| TI Expands Femtocell Portfolio with Devices Based on New Multicore SOC Architecture |
June 22, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) is developing new femtocell devices based on its recently announced multicore system-on-chip (SOC) architecture, which integrates both fixed and floating point capabilities in a high-performan ... read more |
| Silvaco Announces UMC-Qualified Process Design Kit for 0.18-µm CMOS Process |
June 23, 2010 -- Silvaco, Inc. today announced that United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) has completed qualifying Silvaco's Process Design Kit for UMC's 0.18-µm CMOS process. UMC now officially supports Silvaco's analog / mixed-sign ... read more |
| MontaVista Software Delivers First Commercial Linux for ARM Cortex-A9 Processors |
June 23, 2010 -- MontaVista Software, Inc., has announced the availability of the first commercial Linux distribution and toolchain optimized for the ARM Cortex-A9 processor. Based on the MontaVista Linux 6 (MVL6) approach, it provides a ... read more |
| The MathWorks Extends Support for TI's C2000 Piccolo Microcontrollers |
June 23, 2010 -- The MathWorks and Texas Instruments, Inc. today announced continued collaboration to provide extended support for design of cost-sensitive, energy-efficient applications. Engineers using TI's TMS320C200 ... read more |
| IBM, Samsung, GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics to Synchronization Fabs Based on IBM Technology Alliance 28-nm Process Technology |
June 23, 2010 -- IBM, Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics said today that the four companies are collaborating to synchronize semiconductor manufacturing facilities for the production of advanced chips based on ... read more |
| Atmel maXTouch Accelerates Touchscreen Innovation for Samsung's Touch Control Televisions |
June 23, 2010 -- Atmel Corp. today announced that its maXTouch controller has been designed into Samsung's new Touch Control smart touchscreens, supporting Samsung's premium full HD 3D LED 9000 series televisions. These touch ... read more |
| Atmel Completes Sale of Wafer Manufacturing Operation in Rousset, France to LFoundry |
June 23, 2010 -- Atmel Corp. today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of Atmel's wafer fabrication operation located in Rousset, France to LFoundry GmbH.
"The completion of this transaction m ... read more |
| TowerJazz CIS Technology Selected by Canesta for Consumer 3-D Image Sensors |
June 22, 2010 -- TowerJazz today announced that Canesta, Inc. is using TowerJazz’s CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology to manufacture its CanestaVision 3-D image sensors. CanestaVision chips are the first single-chip CMOS 3-D image ... read more |
| Zilog Introduces Enhanced Developer Studio II Toolset for Programming Embedded SOC Solutions |
June 22, 2010 -- Zilog, an IXYS company, today introduced an enhanced Zilog Development Studio II (ZDS II) toolset for programming SOC solutions leveraging Zilog microprocessors. The ZDS II is a royalty-free, high-end toolset that operate ... read more |
| Wind River Updates Graphics Suite with OpenGL 3D Support |
June 21, 2010 -- Wind River Systems has announced the latest version of Wind River Tilcon Graphics Suite, its solution for the development and deployment of rich graphical user interfaces for embedded devices. The updated grap ... read more |
| Wind River Simics Adds Support for Freescale QorIQ P5020, P5010 and P3041 |
June 22, 2010 -- Wind River Systems today announced the Wind River Simics virtual platforms for the Freescale Semiconductor QorIQ P5020, P5010, and P3041 multi-core processors. Simics provides Freescale customers and ecosystem partners ac ... read more |
| Arasan Chip Systems Announces Highly Integrated 10G Ethernet MAC IP Core |
June 22, 2010 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. has announced the release of its 10-Gbit (10G) Ethernet MAC IP core. Arasan's 10G Ethernet MAC IP Core is compliant with the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard and incorporates a 64-bit scatter-gather DMA ... read more |
| TIs New $4.30 LaunchPad Development Kit Targets MSP430 Value Line MCUs |
June 22, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced its new MSP430 MCU Value Line LaunchPad development kit. For $4.30, the open source kit includes all of the hardware and software needed to easily launch designs based on TI's ... read more |
| Sonics Expands Presence in China and Taiwan |
June 22, 2010 -- Sonics, Inc., a supplier of intelligent on-chip communications solutions, today announced the company plans to expand its presence in China and Taiwan, naming James Mac Hale as Vice President of Asia Operations.
| IP Cores Ships High-Speed Loss-Less Compression Core | June 22, 2010 -- IP Cores, Inc. has shipped another version of its high-speed loss-less data compression IP core. The new core in the LZR1 family of cores supports loss-less data compression with large block size and is scalable with th ... read more |
| Freescale Extends QorIQ Family with Quad-Core P3 Platform Optimized for Low Power | June 22, 2010 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is expanding the performance range of its QorIQ communications processor product lines with the introduction of the quad-core QorIQ P3 platform. The new P3041 processor offers an advanced fea ... read more |
| Freescale Announces Kinetis Family of Mixed-Signal ARM Cortex-M4 Microcontrollers | June 22, 2010 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the Kinetis family of 90-nm, 32-bit MCUs based on the new ARM Cortex-M4 processor. Complementing Freescale's recently announced 90-nm ColdFire+ MCU line, Kinetis represents on ... read more |
| Arteris Joins TSMC Reference Flow with Network-on-Chip Interconnect IP | June 22, 2010 -- Arteris SA today announced that its Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect IP and tools will be available to TSMC customers as part of TSMC Reference Flow 11.0. The TSMC support for Arteris NoC interconnect IP is a milestone ... read more |
| Altera Delivers Single-Chip Solution for HD WDR Surveillance Cameras | June 22, 2010 -- Expanding its FPGA solutions for the surveillance market, Altera Corp. announced today the first high-definition (HD), surveillance internet protocol (IP) camera reference design on a single FPGA. The solution ... read more |
| Actel Announces Power Management Solution for SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed-Signal FPGAs | June 22, 2010 -- Actel Corp. today announced a power-management solution for its newly introduced SmartFusion intelligent mixed-signal FPGAs. Actel's Mixed Signal Power Manager (MPM) solution includes a complete reference design with grap ... read more |
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