| Sarnoff H.264 Silicon IP Now on ARM Processors for High-Quality Video on Mobile Devices |
October 6, 2005 -- Sarnoff Corp. and ARM today announced that the latest H.264 silicon IP codecs which enable video on mobile devices, are now available on ARM processors. The codecs enable PDAs, cell phones, and other portable devices to encod ... read more |
| Samsung's First Symbian OS and Series 60-Based Smartphones Powered By Texas Instruments Wireless Technology |
October 6, 2005 -- Texas Instrument, Inc. today announced that Samsung Electronics has selected technology from TI's OMAP platform and Bluetooth solutions for its first Symbian OS and Series 60-based smartphones, the SGH-D720 and SGH- D730. Avai ... read more |
| Mercury Computer Systems Announces the First Cell BE Processor-Based Product for Industrial, Medical, and Military Markets |
October 6, 2005 -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. has announced the Dual Cell-Based Blade, Mercury's first product based on the IBM Cell BE (Broadband Engine) processor. As announced in June 2005, Mercury is partnering with IBM Engineering & Tec ... read more |
| GDA Technologies and Arkados Collaborate to Deliver Fully Functional HomePlug SoC in Record Time |
October 6,2005 -- GDA Technologies, Inc. and Arkados, Inc. today announced that the collaboration of the two companies resulted in a fully functional, HomePlug-compliant powerline networking system-on-chip.
"Our experienced team had take ... read more |
| Cadence and UMC Sign Agreement to Streamline Wireless Design in the Fabless Market |
October 6, 2005 --Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and UMC today announced a collaborative agreement to develop a comprehensive reference solution for complex wireless designs. The jointly-developed reference solution, which will be based on the Ca ... read more |
| eASIC Secures $17M Funding from Investors Crescendo, Evergreen, KPCB, and Vinod Khosla |
October 6, 2005 --eASIC Corp. has secured $17 Million in equity financing from two new investors Crescendo Ventures, who led this round, and Evergreen Venture Partners as well as from existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) an ... read more |
| QSound Labs' microQ Technology Licensed to Tensilica |
October 6, 2005 -- QSound Labs, Inc. today announced a licensing agreement with Tensilica, Inc., for QSound’s microQ audio engine for mobile devices. QSound’s microQ audio components have been ported to run on Tensilica’s new Xtensa HiFi2 Audio ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Delivers Dual/Triple Microprocessor Supervisor Family with Innovative Manual Reset Delay Option |
October 6, 2005 -- STMicroelectronics has introduced a family of dual/triple microprocessor supervisor circuits that offers a wide range of voltage combinations, a compact 5/6-pin SOT23 package, and a new manufacturing flow that ensures short le ... read more |
| Tensilica Adds Coding Technologies' MPEG-4 aacPlus to Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine |
October 6, 2005 -- Coding Technologies and Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Tensilica has selected Coding Technologies' aacPlus codec for its Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine. Coding Technologies' codec has been ported and performance-optimized f ... read more |
| Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine Provides Low-Power, Turnkey 24-bit Audio for SOC Designs |
October 6, 2005 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced the Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine, an add-on package for Tensilica's proven Xtensa LX processor, optimized specifically for consumer audio functions. Tensilica also announced a comprehensive set of ... read more |
| Freescale Sets Dates for 2006 Technology Forum |
October 6, 2005 -- Freescale Semiconductor's Technology Forum is fast becoming a premier embedded developer conference. Freescale has selected dates for events in China and the Americas for 2006 and currently is planning more events.
In 2005, ... read more |
| Wind River Linux Platforms First to Integrate ARM TrustZone Software Technology |
October 5, 2005 -- Wind River Systems, Inc. today announced it will optimize its Linux device software platforms and Wind River Workbench development suite to support ARM TrustZone technology, which provides a security foundation for ARM Powered ... read more |
| TSMC Completes First 65nm Prototype Runs |
October 5, 2005 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has successfully completed the first of three CyberShuttle prototype production runs for the company's industry leading 65nm Nexsys technology for SoC. Five major customers' de ... read more |
| Synopsys and X-FAB Team to Accelerate Analog Mixed-Signal IC Design |
October 5, 2005 -- Synopsys, Inc. and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG today announced that the two companies have collaborated to deliver a Foundry Technology Kit (FTK) for Synopsys' analog mixed-signal design flow supporting X-FAB's 0.6-micron ... read more |
| Wind River Announces True Commercial-Grade Linux for Device Manufacturers |
October 5, 2005 -- Wind River Systems, Inc. has announced its leading Linux device software platform for consumer devices, delivering a commercial-grade quality Linux product line that scales to support a full range of device requirements from ... read more |
| Texas Instruments Unveils Integrated Power Management IC for OMAP and XScale Based Mobile Devices |
October 5, 2005 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. announced today a power conversion chip that supports power supply requirements for OMAP-based mobile handsets and XScale- based multimedia devices. TI's TPS65020 power management unit integrates high-p ... read more |
| Oxford Semiconductor Acquires TransDimension |
October 5, 2005 -- Oxford Semiconductor, Inc. today announced its acquisition of TransDimension, Inc. a provider of USB connectivity solutions for embedded applications. The move strengthens Oxford's connectivity product portfolio and expands it ... read more |
| Micrel Announces Smallest Low Power Radio Module |
October 5, 2005 -- Micrel, Inc. has launched the MICRF600, the latest in Micrel's family of low-power radio modules. The module, designed to operate in the unlicensed 915MHz band, is the smallest, most cost-effective transceiver module from Micr ... read more |
| AMI Semiconductor Announces Availability of BelaSigna 250 Audio Processing System |
October 5, 2005 -- AMI Semiconductor, Inc. (AMIS) has announced the availability of the BelaSigna 250 audio processing system, the newest member of the BelaSigna product family. Following on the success of the BelaSigna 200, the BelaSigna 250 is ... read more |
| Jazz Semiconductor and Legend Design Collaborate to Deliver Memory Re-Characterization Capability for Low-Power SoC Designs |
October 5, 2005 -- Legend Design Technology, Inc. today announced that Jazz Semiconductor, an independent wafer foundry focused primarily on specialty CMOS process technologies, has adopted its CharFlo-Memory! and MSIM tools for re-characterizin ... read more |
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