| SpringSoft Unveils New Automated Custom Digital IC Place-and-Route Tools |
March 15, 2010 -- SpringSoft, Inc. today introduced two new products aimed at addressing the increasing challenge of designing custom chips that contain both analog and digital circuitry. Building on its expertise in automated custom desi ... read more |
| Tensilica Introduces 3rd Diamond Standard Controllers Optimized for Low-Power, High-Performance Applications |
March 15, 2010 -- Tensilica, Inc. today introduced its third-generation of Diamond Standard controllers. This family of five upward-compatible processor cores is based on a common Xtensa architecture and provides the price/ performance/lo ... read more |
| ARM Launches Smallest and Most Energy-Efficient Securcore SC000 Processor |
March 16, 2010 -- ARM today announced the launch of the highly compact and energy-efficient ARM , designed specifically for the highest volume smartcard and embedded security applications. The SC000 processor is the latest addition to the ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics to Extend Cooperation with STMicroelectronics for Advanced Chip-Development Design Solutions |
March 16, 2010 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. and today announced a broad-scoped collaboration to develop advanced design solutions at the 32-nm technology node and down to the 20-nm node. The three-year joint-development project, named ... read more |
| Realtek Semiconductor Adopts Apache Design Solutions' Products for Power and Reliability Signoff |
March 16, 2010 -- Apache Design Solutions, Inc. today announced that Realtek Semiconductor Corp. has adopted Apache’s RedHawk and Totem platforms to speed power design and analysis across its product lines. The company selected Apa ... read more |
| Evatronix Optimizes Its I2S Audio Interface Controller by Adding TDM Support and Single Channel Operation |
March 15, 2010 -- Evatronix SA today announced the introduction of the I2S-SC controller IP. It is compatible with the Philips I2S specification and all its modes; however, it reduces the number of supported channels from eight to one and ... read more |
| ScanWorks Enhanced with Comprehensive Validation Tools for High-Speed I/O on Future Intel Platforms |
March 15, 2010 -- ASSET InterTech, Inc. has enhanced its validation and testing tools for Intel’s future platforms. ASSET’s ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments will continue to support Intel’s Interconnect Built-in Self Test (IBIS ... read more |
| Samsung Electronics Licenses Kilopass Non-Volatile Memory Technology for its Foundry Business |
March 15, 2010 -- Kilopass Technology, Inc. today announced that Co., Ltd. will support Kilopass’ XPM one-time programmable (OTP) antifuse memory in its foundry business’ advanced logic processes. With this licensing agreement, Samsung Fo ... read more |
| Agilent Technologies' SystemVue Now Links C++ Code Generation, X-parameters for RF-DSP Co-Design |
March 15, 2010 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. today announced that its new release of SystemVue software generates C++ code and supports X-parameter models for connecting communications system-level design to baseband DSP and RF design flo ... read more |
| Noesis Technologies Releases Fully Configurable N-point FFT/ IFFT Core |
March 15, 2010 -- Noesis Technologies announced today the immediate availability of its N-point fully configurable FFT/IFFT core (ntBFFT). ntBFFT core is a fully configurable solution that performs the FFT and IFFT transform. It is on-the ... read more |
| Magma Unveils Tekton Static Timing Analysis Solution with Fast Multi-Scenario Analysis on a Single CPU |
March 10, 2010 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. unveiled Tekton, a new timing analysis platform that offers higher capacity and faster runtimes than traditional tools, without sacrificing accuracy. Tekton runs multi-scenario analysis effi ... read more |
| Tier Logic Announces 3D-Based Technology for FPGAs and ASICs Featured |
March 10, 2010 -- Tier Logic, Inc. today introduced its new 3D-based technology for FPGAs and ASICs, known respectively as its TierFPGA and TierASIC devices. Tier Logic's 3D-FPGA technology approach offers the best of both the FPGA and AS ... read more |
| Sonics Announces Support for AMBA 4 Specification |
March 11, 2010 -- Sonics, Inc. has announced that its on-chip communications solutions will support phase one of the new AMBA 4 protocol unveiled this week by ARM. This ensures that chip designers who currently use the AMBA 3 specificati ... read more |
| eMemory Collaborates with MagnaChip to Offer 0.11-µm HV Embedded NVM Technology |
March 10, 2010 -- eMemory and MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. today jointly announced the successful porting of eMemory's Neobit OTP (one-time programmable) 0.11-µm high-voltage embedded NVM at MagnaChip and upcoming mass production ... read more |
| LFoundry Collaborates with EPCOS for the Manufacture of RF-MEMS Products |
March 9, 2010 -- Landshut Silicon Foundry GmbH (LFoundry) manufacturing collaboration with EPCOS has resulted in the complete the ramp-up for the volume production of new RF-MEMS products (radio frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems) ... read more |
| TowerJazz Joins IPL Alliance |
March 10, 2010 -- TowerJazz has joined the IPL Alliance. The IPL Alliance, comprising major EDA and foundry companies, has devised the first open standard for interoperable Process Design Kits (iPDKs) for analog/ mixed-signal desig ... read more |
| TI Adds Code Composer Studio Tools and Crushed DC motor Reference Design to Stellaris Family Support |
March 9, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. today announced that its Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs are fully supported by the Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) v4 integrated development environment, and eight new Stellaris MCU evaluation kits f ... read more |
| Solido Selects Interra Technology for Variation Designer Platform Integration |
March 9, 2010 -- Interra Systems, Inc. has announced integration of its Spice Analyzer with the Variation Designer Platform from Solido Design Automation, Inc..
Solido’s Variation Designer has been specifically developed to a ... read more |
| Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer Accelerates Analog/ Mixed-Signal Engineering Productivity with Built-in DRC Visualization and Correction |
March 9, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has enhanced its Galaxy Custom Designer solution with the addition of SmartDRD, an innovative design-rules-driven technology. SmartDRD technology lets layout engineers more quickly a ... read more |
| Magma Announces FineSim Fast Monte Carlo |
March 10, 2010 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced the availability of FineSim Fast Monte Carlo, an alternative to traditional Monte Carlo analysis. FineSim Fast Monte Carlo makes it possible to achieve much more accurate sta ... read more |
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