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Featured News

Imec and Synopsys Collaborate on 3D Stacked IC Development

March 9, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. and the Belgian nanoelectronics research center, imec, today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to use Synopsys TCAD (Technology Computer-Aided Design) finite-element method tools for characterizing and optimizing the reliability and electrical performance of through-silicon vias (TSVs). The collaboration will accelerate the development of 3D stacked IC technologies. ... read more

News since Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Avago Technologies Announces Pair of Miniature High Linearity Wireless Data Power Amplifiers for WiMAX and WiFi Applications

Cascade Microtech Expands 1/f Noise Measurement Solution to Address Frequency Range of 1 Hz to 40 MHz

Fairchild Semiconductor Announces CCM PFC Controller to Minimize Power Losses in Multi-Stage Power Supplies

IXYS Introduces 600V, High-Side Gate Driver IC for Power MOSFETs and IGBTs

Microsemi Extends Advanced Silicon Carbide Portfolio With 1,500 Watt RF Power Transistor for UHF Pulsed Radar

Samsung Announces Industry's First Full HD 3D LED TV

STMicroelectronics Introduces Optical Joystick Chip Enabling Low-Power Cost-Effective Navigation in Handheld Consumer Devices

Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer Accelerates Analog/Mixed-Signal Engineering Productivity with Built-in DRC Visualization and Correction

TI Announces Code Composer Studio Tools and Brushed DC Motor Reference Design

OSCI Completes First Analog/Mixed-Signal Standard for SystemC-based Design

Analog Devices Introduces High Performance, Radio Frequency Circuit for Short-range Wireless Systems

Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Teknovus for $123 Million Cash

Carbon Unveils New Generation of ARM Mali Models

Exar Introduces Ultra-Versatile 3.3V/5.0V Single-Chip RS-232/RS-485/RS-422 Serial Transceiver

ISSI Announces 32Mb Ultra Low Power Mobile SDRAMs

Micrium Supports Actel SmartFusion Devices

Microchip Technology Sweetens Agreement to Acquire Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Silicon Storage Technology Accepts Amended Merger Agreement with Microchip for $3.05 Per Share Cash

STMicroelectronics Announces Temperature Monitor Meeting JEDEC TSE2002 Standard

Analog Devices Introduces Lithium-Ion Battery Monitoring and Protection System for Energy, Industrial and Automotive Applications

Forte Design Systems Ships New Version of CellMath Designer

MIPS Technologies Simplifies Android Application Development With Tools for the MIPS Architecture

The MathWorks Releases 2010a of the MATLAB and Simulink

Atmel Announces Industry's First Off-the-Shelf Automotive-Qualified Capacitive Touch Controller

Atmel Introduces Automotive Transceivers, Microcontrollers and Touch Controllers Featuring Improved Connectivity and Security

Clare Introduces Its First High-Voltage, High-Side Gate Driver

GigOptix Introduces Linear TIA for 40G Coherent Receivers

Intel Expands Atom Processor-Based Platform to Its First Home and Small Office Storage Devices and First Dual-Core for Embedded Devices

IR Announces Intelligent Power Switch that Delivers 7.5 mOhm (max) On-State Resistance for 24V Automotive Applications

Maxim Announces Industry's Highest Performance Up-/Downconverting SiGe Passive Mixer

Newport Digital Technologies Announces Its First LED Digital Signage with Wi-Fi, 3G and WiMAX Connectivity

OmniVision Delivers 1 Megapixel Automotive Sensor for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

X-FAB First to Deliver Single-Block Embedded NVRAM as Pure Play Foundry Solution

Atmel Expands Touch Portfolio to Offer More Functionality

Digi Launches ConnectCore Wi-i.MX51 Digi JumpStart Kit

IBM Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Device Which Uses Light for Communication between Computer Chips

Microsemi Expands Backlight Controller Family Featuring Third-Generation PureBLACK Mega-Contrast Dimming Technology

Numonyx Introduces High-Performance Serial Flash Memory

Silicon Labs Si4830 AM/FM Receiver Brings Digital Performance to Analog Radios

STMicroelectronics Launches STM32 Microcontroller Value Line

Synopsys Announces Matrix Data-Type Support to System Studio C/C++ to Speeds DSP Algorithm Development

TI Announces Industry's First 12-channel Sequencer and System Health Manager with Fan Control and Multiphase PWM Clock Generator

WD Introduces Fast and Rugged 2.5-inch, 256GB Solid State Drives for Notebooks and Desktop

Xilinx Announces Spartan-6 FPGA Industrial Automation Targeted Design Platform That Brings High-Speed Connectivity and Real-Time Processing Performance to the Factory Floor

Xilinx Introduces Spartan-6 FPGA Industrial Imaging Targeted Design Platform for High Definition Digital Video Conferencing, Surveillance, and Machine Vision

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Featured Newspaper & Magazine Articles

What? You don't have subscriptions to all of the leading trade publications? Well, there's no need to miss anything because you'll find most of the feature articles about analog design and DSPs indexed here.

Featured Online Articles

How Low Can 32 Bits Processors Go?

February 18. 2010 -- Moore’s Law observes that the number of transistors doubles for the same area every two years. The relentless fulfillment of this observation has been the rallying point for those who predict that 32-bit processors will replace 8-bit processors. The argument starts with the fact that the relative size difference between an 8- and a 32-bit-processor core approaches zero compared with the other resources on the chip as the transistor geometry continues to shrink. As the difference in the silicon area of 8- and 32-bit cores shrinks to nothing, 8-bit processors lose the price advantage that they once enjoyed. ... read more

Wireless To Go

February 4, 2010 -- As wireless technology becomes increasingly pervasive, vendors are offering a variety of hardware and software technologies to help you add communications functions to your products. Offerings support communications standards, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS (global-positioning system), LTE (long-term evolution), and WiMax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access). Choosing the chips and associated software necessary to add wireless connectivity—and proving that your chosen implementation works and meets relevant certification requirements—can be challenging, however. Even if you put together a working design, you might not succeed in the market if you haven’t optimized performance, power consumption, cost, and size. And what’s optimum today might not be optimum as communications standards and your customers’ needs evolve, so you’ll want to choose a hardware and software implementation that lets you adapt without starting from scratch with each new generation (see sidebar “Wireless at a glance”). ... read more

The 36th Annual EDN Microprocessor/Microcontroller Directory

October 22, 2009 -- This directory aims to provide designers and system architects enough visibility into processor options to quickly narrow the list of candidate processors for each project. The vendor list on the left shows the companies selling software-programmable processors and cores and provides an overview for each as well as identifies the latest developments over the previous year at each company. The expanded online section presents each processor, with detailed information and block diagrams. The directory uses a common taxonomy for describing and categorizing target applications that helps you to quickly find and compare competing processors for your projects. You'll also find a listing of third-party-software-development companies. ... read more

The 2009 EDN DSP Directory: Dig Into DSPs

March 5, 2009 -- This repository of embedded-signal-processing resources will help you find the best processor candidates and development tools for your project. ... read more

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This Month's Spotlight Vendors

For more than three decades, Intel has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers and networking and communications products. ... learn more

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Recommended Tutorials & White Papers

Intelligent Digital Power Management

February 1, 2010 -- Today's complex system designs require capable and efficient power management to enable the advanced features customers demand. Intelligent power management is essential in fulfilling green initiatives and minimizing power consumption. Actel offers an intelligent digital power management (IDPM) solution that provides high-level power management in a low-power, configurable, single-chip design. ... read more

Supporting Digital Television Trends with Next-Generation FPGAs

February 1, 2010 -- Question: What do the following items have in common?

  • iPhones
  • Avatar 3D (James Cameron's new movie)
  • Digital SLR cameras
  • LCD digital televisions

Answer: They are all evidence that consumers strongly prefer products with stunning visuals.

This white paper shows how these trends towards new features and faster introduction rates of new models are

fueling increased FPGA use within high-definition television electronics. ... read more

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Upcoming Conferences & Seminars

IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), February 7-11, 2010, San Francisco Marriott.

The International Solid-State Circuits Conference is the foremost global forum for presentation of advances in solid-state circuits and Systems-on-a-Chip. The Conference offers a unique opportunity for engineers working at the cutting edge of IC design to maintain technical currency, and to network with leading experts. ... read more

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