EDN Hot 100 products of 2011: EDA, IP & storage

This section of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2011 includes design automation software, memory/storage devices, semiconductor processes and intellectual property. Click on any product name to read the original full article on EDN:

EDA

• Tina-TI 9.1 Spice tool
  "...supports multicore processors and an optimized Spice engine, enabling it to run simulations an average of five times faster than previous versions."
  Texas Instruments


• NI Multisim simulation environment
  "...allow[s] engineers to design larger, more complex circuits and easily import their own models into the tool."
  Analog Devices and National Instruments


• Platform Architect Multicore Optimization Technology
  "...for performance analysis and early definition of multicore system architectures in SystemC."
  Synopsys


• Capital electrical system and wire harness tool suite
  "[Extends the design flow] both upstream and downstream to address configuration complexity, harness manufacturing, and vehicle documentation and maintenance."
  Mentor Graphics


• MapleSim Connector add-on for MapleSim physical modeling and simulation software
  "...handles all of the complex mathematics involved in the development of high-fidelity, high-performance engineering models."
  Maplesoft

MEMORY AND STORAGE

• mSATA mini and mSATA slim SSD modules
  "...target small form-factor applications such as datacenter equipment and embedded systems."
  Netlist


• 32GB DDR3 RDIMMs
  "...can transmit at speeds of up to 1,333 Mbps, a 70% gain over preceding quad-rank 32GB RDIMMs with operational speeds of 800Mbps."
  Samsung Electronics


• RealSSD P320h PCI Express SSD storage systems
  "...targets data-intensive enterprise applications including cloud computing, high-performance computing, data analytics, business intelligence, and video on demand."
  Micron Technology


• 310 Series SSD
  "...deliver performance equivalent to that of the company’s comparable 34-nm, MLC-flash-memory-based X25 SSDs but at one-eighth the size."
  Intel


• LRiS64K RFID memory
  "...allows technical equipment to 'talk back,' providing detailed information, such as a full maintenance history, to speed up servicing and simplify record keeping..."
  STMicroelectronics

SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSES AND IP

• JenNET-IP IEEE 802.15.4 wireless connectivity network layer
  "...the IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless connectivity network layer software [is being made] open source, in a bid to generate greater interest in the 'Internet of Things' concept."
  NXP Semiconductors


• 22-nm 3-D tri-gate transistor technology
  "...seeks to replace the [traditional] planar gate with a thin three-dimensional silicon fin that rises up vertically from the silicon substrate."
  Intel

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