation. The software-defined modular instruments—the NI PXIe-5663 6.6-GHz RF vector signal analyzer and the NI PXIe-5673 6.6-GHz RF vector signal generator—are complemented by the NI PXIe-1075 18-slot high-bandwidth chassis.
August 7, 2008
[NI Week] RIO Boards Target Control And Data-Acquisition Apps
Eight new Single-Board reconfigurable I/O (RIO) devices from National Instruments offer an integrated hardware option for embedded control and data acquisition applications. The sbRIO-96xx devices combine a real-time processor, a reconfigurable field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and analog and digital I/O on a single pc board.
August 7, 2008
[NI Week] Wi-Fi, Ethernet Devices Take Remote Measurments
National Instruments unveiled 10 Wi-Fi and Ethernet data-acquisition (DAQ) devices for wireless remote-monitoring applications at the NI Week exhibit. The new devices include built-in signal conditioning and direct sensor connectivity for electrical, physical, mechanical, and acoustic signals.
August 5, 2008
[Technology In The News] CEA Considering Standards For Portable, Handheld Devices
The Consumer Electronics Association is considering whether to establish industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS units, video displays, and cameras. The association has scheduled a Discover Group meeting to discuss the issue at its Industry Forum on Oct. 21st in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
July 28, 2008
[Designed In] Panasonic Picks Altera FPGAs For HD Camcorders
Panasonic has incorporated Altera Corp.’s Cyclone III FPGAs into its P2 professional-grade HD camcorders. The FPGAs provide HD video processing, an interface to P2 memory cards, and LCD display control. The devices deliver the highest ratios of memory-to-logic and DSP-to-logic of any low-cost FPGA family, according to Altera.
July 24, 2008
[Technology In The News] LabVIEW-Based Systems Monitor Health Of Chinese Megastructures
The China Earthquake Administration has selected a structural health monitoring (SHM) system from CGM Engineering Inc. to help engineers conduct research on seven recently constructed megastructures. CGM, a National Instruments Alliance Partner, based the system on the NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform and NI CompactRIO programmable automation controllers.
July 23, 2008
[Technology In The News] CE Companies Creating Enhanced WHDI Standard
Several consumer electronics companies have joined together to form a special interest group to develop an industry standard for multi-room audio, video, and control connectivity using Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) technology. Amimon Inc., Hitachi Ltd, Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, Sharp Corp., and Sony Corp. intend to have the new standard completed this year.
prev. page
[1]
