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2. Altium's Latest NanoBoard is Mega-Cool!
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I just heard that Altium has launched a new addition to its NanoBoard family of FPGA-based development boards. Called the NanoBoard 3000, this little scamp is absolutely amazing, not the least that it ...

3. Wow! Latest Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System is mind-boggling!
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... low power and mixed signal SoCs at leading-edge process nodes – such as 32- and 28-nanometer – with hundreds of millions of gates, including hundreds of IP elements and embedded processors. EDI System ...

4. Solar PV Technology Update
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... utilization to very low levels.  Grid-tie inverter electronics with DSPs, integral anti-islanding & power disconnects, batteries and charge controllers are also benefiting from new nanotechnology materials ...

5. Thumbs-Up for Virtuoso IC6.1.4 Analog/Mixed-Signal Chip Design S/W
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... at advanced nodes down to 28 nanometers and now supports 64-bit processing for improved capacity and performance. The Virtuoso Space-Based Router has been integrated into the Virtuoso Layout Suite cockpit, ...

6. Xilinx 7 Series 28nm FPGAs – "Super Family" with three branches
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... lower power and cost without compromising on higher capacity and increased performance. Implemented on 28-nanometer (nm) process technology optimized to deliver low power with high performance, the new ...

7. Need a handy low-cost benchtop supply? Use an old PC ATX PSU!
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... a Nanoboard-II and two Nanoboard 3000 FPGA development boards running at once, as well as a few other things). It has really simplified things well for me! Finally, I have a number of these handy boards ...

8. Pythagoras Solar’s Photovoltaic Window Technology Delivers Energy and Unobstructed Views.
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... the high quality requirements of the solar industry and are aesthetically pleasing.” BIPV Market Opportunity Research firm NanoMarkets forecasts the global BIPV market to exceed $8 billion by 2015. Pythagoras ...

9. ESD Protection Made Simple
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... download a paper from Mentor Graphics at: http://www.mentor.com/products/ic_nanometer_design/techpubs/addressing-reliability-and-circuit-verification-challenges-with-calibre-perc-42217  ...

10. Software Configuration Management – Is it the right tool for hardware design?
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... The same principle applies to nuts-and-bolts design tools. I’m not talking about the leading-edge tools used to differentiate brand new components in 32-nanometer designs. I’m talking about the basic tools ...

11. Actel's IGLOO nano FPGAs win EDNC Innovation Award
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The folks at Actel have great big beaming smiles on their faces because their IGLOO nano FPGAs have been voted the Leading Product in the highly competitive Programmable Logic category of the prestigious ...

12. There is VC funding for EDA startups
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... meeting the growing demand for energy saving and reducing the risk of failure for new generations of nano-scale chips.  The centerpiece of the Docea offering called Aceplorer (ACE stands for Abstract ...

13. Cool Beans: Next Generation TV and Computer Displays
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... domes with a similar underlying symmetry. Sometime later, scientists discovered a related structure that we now refer to as a carbon nanotube. Such nanotubes can be incredibly small, with a diameter only ...

14. Latest and greatest in printed circuits and printed electronics (28 Jan 2010)
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...  Printed Electronics World NEW: Radio opaque screen printable ink NEW: Researchers create freestanding nanoparticle films without fillers NEW: LG Display unveils newspaper-size flexible e-paper Micro-transfer ...

15. What do you get if you cross Falcon with EDA 360?
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... Nanoboard 3000 (which I just happen to have one sitting by my desk) and you have a complete prototyping platform for all of this as well. I can’t wait to try it all out. I got the Nanoboard earlier this ...

16. New ESD solutions for high voltage/power IC applications/processes
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The folks at Sofics specialize in on-chip ESD solutions and IP. They are well known for their TakeCharge specialty ESD solutions in low voltage sub-micron and nano CMOS technology. Well, they've just announced ...

17. Alternative powertrains, Part 1: Fleet owners lead the way
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... battery made with A123's NanophosphateTM technology which allows running the car up to 40 miles before the gasoline engine would kick in and assume standard Prius hybrid functioning. Using a 120V outlet, ...

18. Hurray! Synopsys' SuperSpeed USB 3.0 DesignWare IP gets USB-IF certification
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... prototype and driver IP are available now. The DesignWare SuperSpeed USB PHY IP is available in leading 65-nanometer (nm) and 130-nm process technologies now with support for 28-nm and 40-nm process technologies ...

19. 3D Chips : Stacking a DRAM Die on a Logic Die
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... IMEC is a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. IMEC is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China and Japan. ...

20. Printed circuit / electronics roundup (12 Jan 2010) [Carbon nanotubes detect toxins]
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In which we highlight the top news and product stories from various printed circuit and printed electronics sites around the web. Today's HOT item: Carbon nanotubes detect toxins in drinking water There's ...