| CAST Offers 12-bit JPEG Extended Sequential, DICOM-Compatible IP Core |
May 12, 2010 -- CAST, Inc. is now offering the only encoder core that supports both the Baseline (8-bit) and Extended Sequential (12-bit) modes of the JPEG image compression standard. This, plus a fast, compact design make the new JPEG-E- ... read more |
| NXP to Offer 50 RF/ Microwave Products Based on SiGe:C BiCMOS Process Technology |
May 12, 2010 -- NXP Semiconductors today announced the launch of a series of new products developed in the latest SiGe (silicon germanium) process technology. NXP will offer a total of more than 50 products based on SiGe:C by end of 2010. ... read more |
| VeriSilicon Expands SOC Platform with On2 Technologies Finland's Silicon Proven Video Solutions |
May 11, 2010 -- VeriSilicon Holdings Co. Ltd. (VeriSilicon) and On2 Technologies Finland Oy (On2 Finland) today announced a wide-ranging partnership that adds the multi-format video encode/ decode solutions from On2 Finland to VeriSilicon ... read more |
| Sidense Raises $5 Million in Venture Capital to Expand Product Development |
May 11, 2010 -- Sidense Corp. has raised $5 million in a Series B, growth capital venture capital financing round led by VentureLink Funds of Canada. Also participating in this round of funding are existing funding partners Tech Capital ... read more |
| MIPS64 Architecture Powers Cavium Networks' New Multi-Core Processors |
May 11, 2010 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. announced that its MIPS64 architecture is powering the new Octeon II CN68XX/67XX processor families introduced today by Cavium Networks. The new processors integrate 8 to 32 enhanced MIPS64 cores wi ... read more |
| Magma’s Titan Supports IPL 1.0 Standard for Interoperable Process Design Kits |
May 11, 2010 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. announced today that the Titan Mixed-Signal Platform has been validated to support the interoperability and accuracy requirements of the IPL 1.0 Interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK) standar ... read more |
| Lattice Semiconductor Plans SRIO Interoperability with Cavium Networks' Octeon II Processors |
May 11, 2010 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced plans to interoperate between Cavium Networks' Octeon II CN63XX processors and the LatticeECP3 FPGA family via a Serial Rapid IO (SRIO) Specification 2.1 link. SRIO is commo ... read more |
| Actel's New Core1553 Development Kit Gives Access to MIL-STD-1553B Bus Evaluation System Based on Fusion Mixed-Signal FPGAs |
May 12, 2010 -- Actel Corp. today announced the new Core1553 Development Kit, providing a self-contained benchtop 1553 bus development system. This new development kit provides Actel's military and aerospace customers with an easy-to-use ... read more |
| Innovasic Semiconductor Announces Downloadable Profinet Connectivity Solution |
May 10, 2010 -- Innovasic Semiconductor, Inc. has announced the availability of its new RapID Platform connectivity solution for Profinet RT devices. Engineers that need to add Profinet RT to their automation products can now download eve ... read more |
| RF Micro Devices Announces Qualification of Second Gallium Nitride Process Technology |
May 10, 2010 -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD) today announced the successful qualification of RFMD's second high-power gallium nitride (GaN) process technology, expanding the company's portfolio of compound semiconductor technologies.
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| Nominations Requested for EDA Industry's Prestigious Phil Kaufman Award Featured |
May 10, 2010 -- Nominations for this year’s recipient of the Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic Design Automation (EDA) are being accepted until Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Sponsored by the EDA Consortium ( ... read more |
| Magma Announces SiliconSmart ACE Memory Characterization |
May 10, 2010 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced SiliconSmart ACE memory characterization, the latest addition to the SiliconSmart IP characterization and modeling product line. By embedding Magma’s ultra-fast FineSim Pro sim ... read more |
| Empirix Cuts FPGA Development Time with GateRocket |
May 10, 2010 -- GateRocket, Inc. today announced that Empirix, Inc. significantly reduced the development time for its latest complex FPGA-based design using GateRocket's RocketVision and RocketDrive debug and verification solutions. Empi ... read more |
| AWR's New iFilter Software Streamlines Synthesis of Lumped-Element and Distributed Filters |
May 10, 2010 -- AWR Corp. today announced its new iFilter technology, developed specifically for synthesis of lumped-element and distributed filters. The iFilter module runs seamlessly within AWR’s Microwave Office high-frequency design s ... read more |
| TI's FilterPro v3.0 Design Tool Eases Amplifier Filter Design |
May 10, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today introduced the latest version of its FilterPro design tool. FilterPro v3.0 offers a new and improved user interface and a more accurate and robust filter design engine, thanks to updates, ... read more |
| TI Launches DaVinci DMVA2 Megapixel IP Camera SOC with Smart Analytics |
May 10, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced the DaVinci DMVA2 video processor. Video surveillance and security customers can easily utilize integrated smart analytics that run on TI's first generation vision co-processor ... read more |
| OCP-IP Delivers IEEE1685 OCP Vendor Extensions Fully Compatible with IP-XACT 1.4 |
May 10, 2010 -- The OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced the availability of an Open Core Protocol (OCP) package of Vendor Extensions for IP-XACT. Vendor Extensions provide a way to fully describe the configurable OCP in ... read more |
| TowerJazz Announces Next-Generation SiGe Technology for High-Volume Consumer RF Applications |
May 10, 2010 -- TowerJazz today announced design kit availability for its next-generation 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS technology (SBL13) for high-volume consumer RF applications. The SBL13 process combines SiGe bipolar performance with a mature 13 ... read more |
| NetLogic Microsystems Utilizes Altos’ Liberate MX for Embedded Memory Characterization on 40-nm Tapeout |
May 10, 2010 -- Altos Design Automation, Inc. today announced that NetLogic Microsystems has adopted Liberate MX for instance-specific memory characterization. NetLogic Microsystems has successfully used the Altos product to characterize ... read more |
| Apache Introduces PathFinder Full-Chip ESD Physical-Integrity Solution |
May 10, 2010 -- Apache Design Solutions today announced PathFinder, a full-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) physical-integrity solution to address the increasing reliability challenges faced by nanometer designs. It boasts new approache ... read more |
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