| PolyCore Software Launches New Multi-Core Software Company |
April 29, 2004 -- PolyCore Software has announced the launch of a software company focused on the development and distribution of tools, inter-processor communication framework, and run-time software for multi-core systems.
To address the ... read more |
| PolyCore Software to Distribute Quadros Systems' RTXC/MP Worldwide |
April 29, 2004 -- PolyCore Software has announced a technology partnership and a reseller agreement with Quadros Systems. The reseller agreement outlines a partnership in which PolyCore Software becomes the exclusive worldwide distributor for Qu ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics, X-FAB Provide New Design Kits for Mentor's Mixed-Signal IC Design Flow |
April 28, 2004 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG have announced the availability of the first three in a series of technology design kits (TDKs) supporting X-FAB's CMOS process technologies. The three kits, the XC06, ... read more |
| Magma Signs Multi-Year Worldwide Licensing Agreement with NEC Electronics |
April 28, 2004 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. has announced an expanded, multi-year agreement licensing agreement with NEC Electronics Corp. to deploy Magma's complete line of IC implementation solutions, including Blast Create, Blast Plan, B ... read more |
| Ikanos Selects Credence's Octet for Multi-Site Test of Broadband DSPs |
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April 28, 2004 -- LTX-Credence Corp. has announced that Ikanos Communications, developer of Smart Silicon for Profitable Broadband, has selected the Octet system-on-chip (SoC) system to test complex DSP ICs. Ikanos has selected the Octet at ... read more |
| EZchip Delivers Network Processor Based Platform with Ten 1-Gigabit Ports |
April 28, 2004 – EZchip Technologies, Ltd. has announced the availability of a complete hardware/software platform, named EZsystem, based on its NP-1c 10-Gigabit network processor. The system is a stand-alone, self-contained box with ten 1-Gigab ... read more |
| Altera Now Shipping All Major Product Families in Lead-Free Packaging |
April 28, 2004 -- Altera Corp. is now shipping lead-free devices in production volumes across all of its major FPGA and CPLD product families. The company's Stratix, Stratix GX, Cyclone, APEX, ACEX, FLEX, Mercury, MAX, and configuration device f ... read more |
| LSI Logic Expand RapidChip Integrator Platform ASIC Family |
April 27, 2004 -- LSI Logic Corp. continues to expand its RapidChip Integrator Platform ASIC family with the release of the RC11Si250 slice which the company says offers the highest logic and memory content of all 0.11m Platform ASICs.
The ... read more |
| Freescale Semiconductor Adds Communications Processor to SoC-based PowerQUICC III Family |
April 27, 2004 -- Freescale Semiconductor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. has introduced an additional PowerQUICC III communications processor based on its high-performance e500 PowerPC system-on-chip (SoC) platform and featuring an ... read more |
| Freescale Semiconductor Launches SemiCustom Operation |
April 27, 2004 -- In an initiative to help customers get to market faster, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., has launched a SemiCcustom operation that provides application- and customer-specific silicon ... read more |
| Freescale Semiconductor Brings Gigabit Ethernet and DDR to Mid-range Communications Processors |
| April 27, 2004 -- System developers demand exceptional price/performance, high integration and leading-edge connectivity from their processor vendors. Freescale Semiconductor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), is addressing th ... read more |
| Freescale Semiconductor Extends PowerQUICC Processor-based VoIP Solutions with Next-generation DSPs |
April 27, 2004 -- Responding to the growing momentum in the voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) market, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., is leveraging its communications processor position by expanding ... read more |
| Toshiba Tapes Out Multiple 90-nm SoC Designs with Synopsys' Galaxy Design Platform |
April 27, 2004 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Toshiba Corp. has taped out multiple 90-nm SoC designs for its audiovisual and office equipment product lines using Synopsys' Galaxy Design Platform. The designs were created using Design Co ... read more |
| eASIC Announces Next Phase of Structured ASIC Strategy |
April 27, 2004 -- eASIC Corp. announced that it will offer structured ASIC chips in addition to providing structured ASIC technology as licensable IP core for embedding in SoCs. This strategy lets eASIC play in both the standard cell arena as we ... read more |
| TI's New High Performance DSP Receives Excellent EEMBC Telemark Scores |
April 26,2004 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. has announced that benchmark scores for its new TMS320C6413 DSP, published by the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC), achieved an impressive nine Telemarks per dollar. The C6413 DSP tar ... read more |
| TI Delivers Breakthrough Pricing for High-Performance C64x DSPs |
April 26, 2004 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. has announced two new high performance digital signal processors (DSP), the TMS320C6410 and TMS320C6413, available at "breakthrough" price points. Targeting packet-switched telecom including video over I ... read more |
| TigerSHARC Processor Selected by Ericsson for 3G Base Station Development |
April 26, 2004 -- Analog Devices, Inc. has collaborated with Ericsson to develop a programmable baseband platform based on Analog Devices' TigerSHARC Processor for WCDMA base stations. The Ericsson base stations leverage the programmability and ... read more |
| Lucent Picks Xilinx Virtex-Ii Pro with Embedded IBM PowerPC for Optical Translator Unit |
April 26, 2004 -- Lucent Technologies has selected Xilinx FPGAs for its new 10Gb/s Tunable Optical Translator Unit, a key component in one of its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)-based metro optical equipment offerings. At the core ... read more |
| Xilinx Ships Complete RapidIO Solution for Virtex-II Pro Series FPGAs |
April 26, 2004 -- Xilinx, Inc.has announced immediate availability of a new RapidIO Serial Endpoint IP core. According to the company, the parallel RapidIO endpoint IP core, coupled with the PICMG-compliant AdvancedTCA Development platform, pr ... read more |
| Accusys Selects MIPS-Based ASIC from Socle Technology for RAID Applications |
April 26, 2004 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc., together with Socle Technology Corp. and Accusys, Inc., announced that Accusys, a provider of a full line of RAID controllers, has selected the MIPS32 4Kp processor core for use in an SoC targeted at ... read more |
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