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embedded processing system. This enables designers to easily design and verify applications. The Xilinx Bit Error Test (BERT) demonstrates error losses through rigorous code testing. It uses worst case bit patterns across serial transceiver/receivers. The IR38060 delivers precise power performance: zero bit error test results show no contribution to jitter noise across the pattern. Infineon will show the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale board in its booth #1917 at the APEC March 20-24, 2016 in Long Beach, California. Further information is available at: www. infineon.com/Xilinx. Imec Presents Compact Lens-Free Digital Microscope At the SPIE Photonics West 2016, imec will demonstrate a lens- free microscope for large field-of- view live imaging at micrometer resolution. Imec’s on-chip lens-free microscope can be integrated into life sciences and biotech tools, targeting multiple applications such as label-free cell monitoring, automated cell culturing, or automated high-throughput microscopy. Compared to conventional optical microscopes, lens-free digital microscopy removes the need for expensive and bulky optical lens components to acquire and visualize microscopy images. In a lens-free digital microscope, images are captured on a CMOS image sensor, and digitally reconstructed using software. Imec’s lens-free microscope features a comparable micrometer-scale accuracy as traditional optical microscopes.

While being much smaller and less expensive, imec’s microscope captures a larger field-of-view in one shot, enabling shorter sample processing times. The lens-free microscope paves the way to new applications with living cells and tissues. “This microscope will enable an abundance of applications, where traditional microscopes are just not applicable,” stated Andy Lambrechts, program manager of integrated vision solutions at imec. “Recently, we demonstrated its ability to be integrated into a bio- incubator in stem-cell research for cell culture monitoring, and for cardio-toxicity testing, where the microscope monitored contractions of cardiac tissue in response to drugs. With impressive results our team has branched out even further and is exploring its ability measure fabrication tolerances and stress in our in-house developed neural probe chips, and for defect inspection of thin-film displays.” “Imec’s lens free imaging solution is now available as a full, ready- to-use demo kit evaluation system including a light source, image sensor, control and read- out electronics and a software interface,” stated Jerome Baron, business development manager of integrated vision systems at imec. “Companies can use it to try out their own applications, supported by our engineers to fine-tune the hardware and software and customize the systems toward their exact application requirements.” Imec will demonstrate its lens-free microscope at SPIE Photonics West exhibition (booth 4144).

and test to provide a high-integrity bridge between fabless companies and the Samsung foundry.”

Infineon enables new high-performance FPGA development platform Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that its Digital Point-of-Load (PoL) DC-DC regulators with full PMBus capabilities are featured in the Kintex® UltraScale™ development board. A key driver for the design flexibility of the board is the superior PMBus connectivity of the IR3806x family. Configurations can be stored in internal memory. In addition, PMBus commands allow run-time control, fault status and telemetry. Tremendous flexibility The on-chip programmable SupIRBuck™ regulator provides tremendous flexibility for FPGA- based design. Thus, it easily adapts to rapidly changing design requirements. The IR3806x SupIRBuck voltage regulator features integrated PWM controller and MOSFETs in a single package. It delivers 90 percent more efficiency for all rails including all losses and less than sub 10 mV peak-to-peak ripple from 3 to 35 A in a tiny footprint. The regulator allows system power management on a high level and is extremely robust. Despite being compact, the IR3806x family delivers a fully integrated PoL regulator with advanced power management programmability, margining, sequencing, and telemetry across multiple rails via full PMBus 1.2 compatibility. The board includes all functions for an

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