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PRODUCT NEWS Toshiba: structured ASICs for EuropeancustomersToshiba Electronics Europe has announcedthe European availability of a StructuredArray technology. The technology providesan ASIC alternative to FPGA with lower costand power consumption - but still at significantlylower implementation and sample/productionturn-around time than standardASICs. Based on technology licensed fromBaySand, Toshiba’s Structured Arrays supportthe rapid creation of high-performance, lowpowerSoC devices.News ID 16999 Altera to build next-generation FPGAs onIntel’s 14 nm tri-gate technologyAltera and Intel Corporation announced thatthe companies have entered into an agreementfor the future manufacture of Altera FPGAson Intel’s 14 nm tri-gate transistor technology.These next-generation products, which targetultra high-performance systems for military,wireline communications, cloud networking,and compute and storage applications, willenable breakthrough levels of performanceand power efficiencies not otherwise possible.News ID 16978 Mouser and Altera sign worldwidedistribution agreementMouser Electronics announced the signingof a worldwide distribution agreement withAltera. Through this agreement, Mouser becomesan authorized global distributor ofAltera FPGAs, CPLDs, development tools,intellectual property cores and developmentkits. Mouser gives design engineers fast, easyaccess to the widest range of semiconductortechnologies.News ID 16932 ADI: prototyping kit simplifies A/Dconverter-to-FPGA connectivityAnalog Devices unveiled the newest additionto its line of FPGA development platformcompatibleFPGA mezzanine cards incorporatingJEDEC JESD204B SerDes technology.Digital and analog designers can use theAD9250-FMC-250EBZ kit to simplify and rapidlyprototype high-speed JESD204B A/D converter-to-FPGAplatforms. The AD9250-FMC-250EBZ features two AD9250 dual 14-bit highspeedJESD204B data converters providingfour 14-bit A/D converter channels at 250MSPS in an FMC-compliant form factor.News ID 16906 Reflex CES: 25-million gates or moreASIC prototyping platform withpartitioning softwareReflex CES introduced FPP25, a fast ASIC/SOCprototyping platform for emulating designsof up to 25-million ASIC gates using a standalonesystem. Based on Xilinx Virtex-7 2000TFPGAs, FPP25 exploits Reflex CES’ collaborationwith Flexras and Adacsys, to offer designengineers an easy-to-use, next generation platformto speed up validation and verificationof complex, high density digital designs.News ID 16927 MEAS: 1.8 V digital humidity sensor in asmall packageMeasurement Specialties now offers theHTU21D, a compact, low power digital humidity/temperaturesensor. The self-containedsensor interfaces directly with a micro-controllerensuring a better signal path as well asreducing costs, space requirements and powerconsumption. The HTU21D, which requiresonly 1.8 V for operation, offers an adjustableresolution for humidity and temperature of8/12-bit or 12/14-bit, depending on neededresponse time.News ID 16970 Rohm: dedicated PMIC to support“Bay Trail” platformROHM has announced the development of adedicated system power management IC tosupport Intel‘s latest Atom-based platform,code name “Bay Trail”. A highly integratedpower management solution with industryleading power efficiency, ROHM’s PMIC istargeted towards ultra-thin form factor tabletand convertible devices.News ID 16967 Silica: ArchiTech initiative for designand development toolsSILICA has launched a major engineeringsupport initiative called ArchiTech. With ArchiTech,the semiconductor distributor aimsat providing a full solution and single-pointof-contactfor all requirements related to designtools. ArchiTech solutions will help customersto bring new designs to market on time and inthe most efficient possible way. The distributorbrings together robust development tools, engineeringand software expertise, in-depthtraining and extensive documentation.News ID 16955 GOEPEL upgrades ChipVORX for Bit ErrorRate TestsGOEPEL electronic‘s IP-based ChipVORXtechnology has been extended to execute BitError Rate Tests (BERT). The highly automatedsolution enables FPGA Embedded Instrumentsutilization in the form of specialsoftcores for the test and design validation ofhigh-speed I/O. Users can now evaluate thetransmission channel quality via measurementof the bit error rate. 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