October 4, 2006 -- The VSI Alliance (VSIA) today announced the formation of the verification IP quality workgroup, a subgroup of the IP Quality workgroup which is responsible for the creation of the VSIA Quality IP (QIP) Metric.
| STMicroelectronics Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor for Use in Next-Generation 32-bit Microcontrollers |
October 4, 2006 -- STMicroelectronics and ARM today announced that STMicroelectronics will integrate the ARM Cortex-M3 processor into its next-generation family of 32-bit microcontrollers. ST was one of ARM's lead Partners for the ... read more |
| Si2 Announces Formation of the Low-Power Coalition Featured |
October 4, 2006 -- The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced today the formation of the Low-Power Coalition (LPC) which will deliver enhanced capabilities in low-power IC design flows relating to specifications of low-power desig ... read more |
| Synopsys and ARM Announce Immediate Availability of CCS Noise Models for ARM Physical IP |
October 4, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. and ARM today announced that the ARM Advantage, Metro and SAGE-X standard cell libraries (part of its Artisan physical IP family) now support the next-generation signal integrity signoff models bas ... read more |
| Zuken Announces Partnership with Rio Design Automation to Create an Overall Optimized Design Environment |
October 4, 2006 -- Zuken, Ltd. and Rio Design Automation, Inc. have announced that the two companies are to embark upon a cooperative relationship to work together in sales and technical development to create an overall optimized d ... read more |
| Two More Members of QuickLogic PolarPro Low Power FPGA Family Now in Production |
October 4, 2006 -- QuickLogic Corp. today announced that it has broken new ground in FPGA power consumption with the PolarPro QL1P300 and QL1P200. These 300,000 and 200,000 gate devices with embedded SRAM have been sampling since June 200 ... read more |
| Enterasys Adopts Synopsys' VCS Native Testbench for Accelerated Verification Productivity |
October 3, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Enterasys Networks, a provider of security-enabled network infrastructure products, has selected the Synopsys VCS functional verification solution and its SystemVerilog Native Testben ... read more |
| Faraday Announces Highly-Integrated Programmable SerDes-Based Communication Platform ASIC |
October 3, 2006 -- Faraday Technology Corp. today announced NC Express, the most state-of-the-art member of its flagship Composer Structured ASIC product line targeting communication, networking and enterprise applications. The device is ... read more |
| MIPS Technologies Introduces MIPS-Verified Program to Authenticate Licensed MIPS-Based Products |
October 3, 2006 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. today introduced the MIPS-Verified program to validate and authenticate MIPS Technologies' architecture, cores and proprietary verification technology. The MIPS-Verified brand will help designers ... read more |
| IBM Strengthens Power Architecture with New Low-Power Processors |
October 3, 2006 -- IBM today announced new, low-power additions to its Power Architecture line of microprocessors and new processor cores that address the growing demand for high-performance processors that conserve energy. Specifically, ... read more |
| Microchip Technology Announces Single-Cell, High-Current Li-Ion/Li-Polymer Charge-Management Controllers |
October 3, 2006 -- Microchip Technology, Inc. today announced the MCP73833 and MCP73834 (MCP73833/4) single-cell, high current (1A), Li-Ion/Li-Polymer linear charge-management controllers. These fully integrated charge-management controll ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Completes Full Portfolio of IP for Mobile Hard-Disk-Drive Manufacturers |
October 3, 2006 -- STMicroelectronics today announced completion of its portfolio of intellectual property (IP) required to design, manufacture, and supply HDD manufacturers with all the ICs needed for the small form-factor drives used in ... read more |
| TI Digital Signal Controller Provides High Integration for Complex Point-of-Load Applications |
October 3, 2006 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced the availability of the TMS320F28044 digital signal controller targeted at multi-channel point of load (POL) applications such as telecommunications and networking infrastructu ... read more |
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