'EDA Tools' Category Archive

USB 3.0 Promoter Group

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Intel Corporation, along with other companies, have formed the USB 3.0 Promoter Group to create a superspeed personal USB interconnect that can deliver over 10 times the speed of today's connection. The technology will target fast sync-and-go transfer applications in the PC, consumer and mobile segments that are necessary as digital media become ubiquitous and […]

MontaVista TestDrive

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Monday, November 12, 2007

MontaVista TestDrive is a virtual evaluation center that enables embedded Linux developers to test the full capabilities of MontaVista Linux Professional Edition and DevRocket developer tools. MontaVista TestDrive is a hosted web service for evaluating MontaVista Linux on a target processor and reference board of the developer's choosing. TestDrive can shrink the time required for […]

Advanced Circuits PCB Artist

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Advanced Circuits' PCB Artist software is an easy-to-use and intuitive printed circuit board layout software and is a comprehensive, free layout software available for manufacturers, designers and engineers in the PCB industry. PCB Artist includes schematic symbol, footprint and part creation wizards to streamline the PCB design process and reduce component creation time to as […]

News - 2007.09.27 - Early Edition

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, September 27, 2007

Biosensors Sees Growth in Medical Diagnostics Industry
When compared to other medical devices or instruments, biosensors are undergoing rapid growth in the industry. The reason behind its proliferation is that it gives researchers and companies exciting challenges to overcome. The principle behind present day industrial sensors, as well as new technologies, is under a process of […]

News - 2007.08.23 - Early Edition

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, August 23, 2007

TSMC Qualifies .13-micron Embedded Flash Process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) announced that it has qualified its 0.13-micron embedded flash process and has entered production. TSMC is the first pure-play foundry to launch production of a fully logic compatible 0.13-micron process featuring embedded flash technology.
Denali Enables Rapid Deployment of First GDDR5 Memories […]

EDA News - 2007.07.05

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, July 5, 2007

ADLINK Introduces 4-Axis Pulse Train Modularized Motion Control Card
ADLINK Technology Inc. announces the PCI-8154, a cost-effective 4-axis pulse train modularized motion control card for controlling steppers, servos, and linear motors. The PCI-8154 delivers high-frequency pulse rates of up to 6.55 MHz and features a hardware-controlled emergency stop to terminate movement in case of system malfunction, […]

News - 2007.06.07 - Early Edition

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, June 7, 2007

Cadence Qrc Extraction Tool Qualifies for TSMC's 45nm Process
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) announced the availability of the Cadence(R) QRC Extraction tool for parasitic extraction for TSMC's 45-nanometer (nm) process technology. Cadence's QRC Extraction is immediately available to […]

News - 2007.06.05 - Early Edition

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Tuesday, June 5, 2007

AMCC Launches Embedded Processor for Wireless Access Platform
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC), a global leader in embedded Power Architecture(TM) processing, optical transport and storage solutions, announced the second member of its embedded processor family for cost-sensitive wireless access platforms at this week's Computex Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The PowerPC(R) 405EXr is based on Power […]

News - 2007.05.09 - Early Edition

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Optichron Selects Cadence Encounter for DSP Device Tape Out
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced that Optichron, Inc. used the Cadence(R) Encounter(R) Timing System to achieve record-breaking production success for its leading digital pre-distortion (DPD) linearization device, a vital technology for advanced wireless communications systems that process WCDMA, CDMA […]

Sony Playstation 3 Price Cut

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Over on the Technology Insider (Chipworks) is an interesting post about the differences between the Japanese version of the Sony Playstation 3 (released November 2006) and the European PS3 (released March 2007).
Chipworks took both PS3 systems apart and here are a few of their findings:

Motherboard
The two PS3 versions use different motherboards. On the new version […]

Mentor Graphics Technology Leadership Awards

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, November 30, 2006

Mentor Graphics kicked off its annual Technology Leadership Awards contest earlier in the week. The contest was started by Mentor in 1989 and is the longest running competition of its kind for PCB designers in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. It recognizes engineers and CAD designers who use Mentor's technology applications to address today's […]

FireStealth Non-intrusive IEEE 1394b Analyzer

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Friday, August 11, 2006

DapTechnology, a world-leading supplier of advanced IEEE 1394 protocol analyzers & solutions to the aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets, released FireStealth, the world's first non-intrusive IEEE 1394b Analyzer.
DapTechnology's FireStealth, incorporating a patent pending technology, is the world's first "Stealth Mode" IEEE 1394b analyzer. The FireStealth IEEE 1394b analyzer is a bus monitoring […]

NI LabVIEW 8.20 Targets Communications Test

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, August 10, 2006

National Instruments, a global leader in virtual instrumentation, rolled out LabVIEW 8.20, the 20th anniversary edition of the LabVIEW graphical system design platform for test, control and embedded system design development. NI LabVIEW 8.20 extends the popular LabVIEW graphical programming platform with communications design, simulation and test tools specifically tailored to the needs of telecom […]

OpenGL ARB Transfers API to the Khronos Group

Posted by Ken Cheung in EDA Tools on Thursday, August 3, 2006

The OpenGL ARB (Architecture Review Board), the governing body for OpenGL, has voted to transfer control of the OpenGL API standard to the Khronos Group. The Khronos Group has voted to establish an OpenGL Working Group that will control and evolve this vital standard for cross-platform 3D graphics with significantly enhanced participation as ARB companies […]

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