| TI Announces Lowest Power DSPs Now Running at 150MHz |
September 7, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced the availability of the TMS320C5504 and TMS320C5505 ultra-low-power digital signal processors (DSPs) at 150 MHz, providing 25% higher performance than previous C55x devices. ... read more |
| Imagination and Samsung Announce Latest PowerVR SDK Supports New Samsung Galaxy Tab |
September 8, 2010 -- Imagination Technologies, Ltd. has announced that the new Samsung Galaxy Tab is fully supported by Imagination's PowerVR Insider SDK for Android. Developers will be able to use the SDK as part of their application dev ... read more |
| Maxim Acquires Phyworks |
September 8, 2010 -- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. has acquired privately held Phyworks, Ltd. for approximately $72.5 million in cash.
Maxim CEO Tunc Doluca remarked: "Business and consumer appetite for access t ... read more |
| Synopsys DFTMAX Compression Cuts Pin-Limited Test Cost by 95% at Silicon Image |
September 8, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Silicon Image, Inc. employed DFTMAX compression, an integral part of the Galaxy Implementation Platform, to significantly lower manufacturing test cost and time. ... read more |
| Tokyo Electron Device Announces Spartan-6 PCI Express Grabber Board supporting CameraLink PoCL |
September 7, 2010 -- Tokyo Electron Device, Ltd. has today announced the release of the TB-6S-LX150T-GB-R half-size PCI Express frame-grabber board which features a Spartan-6 FPGA from Xilinx and supports the CameraLink PoCL (Power over C ... read more |
| Microsoft Xbox Development Team Uses SpringSoft's Verdi Debug Software to Reduce Design Time |
September 7, 2010 -- SpringSoft, Inc. has announced that the development teams behind the key processors in Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox product line have used its Verdi Automated Debug System to significantly reduce design time and manage new ... read more |
| Sydaap Technologies Joins IPGenius Cores Program |
September 8, 2010 -- Sydaap Technologies Pvt., Ltd. and Ltd. are partnering to jointly deliver unique IP cores to their customers. While Sydaap Technologies has a strong expertise on next-generation wireless and security IP cores, ... read more |
| Magma Delivers Hierarchical Reference Flow Common Platform Alliance's 32/ 28-nm Low-Power Process Technology |
August 31, 2010 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. has announced the availability of a proven hierarchical RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for the Common Platform alliance's 32/ 28-nm low-power process technology. This automated, comprehensive ... read more |
| GlobalFoundries Lays Out Path for 28nm and Beyond |
September 1, 2010 -- GlobalFoundries today introduced a new technology to address the growing market for smart mobile devices and high-performance processors requiring more than 2GHz of processing power. Scheduled to begin ris ... read more |
| GlobalFoundries Launches 28-nm ARM Cortex-A9 Processor Platform with Gate First High-K Metal Gate |
September 1, 2010 -- GlobalFoundries has taped-out a qualification vehicle based on the ARM Cortex A9 dual processor, a first on 28-nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) technology. This technology qualification vehicle (TQV) will allow GlobalFound ... read more |
| GlobalFoundries and Freescale Partner to Develop 90-nm Flash Memory Technology |
September 1, 2010 -- GlobalFoundries and Freescale Semiconductor Corp. announced plans to bring a new class of thin film storage (TFS) flash memory products to market on 90-nm technology. The advanced technology is expected to be d ... read more |
| C-to-FPGA Integration Accelerates Prototyping 10X |
August 31, 2010 -- Stone Ridge Technology today announced integration to the popular Impulse Accelerated Technologies, Inc. C-to-FPGA toolset. The integration enables software developers to write HLL (high-level language) algorithms that ... read more |
| AWR Releases Visual System Simulator 2010 |
August 30, 2010 -- AWR Corp. today announced the commercial release of its 2010 Visual System Simulator (VSS) software. The release offers new capabilities that increase productivity for RF system designers, including time delay neural ne ... read more |
| ASSET InterTech Enhances Boundary-Scan Test Capabilities On ScanWorks Platform for Embedded Instruments |
August 31, 2010 -- ASSET InterTech, Inc. has enhanced the boundary-scan test capabilities of its ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments by adding several powerful and automated test development and debugging features that accelerate ... read more |
| Advantest Selects Calypto's PowerPro CG and SLEC Pro to Reduce Power in ASIC Designs |
August 30, 2010 -- Calypto Design Systems, Inc. announced today that Advantest Corp., a premier supplier of semiconductor test equipment, has adopted its PowerPro CG (clock gating) and SLEC Pro products to optimize power in its ASIC desig ... read more |
| Andes Technology Adopts Cadence Digital Front-End Low-Power Flow |
August 30, 2010 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that Taiwan-based Andes Technology Corp., a provider of high-performance, low-power 32-bit processor IP and SOC platforms, has adopted the Cadence digital front-end lo ... read more |
| GateRocket Teams with AcconSys to Distribute Industry-Leading FPGA Verification and Debug Solutions in China |
August 30, 2010 -- GateRocket, Inc. has signed an agreement with AcconSys, Inc., a major distributor of electronic design automation (EDA) products in China. AcconSys will provide sales and support for GateRocket's RocketDrive and RocketV ... read more |
| Innovative Logic Expands Services to Embedded Customers |
August 30, 2010 -- Innovative Logic, Inc. announced today to expand its services to its embedded customers. Currently, Innovative Logic is offering its design and verification services for its ASIC and FPGA customers. Innovative has been ... read more |
| Aptina Unveils 8-Mpixel Complete Camera Solution |
August 31, 2010 -- Aptina Imaging Corp. today announced the availability of its new feature-rich 8-Mpixel CCS8140 imaging solution. Leveraging the company's pixel, processing and packaging innovations, the CCS8140 solution combines a high ... read more |
| EMA TimingDesigner 9.25 Automates Static Timing Analysis Process |
August 31, 2010 -- EMA Design Automation, Inc. today announced TimingDesigner 9.25 with enhanced Automerge functionality that decreases the time required for performing interface timing analysis.
With shrinking timing mar ... read more |
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