| UMC and Synopsys Collaborate to Develop DesignWare IP for 28-nm Technology |
October 12, 2011 -- United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) and Synopsys, Inc. today announced an expanded collaboration to develop DesignWare IP for UMC's 28-nm HLP Poly SiON process. Extending its previous successes in UMC's 40-nm an ... read more |
| Imperas Cooperates with Renesas Electronics on Verification of OVP Fast Processor Models of Renesas V850 Cores |
October 12, 2011 -- Imperas, Ltd. and Renesas Electronics Corp. have been cooperating on the verification of the Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) Fast Processor Models of the Renesas V850 cores. These models are being used with the OV ... read more |
| Freescale Introduces New Multicore Qorivva 32-bit Microcontroller for Automotive Powertrain Systems |
October 12, 2011 -- High-performance microcontrollers (MCUs) play a key role in green automotive design, and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the first of several multicore automotive MCUs that help make it easier for automot ... read more |
| MoSys Announces Bandwidth Engine Development Kits |
October 12, 2011 -- MoSys, Inc. has announced the availability of its Bandwidth Engine FPGA Companion Kit and Characterization Kit. These Bandwidth Engine development kits let system designers evaluate and develop code for next-generation ... read more |
| Altera Embeds Synopsys' Virtual Prototyping Technology in New ARM-based SoC FPGA Offering |
October 12, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced the use of its comprehensive and proven Virtual Prototyping Solution in Altera Corp.'s recently announced SoC FPGA Virtual Target software-development platform. The Virtual Target ... read more |
| IntegrIT's DSP Math Library Now Available for Tensilica's Baseband DSPs |
October 11, 2011 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that the NatureDSP Math Library from IntegrIT, Ltd., a DSP software design house, is now available for Tensilica's ConnX BBE16 baseband DSP for system-on-chip (SOC) design.
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| Variscite Announces VAR-SOM-OM44 OMAP4460, 1.5-GHz Dual-Core System-on-Module |
October 11, 2011 -- Variscite, Ltd. has announced the first System-on-Module based on TI's OMAP4460 smart multicore processor with dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCores running at up to 1.5GHz each. The VAR-SOM-OM44 is ideal for a wide range of targ ... read more |
| Altera Releases Virtual Target for Software Development on SoC FPGAs |
October 11, 2011 -- Altera Corp. today announced availability of the first virtual target designed to enable immediate device-specific embedded software development targeting Altera's newly announced SoC FPGA devices. Based on proven virt ... read more |
| Mentor Collaborates with Freescale to Accelerate In-Vehicle Infotainment Product Development for i.MX6 Applications Processors |
October 11, 2011 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced it is collaborating with Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. to provide the Mentor Embedded Linux In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Base Platform for the Freescale i.MX6 series of sca ... read more |
| Altera Introduces SoC FPGAs, Integrating ARM Processor System and FPGA into 28-nm Single-Chip Solution |
October 11, 2011 -- Altera Corp. today unveiled its family of ARM-based SoC FPGAs, integrating 28-nm Cyclone V and Arria V FPGA fabric, a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor, error correcting code (ECC) protected memory controllers, ... read more |
| Evatronix Develops MIPI SLIMbus IP to Help LnK Introduce Its New I2S-to-SLIMbus Audio Bridge |
October 10, 2011 -- Evatronix SA and LnK, a provider of test and verification solutions for SLIMbus, have announced the successful implementation of MIPI and I2S IP cores in the new I2S-SLIMbus Audio Bridge from LnK. The LnK's SLIM ... read more |
| Chips&Media Now Shipping CODA980 Video IP Core |
October 10, 2011 -- Chips&Media, Inc. is now shipping its fully verified CODA980 IP, delivering simultaneous full 1080p HD video encode/ decode capabilities for interactive video recording and conferencing applications.
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| AWR and Antenna Magus Announce Joint Marketing Relationship to Accelerate Antenna Design |
October 10, 2011 -- AWR Corp. and Magus Pty, Ltd., developers of the Antenna Magus expert system for antenna synthesis, today announced a joint marketing relationship focused on accelerating the pace of antenna design for wireless- ... read more |
| Agilent Technologies' Latest RF Design and 3-D EM-Simulation Platforms Enhance Multi-Technology Design, Speed Simulation |
October 10, 2011 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. today announced new versions of its Advanced Design System and Electromagnetic Professional software. ADS 2011.10, the latest release of Agilent's flagship RF design software, and EMPro 2011. ... read more |
| Nuvoton Introduces Audio SOC with ARM Technology |
October 10, 2011 -- Nuvoton Technology Corp. today introduced the ChipCorder ISD9160 system-on-chip (SOC) device featuring a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller core. The ISD9160 is designed to optimize low-power audio recording and play ... read more |
| Imagination Technologies Licenses Further High-Performance Graphics Processor Cores to MediaTek
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October 10, 2011 -- Imagination Technologies, Ltd. has signed a license agreement with MediaTek, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, for a member of Imagination's Powe ... read more |
| Sentinel IC Technologies Joins Cadence Connections Program |
October 10, 2011 -- Sentinel IC Technologies has joined Cadence Design Systems' Connections program. Joining the Connections program will allow Sentinel to further tether its Power Cell Synthesizer (PCS) and analog design productivity sui ... read more |
| Synopsys Acquires Extreme DA Featured |
October 10, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Extreme DA. The acquisition extends Synopsys' expertise in static timing analysis and multicore software development by adding technology and engineering talent to ... read more |
| Microsemi Announces Availability of Space-Saving SmartFusion cSOC Devices |
October 10, 2011 -- The Microsemi SoC Products Group has announced that its customizable system-on-chip (cSOC) family is now available in a "CS288" 288-ball chip-scale package (CSP) package. The new small footprint package is d ... read more |
| Arasan Chip Systems Announces 1080p HD Display Support with MIPI DSI IP |
October 7, 2011 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. announced today that the company continues to push the limits of production-ready MIPI DSI IPs through the introduction of 1080p High-Definition Display support on its popular DSI Host and Devi ... read more |
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