| New Tensilica IP Core Targeted to Dataplane and Signal Processing Functions Boosts Data Bandwidth 4X |
March 28, 2011 -- Tensilica, Inc. is extending its leadership in IP (intellectual property) cores for compute-intensive dataplane and DSP (digital signal processor) functions such as imaging, video, networking and baseband wired/ wireless ... read more |
| element14 and Freescale Semiconductor Provide New XL_STAR Development Environment for 8-bit Microcontroller Designs |
March 28, 2011 -- element14 and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the addition of the XL_STAR, an 8-bit MCU-based development environment, debugger and accelerometer demonstration board. The is a multifunction developme ... read more |
| Tabula Secures $108 Million Series D Funding |
March 28, 2011 -- Tabula, Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor company and developer of the ABAX family of 3D Programmable Logic Devices (3PLDs), today announced it has secured $108 million in Series D funding. Tabula ... read more |
| Silicon Harmony Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 Group for Advanced Digital TV ASIC |
March 28, 2011 -- S3 Group (formerly Silicon & Software Systems, Ltd.) today announced that Silicon Harmony Co., Ltd. has licensed its mixed-signal IP for its Digital TV ASIC. S3 Group delivered a high-performance ADC and PLL combination ... read more |
| Conexant Expands Multimedia Imaging Product Portfolio |
March 28, 2011 -- Conexant Systems, Inc. today announced a single-chip media processor for multimedia display products including connected Web devices and interactive video displays, and applications such as digital signage, home automati ... read more |
| New Evaluation Kits for the MachXO, ispMACH 4000ZE and Power Manager II Devices Provide Easy Access to I/O Pins |
March 28, 2011 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. today announced the immediate availability of three new low-cost I/O Breakout Boards: the MachXO 2280 Breakout Board, the ispMACH 4256ZE Breakout Board and the Power Manager II POWR1014A Break ... read more |
| Synopsys Unveils DC Explorer for Early RTL Exploration |
March 28, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. today introduced DC Explorer, the latest addition to the Galaxy Implementation platform, to significantly speed development of high-quality design data.
To meet aggressive schedules for t ... read more |
| MunEDA Announces Latest Integration of Its WiCkeD Tool Suite with Synopsys Environments |
March 25, 2011 -- MunEDA GmbH today announced the latest integration of its WiCkeD tool suite with Synopsys' industry-leading design and simulation solutions: Synopsys' HSpice, CustomSim and Galaxy Custom Designer. The company ... read more |
| Dolphin Integration Introduces New PWM Audio Modulator |
March 25, 2011 -- The new sDACS95-SP.01-OL.LB-Titanium PWM audio modulator from Dolphin Integration offers numerous added-value features for advanced fabrication processes at 65nm, 55nm and soon at 40nm. It flexibly enables OEMs to reach ... read more |
| CAST Simplifies PCI Express FPGA Integration with Application-Level Interface Core |
March 25, 2011 -- Semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. has released an IP core that makes it easier to integrate PCI Express in an FPGA-based system. The new PCIEXPAIF IP Core provides a high-level interface betwee ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Introduces the Smallest 3-Axis Analog Gyroscope |
March 24, 2011 -- STMicroelectronics has extended its motion-sensor portfolio with the industry's smallest 3-axis analog-output gyroscope. Housed inside an ultra-small 4x4x1-mm package, ST's newest gyroscope combines superior performance ... read more |
| GSA Release Study of Supply Chain Practices of Fabless and IDM Companies Featured |
March 24, 2011 -- The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has announced the release of the Supply Chain Practices Report, a collaborative effort between GSA's Supply Chain Performance Working Group and supply chain management firm JDA Sof ... read more |
| JEDEC Publishes New Thermal Testing Standard Inspired by Mentor Graphics T3Ster Technology |
March 24, 2011 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. has announced that JEDEC has approved a thermal-transient testing-based measurement methodology inspired by an original idea published jointly by the Mentor Graphics MicReD group and the Aut ... read more |
| Mentor Graphics Delivers Next-Generation Emulation Solutions for Verification of High-Speed Ethernet Products |
March 24, 2011 -- Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced its next-generation platform to accelerate the verification of 100-Gbit Ethernet products. This new platform enables network equipment designers to test their complete system, includ ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Unveils Next-Generation iNEMO Engine |
March 24, 2011 -- STMicroelectronics today unveiled first details of its new iNEMO Engine. The iNEMO's new advanced filtering and predictive software engine integrates the outputs from a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis m ... read more |
| Xronet Chooses Analog Front-End from Cosmic Circuits for Its WiFi Chipset |
March 24, 2011 -- Cosmic Circuits Pvt., Ltd. today announced that xRONET has licensed its analog front-end for its WiFi chipset solution. Xronet Corp. is offering complete turn key solutions of wireless chips for communication technologie ... read more |
| Xelerated Expands HX Family of Network Processors with Integrated Traffic Manager for 100GE Systems |
March 24, 2011 -- Xelerated, Inc. has expanded its HX family of network processors (NPUs) with the addition of the HX336, a wire-speed single-chip NPU with advanced traffic management and deep packet buffering for 100GE/OTU4 systems. The ... read more |
| MEMS Market to Approach Five Billion Shipped in 2016 Featured |
March 24, 2011 -- New data from ABI Research indicates that strong growth in the MEMS market over the next five years will result in nearly five billion MEMS being shipped during 2016.
MEMS are found in smartphones, netb ... read more |
| Freescale Licenses Synopsys DesignWare IP Portfolio to Accelerate SOC Designs |
March 23, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. has licensed Synopsys' DesignWare IP for Freescale's system-on-chip (SOC) designs. The multi-year agreement gives Freescale access to Synopsys' bro ... read more |
| Elliptic's Family of Security Protocol Processors Offers Widest Choice in Industry |
| 3/23 March 23, 2011 -- Elliptic Technologies, Inc. today unveiled a tiered family of Security Protocol Processors (SPP) that represents the broadest portfolio of embedded security solutions for packet processing and general cryptographic o ... read more |
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