| 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 |
| 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 |
| CoWare Integrates Virtual Platforms with Lauterbach's TRACE32 PowerView Debugger |
January 10, 2007 -- CoWare, Inc. has integrated its Virtual Platform product family with the Lauterbach GmbH Trace32 PowerView Debugger. The integration lets developers debug software executing on a Virtual Platform with Lauterbach ... read more |
| MSP430 MCU eZ430 Development Tool Adds High Speed ADC and Precision FIR Filter Target Boards |
January 10, 2007 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced availability of two new target boards for the eZ430 development tool: the T2012 and the MSP-Mojo. The T2012 features the MSP430F2012 ultra-low power microcontroller (MCU) wi ... read more |
| Microtronix Announces New Enhanced Multi-port SDRAM Memory Controller IP Core |
January 10, 2007 -- Microtronix today announced the availability of the enhanced Multi-port SDRAM Memory Controller IP Core V2.3, the most significant enhancement to the Microtronix IP core for streaming audio and video data since it debu ... read more |
| Genesis Microchip Announces Torino, Next Generation Cortez Advanced 1080-p and 120-Hz WXGA TV Controller |
January 10, 2007 -- Genesis Microchip, Inc. has launched its next generation Cortez TV controller, the FLI30436 (Torino). The Torino IC is the latest generation of the Cortez family of controllers. In addition to leveraging the features o ... read more |
| Versatile Single-Chip TV Audio Processors from STMicroelectronics Enhance Flat-Panel TV Sound |
January 10, 2007 -- STMicroelectronics has announced the new STV83xy family of TV sound processor chips, an evolution of the established STV82xy series, and intended particularly for mainstream flat-panel TV sets. Like the STV82xy devices ... read more |
| Silicon Hive Partners with AllGo Embedded Systems |
January 10, 2007 -- Silicon Hive and AllGo Embedded Systems Pvt. Ltd. have jointly announced that the two companies have entered into a partnership, after having signed a joint development agreement last quarter. Together they are ... read more |
| OCP-IP Announces Release of OCP 2.2 Specification Featured |
January 10, 2007 -- OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced the release of the OCP 2.2 specification. The specification now includes direct support for flexible multi-frequency clocking, support for two-dimensional block b ... read more |
| Sonics Achieves Breakthrough in SOC Power Reduction |
January 9, 2007 -- Sonics, Inc. has announces the general availability of a new release of the SonicsMX SMART Interconnect solution which improves its advanced power management schemes for reducing SoC power consumption. This new release ... read more |
| Synopsys and UMC Enhance 90-nm Reference Flow with Advanced Low Power and Design for Test |
January 9, 2007 -- Synopsys, Inc. and UMC have collaborated to add new capabilities to the reference design flow based on Synopsys' Galaxy Design Platform for UMC's 90-nm process. The advanced low-power design flow, initially intro ... read more |
| Sanyo Adopts Altera's HardCopy Structured ASIC for Award-Winning Home Theater Projector |
January 9, 2007-- Altera Corp.'s programmable logic solutions continue delivering award-winning image quality in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.'s PLV-Z5 series of home projectors. Sanyo is now leveraging Altera's HardCopy structured ASIC family ... read more |
| Xilinx Launches Authorized Training Provider Program in North America |
January 9, 2007-- Xilinx, Inc. today announced the formation of an Authorized Training Provider (ATP) program in North America. Modeled after Xilinx ATP programs in Asia Pacific and EMEA, the new program complements the company's Educatio ... read more |
| Atmel Extends its Rad-Hard Memory Family with 16-Mbit SRAMs |
January 9, 2007 -- Atmel Corp. has introduced the AT68166, a 16-Mbit SRAM packaged in a hermetic multi-chip module (MCM) for space applications. MCM packaging technology offers the advantages of reducing PCB real estate, the number of ind ... read more |
| AsicAhead Secures $10M in Series B Round of Funding |
January 9, 2007 -- AsicAhead NV has raised $10 million in its series B round of funding. The funds will be used to expand the company's product portfolio, broaden its customer support, and market its patent-pending AA1001 "on the fly" rep ... read more |
| austriamicrosystems Launches Low-Voltage Microprocessor Supervisory Circuits |
January 9, 2007 -- austriamicrosystems AG has expanded its supervisory portfolio with the AS1907-09 family of microprocessor supervisory ICs. The new family is ideal for monitoring the supply voltages of 1.8-V to 3.3-V systems. These smal ... read more |
| Broadcom Set-Top Box Silicon Selected by Coship Electronics for Next Generation IP Products |
January 9, 2007 -- Broadcom Corp. today announced that Coship Electronics Co., Ltd. has selected Broadcom as its primary silicon provider for next generation IP set-top box (STB) products. Coship is featuring Broadcom's high definition (H ... read more |
| Broadcom's Advanced Digital TV System-on-a-Chip Included in Haier Group's Family of Large-Sized LCD HDTVs |
January 9, 2007 -- Broadcom Corp. today announced that its BCM3551 digital TV system-on-chip (SOC) is now featured within the Haier Group's family of liquid crystal display (LCD) high definition televisions (HDTVs) introduced this week at ... read more |
| Bluespec Signs Consulting Agreement with Poseidon Design Systems |
January 9, 2007 -- Bluespec, Inc. today signed a consulting agreement with Poseidon Design Systems, Inc., where Poseidon will provide system and component modeling services to Bluespec customers in India. Poseidon, known for its be ... read more |
| Atmel's DC Motor Control IC with Enhanced PWM Functionality Reduces Noise |
January 9, 2007 -- Atmel Corp. has announced the availability of the new ATA6831 driver IC with enhanced PWM performance for smooth DC motor control with reduced noise. The ATA6831 is designed to control, via a microcontroller, two DC mot ... read more |
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