| Pragmatic C Software Announces Fast P1364 Verilog Compiler |
April 16, 2009 -- Pragmatic C Software Corp. has announced the immediate availability of its new high performance Verilog HDL P1364-2005 simulator called CVC. CVC combines the simulation speed of modern compiled Verilog simulators with th ... read more |
| New Power Integrations Reference Design Meets Latest Energy Star Standby Power Spec for Audio-Amplifier Power Supplies |
April 16, 2009 -- Power Integrations, Inc. has announced the availability of a new reference design kit (RDK-203), a dual-rail power supply with high loop bandwidth and peak power for home theater systems with up to 650W audio power ratin ... read more |
| NXP Adopts Mentor Graphics' Veloce Hardware Emulator for Its HDTV and Set-Top-Box Chipsets |
April 16, 2009 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that NXP Semiconductors has adopted the Veloce platform for the complete system-level verification of its next generation of digital systems-on-chip (SOC) for High-Definition TV (HDT ... read more |
| PLDA Announces SuperSpeed USB Host Bus Adapter Development Platform |
April 16, 2009 -- PLDA has begun shipping the first SuperSpeed USB Host Bus Adapter (HBA) development platform. This HBA platform will enable leading-edge companies to develop and test USB 3.0 semiconductor designs or USB 3.0 software sta ... read more |
| Prism Announces Mindspeed Technologies to License Interconnect IP |
April 16, 2009 -- Prism Circuits, Inc. today announced that Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. has licensed Prism's multi-protocol SerDes (serial/deserializer) and DDR3/2 PHY solutions for its ASICs. Prism's IP provides Mindspeed with a high-pe ... read more |
| Synopsys Introduces Lower Power, High-Performance Architecture for AMBA 3 AXI On-Chip Interconnect |
April 16, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. has enhanced its DesignWare IP for the ARM AMBA 3 AXI interconnect with a hybrid architecture implementation, enabling dedicated high-performance and shared low-performance channels to be combined within a ... read more |
| Trident Microsystems Unveils ESR Video Processing Technology |
April 16, 2009 -- Trident Microsystems, Inc. has announced its new, state-of-the-art video processing technology, Enhanced Super Resolution (ESR). This technology is available on Trident's HiDTV Pro-SX, the company's latest system-on-chip ... read more |
| IP Cores Announces an Ultracompact Version of the Snow 3G Cipher for 3GPP LTE |
April 16, 2009 -- IP Cores, Inc. has announced availability of a version of the Snow 3G cipher core with very low gate count and power consumption. Along with the ultracompact AES cipher, this cores can be used in the new mobile communica ... read more |
| JEDEC Publishes New MMC v4.4 specification Featured |
April 15, 2009 -- The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced the publication of JESD84-A44 MMC Version 4.4 standard. Continuing the evolution of e.MMC as an industry-leading memory technology, the new standard offers desig ... read more |
| High-Performance MIPS64 Architecture Drives Cavium Networks' New Octeon II Processors |
April 15, 2009 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. today announced that its ultra high-performance MIPS64 architecture is powering the new Octeon II Internet Application Processors (IAP) introduced by Cavium Networks. The Octeon II family with up ... read more |
| Enea Announces Planned Support for Cavium Networks Octeon II Multicore MIPS64 Processor |
April 15, 2009 -- Enea has announced its planned support for the Octeon II Processors from Cavium Networks. This will enable those using the Octeon II platform to leverage Enea's family of platform software in applications for wireless in ... read more |
| Fujitsu Expands Lineup of Low-Pin-Count 8-bit Microcontrollers for Consumer Appliances |
April 15, 2009 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH (FME) has expanded its line-up of low-pin-count (LPC) microcontrollers with three new series in its F2MC-8FX family of high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers featuring 8, 16, and 20 ... read more |
| IP Cores Announces Ultracompact Version of Kasumi Cipher for 3G Devices |
April 15, 2009 -- IP Cores, Inc. has announced availability of a version of the Kasumi cipher with very low gate count and power consumption. Along with the ultracompact AES cipher, this core can be used in the new mobile communication de ... read more |
| Lead Tech Design Unveils New Range of Microcontrollers for Embedded Applications |
April 15, 2009 -- Lead Tech Design is extending its offerings with aRDAC, a new range of microcontrollers, guaranteeing performance of 1MIPS/MHz. This new product family has been specially designed to meet the constraints of all applicati ... read more |
| MontaVista Announces Support for Cavium Networks Octeon II Multicore MIPS64 Processor |
April 15, 2009 -- MontaVista Software, Inc. today announced support for the new Octeon II Processors from Cavium Networks. MontaVista Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) is the only Linux distribution that supports Cavium Networks MIPS64 f ... read more |
| Synopsys PrimeTime On-chip Variation Analysis Enables Renesas to Accelerate Timing Closure at 65-nm and Below |
April 15, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Renesas Electronics Corp. has deployed Synopsys' PrimeTime advanced on-chip variation (OCV) capability to help accelerate timing closure for 65-nm and below system-on-chip (SOC) design ... read more |
| Cavium Networks Announces Next-Generation Octeon II Multi-Core MIPS64 Internet Application Processor Family with 1 to 32 Cores |
April 15, 2009 -- Cavium Networks today announced the Octeon II Internet Application Processor (IAP) family of multi-core MIPS64 processors. The Octeon II IAP offers up to 4X performance over the existing and widely deployed Octeon Plus p ... read more |
| Zarlink Introduces Low-Power Solution Enabling High-Quality Voice Service Over Broadband Networks |
April 15, 2009 -- Zarlink Semiconductor, Inc. has expanded its VE880 VoicePort Series of VoIP-enabled devices with a new chipset that allows manufacturers to meet power, performance and cost requirements for equipment supporting high-qual ... read more |
| Agilent Technologies, Symwave Collaboration Enables High-Quality USB 3.0 Devices |
April 15, 2009 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Symwave, Inc. have announced Symwave’s use of the Agilent DSA91304A real-time oscilloscope and J-BERT N4903A high-performance serial BERT as part of its comprehensive USB 3.0 device testing ... read more |
| The MathWorks Introduces New Versions of MATLAB Parallel Computing Products |
April 15, 2009 -- The MathWorks today announced new versions of its MATLAB parallel computing products. Parallel Computing Toolbox enables users to run applications in up to eight cores, empowering MATLAB users to take more advantage of m ... read more |
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