From the Editor
This week, Altera gave us a sneak peek at what they're doing at the 28nm process node. Why 28nm? Isn't 32nm supposed to be next? Since Altera uses TSMC, and TSMC considers 32nm to be an "upgrade" for the current 40/45nm node, all the action like high-K metal gate technology will be at 28nm. Altera isn't just sitting around waiting for the Moore's Law fairy to drop a 2x package on their doorstep. They're taking the bull by the horns and throwing in some extra innovation with the goal of hitting about 4x improvement over their 40nm devices. How are they doing it? Our latest feature has the details.
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Industry News
February 08, 2010
Xilinx at Mobile World Congress 2010
Low Power Isolated Monolithic Flyback Switching Regulator Simplifies Design & Eliminates Optocoupler
GateRocket Highlights New FPGA Debug Solutions at DVCon
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Lattice Semiconductor Selects Microsoft Dynamics AX to Improve Supply-Chain Efficiency
CommAgility Announces Complete PHY And MAC Card For LTE Or WIMAX
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February 01, 2010
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45V Input 100mA LDO Offers 30µVRMS Noise & Output Down to 0.6V
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QuickLogic CSSPs Shipping in Option Wireless’ 14.4Mbps 3G USB Modems with MicroSD Support
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