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NXP World-Class 200mm Fab Available for Immediate Operations (Oct. 08, 2008)
NXP Semiconductors today announced it has retained ATREG to sell its fully operational 200mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Fishkill, New York. |
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Crocus Technology Raises 11.5M Euros to Develop MRAM Technology (Oct. 06, 2008)
Crocus' proprietary MRAM technology solves all the well-known problems encountered in earlier MRAM implementations. The company's technology has demonstrated on silicon its stability, reliability, data retention, endurance, and scalability, while exhibiting high speed, low power dissipation, and excellent resistance to external perturbation. |
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TranSwitch Corporation Issues Corporate Update in Anticipation of its Pending Merger with Centillium Communications, Inc. (Oct. 06, 2008)
TranSwitch today announced the following in anticipation of its pending merger with Centillium Communications, Inc., a leading provider of highly innovative communications processing technology. |
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August Semiconductor Sales Up 5.5 Percent Year-on-Year (Oct. 02, 2008)
Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew by 5.5 percent to $22.7 billion in August from August 2007 sales of $21.5 billion. |
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Magma Realigns Organization for Enhanced Focus On Key Technology Segments and Improved Financial Profile (Oct. 02, 2008)
Magma Design Automation today announced it is restructuring certain aspects of the company's operations, resulting in reduced costs and focus on key product areas. |
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Virage Logic and TSMC Expand Agreement to Provide Process-Optimized IP (Sep. 30, 2008)
Under the expanded agreement, Virage Logic will develop physical IP, such as embedded memories and logic libraries, for both new and optimized processes ranging from 180-nanometer (nm) to 40nm. |
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Virage Logic's Expanded Business Model Addresses Semiconductor Market's Growing Need to Meet Application-Specific Requirements (Sep. 29, 2008)
Design Ecosystem Collaboration With Strategic Foundry Partners Underscores Virage Logic's Role as the Semiconductor Industry's Trusted IP Partner |
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ARM, Chartered, IBM and Samsung Collaborate to Enable Energy-Efficient 32nm and 28nm Systems-on-Chip (Sep. 29, 2008)
ARM to Develop and License Comprehensive Physical IP Design Platform Targeted at Achieving Optimal Power, Performance, and Area for Current and Future ARM Cortex(TM) Processors |
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Transmeta Initiates Process to Seek Sale of the Company (Sep. 25, 2008)
Transmeta announced today that, with the assistance of its independent financial advisors Piper Jaffray & Co., it has initiated a process to seek a potential sale of the Company. |
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ARC International PLC Operational Update (Sep. 22, 2008)
ARC today announced its plan to reorganise operations, enhancing and accelerating the deployment of its new multimedia product range to high-growth consumer electronics markets, while benefiting from recent strategic investments in new lower cost development capabilities. |
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Lattice Semiconductor Announces Restructuring (Sep. 16, 2008)
In connection with this restructuring, headcount will be reduced by approximately 125 employees, representing approximately 14 percent of the Company’s workforce. |
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Redesign of NXP Semiconductors Organization - Restructuring targets USD 550 M annual cost savings (Sep. 12, 2008)
The redesign program includes major reduction of NXP’s manufacturing base, its central R&D, and support functions. This program is expected to affect approximately 4,500 people globally and will result in annualized savings of USD 550 million. The restructuring cost will result in an estimated cash out of USD 800 million. |
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CriticalBlue raises $4M, adds Investors Toshiba Corporation and Scottish Venture Fund (Sep. 11, 2008)
CriticalBlue, the leader in accelerated embedded software solutions, has raised $4M of private equity funding from Toshiba Corporation and Scottish Venture Fund as well as previous investors Herald Ventures, Lanza TechVentures and Pentech Ventures. |
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Nusym Technology, a Verification EDA Company, Raises $8 Million in Series B Funding (Sep. 11, 2008)
The company will use the new capital to refine and introduce its intelligent verification product line which utilizes design insight to enable rapid verification closure. |
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CEVA, Inc. Adopts Rule 10b5-1 Stock Repurchase Plan (Sep. 03, 2008)
CEVA today announced that it has adopted a share repurchase plan to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock |
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Barco and Ingenient Technologies announce business partnership toward European customers (Sep. 02, 2008)
Barco Silex will become a value added reseller of Ingenient’s embedded multimedia codecs, reference designs, and system solutions. Barco Silex will also act as the primary design and support center for the companies’ European customers. |
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Analysts cuts forecast for TSMC (Aug. 28, 2008)
A bad sign for the industry? An investment banking firm has cut both its third- and fourth-quarter estimates for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC). |
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Algotronix appoints Nisko-IES for Israel (Aug. 26, 2008)
The agreement provides for Nisko-IES to handle the Algotronix line of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) products. These are low cost, high performance IP cores that fit into all popular FPGAs or ASICs. |
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LogicVision Establishes Distribution Channel in Taiwan with Avant Technology Inc. (Aug. 25, 2008)
LogicVision today announced it has expanded its sales and customer service by the addition of Avant Technology Inc. as exclusive distributor for LogicVision products in Taiwan. |
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Ericsson and STMicroelectronics to Create World Leader in Semiconductors and Platforms for Mobile Applications (Aug. 20, 2008)
STMicroelectronics and Ericsson today announced an agreement to merge Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST-NXP Wireless into a joint venture |
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Mentor Graphics Responds to Cadence Announcement of Withdrawal of Acquisition Proposal (Aug. 15, 2008)
Mentor Graphics notes that this withdrawal is inconsistent with both Cadence's recent public statements and recent communications between Mentor Graphics and Cadence. |
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Cadence Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Mentor Graphics (Aug. 15, 2008)
Cadence Design Systems today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mentor Graphics common stock |
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Rambus Announces Restructuring (Aug. 15, 2008)
Rambus will reduce its workforce by approximately 90 positions and will take a restructuring charge, on a cash basis, of approximately $4.0 million in the next two quarters, primarily related to severance expenses. |
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Conexant Completes Sale of Broadband Media Processing Business to NXP Semiconductors (Aug. 11, 2008)
Company Now Focused on Providing Solutions for Imaging, Video, Audio, and Internet Connectivity Applications |
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SliceX gets $15M, names CEO (Aug. 08, 2008)
SliceX will use the investment to develop a high performance analog mixed signal product line. The Company’s products will target a range of industry segments from communications infrastructure and video imaging, to industrial equipment, automotive, and medical applications. |
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POWERVR 3D graphics accelerator core has now shipped in over 100 products (Aug. 07, 2008)
The newest devices incorporating POWERVR graphics entering volume production include: phones such as the Nokia N82, Motorola Z10, Samsung G810 and Sony Ericsson G900; MID and UMPC devices such as the Gigabyte M528 and Sharp Wilcom D4; navigation systems including the Thinkware iNAVI K2; set-top-boxes including the Chunghwa Telecom Multimedia on Demand service; and several market-leading media player (PMP) products. |
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Patriot Scientific and Crossflo Systems, Inc. Agree to Merger (Aug. 06, 2008)
Patriot Scientific and Crossflo Systems today announced that the companies have agreed for Patriot Scientific to acquire Crossflo for stock and cash totaling $10 million. |
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Numonyx and Hynix Extend Efforts to Introduce New, Innovative NAND Flash Memory Products and Technologies (Aug. 06, 2008)
Hynix and Numonyx will broaden the scope of their joint development efforts to deliver leading NAND memory technology and products and combine resources to accelerate the development of future NAND technologies and solutions. |
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CEVA, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program (Aug. 04, 2008)
The Company intends to use available cash to effect any stock repurchases. As of June 30, 2008, the Company had approximately 21 million fully diluted shares of common stock outstanding and $43.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. |
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First Consumer Products with Imagination's Shader-Based POWERVR SGX Graphics Core Now Shipping (Jul. 31, 2008)
Imagination Technologies reports that the first branded consumer electronics products utilising its advanced and market-leading shader-based graphics core, POWERVR SGX, are now shipping. |
