| Aptina and eASIC Announce High-Definition H.264 Reference Design |
December 16, 2009 -- Aptina, a provider of image sensor solutions, and eASIC Corp. have announced the immediate availability of a H.264 High-Definition (HD) reference design that is capable of supporting up to 720p/30fps rates. The new HD ... read more |
| Atmel Collaborates with H&D Wireless to Deliver Power-Efficient Embedded Wi-Fi Solution |
December 16, 2009 -- Atmel Corp. is collaborating with H&D Wireless to deliver an IEEE802.11b+g Wi-Fi solution for Atmel's 32-bit AVR microcontrollers. In this collaboration, H&D Wireless will provide the SPB104 Wi-Fi extension board whic ... read more |
| MIPS Technologies and Tensilica Team to Accelerate SOC Design Activity on Android Platform |
December 17, 2009 -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. and Tensilica, Inc. are working together to accelerate SOC (system-on-chip) design activity on the popular Android platform. Together, MIPS and Tensilica will help companies speed the de ... read more |
| PetaLogix Launches Linux Development Environment Optimized for FPGA-Based Embedded Systems |
December 16, 2009 -- PetaLogix today announced PetaLinux SDK, a new system development software product enabling electronic design engineers to build, customize and employ embedded linux on Xilinx FPGA-based embedded processor application ... read more |
| X-FAB Now Supports Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer |
December 17, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. and X-FAB Silicon Foundries AG today announced that X-FAB has expanded its support to include Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer implementation solution. X-FAB now fully supports Synopsys’ Galaxy I ... read more |
| Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Devices |
December 15, 2009 -- Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), its subsidiary in the Americas, today announced the launch of a 64-GByte embedded NAND Flash memory module. The chip is the flagship device ... read more |
| Global Unichip Selects Lorentz Solution's PeakView EM Design and Verification Platform for Advanced RF IP Development |
December 16, 2009 -- Lorentz Solution, Inc. today announced that Global UniChip Corp. (GUC) has adopted PeakView Electromagnetic (EM) Design and Verification tool suite to design a broad range of complex passive components used in ... read more |
| STARC Adopts Incentia TimeCraft for Static Timing and Signal Integrity Analysis Solutions |
December 15, 2009 -- Incentia Design Systems, Inc. today announced that the Japanese electronic design consortium STARC has validated Incentia’s TimeCraft static timing analysis (STA) and signal integrity (SI) analysis solutions an ... read more |
| Magma Design Automation Joins Si2 Low Power Coalition |
December 15, 2009 -- The Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (Si2) today announced that Magma Design Automation, Inc. has joined Si2’s Low Power Coalition (LPC), an open industry group focused on advancing low-power design flow ca ... read more |
| ON Semiconductor to Acquire California Micro Devices |
December 15, 2009 -- ON Semiconductor and Corp have signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which ON Semiconductor will acquire California Micro Devices (CMD) through a cash tender offer of $4.70 per share. With net cash, ... read more |
| Silicon Labs Microcontrollers Deliver Lowest Active and Sleep Current Ultra-Efficient 8-bit MCUs |
December 15, 2009 -- Addressing the need for energy efficiency in power-sensitive applications, Silicon Laboratories, Inc. has introduced what the company claims is the industry’s lowest-power microcontroller (MCU) family. Silicon Labs’ u ... read more |
| New Fujitsu DAC Development Kit Adaptor Speeds System Prototyping, Reduces Risk and Cost |
December 15, 2009 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced a new digital-to-analog (DAC) converter development kit adaptor designed to create a compact solution for developing and testing an FPGA-DAC interface.
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| Silicon Image Introduces New 4K and 3D H.264 Digital Video Decoder IP Core |
December 15, 2009 -- Silicon Image, Inc. today announced the newest member of its IP core family, the cineramIC 4K and 3D H.264 digital video decoder. With its high-performance, low-cost and high-quality video imaging, the cineramIC IP co ... read more |
| Atmel Certifies Avnet Electronics Marketing as First Distributor of VaultIC Turnkey Security Modules |
December 14, 2009 -- Atmel Corp. and the Avnet Electronics Marketing today announced their newly signed distribution agreement for Atmel’s full line of VaultIC turnkey security modules. Avnet will provide secure logistics for thes ... read more |
| Virage Logic Introduces the Ultra Compact and Low Power ARC 601 32-Bit Microprocessor Core |
December 15, 2009 -- Virage Logic Corp. has announced the availability of its new ARC 601 32-bit microprocessor core, which offers the best-in-class combination of small size and low power with excellent performance. The ARC 601 runs at 5 ... read more |
| Altos Releases Variety MX for Statistical Memory Characterization |
December 14, 2009 -- Altos Design Automation, Inc. has announced Variety MX, a fast and accurate statistical timing model generator for embedded memories. The new tool generates instance-specific Liberty models for use by Cadence’s Encoun ... read more |
| New STMicroelectronics LCD Controller SOC Delivers Best-in-Class Performance for Mainstream DisplayPort Monitors |
December 14, 2009 -- STMicroelectronics has announced a new series of single-chip controller ICs that delivers the features and performance previously only found in premium or high-end monitors, including advanced 12-bit color-processing ... read more |
| Arasan Chip Systems Announces SD 3.0/ eMMC 4.4 Card Controller IP |
December 15, 2009 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. announced today the availability of the first SD 3.0/ eMMC 4.4 Card Controller IP compliant with the latest SD Memory v3.0 and Multimedia Card eMMC 4.4 specifications. Arasan's Card Controlle ... read more |
| TI Introduces Fastest JFET-Input Amplifiers |
December 14, 2009 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. has introduced the OPA653 and OPA659 JFET-input operational amplifiers, which provide a slew rate of up to 2675V/µs, three times faster than that of the nearest competitor, resulting in improve ... read more |
| Atmel Cortex-M3-Based Flash MCUs Improve Impedance Matching and Lower Power Up to 50% |
December 15, 2009 -- Atmel Corp. has announced the SAM3S series which includes 18 general-purpose Cortex-M3 based Flash microcontrollers that improve impedance matching, simplify PCB design and save 50% power at 1-MHz operation with a con ... read more |
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