D&R Headline News (August 2008)

Headlines for Friday Aug. 29, 2008

• Moortec Deliver High Performance Transmit Mixer/AGC for UWB Applications
• MOSAID Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2009 and Dividend
• Magma Reports Revenue of $45.7 Million for First Quarter

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 28, 2008

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China readies first multicore Godson CPUs

Chinese researchers are preparing the first multicore versions of Godson, the country's first homegrown microprocessor, with a four- and eight-core designs scheduled to tape out in the coming months. China hopes to build a petaflops high-performance computer based on the Godson-3 in 2010.

• Broadcom Announces New Digital Television Solution Supporting Global Connectivity
• Freescale debuts flexible, cost-effective multicore audio DSPs
• Configurable Video Platform Now Available for the LatticeECP2 FPGA Family
• Analysts cuts forecast for TSMC

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 26, 2008

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Qimonda Started Volume Production of Rambus XDR DRAM for PlayStation(R)3 Computer Entertainment System

Qimonda and Rambus today announced that Qimonda has started shipping XDR™ DRAM in volume for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system.

• FPGA Architecture Patent Granted to O2Micro
• Imagination Technologies' PURE brand gets connected to new market
• Leading European Design Consulting Firms Standardize on VMM Verification Methodology
• Algotronix appoints Nisko-IES for Israel
• NEC Electronics Announces iDTV SoC Supporting H.264/AVC with Full HD processing
• Tensilica Adds Dolby Pro Logic II and Pro Logic IIx Decoders to Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine Codec Library For Home Entertainment and Automotive Audio Products
• Marvell Enters Licensing Agreement with Trimble for GPS Software Technology
• MoSys, Inc. Appoints Dave DeMaria Vice President of Business Operations

Headlines for Monday Aug. 25, 2008

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Ambric Announces H.264 Acceleration Support for Apple Mac OS X Leopard

Ambric Now Shipping the Am2045 GT Video Reference Platform With Significant Acceleration for Apple Mac Pro and MacBook Pro

• Magma Titan Analog Migration Solution Ports Rambus Custom Designs
• PLX Gen 2 Switch Screams Between Earth-Shattering ATI Radeon Dual-GPUs
• Lattice ispLEVER Classic Design Tools Now Support New CPLD Family
• Cosmic Circuits Experiences 8X Performance Gains by Adopting Cadence Virtuoso Spectre with Turbo Technology
• LogicVision Establishes Distribution Channel in Taiwan with Avant Technology Inc.

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 21, 2008

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Fresco Logic Demonstrates Industry's First SuperSpeed USB Data Transfer

Demonstration Showcases SuperSpeed USB Data Transfer Speed of Over 350 MB/s on Fresco Logic's Hardware Development Platform

• Spansion Extends SMIC Agreement to Include 43nm MirrorBit(R) ORNAND2(TM) Technology
• Actel Achieves Rigorous SAE/AS9100 Aerospace Certification

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008

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Ericsson and STMicroelectronics to Create World Leader in Semiconductors and Platforms for Mobile Applications

STMicroelectronics and Ericsson today announced an agreement to merge Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST-NXP Wireless into a joint venture

• Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008
• Tensilica Confirms New Intel Media Processor for Consumer Electronics Devices Uses Company's HiFi 2 Audio Processor
• SafeNet to Showcase Optimized IPsec Security Functions for New Family of Intel Processors at Annual Intel Developer Forum
• Arasan Chip Systems Reveals Strategic Mobile Initiative
• Express Logic and Avnet Develop RTOS Support for Xilinx PowerPC 440 Processor on Virtex-5 FPGA
• CircuitSutra Joins Tensilica Partner Program to Offer SystemC Consultancy Services
• Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results
• Tower Semiconductor Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Significantly Improve Its Balance Sheet and Financial Position
• ChipVision Names EDA Veteran Craig Cochran as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
• Realtek Multimedia Chip is First to Enable Full 1080p High-Definition DivX(R) Video on Media Box and Set-Top-Box Applications

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 19, 2008

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STMicroelectronics Demonstrates First Physical Layer IP For 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drives

ST’s 6Gb/s SATA PHY is an IP (Intellectual Property) block designed to be integrated with other functions into low power System-on-Chip (SoC) devices supporting 1.5 and 3 Gb/s as well as 6 Gb/s SATA HDDs for mobile and desktop computing applications

• Mentor Graphics and Altera Partner on DO-254
• Imperas Announces Verification, Licensing, Distribution Agreement With MIPS Technologies
• Intertrust Announces Patent Licensing Agreement with Nokia

Headlines for Monday Aug. 18, 2008

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IBM Builds World's Smallest SRAM Memory Cell

IBM and its joint development partners -- AMD, Freescale, STMicroelectronics, Toshiba and CNSE -- today announced the first working static random access memory (SRAM) for the 22 nanometer (nm) technology node.

• Arteris Network-on-Chip (NoC) Selected by Texas Instruments to Provide SoC Interconnect
• Now that's low power!
• CoWare Delivers Ultra High-Speed, MIPS-Verified Instruction Set Simulators for MIPS32 Cores
• Xilinx Extends Spartan-3A FPGA Family, Enables Lower Total System Costs for High-Volume, Cost-Sensitive Applications
• Product Announcement: ARM SoC Designer - Final Release v7.1 is Now Available
• New Lattice Mixed Signal Software Design Tool Supports Automotive Versions of Power Manager II Devices
• HyperTransport Consortium Announces HTX3 Specification
• PLX Launches Industry's First PCI Express Switches With Integrated DMA
• Improved ARM core, other changes in TI mobile app processor
• EMCoS and Dolphin Integration announce easy to use VHDL-AMS for EMC and Signal Integrity simulation thanks to the bundling of EMC Studio and SMASH
• NXP Global Sales Management Executive change

Headlines for Friday Aug. 15, 2008

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Cadence Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Mentor Graphics

Cadence Design Systems today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mentor Graphics common stock

• Mentor Graphics Responds to Cadence Announcement of Withdrawal of Acquisition Proposal
• ARM Mali-200 GPU Compliant With OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenVG 1.0
• Wi-LAN and Texas Instruments Agree to Without Prejudice Dismissal
• Timesys Announces Embedded Linux for Tensilica Diamond Standard 232L Processor Core
• Rambus Announces Restructuring
• Patriot Scientific Corporation Releases Fiscal Year Report
• POWERVR SGX First with Conformance for all Khronos Mobile APIs on Production Silicon
• International Trade Commission Upholds Patent Ruling Against SiRF

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 14, 2008

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LG chooses Coreworks' audio Sample Rate Converter (SRC) for their next generation mobile devices and digital TV products

Coreworks today announced that LG Electronics has licensed Coreworks CWda52 family of Sample Rate Converters for their low power mobile devices and high performance digital television products.

• Cryptography Research and Infineon Technologies Sign License Agreement For Differential Power Analysis Countermeasures
• Synopsys DesignWare IP for PCI Express Used as the Gold Standard in Intel Lab at Intel Developer Forum
• Philips Completes Exit of TSMC Shareholding
• Intel Unveils Extensible Host Controller Interface Draft Specification to Support USB 3.0 Architecture
• Wind River Adds Support for New Intel Integrated Processor Line for Embedded Devices

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 13, 2008

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Synopsys Launches Full Range of Silicon-Proven DDR3 and DDR2 IP Solutions for SoC Designs

The DesignWare DDR IP solutions deliver memory system performance of up to 1600 Mbps, the maximum data-rate of the JEDEC DDR3 specification. The solutions include configurable protocol and memory controllers, integrated mixed-signal PHYs including I/Os and verification IP.

• MIPS Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008
• Tower Semiconductor & Jazz Technologies Announce Merger on Track for Closing in September 2008

Headlines for Tuesday Aug. 12, 2008

• RF Engines supply advanced designs for LIG Nex1's new spectrum analyser
• Crocus Establishes Prototyping Environment for Next Generation MRAM Technology

Headlines for Monday Aug. 11, 2008

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MIPS Technologies Announces USB PHY Breakthroughs

MIPS Technologies today introduced the industry's first 40nm USB PHY IP core and first USB-certified 1.8v 45nm USB PHY IP core.

• Tensilica Hires Jerry Ardizzone as Vice President Worldwide Sales
• Khronos Releases OpenGL 3.0 Specifications to Support Latest Generations of Programmable Graphics Hardware
• Silvus Technologies and Ittiam Systems Announce Expanded Product Line and Commercial Availability of 802.11n IP Solution
• Pro Design launches new CHIPit prototyping board for the verification of high-speed interfaces
• Xilinx Introduces New Development Kit for Building High-Performance Embedded Processing Systems with Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs
• Actel Expands Military-Qualified Flash-Based FPGA Offerings
• Ambric Announces Strategic Partnership with Pixellexis
• Conexant Completes Sale of Broadband Media Processing Business to NXP Semiconductors
• XLoom Communications Reduces Costs, Lab Space and Energy Usage With Altera FPGA Development Board
• Will Zilog lose its independence?
• ITC Judge Finds that SiRF Infringes Six Broadcom GPS Patents
• DivX Certifies High-Definition Chip from Broadcom for HDTVs and Set-Top Boxes
• Commentary: Who won AMD's foundry business?

Headlines for Friday Aug. 08, 2008

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Cosmic Circuits Announces Validation as a Common Platform Solution Provider of New Analog IP Cores

Cosmic Circuits, a leading provider of differentiated Analog and Mixed-signal IP, today announced the validation of silicon IP cores for 90nm Common Platform™ technology. This includes IP cores for high-performance power-regulation and analog-to-digital conversion that are used predominantly in chips for portable consumer products and communications.

• TSMC July 2008 Sales Report
• SliceX gets $15M, names CEO
• Tower Semiconductor in Advanced Negotiations for Restructuring Agreement to Significantly Improve Its Balance Sheet and Reduce Its Level of Debt

Headlines for Thursday Aug. 07, 2008

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CAST Offers Special System Library IP Package for AMBA-Based FPGAs and SoCs

CAST and SoC Solutions today announced that the complete PiP-AMBA system infrastructure library is now available in a special website-only package, with a simplified license for easy purchase, and a reduced US price of $10,000.

• Great River Technology Releases ARINC 818 Video IP Core for Xilinx and Altera FPGAs
• ARM Announces RealView ICE 3.3
• POWERVR 3D graphics accelerator core has now shipped in over 100 products
• BitSim joins Mentor Graphics's Questa Vanguard Program (QVP)
• Faraday Monthly Sales Report -- July 2008
• Transmeta Licenses LongRun and Low Power Computing Technology To NVIDIA
• Transmeta Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results

Headlines for Wednesday Aug. 06, 2008

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Altera Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Zilog

The lawsuit alleges that some of Zilog’s newest products, including the Zilog eZ80F91 MCU series and ZNEO CPU Z16F series, infringe various Altera® patents.

• User Advisory Group Established to Guide Evolution of the Open Verification Methodology
• SiRF Requests Reexamination of Broadcom Patents Asserted Against SiRF
• ARC Announces Unaudited Interim Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
• Patriot Scientific and Crossflo Systems, Inc. Agree to Merger
• Numonyx and Hynix Extend Efforts to Introduce New, Innovative NAND Flash Memory Products and Technologies

Headlines for Monday Aug. 04, 2008

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UMC's Embedded DRAM, URAM(TM) Proven in 65nm Customer Silicon

Pure-Play Foundry Industry's Only Proprietary Embedded DRAM Solution Enables Performance, Size and Cost Advantages for SoC Products

• eASIC Delivers 45nm Zero Mask-Charge New ASIC Family
• Integrated WiMAX SoC Platform and RF-to-Digital Baseband Transceivers Enable Range of Powerful WiMAX Femto, Pico and Micro Base Stations and Relays
• CEVA, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program
• eInfochips announces MIPI SystemVerilog Verification IP
• TRANGO Hypervisor demonstrates secure platform virtualization on Texas Instruments OMAP3430 processor
• Who are winners, losers in IC rankings?
• Actel Offers Additional Power Reduction and Simplifies Design Creation With Libero IDE 8.4

Headlines for Friday Aug. 01, 2008

• Evatronix announces T8051 - the world's smallest 8051 ISA-compliant IP Core.