| Sigrity Now Supports 64-bit Linux Computing Platforms |
January 16, 2007 -- Sigrity, Inc. has announced its full support for 64-bit Linux computing platforms by porting all of its signal and power integrity software products to systems running the 64-bit Linux operating system. Sigrity’s produ ... read more |
| Barco Silex Offering JPEG2000 Encoder Core Optimized for Digital Cinema and Broadcasting |
January 16, 2007 -- Barco Silex has introduced a new JPEG2000 encoding core, targeting single-chip FPGAs or ASICs for use in digital cinema and broadcasting applications. Capitalizing on its experience with JPEG2000 hardware coding and fo ... read more |
| Si2 Open Modeling Coalition Gains Access to Statistical Library Characterization Tool from Altos Design Automation |
January 16, 2007 -- Altos Design Automation, Inc. today made available Variety, the newly released statistical library characterization tool, to the Open Modeling Coalition (OMC) of the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2). OMC is creatin ... read more |
| CebaTech Joins HyperTransport Technology Consortium |
January 16, 2007 -- CebaTech, Inc. today announced that it has joined the HyperTransport Technology Consortium, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing, promoting and licensing the industry's lowest latency, highest bandwidth an ... read more |
| Oki Adopts DFT MAX to Improve Test Quality |
January 16, 2007 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Oki) has adopted the Synopsys DFT MAX scan compression automation solution to enable higher test quality for its digital designs. DFT MAX implements ... read more |
| Faraday Adopts Magma's FineSim Spice Circuit Simulator |
January 16, 2007 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. announced today that Faraday Technology Corp. has selected Magma's FineSim Spice circuit simulator as the simulator of choice for its high-performance designs after it displayed bet ... read more |
| TI Expands High-Speed ADC Portfolio with 14- and 12-bit, 210-MSPS ADCs |
January 16, 2007 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced two 14- and 12-bit, 210-MSPS (mega samples per second) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to its pin-compatible, high-speed ADS5546 family. The ADS5547 and ADS5527 provide t ... read more |
| Micrel Launches Dual 2-A LDO Featuring Ramp Control and Integrated Tracking or Sequencing Capability |
January 16, 2007 -- Micrel, Inc. has launched the MIC68220, a compact dual 2A LDO regulator aimed at powering FPGA and microcontroller applications including broadband modems, routers, set-top boxes, home entertainment systems, storage ne ... read more |
| Exar Adds 8-bit Interface SONET/SDH OC-12/3 Transceiver Solutions |
January 16, 2007 -- Exar Corp. has introduced two 8-bit SONET/SDH OC-12/3 devices for industry standard optical transceiver solutions. The XRT91L31 and XRT91L32 have best-in-class jitter performance and low power requirements ideal to add ... read more |
| Fairchild Semiconductor Introduces Single-Channel Video Filter/Driver to Improve Performance and Reduce System Cost in Video Applications |
January 16, 2007 -- Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. now offers a 4th order, single-channel filter/driver with an 8-kV ESD rating and SC70 package option. The new FMS6141's active filtering approach improves system reliability and image qual ... read more |
| Major Release of Xilinx ISE Software Reduces FPGA Design Cycle Featured |
January 16, 2007 -- Xilinx, Inc. has introduced version 9.1i of its Integrated Software Environment (ISE) design suite optimized to address today's timing closure, productivity and power challenges. In addition to 2.5X faster runtimes, IS ... read more |
| Advanced Analogic Technologies Announces 500-mA Boost Converter to Provide USB Host Power in Portable Platforms |
January 16, 2007 -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. has announced the AAT1275, a new type of power management IC that combines a 500-mA boost converter with a current-limiting load switch. By bringing together a regulated 5-V, 500-mA ... read more |
| Actel and Mentor Graphics Expand Partnership |
January 16, 2007 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. and Actel Corp. have signed a new OEM agreement between the two companies, expanding their existing technology and marketing partnership. With this agreement, Actel will provide the rich fe ... read more |
| Actel Refines Libero IDE to Improve Design Flow for Low-Power Igloo FPGAs and Mixed-Signal Fusion PSCs |
January 16, 2007 -- The latest version of Actel Corp.'s Libero Integrated Design Environment (IDE) offers full support for the company's newest flash-based FPGAs, the low-power Igloo family. The Libero IDE 7.3 also provides new features ... read more |
| Si2's Low Power Coalition Issues Request for Technology Featured |
January 15, 2007 -- The Silicon Integration Initiative's Low Power Coalition (LPC) has issued a Request for Technology (RFT) seeking additional enabling technologies building upon and enhancing the Common Power Format (CPF). CPF was rece ... read more |
| Magnetic Rotary Encoder ICs by austriamicrosystems Power US Digital's First Magnetic Absolute Shaft Encoders |
January 12, 2007 -- austriamicrosystems AG is supplying its AS5040 0-bit magnetic rotary encoder IC to US Digital, a specialist in motion control products, for its first magnetic absolute shaft encoder product, the MA2. This magnetic enco ... read more |
| Xilinx Adds Programmable Chip R&D Capabilities to Asia Pacific Headquarters |
January 11, 2007 -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its advanced platforms group has established an R&D team in its Asia Pacific headquarters to assist in the development of the company's next-generation 45-nm platform FPGA family. Work ... read more |
| eASIC Teams with CAST to Deliver ARM926EJ AMBA Compliant Peripherals for 90-nm Nextreme Structured ASICs |
January 11, 2007 -- eASIC Corp. has announced the availability of ARM AMBA Platform IP (PIP-AMBA) from CAST, Inc. for eASIC's 90-nm Nextreme Structured ASIC product family. CAST, which joined the company's newly established eZ-IP ... read more |
| Arasan Announces New Gigabit Ethernet and Ethernet 10/100 IP |
January 11, 2007 – Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. has announced the availability of its new Gigabit Ethernet Controller Core, and Ethernet 10/100 Controller, which supports the IEEE 802.3-2002 standard with MII (Media Independent Interface) an ... read more |
| Rambus and Spansion Sign Patent License Agreement |
January 11, 2007 -- Rambus, Inc. and Spansion, Inc. have signed a five-year, royalty-based patent license agreement that grants Spansion rights to a broad range of Rambus patents. Spansion joins a growing list of semiconductor sup ... read more |
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