| SMIC and VeriSilicon Announced Release of a Standard Design Platform for SMIC's 0.13-µm Low Leakage Process |
September 8, 2006 -- VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) have jointly announced today the release of VeriSilicon's Standard Design Platform (SDP) for SMIC's 0.13-& ... read more |
| Samsung Adopts ARM Technology for the First Commercially Available Blu-Ray Disc Player |
September 8, 2006 -- ARM today announced that Samsung Electronics has licensed ARM Jazelle software technology for deployment in the Samsung BD-P1000 device, the first commercially available Blu-ray disc player on the market. The Samsun ... read more |
| Cirrus Logic CS4352 Digital-to-Analog Audio Converter Simplifies Designs, Cuts System Costs |
September 8, 2006 -- With the introduction of the CS4352 digital-to-analog converter (DAC), Cirrus Logic, Inc. has developed a highly competitive converter that offers a strong combination of audio performance and feature integration. Wit ... read more |
| Micrium µC/OS-II RTOS Support Now Available for Tensilica's Diamond Standard and Xtensa Configurable Processors |
September 8, 2006 -- Tensilica, Inc. and Micrium announced that Micrium's µC/OS-II RTOS (real-time operating system) now supports Tensilica's Diamond Standard and Xtensa configurable processors. The popular µC/OS-II RTOS ... read more |
| Coresonic Announces Novel Programmable Baseband Processor for Multimode Modems |
September 8, 2006 -- Coresonic AB has announced the LeoCore-1 Programmable Baseband Processor SIP Core. With a new type of processor architecture, Coresonic has developed a programmable baseband that the company boasts could revolutionize ... read more |
| IPFlex Now Shipping DAPDNA-IMS, a New Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor |
September 7, 2006 -- IPFlex, Inc. has started shipping the DAPDNA (Digital Application Processor/ Distributed Network Architecture)-IMS, a dynamically reconfigurable processor (DRP) for image processing in office automation applications s ... read more |
| Tokyo Electron Device Debuts Fast JPEG Chipset |
September 7, 2006 -- Tokyo Electron Device, Ltd. (TED) has announced what the company says is the industry’s fastest JPEG chipset, a three-chip solution that enables high speed (up to 120 frames/s at NTSC) digital video recorders (DVRs) a ... read more |
| RGB Networks Chooses Cypress's HOTLink-On-Demand SerDes for High-Density Broadcast Network Processor |
September 7, 2006 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that network video processing company RGB Networks has chosen Cypress's video SerDes for its Broadcast Network Processor (BNP). The high throughput of the HOTLink-On-Demand ... read more |
| Synopsys Releases Mixed-Signal PHY IP for SMIC 130-nm Process |
September 7, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. has expanded its DesignWare mixed-signal intellectual property (MSIP) portfolio with the release of connectivity IP for Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) 130-nm technology. T ... read more |
| Cadence and SMIC Deliver 90-nm Low-Power Solution for Energy-Efficient SoC |
September 7, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) have jointly developed the low-power digital reference flow to support SMIC's advanced 90-nm process technology. The refer ... read more |
| MataiTech LLC Includes OpenCores IP with an Update of its EDA Tool NAUET 1.5 |
September 7, 2006 -- MataiTech LLC enhances its co-development tool, NAUET, by adding proven OpenCores IP. These Wishbone compliant IP blocks include the OpenRiSC 1200, DMA core, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, general purpose I/O, HDLC protocol, me ... read more |
| FSA Introduces SiP Market and Patent Analysis |
September 7, 2006 -- The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) has launched its new System-in-Package (SiP) Market and Patent Analysis. The report is intended to create greater awareness of SiP applications and technologies and contains ... read more |
| Kilopass Technology Closes Third Round of Venture Capital Funding |
September 7, 2006 -- Kilopass Technology, Inc. has successfully concluded its third round of venture capital funding from lead investor, Pitango Venture Capital, along with U.S. Venture Partners, BlueRun Ventures and iGlobe Partners. This ... read more |
| Freescale Accelerates Automotive Innovation with Industry's Largest Embedded Flash Array |
September 7, 2006 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.'s flagship MPC55xx automotive controller family built on Power Architecture technology now includes the MPC5566, a 32-bit MCU that integrates 3MBytes of flash memory.
The MPC5566 ... read more |
| Fujitsu Delivers ARM9E Processors for ASIC Designs Using Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler |
September 7, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that Fujitsu, Ltd. successfully optimized ARM926EJ-S and ARM946E-S processors using Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler and the Cadence Optimization Methodology Kit. Through mor ... read more |
| AltaSens Tapes Out Multimillion-Gate, High-Performance CMOS Image Sensor Using Magma's Blast Create and Blast Fusion |
September 6, 2006 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced that AltaSens, a supplier of high-performance image sensors for high-definition video, taped out a multimillion-gate, high-performance, mixed-signal image sensor using Bla ... read more |
| Ramtron Extends Serial Memory Portfolio with New 512kbit FRAM |
September 6, 2006 -- Ramtron International Corp. has expanded its portfolio of serial memory products with the launch of the FM24C512, a half-megabit nonvolatile FRAM product with an industry standard 2-wire serial interface. The FM24C512 ... read more |
| Accellera and Si2 Announce Low Power Standards Workshop |
September 5, 2006 -- Accellera and the Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (Si2) invite the industry to a Low Power Standards Workshop to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, 8:30am to 5:30pm, at the SEMI headquarters in San Jo ... read more |
| Xilinx Expands Partnership Agreement with Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. to the United Kingdom and Ireland |
September 5, 2006 -- Xilinx, Inc. and Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. today announced the expansion of their North American and Asia Pacific partnership agreement to include the United Kingdom and Ireland. Effective immediately, Xili ... read more |
| Power Forward Initiative Broadens Industry Support, Accelerates Standardization of Common Power Format |
September 5, 2006 -- In response to strong industry support to quickly establish a single, open standard for power intent, the Power Forward Initiative (PFI), sponsored by Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced that it continues to ... read more |
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