| Vitesse Enables Design of Low-cost Switches by Bringing Managed Layer 2 Functionality to SparX 16- and 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switches |
November 7, 2005 -- Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. has announced availability of its WebSparX 2.0 switch software, launched in conjunction with production availability of the SparX-G16 and SparX-G24 integrated 16- and 24-port switch-on-a-chip prod ... read more |
| Silicon Interfaces Introduces 802.11 a,b and g IEEE Standard WLAN Base Band Processor IP |
November 7, 2005 -- Silicon Interfaces, Ltd. has introduced its 802.11 a/b and g, WLAN Base Band Processor intellectual property (IP). Silicon Interfaces’ BBP core for Wireless LAN is compatible with 802.11 a b and g IEEE standards. It is design ... read more |
| Silicon Laboratories Introduces Single-Chip RF Front-End for Direct Broadcast Satellite |
November 7, 2005 -- Silicon Laboratories, Inc. has announced the first product in its SiRX product family of fully-integrated single-chip satellite RF front-end for direct broadcast satellite (DBS). Offering the highest performance, smallest siz ... read more |
| Atmel's New Rad-Hard SPARC Processor Improves Speed vs Power Consumption Ratio |
November 7,2005 -- Atmel Corp. has announced the availability of the AT697, a new generation of radiation hardened 32-bit SPARC processor (V8) for the space industry. Compared to the former SPARC processors, the AT697 improves the speed versus p ... read more |
| AMI Semiconductor and MagnaChip Semiconductor Develop Specialized 0.18-Micron Process Technology |
November 4, 2005 -- AMI Semiconductor, Inc. (AMIS) and MagnaChip Semiconductor, a designer, developer and manufacturer of mixed-signal and digital multimedia semiconductors, have announced a development and foundry relationship. The relationship ... read more |
| CAST Releases Fast, Flexible Baseline H.264/AVC Video Encoder Core |
November 4, 2005 -- CAST, Inc. has announced a new IP core for versatile, high-performance video compression using the standard known as H.264 or Advanced Video Coding (AVC). The new core implements an independent hardware encoder conforming to ... read more |
| DongbuAnam Semiconductor and Synopsys Jointly Develop 130nm Reference Flow |
November 4, 2005 -- DongbuAnam Semiconductor, Inc., a large pure-play wafer foundry, today announced that it has worked with Synopsys, Inc. to jointly develop a reference flow for DongbuAnam's 130nm process. Synopsys Professional Services collab ... read more |
| Chipidea Acquires TransDimension USB IP Core Assets |
November 4, 2005 -- Chipidea has announced the acquisition of the High-Speed USB IP controllers from the wholly-owned TransDimension NH LLC subsidiary of Oxford Semiconductor, Inc. The move completes Chipidea’s portfolio to provide the industry’ ... read more |
| Arasan Partners with TRIAS Mikroelektronik to Address European Market |
November 3, 2005 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. is partnering with design services company TRIAS Mikroelektronik GmbH to serve the European IC market. Arasan is a supplier of intellectual property (IP) cores, semiconductors and electronic design s ... read more |
| Altera Extends PCI Express Leadership with x8 Solution for Stratix II GX FPGAs |
November 2, 2005 -- Altera Corp. has extended the range of its PCI Express solutions with the release of a x8 PCI Express MegaCore function optimized for Stratix II GX FPGAs. The x8 PCI Express intellectual property (IP) core builds upon the com ... read more |
| Cypress Expands Family of USB Microcontrollers with Next Generation Full-Speed and Low-Speed Flash-Based Offerings |
November 2, 2005 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has introduced a suite of new additions to its family of USB microcontrollers. The new enCoRe III (enhanced component reduction) microcontrollers extend the enCoRe family's performance and flexibil ... read more |
| Renesas Licenses SMSC's MediaLB Technology Enabling New Automotive Multimedia Applications and IP for Digital Transmission Content Protection |
November 2, 2005 -- Standard Microsystems Corp. (SMSC) and Renesas Electronics Corp. today announced that they have reached a licensing agreement enabling Renesas to incorporate SMSC technology providing Digital Transmission Content Protection ( ... read more |
| Actel Delivers Secure, Comprehensive Design Flow for Complex FPGA Development Using ARM7 Family Processor |
November 2, 2005 -- Actel Corp. has unveiled significant new capabilities available with its Libero Integrated Design Environment (IDE). The new Libero 6.3 software provides a secure design flow - from synthesis through implementation - for inte ... read more |
| Actel Increases MIL-STD-1553 Reliability with New Version of CORE1553BRT IP Core |
November 2, 2005 -- Actel Corp. has announced Core1553BRT version 3.0, the latest version of Actel's MIL-STD-1553B remote terminal core. Architected to meet the stringent requirements of military and aerospace applications, the Core1553BRT v3.0 ... read more |
| Genesis Microchip Adopts Synopsys' DFT MAX Adaptive Scan |
November 2, 2005 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Genesis Microchip, Inc., a supplier of display image ICs, has successfully deployed DFT MAX to reduce tester costs. DFT MAX's Adaptive Scan technology enables scan compression that reduces ... read more |
| Texas Instruments Announces Availability of PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge |
November 2, 2005 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. has announced another addition to its PCI Express product line with the availability of a new PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge. The XIO2000 allows seamless bridging between legacy PCI devices to the latest PC ... read more |
| VSI Alliance Announces CTO, VP and New Board Member |
November 2, 2005 -- The VSI Alliance (VSIA) has made new additions to the Board of Directors and executive staff. Hewlett-Packard was elected to the Board and it has appointed Mobashar Yazdani as the Hewlett-Packard representative to the Board. ... read more |
| Synopsys Integrates Solution-Soft's Advanced GDSII and MEBES Compression Solutions with CATS |
November 2, 2005 -- Synopsys, Inc. and Solution-Soft Systems, Inc. a provider of Intelligent Data Optimization (IDO) solutions, announced the general release of Solution-Soft's GDSII and MEBES format data compression technologies as part of Syno ... read more |
| Silicon Laboratories Deploys CEVA-Teak DSP Core in Single-Chip Phone for GSM/GPRS Handsets |
November 2, 2005 -- CEVA, Inc. announced today that Silicon Laboratories’ has licensed and deployed the CEVA-Teak DSP core in the AeroFONE single-chip phone, an integrated, highest performance, easiest-to-use solution for GSM/GPRS handsets.
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| Intel Opens 65nm, 300mm High-Volume Wafer Manufacturing Facility in Arizona |
November 2, 2005 -- Intel Corp. has re-opened an advanced, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in Chandler, Ariz., converting it to a leading-edge 300mm, 65nm process factory. Called Fab 12, the factory is Intel's second volume-prod ... read more |
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