S2C and Mirabilis Design today announced the collaboration and delivery of a hybrid SoC architecture exploration solution that reuses available RTL-based blocks to accelerate model construction and speed-up very complex simulations. The collaboration enables design projects that deploy model-based design methodology to further reduce the time and effort spent on creating complicated custom models of legacy designs.
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Energous and Xentris Wireless Establish Strategic Partnership
Today Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT) – the developer of WattUp, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology – announced a strategic partnership with Xentris Wireless – a leader in designing, engineering and manufacturing premium mobile accessories and charging solutions – to develop ruggedized products for demanding military applications using Energous’ radio frequency (RF) based charging technology.
Analog Devices Appoints Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher to Board of Directors
Analog Devices, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, to the Board of Directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Dr. Glimcher is currently a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Haviv Ilan Named Chief Operating Officer of TI
Texas Instruments Incorporated today said Haviv Ilan has been promoted to executive vice president (EVP) and chief operating officer (COO). Ilan, 52, is a 21-year veteran of the company and most recently led TI’s Analog Signal Chain business. As COO, he will oversee the company’s business and sales organizations, technology and manufacturing operations and information technology services.
Keysight Enables Telecommunications Technology Association to Support Growing 5G Device Ecosystem in Korea
Keysight Technologies, Inc., a technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that the company’s 5G device test solutions have been selected by Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), a Korean test house, to offer 5G new radio (NR) radio frequency (RF) and radio resource management (RRM) conformance validation services.
A New Two-Dimensional Carbon Allotrope — Semiconducting Diamane Film Synthesized
Atomically thin diamond, also called diamane, is a two-dimensional carbon allotrope and has attracted considerable scientific interest due to its potential physical properties.
SEMI Launches World’s First Flexible Hybrid Electronics Standards Technical Committee to Promote Industry Growth
SEMI today announced the formation of a new standards committee that aims to develop global standards for flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) spanning design, materials, manufacturing, packaging and systems and to drive industry growth.

IBM Reveals Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor
IBM today revealed the next generation of its IBM POWER central processing unit (CPU) family: IBM POWER10.
SiFive Announces OpenFive, an Industry-Leading Custom Silicon Business Unit
SiFive, Inc., the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced OpenFive, a self-contained and autonomous business unit to capture the opportunity offered by enabling customizable, silicon-focused solutions with differentiated-IP.
Rahul Goyal of Intel Re-elected Board Chair of Silicon Integration Initiative
Rahul Goyal, vice president and director of R&D strategic enablement at Intel, has been re-elected to a one-year term as chairman of the board of directors of Silicon Integration Initiative, a leading research and development joint venture that provides standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools.