D&R Headline News (Last 14 Days)

Headlines for Monday Jul. 13, 2020

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Analog Devices Announces Combination with Maxim Integrated, Strengthening Analog Semiconductor Leadership

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXIM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion.

• Flex Logix Announces EFLX eFPGA Emulation Models For The Cadence Palladium Z1 Platform
• ESD Alliance Reports Electronic Design Automation Industry Revenue Growth for Q1 2020
• Mentor collaborates with Samsung Foundry to boost product yield and streamline in-fab memory testing
• DMP releases AI Processor IP Core "ZIA DV740"
• DMP releases IP Core "ZIA ISP"
• TSMC June 2020 Revenue Report

Headlines for Thursday Jul. 09, 2020

• UMC Reports Sales for June 2020
• Imec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce Breakthrough in AI Chip, Bringing Deep Neural Network Calculations to IoT Edge Devices
• Mirabilis Design announces the first Application-Specific University Program

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 08, 2020

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Imagination announces XS, the automotive industry's most advanced GPU IP

Imagination Technologies announces the XS GPU product class for automotive, enabling ADAS acceleration and safety-critical graphics workloads. XS represents the most advanced automotive GPU IP created to-date and is the first licensable IP in the industry that is ISO 26262-capable, a standard that addresses risk in the automotive industry.

• Soitec announces POI substrates business agreement with Qualcomm Technologies for 5G RF filters
• High Performance Channel Coding Solutions on Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Devices
• Synaptics to Acquire Rights to Broadcom's Wireless IoT Connectivity Business

Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 07, 2020

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Arm intends to strengthen focus on core semiconductor IP business growth

Today, Arm announced proposed strategic organizational changes to strengthen its focus on growth and profitability. The company is proposing to transfer its two IoT Services Group (ISG) businesses, IoT Platform and Treasure Data, to new entities that would be owned and operated by SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliates.

• SmartDV Broadens Support for Arm AMBA Protocol with Verification IP Solutions for AMBA CHI, CXS, LPI
• JLQ Technology Selects Synopsys DesignWare IP to Accelerate Development of Next-Generation SoCs
• Apple to Start Mass Producing Self-Designed Mac SoC, Projected to Cost under US$100, in 1H21, Says TrendForce
• Imagination announces latest licensing deal with NXP
• videantis processor platform adopted for TEMPO neuromorphic edge AI chip

Headlines for Monday Jul. 06, 2020

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Ingenic Semiconductor integrates Allegro DVT Encoding IP into Next-Generation Smart-Video System-On-Chip Solutions

Allegro DVT, the worldwide leading provider of video semiconductor IP solutions, today announced that Ingenic Semiconductor, one of the leading system-on-chip companies in China has integrated the AL-E150 high-performance video encoding IP into its latest generation of Smart Video products.

• Phison appoints T2M-IP for global marketing, representation, and business development
• Dolphin Design unveils the final piece of their platform offer with BAT, an audio solution for high quality AIoT applications
• GUC Monthly Sales Report - June 2020
• Creonic joins partnership with the University of Bremen to expand the development of Artificial Intelligence
• Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 5.8 Percent Year-to-Year in May; Annual Sales Projected to Increase 3.3 Percent in 2020, 6.2 Percent in 2021

Headlines for Thursday Jul. 02, 2020

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Appear TV introduces Zero-latency intoPIX JPEG XS technology in the X Platform

intoPIX is excited to announce that Appear TV, a leading provider of next-generation video processing platforms for broadcast and streaming has integrated the new JPEG XS codec in the X platform.

• Green Hills Software Extends Multicore Interference Mitigation to Arm Cortex-A72 for DO-178C Level A Applications
• MediaTek Introduces Helio G35 & G25 Gaming Series Chipsets
• Aldec Adds Customizable Tool Qualification Data Package to ALINT-PRO for DO-254 Projects
• Innosilicon multiple high-speed interface IPs, based on the SMIC 14nm process, R&D and mass production proven
• Innosilicon IP helps Ingenic T20 win "China Chip" Excellent Market Performance Product Award
• Sigasi Introduces Software Development Kit for Electronic Design Automation Tools

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 01, 2020

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OPENEDGES Network-on-Chip Interconnect IP and DDR Controller Licensed for GCT Semiconductor LTE Category 19 Chip

OPENEDGES Technology, Inc. announced today that GCT Semiconductor, Inc. has licensed OPENEDGES’ OICTM NoC Interconnect and OMCTM DDR Controller IP for its new high performance Cat-19 LTE System on a chip (SoC) solution GDM7243AX.

• Hardent and PLC2 Announce New IP Partnership to Support German Semiconductor Companies
• Basemark and DMP Partner to Develop Smart Mirrors for commercial vehicles
• HiSilicon & Nowi Introduce Energy Autonomous NB-IoT Platform: a Power-free Solution in the Smallest Size Possible

Headlines for Tuesday Jun. 30, 2020

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Optimized for AI Accelerator Applications, GLOBALFOUNDRIES 12LP+ FinFET Solution Ready for Production

GF’s differentiated 12LP+ solution is optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) training and inference applications. Built on a proven platform with a robust production ecosystem, 12LP+ offers chip designers an efficient development experience and a fast time-to-market.

Headlines for Monday Jun. 29, 2020

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Dialog Semiconductor Announces Completion of its Acquisition of Adesto Technologies

Dialog Semiconductor today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Adesto Technologies Corporation (Adesto).

• Dolphin unveils two break-through DSP and AI digital platforms dedicated to edge computing applications
• Palma Ceia SemiDesign Announces Sampling for PCS11ax28, New 802.11ax Transceiver
• Synopsys and Arm Extend Strategic Partnership to Deliver Superior Full-Flow Quality-of-Results and Time-to-Results