| Agilent Technologies to Release Boundary Scan-VTEP Hybrid that Minimizes Obstacles to In-Circuit Test |
February 15, 2008 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. announced that it will offer in-circuit test (ICT) users a new way to test their printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) in a limited-access environment without sacrificing test coverage or ... read more |
| TI Introduces Small USB Power Management Switches with Adjustable Current Limit |
February 15, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced power-distribution switches with an integrated FET that can be set to support a 100-mA to 1100-mA current limit range for a standard USB port or other applications requiring ... read more |
| Texas Instruments' Multicore DSP Integrated into Surf's AMC and PCIe Boards |
February 15, 2008 -- Surf Communication Solutions, Ltd., a provider of high-capacity multimedia processing boards and chips for the telecommunication infrastructure field, today announced it is leveraging Texas Instruments, Inc.'s high performa ... read more |
| Vimicro Launches Application Processor and New Mobile Platform Based on Windows Mobile |
February 15, 2008 -- Vimicro Corp. has announced the launch of its most recent high-performance application processor, the Vinno-III (VC0818) and an open mobile platform, the Vinno-III-Win, based on Microsoft Windows Mobile operating syst ... read more |
| TI's New OMAP 3 Chip Brings HD Camcorder and Rich Full-page Web Browsing to Mobile Devices |
February 15, 2008 -- Mobile technology from Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) is changing the way consumers view and share content on their mobile handsets. TI's new OMAP3440 is the first ARM Cortex A8-based applications processor to bring ful ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics' New Nomadik Application Processor Integrates Innovative Graphics Technology for Mobile Multimedia |
February 15, 2008 -- STMicroelectronics has announced first results of its collaboration with AMD on next-generation graphics for mobile multimedia. ST's newest mobile application processor, the Nomadik STn8820, integrates AMD's gr ... read more |
| Paragon Wireless Chooses SoftRISC's Codec Solution for GSM/VoWLAN Dual-Mode Smart Phone |
February 15, 2008 -- SoftRISC Communication Solutions, Inc. today announced that its field-deployed VoIPcodec solutions will provide VoWLAN capabilities on Paragon Wireless’s GSM/VoWLAN dual-mode Smart phones. SoftRISC’s solution enables ... read more |
| Chartered to Acquire 8-Inch Wafer Fab Operation in Singapore |
February 15, 2008 -- Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Hitachi, Ltd and Hitachi Asia, Ltd. to purchase 100% of the shares in Hitachi Semiconductor Singapore Pte, Ltd (HNS, which owns and operat ... read more |
| Synopsys TetraMAX ATPG Solution Boosts Structural Test Quality at STMicroelectronics |
February 15, 2008 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that STMicroelectronics has adopted Synopsys' TetraMAX small delay defect (SDD) automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) and failure-diagnostics solution to provide higher-quality manufa ... read more |
| Radiospire Standardizes on Synopsys VCS and VMM Methodology for Next-Generation AirHook Chipset Designs |
February 15, 2008 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Radiospire Networks, Inc. has standardized on Synopsys' VCS functional verification solution for SystemVerilog-based verification of its next-generation AirHook chipsets used ... read more |
| Agilent Technologies Announces New Software Release for Fast, Accurate Antenna Design, Optimization |
February 15, 2008 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced the availability of its latest Antenna Modeling Design System (AMDS) release. The full-wave 3-D electromagnetic (EM) modeling and simulation software contains a scripting featu ... read more |
| R-Interface Joins the Xilinx Alliance Program |
February 15, 2008 -- R-Interface has joined the Xilinx Alliance Program, and announced the availability of a new LDPC (low density parity check) platform IP core optimized for Xilinx 65nm Virtex FPGA and low-cost Spartan FPGA families.
The ... read more |
| Cavium Networks Expands Octeon Networking and Storage Services Processor Family |
February 15, 2008 -- Cavium Networks has announced the newest addition to the Octeon multi-core MIPS64 processor family. The Octeon Plus CN52XX dual- and quad-core networking and storage services processor family provides performance up t ... read more |
| NVIDIA Introduces APX 2500 Low- Power, High-Definition Computer on a Chip |
February 15, 2008 -- NVIDIA Corp. has introduced NVIDIA APX 2500, an applications processor that enables intuitive 3D user interfaces and engaging high-definition video on connected Windows Mobile phones. The APX 2500 applications process ... read more |
| Raza Microelectonics Launches Quad-Core Multi-Threaded Processor with Integrated Serial RapidIO Interface and IEEE1588 Controller |
February 15, 2008 -- Raza Microelectronics, Inc. has announced additional members to the XLS processor family, the XLS416 and XLS616 processors, to serve the emerging needs in wireless base station applications. According to Raza, the new ... read more |
| Renesas Electronics Releases 50 New MCU Products Integrating High-Speed On-Chip Flash Memory |
February 15, 2008 -- Renesas Electronics Corp. today announced 50 new products comprising 11 groups as new additions to its R32C/100 Series of MCUs with on-chip flash memory for automotive systems. The MCUs in this series are built around ... read more |
| Digital Core Design Announces USB 2.0 IP Device Controller |
February 15, 2008 -- Digital Core Design has announced the DUSB2 USB 2.0 IP device controller. The DUSB2 device controller has been designed to assure its effortless usage inside target applications such as human interface devices (HID), ... read more |
| TI Introduces Precision Power Operational Amplifier for High-voltage Applications |
February 14, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced a precision power operational amplifier (op amp) which operates on supplies up to 100V and delivers a high output current of ±50mA with a 150-mA short circuit limit. The dri ... read more |
| Cadence and Mentor Enhance Open Verification Methodology |
February 14, 2008 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced an enhanced release of the source-code library and user documentation for the Open Verification Methodology (OVM), the industry's first ope ... read more |
| TI Introduces DirectPath 2-Vrms Audio Line Driver |
February 14, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced a 2-Vrms DirectPath audio line driver targeting home entertainment applications where size and cost are critical design parameters. The latest addition to TI's audio amplifi ... read more |
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