Design Automation


Latest Articles

State diagram toolkit generates well-structured code for any application
25 February 2004, Products & Solutions
The LabVIEW State Diagram Toolkit is code-generating software for National Instruments' LabVIEW 7 Express that helps engineers interactively design well-architected, maintainable applications. With ...

Read more...
NI reduces cost of acquiring data
11 February 2004, Test & Measurement
National Instruments has announced that it has taken advantage of low-cost, off-the-shelf technologies and significant increases in manufacturing efficiency to pass savings on to customers. NI ...

Read more...
Designing oscillators with VoltaireXL
11 February 2004, DS Communications
This article describes the design of negative-resistance oscillators by means of a numerical device-line measurement. The approach allows oscillators to be designed on any harmonic balance simulator, ...

Read more...
Modern PCB design needs an integrated solution
11 February 2004
Converging design technologies such as digital logic, RF, and analog circuitry are becoming an integral part of PCB design. As a result, PCB engineers must now consider a host of new challenges throughout ...

Read more...
Solution for electronics manufacturers speeds mechanical product development
11 February 2004
A new design solution that consists of a set of integrated products from IBM and Dassault Systèmes has been released that can help speed mechanical development for electronics manufacturers. The IBM product ...

Read more...
Physical synthesis tool addition increases FPGA performance by 20%
11 February 2004, ASIC Design Services
Actel has announced it has enhanced its Libero integrated design environment (IDE) to include Magma Design Automation's PALACE (physical and logical automatic compilation engine) physical synthesis tool. ...

Read more...
New component library available for leading PCb design tool
28 January 2004, ASIC Design Services, Commercial (Industry)
Printed circuit board design software vendor, Mentor Graphics, has established a joint marketing agreement with PCBstandards.com, a leading supplier of CAD libraries and library tools, to make the PCBstandards.com ...

Read more...
Using guard rings to minimise noise
28 January 2004, Tempe Technologies
Although the effects of noise problems in digital and analog portions of circuitry can be very different, they do not necessarily need different solutions. Often the root cause is the same - the board ...

Read more...
Maintaining a steady hopper discharge
January 2004, Flow Measurement & Control
Pelchem, division of NECSA in Pelindaba, have been able to resolve difficulties maintaining uptime with the purchase of a Promoflow from Mucon for its moist sodium bi-fluoride (NaF HF) hopper. The Mucon ...

Read more...
New data-centric wiring system design tool
19 November 2003, ASIC Design Services, Access Control & Identity Management, Information Security
A new software tool for the design of electrical wire harness systems has been released by Mentor Graphics. The tool automates the generation of schematics, significantly minimising the chance for errors ...

Read more...
New design kit drives successful completion of PCI-X compliance tests
19 November 2003, Vardaan Enterprises, Integrated Solutions, Infrastructure
At the recent PCI PlugFest held by the PCI Special Interest Group, Avnet Electronics Marketing, and Jungo Software Technologies successfully completed PCI-X compliance tests using the new PCI-X 64/133 ...

Read more...
Networking development kit for IP2022 processor
19 November 2003, Sivan Electronic Supplies, Integrated Solutions
Ceibo's universal device networking kit (UDNK) for the IP2022 processor is a complete solution for the development of the most highly integrated, network-enabled embedded designs. The kit includes a ...

Read more...
Jaguar reduces development costs with MathWorks rapid prototyping and code generation tools
19 November 2003, Opti-Num Solutions
To meet demands for increasingly complex new vehicles while continuing to reduce costs, where possible Jaguar develops and tests new functionality using existing production vehicles instead of building ...

Read more...
Free ISE WebPACK design solution now enhanced
5 November 2003
Company-wide design support for industry's lowest cost 90 nm Spartan-3 FPGAs - builds on existing full-range CPLD product support. Xilinx has expanded support for its Spartan-3 family with the company's ...

Read more...
NI LabVIEW toolkit simplifies design validation and debugging of TI DSPs
5 November 2003
National Instruments has released to market the LabVIEW DSP Test Integration Toolkit 2.0, a LabVIEW add-on that integrates with Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) Development Tools. This ...

Read more...
Starter kit for STMicroelectronics' ST7 family
5 November 2003, Sivan Electronic Supplies
The inDART-ST72C/SK In-Circuit Debugger from Ceibo is a powerful entry-level tool for STMicroelectronics' ST7C-based systems. This debugger takes advantage of the STVD7 (STMicroelectronics Visual Debug) ...

Read more...
Hardware/software co-verification platform claimed to cut weeks off FPGA design time
8 October 2003
Aldec has announced that it has entered the embedded systems market with a new hardware/software co-verification platform. Called CoVer, the platform was developed for FPGA designs using soft-core microprocessors. Aldec ...

Read more...
Embedded C/C++ workbench tools for ARM-based microcontrollers
8 October 2003, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink
Atmel and IAR Systems Software have announced the release of the IAR Embedded C/C++ Workbench (EWARM v3.40) for Atmel's ARM7and ARM9 core-based, 32-bit RISC microcontrollers. This complements the established ...

Read more...
Synplicity FPGA synthesis solutions offer full support for Xilinx ISE
8 October 2003
Synplicity's FPGA logic synthesis and physical synthesis products now provide full support for the recently announced Xilinx Integrated Software Environment 6.1i (ISE). This means that Synplicity's Synplify ...

Read more...
HDL design environment addresses design creation and management issues
24 September 2003, ASIC Design Services, Industrial (Industry)
Mentor Graphics' HDL Designer Series 2003.1, the latest version of the design environment for the creation, development and management of complex ASIC and FPGA semiconductor designs, includes new design ...

Read more...



<< First   < Previous   Page 40 of 48   Next >   Last >>







While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, the publisher and its agents cannot be held responsible for any errors contained, or any loss incurred as a result. Articles published do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers. The editor reserves the right to alter or cut copy. Articles submitted are deemed to have been cleared for publication. Advertisements and company contact details are published as provided by the advertiser. Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or veracity of supplied material.




© Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd | All Rights Reserved