| Virage Logic Introduces MIPI D-PHYs and Controllers on 40LP Process |
March 24, 2010 -- Virage Logic Corp. today announced the availability of its SiPro MIPI Rx D-PHY and MIPI Tx D-PHY as well as CSI Rx (camera serial interface receiver) and DSI Tx (display serial interface transmitter) controllers on the 4 ... read more |
| Avnet Spartan-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit Jump Starts DSP Designs |
March 24, 2010 -- The Avnet Electronics Marketing has introduced the Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit. The Spartan-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit lets users focus on the unique value of their design with an easy entry point for using ... read more |
| EMA CircuitSpace 4.0 Allows Flexible Replication and Design Reuse |
March 24, 2010 -- EMA Design Automation, Inc. today announced CircuitSpace version 4.0, which offers advanced placement and design reuse capabilities along with other features to help expedite the PCB layout placement process.
The ... read more |
| Google and Microchip Partner to Enable Easy Development of Google PowerMeter Designs for Smart Energy Monitoring |
March 23, 2010 -- Microchip Technology, Inc. today announced the result of its strategic partnership with Google PowerMeter—the first Reference Implementation of the Google PowerMeter API for embedded developers. Designers now have a quic ... read more |
| Renesas Cuts Design Time by Half on Large-Scale Consumer SOC by Using Cadence Encounter Technology |
March 24, 2010 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. said today that Renesas Electronics Corp. used the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation (EDI) System and Encounter Conformal Low Power to layout a large-scale consumer system-on-chip (SOC ... read more |
| The MathWorks and Mentor Graphics Outline Joint DO-254 Workflow for Model-Based Design |
March 23, 2010 -- The MathWorks, Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corp. are collaborating to provide guidance on an integrated workflow for DO-254 compliance using model-based design. The approach combines tools from The MathWorks and Ment ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Calibre LFD Certifications at TSMC Now Include 28-nm Process Node with TSMC UDFM Engine |
March 23, 2010 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that its Calibre LFD (Litho-Friendly Design) solution is fully qualified for the latest 28-nm processes at TSMC. The Calibre toolset enables TSMC customers to accurately predict and ... read more |
| Nationz Technologies Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with CustomSim Mixed-Signal and VCS Functional Verification Solutions |
March 23, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Nationz Technologies, Inc. has successfully achieved first-pass silicon success of a 2.5-GHz, 126-channel RF transceiver system-on-chip (SOC) design by using Synopsys' CustomSim™ mixed ... read more |
| Renesas Electronics Adopts Synopsys Proteus OPC for 28-nm Development |
March 23, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Renesas Electronics Corp. has adopted Synopsys Proteus optical proximity correction (OPC) for 28-nm development. The 28-nm node pushes the limits for single-exposure photon-base ... read more |
| Quickly Integrate Fingerprint Biometrics Into Portable Applications with TI's Fingerprint Development Kit |
March 23, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) is launching the TMS320C5515 Fingerprint Development Kit, a complete signal chain solution at only $79 for easy integration of fingerprint biometric features. This development kit includes a ... read more |
| Major Semiconductor Companies Join Forces to Launch Design Chain Solution for SOI Technology |
March 23, 2010 -- The SOI Industry Consortium has just launched its "Ready for SOI Technology" program, a global initiative to broaden access to energy-efficient silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology for the electronics industry. With thi ... read more |
| Wind River and Cavium Networks Partner to Offer Multicore Software Solutions on Octeon Processors |
March 23, 2010 -- Wind River Systems and Cavium Networks have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to co-market optimized VxWorks and Linux multicore solutions to networking and telecommunications customers worldwide. The c ... read more |
| Synopsys Completes Acquisition of CoWare |
March 23, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of CoWare, Inc. The addition of CoWare's talent and complementary technology extends Synopsys' activities in the system-level design market segment. Sy ... read more |
| OVP Releases Vendor-Verified High Performance Models of Virage Logic's ARC Processors |
March 23, 2010 – The Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) Initiative has announced the release of models of Virage Logic's ARC processor cores. Models of the Virage Logic ARC 600 and ARC 700 families of processor cores have been released, includi ... read more |
| Rapid Bridge Acquires QThink IC Design |
March 22, 2010 -- Rapid Bridge announced today that it has made an asset purchase of QuantumThink Group, Inc., a San Diego-based, privately-held IC design services company with offices in San Jose and Bangalore, India. The acquisition wil ... read more |
| Timesys Announces Support for the New TMS320DM365 DaVinci Video Processor |
March 22, 2010 -- Timesys Corp. has announced LinuxLink support for the Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) TMS320DM365 DaVinci video processor. The new offering provides developers with tools and a pre-integrated build environment that allows t ... read more |
| ARM Helps Bridge the Gap between Consumer Products and Automotive Infotainment |
March 22, 2010 -- ARM announced today its Elected Charter seat on the board of directors of the GENIVI Alliance. The GENIVI alliance brings a new level of collaboration between automotive manufacturers, suppliers and technology providers ... read more |
| Microchip Technology Expands Digital Signal Controller Portfolio for Digital Power Applications |
March 22, 2010 -- Microchip Technology, Inc. has expanded its 16-bit dsPIC Digital Signal Controller (DSC) portfolio for digital power-conversion applications. These new DSCs provide up to four times the memory, compared to Microchip’s ex ... read more |
| Mindspeed Achieves LTE Standards Compliance for Transcede Reference Software Using Agilent Technologies' SystemVue Environment |
March 22, 2010 -- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. today announced that the company’s reference software for its recently introduced has been verified for compliance with the latest long-term evolution (LTE) Layer 1 standard third-generation ... read more |
| Multiple Tensilica IP Cores Power NEC, Fujitsu and Panasonic Mobile Communications LTE Handset SOC for Major Japanese Wireless Carrier |
March 22, 2010 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that NTT DOCOMO has confirmed that several Tensilica Xtensa LX dataplane processor cores (DPUs) are used in the latest LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile handset system-on-chip (SOC) design ... read more |
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