D&R Headline News (April 2011)

Headlines for Apr. 29, 2011

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PLDA PCI Express 3.0 IP Successfully Simulated with Xilinx 7 Series GTX Transceivers

PLDA today announced the immediate availability of their PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 FPGA IP with complete support for the Xilinx® 7 series FPGAs. The PLDA PCIe IP Core is ready for simulation targeting Xilinx® 7 series GTX transceivers at Gen3 speed.

• Faraday Reported 2011 First Quarter Results
• MoSys, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
• Moortec Deliver Analog IP at 40nm and 28nm
• TSMC Reports First Quarter EPS of NT$1.40

Headlines for Apr. 28, 2011

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PLDA and Aldec Announce PCI Express DMA IP Supporting Advanced Verification Tools for FPGA Development

PLDA and Aldec today announced the immediate availability of PLDA’s EZDMA IP solution, supporting Aldec’s Riviera-PRO for Linux and Active-HDL for Windows.

• Xylon announces new Compact Multilayer Video Controller IP version with the AMBA AXI4 interface and the DVI output
• SMSC Inter-Chip Connectivity Technology Licensed by AMD
• Digital Blocks Announces Compact DB8051C Microcontroller IP Core for Complex Algorithm Finite State Machine Implementations
• Xilinx Announces Record Fiscal 2011 Results; Q4 Sales Increase 4% Sequentially
• Cadence Reports Q1 2011 Financial Results

Headlines for Apr. 27, 2011

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ARM Holdings plc Reports Results For The First Quarter Ended 31 March 2011

ARM Holdings plc announces its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2011. ARM continues to see its technology chosen by leading companies for a broad range of end markets, helping to deliver our highest-ever revenues and profits.

• Kaben Wireless Announces Family of XTAL Oscillators
• Analysis: Why ARM-AMD makes sense
• Alvand Technologies Announce New Line of Silicon Proven Sub-System IP Solution
• ARM working on AMD to drop x86
• CEVA, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
• Sonics Distributes Synopsys IP to Offer End-to-End Memory Subsystem Solutions for Mobile, Digital Entertainment
• Elliptic Technologies Unveils Industry Leading HDCP 2.0 Content Protection Solution
• ARM sales soar on broadening license deals
• Cosmic Circuits tapes out Clocking Solutions in 55nm
• MIPS Technologies Now Porting Android Honeycomb Platform
• WiLAN Confirms Dismissal of Litigations Scheduled for Trial in Early 2011
• Accellera Announces IP Tagging Effort, Calls for Participation
• Altera Announces First Quarter Results
• MIPS Technologies' Third Quarter Revenue Grows 15% Year-to-Year
• Silicon Image Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
• HDL Design House Joins the Cadence IP Alliance Program

Headlines for Apr. 26, 2011

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Vivante GPU IP Cores Power the Latest Freescale i.MX 6 Series of Application Processors

Last week at the Linley Tech Mobile Conference, Freescale Semiconductor detailed the GPUs licensed from Vivante powering the recently announced i.MX 6 series of applications processors. The i.MX 6 series is Freescale’s latest line of application processors scalable from single, dual and quad cores and including multi-stream 1080p video plus Freescale’s Triple-Play graphics architecture.

• Arasan Chip Systems Appoints New Vice President of Sales
• Tensilica First IP DSP Core Supplier to Offer DTS Broadcast and DTS DMP Support
• Accent Introduces Industry First Advanced Transceiver Supporting Future Smart Utility Network Standard
• LG Electronics Licenses ARM Processor Technology to Drive Platform Strategy in Home and Mobile Markets
• Latest Innovations in Synopsys IC Compiler Deliver up to 40 Percent Power Reduction at HiSilicon
• Orange Selects AuthenTec's New Downloadable DRM Solution to Deliver Orange Cinema Series to Android Phone and Tablet Users

Headlines for Apr. 25, 2011

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Mentor Graphics Issues Open Letter to Shareholders

Mentor Graphics today issued the following open letter to the shareholders of Mentor Graphics regarding the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 12, 2011.

• MIPS Technologies' Processor IP Drives New Hybrid Media Player/Set-top Box Chipset from ALi Corp.
• Lattice MachXO2 Pico Development Kit Simplifies Consumer Applications
• U.S. firms still dominate fabless rankings

Headlines for Apr. 22, 2011

• Toshiba launches 19nm process NAND flash memory
• Icahn letter highlights Mentor CEO's pay
• Wafer Demand: Good to Grow in 2011
• Lattice Semiconductor Reports First Quarter 2011 Results; Exceeds High-End of Prior Revenue Guidance
• Simulation of assertions accelerated by DOLPHIN Integration thanks to SLED SDG

Headlines for Apr. 21, 2011

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Novocell Announces the Development of NovoBits: an Antifuse Alternative to Polyfuse

Novocell Semiconductor, Inc. today announces the development of NovoBits, a register architecture antifuse non-volatile memory developed as an alternative to e-fuse and polyfuse memories. NovoBits offers a secure, highly reliable, drop-in solution that is foundry independent and promotes design portability.

• Rambus Reports First Quarter Financial Results
• India preps $5 billion two-fab plan
• Cosmic's Linear Regulator IP in mass production with Innofidei Chip-set
• 3-D ICs stack up design challenges
• Report: Toshiba forced to halve NAND output

Headlines for Apr. 20, 2011

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Mixel Spearheads a MIPI Alliance Ecosystem Partnership

Mixel® announced today a MIPI® Alliance ecosystem partnership including representatives of all MIPI stakeholder groups, such as MIPI IP, both analog and digital, Verification IP (VIP), suppliers of measurement equipment, MIPI measurement service providers, and MIPI production test equipment manufacturers.

• INSIDE Secure Licenses Advanced ARM SecurCore Technology
• Verayo Names Eric Duprat as Chief Executive Officer
• Open-Silicon to Present on Design-Lite at IP-SOC Days Event in Santa Clara

Headlines for Apr. 19, 2011

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Kilopass Introduces Industry's First Embedded Multi-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory in 40nm Logic CMOS

Kilopass today unveiled Itera, the industry’s first and only embedded multi-time programmable (MTP) NVM in 40nm. Using Itera, system-on-chip (SoC) designers can achieve significantly lower costs (70% less), higher performance (24X increase), and improved integration by replacing external serial EEPROM and NOR flash in high-volume mobile and consumer applications.

• AuthenTec Announces the First Downloadable Microsoft PlayReady-Based DRM Solution for Android- and Apple iOS-based Mobile Devices
• A wakeup call for the global semiconductor supply chain
• Leadcore Technology Addresses High-end Mobile Market with suite of ARM IP including ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore Processor, Mali-400 MP GPU and Artisan Physical IP
• Dolphin Integration: Growth Rate of 11% for the 1st Semester Over the Same Period of Last Year
• eMemory's NeoEE achieves verification, targets NFC applications
• SMIC to Receive Investment from CIC
• K-micro announces availability of burst-mode CDR for XGPON1 OLT applications
• Intel, Micron Extend NAND Flash Technology Leadership, Introduce Industry's Smallest, Most Advanced 20-Nanometer Process

Headlines for Apr. 18, 2011

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Altera Breaks Semiconductor Industry Record for Most Transistors on an Integrated Circuit

Altera today announced it set an industry milestone in semiconductor technology by delivering the most transistors ever packed onto an integrated circuit. Altera's 28-nm Stratix ® V FPGAs are the semiconductor industry's first devices to feature 3.9 billion transistors.

• NetLogic Microsystems Announces the Industry's Widest Bandwidth Digital Front End Processors for 3G and 4G/LTE Base Stations
• Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Rose by More Than $70 Billion in 2010, According to Final Results by Gartner
• Rad3 Communications Inc. announces the appointment of Dr. Stephen Bates to the position of Chief Architect
• Lattice Semiconductor Announces Lowest Cost Design Platform for FPGAs With Configurable SERDES
• Lattice Design Tools Provide Complete 8-Bit Microcontroller System Support for Cost Sensitive, Low Power PLD Applications
• Kaben Wireless Announces New IF Digitizer
• Synopsys Advances Mixed-Signal Verification with New CustomExplorer Ultra

Headlines for Apr. 15, 2011

• FPGA veteran Robert Blake joins Achronix as president and chief executive officer
• Cisco and WiLAN Sign New License Agreement

Headlines for Apr. 14, 2011

• Xylon Releases Complete Development Platform and Toolset for Multi-Camera Surround View Systems
• Silicon Image Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire SiBEAM
• MIPS Technologies Launches New Developer Community

Headlines for Apr. 13, 2011

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Arasan Chip Systems Introduces First MIPI RFFE Core

Arasan announced today the introduction of its MIPI RFFE product. The standard is currently a 1.0 document. The Arasan RFFE IP solutions, including IP core, VIP, software drivers and hardware development kit is available immediately for licensing.

• Infineon Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Atmel
• AuthenTec Announces Field Proven Downloadable DRM Solution for Android- and Apple iOS-based Mobile Devices
• A5: All Apple, part mystery
• Gennum and NuMedia Drive Next-Generation Industrial Connectivity with New Aviia HD Visually Lossless CODEC and Reference Design

Headlines for Apr. 12, 2011

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Intel designs smartphone, says report

Intel Corp. has designed a cellular handset that could be manufactured by China's ZTE Corp., according to a report by the Bloomberg news service that cites two anonymous sources.

• Fresco Logic Announces USB-IF Certification for its 2nd Generation SuperSpeed USB Host Controller FL1009
• OCP-IP Highlights Successful Implementation of Advanced OCP Features in Leading-Edge Designs
• AllWinner Technology Selects ARM Cortex CPU and Mali GPU Technologies To Bring Integrated SoC To Android OS-Based, Connected Consumer Devices
• TranSwitch Selects eSilicon to Reduce Manufacturing Costs and Streamline Design-to-Manufacturing Process
• Anobit selects Analog IPs from Cosmic Circuits
• MIPS Technologies' MIPS32 74K Core Powers Advanced GPON Processors from BroadLight

Headlines for Apr. 11, 2011

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Cadence Announces Availability of World's First DDR4 IP Solution

Cadencetoday announced a DDR4 solution. The solution includes hard and soft PHY IP; controller IP; memory models; verification IP; tools and methodologies; and signal integrity reference designs for the package and board.

• NXP Extends Fully Scalable USB Portfolio With LPC11U00 Cortex-M0 Series
• Altair Semiconductor Raises $26 Million Round of Financing
• Cypress Introduces EZ-USB FX3 Controller, The Industry's Only Flexible SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Solution
• Elecard Hits Market with ARM Codec SDK for Mobile and Portable Devices
• Telechips Extends Licensing of ARM Mali GPUs to Bring High-End Graphics to Android-Based Tablets
• Xilinx Fueling Next Wave of Broadcast Industry Innovation With New 10 Gbps Video Over IP and Real-Time Video Engine Capabilities
• TSMC March 2011 Sales Report
• Will TI + NSC be less than, greater than, or equal to the individual parts?
• SpringSoft's Laker Custom IC Layout and Digital Routing Tools Gain Momentum in Memory Chip Market

Headlines for Apr. 08, 2011

• Dolphin Integration announces the availability of StorageWare for facilitating the selection and integration of small memories

Headlines for Apr. 07, 2011

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ARM versus Intel: a successful stratagem for RISC or grist for CISC's tricks?

ARM and its licensees are striving to expand their overall market presence by tackling Intel’s x86 in servers and client desktop and laptop computers. Intel has responded by attacking ARM on its own turf: handsets, tablets, and the like.

• Shanghai InfoTM Licences Range of ARM CPU and GPU IP to Address Full Range of Mobile Computing Devices
• GigOptix, Inc. Announces $750,000 Order for Next Generation 100G DWDM Modulator Drivers
• MOSAID Files Patent Infringement Suit Against NVIDIA, Freescale and Interphase
• Digital Core Design releases Revolutionary Quad-Pipelined Ultra High Performance 8051 Microcontroller IP Core
• Intrinsic-ID tackles Random Number generation issues and launches iRNG - A true random number GENERATOR - as hard or Soft IP
• Analyst: Apple qualifying TSMC
• Why is TSMC moving into 450-mm?
• Apple patent describes combo interface
• Gennum Acquires Nanotech Semiconductor
• Network Equipment Leader ZyXEL Integrates AuthenTec Embedded Security in New ZyWALL Series of Network Security Appliances
• Cadence exec discusses China strategy

Headlines for Apr. 06, 2011

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7 takeaways from Morris Chang's keynote

An outline of the seven main points made by TSMC Chairman and CEO Morris Chang in his keynote address at the TSMC 2011 Technology Symposium

• BitSim and Lewel Group integrates Finnish ASIC / FPGA operation
• Toshiba Debuts SmartNAND, Latest Addition to NAND Flash Portfolio
• NXP next as TI resets market values?
• TSMC rolls smartphone/tablet process
• Gennum and Kiwi Semiconductor Announce Plans for Next-Generation HDcctv Chipset
• RF Engines Ltd (RFEL) adds real time Image Processing of HD video to its range of IP cores and system design work
• Zoran Corporation selected RT-RK to port Android to its SOCs

Headlines for Apr. 05, 2011

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TI to acquire National Semiconductor

Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which TI will acquire National for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion.

• Kilopass' TSMC 28HP HKMG Silicon Results Show Scalability of 2T Antifuse Technology
• Sidense Completes TSMC IP9000 Assessment for Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Product Families
• CebaTech Appoints Adam T. Drobot, PhD. as Chairman of the Board
• Analysis: TI-National deal a smart use of cash
• Texas Instruments first semiconductor company to license EtherCAT technology for embedded ARM- and DSP+ARM-based devices
• Mentor Graphics and Carbon Design Systems Partner for Model Distribution
• Renesas Mobile Corporation Enters Into Open Core Protocol International Partnership

Headlines for Apr. 04, 2011

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SiliconBlue Unveils 40nm mobileFPGA Roadmap Targeting Sensor Management and Display/Video Custom Mobile Device

SiliconBlue® Technologies unveiled its mobileFPGA™ platform device roadmap utilizing TSMC’s leading edge 40nm low power standard CMOS process.

• UK startup unveils LTE transceiver IC
• Skyviia Selects Discretix Hardware-Assisted DRM For Hybrid Set-Top Boxes SoCs
• SIA Reports February Global Chip Sales of $25.2 Billion
• Lattice Reference Design Enables Image Signal Processors (ISP) to Interface with APTINA HiSPi CMOS Sensors
• Altera, Apical, AltaSens Jointly Announce Industry's First HD Wide Dynamic Range Video Surveillance Chipset
• Lattice Now Shipping MachXO2 PLDs In Production
• Freescale and Cactus Collaborate to Bring Technology Solutions to the Medical Market
• TowerJazz Expected to Nearly Double Production Capacity with Proposed Acquisition of Micron Technology Wafer Manufacturing Plant in Japan
• GLOBALFOUNDRIES enters a broad strategic partnership with imec

Headlines for Apr. 01, 2011

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Xilinx buys optical transport chip vendor

Xilinx Inc. has acquired Omiino Ltd. a Belfast telecommunications startup for an undisclosed amount, according to local reports. Xilinx follows AppliedMicro and Altera as an acquirer of companies that developed optical transport IP and implemented it in FPGAs.

• Kilopass Names CFO for Next Growth Phase
• Android Will Seize 45% of Smartphone Market by 2016, Says ABI Research
• Dolphin Integration announces a density record for Dual Port Register Files saving up to 30% of area