D&R Headline News (January 2009)

Headlines for Friday Jan. 30, 2009

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MIPS Technologies Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Highlighting GAAP Profit and Positive Cash Flow

Revenue for the second quarter was $26.4 million, essentially flat compared with both the prior quarter revenue of $26.2 million and to the $26.5 million reported in the second fiscal quarter a year ago. The Q2 sequential revenue increase was driven by increased revenues from royalties offset by slightly lower license revenue.

• Rambus Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results
• Lattice Semiconductor Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results

Headlines for Thursday Jan. 29, 2009

• IPextreme Releases CoReUse Improvements for 2009
• Renesas Technology to Release Dual-core SoC with Built-in Image Recognition Processing Function for Automotive Applications
• Intellectual Ventures Acquires Transmeta Patent Portfolio
• Broadcom Licenses Cryptography Research's CryptoFirewall, Boosting Tamper Resistance and Security

Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009

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Sundance Upgrades Multi-Processor To Storage Interconnect with Single Chip SATA II Solution

Sundance and LogicDesign Solutions today announced the delivery of LogicDesign’s Serial ATA Host and Dual Host Controller IP for the Xilinx Virtex 5 FPGAs featured in the Sundance 7-Series of multiprocessing modules. The LogicDesign core is compliant with the Serial ATA II specification and supports signalling rates of 1.5Gbps SATA-Gen1 and scales to 3Gbps SATA-Gen2. VHDL source code, test benches, validation data and DO-254 documentation can be provided.

• Virage Logic Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
• Xilinx Mobilizes Global Network to Address DO-254 and ED-80 Standards Requirements for Next-Generation Avionics
• Novafora Completes Acquisition of Transmeta
• Sital Announces the Release of its 2nd generation 1553 Bus Tester
• Arasan Chip Systems Appoints New Senior Director of Engineering
• Linear Technology Selects Virage Logic's AEON(R) Non-Volatile Memory for use in High-Performance Power Management ICs
• Virage Logic Strengthens Non-Volatile Embedded Memory (NVM) Business
• UpZide Becomes Tensilica Authorized Software Design Center; Offers Expertise in VDSL2, LTE, UWB and Baseband Chip Design
• MOSAID Grants Wireless Patent License to Japan's Buffalo Inc.
• Altera Announces 2008 Results

Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009

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MathStar Has Prepared FPOA Technology Package for Purchase

MathStar, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-performance programmable logic, is finalizing its Field Programmable Object Array (FPOA) technology and intellectual property package for sale.

• MagSil, a Developer of MRAM, Adds Dr. Stefan K. Lai, Intel - Retired VP of Flash Memory Group, to its Board of Directors
• Tensilica's Diamond Standard 330HiFi Audio DSP Licensed by Fujitsu Microelectronics for Portable Consumer Electronics
• AMD and Virage Logic Collaborate to Provide Broad Portfolio of Standards-Based Interface IP Solutions
• Synochip Takes an ARC License to Provide Consumers Enhanced Security for Personal Data
• Lattice Ships 15 Millionth MachXO Programmable Logic Device
• STARC and JEDA Join Forces to Ease Adoption of OSCI TLM2.0 Standard
• Mentor Graphics and Achronix Semiconductor Extend Synthesis Support for Achronix Field Programmable Gate Arrays

Headlines for Monday Jan. 26, 2009

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Intelop announces TCP-Offload Engine SoC IP with integrated GEMAC, ARP module and AMBA 2.0 bus interface running at 2-Gbps capable of managing thousands of simultaneous TCP sessions

Intelop Corporation, a leading high end IP developer, customization & electronic engineering design services provider, today announced delivery of their second generation TCP offload engine SoC solution integrated with ARP hardware module, G Bit Ethernet MAC and AMBA 2.0 bus interface running at 2 Gbps sustained rates.

• SP Devices establishes US presence and recruits Vice President of Sales for North America
• Evatronix introduces the R8051XC2 to supply SoC designers with the world’s highest performance 8051 8-bit microcontroller IP core
• Freescale streamlines embedded design with complimentary real-time operating system and software stacks

Headlines for Friday Jan. 23, 2009

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Arasan Chip Systems Aligns with SDA on SDXC

In a continuing effort to develop Arasan’s mobile eco-system, Arasan will be the first IP provider to adopt the SDXC specification from SDA, supporting higher density and faster SD cards. Arasan is in development on the new specification and will be ready to provide a fully compliant solution to the market upon ratification.

• MOSAID Issues Statement on Qimonda
• Mentor Graphics Extends High Level Synthesis Leadership with Acquisition of Agility Design Solutions Inc. C Synthesis Suite

Headlines for Thursday Jan. 22, 2009

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Virage Logic Announces Restructure

Virage Logic today announced a restructure as part of its on-going transformation to become a broad line supplier of highly differentiated standard IP products. As a result of the restructure and the anticipated increase in efficiencies, the company expects to realize approximately a 13% reduction in labor expenses.

• Maxim Integrated Products Acquires Innova Card, Leading System-On-Chip (SoC) Manufacturer For Secure Terminals
• Renesas Selects EVE's ZeBu-XXL for LSI Design for Mobile Phone
• TSMC Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of NT$0.48
• Silicon Clocks announces new timing product line based on proprietary SmartPLL technology platform
• ARC, Calypto Team to Reduce Power in ARC's Video Subsystem Solution

Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 21, 2009

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Coreworks Announces Certified BDTI DSP Kernel Benchmarks Results for its SideWorks Architecture

Coreworks today announced certified BDTI DSP Kernel Benchmarks™ results for its Mid-Grain Array Reconfigurable Architecture based upon the SideWorks technology. These results have been obtained for a DSP block, dubbed CWcomp4465, built with a SideWorks data engine tightly coupled with FireWorks™, a simple 32-bit RISC processor, also property of Coreworks.

• Mixel and Northwest Logic Partner to Deliver a Complete MIPI IP Solution
• CAST Releases Fastest 8051 IP Core
• Cadence Expands C-to-Silicon Compiler with High-level Synthesis Support for Altera and Xilinx FPGAs
• SMIC Releases Preliminary Version of Three 65-Nanometer Standard Cell Libraries
• Blue Pearl Software Introduces "No EDA Tool Purchase Plan"
• IPextreme Celebrates First Anniversary of Core Store

Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009

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Synopsys Enhances DesignWare Ethernet IP With Support for IEEE 1588 Specification and ARM AMBA 3 AXI Interface

Synopsys today announced it has enhanced the DesignWare® Ethernet MAC 10/100/1G IP to include support for the latest IEEE 1588 specification as well as an interface to the ARM® AMBA® 3 AXI™ protocol.

• Mentor Graphics Announces Scalable TLM-2.0 Design Flow Using Vista and Catapult C Synthesis Electronic System Level (ESL) Design Tools
• AudioCodes Announces Availability of VoIPerfect and High Definition VoIP on MIPS Technologies' Cores
• Lattice Delivers Flexible, Programmable 40 Gbps Serdes Framer Interface, Level 5 (SFI5) IP Core Solution
• Duolog Technologies Acquires Beach Solutions and Expands into Asian Market
• Silicon Motion Takes an ARC License To Target Digital Multimedia and Solid State Storage Devices
• Redpine Signals Releases Industry's First 802.11n Serial to Wi-Fi Solution for Machine to Machine (M2M) Communications
• New Capabilities in Synfora Algorithmic Synthesis Design Tools Increase Performance, Decrease Area
• S2C and PROTOtyping Japan Partner to Provide Reliable and Easy-to-use SoC Prototyping Solutions in Japan

Headlines for Monday Jan. 19, 2009

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Intelop delivers their second generation TCP-Offload Engine SoC IP with integrated G-bit Ethernet MAC and AMBA host bus interface SOC-FPGA to a strategic European OEM customer in Network Security systems and Telecom markets

Intelop today announced delivery of their second generation TCP offload engine SoC solution with integrated with ARP hardware module, G Bit Ethernet MAC and AMBA host bus interface running at 2 Gbps sustained rates . It implements control plane and data plane processing of TCP/IP in hardware that is at least 20 times faster than TCP/IP software stack.

• Ricoh Deploys CoWare ESL 2.0 Solutions for Architecture Optimization and Pre-Silicon Software Development
• Arteris Network on Chip (NoC) Selected by NEC Electronics Europe for Advanced Development of Complex SoC Applications
• Arrow Electronics, Altera and National Semiconductor Launch MotionFire Motor-Control Platform to North American Customers
• Wi-LAN Wireless Technology Licensed by Pantech
• Jasper Design Automation Announces ActiveDesign With Behavioral Indexing for Greater RTL Design Quality and Designer Productivity
• NEC Electronics Introduces System LSI Chips for Set-Top Boxes for MPEG-4 Standard-Definition Broadcasting Market
• OneSpin Mainstreams Comprehensive Formal Assertion-Based Verification Enabling Step-by-Step Approach to Adoption and Use
• EVE Adds Fast Synthesis Capabilities to ZeBu Emulator
• Quickfilter Technologies Announces Industry's First Audio Applications-Specific FIR Filter with Integrated Gain and Compression

Headlines for Friday Jan. 16, 2009

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Noesis Technologies releases AWGN channel emulator IP

Noesis Technologies announced the immediate availability of its standard AWGN Noise Generator IP core (ntAWGN). The core is fully programmable, able to support throughput rates up to 8Gbps, rendering it an ideal solution for channel emulation of high data rate applications.

Headlines for Thursday Jan. 15, 2009

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CEVA Introduces Industry's Most Compact and Power-Efficient Single-Core DSP Solution for HD Audio Applications

Based on the high-performance 32-bit CEVA-TeakLite-III™ DSP core running at speeds of up to 550MHz, the highly-optimized CEVA-HD-Audio platform is the most compact and power-efficient solution available for HD audio integration into home entertainment and consumer ICs. The CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP core has been adopted by several consumer IC vendors for HD audio applications to date, and is currently being designed into a next generation Blu-ray DVD chip by one of the world's leading DVD IC vendors.

• Movidia launches revolutionary multimedia processor for mobile phones
• NEC Electronics America Announces Agreement to Distribute VaST Electronics Virtualization Solutions for Advanced NEC Electronics Automotive Microcontroller Products
• Mentor Graphics Supports Fujitsu to Implement Open Verification Methodology (OVM)
• Xilinx Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
• Chips&Media to Demonstrate High-definition Video Encoding Technology at MWC 2009
• Samsung Licenses Wi-LAN Wireless Technology
• ORSoC and AsiusTech form strategic partnership
• Toshiba announces extended temperature range 32-bit ARM9 processor for industrial graphics applications
• Dolphin integration: Announcement of F-08 results followed by a promising first F-09 quarter
• MoSys Picks Real Intent for IP Verification, Timing Closure
• MIPS-Based Products at CES 2009 Span Digital Home, Networking and Mobile Markets

Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009

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Sequans Communications Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP

Sequans' advanced Mobile WiMAX baseband chip, the SQN1130, implements a unique, low-complexity MIMO algorithm, mimoMAX™, that delivers high data throughput with very low power consumption. Sequans needed a USB 2.0 PHY core that would meet their low power and small area requirements. After evaluating several IP providers, Sequans selected Synopsys DesignWare USB nanoPHY IP because it was 30 percent lower in area and up to 15 percent lower in power compared to other IP offerings.

Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009

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Zoran Corporation Takes ARC IP Solution License

ARC International announced that Zoran has taken a license to use ARC's configurable consumer IP solution. The first Zoran consumer system on chip (SoC) platform to use ARC's unique IP solution is from Zoran's Mobile Division.

• Arasan Chip Systems Debuts Mobile Eco-System with Cadence
• IPextreme Teams with Mentor Graphics on 8051 Cores
• EVE Ends Calendar Year 2008 with More Than 30% Year-to-Year Growth, Consolidating Worldwide Hardware/Software Co-Verification Leadership Position
• Wi-LAN Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

Headlines for Monday Jan. 12, 2009

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Court Declares Rambus Patents in Suit Unenforceable in Micron Delaware Case

Rambus today announced that the U.S. District Court of Delaware in the patent infringement matter with Micron Technology has found that Rambus cannot pursue its claims against Micron due to spoliation.

• EyeLytics announces immediate availability of Main Profile HD H.264 Encoder IP core for surveillance market
• EDA Consortium Reports Industry Revenue Down in Third Quarter 2008
• MIPS Technologies Announces Executive Appointments
• Renesas' 120MHz SuperH Microcontroller Is a Lower Cost, Power-saving Solution for Implementing Fine-grained Control of Automotive Powertrains
• CEVA DSPs Cores and Embedded Technologies Power Leading Consumer Electronics Products at CES 2009
• Cadence Low-Power Solution Enables Fujitsu Microelectronics Tapeout of 65nm WiMAX Design
• Christophe Guittard Joins VaST as Vice President/General Manager of Europe

Headlines for Friday Jan. 09, 2009

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Cadence Appoints Lip-Bu Tan President and Chief Executive Officer

Cadence Design Systems today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Lip-Bu Tan as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Tan, who had been serving as interim vice chairman of the Board of Directors of Cadence® and member of the Interim Office of the Chief Executive, will remain a member of the Board.

• TSMC December 2008 Sales Report
• Symwave and PLDA Demonstrate Worlds First Multi-Vendor USB 3.0 Interoperability
• RMI and SPIRIT Form Strategic Partnership

Headlines for Thursday Jan. 08, 2009

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Wipro-NewLogics High Speed Interface Technology to Be Included in Microsoft Corporations Microsoft Auto Platform

The 1394 Software IPs will be included in the Microsoft Auto platform and can be used by Automotive OEMs and Suppliers for in-car information and entertainment applications. The high throughput and Quality of Service provided by IEEE 1394 technology will make in-car entertainment richer by supporting front and rear seat audio and video distribution for the passengers

• Imagination Technologies extends graphics IP core family with POWERVR SGX543
• Imagination Technologies To Demonstrate POWERVR Accelerated Multimedia Browser Experience
• Pico Semiconductor Announces the Availability of GPON IP
• UMC Reports Sales for December 2008
• Imagination Technologies introduces POWERVR FRC270 Frame Rate Conversion IP Core
• Xilinx Delivers High Quality of Service Connectivity Solution for Streaming Media Across Ethernet AVB Networks
• Xilinx and Xylon Deliver Flexible, Low-Cost Programmable logiTAP Platform for Embedded GUI System Development
• ARC International plc Trading Update
• Xilinx and Apical Bring Innovative Power Saving and Enhanced Image Processing Solution to High-Volume HDTV Market
• Silicon Image Introduces the First LiquidHD Display Processor
• Fresco Logic Demonstrates SuperSpeed USB Host and Device Prototypes on a Windows Vista PC
• DivX Announces Licensing Agreement with Sigma Designs That Includes Next-Generation DivX Plus(TM) Certification
• Tower Semiconductor Receives $20 Million of Cash Investment from Israel Corp.
• Imagination Technologies launches ENSIGMA UCC Series3 architecture and UCCP310 IP platform
• Imagination demonstrates revolution in audio with complete connected radio/audio IP solution

Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 07, 2009

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ARC Launches "Sound-to-Silicon" Audio IP Solutions For Portable, DTV, Home Theater, and PC/Laptop Consumer Products

ARC International (LSE: ARK) today introduced new vertically integrated audio intellectual property (IP) solutions for three major consumer electronics product categories: digital TVs and home theaters, portable media devices, and PC and laptop computers. These “sound-to-silicon” solutions comprise ARC’s industry leading audio enrichment software, low power hardware platform, optimized codecs and related software, and development and mastering tools and services.

• Rambus DDR3 Interface Solution Selected by Panasonic
• Synopsys DesignWare Controller and PHY IP for PCI Express Successfully Pass PCI-SIG 2.0 Compliance Testing
• Coreworks' announces Stereo and Multi-Channel Configurable Serial Audio Transceivers targeted for next generation broadcasting and digital TV products
• Faraday Monthly Sales Report -- December 2008
• VeriSilicon Expands SoC Platform with Vivantes Silicon Proven Graphics Solutions
• Tensilica Enables Single Audio Core Blu-ray Disc Player SOCs; Will Demonstrate DTS-HD Master Audio on the HiFi 2 DSP at CES 2009
• ECS EliteGroup demonstrates first dual-mode Mobile WiMAX/EDGE device using Comsys single-chip multimode baseband processor

Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 06, 2009

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Sigma Designs Employs Sidense Memory in IPTV Product

Sidense today announced that Sigma Designs has selected Sidense’s one-time programmable (OTP) memory IP for their future chipset products. Sidense’s flexible SiPROM architecture allows Sigma to securely embed HDCP keys as well as boot code in their next-generation internet protocol television (IPTV) SoCs.

• Tower Semiconductor Announces the Nomination of Amir Elstein as its New Chairman of the Board
• Tensilica Adds RealAudio Decoder Support for HiFi 2 Audio DSPs
• GainSpan Licenses Wipro-NewLogic's WiLD 802.11 WLAN IP for Extreme Low Power Wireless Sensor Applications
• CEVA MM2000 Multimedia Solution Powers Panovasic's Apollo Family of Portable Multimedia Processors
• Broadcom Chooses ARM Cortex-R4 Processor For Next-Generation Blu-Ray Players

Headlines for Monday Jan. 05, 2009

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Report: Startups caught in cash squeeze

Established companies are tightening their purse strings when it comes to acquiring venture-based startups and the door to public offerings is essentially closed as startup deals hit significant lows in 2008, according to VentureSource.

• Freescale Semiconductor targets the netbook market
• PLX Technology Closes Acquisition of Oxford Semiconductor
• Ambarella A5 Hybrid Camera Platform Puts High-quality Photos and Video on A Chip
• Hifn Selects CoWare ESL 2.0 Solutions for Design and Performance Optimization of Next-Generation Applied Services Processors
• Kilopass Technology Inc. Announces Maojet Technology as New Distributor in Taiwan
• Ceallaigh Group purchases DAFCA
• Atomic Rules Becomes a Community Member of the Open Core Protocol International Partnership

Headlines for Friday Jan. 02, 2009

• Microtronix and Galaxy Far East Corp. Announce Distribution Agreement for FPGA-based and IP Core development solutions
• Arasan Chip Systems Expands Operation to Accommodate Unprecedented Growth