D&R Headline News (November 2010)

Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010

• STMicroelectronics Unveils Roadmap for ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M4 and -M0 Microcontrollers While Unleashing Ultimate Performance of Cortex-M3 With New STM32 F-2 Series
• Altera Updates Fourth Quarter Revenue Guidance and Issues 2011 Guidance
• Magma's FineSim Deployed by Toshiba Corporation for Advanced Flash Memory Sign-Off Simulation
• WiLAN Announces $21.8 Million Bought Deal Financing
• Physware Names Former Synopsys CTO Raul Camposano as CEO
• Renesas Electronics' Acquisition of Nokia's Wireless Modem Business Completed
• MIPS Wins OCP-IP Contributor of the Year Award

Headlines for Monday Nov. 29, 2010

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Albacores-IP Releases New Analog Video Multi Standard Decoder, TVV2

Albacores-IP announced that it has developed a new Analog Video Multi Standard Decoder. The product, TVV2, will support all NTSC, PAL, and SECAM broadcast standards. The virtually artifact free new 2D comb filter is for NTSC, NTSC443 (brand new), PAL, PALm, PALc, PAL60, and NTSC50.

• Kilopass Partners with BAE Sales Inc. and QoS, Inc.
• Sidense Files Action Against Third Kilopass Patent at USPTO
• Evatronix and LeCroy Announce Partnership for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Development Solutions
• Rockchip and SMIC in Commercial Production of 65-nm Multimedia Chips
• LatticeECP3 Device Is First Low Cost FPGA to Support Broadcom HiGig(TM) Protocol
• HDL Design House appoints Acetronix its representative in Korea
• OCP-IP Announces Availability of New Memory Modeling White Paper

Headlines for Thursday Nov. 25, 2010

• Texas Instruments' new AM1810 Sitara ARM MPU, a certified single-chip PROFIBUS solution, reduces power consumption and cost by up to 30 percent for industrial applications
• Broadcom reveals CPU development
• MOSAID Reports Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 and Dividend
• Happy 2nd Birthday SiliconGate

Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010

• Altera selects Microtronix as Preferred Partner for Mobile DDR Memory Controller IP Core
• Easics And ICsense Join Expertise To Offer Best-Of-Class Mixed-Signal ASICS

Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010

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Intel Expands Customer Choice with First Configurable Intel Atom-based Processor

Intel today announced the configurable Intel® Atom™ processor E600C series, which features an Intel® Atom™ E600 processor (formerly codenamed “Tunnel Creek”) paired with an Altera* Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in a single package.

• EVE to Showcase ZeBu-Server During IP-SoC 2010 in Grenoble

Headlines for Monday Nov. 22, 2010

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ARM 64-bit CPUs coming soon, says report

Processor intellectual property licensor ARM Holdings plc is expected to reveal its plans for processor cores that support 64-bit computing, within the next few weeks, according to an IDG news service report that cited sources close the company speaking at an ARM technology conference in Taipei.

• Mentor Graphics and Rohde & Schwarz Deliver a Hardware-Accelerated Debug Platform for Verifying Wireless Communication SoCs
• Broadcom Corporation to Acquire Gigle Networks Inc.
• Analogix announces availability of DisplayPort to LVDS converter IC
• Deutschmann Automation selects Innovasic Semiconductor's RapID Platform for their Profinet Connectivity Solution
• IP Cores, Inc. Licenses Encryption Technology to Space Systems/Loral
• Report: ARM in Google talks, could oust Intel
• Microtune Announces Stockholder Approval of Acquisition by Zoran Corporation
• ARM Mali GPU Makes Advanced Graphics a Reality for All Consumers

Headlines for Friday Nov. 19, 2010

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Synopsys Announces Immediate Availability of the DesignWare ARC Processor Core for Blu-ray Disc Players

Synopsys today announced the immediate availability of the DesignWare™ ARC™ AS 221 BD dual-core processor optimized for high-definition (HD) audio applications.

• Dolphin Integration announces a thrilling release of the already celebrated Cassiopeia architecture for ROM
• Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results
• PMC-Sierra completes acquisition of Wintegra
• PCI-SIG Releases PCI Express 3.0 Specification
• ZT Systems Announces ARM-based Server Solution for Breakthrough Energy Efficiency and Density in Hyperscale Data Centers
• Sankalp Semiconductor Selected as a 2010 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Tech Startup

Headlines for Thursday Nov. 18, 2010

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Chips&Media delivers latest dual HD video IP core with VP8 hardware decoding capability

Chips&Media today announces that it has begun shipping fully validated hardwired codec, CODA960, which achieves multi-standard dual-HD(1080p@60fps) video processing to its partners.

• MIPI Alliance Gains Membership Momentum with Strong Projected Market Deployment of Specifications
• Picochip Successfully Completes $9 Million Debt Facility with Silicon Valley Bank
• Medion Enters into MPEG LA's MPEG-2 License
• Mentor Graphics Announces Further Expansion at Broadcom Adopting the Veloce Emulation Platform
• Qualcomm rolls 28-nm Snapdragon
• Analog IC market projected to decline in Q4

Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010

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Imagination to acquire HelloSoft, a leading global provider of Video and Voice over Internet Protocol and wireless LAN technologies, for a maximum consideration of $47 million

Imagination Technologies has conditionally agreed to acquire HelloSoft, one of the world’s leading providers of Video and Voice over Internet Protocol ("V.VoIP") and wireless LAN technologies, for a maximum of consideration $47 million.

• Xilinx Virtex-7 HT Devices Enable 100-400Gbps Applications and Beyond in a Single FPGA for Next Generation Communication Systems
• Synopsys' IC Validator Completes Qualification for TSMC's 40-nm and 65-nm iDRC/iLVS Physical Verification
• Imagination Technologies plc -- Placement Announcement
• Imagination Technologies plc -Trading Update to 31st October 2010
• Silicon Hive Introduces Camera Application Solution for Smart Phones
• TSMC Obtains Termination of ITC Investigation into 37nm and Smaller Products

Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010

• Xilinx Enables Leading Wireless Platform & Semiconductor Company to Speed Wireless Products to Market With FPGA-Based Prototyping System
• Arteris FlexNoC Network-on-Chip (NoC) Solution Selected by LG Electronics for Multimedia SOC
• Smooth-Stone Builds Momentum, Including Key Executive Hires; Adopts new Company Name of Calxeda
• Cellphone Components to Reach $71 Billion in 2014 Says New Forward Concepts Study

Headlines for Monday Nov. 15, 2010

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Commentary: Stakeholders see turning point for chip industry

The semiconductor industry is at an inflection point that will determine its course for years to come, according to an informal survey of respected industry executives.

• Gennum's Snowbush IP Group Offers Simulation Models for IP at 8Gbps and Beyond
• SMIC and Brite Semiconductor Collaborate to Provide Integrated IC Design and Manufacturing Services
• SMSC Acquires Symwave, Inc. - A Leading USB 3.0 IC Supplier
• DDR2 and DDR3 Prototype Ready IP Now Available From S2C
• AuthenTec Bolsters Embedded Security of AppliedMicro's New PacketPro Multicore Embedded Processor Family
• Synopsys and SMIC Team to Deliver Proven SoC Design Solution for 65-nm to 40-nm Process Nodes
• DediProg Now Offers Volume Production Programming Solution for SiliconBlue's Custom Mobile Devices
• PLX Technology Announces Sampling of Industry's First PCI Express 3.0 Switches
• Chipus provides a series of analog IPs for a proprietary microcontroller IC - ZR16
• Evatronix to Discuss Digital and Mixed Signal IP Design Issues at the IP-SoC 2010 Conference in Grenoble
• Open-Silicon Achieves Ultra High Performance Using Cadence Silicon Realization Technology to Tape-Out Breakthrough 2.4 GHz ASIC Processor

Headlines for Friday Nov. 12, 2010

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Amlogic Unveils Integrated ARM Cortex-A9 Chip For Next Generation of HD Multimedia and 3D Experience

Amlogic today announced the availability of Amlogic's newest high-performance HD computing platform, the AML8726-M system on chip (SoC). This new SoC is powered by Amlogic's proprietary HD video decoding engine, an ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor and an ARM Mali™-400 GPU and produces world-class performance for full 3D gaming.

• Dolphin Integration launches its new kit for ultra High Density audio converters
• Acacia Subsidiary Acquires 65 Patents Covering DRAM Technologies from a Major Semiconductor Company
• Intel aims for 'smart' embedded SoC
• Semiconductor Veteran and Former AMD CTO Fred Weber Joins MIPS Technologies' Board of Directors

Headlines for Thursday Nov. 11, 2010

• TSMC October 2010 Sales Report
• CriticalBlue announces support for Texas Instruments’ new TMS320C66x DSP core within Prism
• SMSC Announces Mobile Embedded Controller IP License Agreement with Fintek

Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010

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ARM Announces CoreLink 400 System IP to Unleash High Performance CPU and GPU Systems

ARM today introduced the CoreLink™ 400 series of AMBA® 4 protocol-compliant system IP, enabling system designers to realize the full potential of the latest high-performance CPU and GPU technology.

• Wintegra Renews Silicon IP License from Palmchip
• Tata Elxsi announces availability of LTE eNodeB Layer 1 software on Texas Instruments C66x based SoC
• Ambiq Micro Secures $2.4M Investment
• ARM servers ready for prime time
• Samsung: Ready for big foundry push
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 IP Core from CAST, Inc. Achieves USB-IF Certification
• Linaro gains momentum and demonstrates progress accelerating open source development
• Inicore Inc. Introduces VME System Controller Module Silicon IP Core
• Shortlink and LFoundry in RF and Mixed-Signal IP Partnership
• LynxOS-SE RTOS for ARM Architecture (Cortex-A8) Showcased at ARM Technology Conference
• Atmel Expands ARM Cortex-M3 Flash MCU Family With SAM3N Series
• Marvell Unveils 1.6GHz Quad-Core ARMADA XP Platform for Enterprise-Class Cloud Computing Applications

Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 09, 2010

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ARM Announces Processor Optimization Pack Product Family for Cortex-A9 Processor

ARM today announced the immediate availability of the ARM® Cortex™-A9 Processor Optimization Packs (“POPs”). Processor Optimization Packs leverage ARM Artisan® physical IP to enable customers to achieve technology leading performance or power targets on their Cortex-A9 implementations in the shortest time to market.

• ARM Announces 32nm Cortex-A9 Processor Optimizations
• Ralink Sues Lantiq for Patent Infringement
• Moortec Embark on 40nm and 28nm Temperature Sensor IP Deliveries
• AuthenTec Enhances Embedded Security of AppliedMicro's New PacketPro Multicore Embedded Processor Family
• eASIC and Radiocomp Deliver Low Power 6G CPRI v4.1 REC Solution
• ARM Launches Streamline Performance Analyzer Targeting Linux Developers
• Open-Silicon Strengthens Patent Portfolio with Test Technology
• Operating income of current operations of Dolphin Integration on september 30, 2010
• Analog Bits Extends Market Leadership with Advanced IP for ARM Cortex-A9
• Update: Intel licenses DSP
• Analyst: Intel buying into wireless
• Imperas and Micrium Ease Embedded Software Development For Systems Using µC/OS-II RTOS
• Fusion Mixed Signal FPGAs Now Available In Extended Temperature Grade

Headlines for Monday Nov. 08, 2010

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Silicon Image Introduces MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link)- Enabled Intellectual Property Cores

Silicon Image today announced the availability of intellectual property (IP) cores that support the MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) standard. MHL is a new mobile HD interface standard optimized for connecting mobile phones and other portable devices directly to high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and displays, while enabling power from the display to charge mobile device batteries over a single cable.

• MIPS Technologies' Multi-Threaded Processor Powers New C2-270(TM) Collision Prevention System From Mobileye
• Mentor Extends ReadyStart Embedded Software Platform to Texas Instruments' Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs
• VISION becomes real with DapTechnology's 1394b S1600 FireCore IP SOC Solution
• Xilinx Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs Deliver Superior Transceiver Performance for Wired Optical Communications
• Microsemi Unveils 65-nm Embedded Flash Platform
• CEVA-XC DSP for Next Generation 4G Wireless Products Licensed to Intel
• Lattice MachXO2 PLD Family Sets New Standards for Low Cost, Low Power Designs
• Mobile and embedded multimedia market momentum continues says Imagination
• Evatronix Ultra-High Resolution Display Controller IP Core Ready for 4K Digital Cinema Applications
• Will Intel be a big foundry player?
• Freescale announces its most powerful and versatile 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications

Headlines for Friday Nov. 05, 2010

• Dolphin Integration releases an innovative test solution for embedded memories

Headlines for Thursday Nov. 04, 2010

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Quickpath IP bound for Achronix FPGAs

Achronix Semiconductor Corp. will be including the hard Quickpath IP core in support of processor communications on forthcoming field programmable gate arrays enabled by Intel manufacturing.

• Blue Won­der as from now an Infi­neon Tech­nolo­gies Com­pa­ny
• TES announces DM3730 based MAGiK (Media & Graphics Innovation Kit) supporting Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Linux
• SMIC Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
• Avago Technologies First to 28-Gbps Performance with 40-nm SerDes
• Analyst: Intel to endorse SOI at 22-nm
• Rambus Names Bruce Sohn Director of Korea Office
• Qualcomm bought Sandbridge, says analyst
• TowerJazz Raises $100 Million in Debentures Offering
• Averant Announces Toshiba Expanding Deployment of Solidify
• Tuxera and Mentor Graphics Partner to Add exFAT and NTFS Support for Nucleus OS; Extend Android and Linux Leadership

Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 03, 2010

• Intel to acquire Dresden LTE firm
• ISIS IP chooses EnSilica's eSi-RISC as the MCU for its 2nd generation DAB baseband solution
• Recore Systems selects Barco Silex as strategic design services partner

Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 02, 2010

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Synopsys' New DesignWare STAR ECC IP Helps Reduce Embedded Memory Transient Errors

Synopsys today announced the availability of the DesignWare® STAR ECC (Self-Test and Repair Error Correcting Codes) IP as a part of its DesignWare STAR Memory System® product family.

• Arteris Interconnect IP Solution Selected by Samsung for Mobile SoC Deployment
• Sidense Files Action Against Kilopass Patents at USPTO
• Microsemi Completes Tender Offer For Actel Corporation
• ASSET's ScanWorks is first development tool for the emerging IJTAG embedded instrumentation standard
• ASSET partners with leading EMS to accelerate adoption of new IEEE P1687 embedded instrumentation standard
• New PCI Express Root Complex Lite Solution Uses the LatticeECP3 FPGA Family
• Imagination Technologies Licenses Forte's CellMath IP and Tools
• Veridae Systems Delivers Silicon Debug and Validation Suite that Reduces Overall Complex IC Development Time by 10 to 30%
• IHS to Acquire iSuppli Corporation; Announces Full 2011 Financial Guidance

Headlines for Monday Nov. 01, 2010

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Achronix to Build the World's Most Advanced Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) on Intel 22nm Process Technology

Achronix Semiconductor Corp. today announced strategic access to Intel Corporation’s 22 nanometer (nm) process technology, and plans to develop the most advanced Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).

• MIPS CEO: "Companies need to have a soul"
• Express Logic Announces ThreadX RTOS for CEVA-TeakLite III DSP Core
• Mentor Graphics and ARM Join Forces on Memory Test and Repair
• Synopsys Expands Synthesis-Based Test Technology to Increase Designer Productivity
• Free Software Enables Development of IEEE 1149.1-2011 JTAG and IJTAG Based Infrastructure IP for FPGA and SoCs
• Open-Silicon Expands Presence in India With New SoC and Systems Solution Center
• NXP's New Dual-Core Cortex-M4 and M0 MCU Redefines Digital Signal Control
• CEVA Partners with eyeSight to Offer Hand Gesture Recognition Solution on CEVA Multimedia Platform for Portable Devices
• Analysis: Why Renesas is creating mobile IC spinoff
• Ricoh Adopts DeFacTo HiDFT-SIGNOFF Solution for Digital IC Design for Test