| EDA Startup Agnisys Announces Tool for Register Management of IP and SOCs |
May 6, 2009 -- Agnisys Technology Pvt., Ltd. has announced the release of IDesignSpec( IDS), a new tool for register management and automation for hardware designs. IDS decreases the time and effort to specify hardware registers and autom ... read more |
| ChipStart Begins Distributing PDTi SpectaReg EDA Tool |
May 6, 2009 -- ChipStart will begin distributing PDTi's SpectaReg on-chip register automation tool which uses a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
By using a SaaS model, engineering teams can now realize the same benefits for their ... read more |
| AWR Adds TriQuint Semiconductor Microwave Devices to Microwave Office Software |
May 6, 2009 -- AWR Corp. announced that users of AWR's Microwave Office design software now have access to XML library data for a broad array of microwave amplifiers from TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.’s San Jose design center (formerly WJ ... read more |
| Study Shows Mainland China Engineers Learn About Brands Before Searching for Products Online |
May 6, 2009 -- Fifty-six percent of mainland China engineers search online for technology and vendors using brand-specific keywords. This is according to a survey undertaken by Global Sources', EE Times-Asia and Electronic Design-China magazine ... read more |
| OCP-IP Releases OCP 3.0 Specification |
May 6, 2009 -- The Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced the release of the OCP 3.0 specification for member review. This latest version contains extensions to support cache coherence and more aggressive po ... read more |
| Sonics Addresses Challenge of Designing Embedded SOCs Containing Multiple IP Blocks |
May 5, 2009 -- Sonics, Inc. has announced the Sonics Network for AMBA Protocol or SNAP. The product is a cost-effective, turn-key solution designed to simplify the on-chip bus design for complex embedded SOCs by turning multilayer bus des ... read more |
| NetLogic Microsystems to Acquire Network Search Engine Assets from Integrated Device Technology |
May 5, 2009 -- NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets associated with Integrated Device Technology, Inc.’s (IDT) products. The acquisition includes IDT’s search accelerator, network s ... read more |
| NXP Ships Highest Performance Cortex-M3-based Microcontrollers |
May 5, 2009 -- NXP Semiconductors has confirmed that the LPC1700 series is the industry’s highest performance Cortex-M3 microcontroller, based on results from the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC). The EEMBC results sho ... read more |
| Free Open SystemC Initiative Video Tutorial Details TLM-2.0 in Action Featured |
May 5, 2009 -- The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) is presenting a free, online video tutorial titled "TLM-2.0 in Action: An Example-based Approach to Transaction-level Modeling and the New World of Model Interoperability. This video tutor ... read more |
| New Actel Design Examples Boost Productivity for Low-Power Designers |
May 4, 2009 -- Actel Corp. has announced the immediate availability of eight free-of-charge design examples for use with its low-power, flash-based FPGAs. These design examples feature complete and fully tested solutions that are ready-to ... read more |
| TI's New Piccolo MCUs with Control Law Accelerator Make Cost-Sensitive Embedded Control Applications More Reliable and More Intelligent |
May 4, 2009 -- Driving development of more reliable, efficient embedded control applications, Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced the TMS320F2803x Piccolo microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring the Control Law Accelerator (CLA). Unique ... read more |
| Fujitsu Microelectronics and TSMC to Collaborate on Leading-edge Process Technology |
May 4, 2009 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics, Ltd. and TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) have announced that they will collaborate on leading-edge process technology production for the manufacturing of Fujitsu Microelect ... read more |
| IC Manage Releases Global Design Management Survey Results Featured |
May 4, 2009 -- IC Manage, Inc. has announced the availability of its "Global IC Design Management Report" covering the results of a 412 respondent survey of IC design professionals. The report covers the following findings fro ... read more |
| Paradigm Works Announces VMM 1.0 Enhancements to Its SystemVerilog FrameWorks VMM Template Generator Software |
May 4, 2009 -- Paradigm Works, Inc. today announced VMM 1.0 enhancements to its SystemVerilog FrameWorks VMM Template Generator software. The VMM Template Generator takes user input parameters and automatically creates a functional framew ... read more |
| Magma Launches "Liberate Me" Program to Test Drive Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS |
May 4, 2009 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced the availability of the Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS 2009.05 physical verification tools. This new version significantly improves designer productivity and includes functionality i ... read more |
| Innovasic Semiconductor Announces Production Availability for the Intel CAN Controller Replacement |
May 4, 2009 -- Innovasic Semiconductor, Inc. has announced that roduction units are shipping for the IA82527, a form, fit and function replacement for the original Intel 82527 Serial Communications Controller. The Innovasic replacement su ... read more |
| ARM Licenses Securcore SC300 Processor to Toshiba for Secure Applications |
May 1, 2009 -- ARM has licensed the ARM SecurCore SC300 processor to Toshiba Corp. for use in future embedded security applications. The SC300 processor is based upon the popular Cortex-M3 processor
"By licensing the ARM SecurCore S ... read more |
| Takumi Technology Granted a Patent on System for Simplifying Layout Processing |
May 1, 2009 -- Takumi Technology Corp. has been issued a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its methods in system for simplifying layout processing. The patent, #7,487,490, covers technology in layout processing to enhance ... read more |
| Skyworks Expands Use of Agilent Technologies' ADS EDA Software in RF Module Design |
May 1, 2009 -- Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an developer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has expanded the use of Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software. The two companies have cust ... read more |
| Open-Silicon Introduces TestMAX |
May 1, 2009 -- Open-Silicon, Inc. has announced a new MAX technology focused on test engineering excellence. The patent pending TestMAX technology addresses test time reduction to lower device cost.
Design gate counts continue to g ... read more |
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