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2. Maplesoft extends modeling tools
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... even greater model complexity. New user interface features lead to faster development time and smoother workflow. MapleSim’s core symbolic technology produces optimized equation-based models, which provide ...

3. SystemC and Transaction-Level Modeling (TLM)
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... Manager System Design, Corporate Innovation and Technology, NXP Semiconductors. Simon Davidmann, founder and CEO, Imperas. Laurent Ducousso, IP verification and System Modeling Manager, Home Entertainment ...

4. New eSi-RISC Scalable Soft Processor Cores for ASICs and FPGAs
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... The processor cores also benefit from selectable Harvard/von Neumann memory and configurable cache options.  The highly pipelined nature of their design gives customers a technology-independent solution ...

5. Microchip's 44 Pin Demo board - what to do with it once you've flashed the LED's
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...  Ok, let’s get started on building this masterpiece of modern technology. First, you have to "enhance" your 44-Pin demo board. Microchip thankfully provided lots of expansion pads on the board including ...

6. Formal is more than just alive and well. It is thriving!
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... starting to see a lot of innovation when it comes to the application of technology. More and more formal technology is being used, but in many cases it is now well hidden from the user’s view. To provide ...

7. Turn your car into a hybrid
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... at the Tennessee Technology Development Corp. The patent pending kit will be developed into a commercial product by Palmer Labs (Reston, VA). To aid in that effort, Perry has partnered with the Tennessee ...

8. Positive Versus Negative Logic
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... head. The answer to this is, as are so many things, rooted in history. When the MOSFET technology was originally developed, PMOS transistors were easier to manufacture and were more reliable than their ...

9. Tabula launches ABAX FPGAs based on 3D Spacetime architecture
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... it's probably worth noting that Tabula has an absolutely outstanding management team. For example, founder and chief technology officer (CTO), Steve Teig, has been the CTO of four other successful start-ups, ...

10. Why I’m excited about Stantum’s multi-touch technology
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I recently had a chance to sit down with the folks at Stantum, makers of the clever multi-touch technology demoed below.  The technology has a lot going for it:  It can rack an unlimited number of touches; ...

11. Volvo debuts new tech turbo
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... technology, direct injection, and twin variable camshafts provide low fuel consumption and emissions with high performance across a wide rev range in a compact package. The gasoline engine, the 2.0 GTDi, ...

12. Linear Technology’s LT3743 Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver Delivers 20A+ of Continuous LED Current
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High efficiency, 2μsec switching capability and compact size allow LEDs to replace incandescent light sources in theater-class DLP Projectors & architectural lighting. Linear Technology’s high-powered ...

13. The fate of NuSym becomes clear
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While I have seen no announcements, it becomes clear today that Synopsys has acquired the assets of NuSym, a company that looked as if they had exciting technology a few years back and was one of the early ...

14. YES! Mentor introduces Rad-Tolerant FPGA Synthesis!
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... Today chips are commonly available at the 65 nm technology node; some devices are available at the 45 node and the 40 nm half node; and folks are working on forthcoming devices at the 28 nm node. The ...

15. The Life and Work of Konrad Zuse (Part 7)
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... away from this step. Among these reservations were: Relays were a technology of the past, electronics could do the job 100 or even 1000 times faster, as Aiken stated. The condition of the Z4 and its ...

16. An Introduction to Software-Defined Radio (SDR)
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... radio systems and technologies. Joe is credited with his original concept of cognitive radio in 1991, describing it as: "self-aware, user-aware, RF-aware, and (that) incorporates elements of language technology ...

17. Communications Flexibility is the Key to an interoperable “Smart” Grid
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... the PHY will remain a diverse playing ground. What complicates the matter more is the preference for one way over the other. The preference is not just technology driven but also dictated by the most appropriate ...

18. Say goodbye to the 3 V’s of virtual prototyping
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... the major EDA players in this space. Things developed very slowly. Mentor then acquired Summit and used some of their technology to create a TLM platform tool. Earlier this week, Synopsys also snapped ...

19. Cool Beans: Telekinetic Obstacle Course
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... resist a temptation like this?). The amazing thing to me is that my wife (who knows as much about technology as I know about synchronized swimming) almost immediately had the ball doing her bidding before ...

20. TV Set Ratings from Consumer Reports
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... and the loss of detail that can occur when LCD TVs display fast-moving images. 120Hz  technology doubles an LCD TV's usual 60Hz frame rate, and 240Hz quadruples it. (Some models combine a 120Hz frame rate ...