| UMC Expands Advanced Technology Complex in Tainan Science Park |
January 8, 2007 -- UMC (United Microelectronics Corp.) has announced that the construction for its second 300-mm fab in Taiwan is now fully underway, as part of the next step in the company's continuing expansion of its manufacturing comp ... read more |
| Xilinx FPGAs Enable Vestel's Next-Generation Flat Panel Display and Video Enhancement Solutions |
January 8, 2007 -- Xilinx, Inc. announced today that Vestel Electronics, the largest television manufacturer in Europe, has chosen Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGAs for its latest flat panel display and video enhancement solutions. Xilinx low-cost, ... read more |
| Xilinx and Apical Announce High Performance Video Enhancement IP for 1080p High Definition Displays |
January 8, 2007 -- Xilinx, Inc. and Apical, Ltd. have unveiled the Iridix v6 video enhancement core optimized for the Xilinx Spartan-3 platform. The solution improves display video quality and supports emerging higher definition 1 ... read more |
| Enigma Tapes Out HybriCore Backplane Interconnect Devices in Record Time Using Magma's RTL-to-GDSII Design Flow |
January 8, 2007 -- Magma Design Automation, Inc. today announced that Enigma Semiconductor has successfully taped out multiple components from its HybriCore family of backplane interconnect devices using Magma's Blast Create, Blast ... read more |
| Chip Designers Now Save More Time with New Tanner Tools 12.2 for Analog and Mixed-Signal Design |
January 8, 2007 -- Tanner EDA has announced the immediate availability of Tanner Tools 12.2, the latest version of its integrated tool suite for schematic capture, simulation, physical layout and verification. Tanner Tools 12.2 includes n ... read more |
| CebaTech Announces C-to-RTL Compiler to Accelerate Development of Complex ICs |
January 8, 2007 -- CebaTech, Inc. has launched what the company claims is the first C-to-RTL compiler capable of working efficiently on large, complex designs at a high level of abstraction and then automating the process of creating high ... read more |
| Atmel and SkyeTek Partner to Offer Secure RFID Technology |
January 8, 2007 -- Atmel Corp. and SkyeTek, Inc., a provider of embedded RFID reader technology, have entered into a technology partnership to combine Atmel's advanced CryptoRF cryptographic RF circuits and SkyeTek's Advanced Universal Re ... read more |
| Atheros Jump Starts New Wi-Fi Protected Set-up for Personal Wireless LANs |
January 8, 2007 -- Atheros Communications, Inc.'s JumpStart 2.0 wireless LAN configuration solution is certified compatible with the new Wi-Fi Protected Setup program launched today at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES ... read more |
| Lattice and Aldec Sign Mixed-language Simulator Agreement |
January 8, 2007 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. and Aldec, Inc. have announced that Lattice will offer its customers a special edition of Aldec’s Active-HDL Designer Edition tools for FPGA design. The Active-HDL Lattice Designer Ed ... read more |
| Apache Selected by STMicroelectronics to Address Upcoming 45-nm Design Challenges |
January 8, 2007 -- Apache Design Solutions, Inc. today announced that STMicroelectronics has selected Apache to jointly address the anticipated 45-nm physical design challenges. The ST-Apache co-operation, codenamed STAP-45, will f ... read more |
| Rambus Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Intel |
November 7, 2007 -- Rambus, Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Intel to explore possible uses for Rambus' family of XDR memory solutions. Rambus plans to dedicate certain technology and design resources to the effort and ... read more |
| CSR Brings Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR to austriamicrosystems' Mobile Entertainment Platform for MP3 Players |
January 5, 2007 - CSR, plc and austriamicrosystems AG today announced that CSR's BlueCore Bluetooth technology has been selected by austriamicrosystems for its new mobile entertainment platform. The AS3525 and AS3527 core devices o ... read more |
| New Set-Top Box Chip from STMicroelectronics Cuts Costs and Supports Latest Security Specifications |
January 5, 2007 -- STMicroelectronics has announced the STi5107, a new MPEG decoder for standard definition TV, within the company’s OMEGA family of STB solutions. The STi5107 is designed to address the requirements of the mainstream STB ... read more |
| Lattix Releases Lattix LDM 3.0 |
January 5, 2007 -- Lattix, Inc. has just released its newest solution, Lattix LDM 3.0. With this major release, Lattix enables managers, architects and developers to visualize, specify and maintain the architecture of a complex enterprise ... read more |
| Impulse and Opal Kelly Jointly Develop C-to-Hardware Compilation for USB-Connected FPGA Modules |
January 5, 2007 -- Impulse Accelerated Technologies, Inc. and Opal Kelly, Inc. today announced the release of a platform support package allowing the use of the Impulse C software-to-hardware compiler tools with the Opal Kelly XEM ... read more |
| Silicon Image Delivers First Consumer Electronics Storage Processor with Content Security |
January 5, 2007 -- Silicon Image, Inc. today announced the SteelVine SiI5733, the first storage processor with content security enabled by automatic drive locking. The SiI5733 gives HDTV, digital video recorder (DVR), set-top box and PC m ... read more |
| Conexant Unveils New Family of High-Performance HDTV Video Decoders |
January 5, 2007 -- Conexant Systems, Inc. today introduced two new video decoders for personal video recording (PVR) enabled set-top boxes (STBs) used to receive high-definition television (HDTV) programming in worldwide networks. The hig ... read more |
| Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs Achieve PCI Express Compliance |
January 4, 2007 -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its Virtex-5 LXT FPGAs have passed the latest PCI Express Endpoint v1.1 base specification compliance workshop and are now listed on the PCI-SIG integrator's list. This the first time t ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics and QSound Labs Team Up to Bring Leading-Edge Audio Technology to Personal and Home Entertainment Products |
January 4, 2007-- STMicroelectronics and QSound Labs, Inc. a developer of audio and voice software solutions, today announced that ST is to incorporate QSound's QHD and QSurround 5.1 technology in its new Sound Terminal STA3xxQS product l ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Creates Sound Terminal Family of High-Quality, High-Efficiency, All-Digital Audio Solutions |
January 4, 2007 -- STMicroelectronics has announced a new digital audio streaming concept under its Sound Terminal banner, which brings high audio quality, lower power dissipation, and reduced manufacturing costs to popular and fast-growi ... read more |
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