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D&R Headline News (July 2005)
Headlines for Friday Jul. 29, 2005
Latest News- Survey says: ESL methodologies can improve productivity
- SMIC pushes out 90-nm, blames loss on rivals
- Imagination Technologies Group plc - AGM Statement
- Imagination Technologies Launches Programmable Shader Graphics Family for Wireless Applications
- SMIC reports 2005 second quarter results
- ASIC Architect's Endpoint Controller for PCI Express Successfully Passed PCI-SIG Compliance and Added to the Integrators List
- Bitboys Demonstrates High-Performance Vector and 3D Graphics Hardware for Mobile Devices at SIGGRAPH 2005
Headlines for Thursday Jul. 28, 2005
Latest News- Lattice Semiconductor Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
- Foundry wafer prices to fall through 2005
- SafeNet Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- SMIC Licenses SAIFUN NROM Technology to Expand its Semiconductor Business
- MIPS, ARM pushing RISC/DSP cores in Taiwan
- CSR plc: Acquisition of UbiNetics' software business for $48 million
- Xilinx Embedded PowerPC Reference Design With Treck Software Delivers Gigabit Ethernet Performance
- MoSys Appoints Chet Silvestri As Chief Executive Officer
- New evaluation platform for FlexRay implementations
- Talijon Engineering Chooses LatticeEC FPGA to Replace Obsolete ASIC
Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 27, 2005
Latest News- Alliacense Launches Major Licensing Program for Fundamental Microprocessor Patents
- LSI Logic Reports Strong Q2 Revenue and Profit Growth
- AccelChip Offers Linear Algebra Cores through Xilinxs Alliance Program
- MIPS Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2005 Financial Results
- Second study says Symbian is leading device platform
- Falanx Mali 110/55 IP Cores First to Support Latest OpenGL ES 1.1 Standard
- Wipro targets latest outsourcing trend: R&D
- ARC International plc Announces Results For the Six Months Ended 30 June 2005
- Accelerated Technology's New Nucleus USB Class Drivers Provide Support for Streaming Audio/Video Applications
Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 26, 2005
Latest News- Zoran Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results
- LogicVision Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- Actel Announces Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- LG Electronics Joins Via Licensing's Program Offering a Joint Patent License for IEEE 802.11 Standard
- SigmaTel Secures Intellectual Property and Adds Renowned Design Team from D&M Holdings Inc.
- BroadLight's Newly Released BL2000 GPON System-on-Chip Incorporates MIPS Processor
- Conexant Enters Fiber Optic Access Market with World's Most Integrated and Lowest Cost System-on-a-Chip
- TSMC Reports 5% Sequential Increase in Second Quarter Revenue with EPS of NT$0.74
- ACTEL and HDL Works Announce Optimization of Graphical HDL Design Entry Environment for Actel Design Flow
- AMI Semiconductor Announces Financing for Acquisition
- Skymedi Selects ARCsound Audio Subsystem for Multimedia Flash Memory Controller Applications
Headlines for Monday Jul. 25, 2005
Latest News- Tallika announces immediate availability of High Speed Security Cores
- Lattice Releases Open IP Core Soft Microcontroller
- SMIC close to moving out of the red
- Accent, ARM and Cadence Collaborate To Improve Low-Power Design
- How to protect IP in offshoring craze
- Philips Licenses MIPS TechnologiesMIPS32 4KEc Core
- Tower Semiconductor Signs Definitive Agreement for Up to $60 Million in Funding
- Godson similar to MIPS, could raise issues, says In-Stat
- ARCHITECTURES: Handset integration strategies vary
- Altek International to Use ARC's Configurable CPU in Digital Still Camera Chips
- New 300-mm fab positions Chartered for future growth
- AMI Semiconductor Opens Offshore Center in India for Worldwide Design Support
- Are ESL and DFM false hopes?
- Designers' data converter sophistication grows
Headlines for Friday Jul. 22, 2005
Latest News- Virage Logic Reports Third-Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results
- NextIO Selects Denali PureSpec for PCI Express Design Verification
Headlines for Thursday Jul. 21, 2005
Latest News- Chartered ships 300-mm wafers, posts another loss
- Xilinx Revenues Increase 4% Sequentially; Strong New Product Growth
- Mentor Graphics Receives Industry Certification of ULPI Support for USB On-The-Go IP Core
- Virage Logic Extends Lead With 65nm Semiconductor IP
- UMC and Virage Logic Collaborate to Enable Optimal IP Development for UMC's 65nm Process Technology
- Freescale Selects Virage Logic's IPrima Mobile(TM) Ultra-Low-Power Memories and STAR Memory System(TM) for 65nm Chips Targeting Cell Phone Market
- Taiwan looks to chip design as growth engine, says report
Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 20, 2005
Latest News- ARM resists calls to represent third-party IP
- Xilinx To Establish New High Level Research Labs In Ireland
- TransDimension Achieves ULPI Controller IP Certification at Industry's First High-Speed OTG Compliance Workshop
- Actions Semiconductor Licenses MIPS32 Cores for Portable Multimedia Applications
- Silicon Interfaces Announces USB On-The-Go (OTG) Intellectual Property
- ARC International and Express Logic Team to Bring ThreadX RTOS to ARC(TM) 700 Family of Configurable Processors
- CEVA Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- IP theft comes under scrutiny
Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 19, 2005
Latest News- STMicroelectronics licenses ARM's Sandcat core
- RTJ Computing and LSI Logic Collaborate to Offer Java Support for ZSP Cores
- Falanx Microsystems Announces Video-Optimized IP Cores for Handheld Semiconductor Design
- Aware Announces Adoption of Its StratiPHY-Bonded ADSL2+ Technology
- Accelerated Technology's Nucleus EDGE Embedded Development Environment Supports MIPS Architecture
- Samsung and Staktek Sign Expanded IP License Agreement
- Onyx Announces RF and Power Management IP Blocks in Jazz Semiconductor RFCMOS Process
- Renesas Technology Selects ARM Processors For 3G Mobile Phone and Consumer Devices
- ARM Holdings Plc - Results For The Second Quarter and Six Months Ended 30 June 2005
Headlines for Monday Jul. 18, 2005
Latest News- ARM Leads Embedded Systems Development in China
- Networking concepts inspire next-gen SoCs
- Actel Introduces Fusion Technology and Ushers in Era of the Programmable System Chip
- STMicroelectronics Unveils First in Family of Configurable System-on-Chip ICsSTMicroelectronics Unveils First in Family of Configurable System-on-Chip ICs
- Silicon Logic Engineering offers ASIC product development services
- Altera Offers Faster Speed Grade for High-Density Stratix II FPGAs
- Leaky chips test designers' Skills
- Lattice MachXO devices provide new low cost alternative to CPLDs and FPGAs
- Philips sees no semiconductor upturn, consumer weakness
- Atmel Introduces a Ready-to-Use Ultra-Low-Power MP3 Decoder for Mobile Phones
Headlines for Friday Jul. 15, 2005
Latest News- MindTree adds Phonebook Access Profile and Basic Printing Profile to its Bluetooth EtherMind Stack and Profile Portfolio
- Tower tips turnaround strategy
- Eureka Technology Successfully Validated and Demonstrated PCI Express Controller IP Core
Headlines for Thursday Jul. 14, 2005
Latest News- Rambus Reports Second Quarter Earnings
- SoC programming models needed, researchers say
- Genesys Logic First to Market with PCI Express PIPE PHY Chip
- Rambus Names Eric Ries Vice President and Managing Director of Japan Office
- Virage Logic Announces Expectations of Preliminary Results for Third Fiscal Quarter of 2005
- Aplus and Flextronics Semiconductor Sign Licensing Agreement for Embedded EEPROM
- Hong Kong pursues role as China's IP hub
Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 13, 2005
Latest News- IBM announces new CMOS image sensor foundry offering
- Alacritech, Microsoft and Broadcom Announce Cross-Licensing Agreements to Advance Scalable Networking Technologies
- TransDimension Licenses High-Speed USB Intellectual Property and Software Solution to Chipidea
- ARM Demonstrates Highest Performance ARM11 Family Processor
- Arasan Releases SDIO Spec Ver 1.20 Compliant SDIO Device IP
- IBM to offer CMOS image sensor foundry services
- ProMOS Debuts First 90nm Silicon with High Yield
Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 12, 2005
Latest News- Samsung Electronics First to Mass Produce 667 Mbps DDR2 Memory
- Atmel's 0.18 Micron Radiation Hardened ASIC Integrates up to 5.5 Million Usable Gates
- Researcher calls for 'software-centric' SoC design
- CHIPIDEA Announces Silicon Validation of a Very Compact 90nm 10-bit /105MHz ADC
- eASIC and Fastrack Form Partnership to Deliver NRE-Free Programmable ASIC
- Atmel selects Mixed Signal IP from Silicon & Software Systems for CMOS Imaging Solutions
- Aarohi Communications Extends ARC License Agreement
Headlines for Monday Jul. 11, 2005
Latest News- MOSAID Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
- Innovation drives SoC performance, keynoters say
- LSI Logic RapidChip(R) Platform ASIC Meets Military and Extended Industrial Temperature Range Specifications
- Interface Board Design Relies on LatticeEC FPGAs
- RF Engines releases a library of high performance FFT Cores for FPGA
- TELEVISION IP: Programmable core boosts processing On Demand
- Synplicity Continues Platform ASIC Design Innovation With Enhanced Amplify RapidChip Software
- Xilinx AcceleratesVirtex-4 FPGA Performance By An Additional 26% With New Xplorer Utility
- Chipnuts Technology Leverages the Power of Zsp500 Licensable Dsp Core for Wireless Applications
- Actel's Libero IDE Delivers Unmatched Value, Flexibility and Efficiency for Complex FPGA-Based Designs
- The RISC that did not pay off
- Akita Electronics, Chipcon AS and Figure 8 Wireless Announce OEM Development Modules Based on Chipcon's CC2420 RF Platform
- Shift to 65 nm has its costs
- Making the switch from NOR to NAND flash
- Cypress Delivers Programmable System-on-Chip(TM) (PSoC(TM)) with Integrated Full-Speed USB
- Synplicity Delivers Pro Version of its Amplify ISSP Software to NEC Electronics' Customers
Headlines for Friday Jul. 08, 2005
Latest News- Transmeta Expects to Report Positive Operating Cash Flow for the 2005 Second Quarter
- eInfochips to tap into DSP growth strengthens Texas Instruments collaboration
- TSMC and Kodak Sign License Agreement for CMOS Image Sensors
- QLogic incorporates Rambus PCI Express Digital Controller in 4G Fibre Channel ASICs
- LogicVision Showcases High-Speed I/O Test Technology at SEMICON West Conference
Headlines for Thursday Jul. 07, 2005
Latest News- Structured ASICs deserve serious attention at 90 nm
- Faraday Monthly Sales Report - June 2005
- Rambus Unveils Next Generation XDR Memory Interface
- Actel Introduces Land Grid Array Packaging Option for Radiation-Tolerant RTAX-S FPGA Family
- Customers using ASICs move to 32-bit MCUs
- TSMC Monthly Sales Report -- June 2005
- Xilinx prepares to boost FPGA activity in India
Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 06, 2005
Latest News- CHIPIDEA announces a new HDTV AFE product line
- NEC Electronics Announces Forecast of First Quarter Financial Results and Revisions to Interim and Full-Year Forecasts
- CSR brings Bluetooth to stereo headphones for the iPod; DSP-based designs with native MP3 support result in twice the battery life
- ARC International Signs Licensing Agreement with a Leading Smartcard Technology Provider
- ARC International plc Announces Trading Update for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
- Accelerated Technology’s Nucleus IPsec Encrypts and Safeguards Sensitive Data Sent Over the Internet
Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 05, 2005
Latest News- Embedded Control Market Lights up the Sky
- Wavesat Selects SafeNet for Next-Generation WiMAX OEM platform
- Actel Ships Fully Qualified RTAX-S FPGAs to Meet High-Reliability Needs of Space Designs
- Rambus PCI Express PHY IP on Fujitsu 90nm CMOS Process
- ChipX Announces New CX6000 Structured ASIC Family with Embedded IP
- Broadcom Charges Qualcomm With Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws
Headlines for Monday Jul. 04, 2005
Latest News- First Single-Chip, Dual-Encode for HDD/DVD Recorders Enabled by LSI Logic DoMiNo(R) 8653 Processor
- Application development in a converged DSP/RISC environment
- Process vs. density in DRAMs
- Open-source effort brings SystemC to masses
- The to and fro of DSP/RISC Convergence
- ARCHITECTURES: USB 2.0 climbs aboard silicon
- ARCHITECTURES: Printers crank out new SoC requirements
- VinChip Systems Announces Availability Of USB OTG Stack
- ARM Opens New Approved Design Center In India; MindTree Consulting joins the Approved Design Center Program to increase ARM’s design and implementation resources in India
- Fudan University Licenses ARM7TDMI Processor For Advanced SoC Research Projects
Headlines for Friday Jul. 01, 2005
Latest News- Embedded systems will be everywhere, expert predicts
- eASIC Wins AlwaysOn AO 100 Top Private Company Award for its Innovative Structured ASIC Technology
- TTPCom demonstrates its multiplatform credentials with Intel on the O2 XM handset
- Aplus Flash Technology announces mass production of its serial EEPROM product families