Wednesday, December 1, 2010

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Survey: American Engineers

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:37 AM PST

This survey is only for Americans!

We need help!
We are a group of students from Denmark, and we're making a website as a schoolproject. Our task is to analyse a certain targetgroup and then build a website. Our final goal for the website is to attract engineers from the ICT sector to Denmark and Sweden.
It is important for us to make the website as interesting for engineers as possible.
Therefore we ask you kindly to answer this questionnaire, it will only take a few minutes.
Please help us :-)

You can find the the survey on this link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/935QBKC

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Is anybody getting nervous about where AI (artificial intelligence) is heading?

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:17 AM PST

I don't know if we should be concerned about where AI is heading, however, I think it is something to consider extensively before we live to regret our invention of this incredible technology. Do we really want machines to be able to think for themselves? If they were able to, I believe they would be very confused about the human race's lack of logic and their confusion may not be conducive to our well-being. Wouldn't it be ironic to see some of our more creative movie themes come to life. Something to ponder.

Melfas Uses Magma’s Talus and FineSim SPICE to Tape Out Low-Power, ARM Cortex Process

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:21 AM PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Melfas, a leader in capacitive-sensing touch input solutions, has used the Talus® platform, including Talus RTL, Talus Vortex and Talus Power Pro, and the FineSim™ SPICE circuit simulation tool to implement two of its next-generation MCS-8000 touch sensor chips, which feature ARM® Cortex™ processors. The Melfas ICs are used in mobile phones, smartphones, MP3 players, monitors and other consumer electronics. With the Talus platform and Magma's RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for ARM Cortex processor-based designs, Melfas was able to reduce power by over 5 percent, area by 20 percent and turnaround time by 50 percent, compared to their previous implementation flow. FineSim enabled Melfas to complete top-level, post-layout analog circuit simulation 10 times faster, without sacrificing accuracy.

"Our customers demand low-cost turnkey touch screen module solutions that provide advanced functionality without increased power consumption," said Dongjin Min, chief technical officer of Melfas. "The Magma software provides the capabilities we need to reduce turnaround time, area and power of our mixed-signal SoCs. The reference flow and Magma tools' proven ability to streamline integration of ARM Cortex-M series processors into complex designs gave us greater confidence in achieving silicon success."

"Touch screen controllers offer more flexibility than buttons and are increasingly being used in mobile phones, personal media players, digital cameras, navigation devices, home appliances and more," said PremalBuch, general manager of Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit. "In consumer applications such as these, minimizing IC cost and power consumption and accelerating development cycles are critical requirements. Melfas' decision to adopt the Magma software demonstrates its ability to address these challenges."

Talus: Fastest Path to Silicon™ for Low-Cost, Low-Power Chips
The Talus platform provides a comprehensive, integrated RTL-to-GDSII flow for low-power, low-cost chip design. Talus RTL is a full-chip synthesis environment that enables rapid development of RTL and chip-level constraints throughout the design process. Talus Vortex performs timing optimization concurrently during routing – rather than sequentially before and after place and route – providing faster overall design closure with better performance and predictability. When used in conjunction, Talus RTL and Talus Vortex dramatically shorten turnaround time without sacrificing design quality and improve designer productivity. Talus Power Pro supports power optimization techniques required in low-power designs, including multiple voltage domains, which enable the optimal tradeoff between performance, area and power, and clock gating for dynamic power reduction. Talus Power Pro supports both the UPF and CPF standards for power intent.

FineSim SPICE: Fast and Accurate Simulation
FineSim SPICE is a SPICE-level simulation analysis tool that incorporates transistor-level simulation analysis capabilities for mixed-signal and analog designs. FineSim SPICE is a full SPICE simulation engine with distributed processing that enables customers to simulate large-scale mixed-signal system chips at the transistor level. By providing increased speed and capacity while maintaining full SPICE accuracy, FineSim SPICE enables designers to simulate advanced circuits – such as PLLs, ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), DACs (digital-to-analog converters) and gigahertz SERDES (SERializer/DESerializer) – that they previously would not even attempt using slower traditional SPICE simulators.

About Magma
Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software provides the "Fastest Path to Silicon"™ and enables the world's top chip companies to create high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, digital video, networking and other electronic applications. Magma products are used in IC implementation, analog/mixed-signal design, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDAand on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.

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Magma and Talus are registered trademarks, and "Fastest Path to Silicon" and FineSim are trademarks of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Forward-Looking Statements:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements that Talus minimizes power, area and turnaround time, that FineSim SPICE offers fast, accurate circuit simulation and other statements about the features and benefits of Magma products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to, Melfas's decision to continue using Magma's software; both companies' abilities to keep pace with rapidly changing technology; and their products' abilities to produce desired results. Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in Magma's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page)). Magma undertakes no additional obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACT:
Magma Design Automation Inc.
Press Relations
Monica Marmie
Director, Corporate Marketing
(408) 565-7689
mmarmie[at]magma-da[dot]com

Europe PR Contact:
Lloyd Pople
lloyd[at]evokedset[dot]com
07714 765 607


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Looking for suitable final year project title

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:59 AM PST

dear friends,
I am saiful from malaysia and currently in my final year in Bach electrical electronics eng. My problem is I don't have any idea what to do for my final year project. I don't have interest in coding which is important for MCU-based project. Can anyone help me to find out suitable n good project?i really need help.Thank you

StarChip to Demonstrate its First SIM Controller at Cartes&IDentification 2010

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:11 AM PST

MEYREUIL, December 1st, 2010- StarChip® today announced it will demonstrate its first SIM controller based on Cortus APS3 and SST embedded Flash at CARTES and IDentification 2010 show in Hall 3 Booth 139 (3F139).

The SCF392G is the first chip of the SCF SIM controllers family designed to cover demands of Mobile Communication and M2M applications.

StarChip® carefully selected or developed the most advanced technologies and IPs to optimize the design of its SCF SIM family in order to meet the demand of highly effective SIM controllers, as well as short lead times and maximum reliability. At the same time, StarChip® enables customers to benefit from a more cost-effective value chain by purchasing finished products directly from the most competitive foundries.

StarChip® enables cost savings through innovation and reconfiguration of the value chain system:
• Native 32-bit capability at 8-bit cost
• High-density memory enhanced by proprietary E3 (ECUBE) Endurance Enhancement Engine to reach up to 2 Billion cycles endurance
• Accelerating software uploading in manufacturing bringing cost savings
• Customers purchase directly from foundries giving savings through reduced-cost value chain

About StarChip®
StarChip® is a dynamic semiconductor company that enables customers to directly benefit from its unique, optimized value chain system. We design and qualify products for mass production, then license our solutions for purchase directly by our customers through qualified foundries and test houses.

StarChip® products are based on state-of-the art, flash-based 32-bit architectures. They are designed to offer maximum integration, providing support for embedded, innovative security technologies, analogfunctionality, and connectivity and control interfaces. The result is a flexible set of solutions that can easily meet the requirements of a wide variety of markets, including smart card and security, consumer, automotive, and industrial applications.

Find out more about StarChip® and SIM & M2M products by visiting the links below:
• For more information about StarChip® :http://www.starchip-ic.com
• See StarChip® complete SIM &M2M portfolio: http://www.starchip-ic.com/Products
• Download StarChip® SIM & M2M datasheets: http://www.starchip-ic.com/Download

Trademarks
StarChip is a registered trademark of StarChip® Company.
Cortus this product uses APS3 CPU core. APS3 is a product of CORTUS S.A
This product uses SuperFlash® technology. Super Flash® is registered trademark of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Media Contact:
HanèneMaupas
Tel: +33 1 34 52 20 75
Mob: +33 6 78 11 47 80
Email: hanene.maupas[at]starchip-ic[dot]com
www: www.starchip-ic.com

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A RARE FACT ABOUT INDIAN COINS - Interesting !!

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:23 AM PST


Indian coins are mainly produced in 4 cities

1. Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Hyderabad
4. Kolkata

The production in city puts an identification mark under the year of issue. Coins produced in:

1. Delhi - have a dot
2. Mumbai - have a diamond
3. Hyderabad - have a star
4. Kolkata - Nothing beneath the year

Isn't it amazing?

Most of us don't know this........Now put your hand inside your pocket/ wallet/ purse and check out!!!!

A True Love Interview.....toooo good

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:01 AM PST


A different Love letter and a beautiful reply to it.

A teenage college guy sent a love letter (in Q/A format) to his classmate.

My Dearest Reshma,

Please answer the following questionnaire. For Options

(A) 10 marks,
(b) 5marks and
(c) 3 marks.

**********



1) Whenever you enter the class room, your sight always falls on me because:

(a) Of love
(b) You couldn't control seeing me
(c) Really ... am I doing it?

**********

2) Whenever professor cracks joke, you laugh and turn and look at me because:

(a) You always like to see me smiling
(b) You are testing whether I like jokes
(c) You are attracted by my smile

**********

3) When you were singing in the class, I entered and immediately you stopped singing because:

(a) You are so coy to sing before me
(b) My presence influenced you
(c) You feared that whether I'll like your song

**********

4) When you were showing your childhood photo, when I asked for it, you hide it because:

(a) You felt ashamed
(b) You felt uneasy
(c) You don't know

**********

5) During trekking, myself and my friend gave you hand for lifting you and you took only my friend's because:

(a) You enjoyed my disappointment
(b) You won't feel leaving my hand after grabbing
(c) You don't know

**********

6) You were waiting yesterday for bus and didn't get into your bus...

(a) You were waiting for me
(b) You were dreaming about me and didn't notice the bus
(c) That bus was crowded

**********

7) You introduced me to your parents when they came to college because:

(a) I am going to be your groom
(b) You just want to know what your parents think about me
(c) Just you felt like introducing me to them

**********

8) I told that I like girls wearing roses. Next day, you came with a rose on your head because:

(a) To fulfill my wish
(b) You like roses
(c) By chance you got a rose

**********

9) On that day, it was my birthday. You too came to temple early at 6:00 A.M because:

(a) You want to pray along with me
(b) You want to meet me before any one could meet on my birthday
(c) You want to wish me at temple because you are spiritual.

**********

If you have scored more than 40, then you love me. Don't delay in expressing it.

If you have scored between 30 and 40, love is budding in your heart and it's getting ready to bloom. If you have scored less than 30, you are in confusion whether to love me or not.

Eagerly awaiting your reply...

Love, Aakash


*********************

Reshma's reply letter was also in Q/A format.........

Aakash,

Please answer the following Yes/No questionnaire.

**********

1) If somebody sits in the first row, normally people entering the class, sees them.

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

2) If a girl laughs and looks anyone, is it love?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

3) While singing, if somebody forgets lines of the songs, will he/she stop singing or not?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

4) I was showing to my friends (who are all girls) my childhood photo.

You poked your nose inside..... Right?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

5) I avoided holding your hand during trekking. Couldn't you understand yet?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

6) Should I not wait for my best friend (Anjali) at the bus stand?

(a)Yes (b) No

**********

7) Shouldn't I introduce you to my parents as a friend?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

8) You have said you also like Lotus, cauliflower, banana's flower. Is it true ?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

9) Oh was that your birthday. That's why I could see you in temple. I come daily to Temple. Do you know ?

(a) Yes (b) No

If you have answered "Yes" to any of the question, then I am not loving you. If you have answered "No", then you don't know the meaning of Love.

Hope everything is clear to you.

Google's Driveless Car

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:57 AM PST

Larry and Sergey founded Google because they wanted to help solve really big problems using technology. And one of the big problems we're working on today is car safety and efficiency. Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people's time and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use.

Continue Reading

Source:Google's Blog

Quick Look At Your CE T-Shirts!

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:16 AM PST

CEans,

We announced that we're giving away special T-Shirts to our members who celebrated CrazyEngineers day with us: http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/...neers-day.html

Here's a quick look at your t-shirts:




Those who've been selected to receive CE T-Shirts (mentioned in earlier announcement), please send following information to editor [at] crazyengineers [dot] com by Monday (December 06, 2010).

CE ID: [Example. aj_onduty ]
First Name:
Last Name:
Contact Phone:
Contact Email:
Complete Postal Address (with PIN):

T-Shirt Style: Male / Female
T-Shirt Size:
- For Male Style: M / L / XL / XXL
- For Female Style: XS / M / S / L

Mass Appeal: Please Join CrazyEngineers Group on Facebook

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:33 PM PST

Hi Engineers,

Let's unite at the CrazyEngineers Group on Facebook & spread the word about CE through post updates on it's wall.

Share the group with your friends & invite more people to join.

By doing this we can get more active CEans :)

Here is the link:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136614749687055#!/group.php?gid=136614749687055

It's time that we make some Noise about all the crazy things we engineers do.

:cean:

How to add RSS Feeds to a Facebook Group?

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:10 PM PST

I searched on the net and found out no method to add RSS feed to a facebook group.

I wanted to upload CrazyEngineers' Forum Feed to the CE Group on Facebook.

Do let me know if we can do something about it.

WordPress 3.0.2 Security Update Released - Download It Today!

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:03 PM PST

WordPress recently discovered a minor security flaw in the installable version of WP 3.0.1 and has immediately released a security pack. WordPress officials have said that the security update 3.0.2 is mandatory for all the users.

The bug discovered in earlier version of Wordpress allows any user to gain author level access to the users. This issue has been resolved along with few minor bugs. Few additional security enhancements have been incorporated.

You may download the latest update from WordPress › Download or directly update from the WordPress admin panel.

Off Campus Recruitment - TechMahindra

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:54 PM PST



To apply for this: download the fresher.xls file from here:
2shared - download fresher.xls

Follow the instructions given in the excel file & send it as an attachment with your application.

:) I hope you find this information useful.

Credits: CEan Cooldudeiet
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