| NVIDIA GoForce 5500 Employs Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine for High-Quality Audio in Mobile Phones |
June 27, 2006 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that its Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine drives the high-quality 24-bit audio processing in the recently introduced NVIDIA GoForce 5500 handheld graphics processing unit (GPU). The NVIDIA GoForc ... read more |
| CEVA Announces Divestment of Its GPS Technology and Product Line |
June 27, 2006 -- CEVA, Inc. today announced the divestment of its GPS technology and associated product line to a new U.S.-based fabless company, GloNav, in return for an equity ownership of 19.9% in GloNav on a fully diluted basis. The n ... read more |
| Kozio Supports AMCC’s New PowerPC 405EZ Networked Industrial Processor |
June 27, 2006 -- Kozio, Inc. today announced support for Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC)’s new PowerPC 405EZ networked industrial processor. The 405EZ is the first in AMCC's family of high-performance networked industrial proce ... read more |
| Micronas' New Audio Processor Meets Demand for Analog and Digital I/O with a Powerful DSP for Home Audio Applications |
June 27, 2006 -- Micronas GmbH has combined a DSP running Customizable Modular Processing (CMP) technology with digital and analog audio interfaces to deliver a cost-effective highly integrated audio system-on-chip (SOC)platform. The new ... read more |
| Atmel Offers Seamless 802.15.4/ZigBee Migration for AVR-based Embedded Sensor and Control Applications |
June 27, 2006 -- Atmel Corp. has announced an 802.15.4/ZigBee solution that offers seamless migration to wireless networking for the more than 30,000 AVR-based designs in automotive, industrial, and building control applications. The AVR ... read more |
| Pyxis Technology Raises $9.2M in New Funding |
June 26, 2006 -- Pyxis Technology, Inc. announced today that it has raised $9.2 million in Series B funding. Formative Ventures of Menlo Park, California, led the round with participation from Series A investors: Austin Ventures and CMEA ... read more |
| Lynguent Rolls Out ModLyng Integrated Modeling Environment to Enhance Analog/ Mixed-Signal Design Productivity |
June 26, 2006 -- Startup Lynguent, Inc. has announced its first product, the ModLyng Integrated Modeling Environment. ModLyng is a tool for analog/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design that incorporates an easy-to-use graphical user interface, is ... read more |
| Xilinx Delivers ISE 8.2i Tool Suite for the New 65-nm Virtex-5 FPGA Family |
June 26,2006 -- Xilinx, Inc. has announced immediate availability of the 8.2i Integrated Software Environment (ISE) tool suite which now supports the company's newest line of 65-nm Virtex-5 domain-optimized FPGAs. Leveraging the high-perf ... read more |
| Silistix Partners with Tensilica to Develop a Demonstration Test Chip for Portable Multimedia Applications |
June 26, 2006 -- Silistix, Ltd. and Tensilica, Inc. are collaborating on a demonstration chip for low-power, portable multimedia applications. The CMOS chip will demonstrate the ability of the Silistix CHAIN self-timed interconnect ... read more |
| Synopsys Sustains Momentum with 2006.06 Release of IC Compiler |
June 26, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. has announced the 2006.06 release of IC Compiler, Synopsys' next-generation place- and-route solution. The 2006.06 release delivers advances in the areas of integrated design planning, enhanced physical tes ... read more |
| Broadcom Bluetooth Silicon and Software Extend Advanced Functionality Into Motorola's Windows-Based Mobile Q Handset |
June 26, 2006 -- Broadcom Corp. today announced that its Broadcom Bluetooth silicon and software for advanced wireless functionality is now integrated in Motorola's innovative new Moto Q Smartphone. The Moto Q is the first major handset t ... read more |
| Cadence Delivers New Space-Based, Full-Chip Router for Advanced Mixed-Signal and Custom Digital Designs |
June 26, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today introduced Cadence Precision Router, a space-based, full-chip and block-routing solution for mixed-signal, analog and custom digital designs. The product speeds design and manufacturing ... read more |
| Atmel Launches $499 Development Kit for Multimedia, POS, SoHo, and Navigation Systems |
June 26, 2006 -- Atmel Corp. today announced a $499 "program-and-go" development kit for multimedia, point-of-sale (POS), navigation, small office/home office (SoHo) network gateway/router, and printer applications. Based on Atmel's AVR32 ... read more |
| ARC and Cadence Announce Optimized Integration of Encounter Digital IC Platform with ARChitect Processor Configurator |
June 26, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and ARC International today announced that the companies have integrated optimized support of the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform into ARC's patented ARChitect processor co ... read more |
| Actel's Four-Million System Gate Prototyping Solution Saves Time and Mitigates Costly Risks for Space Flight FPGAs |
June 26, 2006 -- Actel Corp. today announced prototype availability of the RTAX4000S FPGA for space-bound systems. With the four million-gate RTAX4000S prototype, designers obtain the same architecture, density and timing properties, and ... read more |
| Cadence and ARM Deliver Kit to Speed Verification Closure for ARM Processor-Based Designs |
June 26, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and ARM today announced the Cadence Functional Verification Kit for ARM technology, presenting design teams with a low-risk path to verification closure when verifying ARM processor-ba ... read more |
| TI Delivers New Low-Cost, High-Performance Audio DSP for the Home and Car |
June 26, 2006 -- Bringing higher fidelity to car audio while providing cost-effective audio processing for home systems, Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced the TAS3108 audio digital signal processor (DSP). The 8-channel TAS3108 au ... read more |
| Cypress Introduces Full-Featured, High-Speed USB Controller for Mobile Handsets |
June 26, 2006 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has introduced a 1.8-V high-speed USB 2.0 programmable microcontroller. The new MoBL-USB FX2LP18 controller delivers fast downloads of music files, photos and videos in mobile handsets. Without ... read more |
| Vitesse Offers Affordable Serial Attached SCSI RAID-on-Chip Controller IC |
June 26, 2006 -- Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. has unveiled integrated RAID-on-Chip (ROC) solutions for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage. The ROC controller ICs utilize RAID on Demand functionality to bring system vendor costs down, remov ... read more |
| Chipidea Launches New Line of CMOS Radio Frequency IP Platforms |
| June 26, 2006 -- Chipidea Microelectronica, SA has expanded its radio frequency (RF) intellectual property (IP) line with the release of two new cores designed to speed the development of video-enabled handheld appliances and personal na ... read more |
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