Fashion designers go online for latest trends Sep 8, 2008
Trend forecasting publications, which designers have relied on for four decades to scout new trends, are trying to bolster their own businesses by offering Web sites with real-time video and photos, downloadable sketches and prints, and collaboration and design tools. "All of these activities I used to have to perform in a disparate way are now being performed on the Web site," said Frank Bober, the chief executive of Stylesight, who worked as an apparel manufacturer for 30 years. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Can JavaFX make a play for rich Internet apps? Aug 27, 2008
Other plug-in technologies will let developers use existing tools such as or design tools such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator with JavaFX.. Why Sun thinks JavaFX will catch on With JavaFX, Sun looks to build on the presence of Java on more than 2 billion handsets. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Olympics set stage for emerging Web fight Aug 26, 2008
That opportunity has Microsoft eyeing current leader Adobe for business that extends beyond Silverlight and into the sale of design tools along with server and database software to enable these new applications. We have a large and established customer base. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Olympics set the stage for Web tech fight Aug 26, 2008
That opportunity has Microsoft eyeing current leader Adobe for business that extends beyond Silverlight and into the sale of design tools along with server and database software to enable these new applications. "We have a large and established customer base. There is no doubt in our minds that Microsoft is going after this space very aggressively, but we feel very strong and confident," said Jennifer Taylor, director of Flash product development. (MSNBC -- Technology)
> New LEED to be tweakable, consistent, comprehensive Aug 21, 2008
My take on LEED is that LEED is a design tool. It s based for architecture and engineering, not so much on the job site type of work, he said. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Light Metals Against Bombs And Grenades Aug 19, 2008
We don t yet have the technology, but we re working with the design tools that we have already developed. SIMLab has now been invited to join an international co-operative effort comprised of the world s leading researchers in mechanics and materials where the theme is protection of vehicles in war zones. (Science Daily)
Virtual Applications Reach Out To Real World Aug 17, 2008
12, 2008) Up to now virtual reality has proved cumbersome as a design tool, but European researchers are finalizing a system that brings virtuality to the wider. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Oregon farmers design a breakthrough for fish, growers alike Aug 14, 2008
It launched its own research and development program, employing high-tech design tools and computational fluid dynamics. The goal: Build a better fish screen. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
TSMC Reports Second Quarter EPS of NT$1.12 Jul 31, 2008
Profile TSMC (TAIEX: 2330; NYSE: TSM) is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading manufacturing capacity, process technology, and the foundry industry's largest portfolio of process- proven libraries, IP, design tools and reference flows. TSMC currently operates two twelve-inch wafer fabs, four eight-inch fabs, and one six-inch fab. (PR Newswire)
AT&T and EA Bring Spore to a New Universe Of Gamers Jul 18, 2008
ATreement with EA will provide both ATreless customers and AT Speed Internet customers with exclusive Spore content including: -- Spore Origins: Designed specifically for mobile phones, Spore Origins is now available exclusively on ATle devices until September 4, 2008 -- Spore Giveaway Offer: Beginning with pre-orders today and running until September 20, 2008, AT be offering a complimentary copy of the full downloadable PC versions of Spore to new AT Speed Internet customers -- Spore Creature... (PR Newswire)
Ubisoft's Imagine(TM) Series Takes the Lead in Video Games for Girls Jul 16, 2008
Use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as scissors, hair brushes, makeup applicator or other styling and design tools. My Secret World by Imagine (Nintendo DS, August 2008) allows young girls to express themselves in a fully customizable diary. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
GE Gives Turboprops a Whirl Jul 16, 2008
Despite reporting revenue of $28 million last year, cash-starved Walter has not been able to invest in modern design tools, such as sophisticated equipment to study computational fluid mechanics, the enormously complex ways in which air moves around engines. Many of Walter's engine specs and use of materials will be updated to conform to Western standards, driving down manufacturing costs. (BusinessWeek)
Skinit Launches Days of Summer Skin Giveaway: Ten Lucky Winners Every Day! Jul 8, 2008
Skinit operates its direct-to-consumer website at featuring thousands of device and design choices as well as a custom design tool for skin personalization. For more information, please visit. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Software focus drives Altium's ambition Jul 8, 2008
LONDON EDA company Altium Ltd. has carved out its own niche in the design tool community by integrating its software with in-house developed hardware platforms that are based on a variety of field programmable gate arrays. But this integrated approach could just be a transitional phase according to Altium founder and CEO, Nick Martin. (EETimes)
The Sims and H&M Announce The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Runway Outfit to be Available in H&M Stores Jul 5, 2008
The winning outfit was created within The Sims 2 using the game's design tool, presented in an online fashion showcase, selected to be manufactured, and will be made available for purchase in nearly 1,000 Hil locations worldwide. Shoppers will be able to buy the outfit in the US, the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong and China for $14. (IGN PC Games)
Group reports weakness in EDA Jul 4, 2008
Place and Route and Custom Design tools recorded noticeably weak sales figures, while design for manufacturing, design for test, IC layout verification, IC/ASIC power analysis, and RF/ mixed-signal design sectors all showed growth. The four quarter moving average growth rate increased 6. (EETimes)
The Sims and H&M(R) Announce The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Runway Outfit To Be Available in H&M Stores Worldwide Jul 4, 2008
The winning outfit was created within The Sims 2 using the games design tool, presented in an online fashion showcase, selected to be manufactured, and will be made available for purchase in nearly 1,000 H&M retail locations worldwide. Shoppers will be able to buy the outfit in the US, the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong and China for $14. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
How Chip Toolmakers Can Survive Jun 21, 2008
Cadence Design Systems (nasdaq: - - ), the leader in chip design tools, on Tuesday launched an unsolicited bid for rival Mentor Graphics (nasdaq: - - ) for $1 ... Against this backdrop, Cadence Chief Executive introduced a new pricing structure two years ago called the EDA Card, which allows customers to pay a certain fixed amount each year for access to Cadence's entire suite of design tools ... You need design tools, and these tools are complex and expensive to build. (Forbes -- Technology)
First Look: Spore Creature Creator Jun 21, 2008
Its a software toy that features the creature design tools which will be in the finished Spore game. It lets you generate a walking, communicating creature using hundreds of different design elements. (Macworld)
See all DESIGN News Jun 21, 2008
eeDesign is the comprehensive source of information for electronics design tools and methodologies. Its scope includes EDA tools, silicon intellectual property (IP), chip design methodologies, and chip and system architectures. (EETimes)
Spore Creature Creator spawns more than 250000 critters Jun 20, 2008
Spore Creature Creator is a design tool that lets you craft your own alien critter ... Spore Creature Creator features the same design tools that will be found in the finished game, and sports the ability to share your creature designs with other Spore Creature Creator users online (using the Sporepedia). (Macworld)
Grow Native! workshop tonight Jun 18, 2008
Fairchild will have design tools available at the workshop. It s is being conducted in conjunction with the Grow Native. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Long-awaited game 'Spore' shows first signs of life online Jun 17, 2008
The Creature Creator's drag-and-drop design tools that let you choose from a palate of body parts (mouth, eyes, legs and claws) and them adjust the malleable body and appendages to your liking. Players can upload videos of their creatures to YouTube or post pictures of them to Facebook. (USA Today -- Tech)
Intel CTO rethinks analog as computational problem Jun 13, 2008
(06/11/2008 1:52 PM EDT). One phrase defines Intel's Justin Rattner: "Think, but rethink". (EETimes)
A butterfly garden grows up Jun 12, 2008
Fairchild will have design tools at the workshop to assist your project. She ll also present an overview of the design possibilities native plants offer. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Autodesk lets you visualise Jun 10, 2008
Branthonne said the key differentiators are the introduction of 3D design tools and visualisation techniques. This is especially so in markets like Vietnam which have gone directly into 3D design and visualisation without passing through the stage of using 2D design tools. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Target retargets, gains design wins Jun 10, 2008
Target Compiler Technologies, a design tools spinoff of Belgian research institute IMEC that has shifted its focus to application-specific processors (ASIPs), announced several design wins at the Design Automation Conference here. South Korea's Sensata Technologies (Cambridge, Mass. (EETimes)
Dr Praveen Vishakantaiah, President, Intel India Jun 9, 2008
From a broad industry perspective, the technical areas of focus should be computer architecture, VLSI logic, circuit and layout design and system validation, computer-aided design tools and methodologies, board design, software engineering and programming. Given the collaborative challenges of a global work force, people need to develop behavioural skills. (India Times)
Helic launches tool for bondwire design Jun 7, 2008
"Customers using our on-chip inductance products have been asking us for a bondwire tool for some time now. So-called 'package design tools' are typically point tools foreign to the IC flow and using them in conjunction with circuit design and simulation is often tedious, error-prone and counter-productive," said Sotiris Bantas, Helic's vice president of technology in the same statement. "VeloceWired acts as an extension of custom layout and parasitics extraction and provides excellent accuracy... (EETimes)
I/O planning, floor-plan synthesis go hand in hand Jun 5, 2008
Designers migrating to 45 nm need design tools that offer guidance on packaging concepts. One methodology gaining acceptance today is package-aware chip design. (EETimes)
How to get the best color in your garden Jun 3, 2008
They are your most powerful design tool, which may change each year as you reinvent your color planting. Medium-sized plants such as stocks, red salvia, African marigolds and marguerites offer more spreading forms that cover larger areas with big bold color swaths. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Software options for laptops Jun 3, 2008
However, the actual design tools are limited, so don't expect to be able to put together an ESPN.com. Your other option is to buy Web design software, which will free you to build the site of your dreams and choose any Web host. (San Francisco Chronicle)
TSMC rolls 40-nm design flow Jun 3, 2008
0 is a collection of EDA, DFM and other design tools that will help enable designs for its new 40-nm foundry process ... The so-called Open Innovation (OIP) consists of a suite of design tools and to help customers with their DFM efforts ... The flow provides a reference of qualified design tools and flows that give designers a proven path from specification to tape-out. (EETimes)
Muzicall Selects Global Telecom & Technology To Support Its Network Expansion In Europe May 30, 2008
GTT has taken the Multi-Network Operator strategy to a new level, through a combination of powerful network design tools, a global service footprint, extensive supplier relationships, and an expert team delivering outstanding end-to-end customer service. Headquartered just outside Washington, D.C. in McLean, Virginia and with offices in London, Paris, and Dusseldorf, GTT has over 150 carrier partnerships and access to over 100,000 network Points of Presence around the world. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New unifying theory of lasers advanced by physicists May 28, 2008
Ultimately, we hope that our code can be used as a design tool for new classes of micro- and nano-lasers with important applications says Stone, who also believes that eventually their theory will become part of the answer to the question: How does a laser work" ### This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the Max Kade and W. M. Keck foundations, and by the Aspen Center for Physics. Citation: Science 320: 643-646. (May 2, 2008) [DOI: 10.1126/science.1155311] Perspective... (EurekAlert!)
Designers draft multicore programming guide May 23, 2008
"I see this as the 'Read Me' for anyone doing multicore programming," said David Stewart, co-chair of the new working group and chief executive of CriticalBlue (San Jose), a provider of design tools. "We'll try to get a consensus from a significant cross section of the industry on what are the top 10 or 20 issues and the best ways to handle them," he added. (EETimes)
Tata Elxsi to hire 2200 May 23, 2008
NEW DELHI: Tata Elxsi Limited, the technology arm of Tata Group, has announced the setting up of two new development centers in Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Together these two design centers will accommodate over 700 engineers and designers. (India Times, India)
IBM Rational IDE tops survey May 22, 2008
Adobe Creative Suite, for Web design tools. Sun Studio, for performance of resulting applications. (InfoWorld)
Stratix IV launch boosts HardCopy ASIC attack May 20, 2008
It is the ability to use a design tool that provides seamless prototyping with one RTL and one IP set that helps them by not having to make a commitment up front. Page 2. (EETimes)
U.S. military had counterfeit computer gear, FBI says May 9, 2008
"It's very difficult to detect and discover these issues," said Ted Vucurevich, chief technology officer of Cadence Design Systems, which provides design tools for chip makers. "That was one of the reasons" for the testing program. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Borland finally sells its CodeGear tools division May 8, 2008
Embarcadero brings in more than $60 million in annual revenue selling database management and design tools. The acquisition gives it access to the millions of developers that use CodeGear software, it said. (CNET News.com)
The painted house May 8, 2008
Some sites have virtual- design tools that can help you make a decision. (See accompanying list. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
The Next Step in Outdoor Instrument Transformer Technology May 6, 2008
A new OVR with hydrophobic cycloaliphatic epoxy (HCEP) embedded poles and vacuum interrupters was the result of an extensive development effort combining the best commercially available outdoor insulation material with advanced design tools and manufacturing processes ... The successful introduction of the OVR recloser with HCEP insulating material led to the development of the next generation of outdoor instrument transformers using the same technological strategy combining advanced design... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Adobe Opens Up Flash May 4, 2008
Smart Technology for Smart Companies Topics. Other PCW Business Center readers are recommending. (PC World)
MS ships Expression Studio 2 tools May 2, 2008
Products back Silverlight and provide application design tools that complement the app dev tools found in Visual Studio ... Microsoft announced Thursday the release of its Expression 2 Studio design tools, which provide application design capabilities to complement application development capabilities of the company's Visual Studio toolset. (InfoWorld)
Cadence strengthens custom IC design tools May 2, 2008
(04/29/2008 10:46 AM EDT). Venice, Florida Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced an array of new custom IC design capabilities in the Virtuosouite of technologies that help chip makers accelerate volume production of large, complex designs, especially at advanced node processes of 65 nanometers and below. (EETimes)
ChipVision Delivers Two Breakthrough ESL Power-Optimization Design Tools for Meeting Critical Power Budgets Apr 22, 2008
To save a permanent link to this news, right-click the dateline (Ctl-click on a Mac) to copy the link. PowerOpt Reduces Energy Needs in Critical Semiconductor Blocks by up to 75 Percent and Achieves Results 3x Faster Than Lower-Level Methods; P-SAM Framework Analyzes Power Consumption in System Design Alternatives for Optimal Power Management Strategy. (BusinessWire)
MySQL 5.1 Coming In June, Adds Partitioning, Replication Apr 21, 2008
In addition, the new release will be supplemented with MySQL Workbench, a database design tool built from the open source DBDesigner4 project. Mike Zinner, lead of that project, appeared on stage at the MySQL 2008 Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
MySQL Not Going Closed Source? Apr 18, 2008
451 Group Analyst Matthew Aslett noted in his that MySQL has already announced database design tool MySQL Workbench would have components that are not available as open source. "Before that the company introduced Network Monitoring and Advisory Services with the enterprise version in October 2006," Aslett wrote. (InternetNews.com)
TSMC Announces Power Trim Service for Advanced Chip Leakage Power Reduction Apr 16, 2008
This means we can provide customers with the ability to minimize power leakage problems, thereby saving their time and money to meet the market demand. " "TSMC has produced exciting results for our mutual customers during the silicon validation process," said Jacob Jacobsson, CEO of Blaze DFM, Inc. "Now customers can have easy access to our patented technology directly from TSMC as part of TSMC's Power Trim Service. (Canada Newswire)
Acteva Announces Enhancements to ActevaRSVP for AppExchange Apr 15, 2008
Additions include registration Web page design tools & invitee search tool for Salesforce ... New customers are already taking advantage of the enhanced design tools within the user-friendly solution ... registration Web page design tools. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Next president should launch the Digital New Deal Apr 11, 2008
Youth-driven teams will design tools, social networks and online environments that bolster and stimulate community-building and citizen participation. They would work with information technology specialists to democratize the next generation of broadband access. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
S&T professor will be cited Apr 11, 2008
Among his accomplishments is the development of the Eversman Code, which has become an industry standard design tool for turbofan and tonal radiation. Eversman earned a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1959. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
EDA Consortium Reports 6.7 Percent Industry Revenue Growth in Fourth Quarter 2007 Apr 3, 2008
The EDA Consortium is the international association of companies that provide design tools and services that enable engineers to create the world s electronic products used for communications, computer, space technology, medical, automotive, industrial equipment, and consumer electronics markets among others. For more information about the EDA Consortium visit , or to subscribe to the Market Statistics Service call (408) 287-3322 or email. (BusinessWire)
S.F. publishing startup stacks up in Europe Apr 3, 2008
Drawn by the professional quality and advanced design tools, companies like and San Francisco consulting firm have begun to use Blurb to produce marketing materials. Blurb takes a cut of the printing fees, which start at around $15 a book. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
New Homes: Designing Your Own Wall Plans Apr 1, 2008
The idea for an online design tool, customarily used by builders and contractors to design with clients, was designed with consumers in mind -- people who often perform design services with pencil and paper. The program takes users through the process of computer-aided design, allowing them to choose a wall shape from 16 available templates that include six families of Andersen windows and patio doors. (RealtyTimes)
Analog tools must catch up Mar 28, 2008
Next, analog design tools must be enhanced to provide automation and productivity capabilities similar to their digital counterparts--for example, the ability to specify an analog at a high level of abstraction and then automatically synthesize that representation into its transistor-level equivalent, and to perform analog refinement and optimization. Finally, it will be necessary to automate the process for an analog design from one process technology node to another and from one foundry to... (EETimes)
TSMC First to Deliver 40nm Process Technology Mar 24, 2008
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry industry's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IP, design tools and reference flows. The Company's total managed capacity in 2007 exceeded eight million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch Gigafabs, four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC (Shanghai), and its... (Canada Newswire)
EA Details The Sims 3 Mar 20, 2008
Populating this environment are sims you've created with a brand new set of design tools allowing you to fashion them in any way you can imagine, right down to fine tuning facial features; hey, why not play God with your favorite movie star. Additionally, EA's proprietary Realistic Personality System allows you to make your sims distinct by adjusting the levels on five different personality traits. (DVDfeed)
Announcement Mar 20, 2008
In addition to the open, living neighbourhood, the all-new Create-a-Sim interface will feature easy-to-use design tools that allow you to make truly detailed Sims that are more realistic than ever. Create-a-Sim gives you the incredible freedom to customize just about any Sim you can imagine. (IGN PC Games)
Adobe first quarter profit rises 52 percent, beats expectations, but forecast remains same Mar 20, 2008
SAN JOSE Demand for design tools like Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver and for its Acrobat publishing tool pushed Adobe Systems Inc.'s profit up 52 percent in the first quarter, but the software maker still forecast just 13 percent revenue growth for the year. Compared with the San Jose-based company's 37 percent hike in first-quarter revenue, that forecast tells Global Crown Capital analyst Martin Pyykkonen that troubles in the broader economy might be causing Adobe to be a little... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Indian researchers propose hybrid approach to embedded software evaluation Mar 19, 2008
It has been shown that by extending a base processor core by means of intelligently selected instructions, the performance of the processor for the application or application domain can be very much improved using design tools from vendors such as CoWare, Tensilica and ARC. "But," they said, "keeping in view the shrinking time-to-market window in today's embedded system design and the existence of several customized processor cores in the market from silicon vendors, a system designer is often... (EETimes)
Sorce Intranet Wins Best Design Suite Mar 15, 2008
But perhaps that will change, and U.S. companies will start to learn what 200 mostly European companies (representing 150,000 end users) already know: Sorce creates an outstanding intranet design tool. "We saw the names that were short-listed, and obviously there were some very good global names and we were over the moon to have won it," said Nicklin. (IntranetJournal)
Open SystemC Initiative adds members Mar 15, 2008
The proposed standard is claimed to assure interoperability between IP models, system models and system-level design tools. OSCI expects to finalize TLM-2 by June. (EETimes)
SiliconBlue 65-nm FPGAs run on microamps Mar 8, 2008
SiliconBlue provides iCEcube design tools to take developers through to the bitstream. It has a graphical user interface and allows timing-driven routing. (EETimes)
