D&R Headline News (March 2006)
Headlines for Friday Mar. 31, 2006
Latest News- Wi-LAN Inc. Creates Patent Licensing Subsidiary
- Synplicity to Focus on FPGA and Verification Markets
- Infineon has accelerated its Memory carve-out: New memory company Qimonda will start operations on May 1st, 2006
- TSMC: Consumer market, 90-nm driving foundry sales
Headlines for Thursday Mar. 30, 2006
Latest News- Acacia Semiconductor Introduces a Silicon Proven 14-bit 10MS/s ADC IP Dissipating only 14mW
- Chartered, IBM and Samsung Announce Availability of DFM Support for Common Platform 65nm Technology
- Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 3,820,148 Ordinary Shares
- Elliptic Semiconductor licenses its multi-DRM security solution to MtekVision
- Renesas Technology Corp. Licenses Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX
- Xilinx Introduces Industry's Most Scalable And Flexible Traffic Manager Solution For Triple Play Applications
- Badar Baqai to Lead LSI Logic IP Products and Solutions Organization
- Ridgetop Group awarded NASA contract for Electronic Prognostics
- Azul Systems Leverages TSMC 90 nm Process for Next-Generation System
Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 29, 2006
Latest News- QUALCOMM Sues Broadcom for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Patent Infringement
- Delaware Court Enjoins Micron Case Against Rambus
- IP integration is a quality issue
- videantis showcases highest performance mobile video solution v-MP2000M
- Lattice IPexpress User Configurable IP Cores Dramatically Reduce Evaluation Time, Accelerate Time to Market
- Mercury Computer Systems Joins the Xilinx Alliance Program
- MIPS Technologies' Announces Availability of 850MHz MIPS32(R) 24KE(TM) Processor Core Family
- TSMC Appoints Dr. Fu-Chieh Hsu as Vice President of Design and Technology Platform
- Silicon & Software Systems (S3) Appoints Israeli Sales Representative
- Bluetooth SIG Selects WiMedia Alliance Ultra-Wideband Technology for High Speed Bluetooth Applications
- MP MAN Makes the Switch to SigmaTel; European MP3 Manufacturer Will Move 100% of Flash-Based Devices to SigmaTel
- Altera Strengthens Support of High-Speed Application Development With Shipment of Stratix II GX FPGAs
Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 28, 2006
Latest News- Simple designs aren't easy, speaker says
- ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit Supports New Luminary Micro Stellaris Family Of Microcontrollers
- Rambus Appoints Dr. Sunlin Chou to its Board of Directors
- PLDA's Scalable x8 250 MHz PCI Express IP Chosen by Tehuti Networks for 10 Gigabit Ethernet TCP/IP Accelerator
- Chipidea introduces Advanced Power Management IP
- Spansion Licenses ARM Processor to Expand Its Logic-on-Flash Solutions
- Commentary: EDA patent litigation threatens innovation, growth
Headlines for Monday Mar. 27, 2006
Latest News- Industry Leader Joins Tahoe RF Semiconductor; Tom Riordan appointed to seat on Board of Directors
- ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit Supports New Luminary Micro Stellaris Family Of Microcontrollers
- ARM RealView Model Library Incorporates StarCore IP
- Industry-Leading UWB Chip Provider Incorporate ARM Processor Technology
- Summit Design Unveils Panorama, The First Fully Integrated Design, Debug, and Implementation Solution for Embedded System on Chips
- CoWare Expands its Platform-Driven ESL Strategy into Device Software Development
- New CoWare Virtual Platform Product Family Provides Unprecedented Capabilities For Device Software Development
- Altera Ships Stratix II GX FPGAs
- Luminary Micro Announces 32-bit Microcontrollers for $1.00 - First to Launch Products Based on the ARM Cortex-M3 Processor
- Multicore design strives for balance... but programming, debug tools complicate adoption
Headlines for Saturday Mar. 25, 2006
Latest NewsHeadlines for Friday Mar. 24, 2006
Latest News- Wi-LAN Technology Corporation acquires substantial assets of Ensemble Communications
- Monolithic System Technology, Inc. Appoints James Pekarsky as Chief Financial Officer
- ATEME Releases Revolutionary Single-Chip Main Profile MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Encoder
- LTRIM Technologies New LTR2500-T13M Li-Ion Battery Compatible DC-DC Converter IP Ideal for SoC Designs
Headlines for Thursday Mar. 23, 2006
Latest News- Panel confronts multicore pros and cons
- Actions Semiconductor to License Its Power Meter Technology
- LTRIM Technologies New Family of Adaptable DC-DC Converter IP Blocks Meet SoC System Requirements
- Virage Logic Continues to Strengthen Management Team and Board for Operational Excellence and Scalability; J. Daniel McCranie Becomes Executive Chairman; Cathal Phelan Joins Board of Directors
- Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Launches Proposed Public Offering
- Mark Pinto Resigns From Rambus Board Of Directors
Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 22, 2006
Latest News- TTP Communications plc - Second Half 2005/06 - Trading Update
- Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs Provide Critical DSP Functionality In General Dynamics JTRS Radios
- Renesas Technology Adopts ARM ESL Design Tools to Achieve Significant Time-to-Market Reduction
- State Government of Sarawak Announces Proposed Merger Between 1st Silicon and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG
- Sun Microsystems Expands Community for SPARC With Release of UltraSPARC T1 Processor Design Under Free, GNU GPL Open Source License
- picoChip launches new family of cost-effective multi-core DSP chips for next-generation wireless, breaks $1/GMAC barrier
- CSR's BlueCore with DSP architecture adds MP3 support to GGBlu headset
Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 21, 2006
Latest News- Altera Delivers Military Temperature FPGAs
- Rambus Raises First Quarter Revenue Guidance
- Chipidea extends its IP Portfolio for Video applications with a new very compact 210MHz Analog Front-End (AFE) in 0.13um CMOS technology
- Express Logic's New ThreadX/MT Delivers Higher Performance and Lower Power for the MIPS32 34K Multi-threaded Processor Cores
- Transmeta discloses work for Microsoft, Sony
- Ruling Issued in SigmaTel International Trade Commission Case; SigmaTel Patents Upheld; Judge Recommends Exclusion Order
- StarGen announces availability of ASI EndPoint Core for Xilinx FPGA
- New ARC Sound Advanced Subsystem Brings New Capabilities to Low-Power Audio Products
Headlines for Monday Mar. 20, 2006
Latest News- Wi-LAN agrees to sell IP Division to Fujitsu Microelectronics of America
- Chipidea Appoints European IT Veteran as Chief Financial Officer
- Fujitsu and Rambus Sign Patent License Agreement Covering Systems and Semiconductors
- Synopsys Announces EDA Industry’s First Verification IP Library for SystemVerilog with Methodology Support
- Actel Fusion and New Pulse Width Modulation Core Offer New Levels of Flexibility for Embedded Mixed-Signal Applications
- Actel Opens European Processor R&D Centre in Dublin
- Next killer product is the patent itself
- Semiconductors aid Chinese focus on IP issues
- Intelop Corp. selected by FaradayTechnology as a strategic partner and preferred silicon IP developer/provider
- Imagination Technologies gives developers the inside track on PowerVRTM Mobile 3D at GDC Expo 2006
Headlines for Friday Mar. 17, 2006
Latest News- Patriot Scientific To Now Focus On Outcome of Infringement Lawsuit in Texas
- Expert I/O offers system verification component for Serial ATA
- Expect Further Fallout in Structured ASICs Market
- IBM and Rambus sign Technology License Agreement for Cell Broadband Engine-Based Processors and Companion Chips
Headlines for Thursday Mar. 16, 2006
Latest News- MOSAID Licenses its Patent Portfolio for Use in Portable Media Players
- Tallika Corporation Joins ARM Connected Community
Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 15, 2006
Latest News- Texas Instruments and Altera Partner to Deliver Low-Cost PCI Express
- CoWare Expands Senior Management Team With Addition of Two New Executives: Tim Smith and Mike Faust
- ZSP Expands VoIP Solutions with Z.Voice Soc Sub-System and VoWiFi with AEC
- Arteris Announces STMicroelectronics Use of NoC for Next Generation Wireless Infrastructure Platform; Pioneering Network on Chip Technology Delivers Higher SoC Performance While Reducing Design Cycle
- SMIC Signs Agreement with TTsilicon Ltd to Increase Support for its Fabless Semiconductor Customers in UK and Northern Europe
- LatticeEC FPGAs Selected by Leading Wi-Fi Test Equipment Vendor
Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 14, 2006
Latest News- Analysis: Analog is driving Indo-Western partnership
- iVivity, Inc. Selects Ingot Systems to Provide High-Performance DDR Memory Controller IP Solutions
- Tensilica Offers Free Diamond Core Software Development and Modeling Tools
- CEVA to Demonstrate Industry's Lowest Cost-Per-Channel Voice over IP Platform at Spring VON 2006
- D2 Technologies VPORT VoIP software and MIPS32 34kc Processor core double VoIP performance
Headlines for Monday Mar. 13, 2006
Latest News- Mercury Computer Systems Announces Strategic Cost Reduction Initiatives; Company Expects to Accrue Third Quarter Charge
- ARM's chairman calls for collaboration
- Faraday and ICL Successfully Developed a Dual Application SOC Platform to Breathe a New Life in the Network Surveillance and Network TV Industries
- Xilinx Launches ESL Initiative to Accelerate Adoption of System Level Design for FPGAs
- MindTree Bluetooth Protocol Stack Supports Analog Devices' Blackfin Processor
- ST expands China reach with HHNEC
- Denali Chosen by IBM to Deploy New Development Toolkits for Power Architecture(TM)
- Airspan Announces Commercial Availability of MicroMAX-SOC WiMAX Base Station
- TTP Communications announces £8.5 million funding for ip.access Limited
- Samsung Electronics Begins Volume Production of First 80-nanometer DDR2 Memory
Headlines for Friday Mar. 10, 2006
Latest News- Techsplosion Joins SigmaTel Licensing Program
- Mind NV and Essensium NV join forces on System-on-Chip Development
- TSMC February 2006 Sales Report
- FSA Reports Fabless Revenue Topped $40B in 2005 Becoming Highest Annual Total in Fabless History
Headlines for Thursday Mar. 09, 2006
Latest News- QDR Consortium Announces New SRAM Specifications: QDRII+ and DDRII+
- QUALCOMM and 4G Systems Sign WCDMA Modem Card and Router License Agreement
- Bluespec Closes Series B Funding
- Patriot Scientific Corporation Announces Second Cash Stock Dividend in Less Than a Month
- SigmaTel Launches New Software Development Kit for STMP3600 Portable Media SoC
Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 08, 2006
Latest News- Tallika and Intoto Collaborate on Integrated Security for Next-Generation Security Semiconductor Solutions
- Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Public Offering
- GDA Announces PCI Express Gen II (Version 0.7) Technology Compliance
- Synopsys Wins Coveted IBM Beacon Award for Synthesizable PowerPC IP and Design Services
- MnD appoints Ian Walsh as CEO
- Kobi Rozengarten Appointed to Saifun Semiconductors' Board of Directors
Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 07, 2006
Latest News- Structured ASICs Not Dead
- MENTA unveils new eFPGA technology
- SoC Solutions Delivers Ready-to-Use IP Subsystems for Cortus Processors
- Faraday Monthly Sales Report - February 2006
- New Serial ATA Host Controller from Silicon Image Enables eSATA Connectivity for PC and CE Applications
- Accelerated Technology's Nucleus RTOS is the First to Support Tensilica's Six New Diamond Standard Processor Cores
- Socle ARM SoC Platform Provides All-In-One Audio & Video Solution
- H.264 Codec Leader Launches Hardware IP for High Definition Encoder for Resolutions up to 1080p
- LSI scraps ASIC line, plans to sell DSP unit
- Denali Announces PureSuite Product for PCI Express 2.0 Technology
- CEVA Expands Global Presence with New Sales and Support Office in Shanghai, China
- CoWare's Latest Software Release Aligns Strategic Technologies into Cohesive, Platform-driven ESL Design Environment
Headlines for Monday Mar. 06, 2006
Latest News- CoWare Renews Contract to Supply ARM IP Models to ESL Designers; Agreement Covers SystemC Models for Current and Future ARM Processors
- Actel Simplifies Real-World Embedded Designs with ARM7-Enabled Fusion Programmable System Chips
- ARM Announces Static Memory Controllers To Provide Flexible, Comprehensive Memory Interface
- ARM Releases AMBA 3 AXI Assertions
- CAST and Cortus to Partner on New Processor Cores
- CoWare and iDeaWorks Deliver IP Reference Models for Platform-driven ESL Design ; Multi-year OEM Agreement Covers H.264 and Other Complex Algorithm Reference Models for CoWare Signal Processing Designer
- ASIC Architect's PCI Express Switch Controller Core Passes PCI-SIG Compliance and Interoperability Testing
- Silistix Co-Founder John Bainbridge Promoted to CTO
- CoWare Delivers Platform-Driven Algorithm Design Solution for Advanced Wireless Applications
- Celoxica Gives European Debut for MeP Development Kit Including Toshiba's Second Generation Audio VLIW CoProcessor
- ARCHITECTURES: Config platform caters to video
- Impinj and RF IDentics Announce 25 Million UHF Gen 2 RFID Supply Agreement
- Rambus Appoints Mark Pinto To Its Board Of Directors
- JEDA Donates OCP Checker To OCP-IP
Headlines for Friday Mar. 03, 2006
Latest News- Patriot Scientific Announces Breakthrough Patent Licensing Agreement with Fujitsu
- ATEME introduces full-featured MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC/H.264 Encoder for DSP
- Global Unichip Appoints Michael Chang as R&D VP to Lead Advanced Multimedia Platform Development
- SOISIC Teams With Leading Foundry to Produce Industry's First SOI-Based ASIC Devices
- IP in China: Opportunity and Risk
Headlines for Thursday Mar. 02, 2006
Latest News- BroadMotion JPEG2000 Codecs Available on a Combined TI DSP and Altera FPGA Platform
- Xilinx And CMC Increase IP Core Development In India To Help Customers Complete Programmable Designs Faster
- VaST Systems Technology Announces Availability of Virtual ARM1136, ARM1156, ARM1176 Processors
- AMCC and Intrinsity, Inc. Reveal PowerPC Core Development Pact
- January Chip Sales up 7 Percent Over 2005
- Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Sandburst Corporation
- GDA Technologies Partners With BlackForest EDA; Partnership aims to grow IP and EDS business in European Union
Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 01, 2006
Latest News- Wi-LAN Announces 2006 First Quarter Consolidated Results
- UMC's Integrated DFM Solutions Target Today's 90nm SoC Designers
- Fujitsu Purchases License to Intellectual Property Protected by Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio
- Cadence and CEVA Collaborate to Deliver Verification Process Automation to End Customers
- ChipX selects nSys Verification Suite (nVS) for PCI Express Verification
- Xilinx Delivers High-Speed Interoperable Interfaces For Latest Texas Instruments DSPs
- Philips implements right-first-time consumer-product SoC in 65-nm low-power CMOS
- Sentivision Announces Availability of the SV-300 IP-STB Based on DaVinci(TM) Technology from Texas Instruments