New Electronics

Xilinx has announced a new development platform for engineers working to meet the demand for 3d tv broadcast and other high definition video applications.

National Semiconductor has reported sales of $412million and a net income of $88.8m for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, ending August 29, 2010.

Integrated Device Technology has announced what it claims to be the industry’s first single chip power management solution for thin film transistor (tft) lcd panels. Typical panels are those used in netbooks, tablet pcs and notebooks.

The University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is hosting a conference that will report on new developments in the field of system design and verification within the electronics industry.

ARM’s latest processor, the Cortex-A15 MPCore, is said to bring a fivefold improvement in performance over the devices currently used in smartphones, while consuming similar amounts of energy.

Component shortages have led to a traffic pileup in the global electronics supply chain, according to research firm iSuppli.

Maxim has acquired Phyworks in a cash deal which values the latter at approximately $72.5million.
Maxim’s ceo Tunc Doluca said: “Business and consumer appetite for access to information anywhere, anytime, will continue to grow exponentially. The backbone to support the increased data traffic is high speed optical networks. Additionally, optical networks are now beginning to reach consumers directly with fibre to the home. The addition of Phyworks’ product portfolio and talent to Maxim strengthens our market position to capitalise on this growth.”

Siemens Medical Solutions and National Semiconductor have combined forces to create ultrasound imaging systems that produce enhanced image quality and advanced 3d/4d imaging capabilities, while consuming less power.

Altera is to demonstrate the first single chip 4K format conversion reference design with integrated serial digital interface at IBC 2010, Amsterdam.

SMSC is sampling what it claims to be the industry’s first USB 3.0 graphics technology.