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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Novafora Inc.--which gained fame by acquiring Transmeta Corp.--has gone out of business, according to reports.
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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.
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Arasan announced the release of its SLIMbus® Software Stack, a portable stack that accelerates the development of mobile platforms incorporating the MIPI® SLIMbus® standard.
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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.
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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.