Montpellier, France, 24th May 2013. Cortus, a technology leader in cost effective, silicon efficient, 32-bit processor IP, announces that they are appointing Dr Richard Ryu as Technical Director, Korea with immediate effect.

Dr Ryu, a graduate of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), brings over twenty years of industry experience. He has previously worked on embedded software, network security platforms and ASIC development at companies including LG Electronics, LG Nsys and LG CNS.

“We are very happy to welcome Dr Richard Ryu to the Cortus team”, says Michael Chapman, CEO and President of Cortus, “His proven industry experience will greatly benefit our growing customer base in Korea”.

“Over the last two years I have seen how Cortus processor IP has been providing a low power, silicon efficient solution for smart applications such as smart cards, user interface, sensors and wireless”, says Richard Ryu. “I am looking forward to working with Cortus to expand in the Korean semiconductor market”.

The Cortus family of APS processors starts with the world’s smallest 32-bit core, the APS1, and goes up to the floating point FPS6. All cores interface to Cortus’ peripherals including Ethernet 10/100 MAC, USB 2.0 Device and USB 2.0 OTG via the efficient APS bus. They also share the simple vectored interrupt structure which ensures rapid, real time interrupt response, with low software overhead.

The APS toolchain and IDE (for C and C++) is available to licensees free of charge, and which can be customised and branded for final customer use. Ports of various RTOSs are available such as FreeRTOS, Micrium uC/OSII and uCLinux.

To date approximately 500 million devices have been manufactured containing Cortus processor cores.

About Cortus S.A.:

Cortus S.A. is the cost/performance leader for 32 bit processor IP for systems on chip (SoC). Cortus uses a modern RISC architecture optimised for the new wave of low power, intelligent applications including the Internet of Things (IoT). The Cortus processor family comprises the entry level APS1, the energy efficient APS3R, the high performance APS5 and the floating point FPS6. Integrated circuits containing Cortus cores have been manufactured in high volumes for a wide range of applications including automotive, imaging, M2M controllers, secure microcontrollers, sensors, SIM cards, smart metering and wireless

www.cortus.com

Devart Team is proud to introduce the new versions of dbExpress drivers with support for the latest version of Embarcadero’s RAD Studio – RAD Studio XE4. This considerable upgrade gives users an opportunity to develop their applications using the cutting-edge IDE for all the supported target-platforms: Win32, Win64 and Mac OS.

Devart dbExpress – www.devart.com/dbx/ is a database-independent layer that defines common interface to provide fast access to SQL database servers from Delphi and C++Builder on Windows and Mac OS X for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. For each supported server, dbExpress provides a driver as an independent library that implements the common dbExpress interfaces for processing queries and stored procedures. As data-access layer is thin and simple, dbExpress provides high-performance database connectivity and is easy to deploy. Users can use drivers in the same way as the ones supplied by Embarcadero.

The new versions of dbExpress drivers provide the following improvement:

* Support for RAD Studio XE4 is implemented.

Pricing and Availability

Price of a single license for a dbExpress driver starts at just $99.95.

Users can try out the new versions of dbExpress drivers here:

dbExpress driver for Oracle 6.2

[ www.devart.com/dbx/oracle/download.html ]

dbExpress driver for SQL Server 6.2

[ www.devart.com/dbx/sqlserver/download.html ]

dbExpress driver for MySQL 6.2

[ www.devart.com/dbx/mysql/download.html ]

dbExpress driver for InterBase 4.2

[ www.devart.com/dbx/interbase/download.html ]

dbExpress driver for PostgreSQL 3.2

[ www.devart.com/dbx/postgresql/download.html ]

dbExpress driver for SQLite 3.2

[ www.devart.com/dbx/sqlite/download.html ]

About Devart

Devart is a recognized vendor of database connectivity solutions for Microsoft .NET and Embarcadero Delphi development platforms as well as database management software.

Company’s solutions support such databases as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, InterBase, Firebird, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

Along with database oriented software Devart offers productivity tools for Visual Studio developers and security components for Delphi. Devart tools help developers to be empowered, stay focused, and deliver their best all the time.

From March 2013 Devart is a Silver Partner in the Oracle Partner Network (OPN).

For additional information about Devart, visit www.devart.com/.

Acnodes Corp. is pleased to launch the new fanless embedded system, FES2213. It utilizes Atom Z2600 Dual-core 1.6GHz processor with NM10 South Bridge chipset and includes one DDR3 SO-DIMM socket for a maximum of 4GB system memory. In a easy-to-carry and compact size of W66.5mm x H130mm x D100mm rugged aluminum housing, FES2213 provides a full set of I/O features including two RS-232 ports, one 100/1000T(X) Ethernet LAN port, two USB ports, VGA connector, and audio connector along with one SATA and one mini PCI-Express mSATA for high-capacity storage. It also enables flexible expansion by a half size mini PCI-E expansion slot.

FES2213 supports VGA display function with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 (1080P). It also has a built-in Watchdog Timer that can wake system from unexpected failures, which reduces the need for maintenance. The system accepts a 12V or 24V DC power input and offers outstanding computing performance with very low-power consumption of less than 10W during common usage. Besides, it can operates in wide range temperature environments from -4°F to +113°F (-20°C to +45°C). Featured for its compact size and DIN-rail mounting capability, FES2213 is easy to install and fit into various space-limited working environments. Additionally, FES2213 supports multiple operating systems including Windows XP/ 7 Embedded or Professional and Linux.

More information may be found at Acnodes’ FES2213 product page at www.acnodes.com/fes2213.htm.

Our product line configurations are illustrated on our web site at Acnodes.com. However, most of the commercial and industrial computers are custom built to customer’s exact requirements. Contact us via e-mail: info@acnodes.com or telephone (1-909-597-7588) for more information.

About Acnodes

Acnodes manufactures, designs, and markets industrial computers and display solutions for diverse industries ranging from automation to military. We have an array of technological innovations in the area of rack mount servers, embedded computers, Panel PC’s and rugged monitors that create simpler and more valuable products to the customers. We work closely with our clients to customize computer products to meet their required projects and challenges. Acnodes strives to explore new technologies to better improve life and work.

Company Information:

Name: Acnodes Corporation

Address: 14628 Central Ave.

City: Chino

State: CA

Zip: 91710

Country: US

Phone: 909.597.7588

Fax: 909.597.1939

www.acnodes.com

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Each port individually configurable for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485

• Optical isolation provides protection against transients and ground loops

• 16C952 buffered UARTs with 128-byte FIFOs

• Oscillator and clock prescalar support wide range of baud rates

• Supports 9-bit protocol framing

• Each port supports data rates to 460.8K bps

• RS-485 line termination, pull-up and pull-down resistors for each port are selectable via dipswitch

• RS-485 ECHO can be enabled/disabled via dipswitch

• PCI Express X1 compliant

• Compatible with all standard size PCI Express slots

• All modem control signals implemented in RS-232 mode

• Automatic RS-485 enable/disable in hardware

• Board includes two DB9M connectors

LIBERTY, SC, USA – Sealevel’s 7203e PCI Express serial interface provides two optically isolated serial ports, each individually configurable for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485. Each serial port utilizes a high-performance UART with 128-byte Tx/Rx FIFOs that enables data rates to 460.8K bps for reliable high-speed communications in data intensive applications. The 7203e is the perfect choice for electrical noisy conditions and protects against harmful current loops and power surges commonly found in industrial environments.

The board’s 16C952 UART includes 9-bit framing support and is register compatible with legacy 16550 software applications. In addition, the board derives a 62.5 MHz clock from the PCI Express link. This ultra-high speed clock is divided by a flexible 8-bit clock prescalar with 1/8 steps to provide support for the widest range of standard and non-standard baud rates. The 7203e is a PCI Express X1 board compatible with any PCI Express slot.

In RS-485 mode the board provides automatic control of the RS-485 driver in hardware, eliminating the need for application software control. This allows the 7203e to be used with standard serial communications applications and removes the risk of bus contention and data corruption. Additionally, RS-485 network termination, critical to robust multi-drop communication, can be selectively added to the circuit via DIP-switches. In RS-232 mode, all modem control signals are implemented for maximum compatibility with a variety of serial peripherals. The 7203e’s advanced features and scalable performance makes it an ideal I/O solution across a broad range of platforms.

Sealevel’s SeaCOM software makes installation and operation easy using Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. The 7203e is immediately available and priced at $379.00.

About Sealevel Systems, Inc.

Sealevel Systems, Inc., founded in 1986, provides industrial computing solutions in addition to a variety of communications and I/O products including PCI and PCI Express Bus cards, Ethernet serial servers, USB serial adapters, PCMCIA cards, and PC/104 modules. The product line includes multi-port RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-232/422/485 multi-interface high-speed sync/async, and digital/relay I/O. For more information, visit www.sealevel.com or call +1 864-843-4343.

ftp://ftp.sealevel.com/MEDIA/7203ePR

WHO:

Oski Technology (www.oskitech.com), the world’s only dedicated formal verification services provider

What:

Will demonstrate Oski Formal Sign-off Methodology during the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Booth #718

When:

Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily

WHERE:

The Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas

The demonstration will showcase the benefits of applying custom Abstraction Models during formal analysis to reach deeper search depth and achieve faster proof. It will show how the Oski Formal Methodology, coupled with end-to-end checkers and formal coverage, makes formal sign-off possible.

Oski Technology will launch its “Decoding Formal” video series where Vigyan Singhal, Oski’s chief executive officer, shares tips and secrets on how to make the best use of formal technology in system-on-chip (SoC) design and verification. Videos will be shown hourly, starting at 9:30 a.m. Topics include:

•How to formally verify — and reuse — highly configurable IP designs

•How to know when a formal testbench is complete

•How to achieve early formal convergence with Oski Abstraction Models

DAC attendees are invited to an Oski “Decoding Formal” reception and compete to win prizes in the live “Decoding Formal” trivia challenge competition. The two events will be held Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4, from 5:15 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in Booth #718. Light refreshments will be served. Alternatively, the challenge can be played online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DecodingFormal

Singhal will offer a look at Sequential Equivalence Verification at the Jasper Design Automation (www.jasper-da.com) Booth #2346 Monday, June 3, at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, June 5, at 1:30p.m. He will present “Myths and Facts about Formal” during the Mentor Verification Academy (https://verificationacademy.com) in Booth #1215 Tuesday, June 4, at 4 p.m.

For more information about Oski Technology, go to: www.oskitech.com.

Information about DAC can be found at: www.dac.com.

About Oski Technology

Oski Technology (www.oskitech.com) is a formal verification services company with expertise in deploying formal verification on complex, digital designs. Oski Technology has developed a unique formal verification methodology and Oski Abstraction Models to solve challenging capacity problems with formal verification. Its formal methods bring a higher level of productivity than traditional simulation and formal verification approaches. Oski Technology, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with a design center in India, has built a team of the world’s foremost experts in formal verification. More information about Oski Technology can be found at: www.oskitech.com.

NORTH ANDOVER, MA, May 23, 2013: WIN Enterprises, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of embedded controllers and platforms for OEMs, announces the PL-80470, a 1U rackmount hardware platform designed for high performance network service applications. PL-80470 supports Intel® Sandy/Ivy Bridge Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors with Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions and Turbo Boost Technology. The platform will support 6 to 14 GbE Ethernet LAN ports via PCIe x8.

The platform supports two DDR3 1066/1333MHz unbuffered non-ECC DIMM sockets with memory up to 16GB. Storage interfaces support one 3.5″ or two 2.5” SATA HDD, one mSATA and one CompactFlash™ card. To prevent network problems during platform shut-downs, PL-80470 supports two segments of LAN bypass function through WDT and GPIO pin definitions.

Features

• Supports Intel® Sandy/Ivy Bridge Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors, LGA1155

• Max 16GB Dual-Channel DDR3 1066/1333 MHz System Memory

• Max 14 GbE copper ports via PCI-e x4/x1; and support for up to 8 fiberoptic ports

The front panel also features dual USB 2.0 ports, one RJ-45 console port and LED indicators to monitor power and storage activities for local system management, maintenance and diagnostics. The choice of one PCIe x8 slot or one PCIe x8 Golden Finger connector enables addition Ethernet capacity or card-based features.

WHO: Forte Design Systems™ (www.ForteDS.com), the #1 provider of SystemC synthesis products, enabling design at a higher level of abstraction and improving design results

WHAT: Will demonstrate Cynthesizer™ 5, the next-generation of SystemC high-level synthesis for SystemC high-level design, verification, and SystemC intellectual property (IP) development during the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Booth #1547.

Cynthesizer 5 includes low power synthesis capabilities, newly architected core synthesis algorithms that combine the scheduling and allocation phases of the tool, improving predictability and quality of results. It has a new SystemC integrated development environment (IDE) and Forte’s unique CellMath floating point IP support.

WHEN: Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily

WHERE: The Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas

Designers from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. will offer a look at deploying Cynthesizer during a presentation titled, “Parallel Design Methodology for Video Codec LSI with High-Level Synthesis and FPGA-Based Platform,” during Designer Track Session #8. It will be held Wednesday, June 5, from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. in Room 18C.

Beer will be served in the Forte booth Tuesday from 3 until 6 p.m. Forte will host DAC’s closing with a bagpiper’s performance Wednesday, June 5, at 5:50 p.m. in Booth #1547.

To learn more about Forte Design Systems and Cynthesizer 5, or to schedule a private demonstration, visit: www.ForteDS.com/dac2013.

The entire DAC program can be found at: www.dac.com.

About Forte Design Systems

Forte Design Systems™ is the #1 provider of electronic system-level (ESL) synthesis software, confirmed by Gary Smith EDA, provider of market intelligence for the global Electronic Design Automation (EDA) market. Forte’s software enables design at a higher level of abstraction and improves design results. Its innovative synthesis technologies and intellectual property offerings allow design teams creating complex electronic chips and systems to reduce their overall design and verification time. More than half of the top 20 worldwide semiconductor companies use Forte’s products in production today for ASIC, SoC and FPGA design. Forte is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in England, Japan, Korea and the United States. For more information, visit www.ForteDS.com.

Special Board Design

The PIP38 is completely designed from scratch to insure highest reliability. The design is based on MPL’s 28 years of experience in the field of low power engineering. The PIP form factor has been introduced more then 17 years ago and remains in the same size and conception. The real advantage for MPL customers is the fact that the products are designed for a long-term availability. To ensure this, MPL designs and manufacturers the products 100 % in Switzerland in its premises. All components are stocked at MPL Switzerland to guarantee that the products can be supported and repaired, even years after EOL for a product.

Flexibility and Expansions

The PIP38 comes with 4GB soldered on-board DDR3 ECCRAM which can be expanded with dual channel DDR3 memory modules. The PIP38 also comes standard with four GigE Ethernet ports. The solution is extremely flexible as it can be internally expanded with basically any add-on card, regardless whether it is PCI/104, PCI/104 Express, miniPCIe modules, PMC & XMC modules, or PCIe cards (x1, x4, x16). Externally, the system can be expanded with ePCI x1 and eSATA equipment. Four DB-9 connectors (RS232/422/485) allow to connect any serial line devices and USB ports support USB3.0 and USB2.0 equipment.

Security and Reliability

For additional ruggedness and best reliability, the system is equipped with on-board soldered ECCRAM. Optionally the PIP38 can also be equipped with a hot swappable RAID solution. A further key for the reliability of the system is the selection of the components during the design. Only the best quality component give a reliable design. This is what we stand up for and where we differentiate ourselves. Reliability, security and quality may cost a bit more up front, but the Total Cost of Ownership will definitely be lower in the end.

CPU Board

The PIP38 built in the PIP housing is equipped such that all external available connectors are soldered on the base board to eliminate the use of cables, even with some internal expansions like serial lines or additional GigE ports. In case the board is used open frame or with a MIL housing, then the PIP38 can be equipped with lockable headers. With this feature, any connector and connector configuration can be used and it can be fully customized with your connector requirements. This functionality is also ideal for upgrades of existing solutions where more CPU power is needed.

Housing & Packaging

The PIP38 is available on a standard or customized cooling plate, in a standard PIP housing available in 3 different heights and 2 different foot print. Two different colors, custom colors and/or designs are possible. There is hardly a configuration that is not possible, including solutions for 19″ rack mounting.

About the Company

MPL AG is located in Switzerland in the town of Daettwil near Zurich. It was founded 1985 by Rudolf Hug. Since 1985, MPL AG has been developing and manufacturing industrial PCs (boards and systems) for industrial needs and industrial controls with a high quality standard. The success of the company is based on various unique solutions: a rugged, PC compatible industrial concept, long-term availability of our products, low power consumption, extended temperature range, and passive cooling concepts (fanless).

If you need more information about the long-term PIP38 solution please feel free to contact us. We look forward to your requirements, we most likely have a solution for your needs.

Leading electronic measurement and instrumentation company Mantracourt Electronics Ltd is celebrating a record sales performance for April 2013. This achievement comes on the back of its ongoing development of new products and expansion of its overseas network of technical partners.

UK based Mantracourt is a world leader in the design and manufacture of electronics for measurement technologies, including strain gauge, temperature, resistance, pressure, voltage, current, potentiometer, rate, flow, LVDT and displacement in either analogue, digital or wireless form.

Based near Exeter in the South-West of England, Mantracourt was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2009 and now has a product range of over 1000 designs.

“Things are looking very good for Mantracourt at this time,” said Jonathan Purdue, Business Development Manager at Mantracourt.

“In recent years we have been working closely with engineers around the world and this has helped us develop many innovative and effective new instrumentation products. In this respect the Mantracourt brand has become established and recognised for the quality of its products and the high level of technical support that the company is able to provide.”

Mantracourt is established as a global leader in the development of wireless instrumentation, enabling engineers to collect data in difficult to access locations or moving, rotating equipment or where only a temporary installation is required. Its T24 range of wireless sensors and data logging software is enabling new applications of load sensing and similar types of remote data acquisition.

Working with carefully chosen technical partners around the world, Mantracourt has been developing distribution channels through which it can sell its technology whilst ensuring that overseas customers experience the high level of sales and technical support that has become such an important aspect of Mantracourt’s reputation.

“Demand for our products comes from many diverse sectors,” said Jonathan. “Every project is different, and each sales opportunity requires a good understanding of sensor technology and electronics. Having experienced and knowledgeable sales people at a local level has been very important to us. I am very pleased with the progress that we have made on this front.”

About Mantracourt

Mantracourt designs and manufactures instrumentation for load cells, strain gauges, pressure sensors, torque transducers, flow sensors, temperature sensors, for signal conditioning, display and control using analogue, digital and radio wireless telemetry techniques. Based near Exeter in the South-West of England, Mantracourt Electronics has become firmly established as a key technology provider to many major OEM sensor manufacturers and now has a product range of over 1000 designs. Key to its commercial success is Mantracourt’s specialist engineering team that is constantly developing new products using the latest technologies and components. Mantracourt was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2009. www.mantracourt.com

Leading electronic measurement and instrumentation company Mantracourt Electronics Ltd is celebrating a record sales performance for April 2013. This achievement comes on the back of its ongoing development of new products and expansion of its overseas network of technical partners.

UK based Mantracourt is a world leader in the design and manufacture of electronics for measurement technologies, including strain gauge, temperature, resistance, pressure, voltage, current, potentiometer, rate, flow, LVDT and displacement in either analogue, digital or wireless form.

Based near Exeter in the South-West of England, Mantracourt was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2009 and now has a product range of over 1000 designs.

“Things are looking very good for Mantracourt at this time,” said Jonathan Purdue, Business Development Manager at Mantracourt.

“In recent years we have been working closely with engineers around the world and this has helped us develop many innovative and effective new instrumentation products. In this respect the Mantracourt brand has become established and recognised for the quality of its products and the high level of technical support that the company is able to provide.”

Mantracourt is established as a global leader in the development of wireless instrumentation, enabling engineers to collect data in difficult to access locations or moving, rotating equipment or where only a temporary installation is required. Its T24 range of wireless sensors and data logging software is enabling new applications of load sensing and similar types of remote data acquisition.

Working with carefully chosen technical partners around the world, Mantracourt has been developing distribution channels through which it can sell its technology whilst ensuring that overseas customers experience the high level of sales and technical support that has become such an important aspect of Mantracourt’s reputation.

“Demand for our products comes from many diverse sectors,” said Jonathan. “Every project is different, and each sales opportunity requires a good understanding of sensor technology and electronics. Having experienced and knowledgeable sales people at a local level has been very important to us. I am very pleased with the progress that we have made on this front.”

About Mantracourt

Mantracourt designs and manufactures instrumentation for load cells, strain gauges, pressure sensors, torque transducers, flow sensors, temperature sensors, for signal conditioning, display and control using analogue, digital and radio wireless telemetry techniques. Based near Exeter in the South-West of England, Mantracourt Electronics has become firmly established as a key technology provider to many major OEM sensor manufacturers and now has a product range of over 1000 designs. Key to its commercial success is Mantracourt’s specialist engineering team that is constantly developing new products using the latest technologies and components. Mantracourt was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2009. www.mantracourt.com

Australia 23-05-2013. The prior information about the temperature is essential to have so that the proper arrangements can be made regarding to it. TempGenius provides numbers of monitors for this purpose. The all such temperature monitoring systems have different applications or advantages. The company supplies you these monitoring systems for protection purpose or the risks or uncertainties can be minimized with using these systems. These systems don’t contain any wire or cable along with it and the wireless systems are easy and simple to use.

The temperature monitoring system works on the remote location and sends the signal to the related human through the e-mail, message, phone call or fax etc. These temperature monitoring systems are quite beneficial to use as they give peace of mind and also provide security. These temperature monitoring systems are amply for the commercial as well as domestic purposes. If these can be installed in the business concerns then you don’t need to worry about the uncertainties.

These monitors save from several losses of money as the food products and medicines require specific temperature for storage. But if they cannot get such temperature then these products can be spoiled or can loss their quality. So when we use refrigerator temperature monitoring system then these can be remained fresh for long time.

If you are looking for the superlative, worth-while and valuable temperature monitoring systems for any purpose then the TempGenius is the right place.

For more information about company and its services simply visit at:http://www.tempgenius.com/

Australia 23-05-2013. The prior information about the temperature is essential to have so that the proper arrangements can be made regarding to it. TempGenius provides numbers of monitors for this purpose. The all such temperature monitoring systems have different applications or advantages. The company supplies you these monitoring systems for protection purpose or the risks or uncertainties can be minimized with using these systems. These systems don’t contain any wire or cable along with it and the wireless systems are easy and simple to use.

The temperature monitoring system works on the remote location and sends the signal to the related human through the e-mail, message, phone call or fax etc. These temperature monitoring systems are quite beneficial to use as they give peace of mind and also provide security. These temperature monitoring systems are amply for the commercial as well as domestic purposes. If these can be installed in the business concerns then you don’t need to worry about the uncertainties.

These monitors save from several losses of money as the food products and medicines require specific temperature for storage. But if they cannot get such temperature then these products can be spoiled or can loss their quality. So when we use refrigerator temperature monitoring system then these can be remained fresh for long time.

If you are looking for the superlative, worth-while and valuable temperature monitoring systems for any purpose then the TempGenius is the right place.

For more information about company and its services simply visit at:http://www.tempgenius.com/

ProximusDA has developed a technology to enable the distribution and execution of complex distributed applications over multi-core CPUs and GPUs. The foundation of this technology relies on a formal and explicit system-level communication modeling at the transaction level throughout the complete system. ProximusRealizer, a ProximusDA product announced last year at DAC in San Francisco, leverages its distributed execution kernel to support critical SOC design tasks:

 Capturing and executing SOC functional specifications (HW independent system level specs).

 System level hardware & software architecture explorations and specifications.

 Embedded software development, mapping and distributed execution & profiling.

 System-level HW verification and SW validation.

ProximusRealizer builds high-performance distributed software virtual prototypes (SVP) by leveraging multi-cpu/multi-core hardware available in today’s off-the-shelf servers. It enables HW & SW architects to explore multiple HW/SW trade-offs in a fraction of time that it would take with a traditional SystemC (OSCI) TLM and earlier than with FPGA approaches.

“Our collaboration with ST demonstrates the beneficial synergy between ProximusDA and its customers. By combining ProximusDA’s expertise in parallel and distributed software application with ST’s deep expertise in SOC advanced distributed-computing architecture and its undisputed SystemC TLM leadership, we are able to deliver solutions that uniquely address the requirement and complexity of upcoming SOC products. The first achievement of the collaboration has been to allow ST to build distributed execution runtime of its SystemC TLM platforms on machines with up to 64 cores, said Enno Wein, CEO of ProximusDA.

The next generation of System-on-a-Chip (SOC) requires critical attention to the development of the embedded software due to the intrinsic nature of the distributed computing architecture. At the same time, the design of heterogeneous multi-core architectures is demanding massive computing resources to fuel software virtual prototypes.

“ST has a strong focus on the embedded processing segment as the heart of electronics systems, so we wanted to move our TLM virtual prototyping to the next level of performance in order to stay ahead of the competition, said Laurent Ducousso, Virtual Platform Manager, Unified Platform Division R & D, Digital Convergence Group, STMicroelectronics. “Working with ProximusDA leverages our in-depth SystemC TLM investment and enables accelerated execution speed. With excellent performance results, we are currently integrating ProximusDA technologies into our TLM environment.”

Availability and Compatibility : ProximusRealizer is currently available in production.

About ProximusDA :

ProximusDA GmbH is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and has a wholly owned subsidiary in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Research, product definition, marketing, business development and sales as well as overall administration are located in the German headquarter. ProximusDA is a spin-off from Instigate CJSC, headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia based on technology developed by Instigate since 2005. The technology is based on about 200 man years of experience in the design of massive parallel systems at Instigate since 2005

For more information, please contact :

Philippe Metsu (philippe@proximusda.com +33 (0) 625 574 222)

ProximusDA will exhibit at DAC 2013 in Austin, Texas, on June 3-5 , booth #1341

The agreement with ATS means Mouser Electronics customers will have access to a wide range of high performance heat sinks available in thousands of shapes and sizes. ATS heat sinks are designed for use in many applications including telecom, datacom, LED, automotive, medical, and aerospace. Their maxiFLOW™ heat sinks feature a low profile spread fin array that maximizes surface area, yielding the highest thermal performance of any heat sink on the market. ATS maxiFLOW™ heat sinks are available with thermal tape, push pin or its patented maxiGRIP™ attachment methodology. ATS maxiGRIP assemblies permit secure attachment of heat sinks to BGAs, flip chips and other hot components on a PCB with steady, even pressure and without any need to drill holes in the board. Both the spring and frame clip in the maxiGRIP assembly can be easily removed, allowing the heat sink to be detached and re-attached without damaging the device, surrounding components or PCB. All ATS maxiGRIP heat sinks are fabricated with high-performance, phase-changing thermal interface material to further maximize performance. Mouser Electronics stocks an extensive line-up of the ATS LED heat sinks, including both the linear style and the round/star shape in a wide variety of sizes; fansinks using maxiGRIP attachment, and a full line of maxiFLOW heat sinks for brick DC/DC converters.

“We are very pleased to present to our customers the world-renowned ATS line of heat sinks,” says Keith Privett, Mouser Electronics Vice President of Electromechanical, Power, and Test. “Our broad product offering will provide customers with cooling solutions for LEDs, BGAs, power supplies, and specific devices such as flip-chip processors.”

“Amongst many air and liquid high capacity cooling solutions, ATS provides the widest range of high performance heat sinks for cooling today’s hot-running electronic devices,” says Sharon Koss, VP of Operations and Business Development of ATS. “We look forward to providing thermal solutions to Mouser’s customers around the world.” To view these and other products by ATS, visit www.mouser.com/Advanced-Thermal-Solutions/.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering “What’s Next” in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 19 global support locations and stocks the world’s widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects.

Mouser Electronics’ website is updated daily and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 3 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

About Mouser Electronics

Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 3 million products online from more than 500 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 375,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About Advanced Thermal Solutions (ATS)

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is a leading-edge engineering and manufacturing company focused on the thermal management of electronics. Founded in 1989, ATS specializes in providing thermal analysis, mechanical and design services for telecom, datacom, networking, medical equipment, military defense, aerospace, automotive, embedded computing, LED lighting and other market sectors with high performance electronics products. From its headquarters in Norwood, MA, ATS designs the most advanced air and liquid cooling solutions to solve the most challenging thermal issues and is world renowned for its portfolio of more than 5000 high- and ultra-performance heat sinks, research-quality test equipment, and leading-edge R&D. From its world-class, US-based rapid prototyping and production facilities to its multiple strategic partners in Europe and Asia, ATS is positioned to meet virtually any metal fabrication requirement with dual sourcing options and ISO certified partners globally. For more information, visit www.qats.com

WILSONVILLE, Ore., May 22, 2013—Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), a leader in electronic design automation, today announced it has teamed with OpSIS and Lumerical Solutions to develop a complete EDA-style, full flow process design kit (PDK) for the OpSIS IME (Institute of Microelectronics) silicon photonics process. The prospect of integrating a silicon photonics process with silicon-based electronics would allow adding the driver and control electronics on the same chip, greatly reducing packaging complexity and cost. Adding a photonic layer and interconnects also holds the promise of solving speed bottlenecks in future computing and chip platforms.

After almost of year of development and testing by the combined team of OpSIS, Mentor and Lumerical, the OpSIS team has demonstrated a prototype full design implementation and verification flow for the IME silicon photonics process. This flow uses the Mentor® Pyxis® custom IC design platform for schematic capture and schematic driven layout, along with the Mentor Calibre® nmDRC™ and Calibre nmLVS™ tools with detailed parameter checking for physical verification of the design. This prototype flow is available for use by design teams who participate in an OpSIS MultiProject Wafer design workshop.

“We are extremely pleased with the industry collaboration and support OpSIS had received in developing a PDK for use by silicon photonics designers,” said Michael Hochberg, co-founder and director, OpSIS. “By working together, we are making silicon photonics a reality for multiple applications, research efforts, and companies that would not be able to do such work independently.”

The OpSIS PDK also relies on technology from Lumerical Solutions for optical simulation that is set up to let users create and manage Lumerical INTERCONNECT projects inside the Pyxis environment. Lumerical INTERCONNECT is used to provide system level optical analysis of integrated silicon photonics circuits. Compact model development work is ongoing using Lumerical’s FDTD Solutions, MODE Solutions and DEVICE to complement the experimental data.

“The simulation of photonic circuits inside an EDA-style flow is extremely challenging so we are excited to reach the critical step of exporting a circuit to INTERCONNECT for simulation,” said James Pond, PhD, chief technology officer, Lumerical Solutions. “We look forward to collaborating with our partners and also the end users to ensure that this design and simulation flow meets their needs in the future.”

Within the Pyxis custom IC design platform, the OpSIS PDK currently supports call-back driven photonic PCells that can be quickly assembled using connectivity-driven waveguide routing with radial and adiabatic bends, as well as S-bend support. Design rule checking is done with the Calibre nmDRC tool using out-of-the-box SVRF rules with special considerations for silicon photonic structures, along with the Calibre nmLVS tool for device checking that is similar to other high-volume design flows used in the industry. Tiling and mask preparation is done using Calibre SmartFill in conjunction with the Calibre DESIGNRev™ tool. Mentor has also partnered with OpSIS to ensure access to design tools so this does not become a barrier to the development of silicon photonics test chips.

“Silicon photonics is becoming an important design enabler, especially for data communications. As this technology finds its way into more and more chips, it is extremely important that traditional EDA providers partner with the companies providing dedicated photonics tools and with foundries supporting silicon photonics. We are very pleased to be part of this collaboration,” said Linda Fosler, director of marketing, Deep Submicron Division, Mentor.

Want to learn more about what is happening in silicon photonics? Mentor and OpSIS are presenting their work and its application in a session in the Mentor booth at DAC titled ‘Preparing for Pervasive Photonics.’ The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is held in Austin, TX, June 2 – 5. For event information, please go to the Mentor DAC web site at www.mentor.com/events/design-automation-confere[...].

(Mentor Graphics, Mentor, Calibre and Pyxis are registered trademarks and nmLVS, nmDRC, and DESIGNrev are trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)

About Mentor Graphics

Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world’s most successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last fiscal year of about $1,090 million. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.

Vector Software, the leading provider of software solutions for testing safety and business critical embedded applications, today announced the addition of three new courses to the VectorCAST Customer Training Webinar Series. Webinars scheduled for 2013 include:

July 2013 – Using VectorCAST to Validate MATLAB/Simulink Generated Code

August 2013 – Automatic Test Case Generation

September 2013 – Performing Static Analysis using VectorCAST/Lint

“We launched the program last year with a mission to help our customers get the maximum possible return on their VectorCAST investment by providing easily accessible, high-quality educational tools,” said Michael Rielly, Vector Software Marketing Director. “The response was tremendous. As a result, we’ve added these new courses and look forward to releasing additional courses in the coming months.”

The VectorCAST Customer Training Webinars are presented on a monthly basis. Each training session is 30-45 minutes in length and archived on the Vector Software website.

For a full listing and to register for an upcoming webinar, please visit: www.vectorcast.com/services/training

About Vector Software

Vector Software is the world’s leading provider of software testing solutions for safety and mission critical embedded applications. Companies worldwide in automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial controls, rail, and other industries, rely on Vector Software’s VectorCAST™. By automating and managing the complex tasks associated with unit, integration, and system level testing, VectorCAST helps organizations accelerate the development and ensure the reliability of their embedded software applications. Founded in 1989 by embedded software engineers, Vector Software is headquartered in East Greenwich, Rhode Island USA; with offices worldwide and a world-class team of support and technology partners.

Vector Software, the leading provider of software solutions for testing safety and business critical embedded applications, today announced the addition of three new courses to the VectorCAST Customer Training Webinar Series. Webinars scheduled for 2013 include:

July 2013 – Using VectorCAST to Validate MATLAB/Simulink Generated Code

August 2013 – Automatic Test Case Generation

September 2013 – Performing Static Analysis using VectorCAST/Lint

“We launched the program last year with a mission to help our customers get the maximum possible return on their VectorCAST investment by providing easily accessible, high-quality educational tools,” said Michael Rielly, Vector Software Marketing Director. “The response was tremendous. As a result, we’ve added these new courses and look forward to releasing additional courses in the coming months.”

The VectorCAST Customer Training Webinars are presented on a monthly basis. Each training session is 30-45 minutes in length and archived on the Vector Software website.

For a full listing and to register for an upcoming webinar, please visit: www.vectorcast.com/services/training

About Vector Software

Vector Software is the world’s leading provider of software testing solutions for safety and mission critical embedded applications. Companies worldwide in automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial controls, rail, and other industries, rely on Vector Software’s VectorCAST™. By automating and managing the complex tasks associated with unit, integration, and system level testing, VectorCAST helps organizations accelerate the development and ensure the reliability of their embedded software applications. Founded in 1989 by embedded software engineers, Vector Software is headquartered in East Greenwich, Rhode Island USA; with offices worldwide and a world-class team of support and technology partners.

Schaumburg, IL, May 22, 2013 – Epiq Solutions, an engineering firm specializing in the development of flexible wireless communications systems, has announced the Matchstiq™ Z1, the latest addition to the company’s small form factor software defined radio (SDR) product line. The Matchstiq Z1 combines a Xilinx® Zynq™ Z-7020 System-on-Chip running Linux with a flexible RF transceiver capable of tuning between 300 MHz and 3.8 GHz to provide a complete software defined radio solution. The entire platform measures only 2.2” x 4.6” x 0.9”. With the addition of the Matchstiq Z1, customers now have an option to deploy more capable signal processing systems while maintaining the same footprint as the existing Matchstiq platform.

“The Zynq System-on-Chip is a natural fit for handheld SDR platforms, where size, weight, and power consumption must be balanced against application processing requirements”, noted John Orlando, CEO at Epiq Solutions. “Our Matchstiq Z1 redefines what is possible with a small form factor SDR, and we’re excited to be at the forefront of this increasing market space”.

The Matchstiq Z1 utilizes the Atlas-I-Z7e™, a rugged system-on-a-module developed by iVeia. The Atlas-I-Z7e hosts the Zynq Z-7020 SoC running a Linux 3.6 kernel inside of Matchstiq. “Epiq Solutions continues to innovate in the field of software defined radio”, noted Michael Fawcett, CTO of iVeia. “Our Zynq-based modules and hybrid computing framework are a great fit for the Matchstiq Z1 and we’re thrilled that Epiq selected the Z7e as their solution”.

When combined with the library of signal processing applications available from Epiq Solutions, or other signal processing frameworks such as GNU Radio or REDHAWK, Matchstiq enables countless capabilities including use as an agile point-to-point data modem, LTE survey tool, or portable spectrum analyzer. Development kits are also available for end users who want to create their own custom applications.

The Matchstiq Z1 starts shipping in June 2013. Pre-orders are currently being accepted. For more information, please visit www.epiqsolutions.com/matchstiq.

About Epiq Solutions

Epiq Solutions designs and builds state-of-the-art wireless systems for both commercial and government applications. These applications include the detection, classification, and location of radio emitters, as well as real-time processing and decoding of Layers 1, 2, and 3 for numerous wireless radio standards (including 2G/3G/4G cellular). For more information regarding Epiq Solutions’ products and services, please visit www.epiqsolutions.com.

May 21, 2013 – Logic Supply, a leading provider of computer systems for industrial and embedded applications, is pleased to announce the release of the LGX AU970 Intel® Core™ Fanless Computer. Designed for demanding industrial applications like high-end automation, data collection and surveillance, this tough, wide-temperature system takes ruggedized, high-performance computing to a whole new level.

High Performance

The AU970 offers high-performance computing for even the most graphics-intensive applications. It supports up to 16 GB dual-channel 1333 DDR3 memory, and comes equipped with a dual- or quad-core third-generation (Ivy Bridge mobile) Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 CPU and QM77 chipset.

Third-generation Intel Core processors efficiently deliver top-of-the-line graphics performance while taking up very little space. Logic Supply is among the first to offer this technology in a fanless chassis.

Connected System

A comprehensive array of I/O allows for a wide range of connectivity options, including two eSATA and CFast ports for external storage, a SIM card slot for 3G connectivity in remote deployments, and an 8-bit Digital I/O port. The AU970 has 3 LAN ports (one with Intel iAMT for remote support), 10 USB ports, 4 COM ports and 2 DVI ports for dual independent display. The system has a secure terminal block connector for wide input 9-32V DC power with remote power-switch capability.

Rugged and Reliable

The system’s heavy-duty heatsink and chassis provide fanless cooling, with a wide operating temperature of -20C to 55C. The fanless design ensures silent operation, as well as reliability in highly dust- and dirt-prone environments. It also comes equipped with a wall-mounting kit for easy installation.

“Our goal with the AU970 is to provide a system that supports the most challenging applications in the toughest environments,” said JP Ishaq, Logic Supply Product Manager. “It’s rugged, reliable, and fanless; it’s extremely versatile; and it has plenty of processing power for industrial applications.”

The AU970 is available exclusively from Logic Supply. Also available is the LGX AU972 Expandable Computer, which, in addition to the above, offers dual PCI express expansion slots for a variety of additional I/O–from network port additions to COM ports and specialized hard drive hot-swap bays. For more information, configuration options and pricing, go to logicsupply.com.

About Logic Supply

Logic Supply is a specialized systems provider serving the embedded and industrial computing market. With locations in the USA, Europe, and Asia, Logic Supply provides pre-configured small form factor systems, the most comprehensive selection of compatible components, and unique computer hardware. Logic Supply offers turnkey assembly and custom OS development for Windows Embedded Standard and Linux platforms. Through LGX Systems, the company offers custom engineering services and develops innovative, rugged hardware products. Visit the Logic Supply website at www.logicsupply.com or visit the Logic Supply EU website at www.logicsupply.eu.

SAN RAMON, CA. The GENIVI Alliance today announced it has entered into a liaison agreement with JASPAR (Japan Automotive Software Platform and Architecture) to align networking software requirements for automotive Bluetooth and Ethernet, specific to in-vehicle infotainment systems and related applications by year-end.

This agreement between JASPAR and GENIVI, an automotive and consumer electronics industry association driving the development and adoption of an open in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) reference platform, will help drive the collaboration of defined standards for these two communications technologies as areas of mutual interest for open source requirements alignment.

“The collaboration between JASPAR and GENIVI is a prime example of another technical relationship event that will ease integration of wired and wireless communications for next generation infotainment systems,” said Matt Jones, vice president, GENIVI Alliance.

This liaison agreement is more evidence of how GENIVI is aligning itself with different industry groups and associations in an effort to find technical links and efficiencies with similar groups to drive the development and adoption of an open IVI software platform for infotainment systems. In all cases, GENIVI will continue to leverage open source development to further encourage universally accepted standards throughout the industry, ensuring the most cost effective and robust implementation of these rapidly changing technologies.

“Our partnership will leverage open source development and universally accepted standards for Bluetooth and Ethernet, ensuring the most cost effective and robust implementation of these technologies,” said Hideki Goto, chair of Next-generation High-speed In-Vehicle Network WG of JASPAR.

About GENIVI Alliance

The GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit industry association whose mission is to drive the broad adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open source development platform. GENIVI will accomplish this by aligning requirements, delivering reference implementations, offering certification programs and fostering a vibrant open source IVI community. GENIVI’s work will result in shortened development cycles, quicker time-to-market, and reduced costs for companies developing IVI equipment and software. Comprised of more than 175 member companies, GENIVI is headquartered in San Ramon, Calif. Please visit www.genivi.org for more information.

Devart Team is glad to present the release of dbForge Fusion for MySQL v.6.0 – powerful Visual Studio plugin designed to simplify MySQL database development and enhance data management capabilities – www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/fusion/. Now includes support for Visual Studio 2012! All users can now benefit from the Devart add-in in the latest version of the IDE.

Together with support for the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio, all new features and improvements that were made in dbForge Studio for MySQL, standalone application for database administration and management, were added.

Main improvements in dbForge Fusion for MySQL include:

- Integration into Visual Studio 2012. One installation file serves for installing the plugin into both Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 – users just need to check the needed IDE during installation.

- MySQL connectivity. The latest version of MySQL server 5.5 is supported.

- Database Refactoring. This feature allows renaming objects in a database and automatically updates links to these objects in the whole database.

- Improved Code Completion and Formatting. Comprehensive suggestions and flexible capabilities for code formatting will let you standardize SQL code in your team or the whole company.

- Query Builder with support of DML statements and usability improvements

- Object Dependency Tree – unique feature

Full list of improvements is available on the tool’s features page – www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/fusion/features.ht[...].

Users are welcome to join forum – forums.devart.com/viewforum.php?f=23, and participate in discussions concerning Devart software, find answers to technical questions and other valuable information on dbForge Fusion for MySQL and other products for MySQL.

Price and Availability

The evaluation version of dbForge Fusion for MySQL Professional edition is immediately available for download and offers full functionality for 30-days trial period – www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/fusion/download.ht[...].

dbForge Fusion for MySQL Standard edition can be purchased for as little as $119.95 on the Ordering page – www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/fusion/ordering.ht[...].

For additional information about dbForge Fusion for MySQL, visit the product’s page – www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/fusion/.

About Devart

Devart is a recognized vendor of database connectivity solutions for Microsoft .NET and Embarcadero Delphi development platforms as well as database management software.

Company’s solutions support such databases as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, InterBase, Firebird, SQLite, etc.

Along with database-oriented software Devart offers productivity tools for Visual Studio developers and security components for Delphi. Devart tools help developers to be empowered, stay focused, and deliver their best all the time. From March 2013 Devart is a Silver Partner in the Oracle Partner Network (OPN).

For additional information about Devart, visit www.devart.com/.

May 22, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan – Innodisk, a designer and manufacturer of SSDs for commercial and industrial applications, announces a release of the industrial-embedded industry’s first SATA device in accordance to SATA µSSD standards – nanoSSD.

Through the integration of a control chip, flash memory and peripheral power components into a single ball grid array (BGA) package, Innodisk has managed to reduce the size of the nanoSSD to approximately 1% the size of a 2.5” SSD. With dimensions of only 16 x 20 x 2 mm (WxLxH), a weight of only 1.5g, SATA III support, capacities ranging from 4 to 64 GB and both x86 and ARM compatibility, nanoSSD can be incorporated into a wide variety of applications where a small form-factor and high transfer rates are important, including industrial mobile devices, embedded systems, tablets, high-end smart phones and Ultrabooks.

Innodisk’s nanoSSD not only offers the advantage of an incredibly small form factor, as a result of the integration of DRAM into a BGA, this product also features high read/write speeds of 480/175 MB/s, respectively. Whether for purposes of system booting, data storage, or data cache backup, nanoSSD can significantly improve overall system performance.

According to TrendForce predictions for 2013, demand for embedded memory technologies eMMC and SSD will heat up, with a forecast of overall NAND Flash demand growth to reach up to 47.6% with eMMC and SSD contributing to 15% of the NAND flash output growth. Embedded memory technology designed for smart phones, eMMC, has been one of the main choices of ultra-thin hand-held devices, however, being subject to performance limitations, they are usually only implemented in low-end models. For high-end applications such as high performance ultra-thin Ultrabooks, the SATA interface remains the optimal choice.

Designed according to MO-276 standards, the JEDEC standard for SATA microSSDs, nanoSSD is a single-chip SATA implementation which allows for easy design-in. With many applications in the industrial-embedded field, Innodisk’s nanoSSD can be applied in embedded storage devices of various sizes, in particular, SATADOM, Innodisk’s own world’s smallest form factor disk on module series. With Innodisk’s expertise in creating mini form factor modules, an even smaller DOM can be created.

This product is fully compliant with the industrial-embedded industry’s standards, including: thermal sensor implementation, -40˚C to 85˚C wide operation range, shock-resistance and ATA security and military (MIL-STD-810F/G) compliant quick erase standards.

Innodisk further adds value through firmware optimization designed by in-house R&D, extending the life of its flash products through wear-leveling technology. Also, significantly reducing the risk of industrial applications is Innodisk’s own disk monitoring tool – iSMART, which allows users to visualize SSD wear-leveling status at a glance with a clear graphical display, giving users time to replace damaged disks before they fail.

Innodisk nanoSSD Product Launch

For this breakingthrough product launch, Innodisk will present nanoSSD at the “Onboard SATA III Single-Chip Solution – New Trend of SSD Application in Embedded Systems” seminar to take place May 30, 2013 at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei.

The seminar will feature guest speaker Jesse Lin of Microsoft Taiwan speaking on Intelligent Systems & Windows Embedded 8, as well as Flash BU Senior Manager Joey Hsu of Innodisk speaking on Industrial Grade Chip Type SATA III SSDs and Prosoft General Manager Martin Ting speaking on High Speed Onboard SATA III Solutions in Embedded Systems. For schedule details please refer to the seminar schedule below.

Seminar Schedule

Time

Topic

Speaker

13:00~13:30

Registration

13:30~13:40

Opening

13:40~14:10

Countless Opportunities

- Intelligent Systems & Windows Embedded 8

Microsoft / Jesse Lin

14:10~14:50

Innodisk / Joey Hsu

14:50~15:10

Prosoft / Martin Ting

15:10~15:40

15:40~15:50

For more information on Innodisk’s nanoSSD:

bit.ly/1061kPG

For more information on the seminar:

www.digitimes.com.tw/seminar/innodisk20130530/

WHO: Verific Design Automation (www.verific.com), provider of SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL parsers

WHAT: Invites attendees, especially computer-aided design (CAD) managers and system-on-chip (SoC) designers, to Booth #2141 during the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC). They will learn how they can build their own one-of-a-kind EDA tools with industry-standard SystemVerilog or VHDL front-ends from Verific, using C++ or Perl application program interfaces (APIs).

WHEN: Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily

WHERE: Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. Look for the giraffe to locate the Verific Booth #2141.

Twenty-five other DAC exhibitors selected Verific’s parsers and elaborators to serve as their SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL and UPF software to serve as the front end for their EDA and FPGA analysis, simulation, verification, synthesis, emulation and test tools.

For more information about Verific, go to: www.verific.com.

The entire 50th DAC program can be found at: www.dac.com.

About Verific Design Automation

Verific Design Automation, with offices in Alameda, Calif., and Kolkata, India, provides parsers and elaborators for SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL. Verific’s software is used worldwide by the EDA and semiconductor community in synthesis, simulation, formal verification, emulation, debugging, virtual prototyping, and design-for-test applications, which combined have shipped more than 40,000 copies. Corporate headquarters is located at: 1516 Oak Street, Suite 115, Alameda, Calif. 94501. Telephone: (510) 522-1555. Facsimile number: (510) 522-1553. Email: Email Contact. Website: www.verific.com. Follow Verific on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Verific-Design-Automatio[...].

San Jose, Calif., May 21, 2013 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), today introduced PSoC® Designer™ 5.4, a new version of its Integrated Design Environment (IDE) for the PSoC 1 Programmable System-on-Chip architecture. The new version includes over 40 new or enhanced User Modules, which are free “Virtual Chips,” represented by an icon, that are used to integrate multiple ICs and system interfaces into a single PSoC device. Version 5.4 also offers multiple new features to make designing with PSoC faster and easier, including an Auto-Complete feature that automatically suggests variables, functions, and keywords as users type. The version marks another significant first for PSoC Designer, as it now allows customers to create their own User Modules, with complete control over the hardware, firmware, and graphical user interface.

Version 5.4 includes three new SmartSense™ User Modules that simplify usage of Cypress’s industry-leading CapSense® capacitive touch-sensing technology. The new SmartSense2X_EMC User Module supports both the CY8C2xx45 and CY8C28xxx PSoC 1 families. SmartSense2X_EMC not only saves time by automatically tuning capacitive sensors and dynamically adjusting the tuning during operation, it also increases end-systems’ immunity to electromagnetic interference, providing the ability to operate in high-noise environments. This functionality is ideal for home appliances and a broad range of additional markets.

“PSoC Designer now makes it easier than ever to integrate sophisticated functionality in embedded designs, including Cypress’s world-class CapSense capacitive touch controls,” said Kapil Rai, Senior Director of PSoC 1 Products for Cypress. “Version 5.4 opens up a new world of designs by giving engineers the power to create their own User Modules and take full advantage of PSoC’s flexibility.”

Other key new user modules include a programmable current source and a scanning successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). Instead of having to manually configure the hardware and firmware, users can simply drag and drop the scanning SAR ADC into their design to have it automatically measure voltages on any number of inputs. Users can download PSoC Designer 5.4 free of charge at www.cypress.com/psocdesigner.

User Modules can be dragged and dropped as icons into a design using PSoC Designer’s graphical user interface. They are pre-tested and pre-characterized, and each comes with a datasheet that designers can use to customize the functionality for their specific designs. PSoC Designer 5.4 includes more than 160 of these User Modules, making designing with PSoC 1 devices fast and easy. In addition, PSoC Designer 5.4 boosts engineering efficiency through design re-use by enabling engineers to develop their own User Modules containing their own unique hardware and firmware IP. Designers can also create a customized graphical user interface to configure their User Modules.

PSoC Designer 5.4 contains 15 new example projects that show users how to build a wide array of PSoC systems. This version also includes a new graphical interface that makes it easier for users to sort and filter these example projects to find those of interest.

About PSoC Designer

PSoC Designer helps users harness the power and flexibility of PSoC 1 devices. By operating at a higher level of abstraction and not requiring ground-up firmware development, it enables new designs to be created, simulated and programmed to the targeted PSoC device in hours or days instead of in weeks or months. It provides the user with a catalog of peripheral functions called “User Modules.” User modules take the configurable PSoC devices and create useful functions as diverse as counters, timers and PWMs, analog converters, both ADCs and DACs, communications links like UARTs, SPI and I2C, as well as comparators, programmable gain blocks, filters and even bootloaders. Each user module includes the hardware configuration data, startup code, an interrupt service routine when applicable, and a set of APIs.

PSoC — Because Change Happens

PSoC 1 devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced design revision capability and component count savings. They include up to 32 Kbytes of Flash memory, 2 Kbytes of SRAM, an 8×8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications. Additionally, PSoC devices contain powerful analog functionality, such as delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters, operational amplifiers, and programmable switched capacitor networks.

The flexible PSoC digital and analog blocks allow designers to future-proof their products by enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing fewer components to perform a given task.

A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system quality and reliability. Customers can save as much as $10 in system costs. Learn more about PSoC products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at www.cypress.com/psoctraining.

About Cypress

Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families. Cypress is the world leader in capacitive user interface solutions including CapSense touch sensing, TrueTouch® touchscreens, and trackpad solutions for notebook PCs and peripherals. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, which enhance connectivity and performance in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM and nonvolatile RAM memories. Cypress serves numerous major markets, including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

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AURORA, Colo. – May 21, 2013 – Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a best-of- breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Big Data processing systems for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications, announced the opening of its Intelligence Systems subsidiary’s new development center. This facility adds significant capabilities to Mercury Intelligence Systems’ already impressive credentials in solving the Big Data challenges of its Intelligence Community customers.

“Our new development center represents a major step for Mercury, and underscores our commitment to continuously expand the Big Data footprint of Mercury Intelligence Systems,” said Matthew Hughes, President of Mercury Intelligence Systems (MIS). “We are dedicated to driving best practices in all facets of Big Data processing to deliver the analytical capabilities that can help turn data into information and information into actionable intelligence.”

These additional Big Data processing, predictive analytics and Multi-INT analysis capabilities will allow Mercury Intelligence Systems to stay ahead of the curve in supporting its Intelligence Community and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. A well-qualified team of highly experienced scientists, engineers and project managers will now have expanded resources to enable more efficient system design, innovative software development and enhanced intelligence production in support of mission operations.

“This new facility represents the next logical step in enhancing the partnership between Mercury Intelligence Systems, the Intelligence Community and the DoD,” said Dr. Justin Christian, Director of Technology & Innovation for MIS. “We are honored to be working on their behalf in support of the critical missions they are asked to take on.”

For more information on Mercury Intelligence Systems’ capabilities, visit www.mrcy.com/intelligence_systems/ or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or info@mrcy.com.

Mercury Systems – Innovation That Matters™

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) is a best-of-breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Big Data processing systems, software and services for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications. We deliver innovative solutions, rapid time-to-value and world-class service and support to our prime contractor customers. Mercury Systems has worked on over 300 programs, including Aegis, Patriot, SEWIP, Gorgon Stare and Predator/Reaper. We are based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. To learn more, visit www.mrcy.com.

Wokingham, UK – 21st May 2013. EnSilica has announced that it has partnered with Cross Border Technologies to accelerate the sales of both its IC design services and system IP solutions in key European and Asian markets, particularly Germany, France, Japan and Korea. The move is intended to build on the initial design win successes that EnSilica has recently achieved in these markets, particularly for mixed signal applications.

Headquartered in Germany (Munich area) with subsidiary offices in (Tokyo) Japan and Korea (Seoul), Cross Border Technologies specialises in the provision of business development and representative sales services for technology companies wanting to penetrate these geographic markets quickly and efficiently. The company’s personnel deliver decades of sales and business development expertise derived from their experience working in similar roles and markets for Germany’s leading semiconductor company.

“We have extended our international footprint considerably over the past few years,” said Ian Lankshear, CEO of EnSilica. “Our partnership with Cross Border Technologies will enable us to actively develop new business opportunities in key European and Asian markets, in parallel with our ongoing expansion efforts in the USA and our core home market.”

The appointment of Cross Border Technologies complements EnSilica’s existing international focus on the USA. EnSilica has made significant in-roads in the USA and Canada with sales of its eSi-RISC family of highly configurable, embedded processor cores that are particularly suited to low power needs. It has also recently established a subsidiary company in Sunnyvale, California. The appointment further complements the opening of EnSilica’s design and verification centre in India last year.

“EnSilica is an ambitious company and we are extremely pleased they have chosen to partner with us to create a stronger presence in Germany, France, Japan and Korea,” said Dr Andreas vom Felde, Managing Director of Cross Border Technologies. “We have a proven track record in these markets, so we are extremely confident that we shall generate quality, revenue-creating opportunities for EnSilica’s IC design services and system IP solutions. From board level executives through middle management to engineers, we make our extensive connections work effectively for our clients.”

EnSilica’s IC design services provide a scalable resource for projects requiring larger teams to accelerate timescales or deal with complex tasks such as turnkey ASIC designs or UVM based functional verification. Cross Border Technologies will represent EnSilica’s full range of turnkey ASIC and FPGA design capabilities, from system level design, RTL coding and advanced verification using a range of methodologies including UVM through to analog/mixed-signal modelling, physical implementation and embedded software services. Additionally, Cross Border Technologies will represent EnSilica’s successful portfolio of IP including its eSi-RISC highly configurable 16/32 bit embedded processors, eSi-Comms range of communications IP, eSi-Connect range of processor peripherals and eSi-Crypto encryption IP.

About EnSilica

EnSilica is an established company with many years experience providing high quality IC design services to customers undertaking FPGA and ASIC designs. EnSilica has an impressive record of success working across many market segments with particular expertise in multimedia and communications applications. Customers range from start-ups to blue-chip companies. EnSilica can provide the full range of IC design services, from System Level Design, RTL coding and verification through to either a FPGA device or the physical design for ASIC designs. EnSilica also offers a portfolio of IP, including a highly configurable 16/32 bit embedded processor called eSi-RISC, the eSi-Comms range of communications IP, eSi-Connect range of processor peripherals and eSi-Crypto encryption IP. For further information about EnSilica, visit www.ensilica.com.

Wind River has released the latest version of Wind River Simics. Key features include an expanded graphical interface to help beginners start modeling and configuring Simics systems even faster, checkpoint improvements for easier collaboration, and additional simulation performance boosts to enable simulation of larger target systems. Wind River Simics is a full system simulator that speeds software development by allowing ground-breaking techniques that are virtually impossible with physical hardware, which can help teams dramatically accelerate project schedules.

It’s time to realize your touch-screen dreams. With a new whitepaper, Making Industrial Touch a Reality, Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), offers design engineers the information that they need to take industrial touch solutions from fantasy to reality.

“Touch screens are everywhere, and Avnet has an extensive product portfolio and unmatched expertise to incorporate them,” said Jim Beneke, vice president of global technical marketing for Avnet Electronics Marketing. “This whitepaper encapsulates that background for the design engineers who are incorporating touch screens into industrial applications.”

Touch screen interfaces are becoming the de-facto standard for today’s consumer appliances, phones, and entertainment devices. From tablets and smartphones, to refrigerators and auto dashboards, consumers now expect a touch-capable, interactive experience when interfacing with electronic equipment.

The whitepaper can be downloaded at: bit.ly/10lOQq8

In the webinar, attendees will learn about a case study involving the US Department of Defense and how they utilize Linux VDI for their distributed Linux systems while maintaining and even increasing the level of security for their systems.

Virtual Bridges will be available for a Q&A session immediately following the E-cast.

• Who: Curt Schwaderer, Technology Editor, OpenSystems Media (E-cast Moderator) and industry experts

• What: Industry expert from Leo Reiter, CTO, Virtual Bridges present a live Open Systems Media E-cast, “Productivity Versus Security: The Linux Virtual Desktop Debate”

• When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at (2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PT)

• Where: To attend the E-cast, participants can register at ecast.opensystemsmedia.com/399

About OpenSystems Media

OpenSystems Media has been a leading publisher of electronics magazines, e-mail newsletters, websites, and product resource guides for more than 25 years. OpenSystems Media is also the leader in driving leads and awareness through social media and is the largest producer of lead-generation tools such as webcasts, whitepapers, product directories, Tech E-Briefs, TechChannels, and Techcasts. OpenSystems Media offers E-casts and Techcasts for engineers and provides interactive tools where engineers can communicate directly with presenters and top industry editors. OpenSystems Media also offers the Embedded Computing Design and DSP-FPGA iPhone and iPad app for the embedded industry. Current publications include: Embedded Computing Design; Military Embedded Systems; CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, & MicroTCA Systems; DSP-FPGA.com; PC/104 and Small Form Factors; EDA Digest, and VITA Technologies. For more information, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com.

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Penang, Malaysia – 20 May 2013 – ESCATEC has announced the appointment of Johan Halling as General Manager of ESCATEC Electronics Sdn, Bhd. and ESCATEC Medical Sdn. Bhd. in Penang, Malaysia, effective today. Based in a purpose-built, 10,000 square metre facility in the Free Trade Zone, the two operations employ over 900 people and produce millions of products every year for a wide range of customers around the world.

Johan has worked in Managing Director roles since 2002 for several companies, including Partnertech, Elektromekan and Cliff Design and Development, with a particular focus on contract manufacturing and design services.

Markus Walther, CEO and member of the board of directors of ESCATEC, said, “Johan is a valuable addition to ESCATEC as he brings with him considerable, senior level, international experience and contacts in contract manufacturing that will help us grow our position on the world stage.”

Commenting on his appointment, Johan Halling added, “I am excited to be joining ESCATEC at a very important stage in its growth. The company’s holistic business model enables it to provide a complete integrated service to companies from the research and design stage that is focussed in Europe through to the high volume, low cost production facilities here in Penang. The Swiss reputation for quality and precision permeates every part of ESCATEC and makes us stand out from the competition, enabling us to provide excellent service and value for customers. The good name of our customers depends on us delivering high quality products and I will continue to push the envelope for even better quality to attract more customers.”

ESCATEC offers a unique end-to-end service that includes electronics and mechatronic-based product design, development and prototyping, tooling design, tooling manufacture, injection moulding, low volume high mix and high volume electronics manufacturing, turn-key ‘box build’ electronic systems assembly, and MOEMS system design and manufacture. The operation has TS 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 certifications. In addition, ESCATEC Medical has ISO 13485 certification for the manufacture of medical equipment with cleanroom facilities for final product assembly.

Escatec

The ESCATEC Group provides fully-integrated electronic and mechatronic design and manufacturing solutions to assist customers in achieving success in your market. Its one-stop solutions and best-in-class service enable companies around the world to operate more profitably, sustainably and efficiently. Founded in 1974, its history is full of innovation which made it a first choice partner for many European and North American OEMs. The Swiss-owned company perfectly blends Swiss business philosophy and attention to quality, precision and detail with the advantage of low-cost, mass-volume manufacturing capabilities in its Asian factories.

For further information about ESCATEC, one of the world’s leading providers of contract design and manufacturing services: www.escatec.com enquiries@escatec.com

For press information, contact: Nigel Robson, Vortex PR. Tel +44 (0) 1481 233080. nigel@vortexpr.com

The ‘ElectroTestExpo’ consortium is has announced its PCB test and debug exhibition to be held Sept 19th at Biggleswade.

Now enjoying its fourth consecutive year of free-to-attend events, ElectroTestExpo will commence its unique combination of drop-in tabletop exhibition and seminar on September 19th at The Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade.

The events will feature a program of short talks by industry experts tackling a range of topics in an easily accessible, relaxed environment. Exhibitors currently include Tektronix, GeoTest, AmFax, JTAG, Aeroflex, National Instruments, MAC Panel, Pico Technology, Cimbian, TestWorks and Pickering Interfaces.

Speaking on behalf of the consortium James Stanbridge commented ’Following another successful year where we met a large number of PCB test and manufacturing professionals, this year we are visiting two new locations and are especially pleased to be making the trip to the south coast. We expect a good attendance from engineers eager to learn about the industry’s latest developments’.

Each venue will include a seminar room that will allow the vendor appointed speaker to discuss the latest trends in their industry sectors,. A schedule for the 30 minute talks will be posted on the event web-site www.electrotestexpo.co.uk

Consortium member Gary Clayton says ‘The challenges in today’s test environment require a more focussed approach than the traditional wide-ranging exhibition. ElectroTestExpo is the event that aims to address the needs of engineers looking to reduce cost and test times but maintain measurement quality. MAC Panel is pleased to support this event.’

The event is open to all electronic engineering professionals however the organisers reserve the right of admission to unsuitable applicants.

About the consortium

ElectroTestExpo is an ‘ad hoc’ consortium of like-minded T&M and ATE companies looking to involve their customers in an interesting yet informal manner. By combining resources the consortium expects that test and design-engineering professionals will gain knowledge and ideas to further enhance their abilities at work. The ElectroTestExpo is run on a not for profit basis by the combined efforts of the consortium sales and marketing teams. For further details please email info@electrotestexpo.co.uk

AMBLER, Pa. May 2013 – MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers a low power, rugged SBC that incorporates flexible I/O for demanding graphics environments. Using an Intel Atom processor running at 1.6 GHz, the new SC27 is compact, powerful and able to withstand harsh environments.

Ideal for LCD TFT displays with screens from 7” to 15” and a maximum resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, the new SBC reliably operates in compact spaces where conditions are rugged, like in mass transportation, where the SBC can be used in driver consoles or for in-seat displays. Critical industrial controls also benefit from the rugged, compact structure and highly adaptable I/O of the SC27.

The fanless SBC dissipates up to 7 Watts and includes a temperature sensor to monitor and control the display, enabling reliable operation over an extended temperature range of -40°C to +85°C.

Up to 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory, with an 800 MHz bus frequency, as well as 16 Mbits of boot Flash come standard on the SC27. The board also includes an mSATA slot with transfer rates of up to 3 Gbit/s as well as a microSD slot via USB.

For real-time data requirements, wireless communication via WiFi, WiMAX, GSM/GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA and LTE can be provided via the PCI Express Mini Card and the microSIM card slot.

Standard I/O includes a Fast Ethernet port via an M12 connector, two USB ports and a GPS interface as well as an RS232 or RS422/485 interface. Additional I/O functions, such as CAN bus and UART, can be added via MEN Micro’s universal SA Adapters, which provide the physics for legacy serial I/O, fieldbus interfaces and other small I/O functions.

The SC27 comes with an internal 10 V to 50.4 V wide range power supply, either 24 VDC or 36 VDC nominal, or it can be optionally supplied by a Power over Ethernet (PoE) source of 37 V to 57 V, 48 VDC nominal, depending on application requirements.

In addition to being prepared for conformal coating, all components are soldered to withstand shock up to 50 m/s2 for 30 ms and lifetime vibration of 7.9 m/s2 as well as functional vibration of 1 m/s2 from 5 Hz to 150 Hz. The board supports both Windows and Linux, and is certified to EN 50155 for railway operation.

Pricing for the SC27 is $1,042 USD. Delivery is six to eight weeks ARO.

For additional information, visit https://www.menmicro.com/products/08SC27-.html or contact Stephen Cunha, MEN Micro Inc., 24 N. Main Street, Ambler, Pa. 19002; Phone: 215-542-9575; Fax: 215-542-9577; E-mail: Stephen.Cunha@menmicro.com.

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About MEN Micro Inc.

Since its inception, MEN Micro has focused on innovation, reliability and flexibility to develop standard and custom embedded boards and systems that employ the highest technology and innovations. The company provides a robust offering of highly reliable embedded computing and I/O solutions widely used in extreme environmental conditions found in industrial and safety-critical applications.

MEN Micro offers more than 100 standard embedded boards and systems based on Intel and PowerPC with corresponding BIOS, BSP and driver software as well as a host of custom solutions. In addition to CompactPCI, CompactPCI PlusIO, CompactPCI Serial and VMEbus SBCs, the company’s products include DAL and SIL certifiable safe computer assemblies; ESMexpress, ESMini and ESM Computer-On-Modules; PMC, XMC and M-Modules as system-independent mezzanine I/O standards; box and panel PCs; and network components, gateways and Ethernet switches.

Starting with development, through design-in and beyond, MEN Micro provides its customers with advice and support as well as environmental qualification services in accordance with industry standards. MEN Micro is the US subsidiary of MEN Mikro Elektronik in Germany, which has over 200 employees worldwide and is a member of several industry associations, consortiums and alliances.

The new greatly updated version of Code Compare software allows users to merge and compare files even more easily and quickly. Now Devart’s Code Compare tool contains improved folder synchronization and Code Compare options customization. Furthermore, this file diff tool can now be integrated with Atmel Studio.

2x Faster Application Startup

New program largely differs from the latest version with the increased startup speed – standalone application start is now two times faster. Even opening a file comparison document in Visual Studio is two times faster too. Besides, moving to a new scheme of registering extensions in Visual Studio has contributed to considerable acceleration of the first environment start after installing Code Compare.

Light Text Comparison Interface

Our developers has simplified the text comparison interface of Code Compare 3.0 making it more self-explanatory and user-friendly. Now practically all elements of this diff and merge tool’s interface have their own function. That made it easier for users to focus on what is essential i.e. on the difference in text of the files.

XML Structure Comparison

This new feature of Code Compare tool allows users to compare and merge well-formed XML files taking into account their structure. Software correlates XML elements and thus makes it easier to detect their movement, deletion and addition in the document text.

This may come in handy, in particular, when comparing XAML files, Visual Studio project files and MS Build XML projects.

New Folder Comparison

New version of Code Compare tool offers the following new features for folder comparison making it ever better than before:

- Speedup. The speed of directory comparison has increased by 40%.

- Changes Navigation. Commands for navigation through changes have been implemented.

- Group Selection Commands. Commands for multiple files selection by the type of change have been added.

- Files Copying to User-Defined Folders. The possibility to copy the selected files to a user-defined directory has been added.

- Synchronization Split From Copying. The concepts of copying files and synchronizing directories have been split. From now on the user manages the process of changes moving in a more accurate way.

- Read-Only Files Overwriting. The possibility to overwrite read-only files during copying has been added.

- New Appearance. Extra “chrome” has been removed from the comparison document.

- Rearranged Menu. The comparison document pop-up menu has been rearranged.

Comparison Options Setup Improved

The settings storage for the standalone Code Compare application and Visual Studio add-in has been joined for more convenient use releaving developers of the need to set the same option twice.

Furthermore, program product has got rid of the so-called “local options” for the comparison document and all the required settings has been moved to the main menu. This will allow avoiding confusion when setting up a comparison.

General Application Management Improved

Taking into account our users’ requests development team tried to improve general Code Compare management. In new version 3.0 was implemented following changes:

- The main menu of the merge tool has been extended with new commands.

- Toolbar content has been optimized.

- Menus and toolbars have been adjusted to a common design in the standalone and integrated Code Compare versions.

- Accessibility of some frequently used commands has been improved.

- Missing shortcuts have been reviewed and added.

Atmel Studio Integration Added

Atmel® Studio 6 is an integrated development platform (based on Visual Studio shell) for developing and debugging Atmel processor-based and micro-controller applications.

Developers of such applications will be able to use all the advantages of Code Compare integration into the development environment.

Starting with version 3.0, Code Compare will be available in Atmel Gallery (online apps store supporting the development platform – gallery.atmel.com/).

Visual Studio 2008 Support Discontinued

Support of Visual Studio 2008 in Code Compare 3.0 has been discontinued. This allows users to give up using an obsolete API for change visualization in the text comparison. And this, in its turn, has provided for more stable operation of our diff and merge tool in Visual Studio 2010 and 2012.

For Visual Studio 2008 users Code Compare 2.80 has been kept available for download from Devart website.

Pricing and availability

Code Compare 3.0 is a free tool for efficient code comparison and merge. Software is available for immediate download at tool’s page – www.devart.com/codecompare/download.html.

Code Compare Pro price starts at just $49,95. Code Compare Pro 3.0 is available for purchase at product’s ordering page – www.devart.com/codecompare/ordering.html.

All the users’ comments posted on the Feedback page help us improve our products and are much appreciated – www.devart.com/codecompare/feedback.html.

About Devart

Devart is a recognized vendor of database connectivity solutions for Microsoft .NET and Embarcadero Delphi development platforms as well as database management software.

Company’s solutions support such databases as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, InterBase, Firebird, SQLite, etc.

Along with database oriented software Devart offers productivity tools for Visual Studio developers and security components for Delphi. Devart tools help developers to be empowered, stay focused, and deliver their best all the time.

From March 2013 Devart is a Silver Partner in the Oracle Partner Network (OPN).

For additional information about Devart, visit www.devart.com/.

Omaha, NE – May 15, 2013

Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT) today announced the availability of its MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Fibre Channel Software Development Kits (SDKs) for the QNX® Neutrino® Real-Time operating system (RTOS). The newly supported QNX® RTOS SDK releases add to AIT’s list of operating systems supported for avionics databus interfaces COTS operation.

AIT’s SDKs provide a suite of software APIs and tools supporting the development of a wide range of test, simulation, and embedded avionics applications. In addition to APIs, the SDKs include device drivers, sample applications, and documentation to provide support for development of software applications. AIT’s MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Fibre Channel SDKs are also available for MS Windows (XP/7), Linux, VxWorks, and LabVIEW Real-Time and support multiple programming languages.

“Supporting QNX systems for MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Fibre Channel interfaces is important for many customers working in real-time simulation applications,” said Troy Troshynski, AIT’s Vice President of Products and Marketing. “These customers now have the ability to integrate proven avionics databus interfaces. The QNX Operating System is a scalable, microkernel operating system that is particularly effective in hardware-in-the-loop avionics simulation applications.”

The AIT SDKs are delivered with AIT’s PCI, PCI Express, PXI, PMC, XMC, and USB avionics interface modules. They are designed for integration with AIT’s Flight Simulyzer™analyzer/simulator application as a complete test and simulation system. Databus configuration files defined using Flight Simulyzer™ can be imported an utilized via several APIs of the SDK.

The new QNX SDKs are now available for download at www.aviftech.com/download.

About Ait

Avionics Interface Technologies is a leading supplier of avionics bus interface circuits, modules and a wide array of simulation and analyzer products. Their technically superior products offer both custom and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) user software and a flexible hardware architecture based on the use of FPGAs with AIT developed IP Core technology. AIT is headquartered in Omaha, NE, with design and production based in Dayton, Ohio, near Wright Patterson AFB. AIT uses Technical Manufacture Representatives in North America and distributors worldwide to provide the best possible local support. AIT is a registered ISO9001:AS9100C company.

MOUNT OLIVE, NJ, MAY 15, 2013 – Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems for MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, is pleased to announce its new Concealment Video Kits (CTVK), complete video solutions that allow law enforcement, border security and government agency professionals to survey an area covertly for documented video evidence using a wide range of indoor and outdoor hides with integrated video transmitters, such as standard GPS stands, outdoor colonial and street lights, alarm clocks and fire detectors, and even a mock owl that can be positioned in a tree.

The CTVK is a convenient, all-in-one kit comprised of a hide with an integrated miniature Concealment COFDM Transmitter (CTxII), a COFDM briefcase Mobile Viewer Receiver, a Nexus 7 Android tablet for transmitter control, battery chargers and all required cabling. Housed in a robust, portable carrying case, the CTVK uses COFDM digital RF transmission for superior quality evidence video. This level of performance is unattainable with conventional analog or 802.11 (Wi-Fi) products.

IMT designed the entire line of video concealment hides to accept either its CTx or CTxII ultra-small, low-power, SD, COFDM video/audio transmitters. Each product in the line also comes equipped with eConn Graphical User Interface (GUI) software, which allows users to change frequency plans, modify AES encryption keys or assign unit names to each transmitter remotely. The eConn GUI connects through a mini USB connector (or Bluetooth® for the CTxII) and enables an administrator to configure up to 16 different frequency plans, with access control to prevent unauthorized changes by the user.

“From inside a vehicle to video surveillance from the street level and indoor concealments, IMT’s goal is to provide secure, reliable and complete integrated solution packages for law enforcement and governmental agencies,” says Integrated Microwave Technologies Divisional Chief Executive Stephen Shpock. “All IMT concealments employ an internal heat sink and quiet cooling system to allow for continuous operation at the highest RF levels. The design is RF transparent, enabling the full transmission of both the RF signal and the Bluetooth remote control signals.”

The IMT family of Concealment Transmitters (CTx and CTxII) includes ultra-small, low-power, SD, COFDM, video/audio transmitters with standard selectable modulation bandwidths of 6, 7 and 8 MHz. They feature H.264 SD encoding and operate in the standard 2k DVB-T COFDM mode, and are specifically designed to be integrated into a system featuring a 10-pin standard Molex interface connector, which is ideal for rapid integration. Their low-power consumption makes them ideal for integration with cameras into very small concealed hides. They can be operated in 1.25-MHz or 2.5-MHz narrow-bandwidth COFDM (NBCOFDM) modes (optional). These modes use the RF spectrum more efficiently, allowing users to employ more transmitters simultaneously or extend their useful range. Narrow bandwidth also delivers an extended usable range with no additional power output required. This saves battery power and extends operational runtimes.

While IMT’s GPS Stand (VVC-GPS) is a standard commercial off-the-shelf product, the small form factor of the CTx and CTxII makes it possible for users to custom integrate them into numerous vehicle devices. The GPS Stands’ articulating suction cup mount allows it to be mounted on the dash or windshield, and positioned for optimal viewing. It is specifically designed to mimic a standard Magellan GPS unit.

The fully operational IMT Street Light and Colonial Light hides (OVC-SL, OVC-CL) are based on a standard GE cobra-head light assembly. The internal components consist of a motorized camera system, Axis Q7401 video encoder, router, cellular interface and support for COFDM microwave transmission equipment. The motorized camera system takes the place of the normal light sensor and is designed with a removable top cap, allowing the user to change the top to match sensors in the target area. A multiband cellular and S- or C-band microwave antenna is incorporated into the top of the light. A fully functional router is embedded into the light, providing strong, flexible security options for the IP control/video stream.

IMT’s CTx and CTx-II can also be custom integrated into numerous indoor appliances or utility boxes. IMT’s line of indoor video concealments includes the fully functional Smoke Detector (IVC-SD) and Clock Radio (IVC-CR). Each indoor concealment features low-light, high-resolution Sony EXview HAD CCD II imaging cameras, with a 120-degree wide-angled lens, to provide color images in normal or low light. The devices also include a high-fidelity miniature microphone for crisp audio. The Sony clock radio features a removable bottom plate for easy access to the manual channel selection of the transmitter. The smoke detector features a two-piece mounting system that allows the unit to be rotated into position, for optimal line-of-sight, after it is attached to the ceiling.

IMT’s CTVK includes the Mobile Viewer Receiver, a dual-input, COFDM diversity receiver with integrated antennas and a rechargeable battery. The unit is designed with an LCD screen, along with a GUI, for handheld operation. It offers exceptional RF performance with superb H.264 or MPEG-2 decoding. The unit displays video on a built-in, internal nine-inch, 16:9-format, high-brightness-resolution LCD display. Much more than a COFDM handheld receiver, the Mobile Viewer can send video over Ethernet to remote software or hardware decoders. This allows multiple remote viewers to monitor the same video simultaneously.

About Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC

Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) is a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division. IMT’s solid reputation as a quality leader and a trusted provider of mission-critical wireless video solutions has enabled the company to obtain business with state and local police departments, NASA, the Department of Justice, the US Air Force as well as blue chip defense contractors. IMT is an ISO 9001:2008 certified QMS organization and recipient of multiple industry awards for design and innovations.

More information can be found at www.imt-government.com.

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the Broadcast & Video, Photographic and Military, Aerospace and Government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2012 revenue of £345.3 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three Divisions: Videocom, Imaging and Services.

Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.

Imaging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography and video.

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support to TV production teams and film crews.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.

Toronto, Canada/San Jose, CA ~ May 2013 – Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) a leader in the industrial computer and peripherals market has released a new powerful fanless small form factor PC model LPC-480FS. The LPC-480FS is a highly reliable, fanless, energy efficient, rugged mini PC designed for a large variety of demanding applications.

Stealth’s LPC-480FS is a powerful diminutive computer that operates without noisy cooling fans which could draw in dirt and dust potentially causing catastrophic failures. Stealth’s fanless computers are encapsulated in a rugged extruded aluminum chassis performing as a heat sink to dissipate heat build-up. Its sturdy small size and fanless design make it ideal for space challenged applications. The LPC-480FS LittlePC measures an amazing 6.1″ x 10.0″ and less than 2.17″ in height or about the size of a hard cover book.

According to Stealth CEO, Ed Boutilier; “The Stealth Model: LPC-480FS is a full featured Industrial PC utilizing the latest Intel mobile processor technology. Our fanless computers are loaded with features ideal for a wide range of applications.”

The LPC-480FS fanless mini PC is powered by a high performance Intel B840 mobile processor and features a multitude of I/O connectivity built directly into its impressively small design such as; Gigabit LAN, 4-USB 3.0, 2-USB 2.0, 2-Serial/RS232, Intel HD3000 graphics, Audio In/Out and 2-PS/2 ports. The LPC-480FS also supports up to 16GB of DDR3 SODIMM memory and has SATA III support.

The LPC-480FS fanless small pc ships standard with a 128GB solid state drive (SSD) providing for superior operating speed and protection against vibration and shock. Systems are compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, 8, XP, Embedded and Linux and can be custom configured to meet the exact needs of the OEM or end user. The LPC-480FS is currently shipping with base pricing starting at $1395.00 USD.

Stealth’s LittlePC products serve a demanding market where small and powerful solutions are being deployed in space-challenged applications around the globe. Embedded Control, Digital Signs, Kiosks, Mobile Navigation, Thin-Clients, POS & Human/Machine Interface are just a few of the applications that are ideal for Stealth’s industry trusted products.

About Stealth

Founded in 1990 Stealth.Com, is a leading manufacturer of specialized Computers and Peripherals. The company is ISO 9001 registered and continually develops innovative products designed to meet the exact needs of their clients. For over two decades Stealth has provided thousands of proven reliable product solutions that have assisted clients with a myriad of applications. Our impressive customer base includes a wide range of customers from single man operations to Fortune 500 companies, Military installations and Governments worldwide. www.stealth.com

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Datasheet – www.stealth.com/littlepc_480_fanless.htm

Pricelist – www.stealth.com/pb/index.php?comp=LPC-480FS

May 16, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan – Innodisk is proud to be among the first to supply (DDR4) registered DIMM product samples to key server companies for their next-generation systems. With this announcement, Innodisk, an industry leader in DRAM modules for industrial applications and embedded systems, will continue to offer the most advanced technology to its customers.

The result of almost eight years of development, DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) technology improves on the previous generation, DDR3, in every way. These new memory products provide users with greater performance, but can still cut costs by saving power and space, and reducing waste heat.

Performance:

DDR4 offers a giant leap in peak performance over DDR3 technology, with a 3.2 Gbps data transfer rate. In fact, DDR4 could eventually even surpass this already high rate, according to standards organization JEDEC, in the same way that DDR3 surpassed its initial ceiling of 1.6 Gbps. DDR4 memory bus speeds start at 2133MHz, which already offers a huge jump in potential performance from the average bus speed of 1333MHz and 1666MHz offered by DDR3.

Voltage:

DDR4 devices run on significantly lower voltages than devices using DDR3 or DDR2 technology. JEDEC’s specifications suggest that DDR4 will operate with a power envelope of 1.2 volts, compared to the 1.5 volts demanded by the more power-hungry DDR3 generation. Lower voltages help extend component lifespans.

Power consumption:

DDR4 modules will reduce power consumption by approximately 40 percent compared to its predecessor DDR3 modules operating at 1.35V. Lower power consumption offers lower operating costs by cutting power bills, as well as a substantial reduction in heat output which helps extend lifetimes of system components, further reducing costs.

Density:

With DDR4, the maximum capacity per chip has now been doubled from 64GB to 128GB. The higher memory densities possible with DDR4 will save space, simplify module construction, and improve internal airflow.

With this head start in DDR4 technology, Innodisk is ready meet the needs of tomorrow’s applications. As the IT landscape moves to adopt cloud computing practices, companies are relying more heavily on data centers with powerful server infrastructures. Innodisk offers registered DIMM in capacities of 4GB, 8GB and 16GB, so that Innodisk server customers can always be sure to have the perfect product to suit the exact capacity of each of their system designs.

Innodisk looks forward to working together with server OEMs to create the next-generation platforms that are demanded by tomorrow’s challenges.

Fujitsu Components America, Inc. has added a vertical through-hole DDR3 (Double Data Rate) DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) socket connector with a contact structure designed to meet the high-reliability requirements of industrial and high-end server environments.

The FCN-074J socket connector series features Fujitsu’s patented, twin-beam contact structure, which performs a wiping action during module mating and removes dust and flux. This prevents costly memory board bring-up failures commonly caused when dust particles create intermittence in the DDR3 bus and also eliminates time-intensive cleaning and reinserting of multiple modules.

For industrial applications in high-vibration and/or “dirty” environments, the dual-beam design also enhances connection reliability by maintaining at least one point of contact on the signal pad.

The FCN-074J socket has a 26mm (max) profile and accommodates 240-position DDR3 memory modules for memory expansion in routers, servers, and workstations in telecom, networking and industrial applications. The series also includes a DDR-3 press-fit version.

Available immediately, the FCN-074J has a contact resistance of 40 milliohms (maximum), 0.5A DC contact rating, 500VAC dielectric withstand voltage, a 25VAC voltage rating, and an operating temperature range of -55 to +85 degrees C.

For more information:

Datasheet: www.fujitsu.com/downloads/MICRO/fcai/connectors[...]

Company Information

Fujitsu Components America, Inc. markets and distributes electronic and system components and sub-systems throughout North and South America. Products include relays, connectors, input and pointing devices, touch panels, thermal printers, and wireless modules. The company is headquartered at 250 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94089. For product information, contact FCAI via telephone at 1-800-380-0059 or by email at components@us.fujitsu.com.

For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/components

Waterloo, Ontario — May 7, 2013 – Pixus Technologies, a supplier of backplane, chassis, and embedded component solutions, has announced new 3U OpenVPX backplanes in 5-slot and 6-slot sizes.

The 5-slot OpenVPX backplane from Pixus features a mesh topology. The versatile backplane topology and slot size makes it an attractive choice for many development systems. The 6-slot version has a distributed topology. The backplanes are designed for speeds from 3.125 Gbaud/s to 6.25 Gbaud/s and come with or without RTM connectors.

The OpenVPX backplane product line from Pixus come in various VITA 65 compliant backplane profiles and to VITA 46 specifications. The 3U and 6U backplanes can easily be designed to specific customer profiles and are geared to provide a combined superior performance and price competitiveness.

Options for Pixus’ VPX backplane products include incorporating legacy VME64x slots (for 6U versions), various power configurations, optical signal connections per VITA 66, conformal coating, and more. Pixus also offers industrial and MIL/rugged chassis solutions.

About Pixus Technologies

Leveraging over 20 years of innovative standard products, the Pixus team is comprised of industry experts in electronics packaging. Founded in 2009 by senior management from Kaparel Corporation, a Rittal company, Pixus Technologies’ embedded backplanes and systems are focused primarily on ATCA, OpenVPX, PCIe and custom designs. Pixus also has an extensive library of VME-based and cPCI-based solutions. In May 2011, Pixus Technologies became the exclusive North and South American supplier of the electronic packaging products previously offered by Kaparel Corporation and Rittal.

Pixus Technologies is actively involved in the continuous development of leading AdvancedTCA, OpenVPX, and cPCI/PCIe products that will surpass all data transfer and cooling challenges.

Oven Industries’ is now offering a High Powered Temperature Controller mounted on a heat sink that creates a seamless transition between heating and cooling devices, as it serves as the commander of thermoelectric modules. With a bi-directional or unidirectional H-bridge configuration, the controller has many benefits. The included, user-friendly PC software makes it quick and simple for users to change any temperature control configurations, which eliminates signal interference or errant signals.

The software also enables the temperature controller to operate as a stand-alone unit. A computer can also be connected to the device, for retrieving data. The high powered temperature controller setting and control through the remote potentiometer and the optional display.

Oven Industries supplies custom temperature controllers and sensors that serve an array of clients, from aerospace, automotive, biomedical, defense markets, medical and semiconductor.

From industrial temperature controllers to programmable sensors, Oven Industries creates many detailed and customized solutions for clients, designed by an expertly trained staff of engineers.

For more information visit

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OneSpin Solutions™ (www.onespin-solutions.com), provider of innovative formal assertion-based verification (ABV) and formal equivalence checking solutions, today unveiled a new business model based on Cloud Computing designed to give project teams flexibility previously unavailable for electronic design automation (EDA) tools, while eliminating barriers to adoption.

Design security, an issue in previous EDA Cloud Computing attempts, has been solved by leveraging the operational nature inherent in OneSpin’s Formal Verification (FV) software. The end product is simple to use, easy to adopt in a flow and has significant verification performance implications. No upfront investment is required to use the tools, made available on a pay-per-use basis.

“The EDA industry reached for the Cloud before, but this is the first solution that assures design security,” says Dr. Raik Brinkmann, OneSpin Solutions’ president and chief executive officer. “Users with no formal verification knowledge can simply plug-in the technology and receive an instant, significant verification impact. This business model has implications right across the EDA industry.”

The Multiple Applications of the Cloud

The OneSpin cloud system, hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, provides easily applied, fully automated solutions as well as advanced formal verification (FV) tooling. The functionality of OneSpin’s 360 DV-Inspect and 360 DV-Verify products, as well as additional prove engines for parallel processing, have been made available on AWS.

Application in a simulation-only environment is an easy plug-and-play operation requiring no formal verification knowledge. A free local client is downloaded and interacts with the cloud server for transparent, secure operation. Powerful 360 DV-Inspect design checks for a broad range of issues are automatically generated and run securely in the cloud, with the result debugged locally.

The system creates a new paradigm for intellectual property (IP) delivery. Powerful integration tests included in the IP can be run without a formal tool purchase. Similarly, Verification Service Providers can run assertion analysis without requiring their customers to purchase the tools.

“OneSpin’s cloud-based business model offers a level of flexibility that will be a refreshing change for companies looking to introduce this powerful verification technology at their own pace, without learning curve and investment barriers,” notes Holger Soukup, head of R&D Hi-Tech Electronics at Tieto Embedded Systems. “Additionally, this approach will be attractive for us as a system development service provider to individually enrich our verification coverage on a per-customer/per-project-basis. This new cloud-based business option confirms OneSpin as one of the most innovative companies in EDA.”

Experienced formal verification users also benefit. OneSpin’s 360-DV Verify product for assertion-based verification and coverage can be run on-demand, with a charge for just the resources required. Verification also can be run with parallel engines, allowing for an instantly accessible, dramatic performance improvement that leverages the scalable Amazon system.

How it Works

OneSpin created a simple use model in cooperation with AWS, giving users control of the Cloud servers. The user downloads and licenses a freely available client tool, OneSpin 360-CS, from the OneSpin website that operates on the local machine. This tool includes a FreeLint capability that checks the design on the local machine before extracting the data for the Cloud servers. Cloud servers extend the functionality of 360-CS to include capabilities of 360-DV Inspect or 360-DV Verify and perform formal analysis. In addition, the Cloud solution can be used to add prove engines that operate in parallel with OneSpin’s existing products.

The OneSpin Cloud Computing model provides users with on-demand flexibility and budgeting, reducing up-front investment based on unpredictable needs, eliminating license redundancy and providing budget flexibility.

The need for proprietary design code to leave the office has been eliminated, significantly reducing security concerns. OneSpin’s technology analyzes the design code locally and only transmits an encrypted mathematical abstraction of the verification problem with all descriptive details stripped. After processing, results are returned to the local machine whereupon descriptive details are reapplied. No data is retained in the cloud.

The design IP cannot be recreated from the stripped mathematical abstraction.

Pricing and Availability

OneSpin’s cloud solution is in Beta now. The trial for approved project teams will start Monday, June 3, and run until Friday, August 30, 2013. During this trial period, the cloud servers will be freely available, less a minimal charge to Amazon for the cloud service, for a restricted set of project teams, with general availability in September.

Pricing starts from $25 per hour for running OneSpin 360 Inspect in the Cloud. Payment is made through AWS Marketplace.

OneSpin at DAC

The OneSpin Product Family will be demonstrated during the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Booth #846 Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. The DAC website is found at: www.dac.com

For more information about OneSpin, visit www.OneSpin-Solutions.com.

About OneSpin Solutions

Electronic design automation (EDA) supplier OneSpin Solutions was founded in 2005 as a spin-off from Infineon Technologies AG. Its award-winning formal verification software is based on more than 300 engineering years of development and application service experience. OneSpin’s comprehensive product line enables design teams to avoid costly design respins, while dramatically cutting their verification effort and engineering schedules. Leading telecommunications, automotive, consumer electronics and embedded systems companies rely on OneSpin to achieve the highest possible verification quality while reducing their time-to-market pressures. Its United States headquarters is located in Santa Clara, Calif. Corporate headquarters is in Munich, Germany. Email: info@onespin-solutions.com. Website: www.onespin-solutions.com.

Forte Design Systems™ (www.ForteDS.com), the #1 provider of software to enable design at a higher level of abstraction, today announced that LG Electronics (www.lg.com) of Seoul, Korea, has adopted Cynthesizer™ SystemC high-level synthesis (HLS) for its next-generation digital television (DTV) design project.

Cynthesizer has been deployed within LG’s System Integrated Circuit (IC), DTV System on Chip (SoC) Development Department. LG selected Cynthesizer after evaluating a range of HLS software because of its notable productivity improvements, including faster turnaround time and better quality of results (QoR) over handwritten code. Also cited was Cynthesizer’s ability to reduce power consumption in the design.

“While our department only recently began deploying Forte’s Cynthesizer, we’re seeing immediate productivity improvements and reduced development time,” remarks Dr. Jin-Gyeong Kim, research fellow, DTV SoC Development Department, SIC Lab at LG Electronics. “We’re confident we selected the right vendor for our needs.”

“LG has distinguished itself as a leading provider of consumer electronics products and appliances,” adds Brett Cline, Forte’s vice president of marketing and sales. “We’re pleased to be working alongside some of the most innovative designers working in this field today.”

Cynthesizer is the first high-level design solution that closes the gap between electronic system level (ESL) design and register transfer level (RTL)-to-GDSII flows. It provides a complete design environment that includes behavioral synthesis and verification as well as FPGA prototyping and design management. It generates production-quality RTL code using a high-level SystemC-transaction level modeling (TLM) design description as input. Cynthesizer provides an open and customizable environment based on standard languages and application programming interfaces (APIs).

About Forte Design Systems

Forte Design Systems™ is the #1 provider of electronic system-level (ESL) synthesis software, confirmed by Gary Smith EDA, provider of market intelligence for the global Electronic Design Automation (EDA) market. Forte’s software enables design at a higher level of abstraction and improves design results. Its innovative synthesis technologies and intellectual property offerings allow design teams creating complex electronic chips and systems to reduce their overall design and verification time. More than half of the top 20 worldwide semiconductor companies use Forte’s products in production today for ASIC, SoC and FPGA design. Forte is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in England, Japan, Korea and the United States. For more information, visit www.ForteDS.com.

In the webinar, attendees will learn about the latest trends and the wide range of accessory solutions for iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ devices that are possible with Freescale MCUs, MPUs, sensors and analog products, including software and rapid prototyping systems.

Freescale will be available for a Q&A session immediately following the E-cast.

• Who: Curt Schwaderer, Technical Editor, OpenSystems Media (E-cast Moderator) and Rudan Bettelheim, Business Development of Smartphone and Tablet Accessories and Audio Solutions, Microcontrollers, Freescale

• What: Industry expert from Freescale present a live OpenSystems Media E-cast, “Designing Accessories for Smartphones and Tablets”

• When: Thursday, May16, 2013 at (2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PT)

• Where: To attend the E-cast, participants can register at ecast.opensystemsmedia.com/

About OpenSystems Media

OpenSystems Media has been a leading publisher of electronics magazines, e-mail newsletters, websites, and product resource guides for more than 25 years. OpenSystems Media is the leader in driving leads and awareness through social media and is the largest producer of lead-generation tools such as E-casts, white papers, product directories, TechChannels, and TechCasts. OpenSystems Media offers E-casts and TechCasts for engineers and provides interactive tools where engineers can communicate directly with presenters and top industry editors. OpenSystems Media also offers Embedded Computing Design and DSP-FPGA.com Digest on the iPhone, iPad, and Kindle for the embedded industry. Current publications include: Embedded Computing Design; Military Embedded Systems; Industrial Embedded Systems; xTCA & CompactPCI Systems; DSP-FPGA.com; PC/104 and Small Form Factors; EDA Digest; and VITA Technologies. For more information, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com.

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TEWS TECHNOLOGIES, a leading provider of embedded I/O products, today announced the introduction of the TPMC685, a standard single-width 32 bit PMC module offering up to 128 bit of TTL I/O arranged in 16 x 8 bit ports. Designed for high-speed data acquisition and generation, the TPMC685 is ideal for applications in process control, simulation, test, transportation, and COTS. The TPMC685 is offered standard with extended temperature operation, rear I/O, and a 5 year manufacturer’s warranty. Software drivers for most major real-time operating systems are available.

The direction of the I/O lines on the TPMC685 is software programmable by port. Each port is built up using a TTL bus transceiver. Each line is protected against ESD and overvoltage. Software selectable pullup/pulldown resistors are available on all I/O lines. It is possible to read or write synchronously all 128 lines.

Each channel configured as an input can generate an interrupt, and signal edge handling is programmable to interrupt on either the rising and/or falling edge of the input signal. Interrupts can be enabled and disabled for each bit. An interrupt status register is provided for simplified interrupt source detection of each bit. To eliminate spikes and glitches, thereby keeping interrupts to a minimum, each port has its own user configurable input filter.

All outputs drive 5V TTL levels with up to 24mA.

The first 64 bits of TTL I/O are accessible via the front panel HD68 SCSI-3 type connector and the second 64 bits of TTL I/O via rear panel P14. TPMC685-11 provides 8 additional ground contacts on the P14 connector. These grounds reduce the number of Back-I/O lines to 56, but improve the signal integrity.

To deal with software faults, the TPMC685 provides a user configurable Watchdog timer. It can set all outputs in a user defined (save) state when the watchdog expires. Two Timers are included in the TPMC685 for easy implementation of equidistant input sampling or output setting.

About TEWS TECHNOLOGIES

TEWS TECHNOLOGIES is a leading solutions provider of embedded I/O and CPU products based on open architecture standards such as PMC, XMC, IndustryPack® (IP), CompactPCI, standard PCI, PCIe, AMC, FMC, and VME. TEWS has more than 30 years of experience designing and building turn-key embedded interface solutions using the philosophy to listen and respond to our customers’ needs. Using this ‘customer first’ approach, TEWS has developed a large number of standard and custom products for industrial control, telecommunication infrastructure, medical equipment, traffic control and COTS applications. TEWS’ line of embedded I/O solutions is available worldwide through a global network of distributors. For more information, go to www.tews.com

Mountain View, California — May 14, 2013 — Diamond Systems, a leading global supplier of compact, rugged, embedded computing solutions for real-world applications in a broad range of markets, today unveiled Hercules III, a rugged EBX single board computer (SBC) based on the Intel Atom E680T CPU running at 1.6GHz, and featuring 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 6 serial ports, and 5 USB 2.0 ports. Hercules III is the newest member of Diamond’s 2-in-1 SBC products, combining a standard CPU board’s features with industry leading data acquisition on a single board. This combination offers a highly integrated SBC in a more compact size with higher reliability, and at a lower cost.

Hercules III’s power-efficient design leverages Intel’s ultra-low-power (Queensbay) silicon platform, consisting of the Atom E680T (Tunnel Creek) processor and chipset (Topcliff). Hercules III supports 1GB or 2GB of onboard SDRAM and provides high-resolution LVDS and VGA graphics interfaces. Additional I/O ports include SATA, CANbus, USB, serial, digital I/O, and Gigabit Ethernet. Flexible system expansion is based on stackable PC/104-Plus (ISA + PCI) modules. mSATA, PCIe MiniCard, and GPS modem sockets are provided for optional on-board storage and I/O. Hercules III also provides a wide voltage power supply, accepting 7-40VDC input and producing 35W of available power for add-on boards or devices.

Hercules III’s integrated data acquisition circuit includes 32 analog inputs with 16-bit A/D and 250KHz maximum sample rate, 4 12-bit analog outputs, 40 digital I/O lines, and two counter/timers. It uses an enhanced 2048-sample FIFO with programmable threshold for maximum flexibility and data reliability. The analog circuitry utilizes Diamond Systems’ industry-leading Universal Driver software with autocalibration technology to calibrate A/D and D/A circuits. This provides analog I/O performance with the maximum possible accuracy over the full operating temperature range of the product.

“Hercules III is the third generation of our popular EBX SBC and demonstrates our continuing commitment and ability to provide high quality products and long term support to our customers.” says Jonathan Miller, President of Diamond Systems. “Providing the same shape, features, and I/O connectors as Hercules II, and offering significantly enhanced performance while maintaining similar power consumption and price, the new Hercules III adds another several years to the lifecycle of products that designed in our earlier generation boards, while requiring minimal redesign efforts by our customers.”

Hercules III’s rugged features include a wide temperature operating range of -40°C to +85°C, plus dedicated locations on the PCB to replace configuration jumpers with 0-ohm resistors for resistance to shock and vibration. Conformal coating is also available as an added cost option.

Hercules III is mechanically and functionally backward compatible with Diamond’s Hercules II SBC, while offering almost three times the performance, lower power consumption, and upgraded features. This compatibility extends the lifetime of existing Hercules II applications and demonstrates Diamond Systems’ commitment to long term support.

Pricing and Availability

The Hercules III single board computer begins shipping in May, 2013. Single unit pricing starts at US$1,225 for SBCs without data acquisition and US$1,475 for SBCs with integrated data acquisition. A development kit is also available, DK-HRCE1600A-01, containing a Hercules III SBC with data acquisition, mSATA flashdisk with Linux pre-loaded, cable kit, and documentation. Contact Diamond Systems for quantity pricing and special-order options.

About Diamond Systems

Founded in 1989 and based in Mountain View, California, Diamond Systems Corporation is a leading global provider of compact, rugged, board- and system-level real world embedded computing solutions to companies in a broad range of markets, including transportation, energy, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, medical, and research. The company is renowned as an innovator of embedded I/O standards and technologies; it originated the FeaturePak I/O modules standard and the RSODIMM™ rugged memory module standard, was an early adopter of PC/104 module technology, and holds a patent for a unique analog I/O autocalibration technique.

Diamond’s extensive product line includes compact, highly integrated single-board computers (SBCs); an extensive line of expansion modules for analog and digital I/O, wired and wireless communications, GPS, solid-state disk, and power supply functions; and complete system-level solutions. In support of performance-critical embedded application requirements, these products are engineered to operate reliably over wide operating temperature ranges, such as –40°C to +85°C, and at high levels of shock and vibration. Additionally, the company offers a comprehensive hardware, software, and system integration and customization services.

For further information, please visit www.diamondsystems.com or call +1-800-367-2104.

Breker Verification Systems (www.brekersystems.com), The System-on-Chip (SoC) Verification Company, will celebrate its 10th anniversary now through the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC), where it will exhibit in Booth #2015 June 3-5 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

Crowning 10 years of achievement is TrekSoC™, Breker’s flagship software that automatically generates self-verifying and synchronized C test cases to run on an SoC’s multiple heterogeneous embedded processors for faster and more thorough verification. TrekSoC, first introduced in 2007, has been used to verify a variety of automotive, graphics and networking designs that have been taped out successfully and are in production use now.

“Breker is changing an industry perception and trouncing the notorious stitch and ship practice,” says Adnan Hamid, Breker’s co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO). “Limited time and resources have created the misguided notion that individual IP blocks verified separately and plugged into an SoC will work together without essential full-chip verification running randomized user scenarios.”

Instead of assuming an SoC with numerous embedded processors will work harmoniously, project teams are implementing the scenario modeling approach advocated by Breker and implemented by TrekSoC, saving countless tapeout disasters. Breker pioneered the use of graph-based scenarios for functional representation of an SoC as well as the use of these graphs to generate high-quality test cases to thoroughly verify the design.

“NVIDIA sends its hearty congratulations to Breker for achieving this milestone and wishes it more good fortune,” notes Jonah Alben, senior vice president GPU Engineering at NVIDIA. “We have used the Trek family of products for the verification of many, many chip designs and can attest to its importance as a solid and critical component of our design flow. As a result, Breker is a valued EDA partner.”

A 10-Year Journey

Since 2003, Breker has worked diligently to fulfill its mission to be the first electronic design automation (EDA) company to solve the functional verification challenges of complex SoC designs containing embedded processors. To fully verify an SoC design, TrekSoC generates C test cases containing multiple streams of realistic user scenarios and schedules the steps so that they cross threads and processors.

Originally founded in Austin, Breker relocated its corporate headquarters to San Jose, Calif., in 2012, and secured $5 million in Series A funding. Previously, Breker bootstrapped itself with a small, initial round of angel investment that enabled TrekSoC to gain market traction. The 2012 infusion of capital has been used to expand operations in all areas of marketing, sales, support and research and development, tripling the size of the company. Breker opened a sales channel for India and Singapore in 2012.

For more information, visit www.brekersystems.com.

About Breker Verification Systems

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software company Breker Verification Systems provides innovative solutions to solve the challenge of complex system-on-chip (SoC) functional verification and eliminate the pervasive “Stitch and Ship” SoC design approach. Its TrekSoC™ software and unique SoC scenario-modeling™ approach are used in production at leading semiconductor companies in the U.S., Europe and India. More information about Breker can be found at www.brekersystems.com or at tiny.cc/d5ifvw. Daily updates on company activities are available at tiny.cc/k6ifvw and additional information can be found at tiny.cc/56ifvw. Its blog, “The Breker Trekker,” is hosted on EDACafe, available at tiny.cc/4cjfvw. Founded in 2003, it is privately held and funded. Breker Verification Systems corporate headquarters is located at 1879 Lundy Ave., Suite 126, San Jose, Calif. 95131 Telephone: (650) 336-8872. Email: info@brekersystems.com. Website: www.brekersystems.com.

- Forte Design Systems™ (www.ForteDS.com), the #1 provider of software to enable design at a higher level of abstraction, today unwrapped its enhanced Cynthesizer™ SystemC-based high-level synthesis (HLS) product.

The new version includes low power synthesis capabilities, core synthesis algorithms, and a new SystemC integrated development environment (IDE).

“Power efficiency is necessary across the spectrum of devices, and is becoming increasingly more important as the explosion of mobile devices drives the need for big data and cloud devices,” says long-time Cynthesizer user Steven Frank, Panève chief executive officer (CEO). “Panève leverages Cynthesizer’s unique capabilities to develop radically new big-data architectures that are inherently more efficient in both power and performance. To be able to further optimize power efficiency of a synthesized SystemC design automatically and with minimal engineering effort further validates the SystemC design path and Cynthesizer.”

Next-Generation Synthesis Core

“Cynthesizer 5 defines the next generation of high-level synthesis technologies,” remarks Brett Cline, Forte’s vice president of marketing and sales. “We’ve leveraged more than a decade of production design experience to allow design teams to get to better results more quickly. Cynthesizer continues to lead the way for quality of results and now includes several advanced optimizations for low power design.”

Cynthesizer 5 includes Forte’s new “C5″ synthesis core, introducing a new architecture that combines the scheduling and allocation phases of the tool, improving predictability and quality of results. New scheduling algorithms allow Cynthesizer to quickly test multiple design microarchitectures and schedules to find the best possible area, performance, and power based on the designers constraints. For existing users, the new C5 core improves area results 9% on average compared to previous Cynthesizer releases.

Low Power Design

Managing power usage is one of the biggest challenges for design engineers. With Cynthesizer 5, design teams can automate complex low power optimizations often difficult or impossible to realize with hand-written register transfer level (RTL) code. Designers can use Cynthesizer’s design exploration capabilities to trade off area, performance, and power for a given set of design constraints.

Cynthesizer 5 introduces three major new user-controlled power optimizations to minimize datapath power, register power, clock tree power, and memory power. The patent-pending HLS-optimized clock gating technology analyzes and optimizes the design microarchitecture to find additional clock gating opportunities often impossible to find with RTL-based power optimizers. The patent-pending finite state machine (FSM) optimization minimizes power in the FSM as well as power consumed by false switching in the datapath. Finally, memory power optimizations allow designers to optimize memory accesses for performance or power. The combination of these new optimizations can yield power reductions of 60% or more depending on the design.

The new power optimization features complement the existing Cynthesizer low power features. They include quarter- and half-speed memory architectures, low power memory modes, clock domain crossing circuitry for designs with multiple clock speeds, RTL coding techniques optimized for downstream RTL tools, and integrations with popular RTL power analysis and optimizations products.

SystemC IDE and Analysis Environment

The Cynthesizer Workbench graphical user interface included with Cynthesizer 5 includes a SystemC Integrated Development Environment (IDE), making SystemC development easy and intuitive for new users and advanced users alike. Beyond typical IDE features, the Cynthesizer Workbench also provides several SystemC design “kick-starters” to quickly create new models using pre-defined templates to reduce design and debug time.

The internals of the Cynthesizer Workbench have also been redesigned to allow faster design, debug, and analysis of SystemC models and the resulting RTL designs. The analysis environment includes SystemC and RTL source linking, waveforms, and other tools to optimize design results.

Forte will demonstrate its entire Cynthesizer and CellMath™ product portfolio at the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Booth #1547 Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Private sessions can be requested at: www.ForteDS.com/DAC2013. The DAC website can be found at: www.dac.com.

Availability

Cynthesizer 5 will be available in Q2’13. Pricing is available upon request.

More information about Forte is available at: www.ForteDS.com.

About Forte Design Systems

Forte Design Systems™ is the #1 provider of electronic system-level (ESL) synthesis software, confirmed by Gary Smith EDA, provider of market intelligence for the global Electronic Design Automation (EDA) market. Forte’s software enables design at a higher level of abstraction and improves design results. Its innovative synthesis technologies and intellectual property offerings allow design teams creating complex electronic chips and systems to reduce their overall design and verification time. More than half of the top 20 worldwide semiconductor companies use Forte’s products in production today for ASIC, SoC and FPGA design. Forte is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in England, France, Japan, Korea and the United States. For more information, visit www.ForteDS.com.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – May 14, 2013 – Wind River®, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, is a winner of the Most Valuable Contributor (MVC) award in the Company category from the GENIVI® Alliance. The GENIVI award recognizes companies and individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions of source code and other assets to the GENIVI Alliance that provide high value and follow standards for code acceptance in the open source and automotive communities.

Wind River contributions include source code, the introduction of the Yocto Project™ to the GENIVI standard baseline, and maintainer roles in the Yocto Project GENIVI Baseline Integration Team. Wind River provides ongoing contributions to several GENIVI expert groups, and has previously played an active role in the creation of the GENIVI Compliance program.

“In order to keep pace with progressively demanding needs, the auto industry has been increasingly turning towards open source. With automotive systems becoming more complex, the role of software has become even more important,” said Georg Doll, vice president of automotive solutions at Wind River. “The MVC award is a major achievement that acknowledges our efforts to help the automotive market reap the benefits of open source. In addition to delivering open source innovation, Wind River provides companies with the confidence that comes with proven commercial-grade technologies and world-class global support and services.”

“With the automotive industry needing to fulfill expectations coming from the consumer electronics world, auto companies are recognizing that they must innovate faster; and in order to do this, they will need assistance from experts within the ecosystem,” said Philippe Gicquel, president of GENIVI Alliance. “From the start, Wind River has been a vital and active member of GENIVI. Their automotive industry expertise and ongoing contributions have helped advance the IVI landscape.”

The MVC Program was created to increase participation, accelerate GENIVI advancements through contributions, and grow open source community collaboration. The program encourages members to contribute code and services by recognizing participation in GENIVI expert groups, open source development, code generation, and involvement in GENIVI compliance and alliance programs.

The GENIVI Alliance is a nonprofit organization committed to driving the broad adoption of an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) reference platform, and its members include top automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 companies. A founding member of the GENIVI Alliance, Wind River plays a key role in this consortium by developing, integrating, and contributing key automotive middleware components. The Wind River automotive portfolio includes GENIVI-compliant offerings such as Wind River Platform for Infotainment, an IVI platform based on the Yocto Project open source development infrastructure.

In addition to GENIVI, Wind River automotive expertise covers a wide range of technologies and solutions, including Android, Tizen IVI, and VxWorks®; tools such as Wind River Diab Compiler; and virtualization and hypervisor technologies. This diverse expertise allows Wind River to support the auto industry in virtually any project.

Furthermore, Wind River open source expertise and activities include ongoing support of the Yocto Project. Wind River is a Yocto Project founding member and Gold member of the advisory board, holding key maintainer and technical lead positions. The Yocto Project, hosted by the Linux Foundation, is an open source collaboration project to help developers create embedded Linux-based systems. Both Platform for Infotainment and the latest version of Wind River Linux are based on the Yocto Project open source development infrastructure.

More information about Wind River automotive solutions and technologies is available at www.windriver.com/solutions/automotive/.

About Wind River

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software. Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with offices in more than 20 countries. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or on Facebook.

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As digital signage technology constantly improves, it becomes more user friendly, filled with many options that users can choose to use in their application. Many users are trying to find better ways of reaching their target audience. Digital signage is a great way of reaching target audiences through the display of dynamic content. Digital signage can be used in practically every application when trying to send a powerful or captivating message to an audience. Using digital signage media players can help to deliver content to a large group at one time with very minimal maintenance. Implementing a digital signage media player to any application help to create a more creative vibe, since a more effective image or video animation can help to deliver that power punch to “wow” visitors that come to see the attraction. Media players and digital signage can help turn a boring static billboard or image into something that is much more fun and interactive for visitors that come.

In many applications, the display is meant to draw in visitors and capture their attention. The more creative the content, the more engaged visitors will become. Engaged visitors are most likely to help spread the attention of the display and this usually causes an excitement in the air and this helps to promote the exhibit or content that is displayed.

Caltron’s newest player, the MP-1080N, high definition network digital signage media player with zoning and online content management software will help users create a display that requires minimal attention and can be easily updated remotely. While the digital signage media player does not create content, it does help to manage and arrange how the content will be displayed, with the free iCAT3 software provided. Content creators or self created content can be uploaded into the online management’s storage. The MP-1080N is capable of outputting full 1920 x 1080 HD content and is meant for screens that are capable of supporting 1080i or 1080P quality content.

Designing and managing content with the simple iCAT3 software has never been easier. The iCAT3 software provides all of the necessary tools to properly create playlists and schedules as well as manage content all online. Each account will have a unique login and password for user security. The iCAT3 software is a simple, drag-n-drop, type of application that help user’s create single day playlists to multi day playlists. With a simple resizable zoning feature to create multi-zone content, a screen display with one single image/video can be displayed or there can be multiple zones, if necessary. This software also allows for music to be played in the background, if images are being displayed. As soon as the schedules and playlists are completed, the MP-1080N is ready to receive the playlists. iCAT3’s software also allows for a live RSS feed or a simple scrolling text to include more vital information. A date/time and weather feature can also be added for more information.

A unique feature that the MP-1080N, digital signage player and iCAT3 has is that while it plays the current files and playlists, it is constantly downloading potential future playlists and schedules in the background to minimize loading times for future content to be displayed. This software is always receiving live feed back from each digital signage player so that player status is easily monitored. Content log data is always updated into iCAT3 to provide a detailed description of each player’s daily status. As long as each payer has an internet connection, then each player can be update from any location provided that location has internet connection for the user to connect to iCAT3 and update each player or group of players.

The MP-1080N and iCAT3 was created to give each user an easy to use experience. Within a few minutes, the user can create playlists and schedules to be transferred to each digital signage media player. Content is transferred over IP to the internal 4GB internal memory or up to 32GB of external memory. User created playlists contain multiple digital signage file formats such as image, video or music files, along with scrolling text files and RSS file feeds.

For more information, please visit www.caltronind.com or contact a sales representative by emailing sales @caltronind.com or by calling 510-440-1800.

Amsterdam – 14 May 2013 – ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv, world leader in tools and services for professional compiler development, announces the availability of the 2013 Spring Edition of its CoSy compiler development system. Integral support for complex architecture features allows compiler developers now to build, optimize and tune compilers for compute-intensive application domains and extreme architectures.

Standard architectures and their software tools are not adequate to reach the required performance and power levels for application specific domains like audio, video and for new domains like next generation communication standards and embedded vision. Instead, dedicated architectures or extensions to existing architectures are developed together with target specific applications code, using a standard compiler that leaves the tuning up to the application developer. In this 2013 Spring edition, extended and new features like the Target Interface Mechanism and Code Generator Feedback provide for an integral system to create compilers that reach the best possible tradeoffs in performance and application portability for existing and emerging application specific processors.

Using the new Target Interface Mechanism in CoSy, compiler developers can now steer the compiler optimizations to take full advantage of architecture specific features, while abstracting these from existing and validated compiler algorithms.

One of CoSy’s unique compiler features, its modular design and flexibility, has allowed the support for feedback mechanisms in a compiler to steer the compilation for optimal results. The Code Generator Feedback feature in this 2013 Spring Edition provides information from the architecture specific Code Generator to do better decision making in high level optimizations and transformations, resulting in better optimization strategies.

CoSy’s flexible and adaptive type description enables the support for unconventional data types, which are typical for application specific architectures, with parameterizable data size, alignment, etc. in a consistent way and with C level programming support for application developers.

Further tuning of compilers can be reached using 100+ compiler engine options, the 20+ new compiler engines and 100+ improvements from customer and partner feedback. All new components and improvements are robust and in product shape as a result of the thorough testing and validation infrastructure used.

The 2013 Spring Edition comes with a revised, extended and improved set of documentation for the professional compiler developer. Together with the training materials and the ACE compiler experts’ first line support program, compiler developers can go to the finest level of detail in their compiler endeavor.

Overall performance for 100+ industry-standard benchmarks show a 15% out of the box improvement for commodity architectures since the last major CoSy release. Billions of devices have already been shipped containing CoSy supported application specific processors, which typically have factors better performance/power profiles than regular processors.

The CoSy Spring 2013 Edition is readily available.

About ACE

ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv (a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE Associated Computer Experts bv, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is world leader in tools and services for professional compiler development.

ACE’s CoSy® compiler development system and its derivative CoSy Express™, give compiler developers the ability to achieve a leading edge position in the construction of better and faster optimizing compilers for a broad range of architectures and programming languages.

SuperTest™ is the most comprehensive test and validation suite for compilers. Based upon 35+ years of ACE experience in compiler construction and validation, SuperTest provides a unique level of compiler test coverage and will find difficult problem cases in a compiler. SuperTest starts where other suites end.

More information on ACE and its products and services is available at www.ace.nl.