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IMEC, Synopsys partner on 3-D stacked IC development

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By Gina Roos
IMEC, Synopsys partner on 3-D stacked IC development

Synopsys and imec have announced a partnership to accelerate the development of 3-D stacked IC technologies. The partnership will leverage Synopsys' TCAD tools for characterizing and optimizing the reliability and electrical performance of through-silicon vias (TSVs) and imec's research facilities. »

Altium makes gains in N. American EDA market

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Gina Roos
Altium makes gains in N. American EDA market

Altium, a provider of electronic design software, is making headway in the North American market. The company says its North American operation alone has gained more than 500 new U.S. customers over the past 12 months for its electronics design solution Altium Designer. »

Power Integrations launches EuP standards finder

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Gina Roos
Power Integrations launches EuP standards finder

Power Integrations launches its new EuP Standards Finder, an online tool for power supply designers that matches end products to energy-efficiency requirements. The tool provides designers with immediate access to specific requirements of the European Commission's EuP Ecodesign Directive. »

Part 3 of 3: Trends in advanced IC Packaging

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By John H. Lau, Cheng Kuo Lee, C. S. Premachandran, Yu Aibin
Part 3 of 3: Trends in advanced IC Packaging

Here's a book excerpt from "Advanced MEMS Packaging," written by experts in the field. The book details the latest cutting-edge microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) packaging techniques such as low-temperature bonding and 3-D packaging. It can certainly serve as a valuable reference for those faced with the challenging problems created by MEMS devices and packaging. Part... »

Part 2 of 3: Trends in advanced IC packaging

Friday, February 19, 2010
By John H. Lau, Cheng Kuo Lee, C. S. Premachandran, Yu Aibin
Part 2 of 3: Trends in advanced IC packaging

Here's a book excerpt from "Advanced MEMS Packaging," written by experts in the field. The book details the latest cutting-edge microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) packaging techniques such as low-temperature bonding and 3-D packaging. It can certainly serve as a valuable reference for those faced with the challenging problems created by MEMS devices and packaging. Part... »

IPC APEX conference to provide solutions for lead-free challenges

Thursday, February 18, 2010
By Gina Roos
IPC APEX conference to provide solutions for lead-free challenges

IPC's technical conference will address a host of unintended consequences as a result of the lead ban in electronics devices, implemented as part of the EU's RoHS Directive about four years. Some of those issues include new defects, reliability concerns, processing issues and challenges for high-reliability sectors, says IPC. »

Part 1 of 3: Trends in advanced IC packaging

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By John H. Lau, Cheng Kuo Lee, C. S. Premachandran, Yu Aibin
Part 1 of 3: Trends in advanced IC packaging

Here's a book excerpt from "Advanced MEMS Packaging," written by experts in the field. The book details the latest cutting-edge MEMS packaging techniques such as low-temperature bonding and 3-D packaging. It can certainly serve as a valuable reference for those faced with the challenging problems created by MEMS devices and packaging. Parts 1 &... »

AVX upgrades free tantalum capacitor modeling tool

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By Gina Roos
AVX upgrades free tantalum capacitor modeling tool

AVX upgrades its SpiTan software with new features for simulation and modeling of tantalum capacitors. The new SpiTan III software tool now includes the effects of temperature and voltage on DCL leakage current, equivalent circuits of capacitors with parameter values, and the addition of more than 80 new released codes. »

NEC, KWest partner on turnkey design for PC tablets

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By Gina Roos
NEC, KWest partner on turnkey design for PC tablets

NEC and KWest unveil a turnkey design for portable consumer products that leverages NEC's EMMA Mobile 1 SoC, and KWest's Connected Media Framework. »

iSuppli reveals iPad BOM

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Gina Roos
iSuppli reveals iPad BOM

The mid-range, 3G-wireless version of Apple's iPad is expected to have a bill of materials (BOM) and manufacturing cost of $287.15, reports iSuppli. This will make it Apple's most profitable iPad product, according to a virtual teardown generated with the help of iSuppli's Mobile Handset Cost Model tool. »

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