D&R Headline News (March 2022)

Headlines for Thursday Mar. 31, 2022

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Faraday Launches Cortex-A53-based Platform to Accelerate FinFET SoC Development

araday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), leading ASIC design service and IP provider, today launched SoCreative!VI™ A600 SoC development platform implemented in Samsung Foundry’s 14LPP FinFET process technology.

• SiFive Appoints Nicole Singer as Chief Human Resources Officer to Drive SiFive Growth and Hiring
• intoPIX announces TicoRAW integration into the new Novitec industrial camera portfolio
• WiLAN and Kyocera Enter New Wireless License
• Arm transfers most of its Arm China shareholding to Softbank
• Chip demand is slowing says TSMC chairman
• SEGGER Embedded Studio for Arm now with hard real-time C++ support
• M31 Speeds Delivery of Silicon IP by 5X Using the Cadence Library Characterization Solution in the Cloud
• ARIES Embedded Presents New MCXL Reference IP Design
• Samsung Foundry Adopts Leading Voltage-Timing Signoff Solution from Synopsys and Ansys for Advanced-Node, Energy-Efficient Chips

Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 30, 2022

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Alma Technologies Launches Scalable Encoder and Decoder Semiconductor IP for VESA DSC 1.2b Visually Lossless Compression

Alma Technologies S.A. today announced its new UHT-DSC-E and UHT-DSC-D DSC 1.2b encoder and decoder IP cores that enable the transport of high-definition content with up to 10K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, high dynamic range and high color depth through existing interfaces, such as VESA DisplayPort, MIPI DSI and HDMI 2.1.

• Synopsys Launches Industry's First Broad-Scale Cloud SaaS Solution to Transform Chip Development Landscape
• CAST Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification
• Alena Shiltova becomes Marketing Communications Manager at Menta
• Microcontrollers Get a Lift from Automotive After 2021 Rebound
• Flex Logix Announces Production Availability of InferX X1M Boards for Edge AI Vision Systems
• QuickLogic Announces a New $1.5 Million eFPGA Contract
• IAR Systems enables powerful AI/ML applications based on Alif Semiconductor's microcontrollers and fusion processors

Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 29, 2022

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eTopus Announces PCIe IP Gen 1-6 and 800G Support For 7/6nm With Support For SoC & Chiplet Clients

eTopus Technology today announces the design-in availability of its 7/6nm multi-protocol SerDes IP optimized for PCIe gen 1 to 6 SoC & Chiplet clients. This new IP also supports Ethernet standards from 1G to 112G with support for long reach applications.

• Movellus to Provide Intelligent Clock Network IP to BAE Systems
• Wacom, STMicroelectronics, and CEVA Collaborate to Enhance the Digital Pen Experience
• ARM-based Server Penetration Rate to Reach 22% by 2025 with Cloud Data Centers Leading the Way, Says TrendForce
• ElectraIC is now a Partner of Xilinx
• Edgewater Wireless selects CMC Microsystems as fabrication services Partner
• Advancing VHDL's Verification Capabilities with VHDL-2019 Protected Types

Headlines for Monday Mar. 28, 2022

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MIPS Chooses Ashling's RiscFree Toolchain for its RISC-V ISA Compatible IP Cores

Ashling and MIPS announced today that Ashling’s RiscFree™ Toolchain has been extended to support MIPS RISC-V ISA based IP cores. RiscFree™ is Ashling’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE) including a compiler and debugger for RISC-V based development, and it now has support for MIPS RISC-V ISA based IP cores, enhanced by MIPS’ own proven and tested Core Framework Platform.

• Gidel FPGA boards used for next generation wireless communication research
• AI Chip Company Syntiant Raises $55 Million to Accelerate Growth
• Samsung retains top spot in Omdia Q4 2021 semiconductor market analysis
• Introducing DDR5/DDR4/LPDDR5 Combo PHY IP Core, Silicon Proven in 12FFC for Next-Gen High performance SoCs is available for immediate licensing
• Samsung Sued for Infringement of HEVC Essential Patents

Headlines for Thursday Mar. 24, 2022

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O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Subsystem is now available

Comcores ApS, a fast-growing specialized supplier of Intellectual Property (IP) cores, announces the availability of an O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Subsystem. Comcores Subsystem is a packaged IP solution for the fronthaul transport of the O-RAN Radio Unit.

• Amid Rising Volume and Pricing, Top 10 IC Design Companies Post 2021 Revenue Topping US$100 Billion
• The Semiwise's Flat Field Transistor enables the continuation of DRAM scaling
• Analog Market Momentum to Continue Throughout 2022
• Cadence Selected by Microsoft for RAMP Phase II Program
• Imagination launches next-gen mobile gaming at GDC 2022
• Cadence Collaborates with GlobalFoundries to Deliver Complete Digital Solution on Amazon Web Services
• CEA and Startup C12 Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Quantum Computers with Multi-Qubit Chips at Wafer Scale

Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 23, 2022

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Analog IP offerings a hot commodity in semiconductor M&A

The acquisition of mixed-signal IP supplier Analog Bits by custom silicon solution provider SEMIFIVE once more underscores the critical importance of analog building blocks in system-on-chip (SoC) designs.

• Silex Insight introduces Network Security Crypto Accelerator
• Intrinsic ID PUF Technology Now Fully Compatible with OpenTitan Root of Trust to Strengthen Device Level Security
• SmartDV More Than Doubles Sales From 2020 to 2021

Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 22, 2022

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SEMIFIVE Acquires Analog Bits

SEMIFIVE, a leading design solution provider and pioneer of platformbased custom silicon solutions, today announced it is extending its custom silicon leadership with the acquisition of Analog Bits, an industry’s leading provider of low-power mixed-signal IP (Intellectual Property) solutions.

• IObundle and CAST Partner on Audio and Graphics IP Cores
• Michal Siwinski Joins Arteris IP as Chief Marketing Officer
• Andes and IAR Systems Enable Leading Automotive-Focused IC Design Companies to Accelerate Time to Market
• Avalanche Technology and Efabless Partner for System-On-Chip Development using Google's Open-Source Program

Headlines for Monday Mar. 21, 2022

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Menta Announces Joint Partnership with Trusted Semiconductor Solutions

The newly formed partnership will provide US defense customers access to the most flexible, adaptable, made-to-order eFPGA technology, licensed by Menta and made in the USA by Trusted Semiconductor Solutions

• CAES Introduces Family of Radiation Hardened NOR Flash Memories for Space FPGAs
• Global Semiconductor Materials Market Revenue Tops $64 Billion in 2021 to Set New Record, SEMI Reports

Headlines for Thursday Mar. 17, 2022

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Intrinsic ID Optimizes SRAM PUF Security Technology for Advanced Process Nodes with QuiddiKey 4.x

Intrinsic ID, the world’s leading provider of Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) security IP, today announced the newest release of its flagship hardware IP product, QuiddiKey®. The new release is adapted to the needs of semiconductor designs targeting advanced process nodes.

• Top 10 Foundries Post Record 4Q21 Performance for 10th Consecutive Quarter at US$29.55B, Says TrendForce
• SEGGER releases new Embedded Studio for RISC-V with hard real-time C++ support
• MPEG LA Expands AVC License to Include Complete MVC Coverage
• Quadric Announces $21M to Advance Its Disruptive Edge AI Platform
• Xylon Demonstrates Hot Swapping of Programmable FPGA/SoC Chip Parts
• Imagination announces ambitious global recruitment drive
• RISC-V Processor Core of Fraunhofer IPMS now ready for Edge AI

Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 16, 2022

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Arm to lay-off up to 1,000 workers as it preps for IPO

Processor licensor Arm Ltd. is set to lay off 12 to 15 percent of its staff – about 1,000 employees – as it prepares for an initial public offering of stock. The CEO, Rene Hass, has sent an email to staff discussing the cuts, which has been seen and reported…

• SiFive Leadership in RISC-V Powers $2.5B+ Company Valuation
• Siemens' Analog FastSPICE certified for UMC's 28nm HPCᵁ+ process technology
• 2022 Flash Memory CapEx Expected to Reach $29.9B; Set New High

Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 15, 2022

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Weebit scaling down its ReRAM technology to 22nm

Weebit Nano is pleased to announce that together with CEA-Leti it is scaling its embedded Resistive Random-Access Memory (ReRAM) technology down to 22nm – one of the industry’s most common process nodes.

• PCIe 6.0 Designed to Meet Automotive, AI Bandwidth Demands

Headlines for Monday Mar. 14, 2022

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Alphawave IP Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Entire OpenFive Business Unit from SiFive for US$210m in cash

Alphawave IP Group plc , a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world’s technology infrastructure is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire OpenFive business unit from SiFive Inc. (“SiFive”). SiFive is the founder and leader of RISC-V computing based in San Mateo, California.

• SEGGER announces that Renesas has licensed emWin for all RX microcontrollers
• IAR Systems extends powerful RISC-V solutions with 64-bit support
• Rambus Announces James Mitarotonda to Become Board Advisor
• HDMI 2.0 Tx PHY in 12FFC along with Controller IP Core with high lossless Audio/Video data transfer, licensed for a 4KTV SoC

Headlines for Thursday Mar. 10, 2022

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Imagination and Realtek launch world-first image compression DTV SoC

Imagination Technologies announces that its IMG B-Series BXE-4-32 GPU, with IMGIC image compression technology, has been integrated into Realtek’s latest System-on-Chip (SoC), RTD2885N, and is currently shipping into significant digital television (DTV) worldwide brands.

• SEGGER collaborates with HPMicro making Embedded Studio for RISC-V available at no cost
• QuickLogic Announces a New Approximately $1M eFPGA Contract
• AlphaICs welcomes IEEE Fellow Michael Shebanow as Chief Technology Officer
• TSMC February 2022 Revenue Report
• QuantWare releases 25-qubit Contralto QPU
• PragmatIC Semiconductor leads project to digitise reusable packaging
• Zepp Health signs licence agreement for sureCore's EverOn ultra-low voltage memory IP
• Codasip University Program spurs innovation and boosts curriculums
• OPENEDGES Announces Silicon Proven 12nm LPDDR54 PHY IP
• GUC Announces 2.5D and 3D Multi-Die APT Platform for AI, HPC, Networking ASICs
• Rambus Accelerates Automotive SoC Design with ASIL-B Certified Embedded Hardware Security Module

Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 09, 2022

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Arasan announces the immediate availability of its MIPI D-PHY IP as Tx Only or Rx Only for the GlobalFoundries 12nm FinFET process node

Arasan Chip Systems today announced the immediate availability of their ultra-low power standalone MIPI D-PHYSM Tx only IP and Rx only IP for the GlobalFoundries 12nm FinFET manufacturing node. Using the D-PHY IP as a standalone Tx and Rx saves area and power, especially in SoC’s with multiple camera interfaces.

• 2022 to Mark the Third Year in a Row of ≥20% Growth for the Foundry Market
• UK startup is raising funds for Open Power processor
• Ubiscale announces new customer for Cobalt, its low-power GNSS IP core

Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 08, 2022

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Vidatronic Announces the 5nm FinFET Power Management IP Series for Ultra-Low-Power, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Integration

Vidatronic announced an addition to its IP portfolio, the 5 nm FinFET Series for integration into systems-on-a-chip (SoCs), for advanced microprocessor and high-speed serial interface applications. These IPs have been silicon validated by our lead licensing customer.

• Andes Technology Announces over 10 Billion Cumulative Shipments of Andes-Embedded SoCs and Records All-Time High Annual and Monthly Revenue in 2021
• Reshoring Chip Industry Risks Failure With Just More Fabs
• QuickLogic Announces First Rad-Hard eFPGA IP for SkyWater RH90 Process

Headlines for Monday Mar. 07, 2022

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OpenFive and EdgeCortix Collaborate on an AI Accelerator Custom SoC

EdgeCortix and OpenFive today announced they are collaborating to develop and deliver a highly power-efficient and high-performance custom 12nm FinFET SoC that accelerates artificial intelligence processing for real-time edge applications.

• Flex Logix and the Air Force Research Laboratory Expand their License to Include any Flex Logix Technology for Research and Chip Prototyping in all Available Processes including Radhard
• ZeroPoint Technologies signs Memory Encryption contract
• GUC Monthly Sales Report - February 2022
• sureCore appoints Taiwan Dream Services Company to spearhead its growth into the APAC wearables market
• Synopsys Extends OptoCompiler Support for New GF Fotonix Platform
• Ambient Scientific Announces Beta Release of Software Compilers for its Programmable AI Processor GPX-10
• GlobalFoundries Announces Next Generation in Silicon Photonics Solutions and Collaborates with Industry Leaders to Advance a New Era of More in the Data Center
• PCIe 5.0 SerDes PHY and Controller IP Cores for all High-End Serial connect Interfaces in advanced SoCs is available for immediate licensing

Headlines for Friday Mar. 04, 2022

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Arteris Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 and Estimated First Quarter and Full Year 2022 Guidance

Arteris today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, and provided estimated first quarter and full year 2022 guidance.

• Credo Expands High Performance Seagull Family With Integrated 50Gbps PAM4 VCSEL and EML Drivers
• UMC Reports Sales for February 2022
• Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 26.8% Year-to-Year in January

Headlines for Thursday Mar. 03, 2022

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Leaders in Semiconductors, Packaging, IP Suppliers, Foundries, and Cloud Service Providers Join Forces to Standardize Chiplet Ecosystem

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE), AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Intel Corporation, Meta, Microsoft Corporation, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today announced the formation of an industry consortium that will establish a die-to-die interconnect standard and foster an open chiplet ecosystem.

• Codasip steps up its focus on Europe and appoints Till-Vattier as EMEA VP
• oneNav Announces pureL5 GNSS Digital IP Core and Customer Evaluation System - World's First Single Frequency L5 GNSS Receiver
• Graphcore Supercharges IPU with Wafer-on-Wafer
• Microsoft Executive Bobby Yerramilli-Rao Joins GlobalFoundries Board of Directors
• Dolphin Design chooses DEFACTO's SoC Compiler 9.0: a turnkey methodology to reduce project costs and increase team efficiency

Headlines for Wednesday Mar. 02, 2022

• Pankaj Mayor Joins Arteris IP as Executive Vice President of Global Sales
• Semi Industry Capex Forecast to Jump 24% and Reach Over $190 Billion This Year
• Sondrel explains the 10 steps to model and design a complex SoC
• Cadence Recognized with TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Customers' Choice Award for 3D-IC Design
• Small Prime Divisors Attack and Countermeasure against the RSA-OTP Algorithm
• Khronos Releases Vulkan SC 1.0 Open Standard for Safety-Critical Accelerated Graphics and Compute

Headlines for Tuesday Mar. 01, 2022

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Renesas Pioneers RISC-V Technology With RZ/Five General-Purpose MPUs Based on 64-Bit RISC-V CPU Core

Renesas Electronics today announced the RZ/Five general-purpose microprocessor units (MPUs) built around a 64-bit RISC-V CPU core. The RZ/Five employs the Andes AX45MP, based on the RISC-V CPU instruction set architecture (ISA).

• Imperas unifies new RISC-V verification ecosystem with RVVI
• CEVA Announces Milestone of 100 Million CEVA-powered Cellular IoT Chips Shipped
• Arm clears out top management
• Silex Insight launches DDR encrypter for High-Performing Systems (ASIC/FPGA)
• Expedera Announces First Production Shipments of Its Deep Learning Accelerator IP in a Consumer Device
• intoPIX and Fraunhofer IIS team with Vectis to offer JPEG XS patent pool license
• VESA Readies DisplayPort UHBR (Ultra-High Bit Rate) Device Certification and Begins Certification of UHBR Cables
• Computing-in-Memory Innovator Solves Speech Processing Challenges at the Edge Using Microchip's Analog Embedded SuperFlash Technology
• CAST and Achronix Expand Partnership to Deliver Secure FPGA Solutions
• Axiomise Celebrates Fourth Anniversary with Executive Appointments, Move to New Office