| QuickLogic Extends SDIO Host Controller Solution to Encompass High Capacity Memory |
March 12, 2007 -- QuickLogic Corp. today announced that it has enhanced its proven SDIO host controller solution with the ability to handle Secure Digital High Capacity (S DHC) memory cards. The host controller can be implemented in Quic ... read more |
| Tallika Becomes Tensilica Configurable Processor Authorized Design Center |
March 12, 2007 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Tallika Corp. is now an authorized Design Center partner for customers using the Xtensa configurable processor in their system-on-chip (SOC) designs. Tallika offers concept-to- ... read more |
| TI and Ramtron Advance FRAM Technology to 130-nmr Process |
March 12, 2007 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) and Ramtron International Corp. have announced a significant milestone in the development of FRAM technology that has resulted in a commercial manufacturing agreement for FRAM memory p ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Provides Co-Verification Support for MIPS32 34K Multi-Threading Processor Cores |
March 12, 2007 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced a new processor support package (PSP) for the MIPS Technologies, Inc. MIPS32 34K family of processor cores. Developed jointly with MIPS Technologies, this new C-based PSP supp ... read more |
| Analog Devices Simplifies Wireless Base Station Design |
March 12, 2007 -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced a two-chip IF (intermediate frequency) receiver solution that dramatically improves the data bandwidth and capacity of next-generation, multi-carrier wireless base stations com ... read more |
| LynuxWorks Continues Support of Xilinx Embedded Processors with Introduction of BlueCat Linux Micro Edition |
March 12, 2007 -- LynuxWorks, Inc. has announced its latest Linux-based operating system, BlueCat Linux Micro Edition (BlueCat-ME). BlueCat Linux is an implementation of the Linux model enhanced for a wide array of embedded systems, from ... read more |
| Lattice Announces Production Release of 90-nm LatticeECP2 Family |
March 12, 2007 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. today announced that its LatticeECP2-50 and Lattice ECP2-12 FPGA devices have been fully qualified and released to volume production. The second-generation LatticeECP2 “EConomy Plus” FPGA fami ... read more |
| ON Semiconductor's New PureEdge PLL-Based Clock Generation Devices Deliver 50% Better Phase Jitter |
March 12, 2007 -- ON Semiconductor has expanded its high-performance clock generation portfolio with the introduction of the PureEdge family of phase lock loop (PLL) based devices that deliver 50% better phase jitter than competitive prod ... read more |
| Ramtron Introduces 4-Mbit Nonvolatile FRAM Memory |
March 12, 2007 -- Ramtron International Corp. today launched the industry's first 4-Mbit FRAM memory — the highest density FRAM product available. The FM22L16 is a 3-V, parallel nonvolatile RAM in a 44-pin thin small outline plastic (TSOP ... read more |
| Altera's Structured ASIC Design Flow Now ITAR-Compliant for Military Applications |
March 12, 2007 -- Altera Corp. today announced that the U.S. Department of State has certified that the company's HardCopy II structured ASIC design and manufacturing flow is compliant with International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR). ... read more |
| Lattice Announces Fast Low-Cost FPGA DDR2 Controller |
March 12, 2007 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced the immediate availability of a 533-Mbps Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) controller intellectual property (IP) core optimized for Latti ... read more |
| Intersil's Synchronous Buck Regulator Reduces Filter Requirements and Footprint for 5-V and 12-V Applications |
March 12, 2007 -- Intersil Corp. has introduced a 2.5-A, wide input voltage synchronous buck regulator that greatly reduces noise and EMI filter requirements through programmable switching frequency and external synchronization. The integrated s ... read more |
| Cadence Digital IC Design Platform Enables Global Unichip to Complete Taiwan's First 65-nm Chip Design |
March 12, 2007 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today reported that Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) is the first Taiwan-based design company to complete a successful tapeout of a 65-nm device. The success of this 65-nm tapeout further st ... read more |
| Microtune’s Dedicated DOCSIS 3.0 Wideband Tuner Breaks the 160-MBPS Barrier in Cable Modems |
March 12, 2007 -- Microtune, Inc. today introduced the MicroTuner MT2170, which the company says is first 1-GHz input tuner based on the new CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 specification. Microtune’s new tuner chip is engineered to deliver the impr ... read more |
| Aldec and Actel Deliver Co-verification Solution for ARM-based FPGA Design |
March 12, 2007 -- Aldec, Inc. has announced the release of CoVer, a Windows-based hardware/software co-verification solution, for Actel Corp. Easing hardware and software integration for engineers using Actel's field-programmable gate arr ... read more |
| RIOLAB Qualifies Texas Instruments DSPs for Device Interoperability Level 1 |
March 9, 2007 -- RIOLAB, a division of Fabric Embedded Tools Corp. today announced that the Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) TMS320C6455 and TMS320TCI6482 digital signal processors (DSP) are the first DSPs to have successfully passed D ... read more |
| ACE Announces OpenCoSy Community Initiative |
March 9, 2007 -- ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv has announced the OpenCoSy compiler community initiative. This initiative aims to enable and encourage users of CoSy to share advanced compiler technology components and to co-develop le ... read more |
| Tundra Semiconductor Tsi578 Serial RapidIO Switch Passes RIOLAB Level 1 Device Interoperability Test |
March 9, 2007 -- RIOLAB, a division of Fabric Embedded Tools Corp. today announced that the Tundra Semiconductor Tsi578 Serial RapidIO switch is a Device Interoperability Level 1 (DIL-1) Qualified Device, having successfully passed ... read more |
| Crossware Enhances Coldfire Suite With Support for Freescale MCF532X and MCF537X Chips |
March 9, 2007 -- Crossware Products has enhanced its ColdFire Development Suite by adding comprehensive support for Freescale Semiconductor's MCF532x and MCF537x ColdFire microprocessors. Developers using these powerful embedded controlle ... read more |
| MataiTech Launches NAUET 1.8 with Automatic IP Import Wizard that Converts IP Blocks to the SPIRIT IP-XACT Standard |
March 9, 2007 -- MataiTech LLC has released the latest instantiation of its flagship EDA product, NAUET (pronounced newt) 1.8. It includes and enhanced SPIRIT IP-XACT editor and linter and an IP import wizard that converts any IP block to ... read more |
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