| Brion Tackles More Accurate OPC and OPC Verification |
September 14, 2006 -- Brion Technologies, Inc. today introduced Tachyon M3D, a significant addition to its suite of Tachyon products. Tachyon M3D (Mask 3D) enables more accurate OPC and OPC verification by incorporating mask 3D imaging ef ... read more |
| Transmeta Expands LongRun2 Technologies License Rights for Toshiba |
September 14, 2006 -- Transmeta Corp. today announced that Toshiba Corp. has exercised an option to expand the initial scope of Toshiba's license to Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies. In February 2006, Toshiba licensed Transmeta's LongRun ... read more |
| National Semiconductor Introduces CPRI SerDes with 800-ps Fiber Delay-Calibration Accuracy |
September 14, 2006 -- National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced an advanced serializer/deserializer (SerDes) for next-generation base station architectures that the company says is the first to guarantee plus or minus 800-ps delay calib ... read more |
| National Semiconductor Introduces Quad-Output Power Management Units |
September 14, 2006 -- National Semiconductor Corp. has added two new, integrated power management units (PMUs) to its family of PMUs. Optimized to power mid-range, quad-output applications, such as low-power FPGAs, microprocessors and D ... read more |
| TI Introduces GUI-Configurable Digital Power Controllers for Point-of-Load Systems |
September 14, 2006 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today introduced new Fusion Digital Power products that enable point-of-load digital power management in telecom and data-centric applications.
TI's single-phase UCD9111 and dual-p ... read more |
| Semtech Debuts Fully Integrated 1-Gbps Pin Electronics Solution |
September 14, 2006 -- Semtech Corp. today announced the E8400, the first off-the-shelf device to integrate all of the functionality needed for two complete channels of 500-MHz/ 1-Gbps pin electronics for high-performance system on chip (S ... read more |
| Timesys Introduces Authorized Systems Integration Partner (ASIP) Program |
September 14, 2006 -- Timesys Corp. has launched a global Authorized Systems Integration Partner (ASIP) program to enable system integrators to provide compelling embedded device solutions to their customers through the use of Timesys' Li ... read more |
| Arasan Launches Unified Storage Card Controller IP Core |
September 14, 2006 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of its IP Core which supports the SD, MMC 4.0 and CE-ATA Card Specifications. This IP enables Arasan's licensees to target the fastest growing removable st ... read more |
| iWave Systems Licences 80186 IP Core |
September 14, 2006 -- iWave Systems Technologies Pvt, Ltd. is licensing its 80186 IP Cores to companies developing FPGA products and to industries using 80186 processors. This cost-effective IP is a perfect alternative for replacing older ... read more |
| Simply RISC Ships S1 Core Based on OpenSparc T1 Microprocessor |
September 14, 2006 -- Simply RISC has shipped the S1 Core, a 64-bit Wishbone-compliant CPU Core based upon the OpenSparc T1 microprocessor released by Sun Microsystems few months ago. The S1 Core is released under the same license of the ... read more |
| Atmel Introduces a Cost-Optimized Smart Card Reader IC for USB Keyboards |
September 13, 2006 -- Atmel Corp. has released the AT83C22OK106, a smart card reader product targeting USB smart card keyboard. The AT83C22OK106 was developed in partnership with OMNIKEY, a major smart card reader manufacturer. The new AT ... read more |
| Cswitch Adopts Mentor Graphics 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC for Configurable Switch Array Chip |
September 13, 2006 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that Cswitch Corp. has selected the Mentor Graphics 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) for its flagship Configurable Switch Array chip. The new chip is the ... read more |
| Fujitsu to Distribute Tensilica's Diamond Standard Processor Cores |
September 13, 2006 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. has signed an agreement to distribute Tensilica's Diamond Standard processor cores as part of Fujitsu's ASIC intellectual property ( ... read more |
| New IP Phone Chip from Texas Instruments Raises the Bar for Performance with Advanced Quality and Security |
September 13, 2006 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced a full-featured Gigabit Ethernet IP phone software and silicon solution that incorporates robust security and enhanced voice quality features to meet the needs of small, med ... read more |
| NEC Electronics Introduces Ultra-Low-Power 55-nanometer Embedded DRAM Technology |
September 13, 2006 -- NEC Electronics Corp. and its subsidiaries in North America and Europe, NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics GmbH, today announced the first 55-nm CMOS-compatible embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology, UX7LSe ... read more |
| Pixim and Nuvation Announce Partnership to Deliver Customization Services for TCP/IP Cameras |
September 13, 2006 -- Pixim, Inc. and Nuvation Research Corp. announced today their partnership and the immediate availability of hardware and software customization services for a TCP/IP camera reference design, featuring Pixim's ... read more |
| Microchip Technology Introduces 1.5-A LDOs in 3- and 5-pin Packages |
September 13, 2006 -- Microchip Technology, Inc. today announced the MCP1827 and MCP1827S low output voltage, high output current low dropout regulators (LDOs). The new LDOs are available in small, thermally efficient 3- and 5-pin package ... read more |
| LG Electronics Selects RF Micro Devices to Support Upcoming EDGE Mobile Devices |
September 13, 2006 -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced that the company is currently shipping its RF3158 high-power, dual-mode amplifier module for EDGE to LG Electronics. Leveraging its integrated linear transmit architecture, the RF3158 ... read more |
| Accellera Announces Formation of Unified Power Format Standards Committee Featured |
September 13, 2006 -- Accellera is inviting all interested parties to participate in and contribute to its new technical subcommittee to produce a standards solution for describing low-power design intent. The Unified Power Format Technic ... read more |
| Hitachi Leverages Blackfin Processor for Innovative Features in High-Definition DVRs |
September 13, 2006 -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced its Blackfin processor has enabled Hitachi, Ltd. to implement an innovative feature that allows the Hitachi Wooo D series of digital video recorders (DVRs) to automatically ... read more |
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