| Synopsys DFT MAX Cuts Test Costs 90% in Actions Semiconductor Designs |
March 6, 2007 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has adopted the Synopsys DFT MAX scan compression automation solution for its 0.13-micron system-on-chip (SOC) designs, resulting in a 90% reducti ... read more |
| Cypress's PSoC Mixed-Signal Array Selected by SignalONE Safety for Smoke Detector with Voice Recording Technology |
March 6, 2007 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that SignalONE Safety, a pioneer in safety product technology, has chosen the PSoC mixed-signal array for its Vocal Smoke Alarm. The flexible, programmable PSoC solution control ... read more |
| Enuclia Launches International Design Center |
March 6, 2007 -- Enuclia Semiconductor, Inc. has announced the opening of an international design center in Taiwan. The center is located in the Nei-hu region, which is rapidly emerging as one of Taiwan's leading high-tech clusters. The n ... read more |
| Enuclia Picks Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio Engine for Flat Panel TV Chips |
March 6, 2007 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Enuclia Semiconductor, Inc. has selected its Xtensa LX processor with the HiFi 2 Audio Engine for its next-generation flat-panel TV integrated circuits. Enuclia is developing ch ... read more |
| Berkeley Design Automation's Analog FastSpice Selected by Atheros |
March 6, 2007 -- Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. today announced that Atheros Communications, Inc. has adopted the company's Analog FastSpice circuit simulator. Analog FastSpice enables Atheros' designers to verify their nanometer ... read more |
| ARC Configurable Technology at the Heart of Three Generations of IPWireless 3G Broadband Solutions |
March 6, 2007 -- ARC International today announced that IPWireless, an ARC customer since 2001, has integrated ARC's configurable processors into three generations of wireless broadband products. These ARC-Based chips from IPWireless now ... read more |
| ARC Announces New Licensing Agreements with Leading European Semiconductor Companies and Design Teams |
March 6, 2007 -- ARC International has entered into new licensing agreements with leading European semiconductor companies and system-on-chip (SOC) design teams, in particular, NemeriX SA, Semtech Corp. and SiConnect, Ltd.. All have adopt ... read more |
| Arasan Chip Systems Extends USB IP Offerings to Actel's CompanionCore Program |
March 6, 2007 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. has joined Actel Corp.'s CompanionCore Alliance Program. Arasan has optimized its USB 2.0 Host, USB 2.0 Hub, USB 2.0 Device and USB OTG IP cores for use with Actel's flash-based, single-ch ... read more |
| National Instrument Multisim 10.0 Integrates Electronics Design and Test with Virtual Instrumentation |
March 6, 2007 -- National Instruments Corp. Electronics Workbench Group has announced the release of Multisim 10.0 and Ultiboard 10.0, the latest versions of its interactive Spice simulation and circuit analysis software used for schemati ... read more |
| Mentor Announces PADS2007 with Major Technology and Productivity Enhancements |
March 6, 2007 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. has announced the availability of the next generation of PADS flow with the introduction of PADS2007. This newest release offers layout designers and engineers the ability to implement RF and microwa ... read more |
| OmniVision Introduces Single-Chip Color High Dynamic Range CameraChip Sensor |
March 6, 2007 -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. has introduced its first color High Dynamic Range (HDR) CMOS image sensor for mass market applications. Dynamic range refers to the capacity of an imaging system to capture widely differing l ... read more |
| Snowbush Microelectronics Announces Availability of 80-nm Line-Lock PLL IP Block |
March 6, 2007 -- Snowbush Microelectronics has announced the availability of a Line-Lock PLL (LLPLL) IP block for the most demanding video and graphics applications. The LLPLL makes use of the same digitally-programmable, low jitter, freq ... read more |
| Rabbit Semiconductor Introduces Wireless Control Application Kit for Remote Monitoring and Control |
March 6, 2007 -- Rabbit Semiconductor, Inc. has introduced the Wireless Control Application Kit which provides a development reference to interface a low-cost, license-free 900-MHz or 2.4-GHz wireless data modules from Maxstream to a Rabb ... read more |
| OCP-IP Introduces Open Network-on-Chip Benchmarks Initiative Featured |
March 6, 2007 -- OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP) has announced an initiative toward open Network-on-Chip (NoC) Benchmarking. A new white paper available from the organization outlines the need for a NoC benchmarking as well as the ... read more |
| Timesys Introduces LinuxLink Subscriptions for AMCC 440EPx Processors |
March 6, 2007 -- Timesys Corp. has announced the availability of LinuxLink subscriptions for the AMCC 440EPx processor. This LinuxLink is the result of a partnership between Timesys and AMCC to deliver LinuxLink subscriptions optimized fo ... read more |
| TSMC and Synopsys Announce CCS Model Support for TSMC'S 65-nm Process |
March 6, 2007 -- Synopsys, Inc. and TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) has announced the immediate availability of Composite Current Source (CCS) models for use in the TSMC 65-nm and 90-nm process technologies. Used ... read more |
| Magma Announces FineSim Pro Parallel Manager Fast-Spice Simulator |
March 6, 2007 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. has announced the availability of FineSim Pro Parallel Manager, which the Magma says is the first parallel fast-Spice simulation capability available to the semiconductor industry. Built on M ... read more |
| ON Semiconductor Expands Power Factor Controller Portfolio with Four New Complementary Devices |
March 6, 2007 -- ON Semiconductor has announced the expansion of its portfolio of Power Factor Correction (PFC) controllers. Designed for use in lighting, adapters, ATX supplies, flat-panel TVs and other power applications, the four new d ... read more |
| Apache Addresses Critical Area of Power and Thermal Management in UMC's 90-nm Reference Design |
March 6, 2007 -- Apache Design Solutions, Inc. today announced that UMC's 90-nm reference design utilized Apache's RedHawk-EV for full-chip static-IR, VCD and vectorless dynamic voltage drop, and electromigration (EM) analysis, and Sahara ... read more |
| ARM Announces Development Kit to Reduce Time-to-Market for Mobile Gaming Platforms |
March 5, 2007 -- ARM today announced the Mali Software Development Kit (SDK) enabling game developers to quickly transition from generic application development to ready-to-use designs for a wide range of handsets. Mobile handset manufact ... read more |
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