Neural nets make a comeback at Darpa Aug 11, 2009
If successful, follow-on funding will be provided to develop neuromorphic hardware systems, design tools and large-scale simulations intended to validate the feasibility of scaling synapse-based pattern recognition systems to levels approaching the human brain. Other contracters for Darpa's neural network program include HRL Laboratories and Hewlett Packard Co.. (EETimes)
Aart de Geus, Founder member, Synopsys Inc Aug 8, 2009
Since its inception more than 22 years ago, Synopsys Inc has grown from a small one-product start-up to a diverse company that is a leader in chip design tools. Dr de Geus, one of its founders was in Bangalore last month spoke about a range of issues affecting the semiconductor industry. (India Times)
The Law of Accelerating Returns, Ray Kurzweil, KurzweilAI.net Aug 1, 2009
Or to take a more recent example, the advent of assisted design tools allows rapid development of the next generation of s.. (ii) The "" of the environment in which the ary process takes place and which provides the options for further. (Harper's Magazine)
AES Live Sound Events: White Spaces to Green Touring Jul 30, 2009
"State of the Art Loudspeaker Design for Live Sound: Tom Young The loudspeakers we employ today are vastly improved over what existed back in the '60s when rock-n-roll pushed the limits of existing technology. Along with advances in design and fabrication, system engineering, ergonomics and rigging, have come various methods to improve overall performance. Many of these advances are directly related to the use of computers as a design tool. This presentation will clarify the capabilities of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
FPGA startups stare down giants and ghosts Jul 28, 2009
Programmable logic veterans cite several reasons for the history of failures, including targeting too narrow a market niche and failing to "get the tools right." Because programmable logic vendors have traditionally provided software design tools to users at very low or no cost, the price of entry in this market includes not just silicon R&D, but R&D as well. Another reason the startups have struggled is simply that the entrenched leaders have proved difficult to unseat. (EETimes)
Photography.Book.Now Opens People's Choice Voting Jul 25, 2009
Blurb's platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using our free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart software, or via the design tool of your choice. Use Blurb's Bookstore and online marketing tools to market and sell your books, and keep 100% of your profit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NCIA invests over RM20mil for IC industry Jul 24, 2009
The centre would provide consultation services such as research and development in microelectronics design, pay-per-use of IC design tools and facilities, training and development programmes in microelectronics systems, and design consultation and engineering resources for projects, Cheang told StarBiz. He said the initial funding for the centre would come from NCIA.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Space cone to acquire expert data Jul 22, 2009
"This is a step towards the validation of the design tools, both computational flight dynamics and wind tunnels; and then [we can] use those tools for the actual conditions of re-entry of the operational missions, first of all the ARV.". The ARV, or Advanced Re-Entry Vehicle, is an upgraded version of the cargo re-supply vessel that Esa already flies to the International Space Station. (BBC News -- Science)
TSMC Extends Design Methodology Leadership to 28nm With Reference Flow 10.0 Jul 22, 2009
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 22 /CNW/ -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE:2330, NYSE: TSM) today unveiled Reference Flow 10 (Canada Newswire)
Design Tool For Materials With A Memory Jul 22, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 21, 2009) Shape memory alloys can remember a condition. If they are deformed, a temperature change can be enough to bring them back to their original shape. (Science Daily)
TSMC Launches First Advanced Technology Interoperable Process Design Kit Jul 21, 2009
TSMC unified iPDK works across multiple OpenAccess(TM)-based EDA design environments, eliminating the need for multiple proprietary PDKs, and enabling full reuse of design data between different custom IC design toolsets ... Customers will be able to extend the iPDK in the languages supported by the custom design tools of their choice ... TSMC iPDK's interoperability with multiple EDA tools and design flows remove design tool and flow adoption barrier, and offer customers more choices of design... (PR Newswire)
NetLogic Microsystems and TSMC Collaborate on Industry-Leading 40nm Technology for Next-Generation Knowledge-based Processors and 10/40/100 Gigabit Physical Layer Solutions Jul 15, 2009
About TSMC TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry's largest portfolio of process-driven libraries, IP, design tools and reference flows. The Company's total managed capacity in 2008 exceeded 9 million 8-inch equivalent wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch - GigFabs(TM), four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly-owned subsidiaries. (Canada Newswire)
NXP and TSMC Deliver Industry's First 45nm Single-Chip Digital TV Platform Jul 9, 2009
Our customers are highly impressed with TV550's superb picture quality and its capability to handle the complex global digital standards with a single platform (Canada Newswire)
Microsoft Commits $50 Million in Higher Education Resources, Training and Certifications to Drive Economic Recovery Jul 9, 2009
A technology that enables students to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge, as well as additional science, technology, engineering, math and design (STEM-D) resources. Since launching in 2007, nearly 2. (PR Newswire)
TSMC Joins the CEA-Leti Program on Multiple E-Beam Lithography for IC Manufacturing Jul 6, 2009
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IP, design tools and reference flows. The Company's total managed capacity in 2008 exceeded 9 million 8-inch equivalent wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch - GIGAFABs(TM), four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC (China), and its joint... (PR Newswire)
Knowledge Management Jul 5, 2009
Adobe Creative Suite Divides to Conquer Adobe upgrades its collection of design tools and splits the suite into six versions. more. (IntranetJournal)
Toshiba Develops 40nm Semiconductor Design Tool Jul 2, 2009
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Are Utilities Truly Exploiting their GIS? Jun 26, 2009
A GIS is used as one of the engineer's design tools. Limited geospatial information is queried to assist in infrastructure design. (Energy Pulse, CO)
interview with Michael Moorcock Jun 19, 2009
"? Pretty much now. There might be a little bit of tweaking in future, but nothing special. In fact I've done the reverse with the current Del Rey Elric books where I've republished them in their original order. At least where fantasy books are concerned. But I suspect if I ever had the time I'd do some revision on the Pyat books and maybe a little on Mother London. Which artist has best depicted your idea of Elric? I'm partial to Micheal Whelan. I love Whelan's stuff but his Elric's just a... (Harper's Magazine)
Intel Buys Wind River to Push Linux Jun 6, 2009
Wind River offers embedded Linux operating systems and is a leader in software design tools for devices such as smartphones. "While [Intel] competes with many vendors in doing so, it may also be trying to counter the buzz and momentum in the space around Android from Google and the Open Handset Alliance," said Jay Lyman, an enterprise software analyst with The 451 Group. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Adobe Updates, Expands Flash Tools Jun 2, 2009
Adobe Flash Builder is a design tool for building rich Internet applications (RIAs) using Adobe's Flex language. It's simply being rebranded from Flex Builder for better consistency across Adobe's line, and because Flash is its best-known brand, according to Heintz. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Cellular Circuits Engineered To Count Events May 29, 2009
"Our goal is to build simple design tools that perform some aspect of cellular function," said Lu. Ari Friedland, a graduate student at Boston University, is also a lead author of the Science paper. (Science Daily)
Gartner examines the business case for social networking May 26, 2009
Too many organisations are rushing into social networking without considering the risks or return on investment, warned IT analyst Gartner. With more than 60% of Fortune 1000 companies planning to establish their own online communities by 2010, IT research organisation Gartner warned that many will be wasting their money and eroding customer value through unplanned initiatives, reports. (Accounting Web, UK)
Find yourself in Swarovski's Library of Light May 24, 2009
The online jewelry store's design tool enables customers to discover their design preferences and create one-of-a-kind pieces. A range of templates allows for experimentation with different colors, shapes and cuts. (Xinhuanet, China)
May Product Briefs May 14, 2009
It also announced the upgrade of its Unified Modeling Language based modeling and design tool, Enterprise Architect 7. 5. (Search Webservices)
CNN Takes Canon's Widest Wide-Angle Lens May 14, 2009
In the eight years since HJ11 launched, a number of advances in optics and optical design tools allowed Canon to significantly improve the lens performance while providing an unprecedented wide angle, Thorpe said ... Besides providing a wider angle and higher zoom ratio, advances in design tools, glass material, optical coatings and design techniques, such as the use of aspherical elements, have allowed Canon to improve the lens's performance. (Multichannel News)
DAC asks community votes on pavilion panel May 6, 2009
The new community-driven selection process is part of DAC's ongoing efforts to ensure its program addresses the needs of IC designers and design tool users, as well as EDA developers and researchers, according to Rich Goldman, chairman of the Pavilion Panel Committee. The four timely topics cover wearable sensor networks, power scavenging, the collision of mobile and PC technologies, and career survival advice during the current economic situation. (EETimes)
Sculpting on screen with three-dimensional modelling May 1, 2009
Three-dimensional design tools that simulate physical sculpting are an emerging genre, says Kathleen Maher, an analyst specializing in digital content creation and computer-aided design at Jon Peddie Research in Tiburon, Calif. Other tools that were designed for video animation, such as Pixologic Inc.'s ZBrush and Autodesk Inc.'s Mudbox, may also be used in industrial design, Ms. Maher says. (Globe and Mail)
New Design Strategy For Brain Implants Paves The Way To Multi-electrode Deep-brain Stimulation Apr 30, 2009
With this development, IMEC highlights the opportunities in the healthcare market for design tool developers ... Such small electrodes can be made with semiconductor process technology, appropriate design tools, and advanced electronic signal processing. (Science Daily)
Altium slashes price on 'unified' design tool Apr 28, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO Australian design tool provider Altium Ltd. has cut by about 75 percent the price of its Altium Designer, a circuit board design tool which is intended to bring together the traditionally separate worlds of hardware design and software development ... Altium Designer, introduced in 2005, supports the design of circuit boards but also includes integrated design tools for the emerging programmable hardware in electronics systems, according to the company ... Altium executives said... (EETimes)
Xilinx shipping ISE Design Suite 11.1 Apr 28, 2009
1, described as the first FPGA design tool set with interoperable domain-specific design flows and tool configurations for logic, digital signal processing (DSP), embedded processing and system-level design. According to representatives from Xilinx, the release of ISE 11. (EETimes)
Revolutionary Interface Cable for the RED Digital Cinema Camera Launches at NAB Apr 16, 2009
Kryszek is also the President of Clifton Production Services LLC (), a state-of-the-art facility equipped with a full array of the latest cutting-edge digital editorial and design tools. About CoolCameraGear. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Are primary EDA vendors bad? Apr 8, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO Critics charge that the current fad for customers of Synopsys Inc. to consent to public announcements saying they've selected the No. 1 EDA vendor as their primary supplier of design tools is bad for EDA, stifling innovation and hurting overall tool pricing. But are these complaints about a competitor legitimate, or just sour grapes. (EETimes)
New Architects Of Service-oriented Computing Apr 3, 2009
Sensoria has come up with its own Software Development Environment which makes composing services easier using graphical design tools. The resulting services can be located dynamically and triggered by other services. (Science Daily)
Xilinx Starts Shipments of Virtex-6 FPGAs Apr 1, 2009
Xilinx targeted design platforms help customers to achieve first-pass design success and accelerate their product-to-market goals by integrating design tools, development boards, IP cores and software for a wide array of applications. As part of the targeted design platform, Xilinx has aligned reference design development and delivery with its robust third-party ecosystem. (PR Newswire)
Catering To Car Buyers’ Desires Mar 30, 2009
To help customers make their choices, the European, Malaysian and Singaporean CATER team has also developed an emotional design tool that helps potential buyers define what they want from a car. Called citarasa, a Malaysian-inspired word meaning strong intent, desire, aspiration and feeling, the concept involves showing customers images of everyday objects that reflect certain abstract emotions, tastes and feelings and connecting them with features on the car. (Science Daily)
Aerojet's Advanced Technology Demonstration Motor Successfully Tested by Air Force Mar 26, 2009
The Aerojet team will use the results from the IHPRPT TAM static firing to further advance these design tools as well as evaluate rocket motor design options for future strategic and space lift concepts. Aerojet has been actively developing a wide range of large diameter solid motors that utilize Sacramento and U.S. aerospace industry capabilities and facilities. (PR Newswire)
LittleBigPlanet(TM) Recognized as a Game-Changer With Industry Awards and Nominations Mar 21, 2009
Additionally, players can use the same design tools, materials and stickers Media Molecule built the actual game with to shape or build objects and entire game levels. Players can then share these creations with the LittleBigPlanet community online via PlayStationNetwork. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hot Stuff: Asian lattice inspires designer Mar 16, 2009
John Moffly of LatticeStix in San Francisco, who has been building and selling Asian-inspired lattice panels for three years, finds his geometric patterns are giving lattice a new role locally as a design tool. His panels, which feature geometric patterns in six different architectural styles, are used as wall art, dividers in rooms and gardens, and as trellis, gate and fence toppers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
PolyU Award-Winning Researches Help Withstand Natural Disasters Mar 14, 2009
The award-winning design tool can reliably reflect the effective length and buckling strength of structures under extreme circumstances and is, therefore, particularly useful in the quake-struck Chinese mainland where structural safety is a real challenge. The new design concept has been applied to the code of industry practice as well as the design of a number of structures in the Chinese mainland, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Australia and Spain. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
TechWeb Announces Winners of the 19th Annual Jolt Product Excellence & Productivity Awards Mar 12, 2009
Design Tools and Modeling Jolt Winner: Blueprint Requirements Center (Blueprint Software Systems) Productivity Winners: RAVEN (Ravenflow) Screen Architect (Screen Architect Ltd. / Catch Ltd.) 6. Development Environments Jolt Winner: Altova MissionKit (Altova) Productivity Winners: JBuilder 2008 (Embarcadero Technologies) ReSharper 4. (PR Newswire)
CEO designs Quark's reboot Mar 9, 2009
It s an entirely new company, said Jay Nelson, editor and publisher of Boulder-based Design Tools Monthly newsletter and a longtime Quark observer. You may as well have drained all the blood out of a body and replaced it with all new blood, because that s essentially what s happened there. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ars reviews iLife '09: publishing online with iWeb Mar 9, 2009
As a truly WYSIWYG, theme-based web design tool, iWeb enables the creation of gorgeous sites in record time, and it is the go-to, well-integrated app for presenting your iLife to the internet. But iWeb has suffered a fair share of criticism since its introduction in 2006 for being too handicapped and limiting. (Ars Technica)
Antenna Engineer (Low Observable/Conformal) Feb 27, 2009
Desired skills include experience with the design of frequency-selective surfaces (FSS) and radomes, the application of design tools such as MWO, CST, Microstripes and HFSS, and the application of RCS prediction tools such as X-Patch, FEKO and Method of Moments codes. In addition to the typical educational and experience requirements, a demonstrated capability to adequately perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position and exhibit the skills and competencies of the grade... (Florida Today)
Verification tools step up Feb 26, 2009
Jasper's ActiveDesign with Behavioral Indexing is an IC design tool that is billed as enabling design engineers to capture and preserve intended design behavior as it is being implemented. The design tool uses formal analysis to automatically produce waveforms from the Behavioral indexing technology enables Jasper's tool to iteratively extract, index and store relevant design behavior, along with the in an executable database. (EETimes)
Good, bad and ugly in fab tool market Feb 20, 2009
Design tools for semiconductors for alternative energy conversion (Company: Cadence). The ugly. (EETimes)
Designer Secrets to Making a Statement with Wallpaper Murals Feb 13, 2009
Using a wallpaper mural to make a statement can be a very cost-effective design tool. "I wanted to see if it was possible to do large custom graphics for the home at an affordable price," Fong says. (Pekin Times, IL)
MediaTek Introduces its First Multimedia-rich GSM/GPRS Single-Chip and Presents its First Smart Phone Solution at MWC 2009 Feb 12, 2009
"Bringing together advanced multimedia technology, efficient manufacturing, system-level design tools and real-time support, MediaTek's MT6253 sets a new standard for cellular SoCs," said JiChang Hsu, Executive Vice President of MediaTek. "To better address the needs of emerging market, where handset manufacturers care cost-performance ratio more than ultra low cost, MT6253 provides perceptual peripheral support to bring down costs and reduce space requirements greatly.". (PR Newswire)
Adobe revamps online marketplace for AIR apps Feb 11, 2009
The company hopes the runtime will help it bring the success it's had with Web development and design tools such as Dreamweaver and Flash to the desktop by giving those developers and designers an easy migration path to building desktop applications. Adobe said last week there have been more than 100 million installations of AIR less than a year after its release, proving that developers are at least testing the technology, if not using it for wide-scale desktop deployments. (InfoWorld)
Autodesk Unveils 2010 Software Portfolio for Building Information Modeling Feb 10, 2009
New Conceptual Design Tools and Consistent User Interface Highlight Updates to Four Key AEC Product Lines. SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (PR Newswire)
