D&R Headline News (October 2009)

Headlines for Friday Oct. 30, 2009

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Microtronix introduces new Video Over IP Add-on Kit for Altera and Microtronix FPGA Development Boards

Microtronix today announced the release of their new Video Over IP Add-on Kit for Altera® and Microtronix Cyclone III and Stratix III FPGA Development Boards.

• MIPS Technologies Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
• Faraday Reported 2009 Third Quarter Results

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 29, 2009

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Synopsys Unveils 30 Percent Smaller Area, Low Power USB 2.0 PHY IP for 28-nm Processes

Connectivity IP Leader Continues to Innovate with the DesignWare USB 2.0 picoPHY - The First PHY IP to Support USB 2.0 Battery Charging v1.1 and OTG 2.0 Specifications

• MIPS Technologies Submits Code for Tamarin Open Source Project
• QualCore Logic taped out Analog & Mixed Signal application chip
• Xilinx FPGAs Contribute to Global Standardization of Cryptographic Module Security Evaluation
• Exec details ST's ARM Cortex-A9 licensing choice for HDTVs
• CSR and Realtek partner to deliver Bluetooth v3.0 + HS and 802.11n into PCs and netbooks
• CSR and TSMC collaboration reaches new milestones
• TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$1.18
• Cadence Reports Q3 2009 Financial Results
• Arasan and Cadence Collaborate To Extend Verification Best Practices
• SMIC and Cadence Announce the Availability of 65-Nanometer Low power Reference Flow 4.0
• CSR partners with a leading manufacturer to drive adoption of Bluetooth v3.0 + HS and 802.11n in PCs and netbooks
• Innovative System-on-Chip from STMicroelectronics Simplifies Multimedia Monitor Design and Enhances Viewing Experiences for Consumers
• Ittiam's Video Communication Offering Now Even Broader, Available on Three Platforms for Next-Generation Applications
• WiLAN Wireless Technologies Licensed by Nikon

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009

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Synopsys Announces 40th DesignWare Audio Codec IP

Synopsys today announced the availability of its 40th audio codec IP with the release of the DesignWare 96 dB Hi-Fi Audio IP in the SMIC 65-nanometer (nm) process.

• Mitsubishi Electric Selects eASIC For Display Wall Cubes
• Sital Announces the release of Mil-Std-1553 IP core with PCI interface
• Avnet ASIC Israel Achieves Highest Level of Accreditation as Certified Design Center for MIPS Technologies
• CEVA, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
• STMicroelectronics and ARM Team Up to Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009

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ARM Holdings plc Reports Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended 30 September 2009

ARM announces its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2009

• MoSys, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
• Arasan Chip Systems First to Announce SDIO 3.0 Device Controller IP
• Viewpoint: IP cores are in their own world
• EVE's ZeBu-Server Supports Comprehensive Catalog of Verification Components
• Vivante GPUs Power Marvell ARMADA Application Processors
• Open-Silicon, MIPS Technologies, and Virage Logic Achieve High Performance ASIC Processor Design
• Imagination and NAVTEQ enter agreement to stimulate developer adoption of 3D graphics in navigation and location-based services (LBS)

Headlines for Monday Oct. 26, 2009

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Dolphin Integration launches Linear Regulators at 65 nm for Ultra Low-Noise

Dolphin Integration continues its strategy with Inductorless converters and announces today the availability of its latest Low Drop Out Linear Regulator at 65 nm.

• New Qualcomm Subsidiary to Focus on Mobile Open Source Development
• Tilera Announces the World’s First 100-core Processor with the New TILE-Gx Family
• On2 Technologies Reports Proposed Settlement in Litigation Involving Proposed Merger With Google
• MIPS in handsets: Why not?
• Freescale and Synopsys Announce Multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement to Increase Verification Productivity
• MindTree's Q2 Revenue Grows 5.1% QoQ in Dollar Terms; 3.4% in Rupee Terms
• Jointwave Announces Green H.264 HD Encoder IP
• Lattice and Affarii Deliver Low Power, Low Cost RRH Solution
• Cypress Provides Solutions IP for New PSoC 3 Devices and Revolutionary PSoC Creator IDE
• Ensphere Solutions Secures $4 Million Investment from Ideavelopers
• Magma RTL-to-GDSII Implementation Selected by Mellanox Technologies for 40-nm Multimillion-gate Communications ICs

Headlines for Friday Oct. 23, 2009

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Analysis: Inside the ARM-Xilinx deal

There's a lot that's not being said about the deal announced earlier this week by ARM and Xilinx. What is known is that Xilinx has licensed ARM's Cortex processor IP, and that the two companies are developing next-generation AMBA interconnect technology. But if you read between the lines, you can see where the partnership is likely headed.

• Rambus Reports Third Quarter Earnings
• Silicon Image Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
• Lattice Semiconductor Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
• 200th Company Licenses WiLAN Technologies
• Arasan Announces Its participatioin the Annual IP & ESC Conference in Grenoble, France

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 22, 2009

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ARM stretches out with A5 core, graphics, FPGAs

Just a mile down the road from the headquarters of archrival Intel Corp., ARM Ltd. opens its annual Silicon Valley technical conference today announcing a new core to anchor its high-end line of mobile and embedded processors. The move represents one of several directions in which ARM is flexing its muscle to address new and old competitors and opportunities.

• MindTree Develops VIP to Enable Faster Verification of IEEE1500 Wrapper Cores
• Timesys Delivers a Comprehensive, Low-cost Linux Solution for Altera's Nios II Embedded Processor
• ARM CTO: power surge could create 'dark silicon'
• Energy Micro announces world's most energy efficient microcontroller
• SiTune unveils Innovative mobile DVB-T CMOS demodulator exceeding MBRAI specification.
• Round-table split on future of semiconductor startups
• Video Interview: Eric Schorn, VP Marketing, Processor Division, ARM

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009

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ARM Delivers The Internet Everywhere With Most Power-Efficient and Cost-Effective Multicore Processor

ARM today announces the launch of the ARM® Cortex™-A5 MPCore™ processor, the smallest, lowest power ARM multicore processor capable of delivering the Internet to the widest possible range of devices, from ultra low cost handsets, feature phones and smart mobile devices, to pervasive embedded, consumer and industrial devices.

• ST-Ericsson and ARM In Cooperation To Accelerate Innovation In Mobile User Experience
• ARM and Mentor Graphics Announce Support for Nucleus RTOS and Nucleus Graphics in the RealView Development Suite
• Texas Instruments debuts first ARM Cortex-A8 processors for industrial computing applications
• CoWare and ARM Partner to Enable Rapid Configuration of AMBA NIC-301 Network Interconnect-based SoC Designs in SystemC
• Altera Starts Production Shipments of the Industry's First FPGAs with Integrated 11.3-Gbps Transceivers
• Rambus Achieves Power Efficiency Breakthrough for Mobile Memory Solutions
• Carbon Adds Support for Fast Models from ARM
• ARM Unveils New AMBA System IP For Low Power and Media Rich SoC Designs
• PC maker sees slow road for USB 3.0
• Toshiba Drives Power-Efficient Appliance Design With New Dual-Motor, ARM Technology-Based Microcontroller
• Intel's Eric Lish Elected Chair of the Open SystemC Initiative

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009

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Industry's Highest Capacity PCI Express 3.0 Controller IP Core From Denali Software Adopted by Cray

Denali Software today announced that Cray has adopted Denali Databahn(TM) PCI Express (PCIe) controller core and PureSpec(TM) verification IP (VIP), which support the latest PCIe 3.0 specifications from the PCI-SIG

• ST Unveils World's First ARM Cortex-M Series Microcontrollers Featuring Advanced 90nm Embedded Flash Technology
• Imagination Technologies says POWERVR SGX driving migration towards shader-based graphics in mobile
• Aware, Inc. to Sell Home Networking and DSL Technology to Lantiq
• LnK announces a New Interactive Traffic Generator for SLIMbus
• MIPS Technologies Licenses High-Performance, Power-Efficient Processor to Novatek for Next-Generation SoC Designs
• Synopsys Enables Optimized High-Performance Energy-Efficient ARM Processor-based Designs
• Intellon Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 for HomePlug Chip Set
• Marvell Launches ARMADA – New Application Processors for Next Generation Mobile Computing and Intelligent Connected Devices
• Open-Silicon Enables Solarflare’s Low Power 10Gb Ethernet Solutions
• CMOSIS Ramps First Off-the-Shelf High Resolution Sensor using Tower Semiconductor's Specialty 0.18-micron CMOS Image Sensor Technology
• Magma Announces Renewed Credit Line, Improved Terms

Headlines for Monday Oct. 19, 2009

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Xilinx and ARM Announce Development Collaboration

Xilinx and ARM today announced they are collaborating to enable ARM processor and interconnect technology on Xilinx® FPGAs. Xilinx is adopting ARM Cortex processor IP, using performance-optimized ARM cell libraries and embedded memories for their future programmable platforms.

• Cadence and ARM Fabric Collaborate to Increase Engineer Productivity and Drive Down Time to Market for SoC Integration
• Comment: ARM, Xilinx and the future of programmable platforms
• Snowbush PCI Express 3.0 IP Selected for Cray's Next Generation of Supercomputers
• Triad Semiconductor and Z-Focus to Demonstrate the World's First Software-based Real-time Single-mode Bluetooth Low Energy Data Transfer
• Dolphin Integration lightens CD10ACN50, a high-performance 100 dB Audio CODEC in Fujitsu Microelectronics' 90 nm
• MosChip's MCS9990, MCS8142 and MCS8144 chips reach volume production with PLDA PCI Express IP
• Lattice Simplifies System Control Applications With MachXO Control Development Kit
• Tensilica Introduces Small, Ultra-Low Power Dataplane Processor Core for Deeply Embedded Control
• SMIC Adopts Cadence DFM Solutions for 65- and 45-Nanometer IP/Library Development and Full Chip Production
• Intune Networks selects Duolog’s Bitwise register management tool
• Altera Secures Your Design With Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Kit
• Mercury Computer Systems Announces Broad Range of Products Compliant With New V1.0 OpenVPX Specification
• Jointwave presents H.264 solution for FPGA/ASIC

Headlines for Friday Oct. 16, 2009

• InterDigital Receives Notice That Commission Found No Violation of Section 337 in ITC Patent Infringement Action against Nokia
• Austriamicrosystems Chooses ARM Cortex-M0 Processor For Mixed Signal Applications
• Dolphin Integration - Annual statement 08/09 on operating income
• IAR Systems launches development tools for ARM Cortex-R4(F) processor
• AppliedMicro Introduces Multi-core System-on-Chip for Next Generation Converged Applications

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 15, 2009

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Arasan First to release SD3.0 Family of Host Controller IPs

Arasan formally announced today the availability of the world's first, proven, Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) / SDIO 3.0 / eMMC 4.4 Host Controller IP. This IP is compliant with the latest SD Physical Layer Specification v3.0, Part E1 SDIO 3.0 specification and JEDEC's eMMC 4.4 specification. SoC designers now have the flexibility to tailor their memory subsystem to the functional requirements of their platforms.

• Trusted Logic releases NFC Protocol Stack for Android
• Itron Selects Accent Single Chip Solution for Smart Metering Applications
• Anchor Bay Achieves Silicon Success With Denali's DDR PHY Solution
• MindTree Introduces Bluetooth Health Device Solution on Android Platform
• SMIC Extends 45nm Offerings to 40nm and 55nm
• Tata Elxsi and Tensilica Announce RoS-ES RTOS for Diamond Standard and Xtensa Customizable DPUs
• Xilinx Sales Up 10% Sequentially; Quarterly Dividend Increased $0.02 Per Share
• NASA Selects Jazz Semiconductor and ADSANTEC for Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009

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What worries exec from ARM?

What worries ARM Holdings plc in terms of next-generation chip design?

• STMicroelectronics Unveils Mobile-Phone 5M-pixel Camera Roadmap Utilizing Latest Innovations in CMOS Image-Sensor Technology
• M+W Zander Named General Contractor for the GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 2
• Tower Semiconductor Selected as Preferred Foundry by C&S Technology in Korea for Power Automotive Devices
• Altera Announces Third Quarter Results

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009

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Counterpoint: Synergies could trigger a Synopsys-ARM merger

Semiconductor intellectual property (IP) is a way for chip makers to share the cost of developing standard designs so that they can invest more in the differentiating features of their chips. For ARM to be controlled by any one of its customers or even a small group of its customers would break the IP business model.

• Sidense OTP Enables Security of Wireless Video Transmissions
• EVE's ZeBu-Server Supports Smart Debug Methodology
• Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSP First IP Core to Achieve DTS-HD Master Audio Logo Certification
• Via Licensing Announces Development Efforts for an LTE Patent Pool
• Rapid Bridge Technology Selected by AppliedMicro for Multi-Platform Advanced Nanometer System-on-Chip Development

Headlines for Monday Oct. 12, 2009

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NXP and Virage Logic Strategic Alliance Accelerates NXP's Move to High Performance Mixed Signal Leadership and Further Establishes Virage Logic as an IP Power House

NXP and Virage Logic today announced a strategic agreement that accelerates NXP's move to high performance mixed signal leadership and further broadens Virage Logic's extensive semiconductor IP portfolio. The agreement calls for the transfer of a part of NXP's advanced CMOS intellectual property rights and certain engineering talent and equipment to Virage Logic.

• ARM success could trigger takeover bid, says analyst
• Qimonda establishes US Based Licensing Group
• Analysis: NXP's Clemmer keeps cutting
• Counterpoint: MIPS in handsets -- why not?
• Silicon Image Introduces New 18 Megapixel Camera Processor IP Core
• Xelic Announces Availability of Two New Cores in support of ITU G.Sup43 for Optical Transport Network (OTN) Applications
• Arkmicro Technologies Selects Vivante GPU for Mobile Navigation
• Lattice Semiconductor and Epson Toyocom Provide Low-Cost, High Frequency Differential Reference Clock Solution
• Analysis: What it takes to build 18-Mpixel basic phones
• Synopsys Introduces Synphony High Level Synthesis
• Altera Maximizes Its CPLDs by Enhancing the MAX II Family
• Dolphin Integration celebrates the 4th anniversary of its SYMPHONIE-LC library for low voltage applications

Headlines for Friday Oct. 09, 2009

• HDL Design House announces a representative for Germany - Hausmann-Consulting
• Patriot Scientific Corporation Releases First Fiscal Quarter Report
• Patriot Scientific Corporation Announces Major Reorganization
• TSMC September 2009 Sales Report
• Ensphere Solutions to Deliver New Transceiver Integrated Circuit for Intel's Light Peak Optical Interconnect Technology

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 08, 2009

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On2 Technologies Releases Hantro 9190 Multiformat Hardware Decoder with On2 VP6 Support

On2 today announced that it has released its new flagship hardware video decoder design, the Hantro(TM) 9190. The 9190 design supports video playback up to full HD (1080p) resolution at 60 frames per second (fps) in multiple formats including On2 VP6 for Adobe Flash Player and Sun JavaFX, DivX 3, 4, 5, 6, H.264, H.263, Sorenson Spark, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1/WMV9 and RealVideo 8, 9 & 10, as well as up to 66 megapixel JPEG still images.

• Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) Initiative for Multi-Core Software Development Releases High Performance Models of ARM Processors
• ARM Announces 45nm SOI Test Chip Results That Demonstrate Potential 40 Percent Power Savings Over Bulk Process
• UMC Fab 12i Migrates to 45/40nm Manufacturing

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 07, 2009

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Analysis: Is Altera building a MIPS-based CPU core?

Altera Corp. isn't talking about its plans for the 32-bit architecture it licensed Tuesday (Oct. 6) from MIPS Technologies Inc., leaving analysts to speculate that the company may be planning to market its own MIPS-based CPU core.

• MIPS to go after the cellphone market -- really
• Khronos Group Releases OpenMAX AL 1.0 Specification for Application-level Video, Audio and Image Processing
• Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 and Ethernet IP Enables First-Pass Silicon Success for STMicroelectronics
• Samsung licenses Apical's iridix IP core for semiconductor imaging products

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 06, 2009

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ARM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Establish a Strategic Partnership to Enable Application Optimized SoC Products on 28nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) Process

ARM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES® today announces a long-term strategic relationship to provide their mutual customers with an innovative SoC enablement program. Relationship Leverages Synergies Between ARM’s Leading Low Power Processor Architecture, Optimized Physical IP and Partner Eco-System with GLOBALFOUNDRIES Advanced Technology, Design and Manufacturing Excellence.

• IMEC's multi-threaded ADRES processor architecture ready for licensing
• NEC Electronics and KPIT Cummins Collaborate on New AUTOSAR 3.0-Compatible Solution
• Cadence Extends Its TLM-Driven Design and Verification Solution to Support Leading Embedded Software Environments
• MIPS Technologies Licenses MIPS32® Architecture to Altera Corporation
• IMEC and ANSEM launch design service to bring innovative radio chips to the market
• Sigma Commits Android Support Across Its Line of Consumer Media Processors
• Tekmos Introduces 'Drop In Replacement' for Intel 80C186EB and 80C188EB Microprocessors
• VT Silicon Announces World's First Silicon Power Amplifier for 4G Mobile Devices

Headlines for Monday Oct. 05, 2009

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Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGAs Enable PCI Express Compliant System Design for Low-Power, Low-Cost Connectivity Applications

Xilinx today announced that its low-cost Spartan®-6 FPGA family is compliant with the PCI Express® 1.1 specification, enabling low-risk and low-cost implementation of serial connectivity solutions for consumer, automotive, wireless, and other price-sensitive or high volume markets.

• Atmel's SAM9G45 Evaluation Kit Expedites Development on 400MHz ARM9-based Embedded MPU
• ARM Announces Full Support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1
• MindTree Enters Mobile Products Business
• Dialog Semiconductor to Enable Rapid Prototyping of Optimized Audio/Video Portable Devices and Smartphones with NEC Electronics
• Trident Microsystems and NXP to Combine Digital TV and Set-Top Box Businesses to Create Industry Leader in the Digital Home Market
• Cadence Introduces Incisive Enterprise Verifier, Delivering Dual Power of Formal Analysis and Simulation Engines

Headlines for Friday Oct. 02, 2009

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Dolphin Integration paves the way to the "Super-ViC" generation for audio applications

Dolphin Integration today is paving the way to a new generation of Virtual Components starting with loDAC95-SV01, the first audio DAC empowered with its own oscillator and embedded voltage regulator.

• SiliconGate appoints ex-Chipidea exec as CEO
• What is the cost of fabs and R&D at 22-nm?
• asicNorth Enters Analog IP Market

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 01, 2009

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IPtronics Develops Components for Light Peak Technology

Through a collaborative effort with Intel and other industry partners, IPtronics has developed silicon for Light Peak Technology implementation

• ChipStart Offers a Subsystem Alternative for SoC System Management
• Carbon Automates AXI Interconnect Model Creation
• Cadence Introduces the EDA Industry's First Verification Solution for PCI Express 3.0
• S3 Joins Power Forward Initiative (PFI)
• Which chip makers will rule in 2018?
• ARM in talks with GlobalFoundries, say reports
• IMEC sets major step towards 3D integration of DRAM on logic
• Analysis: Behind the downfall of Silicon Image's CEO
• Crocus Technology Enters STT Memory Race and Sets Industry Pace with New Prototype
• Panasonic and Renesas Start Operation of New Development Line for Leading-Edge SoC Process Technologies at the Renesas Naka Site
• Altair Semiconductor Announces Immediate Commercial Availability of LTE Baseband Chip for 4G Wireless Devices
• EDA Consortium Reports Industry Revenue Declined in the Second Quarter, 2009