AUSTIN – National Instruments announced new connectivity between NI LabVIEW system design software and AWR Visual System Simulator software for RF and microwave system design.

The connectivity helps engineers execute LabVIEW code directly from the AWR design environment. The AWR design environment can now incorporate LabVIEW signal processing capabilities, including multi-rate digital signal processing, wireless standards, modulation, and fixed-point math.

Engineers can integrate VHDL and LabVIEW FPGA module code through NI field-programmable gate array-based hardware directly into VSS diagrams.

New connectivity to both PXI and traditional RF instrumentation helps incorporate measurement data into simulations.

SAN JOSE – Shocking Technologies said it has integrated its ESD simulation module and design capability for embedded ESD protection into Cadence Design System’s Allegro PCB technology.

Read more: Shocking Technologies Integrates ESD Simulation, Design into Cadence’s Allegro

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – Zuken Americas is seeking papers around an “innovation” theme for it Zuken Innovation World annual conference, to be held Oct. 15 – 17 here.

Read more: Zuken Requests Papers for ‘Innovation’ Conference

SALO, FINLAND — Nokia plans to close operations in three countries and lay off nearly 19% of its workers by the end of next year as it tries to reduce its enormous red ink.

Read more: Nokia to Lay Off 10K Workers, Cut Ops