| ON Semiconductor Joins imec GaN-on-Si Research Program |
October 8, 2012 -- ON Semiconductor has joined the multi-partner, industrial research and development program at imec to collaborate on the development of a variety of next-generation Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) power de ... read more |
| BittWare Announces the Availability of Stratix V 6U OpenVPX COTS FPGA Board |
October 8, 2012 -- BittWare, Inc. has announced the availability of the first 6U VPX board powered by Altera's 28-nm Stratix V FPGAs. The S5-6U-VPX (S56X) is a rugged VITA 65 6U VPX card providing a configurable 48-port multi-gigabit tran ... read more |
| Microsemi Introduces Next-Generation SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA |
October 8, 2012 -- Microsemi SoC Products Group today unveiled its new SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SOC) FPGA family. Microsemi's next-generation SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs are designed to address fundamental requirements for advanced securit ... read more |
| Analog Devices Simplifies High-Speed Data Converter-to-FPGA Interconnect Design Environment |
October 8, 2012 -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced the AD9250 dual-channel, 14-bit, 250 MSPS, A-to-D converter featuring the JEDEC JESD204B serial output data interface standard. According to ADI, the AD9250 ADC is the first-t ... read more |
| IDMs Rapidly Transitioning Logic Production to Foundries Featured |
October 8, 2012 -- IC Insights, Inc.'s latest updates to the 2012 edition of The McClean Report refreshes the outlook for IC markets through 2016 and examines important new trends impacting the IC foundry industry this year.
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| Altera Introduces Highest-Bandwidth 28-nm Mid-Range FPGA |
October 8, 2012 -- Altera Corp. has expanded its 28-nm portfolio with the introduction of the Arria V GZ variant, incorporating the company's transceiver technology and delivering an overall core-performance boost of more than two speed g ... read more |
| SELEX to Use Intrinsic-ID's Security IP |
October 4, 2012-- SELEX Elsag and Intrinsic-ID today announced SELEX's intent to use security IP cores from Intrinsic-ID in projects and applications where high levels of anti-tamper, anti-cloning and protection against reverse engineerin ... read more |
| Arasan, Granite River Labs and BitifEye Collaborate on Solution for Electrical Conformance Testing of the MIPI D-PHY Receiver |
October 4, 2012 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc., BitifEye Digital Test Solutions GmbH and Granite River Labs, Inc. have collaborated to implement and prove a methodology to address the challenge of testing and characterization of the electri ... read more |
| Synopsys Acquires EVE Featured |
October 4, 2012 -- Synopsys, Inc. today completed the acquisition of Emulation and Verification Engineering (EVE). Integrating EVE's technology with Synopsys' platform of simulation, debug, verification IP (VIP), coverage, static v ... read more |
| Cosmic Circuits Announces Availability of DigRFv4 Solution |
October 3, 2012 -- Cosmic Circuits Pvt., Ltd. today announced the availability of its DigRFv4 solution. The DigRFv4 solution includes the DigRFv4 controller along with the MIPI M-PHY.
Cosmic's M-PHY is proven in several t ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics Selects Agilent Technologies 3-D EM Simulation Software for ESD Development in 40-nm ICs |
October 3, 2012 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. today announced that STMicroelectronics has selected Agilent's Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro) software for use in development of ESD structures based on advanced CMOS process tech ... read more |
| Barco Silex's JPEG 2000 High-Frame-Rate Decoder Powers USL's Integrated Media Block |
October 3, 2012 -- Barco Silex has announce the successful integration of its high-frame-rate JPEG 2000 decoder core within the DCI-certified IMB developed by USL, Inc. for 3D and 4K digital cinema applications.
The USL s ... read more |
| MegaChips Selects Tensilica's HiFi Audio/Voice DSP for Consumer Products Designs |
October 3, 2012 -- Tensilica, Inc. today announced that MegaChips Corp. has selected Tensilica's HiFi audio/ voice DSP (digital signal processor) for use in several key SOC (system-on-chip) designs.
"We selected T ... read more |
| Si2 Announces Member Demonstrations at the 17th Si2 Conference |
October 3, 2012 -- The Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (Si2) has announced that eight companies will be demonstrating significant progress advancing design flow interoperability at the 17th Si2 Conference. The Conference will be held ... read more |
| TI Gives C2000 Concerto Dual-Core MCUs with Higher Performance, Increased Memory and More I/Os in a Smaller Package |
October 3, 2012 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has announced its latest 32-bit C2000 Concerto microcontrollers for motor control, renewable energy and smart-grid applications that require power conversion, remote data sharing, diagnostic ... read more |
| Agilent Technologies Unveils ADS 2012 Software |
October 3, 2012 -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. today unveiled ADS 2012, the next major release of its Advanced Design System (ADS) flagship RF and microwave EDA platform. ADS 2012 delivers new capabilities that improve productivity and eff ... read more |
| DTS Expands Enhanced Audio Offerings Available on Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP Cores |
October 2, 2012 -- DTS, Inc. has announced that libraries for two of its audio-enhancement suites for the TV and PC markets, Studio Sound and Premium Sound, acquired through SRS Labs, are now available for Tensilica, Inc.'s HiFi DSP cores ... read more |
| Sand 9 Partners with GlobalFoundries for MEMS Timing Products |
October 2, 2012 -- Sand 9, a developer of precision MEMS timing products for wireless and wired applications, has partnered with GlobalFoundries to support high-volume manufacturing for Sand 9 products. Sand 9's micro-electrome ... read more |
| Open-Silicon Uses Synopsys IC Compiler to Achieve 1.3GHz on Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore Processor |
October 2, 2012 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Open-Silicon, Inc. used Synopsys IC Compiler place-and-route solution to achieve 1.3-GHz performance on a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor. IC Compiler's opt ... read more |
| Microchip Expands dsPIC DSCs Optimized for Digital Power and Lighting Applications |
October 2, 2012 -- Microchip Technology, Inc. today announced the new dsPIC33FJ09GS302 family of dsPIC33 GS Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). This is an expansion of Microchip's dsPIC DSC portfolio that adds lower-cost options for digita ... read more |
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