D&R Headline News (August 2009)

Headlines for Monday Aug. 31, 2009

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Dolphin Integration announces a benchmarking solution for fair comparison of the in-SoC performances of embedded memories

With the objective to avoid any illusion about density, Dolphin Integration proposes a virtual component of IP, named LOGOS, as an alternative to the traditional memory evaluation process based on compiler outputs.

• Athena Joins Actel CompanionCore Program
• ARC announces Distribution License Agreement for MQX Real Time Operating System with Freescale Semiconductor
• Nonvolatile memory IP market set to stall, says Gartner
• Configurable Advanced Touch-Screen LCD Video Evaluation Platform Now Available for Lattice FPGA Families
• iWave announces the Host controller for SDXC card which is compatible with the SD Physical Layer specification V3.0
• TAEJIN Selects Tower Semiconductor's Power Management Process; Choice Helps TAEJIN Target Multi-Billion Dollar Voltage Regulators Market
• GSA Appoints Warren Savage as IP Interest Group Chairman
• Cadence and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce Broad, Multi-Year Technology Agreement

Headlines for Friday Aug. 28, 2009

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MindTree unfolds Verification Productivity Tool

For an IP which does not have a legacy verification environment, building an environment takes a lot of time and effort. Re-usability, flexibility, scalability and less time to verify its functionality makes it even more challenging for a Verification engineer. MindTree’s VMM Template Code Generator (TCG) automates the creation of VMM based verification environment framework.

• MOSAID Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2010 and Dividend

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 27, 2009

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Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue on Pace to Decline 17 Percent in 2009

orldwide semiconductor revenue is on track to total $212 billion in 2009, a 17.1 percent decline from 2008 revenue of $255 billion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. This forecast is better than the second quarter projections when Gartner projected semiconductor revenue to decline 22.4 percent this year.

• nSys solves Verification IP needs for Nethra's wide range of applications
• HDL Design House announces AT25DF161 VITAL behavioral model
• Synfora Acquires Esterel Studio, Adds Control-Intensive IP Development Capabilities to Product Portfolio
• Fujitsu Microelectronics and TSMC to Collaborate on 28nm Process Technology
• Via Licensing Issues Patent Call for IEEE 802.11n Standard
• Cadence Design Systems Appoints John Bruggeman as Chief Marketing Officer
• SWID Selects Jazz Semiconductor's 0.35-micron SiGe BiCMOS Process and Models; Achieves First-Time Success for Digital Satellite Tuner

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 26, 2009

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Rapid Bridge Introduces LiquidCell Library to Bring Unparalleled Flexibility to Chip Design at 40 Nanometer Process Node

Rapid Bridge announced today that its revolutionary LiquidCell™ library is now available at 40nm process node. LiquidCell consists of a metal-programmable sea of transistors that can be configured into millions of usable elements from a library of over 700 standard cells.

• Arasan Chip Systems adds MIPI HSI IP to its Strategic Mobile Initiative Program
• MIPS Technologies and Sigma Designs Bring Full HD Experience to Android Platform
• Chips&Media Licenses Sorenson Spark Video Decoder for Low Power Mobile Video Playback
• Tata Elxsi's DSP Software Solutions Available for Tensilica's ConnX D2 DSP Engine
• AVnu Alliance Launches to Advance Quality of Experience for Networked Audio and Video
• ALi Corporation Joins MIPS Technologies' Early Access Program for Android on MIPS

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 25, 2009

• VaST Enhances CoMET and METeor with OSCI TLM2 Support and Open SystemC Modeling Library

Headlines for Monday Aug. 24, 2009

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Tensilica's ConnX D2 DSP Engine Combines Outstanding Performance, Compact Size, and Easy Programmability

Tensilica today introduced the high-performance, small, low-power ConnX D2 16-bit dual-MAC (Multiply Accumulator) DSP (Digital Signal Processor) engine for its proven Xtensa LX dataplane processor cores for SOC (System-on-Chip) designs. The ConnX D2 DSP engine provides uncompromised performance from C code, unlike many other DSPs that require time consuming assembly coding for maximum performance.

• TSMC Achieves 28nm SRAM Yield Breakthrough
• Symwave Selects Discretix Embedded Security for its High Performance USB 3.0 Storage Controller
• Ambarella licenses Imagination Technologies' high-performance graphics processor core
• Kilopass Appoints Pioneer NVM Developer Lee Cleveland as New VP of Engineering
• intoPIX introduces optimized Spartan-6/Virtex-6 JPEG 2000 encoders & decoders range focusing on Low Power and Ultra High Resolution
• ARM becomes a promoter member of the Serial Port Memory Technology Consortium
• TSMC Adds High-K Metal Gate Low Power Process to 28nm Road Map
• As design goes global, tools get more critical
• LatticeECP3-150 FPGA Delivers Unprecedented Value for Wireless and Wireline Applications
• Jennic and Mitsubishi Corporation announce strategic partnership
• NEC Electronics Introduces new SoCs for Set-Top Boxes with Extensive Multi-Format Video Support

Headlines for Friday Aug. 21, 2009

• RF startup Sequoia Communications shuts down
• Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 20, 2009

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Cambridge Consultants introduces an enhanced xIDE for Interface Express software development environment for Bluetooth 2.1

Cambridge Consultants has released the latest version of its embedded Bluetooth application development toolkit which enables developers to create multi-profile Bluetooth 2.1 qualified products and accessories. xIDE for Interface Express applications run natively on a single BlueCore™ chip from CSR.

• Study: Outsourced IC design growth slowed in '08
• DivX and NEC Electronics Announce Multi-Year Licensing Agreement for DivX Plus HD Certification
• Tower and Jazz Semiconductor Join Forces with SVTC to Expand MEMS Aerospace and Defense Customer BaseTower and Jazz Semiconductor Join Forces with SVTC to Expand MEMS Aerospace and Defense Customer Base
• Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009
• Hypersilicon Becomes New Distributor of Chips&Media Video IP Cores in China

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009

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Elliptic Curve CryptoProcessor Core from Athena Set New Standard for NIST P-Curve Performance

The Athena Group today announced the industry's fastest elliptic curve accelerator core. With an incredibly small area footprint, starting at less than 200K-gates, the E5200 is both the highest performance core available and the highest density in terms of performance per unit area.

• Arasan Chip Systems Announces SDXC Card Controller IP
• Mentor Graphics Acquires LogicVision; Unites BIST, ATPG and Test Pattern Compression Technologies

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 18, 2009

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Virage Logic Announces Intent to Acquire ARC International

Virage Logic today announced its intent to acquire ARC International. The proposed acquisition would expand Virage Logic's ability to serve the global semiconductor market by complementing its existing portfolio of physical IP and standards-based advanced interface IP with ARC's widely accepted processor IP, a necessary component for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuits.

• Key ASIC Acquires Gateway Silicon, Inc., an ASIC Design Company in Taiwan
• Analogix Semiconductor Closes $10 Million Series B-3 Funding
• Jazz Semiconductor's Optimized SiGe Technology Targeted at Replacing GaAs Components in Growing Millimeter Wave and Cell Phone Markets
• Faraday Offers 55nm/ 65nm miniIO with around 40% Area-Saving and Robust ESD Performance
• OmniVision Technologies licenses Beyond Semiconductor IP
• Elliptic Continues Leadership in Quality Management - Upgrades to ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Headlines for Monday Aug. 17, 2009

• Siemens Adopts CoWare Electronic System Virtualization Solutions For the Development of Industrial Ethernet Components
• Will Silicon Image's LiquidHD gamble pay off?
• Core Logic Licenses ARM Mali-400 MP GPU To Deliver High-Definition Graphics For Next-Generation Portable Media
• Paradigm Works Releases Key Verification Productivity Software for the Open Verification Methodology (OVM)

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 13, 2009

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Synopsys Delivers Comprehensive HDMI IP Solution for 90-nm to 40-nm Process Technologies

Synopsys' DesignWare® IP for the HDMI interface is compliant to the standard specification and supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). Synopsys also provides a roadmap for HDMI 1.4 with product availability anticipated at the end of 2009.

• Infineon Introduces Energy Efficient Single-Chip XWAY WAVE100 Family for Low-Cost 802.11n WLAN Home Gateways
• Intersil Signs MOU with Tower Semiconductor for Co-Development and Manufacturing of Next-Generation Power Management Platform
• Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks to provide partner companies with PowerPC core intellectual property
• Orchid Technologies Unveils A New Intel ATOM Processor Technology Core Design
• Rapid Bridge Expands Executive Management Team
• MIPS Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Financial Results

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009

• Tower Semiconductor Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
• UNH Utilizes Arasan Chip System's MIPI SLIMbus Compliance Suite

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009

• Atmel Announces SiliconCity Flexible Architecture for Low-Cost Custom Defined SoC Development
• NVIDIA SLI Technology Now Licensed For INTEL Core I7 And Core I5 Platforms

Headlines for Monday Aug. 10, 2009

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Evatronix Fastest 8051 Microcontroller Now Fully Supported by ARM Keil uVision4 IDE

Evatronix SA, today announced the full support of its R8051XC2 microcontroller IP, the world’s fastest 8051 compatible design, by the ARM® Keil™ μVision4 Integrated Development Environment.

• PLX Exceeds $100 Million Mark for PCI Express; 16 Million Ports Shipped
• Micron Validates Denali's NAND Controllers for High-Performance Applications
• Faraday Monthly Sales Report -- July 2009
• CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP Core Powers HD Audio in Sunplus' New Blu-ray SoCs
• Amalfi Semiconductor Fuels Explosive Growth with $24 Million in Series C Funding
• TSMC July 2009 Sales Report

Headlines for Friday Aug. 07, 2009

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Transmeta buyer Novafora goes under, says report

Novafora Inc.--which gained fame by acquiring Transmeta Corp.--has gone out of business, according to reports.

• Mentor Graphics Library of Questa Multi-view Verification Components Supports HDMI
• IDT and TSMC Enter Product Fabrication Agreement
• SMSC and Symwave Join Forces to Capitalize on Growth of USB 3.0
• Ittiam Announces Feature-rich, Off-the-shelf Multi-Channel DVR System for Video Security Applications
• STMicroelectronics Introduces Silicon Tuner Supporting Digital-Terrestrial TV Standard as Analog Switch-Off Gathers Pace

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 06, 2009

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Google to Acquire On2 Technologies

On2 and Google jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire On2, a leading developer of video compression technology.

• Imagination preps three-tier Meta processor roadmap
• Perceptia confirms performance of 11-GHz 0.4-ps 40-nm DSP-based PLL hard IP Core
• Global Unichip Provides High Speed Interface Total Solution
• ARC International plc Announces Unaudited Interim Results For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
• Gennum Announces Plans to Align Investment to Better Capitalize on Future Growth Opportunities

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 05, 2009

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Arasan Chip Systems Complements MIPI Portfolio with SLIMbus Software Stack

Arasan announced the release of its SLIMbus® Software Stack, a portable stack that accelerates the development of mobile platforms incorporating the MIPI® SLIMbus® standard.

• Sales, profits, jobs contunue to decline at ARC
• Dongwoon Anatech Selects Tower Semiconductor as Sole Manufacturing Partner for High Volume LED Lighting Devices

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 04, 2009

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ARC and SiTel cooperate to enhance DECT phone call clarity with Sonic Focus Audio Software

ARC and SiTel announced today a collaboration effort to provide superior voice clarity for phones implementing SiTel's high performance chips and ARC's new Vocal Clarity post-processing software. The improvements in voice clarity and audio fidelity represent a quantum step forward in voice communication.

• Cosmic Circuits Appoints Senior Executive Jose-Maria Moniz to boost Global Business
• SP Devices Introduces High-Speed Solutions Featuring ADCs from National Semiconductor
• Winbond Plans to Enter Product Transfer and Technology Licensing Agreement with Qimonda AG for Graphic DRAM

Headlines for Monday Aug. 03, 2009

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Arteris Introduces P-NoC to Address SoC Peripheral Interconnect Requirements

Arteris today announced availability of the P-NoC™ peripheral interconnect solution, which provides an efficient way to integrate peripheral components into a System-on-Chip.

• MIPS Technologies Meets Key Milestone in Driving Android into the Digital Home
• Socle Explores more Application Possibilities for Android
• Lattice Announces Updated, More Accessible CPLD Design Tools
• Altera Releases CPRI v4.1 IP Core for Wireless Basestation and Remote Radio Head Design
• Medigus and Tower Semiconductor Announce World's Smallest Medical Video Camera Based on Advanced CMOS Image Sensor
• Rockchip Collaborates with Synopsys and Chartered to Achieve First-Pass Silicon Success
• Crack Semiconductor Introduces The CS1024-RSA Light-Weight RSA Offload Processor
• Actel's Libero IDE v8.6 Continues to Lead the Way in Low Power Design and Analysis