| Genesys Testware Adds Top-Down Insertion of Test and Repair Circuits for Embedded Memory |
July 5, 2006 -- Genesys Testware, Inc. has added top-down insertion of test and repair circuits for embedded memory to its ArraytestMaker product. The Genesys top-down solution lets system IC designers insert test and repair circuits for ... read more |
| LSI Logic Sells ZSP Digital Signal Processor Unit to VeriSilicon |
July 5, 2006 -- LSI Logic Corp. has sold the assets of its ZSP Digital Signal Processor unit to VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon) for approximately $13 million in cash and stock. Under terms of an asset purcha ... read more |
| Altos Design Automation Releases Liberate, an Ultra-Fast, Fully-Automated Library Characterizer |
July 5, 2006 -- Startup Altos Design Automation, Inc. today announced its first product, Liberate, a high-speed, fully-automated library characterizer for standard cells and I/Os that supports the creation of advanced current source model ... read more |
| Toshiba and Rambus Sign Patent License Agreement |
July 5, 2006 -- Rambus, Inc. has signed a new patent license agreement with Toshiba Corp. granting Toshiba a license to Rambus patents for SDRAM and DDR SDRAM memory controllers. Toshiba currently holds technology licenses for the use of ... read more |
| Ross Video Selects Synopsys' VCS SystemVerilog Native Testbench to Increase Verification Productivity and Predictability |
July 5, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Ross Video, a provider of video production equipment, successfully completed and shipped a major project using Synopsys' VCS verification solution and its SystemVerilog Native Testbench ... read more |
| Ciranova Launches Design Contest for the Most Elegant, Beautiful, and Sleek PCell Designs |
July 5, 2006 -- Ciravova, Inc. is holding a competition to mark the new release of its PyCell Studio. This new software gives PCell designers the freedom to create universal PCells usable in any OpenAccess tool. Designing the world's most ... read more |
| VeriSilicon Completes Series-C Funding Round With Austin Ventures and Sierra Ventures |
July 5, 2006 -- VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon) has raised $ 14.8 million in its Series C financing co-led by Austin Ventures and Sierra Ventures. Thecompany will use the funding to finance the acquisition of the assets of t ... read more |
| Software Radio Transceiver Module Boosts FPGA, Memory and ADC Resources for Complex Wideband Multi-Channel Systems |
July 5, 2006 -- Pentek, Inc. today released the newest member of its software radio transceiver modules: the Model 7142. The Model 7142 PMC module provides complete software radio transceiver functions suitable for IF or RF communication ... read more |
| UMC Collaborates with NTU to Deliver RF Chip for WiMax |
July 5, 2006 -- UMC and National Taiwan University (NTU) today announced that their research collaboration has resulted in the delivery of a high performance, fully integrated RF receiver design for WiMax. The low noise amplifier in the 0 ... read more |
| Dialog Semiconductor Launches Integrated Power Management and Stereo Audio IC for Mobile Application Processors |
July 3, 2006 -- Dialog Semiconductor GmbH has launched a new combined power management and audio IC designed especially to support the latest generation of application processors in emerging high growth applications such as smartphones, ... read more |
| Digital Blocks Re-launches Its DB8279 Programmable Keyboard/ Display Interface IP Core |
July 3, 2006 -- Digital Blocks, Inc. has announced the re-launch of its DB8279 Programmable Keyboard/ Display Interface core. The DB8279 is equivalent to the industry standard Intel 8279 used today with 8/ 16/ 32-bit microprocessor design ... read more |
| Digital Blocks Re-launches Its DB8255A Programmable Peripheral Interface IP Core |
July 3, 2006 -- Digital Blocks, Inc. recently announced the re-launch of its DB8255A Programmable Peripheral Interface core. The DB8255A is a full-featured equivalent to the industry standard Intel 8255A/ 82C55A and Intersil 82C55A used t ... read more |
| ON Semiconductor Expands LED Driver Line to Offer Both Charge Pump and Inductive Solutions for Portable Applications |
June 30, 2006 -- ON Semiconductor has introduced three new white LED drivers designed to drive high brightness LEDs in backlighting applications for cellular phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other portable consumer electronics de ... read more |
| Nordic Semiconductor Opens Regional Sales Office in Tokyo |
June 30, 2006 -- Nordic Semiconductor ASA has opened its first Japanese regional sales office in Tokyo and appointed Nori Shibuya as the regional sales manager. The office is situated at Minato-Ku in Tokyo and will offer customers both te ... read more |
| Renesas Electronics Expands Global Development and Design Capability |
June 29, 2006 -- Renesas Electronics Corp. today announced that it is planning a new building in Ho Chi Minh City to expand its development and design capability for its Vietnam design subsidiary, Renesas Design Viet Nam Co., Ltd. (RVC). ... read more |
| Synopsys' IC Compiler Completes Tapeout of High-Density Sunplus Consumer Design |
June 29, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Sunplus Technology Co. Ltd. has taped out a large high-density consumer design with Synopsys' IC Compiler next-generation physical implementation solution. Sunplus chose Synopsys ... read more |
| Pentax Joins Roster of Global Manufacturers Licensed to Use the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio |
June 29, 2006 -- Patriot Scientific Corp. (PTSC) announced today that Pentax Corp. has agreed to purchase, pending approval by its board, a license to use the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio. Six other major system manufacture ... read more |
| ViASIC Introduces Industry’s First Two-Mask Standard Metal Fabric for Re-configurable SOC Design Featured |
June 29, 2006 -- ViASIC, Inc. today announced DuoMask, a high-density, high performance two-layer standard-metal fabric for building configurable SOC's. With DuoMask, designers can easily and quickly use configurable logic to add or chang ... read more |
| Pulsic Establishes Development Center in India With Ness Technologies |
June 29, 2006 -- Ness Technologies has announced the establishment of an extended development center (EDC) with Pulsic, Ltd. to be located at Ness' facility in Bangalore, India. The establishment of the new center is a part of a th ... read more |
| SMSC Launches Chinese Website |
June 29, 2006 -- SMSC has launched a translated version of its website for the China market. Visitors may now access corporate, product and market information in Simplified Chinese through SMSC's Chinese domain or via the home page of SM ... read more |
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