| Micrel Expands High Power Density Family with Introduction of MIC22400 |
February 25, 2008 -- Micrel, Inc. today introduced a new member to its high power-density family of products, a fully-integrated 4-A synchronous buck regulator, the MIC22400 for powering systems from 3.3-V and 5-V supply rails. With opera ... read more |
| Gauda Announces Breakthrough for Accelerating OPC Verification in 45-nm and 32-nm Technology Nodes |
February 25, 2008 -- Gauda, Inc. announced today that it has demonstrated a breakthrough technology that can accelerate OPC (optical proximity correction) and OPV (optimal proximity verification) up to 200 times faster than similar produc ... read more |
| SMSC's MediaLB IP Core Selected for Altera's Automotive Infotainment Development Platform |
February 25, 2008 -- SMSC announced today that Altera Corp. has selected SMSC’s Media Local Bus (MediaLB) technology for use in the PARIS automotive infotainment development platform. Developed by SMSC, MediaLB is an inter-chip com ... read more |
| Silicon Labs Introduces Lowest Voltage MCUs |
February 25, 2008 -- Silicon Laboratories, Inc. today announced the industry’s first microcontrollers (MCUs) capable of operating down to 0.9V, enabling portable devices to derive power from a single-cell battery. The C8051F9xx family’s 8 ... read more |
| S2C Launches Rapid Prototyping Dual Virtex-5 TAI Logic Module with USB-Enabled Software Runtime Control |
February 25, 2008 -- S2C, Inc. has announced the release of its third-generation rapid SOC prototyping tool, Dual Virtex-5 TAI Logic Module. Equipped with two Xilinx LX series Virtex-5 FPGAs, the Dual Virtex-5 TAI Logic Module supplies up ... read more |
| Aldec Releases Riviera-PRO 2008.02 with VHDL 2007, SystemC 2.2 and SystemVerilog (DPI) |
February 25, 2008 -- Aldec, Inc. announced today the release of Riviera-PRO 2008.02, a mixed language HDL simulator that now includes VHDL 2007, integrated SystemC 2.2 compiler and SystemVerilog DPI support. Riviera-PRO offers mixed langu ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics to Offer New 8-bit Microcontroller Platform |
February 25, 2008 -- STMicroelectronics has unveiled details of a new 8-bit microcontroller platform designed to offer outstanding levels of performance and cost-effectiveness in a wide range of applications. Implemented around a high-per ... read more |
| Synopsys Introduces the Eclipse Low Power Solution |
February 25, 2008 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced the Synopsys Eclipse Low Power Solution, a comprehensive suite of proven system-level, verification, implementation and signoff tools, intellectual property (IP), methodologies and servi ... read more |
| Xilinx Delivers Embedded Development Kit for Spartan FPGA-Based MicroBlaze Processor Systems with Linux OS |
February 25, 2008 -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of a new development kit for low-cost embedded systems development that delivers the flexibility of the MicroBlaze embedded processor with Linux OS support and t ... read more |
| Eureka Technology's SD Host Controller IP Core Available in Altera's Automotive Infotainment Development Platform |
February 22, 2008 -- Eureka Technology, Inc. announced today that its Secure Digital (SD) host controller intellectual property (IP) core has been selected by Altera Corp. for use in the PARIS automotive infotainment development platform. ... read more |
| Ansoft Releases Q3D Extractor v8 |
February 22, 2008 -- Ansoft Corp. has announced Q3D Extractor v8, the latest version of the company's 3D parasitic extraction software. Q3D Extractor performs both the 2D and 3D electromagnetic field simulation required to extract RLCG pa ... read more |
| Si2's Low Power Coalition Announces CPF Roadmap Featured |
February 22, 2008 -- Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (Si2) today published the Low Power Coalition’s (LPC) approved Roadmap for Common Power Format (CPF) extensions planned out through mid-2009, along with a Request for Technology (R ... read more |
| Arasan Chip Systems Announces Availability of eMMC IP Cores |
February 22, 2008 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. has announced today the availability of the Embedded MMC version 4.3 IP core, better known as eMMC. Following the joint announcement by MMCA and JEDEC, Arasan has made the eMMC IP controller ... read more |
| Synfora Joins Xilinx ESL Initiative Ecosystem |
February 22, 2008 -- Synfora, Inc. today announced that the company, with its PICO Platform solutions, has joined the Xilinx ESL Initiative. The addition of Synfora’s algorithmic synthesis technology to this program continues to emphasize ... read more |
| Review Period for OSCI's New Draft Standard for Transaction-Level Modeling Closes Successfully Featured |
February 21, 2008 -- The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) announced that over 1,400 users from around the world have downloaded its new draft standard for transaction-level modeling (TLM). The OSCI TLM-2 Draft 2 kit has responded to users r ... read more |
| Sun Selects TSMC to Fab Future Generation of UltraSPARC CMT Processors |
February 21, 2008 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. has selected TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) as its foundry partner for processors based on 45-nm geometry as well as future generations. Sun partner Texas Instruments (TI) wil ... read more |
| PLDA Announces Immediate Availability of PCIe Gen 2 FPGA IP Design for Altera's Stratix II GX |
February 21, 2008 -- PLDApplication today announced the immediate availability of its PCIe Gen 2 FPGA IP, designed for Altera Stratix II GX FPGAs. The PLDA PCIe IP Core is 100% compliant with Revision 2.0 of the PCIe specification.
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| Trango Hypervisor Virtualizes Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller |
February 21, 2008 -- Atmel Corp. and Trango Virtual Processors have announced the availability of Trango's Hypervisor for users of Atmel's AT91CAP9 customizable microcontroller. By creating multiple machine-independent virtual inst ... read more |
| MIPS Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance with NXP Semiconductors for HDMI Technology |
February 21, 2008 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. has extended its strategic relationship with NXP Semiconductors to offer HDMI-based IP solutions for digital home applications, including high-definition DTVs and display units, A/V rece ... read more |
| Lattice Announces uClinux Support for Open Source Embedded Systems Design |
February 21, 2008 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has released an implementation of the uClinux operating system targeted for its LatticeMico32 embedded soft core processor. The new OS support lets developers rapidly implement control sys ... read more |
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