D&R Headline News (January 2006)
Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006
Latest News- Xilinx Delivers Industry's First 667 Mbps DDR2 SDRAM Interface Solution
- Philips delivers industry's most advanced 90-nm ARM9 microcontroller
- Micronas launches DSP functionality for audio system-on-chip platform enabling new level of innovation for TV-audio design
- ARM's East hints at Cortex multiprocessor
- Cypress Semiconductor selects Ingot Systems to provide DDR Memory Controller IP Solutions
- Xilinx Announces Advanced Reference Designs To Accelerate Design Of Flat-Panel Displays
- Actel Announces Fourth Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- ARM Holdings plc – Results For The Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 31 December 2005
- Acacia Semiconductor to Present at ISSCC 2006
- Infineon Successfully Produced First 65nm Samples in Multiple Fabs
- LSI Logic Joins Synplicity Partners in Prototyping Program
- Green Hills Software Announces DSO Solution for Xilinx Virtex-4 Platform FPGAs
- MQX Embedded Announces MQX RTOS Availability for New Freescale Semiconductor ColdFire MCF532x and MCF537x Processors
- Renesas Technology Releases 600 MHz SuperH Family SH7785 for High-Performance Multimedia Systems
- Multiple LTX Fusion X-Series Systems Purchased by Nordic Semiconductor
Headlines for Monday Jan. 30, 2006
Latest News- ATI Licenses Analogix Semiconductor HDMI Receiver
- Zoran Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005 Results
- PLDA announces contract with VMETRO - PCI Express & PCI-X IPs integrated with the SFM Quad Serial FPDP Module
- Digital Blocks Announces the Re-launch of its DB6845 CRT Controller IP Core
- Rambus Names Udo Muerle Director of Business Development for European Operation
- ARM Announces New RealView Development Tools For ARM Powered Microcontrollers
- Silistix Self-Timed Interconnect Solution Supports AMBA Bus Protocol
- Cavium Networks Launches Industry's Broadest Line of Single and Dual Core MIPS64(R)-based OCTEON(TM) Processors Targeting Intelligent Next Generation Networks
- Cavium Networks Launches Industry's Broadest Line of Single and Dual Core MIPS64(R)-based OCTEON(TM) Processors Targeting Intelligent Next Generation Networks
- Actel Flash FPGA Provides Heart of Integrated Railway Communications Products
- An Intel and Philips match?
- TimeSys Introduces LinuxLink Subscriptions for the MIPS32 24KE
Headlines for Friday Jan. 27, 2006
Latest News- NEC Electronics Europe and Segger Introduce Integrated SoC Solution for Embedded Applications
- LTRIM's DC-DC Converter IP Now Available at SMIC
Headlines for Thursday Jan. 26, 2006
Latest News- Zoran Settles Litigation With MediaTek
- Global Unichip Announced the World No.1 UTM0034A, an ARM926EJ Testchip with 2 AHB Interfaces to Shorten Time-to-Design & Time-to-Market
- Denali Delivers Simulation Models for Micron's NAND Flash Devices
- Impinj Embedded Nonvolatile Memory Shipments Surpass 100 Million Units
- CEVA, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005 Financial Results
- Recore Systems launches with reconfigurable core
- TSMC Reports 17% Sequential Increase in Fourth Quarter Revenue with EPS of NT$1.37
- QUALCOMM Enters Into CDMA Infrastructure Software Products License Agreement With Vanu
Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006
Latest News- Virage Logic Reports First-Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results; Revenue of $13.7 Million Increases by 7% over Q4 Fiscal 2005
- LSI Logic Reports Q4 Revenue Increase of 21% Year-Over-Year
- Altera Announces 2005 Results; Sales Up 11%
- MindTree Announces Portfolio of Ultrawideband Intellectual Property for License to Global Silicon Vendors
- HelloSoft's GPRS Solution licensed for MIMOS myGP
- MediaWorks Renews Contract for Tensilica's Configurable Processors
- SafeNet Announces Inline IPSec Security Engine for System on Chip Designs; Silicon-Proven IP Enables OEMs to Build Gigabit VPN Security into High Performance Processors
- Patriot Scientific Announces Major Patent Licensing Agreement with Hewlett-Packard
- ARM Processor and Physical IP deliver groundbreaking 750 MHz ARM11 Implementation
- Evatronix SA successfully completes High-Speed USB On-The-Go compliance testing procedure for its USB OTG controller core
- Denali Deploys IP for PCI Express 2.0 Products to More Than 80 Customers
- Celoxica ESL Technology Drives Programmable IP Development
- SiRF Expands Horizons, Unveils First Multifunction Platform; SiRFLinkI(TM) Combines GPS With Bluetooth in a Single Chip
Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 24, 2006
Latest News- Synopsys DesignWare IP Enables Next-Generation PCI Express 2.0 Products
- Silicon Image Selects Denali's Verification IP Products for Development Efforts
- CEVA Announces First Available Silicon of Mobile-Media2000 Solution for High-End Mobile Multimedia Applications
- Actel's Axcelerator FPGAs Tapped as Core Controller for BP Microsystems' Enhanced Seventh-Generation Programmers
- Toshiba Adds Multi-Protocol High-Speed SERDES I/O Core Family That Meets High Speed Requirements of Storage, Networking, Consumer and Gaming Markets
- Embedded Systems Institute To Become ARM Approved Training Center In China
- VeriSilicon Tapes out Flip-Chip Design With Cadence Encounter
Headlines for Monday Jan. 23, 2006
Latest News- Advanced Micro Devices Licenses Embedded Memory From Innovative Silicon
- SNOWBUSH microelectronics Announces 10-Bit, 140 MSPS, ADC IP Core in Foundry Standard 0.18 um CMOS Process
- MindTree Announces Availability of Acoustic Echo Cancellation Noise Reduction Algorithm on commercial grade Bluetooth Hands-free Solution
- Hewlett-Packard Becomes First System Manufacturer to License Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio
- Innovative Silicon Inc. Announces Silicon Validation of Z-RAM Technology
- Rambus Announces Five Million Share Increase to Stock Repurchase Authorization
- Magma Welcomes Five New IP Partners into MagmaTies Program
- CoWare Launches New Modeling Solution for Platform-driven ESL Design
- Renesas Technology Releases ''WMA/DRM Decode Middleware'' SH-Mobile software supporting ''Windows Media DRM 10 for Portable Devices''
- Altium introduces new TASKING VX-toolset for ARM
- Amino Technologies Plc: Acquisition of SJ Consulting for GBP 1.3M
- ProDesign Sets New Standards for High-Speed Verification with CHIPit Platinum V4
- Conexant Announces Executive Transition Plan; President Matt Rhodes to Leave Company in June 2006
- Elixent appoints new VP of worldwide sales
- TransEDA announces the first production release of Assertain, the next generation verification closure solution
- Infineon Enables Accton's New Portable WLAN VoIP Gateway
- Availability of PCI Express PHY and Bridge products through HiTech Global
Headlines for Friday Jan. 20, 2006
Latest News- MIPS Technologies Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2006 Financial Results
- Rambus Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings
- Xilinx Announces December Quarter Results; New Product Sales Increase 24% Sequentially
Headlines for Thursday Jan. 19, 2006
Latest News- HelloSoft Receives Funding From Intel Capital
- Juniper Networks Selects Denali Verification IP for Design and Verification of its Products
- Arteris Continues Global Expansion, Names European and North American Sales Management
- CEO interview: with Andre Auberton-Herve of Soitec
- Via Licensing Expands Call for Patents for Its IEEE 802.16 Patent Licensing Program
- STMicroelectronics Completes Transition of Small Page NAND Flash Family to 90nm Technology
Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 18, 2006
Latest News- Mentor Graphics Provides Platform Express Solution for LSI Logic RapidChip Platform ASIC Partner Program
- ARM Powered TTPCom Modem Delivers Market-Leading Size and Performance Advantages
- TSMC in Production with 80nm Process
- MIPS Technologies Customers and Licensees Spearhead Innovation at CES 2006
- Sun Microsystems Launches OpenSPARC Project - Ignites New Open Source Community for Breakthrough UltraSPARC T1 Processor
- The SoC Leopard Pro Core Compiler from Socle Improves SoC Design Flow Efficiency
- Ultrawideband task group agrees to disagree
- IPWireless Launches TDtv, the Mobile TV Solution That Delivers Broadcast Performance in Existing 3G Spectrum
- Altium announces support for Xilinx MicroBlaze processor
Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006
Latest News- MIPS32 4KEc Core Powers High-Speed 802.11n WLAN Chipset from Metalink
- Actel Unveils Development Ecosystem for Industry's First Mixed-Signal FPGAs
- ARC International Introduces ConfigCon 2006: The First-Ever Series of Developers Conferences for Configurable SoC Design
- Grace Semiconductor Readies 0.15um+HV for Small Panel Applications
- Bluespec Joins The SPIRIT Consortium to Advance IP Reuse Interoperability Standards for SoC Design
- Cypress Delivers PRoC (Programmable Radio-on-a-Chip) Development Kit To Help Customers Streamline Transition To Wireless Connectivity
- New VIA Eden and Eden ULV Processors Take Fanless Computing to 1.5GHz with Industry-Leading Power Efficiency
Headlines for Monday Jan. 16, 2006
Latest News- Olympus Renews and Expands License of Tensilica's Xtensa Microprocessor
- Innovative Silicon Announces Jeff Lewis Will Head Worldwide Marketing; IP Industry Innovator Rounds Out Executive Team for Z-RAM Embedded Memory Company
- Arasan Demonstrates World's First SD / SDIO Host Ver 2.00 IP Core with Advanced DMA
- TTPCom reveals its converged mobile device strategy
- Europractice and UMC Offer 90nm Multi-Project Wafer Prototyping and Production Service
- Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Announce Programmable Development Platform for Digital Displays
- Silistix Announces CHAINworks(TM) for Self-Timed Interconnect Design and Synthesis for SoCs
- Leakage takes priority at 65 nm
- Aplix Deploys JBlend(TM) in the First Commercial Handset Using TI's OMAP(TM) 2 Processor
- Mercury Computer Systems Introduces the First Rugged Cell BE Processor-Based Computer - the PowerBlock 200
- Renesas Technology Releases R8A66597 Two-Port Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) USB Host Controller Suitable for Embedded Use
- Are DSPs disappearing?
Headlines for Sunday Jan. 15, 2006
Latest NewsHeadlines for Friday Jan. 13, 2006
Latest News- Rambus Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Micron
- Xilinx Acquires DSP Design Tool Leader AccelChip
- Aware, Inc. Announces Ikanos Communications, Inc. as New Licensee
Headlines for Thursday Jan. 12, 2006
Latest News- TTPCom announces first customer for 3G chipset design
- Enuclia Semiconductor Secures $13 Million in Series B Financing Led by Menlo Ventures
- MathStar, Inc. and Summit Design, Inc. Extend Partnership With SystemC Design Tools for Field-Programmable Object Arrays(TM)
- QuickLogic Continues Push into Portable Applications Arena by Embedding SDIO Interfaces into Low Power FPGAs
- The Linley Group Seminar Targets Advances in CPU Cores and Intellectual Property for Networking and Communications ASICs and SoCs
- TTPCom Adopts ARC's Configurable CPU for 3G Cellular Baseband Engines
- Air Broadband Communications to Use the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC for Its New WiMAX Access Control Routers and Base Stations
- IBM, Sony, Toshiba Broaden and Extend Successful Semiconductor Technology Alliance
Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 11, 2006
Latest News- BMW Signs SmartShunt Technology Patent License Agreement With Microchip Technology
- Actel's ProASIC3 Device Delivers Lowest Total System Cost and Power to Million-Gate FPGAs
- Philips Semi CEO expounds on merger option
- Faraday Adopts Mentor Graphics Eldo as Their Internal SPICE Simulator
- Fujitsu to Construct New Fab for Logic Chips Employing 65nm Process Technology and 300mm Wafers
Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 10, 2006
Latest News- Nokia and Kyocera resolve patent dispute
- Mercury Computer Systems Ships Cell Technology Evaluation Systems
- Mobileye Chooses Sonics SMART Interconnect as Foundation For New Automotive SoC
- eInfochips Adopts DaVinci Technology from Texas Instruments for Streaming Media Applications
- Arithmatica Expands CellMath Tools Line with CellMath Optimizer for Silicon-Efficient Delivery of Datapath-Oriented Silicon IP
- Monolithic System Technology, Inc. Updates Quarterly Guidance
- eInfochips Offers SystemVerilog Migration Services from Legacy Verification Environments
Headlines for Monday Jan. 09, 2006
Latest News- Denali Extends IP Quality Leadership Role Through Participation in VSI Alliance Quality IP Metric Program
- VSIA QIP Metric Completes Beta Program QIP Metric now available to public
- Datang Mobile Licenses Express Logic's ThreadX(R) RTOS for 3G-Wireless Phone Handsets
- AccelChip Expands Model-Based Design Solution with Automated Generation of C++ Verification Models
- UMC Board Approves Resignation of UMC Chairman Bob Tsao; CEO Jackson Hu Elected to Position as Chairman
- LSI Logic Validates Embedded Memory with Legend Design CharFlo-Memory!(TM) Tools
- Altera's Cyclone II and MAX II Devices Selected by General Dynamics for Joint Tactical Radio System
- Xilinx Announces 8.1i Release Of WebPACK - Industry's Only Free Fully Featured Design Suite
- Sidense offers One-Time-Programmable (OTP) macro in UMC's 130nm Logic CMOS process
- Design outsourcing: navigating a maze of decisions
- SMIC and ARC International to Jointly Bring Configurable Processors to China
- TSMC December 2005 Sales Report
- China Became the World's Largest IC Market in 2005
- Forte Hires David Sear as CEO to Extend Leadership in ESL Design Solutions
- STMicroelectronics Offers Turnkey Solution for Mobile WiMAX Base Stations
Headlines for Friday Jan. 06, 2006
Latest News- Infineon and SMIC Extend Agreement into 90nm Manufacturing
- ARC International plc Releases Trading Update for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2005
- Nero Demonstrates AVC/H.264 High Profile Decoding IP Core at CES 2006
- Chipcon Announces World's First ZigBee Compliant System-on-Chip solutions
- Faraday Monthly Sales Report - December 2005
Headlines for Thursday Jan. 05, 2006
Latest News- MediaWorks Unveils MediaFlex(TM) Platform Architecture, Enabling Next Generation Of Digital Video Products
- EVE Offers Catalog of High-Performance Peripheral IP to Address Wireless, Graphics/Video/Multimedia, Networking, Processor Markets
- Sanyo Realizes Industry-Leading Image Quality Using Altera Programmable Logic for Home Theater Systems
- Xilinx Targets Fast-Moving, Multi-Function Smart Handset Market With Industry's First Programmable Demonstration Platform
- Improv Systems team forms video processor company
- Rambus Wins First Phase of Hynix Trial
- Broadcom Introduces an Advanced Dual-Channel AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2 Video Decoder Chip for High-Performance Digital Media Centers
- Micronas/WISchip Unveils Multi-Format IPTV Design
- ATEME Supports the DaVinci(TM) Technology
- MIPS Technologies Names Mervin S. Kato as Chief Financial Officer
- Jennic launches IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee module range to accelerate wireless sensor product development
- Xilinx Demonstrates Industry's First Programmable Expresscard Solution
- Chipcon Launches Sub 1GHz Radio and MCU System-on-Chip: Breakthrough Solution for Wireless Payment Systems
Headlines for Wednesday Jan. 04, 2006
Latest News- Khronos Releases OpenMAX IL 1.0 Specification for Standardized Integration of Codecs into Embedded Media Frameworks
- Virage Logic Appoints Jens Meyerhoff as CFO
- SMIC Extends NROM Technology License Agreement With SAIFUN
- Software-defined 802.16e radios offer agile development platform for next-generation mobile wireless
- Tokyo Electron Device Expands Business Globally with Advanced Secure Digital (SD Memory / SDIO Card) Controller Technology
- Elliptic Semiconductor Names Stephen Yee as Vice President, Sales
- SigmaTel Expands IP Licensing Program with Acquisition of Original MP3 Player Patents; Newly Expanded Global Licensing Strategy Targeted at MP3 Silicon and MP3 Player Manufacturers
- Socle Completes Si-Soft Project and Launches Design Platform Service for Integrated Evaluation Platform
- DSP Group Unveils New System-on-a-Chip Worldwide Solution for Residential Communication Center
- Hynix and M-Systems to Offer a New Generation of DiskOnChip Embedded Flash Drives for Use in Mobile Handsets and Consumer Electronics Devices
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Pre-Announces Fourth Quarter and 2005 Revenues
Headlines for Tuesday Jan. 03, 2006
Latest News- OpenTV Collaborates with S3 and Nagravision to provide Pre-integrated Solutions based on STMicroelectronics High-Definition Chips for High Definition Set-Top Boxes
- Toumaz Technology Limited licenses low power radio integrated circuit technology to Siemens Roke Manor Research Limited
- Elonics Announces Manufacturing Agreement with IBM
- Rambus Signs Patent License Agreement with AMD
- Imagination Technologies Launches Ground-Breaking High-Definition Video Decoder Technology; HD-Video Core and Wide Range of Image Enhancement IP Redefine HD Capabilities
- Imagination Technologies Shows Silicon-Based Mobile TV Receiver IP Platform at CES 2006
- LSI Logic and YesVideo Introduce Integrated DVD Recorder Software for Indexing Video Content
- LSI Logic Expands DSP Multimedia Capabilities to Support Projected $1.4 Billion Market
- Maintaining Low Power Consumption on Chips is Critical to Drive Wireless Internet on a Chip Technology
- ARM Realview Tools Drive SoC Projects in Universities Across Europe
- Silicon Image Unveils New Technologies and Programs to Provide a Richer Home Entertainment Experience for Consumers
- Tower Semiconductor Begins Production of Zoran's Demodulator Chip for Digital Broadcast Televisions and Set-Top Boxes
- Centrality Introduces Next-Generation Atlas II Processor Platform
- Broadcom Announces First Fully Compliant High-Definition Decoder Chip for Blu-ray(TM) Disc and HD DVD(TM) Media Players
- NEC Electronics America Announces Availability of First Host Controller Based on Certified Wireless USB Technology
Headlines for Monday Jan. 02, 2006
Latest News- LSI Logic Brings New Dimension to Consumer Devices; ZEVIO processor architecture speeds time-to-market and enables low-cost, low-power 3D graphics and sound features for today's hottest consumer electronics products
- Alereon Introduces Array of Ultrawideband Development Tools