D&R Headline News (October 2005)
Headlines for Monday Oct. 31, 2005
Latest News- Court Grants MOSAID's Motion to Proceed with Appeal
- Avnet ASIC Israel Selected as a MIPS Technologies Approved Design Center
- Broadcom and ARM Collaborate To Improve Signal Processing In Embedded Devices
- VeriSilicon and SMIC Jointly Announce Standard Design Platform for SMIC's Advanced 0.13-micron CMOS Process Technology
- Faraday Launches Portable MP3/WMA Audio SoC Design Platform - FIE7005
- ARC International Appoints Jonah McLeod Director of Marketing Communications
- Two industry veterans join Cavendish Kinetics
- Xilinx Announces Record Quarter for High Volume Spartan Series
- STMicroelectronics Launches Second Generation AVC and VC-1 Decoder Enabling the Secure Digital Home to become a Reality
Headlines for Friday Oct. 28, 2005
Latest News- Japan's SoC effort dissolved
- ARM Drives Momentum In Microcontrollers With Keil Acquisition
- SIA Urges Improved Intellectual Property Protection in China
- CAST Steps up to Platform IP for ARM and AMBA Systems
- NEC Electronics America Names Kazuyoshi Yamada Vice President of Custom SoC Solutions
- SMIC reports 2005 third quarter results
- Virage Logic Reports Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results
Headlines for Thursday Oct. 27, 2005
Latest News- SafeNet Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- Imagination Technologies demonstrates leading mobile gaming 3D Technology at Austin Games Developers Conference 2005
- Aware, Inc. Reports 2005 Third Quarter Financial Results
- ARM RealView ESL APIs Enable Plug-and-Play ESL Models
- TSMC Reports 18% Sequential Increase in Third Quarter Revenue with EPS of NT$0.99
- videantis introduces highest performance multistandard semiconductor cores for video applications
- SiS Selects Rambus PCI Express PHY Solutions for its PC Chipset Products
- Faraday's NetComposer Platform Selected by SafeNet for SafeXcel Security Processors
- ATEME Introduce High Performance MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Encoder PC Suite
- Pacific Design's VUPU configurable processor IP available on Carbon's VSP validation platform
- Celoxica completes successful IPO; First ESL Company to Go Public Begins Trading on London AIM
- DSP Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Earnings
- Patriot Scientific Reports Order-of-Magnitude Revenue, Profitability in Q1 2006
Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 26, 2005
Latest News- Silicon Image Reports Record Revenues and Significant Increase in Pre-Tax Income for the Third Quarter 2005
- TTPCom and Silicon Laboratories partnership yields most integrated and proven GSM/GPRS solution
- Programmable PCI Express Solution Announced by Lattice Semiconductor, Genesys Logic and Northwest Logic
- Elliptic Semiconductor Names Richard White as New President and CEO
- Altera and Wi-LAN Form Partnership to Offer First Programmable WiMAX BTS Modem Solution
- Assertain success boosts investors' interest in TransEDA Assertion-Based Verification strategy
- Structured ASIC demand rising, says study
- CEVA, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- Silicon Interfaces announces IEEE 1394 eVC (e Verification Component)
- Software limits multi-core ICs, panelists say
- Patriot Scientific Dismisses Lawsuits Against Major Electronics Equipment Manufacturers; Strategic Move in Management of Patent Portfolio Litigation
- Tehuti Networks selects nSys Verification Suite (nVS) for PCI Express Verification
- Poseidon Design Systems' Virtex-4 PowerPC accelerator has been selected for the GSPx2005 Best New Product Forum Award
- UMC Reports 2005 Third Quarter Results: Rebound in ASP, Wafer Shipments Expected to Drive Operating Profit in 4Q05
- Zoran Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results; Company achieves over 23 percent sequential revenue growth
- Ittiam Announces Its Next Generation IP Video Phone Solution
Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 25, 2005
Latest News- Xilinx Announces Industry's Most Comprehensive Suite Of Programmable WiMAX Solutions
- Alpha Data and 4i2i Demonstrate Real-Time Teleconferencing at GSPx
- Toshiba Licenses ARM1176JZF-S High-Performance Microprocessor
- Altera Continues to Deliver FPGA Design Productivity With Release of Quartus II Software Version 5.1
- Silicon Interfaces announces USB 2.0 RVM VIP Intellectual Property
- Go with the EDA flow, says SPIRIT
- ARC International Creates 128-Bit Extended Instructions to Reduce Power For Multimedia Applications
- OCP-IP Releases English Language Compliance Checks
- Microbridge Technologies announces its Sales Team
- Mistral Joins Xilinx Alliance Program
- Xilinx And Wavesat Collaborate In Development Of World's First Mini-PCI Reference Design For WiMAX
- Zoran Announces SupraHD 660 HDTV Processor Now Shipping in Volume Production to Flat Panel Makers
- IBM delivers Power-based chip for Microsoft Xbox 360 worldwide launch
- Actel Announces Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Headlines for Monday Oct. 24, 2005
Latest News- Altera Announces Third Quarter Results; Sales up 2% Sequentially; New Products Grow 23%
- Sonics Partners with VDEC to Expand SMART Interconnect Adoption
- STMicroelectronics Introduces New Member of SPEAr(TM) Family of Configurable System-on-Chip ICs
- StarCore Unveils StarCore V5 Architecture
- IMEC Reports Breakthrough Power Efficiency and Performance of Coarse-Grain Processor
- Xtensa 6 Processor Core Provides Fastest Customization Path, Lower Power and Advanced Security Provisions
- CoreConsole Tool Simplifies Creation of FPGA-Based System-Level Designs
- Actel Delivers Industry's First Soft ARM7 Family Processor Optimized for FPGAs
- RF Engines Launches ChannelCore64 - achieving 64 reconfigurable DDC channels in one FPGA
- ATEME opens a Japanese office
- Genesys Logic's low power consumption USB 2.0 PC Digital TV Controller has obtained certification, and officially on sale in the market
- Coware and ACE Expand Strategic Alliance to Drive Custom Processor Design
- P.A. Semi Unveils Game-Changing Multicore Processor Family
- FPGA vendors mine specific niches
- Xilinx Targets $2 Billion High-Performance DSP Market With FPGA Industry's First Application-Optimized Solution Roadmaps
- Winbond Electronics Corporation Signed a NT$ 15 Billion Syndicated Loan Agreement with Bank of Taiwan and Other 21 Financial Institutions
- Altera's New Stratix II GX FPGAs With Embedded Transceivers Deliver Superior Signal Integrity
- P.A. Semi Signs Power Architecture License
- Mercury Computer Systems Joins Xilinx Corporation in Open Core Protocol International Partnership
- Virtio Enhances Virtual Platforms for Embedded Designers with Cycle-Approximate Simulation
- Broadcom Announces New Security Processors That Combine Protocol Processing, Cryptographic Acceleration, and Hardware-Based Identity Management and Authentication in a Single-Chip Design
- Cadence Advances Segmentation Strategy with 3 Tiers of Verification Products and Methodologies
- Xilinx Delivers Highest Performance DSP Solutions for Multimedia, Video and Imaging Applications
Headlines for Friday Oct. 21, 2005
Latest News- Freescale acquires CommASIC
- Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
- Saifun filing shows IP business model success
- LSI Logic First to Sample PCI Express Serial Attached SCSI Controllers
- Freescale exec says central design pays dividends
Headlines for Thursday Oct. 20, 2005
Latest News- MIPS Technologies Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2006 Financial Results
- Virage Logic and MIPS Technologies Accelerate Processor Performance With Core-Optimized IP Kits
- Major Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturer Licenses MOSAID Patent Portfolio
- The Arrival of World's First High Definition MPEG-4 Video Codec for Licensing from IndigoVision
- Amoi Mobile selects TTPCom's AJAR for multiplatform in feature phones
- Nordic and Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. Announce Pan-Asian Distribution Agreement
Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005
Latest News- CHIPIDEA extends its 90nm CMOS portfolio with a Low Power and Very Compact 1GHz ADC for Blu-ray and UWB systems
- CEVA Xpert-Teak DSP Subsystem Powers National Semiconductor's New CP3SP33 Telematics Chip Targeting Analog-Rich Automotive Multimedia Applications
- Virage Logic Strengthens Executive Management Team
- Magnum Semiconductor Selects Denali's Verification Software for Design of Next-Generation Digital Video Chips
- Xilinx Announces Fully-Compliant Reprogrammable 802.17 RPR Mac Solution
- First-Time-Ever Demo of FPGA Processing on a Serial RapidIO Device
- GDA Technologies Launches Kochi Design Center; To Develop into a Global Facility in the Near Future
- SafeNet Announces Security Processor for SME Networking Equipment
- SynTest Receives "Multiple-capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits" Patent for At-Speed Scan/BIST Invention
Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005
Latest News- Monolithic System Technology, Inc. Adds Industry Veteran to Management Team
- Rambus Reports Third Quarter Earnings
- ARM Holdings Plc - Results For The Third Quarter And Nine Months Ended 30 September 2005
- VeriSilicon Licenses Full Range of ARM Processors for Consumer & Automotive SoC Design Services
- Digital Core Design (DCD) Announces New Configurable CAN Bus Controller
- LSI Logic RapidChip(R) Technology Breaks $10 Barrier for Custom Single-Chip PCI Express Applications
- MQX Embedded Announces Product Availability for Freescale PowerQUICC II Pro Processors
- eInfochips Partners with PolyVision to Design Innovative Visual Communication Tool
Headlines for Monday Oct. 17, 2005
Latest News- MOSAID Technologies Inc: Texas Court Denies Infineon's Motion to Change Venue
- Freescale Taps IPextreme to Accelerate FlexRay Adoption throughout Automotive Industry with IP Offering
- Ingot Announces New 8B10B Encoder/Decoder Solution
- TTPCom and Texas Instruments collaborate on Complete Software Solutions to speed the development of 2.5G handsets
- Supercores won't be easy to fabricate
- Best practices for structured-ASIC design
- Cavendish Kinetics and AMI Semiconductor announce cooperative marketing initiative; Collaboration formed for Cavendish Kinetics embedded NVM solution's
- Ziptronix Revolutionizes Chip Interconnect for Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuits
- ZF Micro Solutions Signs Multi-Year Foundry Agreement With IBM; First Collaboration Brings ZFx86 FailSafe(R) System-on-a-Chip Back to Market
- IP startup, On Demand Microelectronics, seeks $20 million to go fabless
- CeRoma Partners with ARM to Develop Next-Generation Digital TV Set-Top Boxes
- ChipX Announces New Structured ASIC Family with Embedded PCI Express PHY
- Zoran's Quatro 4100 Processor Deployed In Samsung's SPP-2020 and SPP-2040 Consumer Photo Printers
- C link remains frayed in hardware design flows
- Altera Completes Rollout of Low-Cost Cyclone II FPGA Family
- ESL providers get practical
- eASIC and INNOTECH Form Strategic Partnership for Distribution of Programmable ASIC Products in Japan
- SEQUANS Communications Announces Availability of Its First System-on-Chips for WiMAX Subscriber Stations and Base Stations
Headlines for Friday Oct. 14, 2005
Latest News- Toshiba Responds To Entry Of Judgement In U.S. Trade Secret Lawsuit On NAND Flash Technologies
- Accelerated Technology's Nucleus USB Modem Communication Class Driver Eases Migration for Legacy Modem Applications
- When it comes to IP, caveat emptor, panel says
Headlines for Thursday Oct. 13, 2005
Latest News- Ingot Announces New DDR1/DDR2 Memory Controller Evaluation Kit
- Tallika's PCI Express Endpoint Controller Successfully Passes PCI-SIG Compliance Tests
- Tallika announces Semiconductor Startup Client Success
- Samsung Electronics Develops World's First 512-Megabit DDR2 with 70nm Process Technology
- SafeNet to Launch New Enterprise Security Processor at Network Systems Design Conference
Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005
Latest News- ST Plans Chip Manufacturing In India, Says Report
- Denali co-founder says software, verification should be handled up front
- Hitachi and Denali Collaborate to Deliver CE-ATA Simulation Models for Microdrive 3K8
- Emerging Chip Interconnections Poised For Growth
- SMIC and CYIT Successfully Manufacture 0.13um 3G Handset Chips
- Silicon Image Appoints Semiconductor Veteran William George to Board of Directors
- Global IP Sound Announces Major Inroads in the Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Hardware Market
- Tamper-Resistant Dual 8051 Multi-Controller Mates With Freescale 4-MBit (256K x 16) MRAMs
- The MathWorks Introduces New xPC Target Drivers for Condor Engineering Avionics Boards
- Micrel Rolls Out Two LVPECL and LVDS Clock Synthesizer Timing System-On-a-Chip IC Solutions
Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 11, 2005
Latest News- CEVA Expands Storage Interface Offering with Comprehensive Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) IP Solution
- Denali Announces Availability of PureSpec Verification IP for CE-ATA
- Ingot Announces New Intelligent Switch Interconnect Solution
- MOSAID Acquires Virtual Silicon
- MoSys(R) 1T-SRAM(R) IP Unbounds Azul Systems(R) Network Attached Processing Compute Appliances
Headlines for Monday Oct. 10, 2005
Latest News- Suppliers angered by automakers' IP negotiating tactics
- Hantro and Bitboys Demonstrate Joint Video and 3D Graphics Solution for Mobile Devices at Symbian Smartphone Show
- Superior Signal Integrity Puts Altera's Stratix GX FPGAs Into Ceterus Networks' New Cross Connect
- Xilinx Revises September Quarter Sales Guidance
- Ceva IP cores address enterprise storage
- AccelChip's New IP-Explorer Technology Takes DSP Algorithm Optimization to New Heights
- Jennic announces Serial RapidIO to PCI Bridge
- IP selection
- First, learn all the categories
- Designers talk about fitting cores
- QIP metric streamlines the process
- Jennic opens third international sales office and appoints John Morris as vice president - Americas
- CSR enables the first MP3 wireless streaming in Samsung GSM handsets
- India's SCL turns to ASIC design services
- Cypress Introduces Next Generation Of 2.4-GHz WirelessUSB(TM) Radio-on-a-Chip With Low Power Consumption
Headlines for Friday Oct. 07, 2005
Latest NewsHeadlines for Thursday Oct. 06, 2005
Latest News- QSound Labs' microQ Technology Licensed to Tensilica, Inc.
- eASIC Secured $17M Funding from New Investors Crescendo and Evergreen and from Existing Investors KPCB and Vinod Khosla
- GDA Technologies and Arkados Inc. Collaborate to Deliver Fully Functional HomePlug SoC in Record Time
- Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine Provides Low-Power, Turnkey 24-bit Audio for SOC Designs
- Sarnoff H.264 Silicon IP Now on ARM Processors for High-Quality Video on Mobile Devices
- Mercury Computer Systems Announces the First Cell BE Processor-Based Product for Industrial, Medical, and Military Markets
- Tensilica Adds Coding Technologies' MPEG-4 aacPlus to Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine
- Faraday Monthly Sales Report - September 2005
Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 05, 2005
Latest News- Nordic has Successfully Completed an ASIC for a New Polar Electro Oy Intelligent Sports Equipment Platform
- Jazz Semiconductor Delivers Next-Generation 0.13 Micron Process Platform Focused on Advanced Analog and RF Systems on Chip
- Will Structured ASICs Be Successful?
- Oxford Semiconductor Acquires TransDimension; Acquisition Expands Portfolio of Connectivity Products Addressing High-Growth Markets
- TSMC Launches Foundry Industry's First 65nm Prototype Run
- Jazz Semiconductor and Legend Design Technology, Inc. Collaborate to Deliver Memory Re-Characterization Capability for Low-Power System-on-Chip Designs
Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 04, 2005
Latest News- Synopsys Design Solutions Enable Implementation and Deployment of ARM Cortex-A8 Processor to Licensees
- MIPS Technologies Announces Preliminary First Quarter Revenue Results
- Imagination Technologies Brings Leading IP for Entertainment and Communications to ARM Dev Con 2005
- Imagination Technologies Debuts Silicon-Based Mobile TV Reciever IP Platform at ARM Dev Con 2005
- Hantro Incorporates Microsoft's VC-1 Format Into New Hardware Decoder
- IPextreme Boosts European Presence by Hiring Semiconductor Luminary Jens Kjelsbak as CTO and Establishing European Headquarters in Munich
- TI And ARM Partner To Advance Wireless Innovation With New ARM Processor
- ARM Introduces Industry's Fastest Processor for Low-Power Mobile and Consumer Applications
- ARM Significantly Reduces Time-To-Market for AMBA 3 AXI Interconnect-based SoC Designs
- Kilopass Technology Inc. Closes Second Round of Venture Capital Funding
- UMC's Hu envisions new model for foundry business
- TSMC Announces Production-Ready 90nm X Architecture
- Chartered Appoints Dr. Simon Yang as SVP and CTO
- STMicroelectronics Launches World's First Industrial Microcontrollers Based on ARM7 Core
- Silicon & Software Systems completes 65 nm Consumer Chip with Cadence Encounter
- Macraigor Systems Provides On-Chip Debug Solutions With Full GNU Toolset Support for ARM 1136, iMX31 and Intel 81342 Dual Core XScale Processors
- Cadence Aligns Capabilities for Consumer and Mobile Applications to Support ARM's Cortex-A8 Processor
- Accelerated Technology’s Nucleus Software and ARM's IEM Software Combine to Extend Battery Life in Portable Devices
- Industry groups fighting proposed U.S. export control changes
- Imagination Technologies' Demonstrates High Quality Mobile Video at ARM Dev Con 2005
- AMI Semiconductor Enhances Structured Digital Business Offerings and Operations with Integration of Flextronics Semiconductor Conversion Assets
Headlines for Monday Oct. 03, 2005
Latest News- Innovative Semiconductors iPHY USB 2.0 Transceiver Technology is Used by World Class Startups in Wireless Applications
- Silverback Systems Plans Deployment of Denali Blueprint
- SECURITY: CPU ARMed for smaller enterprises
- Zoran Defeats MediaTek in Second International Trade Commission Decision; MediaTek Patent Claims Declared Invalid
- Sonics Creates Unified SoC Interconnect with AXI(TM) Support
- Impinj Expands Multi-Time Programmable Nonvolatile Memory Product Line
- Supporting Real time HDTV Streams over Wireless LAN: Wipro Technologies demonstrates Advanced Quality of Services (HCCA) on its Wireless LAN IP solution
- Arasan Chip Systems launches Worlds first CE-ATA Host HDK
- Synopsys and ARM Announce Synopsys IC Compiler Incorporated in Latest ARM-Synopsys Reference Methodology
- Xilinx Reaffirms Commitment To Automotive Market With Introduction Of Spartan-3E And Virtex-4 XA Devices
- eSilicon Expands Global Operations
- Enea Demonstrates OSE Support for Texas Instruments OMAP at ARM Developers Conference
- Synplicity Unveils Synplify Premier: Its Most Advanced FPGA Implementation Solution