| Calypto's PowerPro CG Selected by AMD to Reduce Power in Processor Designs |
August 5, 2008 -- Calypto Design Systems, Inc. announced today that AMD has selected PowerPro CG to help optimize power consumption in its next generation of AMD visual media processors. AMD chose PowerPro CG because of its ability to red ... read more |
| Cavium Networks Completes Acquisition of Taiwan-Based Star Semiconductor |
August 5, 2008 -- Cavium Networks announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets and business of Star Semiconductor. In connection with the completion of this acquisition, Cavium Networks paid total consideration of app ... read more |
| NI LabVIEW 8.6 Meets Parallel Programming Challenge to Drive Performance |
August 5, 2008 -- National Instruments Corp. today announced LabVIEW 8.6, the latest version of the graphical system design software platform for control, test and embedded system development. Building on the inherent parallel nature of g ... read more |
| UMC's Embedded DRAM, URAM Proven in 65-nm Customer Silicon |
August 5, 2008 -- UMC (United Microelectronics Corp.) has produced functional 65-nm customer products incorporating URAM, the company’s patented embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology. URAM enables higher performance, lower power consumption, a ... read more |
| eASIC Delivers 45-nm Zero Mask-Charge New ASIC Family |
August 5, 2008 -- Leveraging the rapid success of its 90-nm Nextreme ASIC Products, eASIC Corp. today announced its next generation Nextreme-2 family, the semiconductor industry’s first 45-nm, zero mask-charge New ASIC family.
The N ... read more |
| Worldwide Chip Sales Up 5.4% in First Half of 2008 Featured |
August 4, 2008 -- Global sales of semiconductors for the first half of 2008 grew to $127.5 billion, an increase of 5.4% over the first half of 2007 when sales were $121 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. June s ... read more |
| ANSYS Announces Successful Completion of Ansoft Acquisition |
August 4, 2008 -- ANSYS, Inc. has successfully completed the acquisition of Ansoft Corp. in a series of mergers for approximately 12.2 million shares of ANSYS common stock, including 1.9 million shares pursuant to assumed stock op ... read more |
| Evatronix Announces the T8051 8051 ISA-compliant IP Core |
August 4, 2008 -- Evatronix SA has announced today the T8051 IP Core, which the company says is the smallest microcontroller core that implements Intel 8051 Instruction Set Architecture. Because of this considerable size reduction and eff ... read more |
| Simberian Announces Release of Simbeor 2008 |
August 4, 2008 -- Simberian, Inc. has released Simbeor 2008, a 3D electromagnetic synthesis tool to design minimal-reflection and low-loss elements for broadband interconnects. It has been updated with new minimal-reflection transmission ... read more |
| Denali Releases ONFi 2.0 Memory Controller and Verification Suites |
August 1, 2008 -- Denali Software, Inc. today announced that its Databahn memory controller IP and MMAV simulation models for design and verification, now include comprehensive support for Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFi) 2.0 device techn ... read more |
| AMD's ATI Radeon HD Products Leverage Virage Logic's Embedded Memory IP |
August 1, 2008 -- Virage Logic Corp. announced that Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) ATI Radeon 4800 series graphics products leverage Virage Logic's advanced embedded memory IP for superior performance. The relationship between AMD and Vir ... read more |
| EEMBC Publishes New Certified Scores for Freescale i.MX31 with ARM Compiler |
August 1, 2008 -- The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) today announced the publication of new certified benchmark scores for the ARM processor-based Freescale i.MX31 multimedia applications processor. Tested with the ARM Real ... read more |
| Denali Announces Complete Bundle of I/O Virtualization Technology Solution With PureSpec PCI Express Verification IP |
August 1, 2008 -- Denali Software, Inc. today announced that its PureSpec PCI Express (PCIe) verification intellectual property (VIP) product, supports the complete PCI-SIG I/O Virtualization (IOV) specifications, now including Multi-Root ... read more |
| First Consumer Products with Imagination's Shader-Based PowerVR SGX Graphics Core Now Shipping |
August 1, 2008 -- Imagination Technologies, Ltd. reports that the first branded consumer electronics products utilizing its advanced and shader-based graphics core, PowerVR SGX, are now shipping.
PowerVR SGX, Imagination’s OpenGL ES ... read more |
| Open Verification Methodology Helps KPIT Cummins Boost Productivity, Shorten Turn-Around Time |
August 1, 2008 -- Cadence Design Systems Pvt Ltd., a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that KPIT Cummins Infosystems, Ltd. has used the class-based Open Verification Methodology (OVM) to develop controller area ne ... read more |
| New PI Expert v7.0 Power Supply Design Software Suite Adds Multi-Output Optimization and More |
August 1, 2008 -- Power Integrations, Inc. has launched the latest version of its power supply software design tool, PI Expert v7.0. The new software incorporates algorithms to optimize multiple output power supplies and to design the pri ... read more |
| The SOI Industry Consortium Welcomes a Key IP Services Provider |
August 1, 2008 -- The SOI Industry Consortium announced today that Symmid Semiconductor Technology, Inc. based in Silicon Valley, California, a provider of ASIC design services and intellectual property (IP) porting, has joined the ... read more |
| Agilent Technologies Improves RF Board Design with Latest Genesys EDA Software Release |
August 1, 2008 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced shipment of its Genesys 2008.07 release. The new Genesys release contains improvements to the reliability of artwork masks for electromagnetic (EM) verification and RF board manuf ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics and NXP Complete Deal to Create New Wireless Semiconductor Company |
July 31, 2008 -- NXP Semiconductors and STMicroelectronics have closed a deal bringing together key wireless operations of both companies into ST-NXP Wireless. The joint venture, which will start operations on August 2, launches as ... read more |
| Peregrine Semiconductor and Rubicon Technology Advance on 8-inch Sapphire Wafers for UltraCMOS RFICs |
July 31, 2008 -- Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. and Rubicon Technology, a manufacturer of sapphire substrates and other advanced technology materials, announced that Rubicon has begun initial production of 8-inch sapphire wafers for supply ... read more |
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