EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today named Satris Group Ltd. its distributor in Israel.

Satris, Israel’s leading independent solutions provider for semiconductor and systems companies, will provide sales, marketing and technical support for the ZeBu family of hardware-assisted verification platforms.

“Verification is a confounding problem and design teams throughout Israel are seeking a viable way to solve it,” says Oved Saraf, Satris Group’s vice president of sales.  “Emulation is viewed as a universal verification tool, capable of validating hardware and software.  EVE’s ZeBu stands out among the offerings for superior speed of execution with an affordable price tag.”

“The Satris team is impressive,” notes Luc Burgun, EVE president and chief executive officer.  “We knew we wanted to work with a team committed to making designers successful at reducing time-to-market and achieving silicon success and the Satris team is the perfect choice for our goal.”

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has expanded its comprehensive online library of free 3D CAD product models.  The latest update includes more than 2000 new models from Molex, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of interconnect products, and Omron, a global leader in the production of electronic components. The 3D CAD models from both suppliers are now available to download free-of-charge from the RS website at www.rs-components.com/3D, offering electronics design engineers a simpler, faster route to complete their designs on time.

With the release of an additional 1000 3D models of Molex connectors, encompassing the latest technologies, the range of Molex 3D models available from RS now covers more than 7000 products. Over 1000 3D models of Omron parts have also been added to the RS library, including tactile, pushbutton and DIP switches, as well as flow sensors, micro switches and relays.

The extensive scope of product models available today from the RS library is unrivalled in the industry, with users now having access to over 30,000 certified 3D CAD models of electronic and mechanical components.  Registered users can download a model from the RS website in up to 23 neutral and native CAD file formats, enabling engineers to select the model in their preferred CAD package for mechanical design.  Each model has part number and ordering information attached, aiding the purchasing process and allowing for quick completion of new designs.

Mark Cundle, Technical Marketing Manager for RS Components said, “Producing 3D CAD models can be a time-consuming effort for engineers involved in electronics design. Extending our 3D CAD model range provides our customers with access to the most comprehensive library of online downloadable models in all major CAD file formats, in one place and at no extra cost.  This is an essential part of our support for engineers with reliable technical information and online resources that enables them to find, design-in and buy from one source.”

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Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has finalized an exclusive international distribution agreement with Rowley Associates, a premier developer of integrated development environments for microcontrollers.

For Mouser customers looking for an exceptional integrated microcontroller development environment, Rowley’s CrossWorks system represents the best. CrossWorks for ARM is a complete C/C++ and assembly code development system for ARM7, ARM9, XScale, and Cortex-M3 microcontrollers. It features the CrossStudio Integrated Development Environment, C/C++ and Assembler toolchain, CrossWorks C Library designed for embedded processor applications, and the CrossWorks Tasking Library, a multi-priority, pre-emptive, task switching and synchronization facility. CrossWorks for the Texas Instruments MSP430 and Atmel AVR microcontrollers will also be available through Mouser, as well as the CrossConnect JTAG adapter for ARM.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What’s Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 19 global support locations and the latest, most technologically advanced components for their newest design projects. Mouser Electronics’ website is updated daily and searches more than 8 million products to locate over 2 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

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element14, Premier Farnell’s global online eCommunity for electronic design engineers, has today announced availability of the DM3730 ARM® based development kit, a complete embedded development system that accelerates time to market for media-rich, portable applications.

The kit provides developers with an ARM based TI DaVinci™ digital media processor tailored for digital audio, video, imaging, and vision applications. The DM3730 device includes a general purpose processor, video accelerators, and C64 DSP, and is tailored for a range of applications like Portable Data Terminals, Navigation, Auto Infotainment, Gaming, Medical Imaging, Home Automation, Human Interface, Test and Measurement and Industrial Control.

The kit, available via element14 at a promotional price while supplies last, provides easy access to ARM® Cortex™-A8 Core based MCU design, enabling engineers to design their applications with high quality graphics and video apps with low power consumption. The kit is supported by multiple hardware peripherals including LCD touch screen interface and works with Android™, Microsoft® Windows® CE and Linux® operating systems.

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Security and identification comes under the spotlight as Farnell adds new technologies and supports new designs via element14

Security and identification has become the latest market focus area for Farnell. The leading multi-channel, high service distributor has added over 1,900 new devices from industry-leading suppliers to its portfolio to give designers unrivalled choice in this rapid growth sector. Farnell has also made security and identification the focus for the latest issue of its Technology First magazine which includes a range of topical articles to keep the design engineering community up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies.

Farnell now offers a total of over 6,000 security and identification related products for applications such as CCTV and surveillance, identity and access control, network and data information security and RFID. Key suppliers in this sector include Analog Devices, Freescale, Microchip, Tyco and Molex.

As part of Farnell’s increased focus on security and identification, the element14 technology portal and e-community will feature a dedicated discussion group covering the topic at http://www.element-14.com/community/community/industries/security/ that will provide support and information for design engineers working on new projects.

PDFs and interactive online versions of the Technology First magazine can be accessed via the security link on the Technology First area of the Farnell website. This link also provides access to information on new product introductions, allows visitors to search products by category, and highlights the relevant ‘hotlinks’ to the technical collateral on element14.

“Security and more recently identification have become important sectors for the electronics industry,” said Jamie Furness, Global Head of eCommunity, Farnell. “Through our enhanced range of products from the leading industry names, the element14 technology portal, and our Technology First journal, we can provide the design engineer with the tools and products needed to help them successfully develop and implement their new designs.”

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edXact appoints distributor in Israel

Backend verification specialist edXact SA today announced that he has signed an agreement with New ARTech Technologies Ltd, (Herzelia, Israel) to distribute Edxact’s software solutions in Israel. Starting on September 1, 2008, ARTech will provide support to existing IDM customers as well as working to expand Edxact’s customer base.

New ARTech Technologies Ltd was founded in 2003 by Rony Amir to represent companies providing technologies to the SoC, ASIC and FPGA design community with advanced tools for high level design, verification and synthesis.

EdXact provides solutions that help to manage huge parasitic data files and to accelerate the overall backend physical verification cycle. JIVARO tools apply user-controllable model order reduction techniques upon user’s parasitic data files obtained from major layout extraction tools. COMANCHE is a tool that enables quick parasitic analysis, without the need to run extensive simulations.

“Israel is an important region for edXact with an increasing number of design starts for RF, analog and mixed-signals devices” commented Mathias Silvant, edXact President. “With its deep knowledge of a demanding designers communauty, ARTech is a key partner in keeping pace with the growing adoption of our Jivaro® technology.”

“Edxact provides an exciting addition to our portfolio” stated Roni Amir, general manager, New ARTech Technologies. “In today’s nanometer designs, customers need EDA tool that can help them to remove the backend verification bottleneck and EdXact’s unique Jivaro® based tools are the ideal boosters of all existing simulation and analysis tools.”

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Digi-Key Corporation Signs Worldwide Distribution Agreement with DLP Design, Inc.

Digi-Key Corporation and DLP Design, Inc. announced today that the companies have entered into a worldwide distribution agreement. DLP Design provides hardware and software solutions that make it easy for engineers and hobbyists to interface to a host computer via the USB interface. Products include USB adaptors, USB security dongles, development boards, modules and adapters, temperature humidity sensors, microcontroller FLASH programmers, prototyping boards, and RF/RFID products. DLP Design products stocked by Digi-Key are available for purchase directly from Digi-Key. These products are featured on Digi-Key’s websites and will be featured in future print catalogs.

“We are very pleased to partner with DLP Design and bring its products to our customers,” said Mark Larson, Digi-Key president and COO. “With the potential to provide faster time to market, I am certain that DLP Design products will be of great interest to the design engineers who rely on Digi-Key for the latest in solutions.”

Don Powrie, president and COO of DLP Design, responded, “We are confident that our new distribution agreement with Digi-Key will significantly increase awareness of our product line. Furthermore, Digi-Key’s sponsorship of the DLP232PC Design Contest will only serve to strengthen the relationship between our two firms.”

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Digi-Key Corporation and HI-TECH Software Announce Worldwide Distribution Agreement

Digi-Key Corporation and HI-TECH Software announced today that the companies have entered into a global agreement for the distribution of HI-TECH Software’s development tools.

HI-TECH Software is a provider of development tools for embedded systems, offering compilers, RTOS, and an Eclipse-based IDE (HI-TIDE™) for 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontroller and DSP chip architectures.

HI-TECH products stocked by Digi-Key are featured in its print and online catalogs and are available for purchase directly from Digi-Key.

“We are very pleased to add quality products from HI-TECH Software to Digi-Key’s product offering,” said Mark Larson, Digi-Key president and COO. “HI-TECH’s innovative, user-friendly, and cost-effective development tools are sure to be of consequential interest and appeal to a wide range of Digi-Key customers.”

Clyde Stubbs, HI-TECH Software CEO, said, “The team at HI-TECH Software is very excited about our new partnership with Digi-Key. With Digi-Key’s commitment to providing their customers with superior service and quality products, we are confident that they will be an asset to our team.”

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