United Kingdom Semiconductors News

Photo Data (incorporating JD Photo-Tools) offer a new product finish to their photomask range – a white polymer backing that can be applied after the imaging stage, making it ideal for optical recognition and camera vision systems.

Mobile telecommunications, open source software, embedded systems and large systems/cloud computing veteran will spearhead new business initiatives.

A new open source 3D graphics driver project, www.limadriver.org, launched with a live interactive demonstration and discussion at the Free and Open Software Developers’ European Meeting (FOSDEM).

New Member State RoHS2 Regulations will take effect in 18 months time. But many companies are not aware of the new RoHS2 scope, the obligations of distributors and sample testing requirements.

New generation of SIM controllers is designed to cover demands of USIM Java CardTM applications, with the SCF335H being the first product of a new family that will fully encompass the Telecom Smart Card ICs market

Announcement is a step further in confirming StarChip’s strategic commitment to the Smart Card business by extending its product portfolio into payment and ID markets.

The new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform completes the active tag technology driven by ZigBee with passive tag identification enabling the creation of complex location based services with just one device.

Cortus offers low latency bridges between the Cortus APS bus and AHB-Lite™ and APB™. These bridges facilitate the migration of older designs using processors supporting AHB-Lite™ to Cortus APS3 and FPS6 processors.

Opening of new Chinese office is the first part of a multi-phase plan for the experts in designing and qualifying Smart Card ICs to expand its operation and sales to China.

Cortus extends family of 32 bit modern RISC microcontroller IP cores with high performance FPS6 microcontroller IP core.

New report: Semiconductors in Solar PV Power Systems to 2015: Government Incentives and Feed-in Tariffs to Create Growth Potential for Semiconductor Manufacturers

Photo Data (incorporating JD Photo-Tools) offer a new product finish to their photomask range – a white polymer backing that can be applied after the imaging stage, making it ideal for optical recognition and camera vision systems.

Cortus announces the expansion of its product range to include a total of four 32-bit embedded microcontroller cores addressing a wider market.

Downloadable paper describes the different types of power module assemblies and topologies

In recent months we have added a few new products to our catalogue; the APX Series Range of Phase shifters and the ACA-100 Chamber Analyser.

Semiconductor Healthcare Pioneer to Present “DNA Transistors and Handheld Sequencing” at Key Educational Conference (La Jolla, California, March 1-2 2012)

Full range of USB Interface IC solutions from FTDI Chip now available through AltiumLive

Mobile telecommunications, open source software, embedded systems and large systems/cloud computing veteran will spearhead new business initiatives.

A new open source 3D graphics driver project, www.limadriver.org, launched with a live interactive demonstration and discussion at the Free and Open Software Developers’ European Meeting (FOSDEM).

Agreement signed to develop a Contactless Front End for Smart Card applications.

Exhibit will combine Cortus’ silicon efficient, ultra low power 32 bit microcontroller cores with SST’s low power, ultra high endurance embedded flash non-volatile memory (NVM) technology.

SmartKem Accelerates Pace in Asian Market by Signing Materials Testing Agreements with World-Renowned Asian Corporations

Comparison of power modules with either silicon switches or SiC switches

TS-Space Systems is proud to announce that AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH have chosen the Unisim 4-zone for their next generation of solar simulator.

New additions to company’s portfolio of application-led ROM files shorten development time

Innovative Bristol business bucks the trend for fabless semiconductor start-ups

Crocus and Starchip will work together to embed MLU memory and logic functionality into next generation secure processor-based architectures.

Leading semiconductor suppliers worldwide have deployed Talus 1.2 into production flows for the most challenging designs

The combination of the two companies’ technologies, development capabilities, support teams and sales channels will provide chip designers with greater access to state-of-the art electronic design automation solutions

With this latest version, chip designers can better address the growing complexity of verification and increasing number of simulations required for today’s analog/mixed-signal designs

Super fast runtime, advanced multi-mode, multi-corner analysis capabilities and silicon-proven results drive growth

More than 30 customers have adopted Titan technology to accelerate analog/mixed-signal design creation and reuse

Advance architecture and multi-mode multi-corner static timing analysis and extraction deliver 5X faster runtime

Symmetrical Boost Concept for Transformer-less solar inverter applications

Extensive evaluation proved Titan ADX’s ability to increase designer productivity, accelerate turnaround time on SoCs and to reduce the cost of analog design and reuse.

The only commercially available tool that integrates multiple, interactive IC and PCB online trace and circuit debugging with CAD navigation.

Talus-Flow-Manager-Based Reference Flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 28-nm SLP Process and Quartz’s pattern matching capability improve quality of results and accelerate turnaround time

Magma's digital and analog IC design solutions enabled the delivery of the highest energy efficiency of any floating point processor array solution to date, with ground-breaking performance of 70 GFLOPS/Watt.

Unveiled late in 2010, The SCF320G/384G SIM controllers have been designed to address USIM Java CardTM applications.

UK and France seminars will present solutions for advanced analog and digital design challenges

FineSim SPICE provides unmatched performance enabling 3X to 4X increase in test coverage without sacrificing accuracy

The TACOS-J platform is a contact-based Java™ (U)SIM card and is fully compliant with Java Card™ 2.2.1 Specifications and Visa GlobalPlatform 2.1.1.

Bristol based event will help designers, engineers and managers tackle the many challenges presented by the latest multicore technology, with a number of in depth webinars planned between now and the live event in September 2012

Energy efficiency is the key for optimized power modules

Financial and institutional organisations invest in Cortus’ international expansion

Cortus expands European sales channel through EDASIP

Innovative technology solutions for emerging silicon challenges to be presented

Accelerated Circuit Engine fully automates the characterization flow to provide an order-of-magnitude improvement in throughput

In the field of functional materials, the need for specialist turn-key systems is growing as scientists focus upon research into new materials.

The ideal power module solution for fast switching motor drives

Richard Mount of SWINDON Silicon Systems examines how ASICs today contribute to the competitive advantage of so many products and applications

QCP meets TSMC’s 28-nm process requirements for via etch, multi-dimensional etch tables, contact biasing and additional via rules to ensure required support

To develop new leading edge performance in a particular electronics application takes a full understanding of the product usage and performance requirements combined with the capability to translate a specification into actual silicon.

The Cortus APS3 processor is being used by PointChips in their latest advanced touch screen controller chips.