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2011-07-28 | IC design platform promises increased productivity Mentor Graphics' Pyxis Custom IC Design Platform features advances in concurrent design and automated custom IC routing technology. |
2001-05-11 | High-density design with MicroStar BGAs This application note describes a mounting technique that can increase a board's chip density while decreasing the routing complexity associated with fine-pitch BGA packages. |
2007-11-07 | Fulcrum enhances 10GbE switches Fulcrum Microsystems is rounding out its family of 10Gbps data Ethernet switches for the data center with new devices that add on routing capabilities. |
2001-04-01 | FPGAs take wrong road FPGA vendors are gobbling up design starts that have been marginalized by the ASIC industry; the focus has led to massive improvements in routing resources, and addition of embedded SRAM and CPUs. |
2007-04-02 | FPGA use in HPCs plagued by bottlenecks Current FPGA synthesis, placement and routing tools are written for hardware designers, not software programmers. A new generation of ESL C-language compilers is attempting to bridge the gap. |
2007-08-01 | Follow a balanced DFx flow The best DFx flow available today combines the DFM-aware features in today's synthesis, placement and routing solutions with a post-route (pre-GDS) interconnect optimization step. |
2008-07-01 | Flex data links suit mid-speed apps Samtec has released two new flex circuit data links in 1.27- and 2mm pitches of single-ended or differential pair signal routing with a variety of end assembly options. |
2001-05-22 | Fighting jitter in Fiber Channel designs Routing multiple serial signals can be daunting when developing Fiber Channel systems. Digital repeaters and re-timer ICs clean up signals and counteract jitter to ensure spec compliance. |
2002-04-03 | Fairchild LVDS repeaters perform signal translation, buffering Fairchild Semiconductor has released four LVDS repeaters designed to provide signal-level translation and to buffer signals traveling across backplane or cable in multiple communications applications, including SONET/SDH, basestations, and multiple routing applications. |
2007-02-19 | Elektrobit upgrades air interference emulator Elektrobit has introduced a new version of the air interface emulator Propsim FE that features an Automatic Routing Unit and support for up to four fading channels. |
2012-11-27 | Electrically-aware design enhances AMS ICs Implementing electrically-aware design means every physical design decision regarding placement and routing is analysed in terms of its impact on electrical performance and reliability. |
2011-12-08 | Designing 3D-ICs (Part 2) Here's the second instalment of this series that tackles the tools that can be used to handle a complete backend flow, and enable true 3D design partitioning, synthesis, placement, and routing. |
2005-04-11 | Cypress teams with MontaVista to offer networking systems Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has partnered with MontaVista Software to provide networking system software designers with a complete solution for routing table management. |
2003-06-05 | Cortina chip simplifies line card designs Cortina Systems released its Milan chip, which targets apps in all routing and transport comms systems. |
2000-05-03 | Content-Addressable Memory (CAM) and its network applications CAM is ideally suited for several functions, including Ethernet address lookup, data compression, pattern-recognition, cache tags, high-bandwidth address filtering, and fast lookup of routing, user privilege, security or encryption information on a packet-by-packet basis for high-performance data switches, firewalls, bridges and routers. This article discusses several of these applications as well as hardware options for using CAM. |
2007-01-19 | Connectors offer high current carrying capacity Samtec has expanded its PowerStrip high power-to-board interconnect system with high current carrying capacity and signal routing options. |
2008-06-27 | Connected home welcomes femtocells Femtocell and picocell solutions developer ip.access has developed new 3G Home Routing technology that connects 3G phones into a home network via its Oyster 3G femtocell. |
2008-11-10 | Clock networks in the PolarPro devices This application note discusses the routing structure of the clock networks, the logic blocks and ports that each clock network can drive, and the use and advantages of each clock network. |
2009-01-15 | Clock networks in the ArcticLink solution platform This application note discusses the routing structure of the clock networks, the logic blocks and ASSP ports that each clock network can drive, and the use and advantages of each clock network. |
2000-08-30 | Clock buffer cell user guide This application note explains how to instantiate and connect one or more clock buffer cells, and how to achieve an acceptable routing of the associated clock tree. |
2004-12-15 | Cisco buys network designer BCN for $34 million Cisco Systems has completed its purchase of BCN Systems, a provider of networking software design which Cisco says has developed a unique networking architecture for routing applications. |
2004-08-05 | Cisco builds round configurable processor, says Tensilica The CRS-1 Carrier Routing System from Cisco Systems Inc. makes use of a Cisco Silicon Packet Processor able to operate at 40Gbps which, in turn, makes use of Xtensa configurable cores from Tensilica Inc. |
2004-12-14 | China Telecom selects Alcatel for IP/MPLS network Alcatel announced Thursday (Dec. 9) that China Telecom has chosen the Alcatel carrier-class IP service routing and management solution to deliver high value data services over its nationwide IP/MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) network, ChinaNet2. |
2006-11-28 | Cable assemblies triple DDR InfiniBand reach W. L. Gore & Associates has introduced an innovation in high data rate cable assemblies that promises to more than triple the reach of DDR InfiniBand cables as well as reduce their size and weight for enhanced flexibility and ease of routing. |
2008-10-23 | Audio processors target in-car sound systems Analog Devices Inc. has extended its SigmaDSP audio processor family for automotive head units and amplifiers that require signal routing and processing from multiple audio sources. |
2014-03-03 | Antenna control solutions add value to smartphone user experience RFMD's routing switch, antenna and impedance tuners |
2013-08-15 | Allwinner licenses FlexNoC IP for mobile device applications The Allwinner recently evaluated Arteris' FlexNoC interconnect IP and found it eliminated routing congestion and eased timing closure. |
2011-03-07 | Achieve parasitic constraint closure in custom design Learn about the increasing problem of achieving parasitic-constraint closure during interconnect routing, and how a shape-based routing methodology can help to solve these problems automatically while completing the routing of the design. |
2012-04-09 | A*STAR develops modelling tech for speedier circuits Wire traces delivering power and routing signals among active components in printed circuit boards can limit performance if not designed properly. |
2013-06-25 | 3U VPX Ethernet switches, routers tweaked for Cisco tech The XChange3013 and XChange3018 include Cisco IOS IP routing and Cisco Mobile Ready Net capabilities allowing the router to provide highly secure data, voice, and video communications to network nodes. |
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