| Analog Devices' Free "Designer's Guide to Instrumentation Amplifiers" Available Now |
December 7, 2006 -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced the third edition of its popular applications guide, "A Designer's Guide to Instrumentation Amplifiers." Authored by ADI Fellow and Vice President of Analog Technology Lew Coun ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Drives for Higher Integration with 8-bit Microcontroller Family Now Qualified for Automotive Applications |
December 7, 2006 -- STMicroelectronics today announced that its ST7FMC microcontroller family has been Automotive-Grade qualified to meet the specific and rigorous demands of the automotive market. Built around an industry-standard 8-bit ... read more |
| UMC and Integrand Advance Collaboration to Enhance 90-nm and 130-µm RFCMOS Design Offering |
December 7, 2006 -- Integrand Software, Inc. and UMC (United Microelectronics Corp.) today announced that their ongoing collaboration has resulted in new advances and enhanced capabilities for RF/mixed mode IC designers designing ... read more |
| Silicon Image VastLane SiI9034 HDMI Transmitter Offers Mid-Range Cost Solution, Supporting Super Audio CD |
December 06, 2006 -- Silicon Image, Inc. has announced the latest addition to its line of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitters for consumer electronics devices. The VastLane SiI9034, intended for use in set-top boxes, ... read more |
| Broadcom Adds Gigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi Processor to Its Intensi-fi Family of Draft-802.11n Solutions |
December 6,2006 -- Broadcom Corp. today announced a new Wi-Fi Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) processor that extends its Intensi-fi family of draft-802.11n solutions. Although current generations of 802.11n products deliver 4 times the throughput ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Introduces Advanced User Interface Capabilities for High-Volume Mobile Phones and Consumer Electronic Devices |
December 6, 2006 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. has announced the availability of technology that enables the rapid creation, customization and deployment of advanced user interfaces (UI) for consumer electronic devices. The new technology is i ... read more |
| Agere Enables Samsung's Roll Out World's Thinnest Cell Phones |
December 6, 2006 -- Samsung Electronics has delivered to market the thinnest cell phone ever made. Incorporating Agere Systems, Inc.' innovative chip packaging design, Samsung could make Ultra Edition 6.9 (X820 bar design) and Ultra Edit ... read more |
| Rio Design Automation Closes Second Round of Funding, Partners with Zuken |
December 5, 2006 -- Rio Design Automation, Inc. continues building momentum since introducing RioMagic, a package-aware chip design software, by closing Series B funding and signing an agreement with Zuken. The company is also expanding i ... read more |
| Cadence and Advantest Address Zero-Defect Testing Requirements for Automotive Electronics |
December 5, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Advantest Corp. announced a collaborative partnership to deliver a methodology for zero-defect testing of digital automotive electronics. The collaboration will enable faster tim ... read more |
| Chipidea Achieves First USB High Speed PHY Certification in TSMC 65-nm Technology |
December 5, 2006 -- Chipidea Microelectronica, SA today announced it is the first company in the market to achieve USB High Speed certification for its physical layer IP on the TSMC 65-nm process technology. The certification was achieve ... read more |
| Ciranova and Mentor Graphics Demonstrate Interoperability Benefits of OpenAccess-Based PCell Solutions |
December 5, 2006 -- Ciranova, Inc. today announced that Mentor Graphics Corp. and Ciranova have validated interoperability of Ciranova's full PCell generation and migration product line with Mentor's next-generation physical verification ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Announces Synthesis Support for Xilinx Spartan-3A FPGAs |
December 5, 2006 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that its suite of advanced synthesis products supports the newly introduced Xilinx, Inc. Spartan-3A FPGAs. This new, I/O-optimized family of FPGAs is an extension of the Xil ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Introduces High-Speed USB-Certified PHY for Embedded Host Applications in the SMIC 0.13-µm Process |
December 5, 2006 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. and the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) have announced the development and adoption of the Mentor Graphics High-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 physical layer (P ... read more |
| OCP-IP Announces Six New Members |
December 5, 2006 -- Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IPOCP International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced six new members: AerieLogic, Arasan, Inicore, Motorola, Regulus, and Silicon Valley PA (SVPA). The breadth of t ... read more |
| Microsemi LX5511 2.4GHz WLAN Power Amplifiers in Latest 802.11n Platforms |
December 5, 2006 -- Microsemi Corp. announced today that it is shipping production volumes of its advanced wireless LAN (WLAN) power amplifiers designed into draft 1.0 802.11n WLAN platforms from Atheros Communications. Designated the LX5511, th ... read more |
| Sunplus Ships A/V Products with Kilopass One-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory |
December 5, 2006 -- Kilopass Technology, Inc. today, announced that Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. has selected Kilopass' XPM embedded, one-time programmable non-volatile memory technology for its high-end audio/visual products using ... read more |
| SPIRIT Consortium Adds FPGA Solution Providers to Its Roster |
December 5, 2006 -– Membership in the SPIRIT Consortium, a global non-profit organization focused on establishing multi-faceted IP/tool integration standards that drive sustainable growth in electronic design, continues to accelerate as e ... read more |
| Atheros Launches Highly Integrated Single-Chip 802.11g Solution for PCI Express |
December 5, 2006 -- Atheros Communications, Inc. has announced the Atheros AR5007EG – the industry's most highly-integrated, cost-effective 802.11g PCI Express (PCIe) solution, says Atheros. The design incorporates the complete wireless L ... read more |
| S3 Graphics Deployed Yield Closure Solution from Nannor Technologies |
December 5, 2006 -- Nannor Technologies, Inc. and S3 Graphics, a VIA Technologies, Inc. joint venture company and a supplier to the 3D enabled PC graphics market, today announced the deployment of Acuma, a full chip layout optimiza ... read more |
| PMC-Sierra Introduces Family of Carrier-Grade Multi-Service Residential Gateway Reference Platforms |
December 5, 2006 -- PMC-Sierra, Inc. has announced a suite of multi-service residential gateway reference platforms for a range of advanced broadband access protocols. The MSP7100-based platforms are available today in a range of WAN inte ... read more |
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