Allegro release tackles new generations of PCB
The latest release of Cadence's Allegro deals with flex PCBs, material inlays as well as tighter links to signal integrity.
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Cadence boosts MAC count for neural networks
Cadence Design Systems has increased the throughput of its vision-oriented DSP family to cater for deep-learning applications.
Cadence moves into safer design with Virtuoso changes
Cadence Design Systems has made additions to its Virtuoso mixed-signal design environment intended to improve design for manufacture and the ability of teams to create and test safety-critical systems.
53rd DAC conference program announced
The 53rd Design Automation Conference has published its program for the upcoming event in Austin, Texas, which will include keynotes from AMD, nVidia, and NXP Semiconductors and tracks that connect electronics to biology.
Spectrum analyzers aim for IoT projects
Tektronix has aimed a pair of RF instruments at the growing number of engineering teams trying to incorporate low-power wireless communications into their designs.
MEMS contest launches at DATE
The DATE 2016 conference saw the launch of a competition to encourage novel designs using MEMS technology.
X-Fab aims at lower-cost SiC with upgraded 6in line
X-Fab Silicon Foundries has upgraded its 6in fab in Lubbock, Texas to handle silicon carbide wafers in parallel with existing silicon production.
Tek brings chips to the tips for high-bandwidth probing
Tektronix has moved the some of the active signal-conditioning to the tip to develop a probe for oscilloscopes that can handle bandwidths up to 20GHz and with less need for de-embedding techniques.
Security focus for Embedded World
Security took center stage at the Embedded World show in Nürnberg this week, with a number of vendors launching software intended to help protect against hacks.
ARM aims at low-end compute with 32bit Cortex-A
ARM has gone back to the 32bit realm for its latest Cortex-A processor core, aiming the device at a new generation of low-cost platforms inspired by the success of the Raspberry Pi as well as wearables.