| Sigrity Introduces New Suite of Tools to Streamline Package Analysis |
October 23, 2006 -- Sigrity, Inc. today announced SpeedPKG Suite, a suite of analysis tools customized for IC package applications and designed to enable fast, easy, accurate and complete electrical characterization. In addition, the comp ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics TestKompress 2007 Improves on Productivity, Performance, and Test Quality |
October 23, 2006 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. has released TestKompress 2007 – an enhanced version of the original TestKompress – that offers significant improvements in the most important aspects of automatic test program generation (ATPG) – ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics YieldAssist Supports Automated, Server-based Use Model for Rapid Yield Learning |
October 23, 2006 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that its YieldAssist tool now supports an automated, server-based use model for high volume diagnosis of wafer test failures. With the ability to quickly and accurately identify an ... read more |
| Cadence Logic Design Team Solution Addresses Front-End Design "Predictability Crisis" |
October 23, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today introduced the Cadence Logic Design Team Solution, which allows concurrent RTL design, enabling schedule predictability. This solution equips logic design teams with the elements they ... read more |
| AMCC Extends Performance in Newest RAID-Enabled Storage Processor |
October 23, 2006 -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) has announced that the newest version of the PowerPC 440SPe has been released to production, increasing core performance to 800MHz (1600 DMIPS). Integrated with RAID 5 and RAID 6 acc ... read more |
| New Lattice Design Tools Deliver Comprehensive New Product Support, HDL Management Tool |
October 23, 2006 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced the immediate availability of its ispLEVER 6.1 programmable logic design tool suite. Version 6.1 adds new design resources and productivity enhancement tools for designers, inc ... read more |
| Magma and Virage Logic Collaborate on a Complete RTL-to-GDSII Flow Including Embedded Memory Test and Repair |
October 23, 2006 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. and Virage Logic Corp. today announced a semiconductor design reference flow that will guide users through a proven methodology which includes insertion of design-for-test (DFT) ele ... read more |
| RTOS Support Accelerates Embedded System Development on LatticeMICO32 Microprocessor |
October 23, 2006 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced the availability of real-time operating system (RTOS) support for its LatticeMico32 open source 32-bit soft microprocessor. A port of Micrium's uC/OS-II RTOS is included with t ... read more |
| TranSwitch Licenses MIPS32 4KEc Pro Processor Core |
October 23, 2006 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. today announced that TranSwitch Corp. has selected the MIPS32 4KEc Pro processor core for use in next-generation Passive Optical Network (PON) SOCs for customer premises equipment. Design ... read more |
| SST Announces Small ATA Solid-State Storage Devices |
October 23, 2006 -- Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST) today announced what the company says are the smallest ATA solid-state storage devices, giving mobile and embedded system designers an easy way to adopt a NAND flash data storage ... read more |
| Sirenza Microdevices Announces Production Release of New Active Bias SiGe Amplifier Line |
October 23, 2006 -- Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. has announced the expansion of its portfolio of silicon germanium (SiGe) products with the introduction of a new low cost, high performance amplifier product family. The SGC product line-up i ... read more |
| Silicon Image Delivers 340-MHz HDMI Solution for All PC Digital Output |
October 23, 2006 -- Silicon Image, Inc. has announced two new VastLane High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitter chips that enable PC manufacturers to drive their digital output to PC monitors and HDTVs from a single transmi ... read more |
| New National Semiconductor Class D Boomer Audio Amplifier Significantly Reduces EMI |
October 23, 2006 -- National Semiconductor Corp.'s new mono, 2.65-W, Class D Boomer audio amplifier reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI) more than 11dB below the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limit to lower s ... read more |
| NetLogic Microsystems Introduces Advanced Knowledge-Based Processor for Layers 3-4 Communications and Networking |
October 23, 2006 -- NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. today announced the launch of its NL71024 knowledge-based processor for Layers 3-4 communications and networking. The NL71024 knowledge-based processor offers superior parallel processing ca ... read more |
| imec Demonstrates Multimedia Decoding on Reconfigurable Processor with Record Power Efficiency |
October 23, 2006 -- imec has developed a reconfigurable processor for video decoding achieving power efficiencies 6 to 12 times higher than state-of-the-art C-programmed processors. The processor was derived from IMEC’s C-programmable ADR ... read more |
| Broadcom Introduces Ultra-Low Power Wi-Fi Chips Optimized for Mobile Devices |
October 23, 2006 -- Broadcom Corp. has announced a new family of ultra-low power 54g wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions that enable high-performance Wi-Fi connectivity in a wide range of mobile devices and portable consumer electronics. Compr ... read more |
| AMCC Standardizes on Denali IP Products for Next-Generation PowerPC and SOC Architectures |
October 23, 2006 -- Denali Software, Inc. today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) has adopted Denali's comprehensive line of IP products to speed its SystemVerilog-based methodology for design and verificatio ... read more |
| Lattice Announces Availability of Serial RapidIO Core from Mercury Computer Systems |
October 23, 2006 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. today announced that Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. has ported its high-performance Serial RapidIO intellectual property (IP) product line, consisting of x1 and x4 endpoint IP cores, ... read more |
| Hitachi Selects Multiple Cypress Timing Solutions for Wooo Hi-Vision TV Line |
October 23, 2006 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that Hitachi, Ltd. has selected Cypress clocks for the Wooo 9000 series High Definition digital televisions. Five Cypress products have been designed-in to provide the precis ... read more |
| Cirrus Logic Delta-Sigma ADC Delivers Low-Noise Performance, Reduced Costs |
October 23, 2006 -- Cirrus Logic, Inc. has extended its CS5531/ 32/ 33/ 34 family of integrated delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with a lower-cost option, the CS5530, that offer the same low-noise performance and output wor ... read more |
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