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Calypto Acquires Mentor’s Catapult C HLS Tool

Calypto Design Systems acquires Mentor Graphics' Catapult C high-level synthesis tool. What does this mean for the two companies, and for the adoption of ESL by the mainstream...
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Demos Are In The Eye Of The Beholder

A dispute between Agilent and National Instruments over the latter's comparative demo points to the need for educated consumers in the test market.
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Bob "X." Milne: Pease, Jung, and a basement full of test gear

Walt Jung's tribute to the late Bob Milne, a long-time Electronic Design editorial stalwart, spawns some thoughts on Bob's life and career.
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Who will win the scope bandwidth war?

Got scope bandwidth? The major scope makers are embroiled in a bandwidth war, with engineering hearts and minds at stake.
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For EDA, The Forecast Calls For Clouds

It was the subject of some DAC buzz: Cloud computing could be the next big thing in electronic design automation. Keep your eye on this trend.
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National Instruments Makes Its Move In RF

National Instruments' acquisitions of AWR and Phase Matrix put the House of LabVIEW in position to make a strong move into RF engineering.
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Review: Munitio [M] BLK nine millimeter earphones

Munitio's [M] BLK nine millimeter earphones sound pretty hot, if a little bassy. Plus, you look like you've got bullets in your ears.
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Calibration Deal A Winner For Rohde and Schwarz, Tektronix

An agreement between Rohde and Schwarz and Tektronix makes for a single calibration source in North America for both companies' test gear.
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Accellera’s SCE-MI specification gets a refresh

Emulation is growing in importance, and Accellera's SCE-MI Version 2.1 specification is a critical part of the technical underpinning that makes emulation easier to apply. Learn...
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Welcome To The Testbench

Here is an introduction to "The Testbench," David Maliniak's new blog that will span both electronic design automation (EDA) and test and measurement (T&M).