| PDTi SpectaReg Web2.0 Application Simplifies Icron's ExtremeUSB Chip Development for Addressable Registers |
September 17, 2008 -- Productivity Design Tools, Inc. (PDTi), a developer of EDA web applications for the collaborative development of on-chip register interfaces and auto-generation of critical development deliverables, today announced t ... read more |
| On2 Technologies Unveils New Advanced Video Compression Format |
September 17, 2008 -- On2 Technologies, Inc. has announced its latest video compression format, On2 VP8. This eighth generation of On2 video is a ideal solution for web TV, IPTV and video conferencing companies looking to differentiate th ... read more |
| Tensilica Adds AMR WB+ Audio/ Speech Decoder and Encoder to HiFi 2 Audio Processor Software Library |
| September 17, 2008 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that it has added the AMR WB+ audio/ speech decoder and encoder to the software library for its HiFi 2 audio processor. The AMR WB+ (Adaptive Multi Rate Wideband plus) speech codec improv ... read more |
| STATS ChipPAC Introduces Pre-Stacked PoP Solution |
September 16, 2008 -- STATS ChipPAC, Ltd. has introduced a new pre-stacked Package-on-Package (PoP) solution that includes both a top and bottom PoP package that are assembled and tested separately, then stacked and reflowed together to p ... read more |
| Actel Adds DSP Capabilities to RTAX Space FPGAs |
September 16, 2008 -- Actel Corp. has added sophisticated digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities to its radiation-tolerant FPGA technology for space-flight applications. The RTAX-DSP family combines Actel's radiation-tolerant RTAX-S ... read more |
| Agilent Announces New ESL EDA Platform |
September 16, 2008 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced SystemVue 2008, a new EDA platform for electronic system-level (ESL) design. The new platform cuts physical layer (PHY) design time in half for high-performance communication ... read more |
| Digital-to-Analog Converter Delivers 18-bit Monotonic Performance for Precision Industrial Applications |
September 16, 2008 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced what the company claims is the industry's highest accuracy digital-to-analog converter (DAC), which features 18-bit monotonic performance, ±2 LSB integral nonlinearity (INL ... read more |
| Entropic Communications Tapes Out Home Networking Device Using New Zroute Technology in Synopsys IC Compiler |
September 16, 2008 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Entropic Communications, Inc. a provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, has successfully taped out its latest home networking chip using Zroute, Synop ... read more |
| Nuvation Introduces the Multichannel Video Front End Reference Design for Acceleration of Video Security Encoder Designs |
September 16, 2008 -- Nuvation Research Corp. has introduced its Multichannel Video Front End (McVFE) reference design for accelerating new product development of video security multi-channel encoders. Nuvation's McVFE reference design is ... read more |
| Altera Devices Offer Full Support of XAUI Protocol with 10-Gbit Ethernet Reference Design |
September 16, 2008 --Addressing the demands of broadband networking and telecommunication applications, Altera Corp. has announced the availability of a 10-Gbit Ethernet (10GbE) reference design targeting designers using the XAUI communications ... read more |
| Actel Launches Flash-Based FPGAs into Space |
September 16, 2008 -- Actel Corp. today introduced the first radiation-tolerant, flash-based FPGAs for space-flight applications. The reprogrammability of the new low-power RT ProASIC3 devices simplifies prototyping and eases hardware tim ... read more |
| Aart de Geus Selected to Receive the 15th Annual Phil Kaufman Award Featured |
September 16, 2008 -- The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Consortium and IEEE Council on EDA (CEDA) today announced that Dr. Aart de Geus, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc., has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the ... read more |
| GateRocket Receives $3M in Venture Financing |
September 16, 2008 -- GateRocket, Inc. has completed a $3 million Series-A round of financing led by New Atlantic Ventures, Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), and Long River Ventures. Seed-stage investors and Angel g ... read more |
| PLDA's AHB-PCIe Bridge IP Selected for JVC's Next-Generation Professional Digital Camcorder System |
September 15, 2008 -- PLDA has announced a key design win for its AHB-PCIe bridge IP with Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. Professional Systems Division (JVC), a leader broadcast, professional and security video and audio equipment. JVC will ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Introduces Next-Generation Decoder IC for High-Definition Set-Top Boxes |
September 15, 2008 -- STMicroelectronics has begun sampling the STi7105 high-definition video decoder, with enhancements for higher performance, lower power, and lower bill-of-materials (BoM) costs in set-top boxes and home media servers. ... read more |
| SynTest Technologies Receives Two Fundamental Patents on Scan Compression |
September 12, 2008 -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued two patents (U.S. Patent No. 7,412,637 and U.S. Patent No. 7,412,672) to SynTest Technologies, Inc. for its inventions covering broadcasting scan patterns for reducin ... read more |
| TI Introduces Video Development Platform to Reduce Design Time for Broadcast Equipment Manufacturers |
September 15, 2008 -- Extending the capabilities of its broad suite of video solutions, Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced a video development platform that enables media gateway equipment manufacturers as well as the broadcast ... read more |
| TOOL Announces New Release to LAVIS Layout Visualization Platform |
September 15, 2008 -- TOOL Corp. has announced the release of LAVIS Version 8.0 layout visualization platform software. This version improved the usability of the functions added in LAVIS Ver.7.2, and added further enhancements to some of ... read more |
| ChipX Adds More Than 60 Analog Functions to IP Portfolio |
September 15, 2008 -- ChipX Corp. has added more than 60 industrial-grade analog building blocks to its line-up of analog and mixed-signal IP. Following the company's digital to analog converter family announcement in June 2008, ChipX is ... read more |
| Altera Devices Offer Full Support of XAUI Protocol with 10-Gbit Ethernet Reference Design |
September 15, 2008—To address the demands of broadband networking and telecommunication applications, Altera Corp. today announced the availability of a 10-Gbit Ethernet (10GbE) reference design targeting designers using the XAUI communi ... read more |
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