| STMicroelectronics and ARM Team to Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment |
October 28, 2009 -- STMicroelectronicshas adopted the ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor, in addition to the Mali-400 graphics processor, for its upcoming set-top-box and digital TV system-on-chip (SOC) ICs.
The Cortex-A9 MPCore proces ... read more |
| X-FAB to Moderate Panel at 7th Annual SOC International Conference Exploring Interrelationships Between Silicon and Biotechnology |
October 28, 2009 -- X-FAB Silicon Foundries AG will lead an hour-long discussion among a distinguished panel of semiconductor and biotechnology experts at the 7th International SOC Conference (sponsored by the Savant Company, Inc.) ... read more |
| Triad Semiconductor to Exhibit at 7th International SoC Conference |
October 27, 2009 -- Triad Semiconductor, Inc. will demonstrate its silicon-proven via-configurable array (VCA) technology for analog, digital and mixed-signal design at the 7th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference (sponsored by t ... read more |
| TOOL Announces New Release to LAVIS Layout Visualization Platform |
October 27, 2009 -- TOOL Corp. has announced the release of LAVIS Version 9.1, its layout visualization platform software. In this version, the drawing speeds in various formats have been further improved, the node tracing function has be ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Boosts STM32 Development with Fast-Start Development Platform |
October 27, 2009 -- STMicroelectronics has announced the STM32-comStick, a low-cost full-featured development platform in a USB stick that enables fast application design for STM32 Connectivity Line microcontrollers. These microcontroller ... read more |
| SMIC Announces Successful Qualification of a MEMS Chip for Microstaq |
October 27, 2009 -- The Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) and Microstaq, developer of advanced silicon MEMS-based fluid control technology, today announced the successful function qualification of Microstaq's unique V ... read more |
| Accellera Participates in 7th International SoC Conference Panel on Improving Design Productivity and IP Quality |
October 27, 2009 -- Panelists from Accellera, the electronics industry organization focused on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) standards, and The SPIRIT Consortium will present on "Improving Design Productivity and IP Quality through t ... read more |
| Conexant Launches New Family of SOCs for Embedded Audio Applications |
October 27, 2009 -- Conexant Systems, Inc. today introduced a new family of audio system-on-chip (SOC) solutions for embedded audio and voice applications. The CX2070X SOCs are targeted at growing audio opportunities in multimedia IP phon ... read more |
| New Cadence Allegro SiP and IC Packaging Software Facilitates Direct Input from IC Package Designers |
October 27, 2009 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced today that package designers will be able to play a greater role in co-design and design chain collaboration with the latest release of its system-in-package (SiP) and IC packagin ... read more |
| Cadence New Miniaturization Capabilities Boost PCB Designer Productivity |
October 27, 2009 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced today the latest release of its Allegro and OrCAD printed circuit board (PCB) software, with new features and functionality designed to boost productivity and performance for PCB ... read more |
| Imagination and NAVTEQ Collaborate on 3D Graphics in Navigation and Location-Based Services |
October 27, 2009 -- Imagination Technologies, Ltd. has teamed up with NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, to drive innovation in graphi ... read more |
| TI Unveils i12-bit, 1-GSps ADC with Buffered Input, Simplifying Analog Front-End Design in Wide-Bandwidth Apps |
October 27, 2009 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced an analog-to-digital-converter (ADC) that combines 12 bits of resolution with a 1-GSps sampling rate, effectively doubling the amount of signal bandwidth that can be captured ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Analog/ Mixed-Signal Simulators Enable Widex to Verify Wireless Chip |
October 27, 2009 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that Widex, a developer of digital hearing aid technology, has used the entire set of analog and mixed-signal simulator tools (Eldo , Eldo RF, Questa ADMS and ADiT) to successfully ... read more |
| Silicon Hive Utilizes Cadence Palladium III Solution for Highest Quality IP for Multi-Core, Multi-Million Gate Designs |
October 27, 2009 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that Silicon Hive achieved the highest quality for its HiveGo mobile imaging and video decoding solutions using the Cadence Palladium III accelerator/ emulator. Palla ... read more |
| Smart-Reset Chip from STMicroelectronics Cures Frustration of "Frozen" Gadgets |
October 27, 2009 -- To overcome the frustration people can feel when electronic products "freeze" in mid-operation, STMicroelectronics has introduced a new smart-reset chip that allows the system to be restarted safely without removing th ... read more |
| Open-Silicon, MIPS Technologies, and Virage Logic Achieve High-Performance ASIC Processor Design |
October 27, 2009 -- Open-Silicon, Inc., MIPS Technologies, Inc., and Virage Logic, Inc. today announced the co-development of test chips showcasing the companies' technologies for building high-performance processor-based systems. The com ... read more |
| Jointwave Announces Green H.264 HD Encoder IP |
October 26,2009 -- Jointwave has introduced its new E2, E3, and E3 series of H.264 HD Video Encoder IP targeting low-power products for mobile and embedded applications.
The Jointwave E220/E320 Model H.264 Encoder IP only uses 260K ... read more |
| Lattice and Affarii Deliver Low-Power, Low-Cost RRH Solution |
October 26, 2009 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. and Affarii Technologies, Ltd., a solutions provider for networking and telecommunications applications, today announced that they have developed a complete 3G/4G-based Remote Radio H ... read more |
| Freescale and Synopsys Announce Strategic Collaboration Agreement to Increase Verification Productivity |
October 26, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced the expansion of its verification collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. In addition to verification performance, efficiency, and methodology, the expanded collaboration ... read more |
| Energy Micro Announces World'S Most Energy Efficient Microcontroller |
October 27, 2009 -- Energy Micro AS recently announced the availability of its first products, the 32-bit EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. Based on the ultra-efficient ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller architecture, the EFM32G has been pro ... read more |
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