| QuickLogic Announces Frame Buffer Solution to Extend Battery Life of Consumer Devices |
July 27, 2010 -- QuickLogic Corp. has announced the new Frame Recycler Proven System Block (PSB) for inclusion in its CSSPs. The Frame Recycler PSB lets handheld mobile system developers conserve significant battery life by allowing the ... read more |
| Altium to Partner with FPGAworld at Munich Premier |
July 28, 2010 -- Altium, Ltd. is the main local partner of the FPGAworld Conference which premieres in Munich, Germany, in September 2010. Now in its 7th year, the FPGAworld Conference is a series of technical events for FPGA engineers wh ... read more |
| Xilinx Improves Design Flow for Partial-Reconfiguration FPGA Technology with ISE Design Suite 12.2 |
July 27, 2010 -- Xilinx, Inc. has announced the availability of its fourth-generation partial-reconfiguration design flow and new improvements to its intelligent clock-gating technology that deliver a 24% reduction in dynamic block-RAM (B ... read more |
| Virage Logic's New ARC Sound AS221BD Dual-Core Processor Targets Blu-ray Audio |
July 27, 2010 -- Virage Logic Corp. today announced the new ARC Sound AS221BD dual-core processor for high-definition (HD) audio system-on-chips (SOCs) targeting Blu-ray Disc 7.1 channel 192kHz/ 24-bit output HD audio-processing applicati ... read more |
| Virage Logic Expands IP Portfolio with Silicon-Proven SiANA Analog IP Offering |
| July 27, 2010 -- Virage Logic Corp. today announced the expansion of its semiconductor IP product portfolio with the introduction of SiANA, a new offering of silicon-proven analog IP components essential for building multimedia consumer elec ... read more |
| EnSilica Declares "Open Season" On the 8051 |
July 28, 2010 -- EnSilica, Ltd. has announced a special licensing deal to encourage existing 8051 licensees to switch their next ASIC design start to an eSi-1600 16-bit soft processor core. For all enquiries received before 31st January ... read more |
| Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical Shortens Design Schedule at Oticon |
July 27, 2010 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Oticon taped out the digital signal processor (DSP) chipset for its next-generation hearing-aid devices ahead of schedule using Synopsys' Design Compiler™ Graphical RTL Synthesis, a key ... read more |
| DVCon 2011 Announces Call for Paper and Panel Abstracts and Tutorial Proposals Featured |
July 27, 2010 - The 2011 Design and Verification Conference (DVCon), sponsored by Accellera, is now accepting paper and panel abstract submissions and tutorial proposals. DVCon 2011 will be held February 28-March 3 at the DoubleTre ... read more |
| New TI C6EZFlo DSP Software Development Tool Automatically Generates Flawless Prototyping Code Using a Graphical Interface |
July 27, 2010 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced the C6EZFlo graphical software development tool, simplifying and accelerating the development process by enabling developers to generate prototype software on TI DSPs without le ... read more |
| Intercept Technology Delivers Enhanced Bi-Directional RF-Design Flow |
July 27, 2010 -- Intercept Technology, Inc. has improved its current RF design flow with an enhanced bidirectional link between Ansoft’s HFSS and Intercept’s Pantheon PCB/ hybrid/ RF-layout design application. The Pantheon-HFSS link saves ... read more |
| eMemory Becomes First Automotive-Grade OTP Memory Provider |
July 27, 2010 -- eMemory Technology, Inc.'s automotive grade Neobit OTP in 0.25-µm node has passed reliability test in 2010 Q2 and becomes the first automotive-grade OTP provider to automotive IC customers. To meet automotive IC customers ... read more |
| Actel Announces New FlashPro4 Programmer |
July 27, 2010 -- Actel Corp. today announced FlashPro4, the newest hardware programmer supporting Actel's flash FPGAs: the IGLOO series and ProASIC3 series (including RT ProASIC3), SmartFusion and Actel Fusion families. FlashPro4 also sup ... read more |
| Virage Logic Unveils Integra SOC Infrastructure Solutions |
July 27, 2010 -- Virage Logic Corp. today announced the further broadening of its system-on-chip (SOC) infrastructure IP portfolio with its new Integra product line. Based on the proven technology that Virage Logic acquired from NXP in No ... read more |
| Jasper DFI Formal Verification Proof Kits Now Available |
July 27, 2010 -- Jasper Design Automation today announced the availability of Proof Kits for the DFI (DDR-PHY) specification, an interface protocol between memory controller logic and PHY interfaces that reduces integration costs while en ... read more |
| Infineon Launches New Automotive Microcontroller Family |
July 27, 2010 -- Infineon Technologies AG has launched its new AUDO MAX family of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) for automotive powertrain and chassis applications. The AUDO MAX family supports design of engine-management systems meeting ... read more |
| Pico Computing Announces Signal Processing Library |
July 27, 2010 -- Pico Computing has announced the availability of its signal processing library (SPL), a set of FPGA firmware components and related tools that speed the development and deployment of advanced video and network analytics f ... read more |
| NXP Acquires Jennic to Extend Position in Low-Power RF Solutions |
July 26, 2010 -- NXP Semiconductors today announced its acquisition of Jennic, Ltd, a leading developer of low power RF solutions for wireless applications in smart energy, environment, logistics and consumer markets. The acquisiti ... read more |
| Intusoft Releases Enhanced Spice Simulation Tool Suite and DSP Designer |
June 26, 2010 -- Intusoft has released its ICAP/4 8.x.11 Build 3684 Spice-simulation tool suite for analog, mixed-signal, mixed-systems and digital signal processing (DSP) design. Enhancements have been added to the 11th-generation softwa ... read more |
| Altera's Stratix V FPGAs Provide RLDRAM 3 Memory Support |
July 26, 2010 -- Altera Corp. today announced that its Stratix V family of FPGAs is optimized to support Micron Technology's next-generation reduced-latency DRAM (RLDRAM 3 memory). According to Altera, the Stratix V FPGAs feature a new me ... read more |
| MosChip Launches Four Multi-Function PCI Express Controller Chips Boasting Built-In Support for Serial, Parallel, and GPIO |
July 26, 2010 -- MosChip Semiconductor Technology, Ltd. today announced its MCS99XX multi-function PCI Express (PCIe) controller chipset consisting of four devices. The connectivity controller chips provide built-in support to enable a va ... read more |
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