| Analog Devices Introduces Industry's First 8-GHz PLL Synthesizer |
June 12, 2006 -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced the first 8-GHz phase-locked loop (PLL) synthesizer. The new ADF4108 is targeted at high-frequency wireless systems, such as those used for broadband wireless access, satellite com ... read more |
| Luminary Micro Closes $14 Million in Series B Round |
June 12, 2006 -- Luminary Micro, Inc. has closed its Series B private funding round for $14 million. New investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the round, with participation from new investor ATA Ventures and from existing investors ... read more |
| IP Cores Announces Two New Multi-Gigabit IP Combination AES/LRW and AES/GCM Cores |
June 12, 2006 -- IP Cores, Inc. has announced two silicon IP cores supporting new industry standards. New GLM1 and GLM2 IP cores enable system-on-chip (SOC) vendors to build compact processors that support the AES/LRW and AES/GCM cryptogr ... read more |
| Cadence Debuts Transaction-Based System Verification and Management Solution Featured |
June 12, 2006 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has announced the industry’s first automated end-to-end transaction-based flow from architectural modeling to full system validation. In contrast to the typical system verification ... read more |
| Enea Announces OSEck DSP RTOS for the LSI ZSP500 Signal Processor |
June 12, 2006 -- Enea has announced the availability of its OSEck real-time operating system (RTOS) for the LSI Logic ZSP500 digital signal processor. Together, the ZSP500 and OSEck provide a platform for deploying broadband mobile applic ... read more |
| Enea's OSEck DSP RTOS Available for StarCore SC1000 and SC2000 DSP Cores |
June 12, 2006 – Enea has announced the availability of its OSEck real-time operating system (RTOS) for the StarCore SC1000 and SC2000 families of digital signal processor (DSP) cores. OSEck provides full support for the StarCore’s control ... read more |
| Conexant and Amstrad Join Forces to Deliver HDTV Satellite Set-Top Boxes |
June 12, 2006 -- Conexant Systems, Inc. today announced that its complete DVB-S2/ MPEG-4 satellite set-top box (STB) solution has been chosen by Amstrad plc for its new high-definition television (HDTV) satellite receiver. Amstrad's DRX7 ... read more |
| NEC Electronics America Announces New 55-Nanometer Standard CMOS Process |
June 9, 2006 -- NEC Electronics America, Inc. has announced the industry's first 55-nm standard CMOS process technology, UX7LS, that will be used to produce next-generation SoCs with ultra-low power consumption. A shrink version of NEC E ... read more |
| NEC Electronics America Expands PCI Express Single-Port ASSP Family with Very Small Form Factor Bridge |
June 8, 2006 -- NEC Electronics America, Inc. has expanded its portfolio of PCI Express semiconductor solutions to include a very low-power, single-port PCI Express-to-PCI/PCI-X bridge chip. With a small form factor of 17mm˛, the low-powe ... read more |
| SynTest Receives a Patent for Debug, Diagnosis, and Yield Improvement of ICs Using Test Compression or Logic BIST |
June 8, 2006 -- SynTest Technologies, Inc. has ben granted 34 claims on June 6, 2006 under United States Patent number 7,058,869 for its invention of debug, diagnosis, and yield improvement of a scan-based integrated circuit where scan ch ... read more |
| E Ink Selects Actel's Flash-Based FPGAs for Use in Next-Generation Electronic Paper Display Controller |
June 8, 2006 -- Actel Corp. today announced that its flash-based ProASIC3 FPGAs have been selected by E Ink Corp. for use in its next-generation electronic paper display controllers. Providing the flexibility of re-programmability in a lo ... read more |
| ArchPro Signs DASI for North America Distribution |
June 8, 2006 -- ArchPro Design Automation has signed Design Automation Solutions, Inc. (DASI) as its first North American distributor. Based in Austin, Texas, DASI will provide sales and support for ArchPro customers in Arizona, Co ... read more |
| Innovasic Semiconductor to Provide Replacement ICs in Response to Intel's End of Life Notice |
June 8, 2006 -- Innovasic Semiconductor, a leader in replacement IC and microcontroller solutions, today announced that it is developing a roadmap to address Intel's recent end of life notice. Discontinued products identified in the noti ... read more |
| Wipro Acquires Wireless Design Services Company, Saraware |
June 8, 2006 -- Wipro Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire the Finland based Saraware Oy in an all cash deal. The consideration of 25 Million Euros includes upfront cash payment and debt takeover. Saraware, a 21 year old compa ... read more |
| TI Introduces 2.25-MHz Dual-Output DC/DC Converters with Digital Control |
June 8, 2006 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced two dual-output, step-down DC/DC converters with a unique one-pin serial interface technology that allows simple digital voltage scaling. The 95% efficient, 2.25-MHz devices help ... read more |
| 43rd DAC Features Management Day Focused on Intersection of Business and Technology |
June 8, 2006 -- The Design Automation Conference (DAC) will offer a Management Day track again this year, following the success of last year's "Management Day at DAC." The Management Day track, to be held on Tuesday, July 25, helps manage ... read more |
| HiSilicon Technologies Taps EEPROM IP from Aplus Flash Technology for iIs SIM Cards |
June 8, 2006 -- Aplus Flash Technology today announced that its 0.35-µm EEPROM IP macro has been utilized in HiSilicon Technologies' 8-bit processor. The 8-bit processor is suitable for a variety of smart card applications such as SIM car ... read more |
| Oki Announces Complete ARM-Based ZigBee Developer's Kit |
June 8, 2006 -- Oki Semiconductor has announced the availability of a low-cost, full-featured development kit for its IEEE802.15.4 based ML7065 2.4-GHz ZigBee compatible radio. The kit contains the Oki ML7065 radio and Oki’s ARM7TMDI-base ... read more |
| Synopsys' New DesignWare Bridge IP for PCI Express to AMBA 3 AXI Connects Two High-Performance Domains |
June 7, 2006 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced the availability of the DesignWare Bridge intellectual property (IP) for PCI Express to AMBA 3 AXI protocol. The bridge to AMBA 3 AXI protocol is used in conjunction with Synopsys' portfolio ... read more |
| MOSAID Maestro Digital Frequency Synthesizer PLL Used in WiQuest Ultra-Wideband IC |
June 7, 2006 -- MOSAID Technologies, Inc. and WiQuest Communications, Inc. have announced the successful deployment of an ultra-wideband (UWB) chip incorporating MOSAID Maestro fractional PLL technology. This system-on-a-chip is a comple ... read more |
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